List of Test cricket records explained

Test cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).^[1] Unlike One Day Internationals, Test matches consist of two innings per team, with no limit in the number of overs.^[2] Test cricket is first-class cricket, so statistics and records set in Test matches are also counted 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.^{[3] [4]} The earliest match now recognised as a Test was played between England and Australia in March 1877;^[5] since then there have been over 2,000 Tests played by 13 teams. The frequency of Tests has steadily increased partly because of the increase in the number of Test-playing countries, and partly as cricket boards seek to maximise their revenue.^[6]

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics.^[7] 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 414 of their 866 Tests (47.80%). Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests, the least successful team is Zimbabwe.

Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time,^{[8] [9]} 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 5th wicket partnership. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics,^{[10] [11]} it still stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's career average. Don Bradman is the only player in the world to have scored 5000 runs against a single opposition: 5028 runs against England.^[12]

In the Manchester Test of 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.^[13] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best innings figures. Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble was the second bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10–74 against Pakistan in 1999.^[14] In December 2021, New Zealand spinner, Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings.^[15] West Indies batsman Brian Lara has 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.^[16] Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq holds the record of the fastest Test half century, scoring 50 runs from 21 balls. The record for the fastest Test century is held by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who scored 100 runs from 54 balls in his final Test match.

The trend of countries playing more Test matches in the modern era means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets.^[17] 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.^[18] The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa^[19] while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Rahul Dravid.^[20]

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

• Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in (e.g.) "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "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".^[21] 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	W/L Ratio
		9	3	6	0	0	33.33	0.50
		867	414	233	2	218	47.75	1.77
		150	22	110	0	18	14.66	0.20
		1,081	399	327	0	355	36.91	1.22
		585	181	181	1	222	30.94	1.00
		9	2	7	0	0	22.22	0.29
		476	118	188	0	170	24.78	0.63
		461	150	145	0	166	32.53	1.03
		469	182	161	0	126	38.80	1.13
		322	106	124	0	92	32.91	0.85
		582	184	215	1	182	31.61	0.85
		118	13	76	0	29	11.01	0.17
		1	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
Last updated: 3 December 2024^[22]

Result records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
Innings and 579 runs	(903–7 d) beat (201 & 123)	The Oval, London, England	1938
Innings and 360 runs	(652–7 d) beat (159 & 133)	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2001–02
Innings and 336 runs	(614–5 d) beat (124 & 154)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	1958–59
Innings and 332 runs	(645) beat (141 & 172)	The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	1946–47
Innings and 324 runs	(643) beat (73 & 246)	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	2002
Last updated: 18 December 2019^[23]

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
675 runs	(521 & 342–8 d) beat (122 & 66)	Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, Australia	1928–29
562 runs	(701 & 327) beat (321 & 145)	The Oval, London, England	1934
546 runs	(382 & 425-4 d) beat (146 & 115)	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	2023
530 runs	(328 & 578) beat (205 & 171)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1910–11
492 runs	(488 & 344–6 d) beat (221 & 119)	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2018
Last updated: 3 April 2018^[24]

Matches that finished with scores level

See also: Tied Test.

Result	Teams	Venue	Season
Tie	(505 & 232) vs (453 & 284)	The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	1960–61
Tie	(397 & 347) vs (574–7 d & 170–5 d)	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India	1986–87
Draw	(376 & 234) vs (406 & 204–5)	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	1996–97
Draw	(482 & 242–9) vs (590 & 134)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	2011–12
Last updated: 8 January 2021^[25] ^[26] ^[27]

Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1 wicket	(183 & 263–9) beat (324 & 121)	The Oval, London, England	1902
	(91 & 287–9) beat (184 & 190)	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1905–06
	(382 & 282–9) beat (266 & 397)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1907–08
	(183 & 173–9) beat (113 & 242)	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1922–23
	(216 & 260–9) beat (272 & 203)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1951–52
	(249 & 104–9) beat (140 & 212)	Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand	1979–80
	(256 & 315–9) beat (337 & 232)	National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1994–95
	(329 & 311–9) beat (490 & 146)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	1998–99
	(273 & 216–9) beat (269 & 219)	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1999–00
	(175 & 262–9) beat (281 & 154)	Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	2003
	(321 & 352–9) beat (361 & 311)	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006
	(405 & 216–9) beat (428 & 192)	Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India	2010–11
	(191 & 304–9) beat (235 & 259)	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	2018–19
	(67 & 362–9) beat (179 & 246)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England	2019
	(253 & 168–9) beat (217 & 203)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	2021
Last updated: 15 August 2021^[28]

