List of Test cricket records

Template:History of cricket This is a list of Test cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in Test cricket. Records for the short form of international cricket, One-day Internationals, are at List of One-day International records.

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. Test cricket has been played since 1877 with essentially the same rules as are played today, and therefore many comparisons can be made of teams and individuals through these records.

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, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

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 giving away 100 runs.

Currently playing

Record holders who are currently playing Test cricket (i.e. their record details listed could change) are shown in bold.

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

Matches played

Rank	Team	1st Test	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	% Won
1	Template:Cr-aus	March 1877	677	310	178	187	2	63.27
2	Template:Cr-pak	October 1952	316	99	82	137	0	54.70
3	Template:Cr-eng	March 1877	842	293	244	306	0	54.66
4	Template:Cr-win	June 1928	426	150	132	143	1	52.65
5	Template:Cr-zaf	March 1889	306	99	108	99	0	47.83
6	Template:Cr-lka	February 1982	157	42	60	55	0	41.18
7	Template:Cr-ind	June 1932	391	86	128	179	1	40.00
8	Template:Cr-nzl	January 1930	324	59	128	137	0	31.55
9	Template:Cr-zim	October 1992	83	8	49	26	0	14.04
10	Template:Cr-bgd	November 2000	41	1	36	4	0	2.70
11	Template:Cr-icc	October 2005	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Win percentage excludes drawn matches. Source: [1]. Last updated: 6 March 2006.

Most consecutive Test wins

Rank	Wins	Team	Period
1	16 matches	Template:Cr-aus	from 1999/00 to 2000/01
2	11 matches	Template:Cr-win	from 1983/84 to 1984/85
=3	9 matches	Template:Cr-zaf	from 2001/02 to 2003
=3	9 matches	Template:Cr-lka	from 2001 to 2001/02
=5	8 matches	Template:Cr-aus	from 1920/21 to 1921
=5	8 matches	Template:Cr-eng	from 2004 to 2004/05
Source: [2]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Most consecutive Test losses

Rank	Losses	Team	Period
1	21 matches	Template:Cr-bgd	from 2001/02 to 2003/04
2	11 matches	Template:Cr-zim	from 2001/02 to 2003/04
=3	8 matches	Template:Cr-eng	from 1920/21 to 1921
=3	8 matches	Template:Cr-zaf	from 1888/89 to 1898/99
=5	7 matches	Template:Cr-aus	from 1884/85 to 1887/88
=5	7 matches	Template:Cr-eng	from 1950 to 1950/51
=5	7 matches	Template:Cr-eng	from 1985/86 to 1986
=5	7 matches	Template:Cr-eng	from 1992 to 1993
=5	7 matches	Template:Cr-ind	from 1967 to 1967/68
=5	7 matches	Template:Cr-win	from 2000 to 2000/01
Source: [3]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Most consecutive Test draws

