(REUTERS) – Australia captain Michael Clarke struck 106 yesterday to become his country’s highest Test run-scorer in a calendar year, surpassing Ricky Ponting’s 1 544 runs set in 2005. Here is a list of the top 10 batsmen in the world with most runs in a calendar year:
          Player                   Innings   Runs   Average   Year
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)    19      1788   99.33     2006
Viv Richards (WI)                   19      1710   90.00     1976
Graeme Smith (SA)               25      1656   72.00     2008
Michael Clarke (AUS)           18      1595   1 06.33    2012
Sachin Tendulkar (IND)        23      1562   78.10     2010
Ricky Ponting (AUS)              28      1544   67.13     2005
Ricky Ponting (AUS)             18      1503   100.20     2003
Michael Vaughan (ENG)     26      1481   61.70     2002
Justin Langer (AUS)             27      1481   54.85     2004
Virender Sehwag (IND)       27      1462   56.23     2008

Top 10 Australian batsmen with most runs in a calendar year:
Player                       Innings   Runs   Average   Year
Michael Clarke             18      1595   106.33     2012
Ricky Ponting               28      1544   67.13       2005
Ricky Ponting               18      1503   100.20     2003
Justin Langer                27      1481    54.85      2004
Matthew Hayden          25      1391    63.22      2001
Bob Simpson                26      1381   60.04      1964
Matthew Hayden          29      1380   53.07      2005
Damien Martyn            26      1353   56.37      2004
Ricky Ponting              18      1333   88.86      2006
Matthew Hayden          21      1312   77.17      2003