Test cricket refers to the form of the sport played by international teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Test matches differ from One Day Internationals in that the former consist of two innings per team, and innings are not restricted in terms of overs. Test cricket is a subset of first-class cricket, so statistics and records set in Test matches also count toward first-class records. The duration of Tests, currently limited to five days, has varied through Test history, ranging from three days to timeless matches. The first recognised Test match was played between England and Australia in March 1877; since then there have been nearly 2,000 Tests played by 11 teams. The frequency of Tests has steadily increased partly because of the rise in the number of Test-playing countries, as well as cricket boards' looking to maximise revenue.
Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket.
The most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 332 of their 712 Tests (46.62). Barring the ICC World XI, a rest of world team which played a single Test against Australia in 2005, the least successful team are Bangladesh who have struggled since their introduction to Test cricket in 2000, leading some to question their Test status.
Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time, holds several personal and partnership records. He scored the most runs in a series, has the most double centuries and was a part of the record fifth and sixth wicket partnerships. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94, considered one of cricket's most famous statistics,it stands nearly 40 runs higher than any other batsman's average.
In 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19-90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one. Laker's second innings analysis of 10-53 was the first occasion of a bowler taking all ten wickets in a Test match innings and they remain the best innings figures. Indian Leg-spinner Anil Kumble is the only other bowler to have taken 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10-74 against Pakistan in 1999. West Indies batsman Brian Lara is the holder of the highest individual score in Test cricket, he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier. Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10 years earlier.
The trend of countries to increase the number in Test matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players with many record holders still playing. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets. Within a year, the equivalent batting record of highest run-scorer had also changed hands: Sachin Tendulkar surpassed the tally of 11,953 runs by Brian Lara. The records for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper and catches by a fielder are also held by active players: Mark Boucher and Rahul Dravid respectively.
Listing criteria[]
In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Listing notation[]
- Team notation
- (300-3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
- (300-3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
- (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out.
- Batting notation
- (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
- (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
- Bowling notation
- (5-100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.
- Currently playing
- † indicates a current Test cricketer.
- Seasons
- Cricket is played during the summer months in most countries. Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may therefore span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in (eg.) "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. eg. "2009".
An international Test series may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "any series or matches which began between May and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and April will appear in the relevant cross-year season".
In the record tables, a two-year span generally indicates that the record was set within a domestic season in one of the above named countries.
Team records[]
Team wins, losses and draws[]
Team | First Test match | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | % Won | |
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Australia | 15 March 1877 | 812 | 383 | 219 | 2 | 208 | 47.16 | |
Bangladesh | 10 November 2000 | 106 | 10 | 80 | 0 | 16 | 9.43 | |
England | 15 March 1877 | 997 | 356 | 296 | 0 | 345 | 35.70 | |
India | 25 June 1932 | 521 | 144 | 160 | 1 | 216 | 27.63 | |
Ireland | 11 May 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
New Zealand | 10 January 1930 | 426 | 92 | 170 | 0 | 164 | 21.59 | |
