List of Test cricket records

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List of Test cricket records - This is a list of the main records of team and individual performances in the game of cricket - specifically Test cricket. Records for the short form of the game - One-day International's are at List of ODI records.

Cricket by its nature is capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. Test cricket has been played since the late 1870's with basically 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, but the innings was ongoing when the score was reached.
  • (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 (ie. their record details listed could change) are shown bold.

Records current to

Based on all matches up to and including the Second Test between England and Australia, which ended on 7 August 2005.

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties, and draws

Matches played

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The 1st Test match was played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground commencing on 18 March 1877.
Rank Team Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
1 Australia Australia 666 304 176 184 2 63.07
2 England England 835 291 241 303 0 54.69
3 Pakistan Pakistan 312 96 82 134 0 53.93
4 File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies 423 149 130 143 1 53.21
5 South Africa South Africa 303 99 106 98 0 48.29
6 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 151 39 58 54 0 40.20
7 India India 385 82 127 175 1 39.04
8 New Zealand New Zealand 322 57 128 137 0 30.81
9 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 79 8 45 26 0 15.09
10 Bangladesh Bangladesh 38 1 33 4 0 2.94
Source: [1] (NB: win percentage excludes drawn matches)

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 Innings and 579 runs England England (903-7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) The Oval 1938
2 Innings and 360 runs Australia Australia (652-7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) Johannesburg 2001/02
3 Innings and 336 runs File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies (614-5 d) beat India (124 & 154) Kolkatta 1958/59
4 Innings and 332 runs Australia Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172) Brisbane 1946/47
5 Innings and 324 runs Pakistan Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246) Lahore 2002
Source: [2]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 675 runs England England (521 & 342-8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) Brisbane 1928/29
2 562 runs Australia Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) The Oval 1934
3 530 runs Australia Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) Melbourne 1910/11
4 491 runs Australia Australia (381 & 361-5 d) beat Pakistan (179 & 72) Perth 2004/05
5 425 runs File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies (211 & 411-5 d) beat England (71 & 126) Manchester 1976
Source: [3]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Margin Teams Venue Season
By 1 wicket England England (183 & 263-9) beat Australia (324 & 121) The Oval 1902
By 1 wicket South Africa South Africa (91 & 287-9) beat England (184 & 190) Johannesburg 1905/06
By 1 wicket England England (382 & 282-9) beat Australia (266 & 397) Melbourne 1907/08
By 1 wicket England England (183 & 173-9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) Capetown 1922/23
By 1 wicket Australia Australia (216 & 260-9) beat West Indies (272 & 203) Melbourne 1951/52
By 1 wicket New Zealand New Zealand (249 & 104-9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) Dunedin 1979/80
By 1 wicket Pakistan Pakistan (256 & 315-9) beat Australia (337 & 232) Karachi 1994/95
By 1 wicket File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies (329 & 311-9) beat Australia (490 & 146) Bridgetown 1998/99
By 1 wicket File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies (273 & 216-9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) St John's 1999/00
By 1 wicket Pakistan Pakistan (175 & 262-9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154) Multan 2003
Source: [4]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 1 run File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) Adelaide 1992/93
2 2 runs England England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) Edgbaston 2005
=3 3 runs Australia Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) Manchester 1902
=3 3 runs England England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288) Melbourne 1982/83
5 5 runs South Africa South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111) Sydney 1993/94
Source: [5]

Most consecutive Test wins

Rank Wins Team Period
1 16 matches Australia Australia from 1999/00 to 2000/01
2 11 matches File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies from 1983/84 to 1984/85
=3 9 matches South Africa South Africa from 2001/02 to 2003
=3 9 matches Sri Lanka Sri Lanka from 2001 to 2001/02
5 8 matches Australia Australia from 1920/21 to 1921
Source: [6]

Most consecutive Test losses

Rank Losses Team Period
1 21 matches Bangladesh Bangladesh from 2001/02 to 2003/04
2 11 matches Zimbabwe Zimbabwe from 2001/02 to 2003/04
=3 8 matches England England from 1920/21 to 1921
=3 8 matches South Africa South Africa from 1888/89 to 1898/99
=5 7 matches Australia Australia from 1884/85 to 1887/88
=5 7 matches England England from 1950 to 1950/51
=5 7 matches England England from 1985/86 to 1986
=5 7 matches England England from 1992 to 1993
=5 7 matches India India from 1967 to 1967/68
=5 7 matches File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies from 2000 to 2000/01
Source: [7]

Tied Tests

See: Tied Test

Teams Venue Season
File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies (453 & 284) tied with Australia Australia (505 & 232) Brisbane 1960/61
Australia Australia (574-7d & 170-5d) tied with India India (397 & 347) Chennai 1986/87
Source: [8]

Most consecutive Test draws

Rank Draws Team Period
1 10 matches File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies from 1970/71 to 1972/73
=2 9 matches India India from 1952/53 to 1955/56
=2 9 matches India India from 1959/60 to 1961/62
=2 9 matches New Zealand New Zealand from 1963/64 to 1964/65
=2 9 matches Pakistan Pakistan from 1972/73 to 1974/75
Source: [9]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Rank Runs Teams Venue Season
1 952-6 d Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (v India) Colombo 1997
2 903-7 d England England (v Australia) The Oval 1938
3 849 England England (v West Indies) Kingston 1929/30
4 790-3 d File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies (v Pakistan) Kingston 1957/58
5 758-8 d Australia Australia (v West Indies) Kingston 1954/55
Source: [10]

