Herbert Sutcliffe of Australia tops the list of fastest to reach 1000 test runs. Sir Don Bradman is 3rd in the list scoring his first 1000 in just 13 test match innings. Here is the top 10 list of fastest to reach 1000 test runs.
| Sl No | Year | Player | Matches | Innings | Country |
| 1 | 1925 | Herbert Sutcliffe | 9 | 12 | England |
| 2 | 1949 | Sir Everton Weekes | 9 | 12 | West Indies |
| 3 | 1930 | Don Bradman | 7 | 13 | Australia |
| 4 | 1950 | Neil Harvey | 10 | 14 | Australia |
| 5 | 1994 | Vinoth Kambli | 12 | 14 | India |
| 6 | 1939 | Sir Leonard Hutton | 11 | 16 | England |
| 7 | 1951 | FMM Worrell | 10 | 16 | West Indies |
| 8 | 1974 | LG Rowe | 12 | 16 | West Indies |
| 9 | 1931 | Georgs Headley | 9 | 17 | West Indies |
| 10 | 1948 | Sid Barnes | 11 | 17 | Australia |
*Updated on 26 Aug 2019
