<page_title> List of first-class cricket records </page_title> <section_title> Most runs in a season </section_title> <table> <cell> 3,816 runs (50 innings, average 90.85) <col_header> Runs </col_header> </cell> <cell> Denis Compton (Middlesex & England) <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> </table>
Compton's 3,816 runs is a record for an English first class cricket season.