Pakistan | 16 October 1952 | 413 | 133 | 122 | 0 | 158 | 32.20 | |
South Africa | 12 March 1889 | 425 | 161 | 140 | 0 | 124 | 37.88 | |
Sri Lanka | 17 February 1982 | 269 | 85 | 100 | 0 | 84 | 31.59 | |
West Indies | 23 June 1928 | 530 | 168 | 187 | 1 | 174 | 31.69 | |
Zimbabwe | 18 October 1992 | 105 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 27 | 10.47 | |
ICC World XI | 14 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Note: Afghanistan were granted Test status on 22 June 2017 but are yet to play a Test match. Last updated: 15 May 2018 |
Result records[]
Greatest win margins (by innings)[]
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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Innings and 579 runs | England (903–7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) | The Oval, London | 1938 |
Innings and 360 runs | Australia (652–7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2001–02 |
Innings and 336 runs | West Indies (614–5 d) beat India (124 & 154) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1958–59 |
Innings and 332 runs | Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172) | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1946–47 |
Innings and 324 runs | Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246) | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2002 |
Last updated: 12 December 2016 |
Greatest win margin (by runs)[]
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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675 runs | England (521 & 342–8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 1928–29 |
562 runs | Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) | The Oval, London | 1934 |
530 runs | Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1910–11 |
492 runs | South Africa (488 & 344-6 d) beat Australia (221 & 119) | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2018 |
491 runs | Australia (381 & 361–5 d) beat Pakistan (179 & 72) | WACA Ground, Perth | 2004–05 |
Last updated: 3 April 2018 |
Matches that finished with scores level[]
Result | Teams | Venue | Season |
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Tie | Australia (505 & 232) vs West Indies (453 & 284) | The Gabba | 1960–61 |
Tie | India (397 & 347) vs Australia (574–7 d & 170–5 d) | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | 1986–87 |
Draw | Zimbabwe (376 & 234) vs England (406 & 204–5) | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1996–97 |
Draw | India (482 & 242–9) vs West Indies (590 & 134) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 2011–12 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Narrowest win margin (by wickets)[]
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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1 wicket | England (183 & 263–9) beat Australia (324 & 121) | The Oval, London | 1902 |
South Africa (91 & 287–9) beat England (184 & 190) | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1905–06 | |
England (382 & 282–9) beat Australia (266 & 397) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1907–08 | |
England (183 & 173–9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 1922–23 | |
Australia (216 & 260–9) beat West Indies (272 & 203) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1951–52 | |
New Zealand (249 & 104–9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1979–80 | |
Pakistan (256 & 315–9) beat Australia (337 & 232) | National Stadium, Karachi | 1994–95 | |
West Indies (329 & 311–9) beat Australia (490 & 146) | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 1998–99 | |
West Indies (273 & 216–9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1999–00 | |
Pakistan (175 & 262–9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154) | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | 2003 | |
Sri Lanka (321 & 352–9) beat South Africa (361 & 311) | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 2006 | |
India (405 & 216–9) beat Australia (428 & 192) | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 2010–11 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Narrowest win margin (by runs)[]
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1 run | West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) | Adelaide Oval | 1992–93 |
2 runs | England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2005 |
3 runs | Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1902 |
England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1982–83 | |
5 runs | South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111) | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1993–94 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Victory after following-on[]
