Highest overall partnership runs by openers
| Partners | Span | Inns | NO | Runs | High | Ave | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG Greenidge, DL Haynes (WI) | 1978-1991 | 148 | 11 | 6482 | 298 | 47.31 | 16 | 26 |
| ML Hayden, JL Langer (Aus) | 2001-2007 | 113 | 4 | 5655 | 255 | 51.88 | 14 | 24 |
| MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1997-2007 | 118 | 7 | 4469 | 335 | 40.26 | 9 | 24 |
| MJ Slater, MA Taylor (Aus) | 1993-1999 | 78 | 2 | 3887 | 260 | 51.14 | 10 | 16 |
| WM Lawry, RB Simpson (Aus) | 1961-1968 | 62 | 3 | 3596 | 382 | 60.94 | 9 | 18 |
| JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe (Eng) | 1924-1930 | 38 | 1 | 3249 | 283 | 87.81 | 15 | 10 |
| CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar (India) | 1973-1981 | 59 | 3 | 3010 | 213 | 53.75 | 10 | 10 |
| HH Gibbs, GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2008 | 56 | 3 | 2983 | 368 | 56.28 | 7 | 10 |
| L Hutton, C Washbrook (Eng) | 1946-1951 | 51 | 3 | 2880 | 359 | 60.00 | 8 | 13 |
| AN Cook, AJ Strauss (Eng) | 2006-2009 | 63 | 2 | 2760 | 229 | 45.24 | 7 | 11 |
| AJ Strauss, ME Trescothick (Eng) | 2004-2006 | 52 | 1 | 2670 | 273 | 52.35 | 8 | 12 |
| MA Atherton, GA Gooch (Eng) | 1990-1995 | 44 | 0 | 2501 | 225 | 56.84 | 7 | 12 |
| ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan (Eng) | 2002-2005 | 54 | 3 | 2487 | 182 | 48.76 | 6 | 15 |
| HH Gibbs, G Kirsten (SA) | 1998-2002 | 51 | 0 | 2283 | 256 | 44.76 | 5 | 11 |
| G Gambhir, V Sehwag (India) | 2004-2009 | 42 | 1 | 2271 | 218 | 55.39 | 5 | 13 |
| JB Hobbs, W Rhodes (Eng) | 1910-1921 | 36 | 1 | 2146 | 323 | 61.31 | 8 | 5 |
| Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar (Pak) | 1981-1986 | 54 | 2 | 2057 | 157 | 39.55 | 3 | 16 |
| GR Marsh, MA Taylor (Aus) | 1989-1992 | 47 | 3 | 1980 | 329 | 45.00 | 4 | 9 |
| D Ganga, CH Gayle (WI) | 2001-2008 | 49 | 2 | 1954 | 214 | 41.57 | 5 | 7 |
| MA Atherton, AJ Stewart (Eng) | 1994-1998 | 50 | 1 | 1930 | 171 | 39.38 | 6 | 8 |
| DC Boon, GR Marsh (Aus) | 1985-1988 | 41 | 1 | 1871 | 217 | 46.77 | 5 | 8 |
| EJ Barlow, TL Goddard (SA) | 1963-1967 | 34 | 2 | 1806 | 134 | 56.43 | 6 | 11 |
| G Boycott, GA Gooch (Eng) | 1978-1982 | 49 | 3 | 1754 | 144 | 38.13 | 4 | 10 |
| AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar (India) | 1976-1985 | 49 | 1 | 1722 | 176* | 35.87 | 4 | 9 |
| G Boycott, JH Edrich (Eng) | 1964-1972 | 35 | 3 | 1672 | 172 | 52.25 | 6 | 8 |
| ND McKenzie, GC Smith (SA) | 2008-2009 | 27 | 2 | 1664 | 415 | 66.56 | 5 | 8 |
| BA Edgar, JG Wright (NZ) | 1978-1986 | 56 | 4 | 1655 | 100 | 31.82 | 1 | 12 |
| AB de Villiers, GC Smith (SA) | 2004-2008 | 30 | 0 | 1646 | 245 | 54.86 | 4 | 6 |
| RC Fredericks, CG Greenidge (WI) | 1974-1977 | 31 | 2 | 1593 | 192 | 54.93 | 5 | 5 |
| Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar (Pak) | 1994-2000 | 37 | 2 | 1563 | 128 | 44.65 | 4 | 8 |
| TJ Franklin, JG Wright (NZ) | 1988-1991 | 28 | 0 | 1543 | 185 | 55.10 | 5 | 5 |
| SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth (India) | 1981-1987 | 34 | 0 | 1469 | 200 | 43.20 | 3 | 9 |
| Majid Khan, Sadiq Mohammad (Pak) | 1974-1978 | 26 | 3 | 1391 | 147 | 60.47 | 4 | 9 |
| AF Rae, JB Stollmeyer (WI) | 1948-1953 | 21 | 2 | 1349 | 239 | 71.00 | 5 | 3 |
| WM Lawry, KR Stackpole (Aus) | 1969-1971 | 31 | 2 | 1302 | 95* | 44.89 | 0 | 13 |
| CH Gayle, WW Hinds (WI) | 2001-2005 | 33 | 0 | 1300 | 172 | 39.39 | 3 | 8 |
| MA Atherton, ME Trescothick (Eng) | 2000-2001 | 30 | 0 | 1297 | 159 | 43.23 | 4 | 6 |
| AC Hudson, G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-1997 | 41 | 2 | 1289 | 236 | 33.05 | 3 | 5 |
| CH Gayle, DS Smith (WI) | 2003-2009 | 34 | 1 | 1233 | 139 | 37.36 | 4 | 4 |
| RW Barber, G Boycott (Eng) | 1964-1966 | 26 | 1 | 1171 | 234 | 46.84 | 2 | 7 |
| JW Burke, CC McDonald (Aus) | 1956-1959 | 32 | 3 | 1151 | 190 | 39.68 | 3 | 3 |
| DL Haynes, PV Simmons (WI) | 1988-1994 | 33 | 2 | 1147 | 122 | 37.00 | 1 | 8 |
| MA Atherton, MA Butcher (Eng) | 1997-2000 | 32 | 0 | 1107 | 179 | 34.59 | 4 | 0 |
| UC Hathurusingha, RS Mahanama (SL) | 1992-1995 | 32 | 0 | 1054 | 110 | 32.93 | 2 | 4 |
| ML Hayden, MJ Slater (Aus) | 1994-2001 | 25 | 1 | 1045 | 156 | 43.54 | 3 | 4 |
| TL Goddard, DJ McGlew (SA) | 1955-1960 | 27 | 1 | 1038 | 176 | 39.92 | 3 | 2 |
| W Jaffer, V Sehwag (India) | 2002-2008 | 28 | 0 | 1031 | 213 | 36.82 | 3 | 4 |
| WA Brown, JHW Fingleton (Aus) | 1935-1938 | 16 | 0 | 1020 | 233 | 63.75 | 3 | 4 |
Partnerships for the 1st wicket after a retired hurt.
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
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New Zealand v Pakistan at Dunedin, 1st Test, Nov 24-28, 2009
[Test # 1934 - Live] » New Zealand 27/2 (6.0 ov, MJ Guptill 19*, LRPL Taylor 0*, Mohammad Asif 1/14) |
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India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 1st Test, Nov 16-20, 2009
[Test # 1933] |
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Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, Aug 26-30, 2009
[Test # 1932] |
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