| Balls |
| 146 | AJ Stewart | England v West Indies | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2000 |
| 142 | AJ Stewart | England v Zimbabwe | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2000 |
| 142 | ME Trescothick | England v Pakistan | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2003 |
| 136 | RA Smith | England v Australia | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1993 |
| 136 | EC Joyce | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2006/07 |
| 136 | KP Pietersen | England v Pakistan | Dubai Sports City Stadium, Dubai | 2011/12 |
| 135 | GA Gooch | England v Australia | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1989 |
| 135 | MA Atherton | England v Australia | The Foster's Oval, Kennington | 1997 |
| 134 | DJ Malan | England v Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 2023 |
| 133 | IR Bell | England v India | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 2012/13 |
| 132 | ME Trescothick | England v Australia | Headingley, Leeds | 2005 |
| 131 | GA Hick | England v Netherlands | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 1995/96 |
| 130 | DL Amiss | England v Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1972 |
| 127 | NV Knight | England v India | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 2001/02 |
| 127 | NV Knight | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2002/03 |
| 127 | AN Cook | England v Sri Lanka | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2011 |
| 127 | EJG Morgan | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2014/15 |
| 126 | AJ Strauss | England v West Indies | Guyana National Stadium, Providence | 2008/09 |
| 123 | PD Collingwood | England v Sri Lanka | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 2002/03 |
| 122 | ME Trescothick | England v West Indies | The Brit Oval, Kennington | 2004 |
| 122 | AN Cook | England v India | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 2007 |
| 121 | NV Knight | England v Pakistan | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1996 |
| 120 | PD Collingwood | England v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2006/07 |
| 120 | C Kieswetter | England v Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2009/10 |
| 120 | JE Root | England v India | Emerald Headingley Cricket Stadium, Leeds | 2018 |
| 119 | GA Hick | England v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1998/99 |
| 119 | KP Pietersen | England v India | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | 2008/09 |
| 119 | JE Root | England v South Africa | Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2015/16 |
| 118 | N Hussain | England v India | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2002 |
| 118 | A Flintoff | England v New Zealand | County Ground, Bristol | 2004 |
| 118 | PD Collingwood | England v New Zealand | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | 2006/07 |
| 118 | AN Cook | England v Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2011/12 |