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
---|---|---|---|
10 runs | England (325 & 437) beat Australia (586 & 166) | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1894–95 |
18 runs | England (174 & 356) beat Australia (401–9 d & 111) | Headingley, Leeds | 1981 |
171 runs | India (171 & 657–7 d) beat Australia (445 & 212) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2000–01 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Most consecutive wins[]
Wins | Team | First win | Last win |
---|---|---|---|
16 | Australia | Zimbabwe at Harare, 14 October 1999 | India at Mumbai, 27 February 2001 |
16 | Australia | South Africa at Melbourne, 26 December 2005 | India at Sydney, 2 January 2008 |
11 | West Indies | Australia at Bridgetown, 30 March 1984 | Australia at Adelaide, 7 December 1984 |
9 | Sri Lanka | India at Colombo, 29 August 2001 | Pakistan at Lahore, 6 March 2002 |
9 | South Africa | Australia at Durban, 15 March 2002 | Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1 May 2003 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Team scoring records[]
Runs | Teams | Venue | Season |
952-6 d | Sri Lanka (v India) | Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
---|---|---|---|
903-7 d | England (v Australia) | The Oval, London | 1938 |
849 | England (v West Indies) | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929–30 |
790–3 d | West Indies (v Pakistan) | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1957–58 |
765–6 d | Pakistan (v Sri Lanka) | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008–09 |
Last updated: 14 September 2017 |
Runs | Teams | Venue | Date |
26 | New Zealand (v England) | Eden Park, Auckland | 25 March 1955 |
---|---|---|---|
30 | South Africa (v England) | St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 13 February 1896 |
South Africa (v England) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 14 June 1924 | |
35 | South Africa (v England) | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 1 April 1899 |
36 | Australia (v England) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 29 May 1902 |
South Africa (v Australia) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 12 February 1932 | |
Last updated: 14 September 2017 |
Runs | Teams | Venue | Season |
418–7 | West Indies (v Australia) | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2002–03 |
---|---|---|---|
414–4 | South Africa (v Australia) | WACA Ground, Perth | 2008–09 |
406–4 | India (v West Indies) | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1975–76 |
404–3 | Australia (v England) | Headingley, Leeds | 1948 |
391–6 | Sri Lanka (v Zimbabwe) | Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2017 |
Last updated: 14 September 2017 |
Individual records[]
Individual records (batting)[]
Career runs[]
List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket
Runs | Player | Period |
15,921 (329 innings) | India Sachin Tendulkar | 1989–2013 |
---|---|---|
13,378 (287 innings) | Australia Ricky Ponting | 1995–2012 |
13,289 (280 innings) | South Africa Jacques Kallis | 1995–2013 |
13,288 (286 innings) | India Rahul Dravid | 1996–2012 |
12,400 (233 innings) | Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara | 2000–2015 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Runs | Player | Record held until | Duration of record |
239 | Australia Charles Bannerman | 4 January 1882 | 4 years, 295 days |
---|---|---|---|
676 | England George Ulyett[a] | 13 August 1884 | 2 years, 222 days |
860 | Australia Billy Murdoch[b] | 14 August 1886 | 2 years, 1 day |
1,277 | England Arthur Shrewsbury | 23 January 1902 | 15 years, 162 days |
1,293 | Australia Joe Darling[c] | 18 February 1902 | 26 days |
1,366 | Australia Syd Gregory[d] | 14 June 1902 | 116 days |
1,531 | England Archie MacLaren[e] | 13 August 1902 | 60 days |
3,412 | Australia Clem Hill | 27 December 1924 | 22 years, 136 days |
5,410 | England Jack Hobbs | 29 June 1937 | 12 years, 184 days |
7,249 | England Wally Hammond | 27 November 1970 | 33 years, 151 days |
7,459 | England Colin Cowdrey[f] | 23 March 1972 | 1 year, 117 days |
8,032 | West Indies Garfield Sobers | 23 December 1981 | 9 years, 275 days |
8,114 | England Geoffrey Boycott | 12 November 1983 | 1 year, 324 days |
10,122 | India Sunil Gavaskar | 25 February 1993 | 9 years, 105 days |
11,174 | Australia Allan Border | 25 November 2005 | 12 years, 273 days |
11,953 | West Indies Brian Lara | 17 October 2008 | 2 years, 327 days |
15,921 | India Sachin Tendulkar | current | 10 years, 303 days |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 Notes: |
