Top 10 left handed openers with most runs in Test cricket

#4 Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor's Test career as an opener was a story of guts and glory. Taylor was Australia's front line opening batsman along with Michael Slater in the early and the mid-90s. The stocky built Taylor was a highly determined character with loads of resilience and self-belief.

‘Tubby’ had all the attributes of a good opening batsman with a sound technique and solid defence. Taylor was not the most stylish batsman but had a strong appetite to score big runs. After going through a horrendous run of form he silenced his critics with a triple ton and equalled Don Bradman’s 334-run mark which at that time was the highest Test score by an Australian.

Along with his brilliant leadership skills which turned Australia into a formidable Test unit, Taylor did a tremendous job as a dependable opener for the most part of the 90s.

Mark Taylor's record as Test opener

Matches: 104; Runs: 7525; Avg: 43.49; 100s: 19; 50s: 40