Rank	Draws	Team	Period
1	10 matches	Template:Cr-win	from 1970/71 to 1972/73
=2	9 matches	Template:Cr-ind	from 1952/53 to 1955/56
=2	9 matches	Template:Cr-ind	from 1959/60 to 1961/62
=2	9 matches	Template:Cr-nzl	from 1963/64 to 1964/65
=2	9 matches	Template:Cr-pak	from 1972/73 to 1974/75
Source: [4]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Team scoring records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank	Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1	Innings and 579 runs	Template:Cr-eng (903-7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123)	The Oval	1938
2	Innings and 360 runs	Template:Cr-aus (652-7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133)	Johannesburg	2001/02
3	Innings and 336 runs	Template:Cr-win (614-5 d) beat India (124 & 154)	Kolkata	1958/59
4	Innings and 332 runs	Template:Cr-aus (645) beat England (141 & 172)	Brisbane	1946/47
5	Innings and 324 runs	Template:Cr-pak (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246)	Lahore	2002
Source: [5]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1	675 runs	Template:Cr-eng (521 & 342-8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66)	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	1928/29
2	562 runs	Template:Cr-aus (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145)	The Oval, London	1934
3	530 runs	Template:Cr-aus (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171)	Melbourne	1910/11
4	491 runs	Template:Cr-aus (381 & 361-5 d) beat Pakistan (179 & 72)	Perth	2004/05
5	425 runs	Template:Cr-win (211 & 411-5 d) beat England (71 & 126)	Manchester	1976
Source: [6]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-eng (183 & 263-9) beat Australia (324 & 121)	The Oval, London	1902
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-zaf (91 & 287-9) beat England (184 & 190)	Johannesburg	1905/06
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-eng (382 & 282-9) beat Australia (266 & 397)	Melbourne	1907/08
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-eng (183 & 173-9) beat South Africa (113 & 242)	Cape Town	1922/23
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-aus (216 & 260-9) beat West Indies (272 & 203)	Melbourne	1951/52
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-nzl (249 & 104-9) beat West Indies (140 & 212)	Dunedin	1979/80
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-pak (256 & 315-9) beat Australia (337 & 232)	Karachi	1994/95
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-win (329 & 311-9) beat Australia (490 & 146)	Bridgetown	1998/99
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-win (273 & 216-9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219)	St John's	1999/00
By 1 wicket	Template:Cr-pak (175 & 262-9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154)	Multan	2003
Source: [7]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1	1 run	Template:Cr-win (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184)	Adelaide	1992/93
2	2 runs	Template:Cr-eng (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279)	Birmingham	2005
=3	3 runs	Template:Cr-aus (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120)	Manchester	1902
=3	3 runs	Template:Cr-eng (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288)	Melbourne	1982/83
5	5 runs	Template:Cr-zaf (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111)	Sydney	1993/94
Source: [8]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Most runs in an innings

Rank	Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
1	952-6 d	Template:Cr-lka (v India)	Colombo	1997
2	903-7 d	Template:Cr-eng (v Australia)	The Oval, London	1938
3	849	Template:Cr-eng (v West Indies)	Kingston	1929/30
4	790-3 d	Template:Cr-win (v Pakistan)	Kingston	1957/58
5	758-8 d	Template:Cr-aus (v West Indies)	Kingston	1954/55
Source: [9]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Fewest runs in an innings

Rank	Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
1	26 runs	Template:Cr-nzl (v England)	Auckland	1954/55
=2	30 runs	Template:Cr-zaf (v England)	Port Elizabeth	1895/96
=2	30 runs	Template:Cr-zaf (v England)	Birmingham	1924
4	35 runs	Template:Cr-zaf (v England)	Cape Town	1898/99
=5	36 runs	Template:Cr-aus (v England)	Birmingham	1902
=5	36 runs	Template:Cr-zaf (v Australia)	Melbourne	1931/32
Source: [10]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Most runs in the fourth innings to win

Rank	Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
1	418-7	Template:Cr-win (v Australia)	St John's	2002/03
2	406-4	Template:Cr-ind (v West Indies)	Port of Spain	1975/76
3	404-3	Template:Cr-aus (v England)	Leeds	1924
4	369-6	Template:Cr-aus (v Pakistan)	Hobart	1999/2000
5	362-7	Template:Cr-aus (v West Indies)	Georgetown	1977/1978
Source: [11]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Tied Tests

See: Tied Test

Teams		Venue	Season
Template:Cr-win (453 & 284) tied with	Template:Cr-aus (505 & 232)	Brisbane	1960/61
Template:Cr-aus (574-7d & 170-5d) tied with	Template:Cr-ind (397 & 347)	Chennai	1986/87
Source: [12]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score - progression of record

Rank	Runs	Player	Match	Venue	Season
1	165*	Charles Bannerman (AUS) (in the inaugural Test Match)	Australia v England	Melbourne	1876/77
2	211	Billy Murdoch (AUS)	Australia v England	The Oval, London	1884
3	287	Tip Foster (ENG)	England v Australia	Sydney	1903/04
4	325	Andy Sandham (ENG)	England v West Indies	Kingston	1929/30
5	334	Don Bradman (AUS)	Australia v England	Leeds	1930
6	336*	Wally Hammond (ENG)	England v New Zealand	Auckland	1932/33
7	364	Len Hutton (ENG)	England v Australia	The Oval, London	1938
8	365*	Garfield Sobers (WI)	West Indies v Pakistan	Kingston	1957/58
9	375	Brian Lara (WI)	West Indies v England	St John's	1993/94
10	380	Matthew Hayden (AUS)	Australia v Zimbabwe	Perth	2003/04
11	400*	Brian Lara (WI)	West Indies v England	St John's	2003/04
Source: [13]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Highest individual score