Most runs in each batting position[]
Batting position | Player | Runs | Average | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opener | England Alastair Cook | 11378 | 45.88 | ||
Number 3 | Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara | 11679 | 60.83 | ||
Number 4 | India Sachin Tendulkar | 13492 | 54.40 | ||
Number 5 | West Indies Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 6883 | 56.42 | ||
Number 6 | Australia Steve Waugh | 3165 | 51.05 | ||
Number 7 | Australia Adam Gilchrist | 3948 | 46.45 | ||
Number 8 | New Zealand Daniel Vettori | 2227 | 39.77 | ||
Number 9 | England Stuart Broad | 1292 | 20.51 | ||
Number 10 | South Africa Dale Steyn | 518 | 12.95 | ||
Number 11 | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan | 623 | 11.33 | ||
Last updated: 17 January 2018 |
Highest career batting average[]
Average | Player | Period |
99.94 (80 innings) | Australia Donald Bradman | 1928–1948 |
---|---|---|
64.02 (108 innings) | Australia Steve Smith | 2010– |
61.87 (31 innings) | Australia Adam Voges | 2015–2016 |
60.97 (41 innings) | South Africa Graeme Pollock | 1963–1970 |
60.83 (40 innings) | West Indies George Headley | 1930–1954 |
60.73 (84 innings) | England Herbert Sutcliffe | 1924–1935 |
Qualification: 20 innings. Note: If the qualification is removed, the record Test batting average is West Indies Andy Ganteaume's 112.00; Ganteaume was dismissed for 112 runs in his only Test innings. A very few one-Test wonders have never been dismissed, leaving them without a defined Test batting average. Notable players who played only a single Test innings without a dismissal are Australia Stuart Law (54*, innings declared) and England Andy Lloyd (10*, retired hurt). Last updated: 6 January 2017 |
Innings or series[]
Runs | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
400* | West Indies Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2003–04 |
---|---|---|---|---|
380 | Australia Matthew Hayden | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground, Perth | 2003–04 |
375 | West Indies Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1993–94 |
374 | Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
365* | West Indies Garfield Sobers | Pakistan | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1957–58 |
Last updated: 15 June 2015 |
Runs | Scores | Player | Match |
456 | 333 and 123 | England Graham Gooch | v India at Lord's, 1990 |
---|---|---|---|
426 | 334* and 92 | Australia Mark Taylor | v Pakistan at Peshawar, 1998–99 |
424 | 319 and 105 | Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara | v Bangladesh at Chittagong, 2013–14 |
400 | 400* | West Indies Brian Lara | v England at St John's, Antigua, 2003–04 |
380 | 247* and 133 | Australia Greg Chappell | v New Zealand at Wellington, 1973–74 |
380 | Australia Matthew Hayden | v Zimbabwe at Perth, 2003–04 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Runs | Player | Series |
974 (7 innings) | Australia Donald Bradman | v England, 1930 |
---|---|---|
905 (9 innings) | England Wally Hammond | v Australia, 1928–29 |
839 (11 innings) | Australia Mark Taylor | v England, 1989 |
834 (9 innings) | Australia Neil Harvey | v South Africa, 1952–53 |
829 (7 innings) | West Indies Viv Richards | v England, 1976 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Calendar year and between dismissals[]
Runs | Player | Average | Year | |
1788 | Pakistan Mohammad Yousuf | 99.33 | 2006 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1710 | West Indies Vivian Richards | 90.00 | 1976 | |
1656 | South Africa Graeme Smith | 72.00 | 2008 | |
1595 | Australia Michael Clarke | 106.33 | 2012 | |
1562 | India Sachin Tendulkar | 78.10 | 2010 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2015 |
Runs | Player | Innings | Sequence | Season |
614 | Australia Adam Voges | 3 | 269*, 106*, 239 | 2015-16 |
---|---|---|---|---|
497 | India Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 241*, 60*, 194*, 2 | 2003-04 |
490 | West Indies Garfield Sobers | 2 | 365*, 125 | 1957-58 |
489 | Australia Michael Clarke | 2 | 259*, 230 | 2012-13 |
473 | India Rahul Dravid | 4 | 41*, 200*, 70*, 162 | 2000-01 |
Last updated: 21 December 2017 |
Highest scores at each batting position[]
Batting position | Player | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opener | Australia Matthew Hayden | 380 | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground | 9 October 2003 |
Number 3 | West Indies Brian Lara | 400* | England | Antigua Recreation Ground | 10 April 2004 |
Number 4 | Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene | 374 | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 27 July 2006 |
