| Player | Span | Mat | Team | From | To | Missed Span | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJ Batty | 2003-2016 | 9 | England | 5 Jun 2005 | 20 Oct 2016 | 11y 137d | 142 |
| JD Unadkat | 2010-2023 | 4 | India | 20 Dec 2010 | 22 Dec 2022 | 12y 2d | 118 |
| MP Bicknell | 1993-2003 | 4 | England | 9 Aug 1993 | 21 Aug 2003 | 10y 12d | 114 |
| FL Reifer | 1997-2009 | 6 | West Indies | 18 Jan 1999 | 9 Jul 2009 | 10y 172d | 109 |
| Younis Ahmed | 1969-1987 | 4 | Pakistan | 2 Nov 1969 | 21 Feb 1987 | 17y 111d | 104 |
| D Shackleton | 1950-1963 | 7 | England | 7 Nov 1951 | 20 Jun 1963 | 11y 225d | 103 |
| LA Dawson | 2016-2025 | 4 | England | 17 Jul 2017 | 23 Jul 2025 | 8y 6d | 102 |
| HL Jackson | 1949-1961 | 2 | England | 26 Jul 1949 | 6 Jul 1961 | 11y 345d | 96 |
| Fawad Alam | 2009-2022 | 19 | Pakistan | 28 Nov 2009 | 13 Aug 2020 | 10y 259d | 88 |
| KD Karthik | 2004-2018 | 26 | India | 21 Jan 2010 | 14 Jun 2018 | 8y 144d | 87 |
| PI Pocock | 1968-1985 | 25 | England | 13 Jul 1976 | 26 Jul 1984 | 8y 13d | 86 |
| W Larkins | 1980-1991 | 13 | England | 1 Sep 1981 | 24 Feb 1990 | 8y 176d | 85 |
| LE Plunkett | 2005-2014 | 13 | England | 11 Jun 2007 | 12 Jun 2014 | 7y 1d | 85 |
| PA Patel | 2002-2018 | 25 | India | 11 Aug 2008 | 26 Nov 2016 | 8y 107d | 83 |
| RN Lewis | 1997-2008 | 5 | West Indies | 29 Dec 1998 | 17 Mar 2006 | 7y 78d | 81 |
| KV Andrew | 1954-1963 | 2 | England | 1 Dec 1954 | 6 Jun 1963 | 8y 187d | 79 |
| GB Hogg | 1996-2008 | 7 | Australia | 13 Oct 1996 | 10 Apr 2003 | 6y 179d | 78 |
| RJ Sidebottom | 2001-2010 | 22 | England | 20 May 2001 | 25 May 2007 | 6y 5d | 78 |
| TD Paine | 2010-2021 | 35 | Australia | 13 Oct 2010 | 23 Nov 2017 | 7y 41d | 78 |
| KK Nair | 2016-2025 | 10 | India | 28 Mar 2017 | 20 Jun 2025 | 8y 84d | 77 |
| DB Close | 1949-1976 | 22 | England | 28 Aug 1967 | 3 Jun 1976 | 8y 280d | 75 |
| BM Duckett | 2016-2026 | 46 | England | 21 Nov 2016 | 1 Dec 2022 | 6y 10d | 75 |
| RB Simpson | 1957-1978 | 62 | Australia | 31 Jan 1968 | 2 Dec 1977 | 9y 305d | 71 |
| GE Bradburn | 1990-2001 | 7 | New Zealand | 9 Dec 1992 | 15 Mar 2001 | 8y 96d | 71 |
| WGA Parkhouse | 1950-1959 | 7 | England | 28 Mar 1951 | 2 Jul 1959 | 8y 96d | 69 |
| HMCM Bandara | 1998-2006 | 8 | Sri Lanka | 31 May 1998 | 2 Dec 2005 | 7y 185d | 69 |
| DR Martyn | 1992-2006 | 67 | Australia | 6 Jan 1994 | 11 Mar 2000 | 6y 65d | 68 |
| SJ Rixon | 1977-1985 | 13 | Australia | 3 May 1978 | 7 Dec 1984 | 6y 218d | 66 |
| RW Taylor | 1971-1984 | 57 | England | 1 Mar 1971 | 14 Dec 1977 | 6y 288d | 65 |
| Shahid Nazir | 1996-2007 | 15 | Pakistan | 8 Mar 1999 | 4 Aug 2006 | 7y 149d | 65 |
| PJ Cummins | 2011-2025 | 72 | Australia | 21 Nov 2011 | 16 Mar 2017 | 5y 115d | 64 |
| J Mubarak | 2002-2015 | 13 | Sri Lanka | 13 Dec 2007 | 3 Jul 2015 | 7y 202d | 63 |