Rank	Runs	Player	Match	Venue	Season
1	400*	Brian Lara (WI)	West Indies v England	St John's	2003/04
2	380	Matthew Hayden (AUS)	Australia v Zimbabwe	Perth	2003/04
3	375	Brian Lara (WI)	West Indies v England	St John's	1993/94
4	365*	Garfield Sobers (WI)	West Indies v Pakistan	Kingston	1957/58
5	364	Len Hutton (ENG)	England v Australia	The Oval, London	1938
Source: [14]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Period
1	11,204 runs (214 inns.)	Brian Lara (WI/ICC)	from 1990 to -
2	11,174 runs (265 inns.)	Allan Border (AUS)	from 1978 to 1994
3	10,927 runs (260 inns.)	Steve Waugh (AUS)	from 1985 to 2004
4	10,430 runs (208 inns.)	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	from 1989 to -
5	10,122 runs (214 inns.)	Sunil Gavaskar (IND)	from 1971 to 1987
Source: [15]. Last updated: 6 March 2006.

Most runs in a series

Rank	Runs	Player	Series
1	974 runs (7 inns.)	Don Bradman (AUS)	England v Australia, 1930
2	905 runs (9 inns.)	Wally Hammond (ENG)	Australia v England, 1928/29
3	839 runs (11 inns.)	Mark Taylor (AUS)	England v Australia, 1989
4	834 runs (9 inns.)	Neil Harvey (AUS)	Australia v South Africa, 1952/53
5	829 runs (7 inns.)	Viv Richards (WI)	England v West Indies, 1976
Source: [16]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Most runs in an over

Rank	Runs	Sequence	Batsman	Bowler	Match	Venue	Season
1	28	(466444)	Brian Lara (WI)	Robin Peterson (RSA)	South Africa v West Indies	Ellis Park Stadium	2003/04
2	27	(666621)	Shahid Afridi (PAK)	Harbhajan Singh (IND)	Pakistan v India	Gaddafi Stadium	2005/06
3	26	(444464)	Craig McMillan (NZ)	Younis Khan (PAK)	New Zealand v Pakistan	Westpac Park	2000/01
=4	25	(46266L)	Andy Roberts (WI)	Ian Botham (ENG)	England v West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1980/81
=4	25	(66061600)	Bert Sutcliffe, Bob Blair (NZ)	Hugh Tayfield (RSA)	New Zealand v South Africa	Ellis Park Stadium	1953/54
=4	25	(666NB L410)	Nathan Astle, Christopher Cairns (NZ)	Andy Caddick (ENG)	New Zealand v England	Jade Stadium	2001/02
Source: [17]. Last updated: 4 March 2006.

Batsmen scoring over 50% of a completed innings total

Rank	Runs	Percentage	Batsman	Match	Venue	Season
1	165* from 245	67.35%	Charles Bannerman (AUS)	Australia v England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1876/77
2	123 from 184	66.85%	Michael Slater (AUS)	Australia v England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1998/99
3	167 from 261	63.98%	V.V.S. Laxman (IND)	India v Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1999/00
4	134 from 211	63.51%	Gordon Greenidge (WI)	West Indies v England	Manchester	1976
5	52* from 82	63.41%	Asanka Gurusinha (SL)	Sri Lanka v India	Chandigarh	1990/91
Source: [18]. Last updated: 9 March 2006.

Highest career average

Rank	Average	Player	Period
1	99.94 (80 inns.)	Don Bradman (AUS)	from 1928 to 1948
2	60.97 (41 inns.)	Graeme Pollock (SA)	from 1963 to 1970
3	60.83 (40 inns.)	George Headley (WI)	from 1930 to 1954
4	60.73 (81 inns.)	Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG)	from 1924 to 1935
5	59.23 (31 inns.)	Eddie Paynter (ENG)	from 1931 to 1939
Qualification: 20 innings. Source: [19]. Last updated: 29 November 2005.

If the qualification is removed, the highest career batting average list is topped by Alastair Cook who averages 164 after playing one Test.