Number 5 | Australia Michael Clarke | 329* | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 January 2012 |
Number 6 | England Ben Stokes | 258 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | 2 January 2016 |
Number 7 | Australia Donald Bradman | 270 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 January 1937 |
Number 8 | Pakistan Wasim Akram | 257* | Zimbabwe | Sheikhupura Stadium | 17 October 1996 |
Number 9 | New Zealand Ian Smith | 173 | India | Eden Park | 22 February 1990 |
Number 10 | England Walter Read | 117 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 11 August 1884 |
Number 11 | Australia Ashton Agar | 98 | England | Trent Bridge | 10 July 2013 |
Last updated: 18 November 2017 |
Innings as captain[]
Runs | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
400* | West Indies Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2003–04 |
---|---|---|---|---|
374 | Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
334* | Australia Mark Taylor | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 1998 |
333 | England Graham Gooch | India | Lord's, London | 1990 |
329* | Australia Michael Clarke | India | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2012 |
Last updated: 15 June 2015 |
Innings carrying the bat[]
Runs | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
244* | England Alastair Cook | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2017-18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
223* | New Zealand Glenn Turner | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1972 |
216* | Sri Lanka Marvan Atapattu | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1999-00 |
206* | Australia Bill Brown | England | Lord's, London | 1931 |
202* | England Len Hutton | West Indies | The Oval, London | 1950 |
Last updated: 29 December 2017 |
Most runs in an over[]
Runs | Sequence | Batsman | Bowler | Venue | Season |
28 | 4–6–6–4–4–4 | West Indies Brian Lara | South Africa Robin Peterson | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2003–04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4–6–2–4–6–6 | Australia George Bailey | England James Anderson | WACA, Perth | 2013–14 | |
27 | 6–6–6–6–2–1 | Pakistan Shahid Afridi | India Harbhajan Singh | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2005–06 |
26 | 4–4–6–0–6–6 | Australia Mitchell Johnson | South Africa Paul Harris | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2008–09 |
4–0–6–6–6–4 | West Indies Brian Lara | Pakistan Danish Kaneria | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2006–07 | |
4–4–4–4–6–4 | New Zealand Craig McMillan | Pakistan Younis Khan | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2000–01 | |
4–6–6–0–4–6 | New Zealand Brendon McCullum | Sri Lanka Suranga Lakmal | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand | 2014–15 | |
4–4–6–6–6–0 | India Hardik Pandya | Sri Lanka Malinda Pushpakumara | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium,Sri Lanka | 2017 | |
Last updated: 14 August 2017 |
Centuries[]
Most Test centuries
Centuries | Player | Matches | Innings | Inns/Century |
---|---|---|---|---|
51 | India Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 329 | 6.4 |
45 | South Africa Jacques Kallis | 166 | 280 | 6.2 |
41 | Australia Ricky Ponting | 168 | 287 | 7.0 |
38 | Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara | 132 | 229 | 6.0 |
36 | India Rahul Dravid | 164 | 286 | 7.9 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
54 | New Zealand Brendon McCullum | Australia | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2015–16 |
---|---|---|---|---|
56 | West Indies Viv Richards | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1985–86 |
Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq | Australia | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2014 | |
57 | Australia Adam Gilchrist | England | WACA Ground, Perth | 2006–07 |
67 | Australia Jack Gregory | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1921–22 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Double centuries | Player | Matches |
12 | Australia Donald Bradman | 52 |
---|---|---|
11 | Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara | 130 |
9 | West Indies Brian Lara | 131 |
7 | England Wally Hammond | 85 |
Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene | 149 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Triple centuries | Player | Matches |
2 | Australia Donald Bradman | 52 |
---|---|---|
India Virender Sehwag | 104 | |
West Indies Chris Gayle | 103 | |
West Indies Brian Lara | 131 | |
Last updated: 11 December 2016 | ||