| FJ Titmus | 1955-1975 | 53 | England | 14 Feb 1968 | 13 Dec 1974 | 6y 302d | 62 |
| DK Liyanage | 1992-2001 | 9 | Sri Lanka | 22 Jan 1994 | 29 Aug 2001 | 7y 219d | 62 |
| DE Bernard | 2003-2009 | 3 | West Indies | 23 Apr 2003 | 9 Jul 2009 | 6y 77d | 62 |
| CJL Rogers | 2008-2015 | 25 | Australia | 19 Jan 2008 | 10 Jul 2013 | 5y 172d | 62 |
| G Gunn | 1907-1930 | 15 | England | 1 Mar 1912 | 11 Jan 1930 | 17y 316d | 60 |
| D Wilson | 1964-1971 | 6 | England | 20 Feb 1964 | 25 Feb 1971 | 7y 5d | 60 |
| N Gifford | 1964-1973 | 15 | England | 6 Jul 1964 | 17 Jun 1971 | 6y 346d | 60 |
| FJ Titmus | 1955-1975 | 53 | England | 12 Jul 1955 | 5 Jul 1962 | 6y 358d | 59 |
| MTG Elliott | 1996-2004 | 21 | Australia | 30 Mar 1999 | 1 Jul 2004 | 5y 93d | 59 |
| MR Whitney | 1981-1992 | 12 | Australia | 1 Sep 1981 | 26 Dec 1987 | 6y 116d | 58 |
| MW Priest | 1990-1998 | 3 | New Zealand | 12 Jun 1990 | 26 Feb 1998 | 7y 259d | 58 |
| CWJ Athey | 1980-1988 | 23 | England | 15 Apr 1981 | 19 Jun 1986 | 5y 65d | 57 |
| A Mukund | 2011-2017 | 7 | India | 1 Aug 2011 | 4 Mar 2017 | 5y 215d | 56 |
| H Hameed | 2016-2022 | 10 | England | 29 Nov 2016 | 12 Aug 2021 | 4y 256d | 56 |
| RL Powell | 1999-2004 | 2 | West Indies | 20 Dec 1999 | 10 Apr 2004 | 4y 112d | 55 |
| JC Tredwell | 2010-2015 | 2 | England | 24 Mar 2010 | 13 Apr 2015 | 5y 20d | 55 |
| SR Harmer | 2015-2025 | 14 | South Africa | 27 Nov 2015 | 31 Mar 2022 | 6y 124d | 55 |
| JSE Price | 1964-1972 | 15 | England | 27 Jan 1965 | 17 Jun 1971 | 6y 141d | 54 |
| Manzoor Elahi | 1984-1995 | 6 | Pakistan | 17 Mar 1987 | 7 Feb 1995 | 7y 327d | 54 |
| WU Tharanga | 2005-2017 | 31 | Sri Lanka | 22 Dec 2007 | 16 Jul 2014 | 6y 206d | 54 |
| AMJ Hilditch | 1979-1985 | 18 | Australia | 7 Nov 1979 | 22 Dec 1984 | 5y 45d | 53 |
| JC Archer | 2019-2026 | 20 | England | 25 Feb 2021 | 10 Jul 2025 | 4y 135d | 53 |
| K Taylor | 1959-1964 | 3 | England | 20 Jun 1959 | 2 Jul 1964 | 5y 12d | 51 |
| CB Lambert | 1991-1998 | 5 | West Indies | 12 Aug 1991 | 12 Mar 1998 | 6y 212d | 51 |
| CMW Read | 1999-2007 | 15 | England | 9 Aug 1999 | 21 Oct 2003 | 4y 73d | 51 |
| V Permaul | 2012-2022 | 9 | West Indies | 14 Jun 2015 | 29 Nov 2021 | 6y 168d | 51 |
| DAJ Bracewell | 2011-2023 | 28 | New Zealand | 30 Aug 2016 | 17 Mar 2023 | 6y 199d | 51 |
| A Ward | 1969-1976 | 5 | England | 8 Jun 1971 | 22 Jul 1976 | 5y 44d | 50 |
| PM Such | 1993-1999 | 11 | England | 5 Jul 1994 | 11 Dec 1998 | 4y 159d | 50 |
| CS Baugh | 2003-2012 | 21 | West Indies | 21 Aug 2004 | 15 Nov 2010 | 6y 86d | 50 |
Records include the following recent matches:
West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 3-7, 2026 [Test # 2626]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Only Test, Jun 28-30, 2026 [Test # 2625]
England v New Zealand at Nottingham, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jun 25-29, 2026 [Test # 2623]