The highest average ever achieved is 336 by Lawrence Rowe; with a 20 innings qualification, 112.29 by Don Bradman

Most Test centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Matches
1	35 centuries	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	in 130 matches
2	34 centuries	Sunil Gavaskar (IND)	in 125 matches
3	32 centuries	Steve Waugh (AUS)	in 168 matches
4	31 centuries	Brian Lara (WI/ICC)	in 121 matches
5	29 centuries	Don Bradman (AUS)	in 52 matches
Source: [20]. Last updated: 6 March 2006.

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average
1	659 wickets	Shane Warne (AUS)	in 135 matches	25.15
2	600 wickets	Muttiah Muralitharan (SL/ICC)	in 100 matches	22.29
3	542 wickets	Glenn McGrath (AUS)	in 119 matches	21.55
4	519 wickets	Courtney Walsh (WI)	in 132 matches	24.44
5	496 wickets	Anil Kumble (IND)	in 104 matches	29.01
Source: [21]. Last updated: 6 March 2006.

Best career average

Rank	Average	Player	Balls	Wickets
1	10.75 runs per wicket	George Lohmann (ENG)	3,830	112
2	12.70 runs per wicket	John Ferris (ENG/AUS)	2,302	61
3	15.54 runs per wicket	Billy Barnes (ENG)	2,289	51
4	16.42 runs per wicket	Billy Bates (ENG)	2,364	50
5	16.43 runs per wicket	Sydney Barnes (ENG)	7,873	189
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled. Source: [22]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Note: If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.00 runs per wicket (ie no runs were conceded). This record is shared by Englishmen Monkey Hornby, who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 28 balls he bowled, Wilf Barber, who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 2 balls he bowled, and New Zealander, Bruce Murray, who took 1 wicket with no runs conceded off 6 balls.

Most wickets in a series

Rank	Wickets	Player	Series
1	49 wickets (4 Tests)	Sydney Barnes (ENG)	England v South Africa, 1913/14
2	46 wickets (5 Tests)	Jim Laker (ENG)	England v Australia, 1956
3	44 wickets (5 Tests)	Clarrie Grimmett (AUS)	South Africa v Australia, 1935/36
4	42 wickets (6 Tests)	Terry Alderman (AUS)	England v Australia, 1981
=5	41 wickets (6 Tests)	Terry Alderman (AUS)	England v Australia, 1989
=5	41 wickets (6 Tests)	Rodney Hogg (AUS)	Australia v England, 1978/79
Source: [23]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Best figures in an innings

Rank	Bowling	Player	Match	Venue	Season
1	10-53	Jim Laker (ENG)	England v Australia	Manchester	1956
2	10-74	Anil Kumble (IND)	India v Pakistan	Delhi	1998/99
3	9-28	George Lohmann (ENG)	England v South Africa	Johannesburg	1895/96
4	9-37	Jim Laker (ENG)	England v Australia	Manchester	1956
5	9-51	Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	Kandy	2001/02
Source: [24]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Best figures in an innings - progression of record

Rank	Bowling	Player	Match	Venue	Season
1	7-55	Tom Kendall (AUS) (in the inaugural Test Match)	Australia v England	Melbourne	1876/77
2	7-44	Fred Spofforth (AUS)	England v Australia	The Oval, London	1882
3	7-28	Billy Bates (ENG)	Australia v England	Melbourne	1882/83
4	8-35	George Lohmann (ENG)	Australia v England	Sydney	1886/87
5	8-11	Johnny Briggs (ENG)	South Africa v England	Cape Town	1888/89
6	8-7	George Lohmann (ENG)	South Africa v England	Port Elizabeth	1895/96
7	9-28	George Lohmann (ENG)	South Africa v England	Johannesburg	1895/96
8	10-53	Jim Laker (ENG)	England v Australia	Manchester	1956
Calculated at the conclusion of each Test. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Best figures in a match

Rank	Bowling	Player	Match	Venue	Season
1	19-90	Jim Laker (ENG)	England v Australia	Manchester	1956
2	17-159	Sydney Barnes (ENG)	England v South Africa	Johannesburg	1913/14
3	16-136	Narendra Hirwani (IND)	India v West Indies	Chennai	1987/88
4	16-137	Bob Massie (AUS)	Australia v England	Lord's, London	1972
5	16-220	Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)	Sri Lanka v England	The Oval, London	1998
Source: [25]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches
1	181 catches	Mark Waugh (AUS)	in 128 matches
2	157 catches	Mark Taylor (AUS)	in 104 matches
3	156 catches	Allan Border (AUS)	in 156 matches
4	148 catches	Brian Lara (WI/ICC)	in 121 matches
5	140 catches	Stephen Fleming (NZ)	in 96 matches
Source: [26]. Last updated: 29 November 2005.