Note:
21 other players have scored a triple century in a Test: see List of Test cricket triple centuries for more details |
Quadruple centuries | Player | Matches |
1 | West Indies Brian Lara | 131 |
---|---|---|
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Half Centuries[]
Most Test 50+
50+ | Player | Matches | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
119 | India Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 329 |
103 | South Africa Jacques Kallis | 166 | 280 |
103 | Australia Ricky Ponting | 168 | 287 |
99 | India Rahul Dravid | 164 | 286 |
96 | West Indies Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 164 | 280 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
21 | Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq | Australia Australia | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2014/15 |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 | South Africa Jacques Kallis | Zimbabwe Zimbabwe | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 2004/05 |
25 | West Indies Shane Shillingford | New Zealand New Zealand | Sabina Park, Kingston | 2014 |
26 | Pakistan Shahid Afridi | India India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2004/05 |
Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful | India India | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | 2007 | |
South Africa Dale Steyn | West Indies West Indies | St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 2014/15 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Most fours in career[]
Fours | Player | Innings |
---|---|---|
2058+ | India Sachin Tendulkar | 329 |
1654 | India Rahul Dravid | 286 |
1559 | West Indies Brian Lara | 232 |
1509 | Australia Ricky Ponting | 287 |
1491 | Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara | 233 |
Key: + means the complete career records aren't known Last updated: 15 February 2016 |
Individual records (bowling)[]
Career[]
Wickets | Player | Matches | Average |
800 | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 | 22.72 |
---|---|---|---|
708 | Australia Shane Warne | 145 | 25.41 |
619 | India Anil Kumble | 132 | 29.65 |
563 | Australia Glenn McGrath | 124 | 21.64 |
523 | England James Anderson | 133 | 27.40 |
Last updated: 8 January 2018 |
Wickets | Player | Matches | Average | Record held until | Duration of record |
8[a] | England Alfred Shaw | 1 | 10.75 | 31 March 1877 | 16 days |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Australia Tom Kendall | 2 | 15.35 | 4 January 1879 | 1 year, 279 days |
94[b] | Australia Fred Spofforth | 18 | 18.41 | 12 January 1895 | 16 years, 8 days |
118 | England Johnny Briggs | 33 | 17.75 | 2 January 1904 | 8 years, 355 days |
141 | Australia Hugh Trumble | 32 | 21.78 | 13 December 1913 | 9 years, 345 days |
189 | England Sydney Barnes | 27 | 16.43 | 4 January 1936 | 22 years, 22 days |
216 | Australia Clarrie Grimmett | 37 | 24.21 | 24 July 1953 | 17 years, 201 days |
236 | England Alec Bedser | 51 | 24.89 | 26 January 1963 | 9 years, 186 days |
242[c] | England Brian Statham | 67 | 24.27 | 15 March 1963 | 48 days |
307 | England Fred Trueman | 67 | 21.57 | 1 February 1976 | 12 years, 323 days |
309 | West Indies Lance Gibbs | 79 | 29.09 | 27 December 1981 | 5 years, 329 days |
355 | Australia Dennis Lillee | 70 | 23.92 | 21 August 1986 | 4 years, 237 days |
373[d] | England Ian Botham | 94 | 27.86 | 12 November 1988 | 2 years, 83 days |
431 | New Zealand Richard Hadlee | 86 | 22.29 | 8 February 1994 | 5 years, 88 days |
434 | India Kapil Dev | 131 | 29.64 | 27 March 2000 | 6 years, 48 days |
519 | West Indies Courtney Walsh | 132 | 24.44 | 8 May 2004 | 4 years, 42 days |
532[e] | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan | 91 | 22.87 | 15 October 2004 | 160 days |
708 | Australia Shane Warne | 145 | 25.41 | 3 December 2007 | 3 years, 49 days |
800 | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 | 22.72 | Current | Template:Age in years and days |
Notes |
Average | Player | Balls | Wickets |
10.75 | England George Lohmann | 3,830 | 112 |
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12.70 | England/ Australia John Ferris[a] | 2,302 | 61 |
15.54 | England Billy Barnes | 2,289 | 51 |
16.42 | England Billy Bates | 2,364 | 50 |
16.43 | England Sydney Barnes | 7,873 | 189 |
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled Note: If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.00 runs per wicket (i.e. no runs were conceded). This record is shared by Englishmen A N Hornby, Wilf Barber and New Zealander, Bruce Murray who took one wicket without conceding a run
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Strike rate | Player | Balls | Wickets |
