Michael Hussey's tremendous run of form in the Test series against Sri Lanka [ Images ] helped him move up to sixth in the list of the top run scorers in 2011.
Top batsmen, Scorers list in Test cricket in 2011
| Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | |
| IR Bell (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 3 | 950 | 235 | 118.75 | 64.01 | 5 | 2 |
| AN Cook (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 927 | 294 | 84.27 | 50.51 | 4 | 2 |
| R Dravid (Ind) | 8 | 16 | 3 | 748 | 146* | 57.53 | 43.33 | 4 | 1 |
| KPPietersen (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 1 | 731 | 202* | 73.10 | 64.12 | 2 | 4 |
| MJ Prior (Eng) | 8 | 10 | 2 | 519 | 126 | 64.87 | 89.32 | 3 | 2 |
| MEKHussey (Aus) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 508 | 142 | 72.57 | 55.51 | 2 | 2 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 484 | 102* | 80.66 | 44.16 | 1 | 5 |
| VVSLaxman (Ind) | 8 | 16 | 2 | 472 | 87 | 33.71 | 48.50 | 0 | 5 |
| SR Tendulkar (Ind) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 433 | 146 | 48.11 | 46.81 | 1 | 2 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 6 | 11 | 0 | 407 | 119 | 37.00 | 40.78 | 1 | 2 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 5 | 8 | 0 | 392 | 193 | 49.00 | 65.99 | 1 | 2 |
| IJLTrott (Eng) | 6 | 9 | 0 | 365 | 203 | 40.55 | 49.59 | 1 | 2 |
| EJG Morgan (Eng) | 7 | 10 | 1 | 362 | 104 | 40.22 | 58.48 | 1 | 3 |
| Azhar Ali (Pak) | 5 | 9 | 0 | 352 | 75 | 39.11 | 42.05 | 0 | 4 |
| SK Raina (Ind) | 7 | 14 | 1 | 337 | 82 | 25.92 | 49.85 | 0 | 4 |
| NT Paranavitana (SL) | 6 | 12 | 1 | 328 | 66 | 29.81 | 35.26 | 0 | 3 |
| DPMDJayawardene (SL) | 6 | 11 | 0 | 325 | 105 | 29.54 | 40.98 | 1 | 2 |
| MS Dhoni (Ind) | 8 | 14 | 1 | 317 | 77 | 24.38 | 54.00 | 0 | 3 |
| AJ Strauss (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 316 | 87 | 28.72 | 44.25 | 0 | 2 |
| TaufeeqUmar (Pak) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 313 | 135 | 34.77 | 45.56 | 1 | 2 |
