Stats: Most Test career runs scored by players at no.11

Muttiah Muralitharan is the player who has made highest career runs at no.11 in test cricket

Tail-enders are easily the most underrated batsmen in cricket as they generally don't contribute too much to the scorecard. The No. 11 batsmen, in particular, are expected to be of zero value and any contribution from them is considered to be surplus.

But a startling fact that may not be known to many is that there are instances in cricket history where a batsman coming in to bat last has ended up being the top scorer in the innings. For example when Nathan Lyon remained as a top scorer for Australia with 14 runs after coming at no.11 in a test match where Australia were bowled out in just 47 runs against South Africa.

Who can forget Ashton Agar’s 98 runs innings against England when he made a 163-run partnership with the late Philip Hughes, who was unbeaten on 81. Although the Aussies lost the match by a close margin, Ashton Agar garnered a lot of appreciation for his stellar knock.

Finding it hard to believe? Take a look at top 30 players who have scored their most career runs at no.11 in test cricket till this day.

Player Name	Country	Innings at no.11	Runs at no.11	Career runs	Career
M Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	99	623	1261	1992-2010
Glenn McGrath	Australia	128	603	641	1993-2007
Courtney Walsh	West Indies	122	553	936	1984-2001
Bob Willis	England	78	452	840	1971-1984
James Anderson	England	78	374	1027	2003-Running
John Statham	England	46	348	675	1951-1965
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	76	344	699	1998-2009
Trent Boult	New Zealand	39	323	392	2011-Running
Nathan Lyon	Australia	39	290	492	2011-Running
Alan Connolly	Australia	38	234	260	1963-1971
Stephen Harmison	England	29	225	743	2002-2009
Zaheer Khan	India	22	209	1230	2000-2015
Allan Donald	South Africa	32	204	652	1992-2002
Jeffrey Thomson	Australia	25	201	679	1972-1985
Danish Kaneria	Pakistan	58	197	360	2000-2010
Richard Collinge	New Zealand	17	184	533	1965-1978
Lancelot Gibbs	West Indies	71	183	488	1958-1976
Derek Underwood	England	27	182	937	1966-1982
Ewen Chetfield	New Zealand	52	176	180	1975-1989
Terence Alderman	Australia	42	173	203	1981-1991
Devon Malcolm	England	49	172	236	1989-1997
Bhagwat Chandrashekhar	India	76	164	167	1964-1979
Monty Panesar	England	52	163	220	2006-Running
William Johnston	Australia	34	159	273	1947-1955
Balfour Patterson	West Indies	37	145	145	1986-1992
Graham Dilley	England	28	139	521	1979-1989
Wilfred Rhodes	England	8	133	2325	1899-1930
Ishant Sharma	India	37	131	551	2007-Running
Tino Best	West Indies	6	130	401	2003-Running
Bishen Bedi	India	28	130	656	1966-1979