34.1 | England George Lohmann | 3,830 | 112 |
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37.7 | Australia / England J. J. Ferris | 2,302 | 61 |
38.7 | New Zealand Shane Bond | 3,372 | 87 |
41.4 | South Africa Dale Steyn | 17,286 | 417 |
41.6 | England Sydney Barnes | 7,873 | 189 |
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled |
5 wickets in an innings | Player | Matches |
67 | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 |
---|---|---|
37 | Australia Shane Warne | 145 |
36 | New Zealand Richard Hadlee | 86 |
35 | India Anil Kumble | 132 |
29 | Australia Glenn McGrath | 124 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
10 wickets in a match | Player | Matches |
22 | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 |
---|---|---|
10 | Australia Shane Warne | 145 |
9 | New Zealand Richard Hadlee | 86 |
Sri Lanka Rangana Herath | 83 | |
8 | India Anil Kumble | 132 |
Last updated: 2 September 2017 |
Series[]
Wickets | Player | Series |
49 (4 Tests) | England Sydney Barnes | v South Africa 1913–14 |
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46 (5 Tests) | England Jim Laker | v Australia, 1956 |
44 (5 Tests) | Australia Clarrie Grimmett | v South Africa 1935–36 |
42 (6 Tests) | Australia Terry Alderman | v England, 1981 |
41 (6 Tests) | Australia Terry Alderman | v England, 1989 |
Australia Rodney Hogg | v England, 1978–79 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Innings[]
Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
10–53 | England Jim Laker | Australia (2nd innings) | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 |
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10–74 | India Anil Kumble | Pakistan | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | 1998–99 |
9–28 | England George Lohmann | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1895–96 |
9–37 | England Jim Laker | Australia (1st innings) | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 |
9–51 | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan | Zimbabwe | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 2001–02 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
7–55 | Australia Tom Kendall (in the inaugural Test match) |
England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1876–77 |
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7–44 | Australia Fred Spofforth | England | The Oval, London | 1882 |
7–28 | England Billy Bates | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1882–83 |
8–35 | England George Lohmann | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1886–87 |
8–11 | England Johnny Briggs | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 1888–89 |
8–7 | England George Lohmann | South Africa | St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 1895–96 |
9–28 | England George Lohmann | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1895–96 |
10–53 | England Jim Laker | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 |
Calculated at the conclusion of each Test |
Match records[]
Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
19–90 | England Jim Laker | Australia | Manchester, England, | 1956 |
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17–159 | England Sydney Barnes | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1913–14 |
16–136 | India Narendra Hirwani | West Indies | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 1987–88 |
16–137 | Australia Bob Massie | England | Lord's, London | 1972 |
16–220 | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan | England | The Oval, London | 1998 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Innings as captain[]
Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
9–83 | India Kapil Dev | West Indies | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | 1983 |
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8–60 | Pakistan Imran Khan | India | National Stadium, Karachi, Karachi | 1982 |
8–63 | Sri Lanka Rangana Herath | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 2016 |
8–106 | India Kapil Dev | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1985 |
7–37 | West Indies Courtney Walsh | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1995 |
Last updated: 16 March 2017 |
Match records as captain[]
Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
13–55 | West Indies Courtney Walsh | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 1995 |
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13–135 | Pakistan Waqar Younis | Zimbabwe | Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 1993 |
13–152 | Sri Lanka Rangana Herath | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | 2016 |