Fewest runs in an innings

Rank Runs Teams Venue Season
1 26 runs New Zealand New Zealand (v England) Auckland 1954/55
=2 30 runs South Africa South Africa (v England) Port Elizabeth 1895/96
=2 30 runs South Africa South Africa (v England) Birmingham 1924
4 35 runs South Africa South Africa (v England) Capetown 1898/99
=5 36 runs Australia Australia (v England) Birmingham 1902
=5 36 runs South Africa South Africa (v Australia) Melbourne 1931/32
Source: [11]

Most runs in the fourth innings to win

Rank Runs Teams Venue Season
1 418-7 File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.png West Indies (v Australia) St John's 2002/03
2 406-4 India India (v West Indies) Port of Spain 1975/76
3 404-3 Australia Australia (v England) Leeds 1924
4 369-6 Australia Australia (v Pakistan) Hobart 1999/2000
5 362-7 Australia Australia (v West Indies) Georgetown 1977/1978
Source: [12]

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score - progression of record

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 1938
6 336* Wally Hammond (ENG) England v New Zealand Auckland 1932/33
7 334 Don Bradman (AUS) Australia v England Leeds 1930
8 325 Andy Sandham (ENG) England v West Indies Kingston 1929/30
9 287 Tip Foster (ENG) England v Australia Sydney 1903/04
10 211 Billy Murdoch (AUS) Australia v England The Oval 1884
11 165* Charles Bannerman (AUS)
(in the inaugural Test Match)		 Australia v England Melbourne 1876/77
Source: [13]

Highest individual score

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Scoreboard at St. John's, Antigua when Brian Lara set the new record of 400 on April 12 2004.
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 1938
Source: [14]

Most career runs

Rank Runs Player Period
1 11,174 runs Allan Border (AUS) from 1978 to 1994
2 10,927 runs Steve Waugh (AUS) from 1985 to 2004
3 10,818 runs Brian Lara (WI) from 1990 to -
4 10,134 runs Sachin Tendulkar (IND) from 1989 to -
5 10,122 runs Sunil Gavaskar (IND) from 1971 to 1987
Source: [15]

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]

Highest career average

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Don Bradman holds the highest Test career batting average by a significant margin.
Rank Average Player Period
1 99.94 Don Bradman (AUS) from 1928 to 1948
2 60.97 Graeme Pollock (SA) from 1963 to 1970
3 60.83 George Headley (WI) from 1930 to 1954
4 60.73 Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG) from 1924 to 1935
5 59.23 Eddie Paynter (ENG) from 1931 to 1939
Source: [17] (Qualification: 20 innings)

Most Test centuries

Rank Centuries Player Matches
=1 34 centuries Sachin Tendulkar (IND) in 123 matches
=1 34 centuries Sunil Gavaskar (IND) in 125 matches
3 32 centuries Steve Waugh (AUS) in 168 matches
4 30 centuries Brian Lara (WI) in 117 matches
5 29 centuries Don Bradman (AUS) in 52 matches
Source: [18]

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average
1 589 wickets Shane Warne (AUS) in 124 matches 25.40
2 549 wickets Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) in 93 matches 22.47
3 519 wickets Courtney Walsh (WI) in 132 matches 24.44
4 508 wickets Glenn McGrath (AUS) in 110 matches 21.01
5 461 wickets Anil Kumble (IND) in 95 matches 28.23
Source: [19]

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
Source: [20] Qualification: 2000 balls bowled

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: [21]

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: [22]

Best figures in an innings - progression of record

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

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 1972
5 16-220 Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) Sri Lanka v England The Oval 1998
Source: [23]

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

File:Markwaugh.jpg
Mark Waugh holds the record for the most career Test catches.
Rank Catches Player
1 181 catches Mark Waugh (AUS)
2 157 catches Mark Taylor (AUS)
3 156 catches Allan Border (AUS)
4 148 catches Brian Lara (WI)
5 136 catches Stephen Fleming (NZ)
Source: [24]

Individual records (wicket-keepers)

Most catches in Test career

Rank Catches Player
1 366 catches Ian Healy (AUS)
2 343 catches Rod Marsh (AUS)
3 309 catches Mark Boucher (SA)
4 267 catches Jeff Dujon (WI)
5 263 catches Adam Gilchrist (AUS)
Source: [25]

Most stumpings in Test career

Rank Stumpings Player
1 52 stumpings Bert Oldfield (AUS)
2 46 stumpings Godfrey Evans (ENG)
3 38 stumpings Syed Kirmani (IND)
4 29 stumpings Ian Healy (AUS)
=5 27 stumpings Adam Gilchrist (AUS)
=5 27 stumpings Wasim Bari (PAK)
Source: [26]

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

File:Steve Waugh.jpg
Mark's twin brother Steve Waugh holds the record for the most Test match appearances.
Rank Matches Player Period
1 168 matches Steve Waugh (AUS) from 1985 to 2004
2 156 matches Allan Border (AUS) from 1978 to 1994
3 133 matches Alec Stewart (ENG) from 1990 to 2003
4 132 matches Courtney Walsh (WI) from 1984 to 2001
5 131 matches Kapil Dev (IND) from 1978 to 1994
Source: [27]

Most matches played as captain

Rank Matches Player W L D T
1 93 matches Allan Border (AUS) 32 22 38 1
2 74 matches Clive Lloyd (WI) 36 12 26 0
3 70 matches Stephen Fleming (NZ) 23 24 23 0
4 57 matches Steve Waugh (AUS) 41 9 7 0
5 56 matches Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) 12 19 25 0
Source: [28]

W=Won L=Lost D=Drawn T=Tied

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
1st wicket 413 Vinoo Mankad & Pankaj Roy (IND) v New Zealand Madras 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 Auckland 1997/98
10th wicket 151 Brian Hastings & Richard Collinge (NZ) v Pakistan Rawalpindi 1972/73
Source: [29]

See also

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