Individual records (wicket-keepers)

Most dismissals (catches plus stumpings) in Test career

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches
1	395 (366 c. 29 st.)	Ian Healy (AUS)	in 119 matches
2	355 (343 c. 12 st.)	Rod Marsh (AUS)	in 96 matches
=3	337 (323 c. 14 st.)	Mark Boucher (SA/ICC)	in 88 matches
=3	337 (304 c. 33 st.)	Adam Gilchrist (AUS)	in 80 matches
5	277 (263 c. 14 st.)	Alec Stewart (ENG)	in 133 matches
Source: [27]. Last updated: 6 January 2005.

Most stumpings in Test career

Rank	Stumpings	Player	Matches
1	52 stumpings	Bert Oldfield (AUS)	in 54 matches
2	46 stumpings	Godfrey Evans (ENG)	in 91 matches
3	38 stumpings	Syed Kirmani (IND)	in 88 matches
4	33 stumpings	Adam Gilchrist (AUS)	in 80 matches
5	29 stumpings	Ian Healy (AUS)	in 119 matches
Source: [28]. Last updated: 6 January 2005.

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	168 matches	Steve Waugh (AUS)	from 1985 to 2004
2	156 matches	Allan Border (AUS)	from 1978 to 1994
3	135 matches	Shane Warne (AUS)	from 1992 to -
4	133 matches	Alec Stewart (ENG)	from 1990 to 2003
5	132 matches	Courtney Walsh (WI)	from 1984 to 2001
Source: [29]. Last updated: 6 January 2005.

Most matches played as captain

Rank	Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied
1	93 matches	Allan Border (AUS)	32	22	38	1
2	74 matches	Clive Lloyd (WI)	36	12	26	0
3	72 matches	Stephen Fleming (NZ)	25	24	23	0
4	57 matches	Steve Waugh (AUS)	41	9	7	0
5	56 matches	Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)	12	19	25	0
Source: [30]. Last updated: 17 August 2005.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
1st wicket	413	Vinoo Mankad & Pankaj Roy (IND)	v New Zealand	Chennai	1955/56
2nd wicket	576	Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (SL)	v India	Colombo	1997/98
3rd wicket	467	Andrew Jones & Martin Crowe (NZ)	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	1990/91
4th wicket	411	Peter May & Colin Cowdrey (ENG)	v West Indies	Birmingham	1957
5th wicket	405	Sid Barnes & Don Bradman (AUS)	v England	Sydney	1946/47
6th wicket	346	Jack Fingleton & Don Bradman (AUS)	v England	Melbourne	1936/37
7th wicket	347	Denis Atkinson & Clairmonte Depeiaza (WI)	v Australia	Bridgetown	1954/55
8th wicket	313	Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	1996/97
9th wicket	195	Mark Boucher & Pat Symcox (SA)	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1997/98
10th wicket	151	Azhar Mahmood & Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	1997/98
10th wicket	151	Brian Hastings & Richard Collinge (NZ)	v Pakistan	Auckland	1972/73
Source: [31]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

Highest partnerships

Rank	Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
1	576 (2nd wicket)	Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (SL)	v India	Colombo	1997/98
2	467 (3rd wicket)	Andrew Jones & Martin Crowe (NZ)	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	1990/91
=3	451 (2nd wicket)	Don Bradman & Bill Ponsford (AUS)	v England	London	1934
=3	451 (3rd wicket)	Mudassar Nazar & Javed Miandad (PAK)	v India	Hyderabad	1982/83
5	446 (2nd wicket)	Conrad Hunte & Gary Sobers (WI)	v Pakistan	Kingston	1982/83
Source: [32]. Last updated: 16 January 2006.

References