12–100 | Pakistan Fazal Mahmood | West Indies | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1959 |
11–79 | Pakistan Imran Khan | India | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 1982 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016< |
Individual records (fielding)[]
Most catches in Test career[]
Catches | Player | Matches |
210 | India Rahul Dravid | 164 |
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205 | Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene | 149 |
200 | South Africa Jacques Kallis | 166 |
196 | Australia Ricky Ponting | 168 |
181 | Australia Mark Waugh | 128 |
Note:The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Individual records (wicket-keeping)[]
Dismissals | Player | Matches |
555 (532 catches + 23 stumpings) | South Africa Mark Boucher | 147 |
416 (379 catches + 37 stumpings) | Australia Adam Gilchrist | 96 |
395 (366 catches + 29 stumpings) | Australia Ian Healy | 119 |
355 (343 catches + 12 stumpings) | Australia Rod Marsh | 96 |
294 (256 catches + 38 stumpings) | India MS Dhoni | 90 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Catches | Player | Matches |
532 | South Africa Mark Boucher | 147 |
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379 | Australia Adam Gilchrist | 96 |
366 | Australia Ian Healy | 119 |
343 | Australia Rod Marsh | 96 |
265 | West Indies Jeff Dujon | 81 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Stumpings | Player | Matches |
52 | Australia Bert Oldfield | 54 |
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46 | England Godfrey Evans | 91 |
38 | India Syed Kirmani | 88 |
India MS Dhoni | 90 | |
37 | Australia Adam Gilchrist | 96 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Individual records (as an all-rounder)[]
Player | Runs | Wickets | Date | Opponent | Venue |
England Ian Botham | 114 | 13/109 | 15 February 1980 | India | Mumbai, India |
Pakistan Imran Khan | 117 | 11/180 | 3 January 1983 | India | Faisalabad, Pakistan |
Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan | 137 | 10/124 | 3 November 2014 | Zimbabwe | Khulna, Bangladesh |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Individual records (other)[]
Matches | Player | Period |
200 | India Sachin Tendulkar | 1989–2013 |
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168 | Australia Steve Waugh | 1985–2004 |
Australia Ricky Ponting | 1995–2012 | |
166 | South Africa Jacques Kallis | 1995–2013 |
164 | India Rahul Dravid | 1996–2012 |
West Indies Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 1994–2015 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Matches | Player | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied |
109 | South Africa Graeme Smith | 53 | 29 | 27 | 0 |
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93 | Australia Allan Border | 32 | 22 | 38 | 1 |
80 | New Zealand Stephen Fleming | 28 | 27 | 25 | 0 |
77 | Australia Ricky Ponting | 48 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
74 | West Indies Clive Lloyd | 36 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Won | Player | Lost | Drawn | Ties | Matches |
53 | South Africa Graeme Smith | 26 | 26 | 0 | 109 |
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48 | Australia Ricky Ponting | 16 | 13 | 0 | 77 |
41 | Australia Steve Waugh | 9 | 7 | 0 | 57 |
36 | West Indies Clive Lloyd | 12 | 26 | 0 | 74 |
32 | Australia Allan Border | 22 | 38 | 1 | 93 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
Partnership records[]
Highest partnership for each wicket[]
Highest partnerships[]
Runs | Team | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season | |
624 (3rd wicket) | Sri Lanka | Kumar Sangakkara (287) | Mahela Jayawardene (374) | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
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576 (2nd wicket) | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya (340) | Roshan Mahanama (225) | India | Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997–98 |
467 (3rd wicket) | New Zealand | Andrew Jones (186) | Martin Crowe (299) | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1990–91 |
451 (2nd wicket) | Australia | Bill Ponsford (266) | Donald Bradman (244) | England | The Oval, London | 1934 |
451 (3rd wicket) | Pakistan | Mudassar Nazar (231) | Javed Miandad (280*) | India | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | 1982–83 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 |
See also[]
- List of Test cricket triple centuries
- List of Test cricket hat-tricks
- List of batsmen who have scored over 10000 Test cricket runs
- List of One Day International cricket records