England Highest Opening Partnership in Test

PlayersRunsAgainstVenueDate
Leonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook
359 SA Johannesburg 1948-12-27
Sir Jack Hobbs and Wilfred Rhodes
323 AUS Melbourne 1912-02-09
Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar
290 SA London 1960-08-18
Sir Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe
283 AUS Melbourne 1925-01-01
Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss
273 SA Durban 2004-12-26
Herbert Sutcliffe and Sir Jack Hobbs
268 SA London 1924-06-28
Geoff Boycott and Bob Barber
234 AUS Sydney 1966-01-07
Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley
233 PAK Rawalpindi 2022-12-01
Alastair Cook and Nick Compton
231 NZ Dunedin 2013-03-06
Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook
229 WI Bridgetown 2009-02-26
Graham Gooch and Mike Atherton
225 IND Manchester 1990-08-09
Wilfred Rhodes and Sir Jack Hobbs
221 SA Cape Town 1910-03-11
Charlie Barnett and Leonard Hutton
219 AUS Nottingham 1938-06-10
Cyril Washbrook and Reg Simpson
212 WI Nottingham 1950-07-20
Graham Gooch and Mike Atherton
204 IND London 1990-07-26



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