Narrowest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1 run	(252 & 146) beat (213 & 184)	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	1992–93
	(209 & 483) beat (435 & 256)	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	2022–23
2 runs	(407 & 182) beat (308 & 279)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, Engalnd	2005
3 runs	(299 & 86) beat (262 & 120)	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England	1902
	(284 & 294) beat (287 & 288)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1982–83
Last updated: 28 February 2023^[29]

Victory after following-on

See also: Follow-on.

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
10 runs	(325 & 437) beat (586 & 166)	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	1894–95
18 runs	(174 & 356) beat (401–9 d & 111)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England	1981
171 runs	(171 & 657–7 d) beat (445 & 212)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	2000–01
1 run	(209 & 483) beat (435 & 256)	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	2022–23
Last updated: 28 February 2023^[30]

Most consecutive wins

Wins	Team	First win	Last win
16		at Harare, 14 October 1999	at Mumbai, 27 February 2001
		at Melbourne, 26 December 2005	at Sydney, 2 January 2008
11		at Bridgetown, 30 March 1984	at Adelaide, 7 December 1984
9		at Colombo, 29 August 2001	at Lahore, 6 March 2002
		at Durban, 15 March 2002	at Dhaka, 1 May 2003
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[31]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Score	Teams	Venue	Season
952–6 d	(v)	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1997
903–7 d	(v)	The Oval, London, England	1938
849	(v)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1929–30
823–7 d	(v)	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	2024–25
790–3 d	(v)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1957–58
Last updated: 10 October 2024^[32]

Fewest runs in a completed innings

Runs	Teams	Venue	Date
26	(v)	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	25 March 1955
30	(v)	St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa	13 February 1896
	(v)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England	14 June 1924
35	(v)	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1 April 1899
36	(v)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	12 February 1932
	(v)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England	29 May 1902
	(v)	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	17 December 2020
Last updated: 19 December 2020^[33]

Highest fourth-innings totals to win

Score	Teams	Venue	Season
418–7	(v)	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2002–03
414–4	(v)	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2008–09
406–4	(v)	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1975–76
404–3	(v)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England	1948
395–7	(v)	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2020–21
Last updated: 16 August 2023^[34]

Aggregate scoring records

Highest match aggregate

Score	Teams	Venue	Season
1,981–35	(530 & 481) v (316 & 654–5)	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	1938–39
1,815–34	(849 & 272–9 d) v (286 & 408–5)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1929–30
1,768–37	(579 & 268) v (657 & 264–7 d)	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	2022–23
1,764–39	(533 & 339–9) v (276 & 616)	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	1968–69
1,753–40	(354 & 582) v (447 & 370)		1920–21
Last updated: 29 December 2022^[35]

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Most career runs

Runs	Innings	Player	Period
15,921	329		1989–2013
13,378	287		1995–2012
13,289	280		1995–2013
13,288	286		1996–2012
12,754	270		2012–present
Last updated: 27 October 2024^[36]

Most career runs – progression of record

Runs	Player	Record held until	Duration of record	No of test record held
239		4 January 1882	4 years, 295 days	4
676		13 August 1884	2 years, 222 days	11
860		14 August 1886	2 years, 1 day	8
1,277		23 January 1902	15 years, 162 days	43
1,293		18 February 1902	26 days	1
1,366		14 June 1902	116 days	3
1,531		13 August 1902	60 days	3
3,412		27 December 1924	22 years, 136 days	84
5,410		29 June 1937	12 years, 184 days	102
7,249		27 November 1970	33 years, 151 days	414
7,459		23 March 1972	1 year, 117 days	21
8,032		23 December 1981	9 years, 275 days	219
8,114		12 November 1983	1 year, 324 days	53
10,122		25 February 1993	9 years, 105 days	248
11,174		25 November 2005	12 years, 273 days	558
11,953		17 October 2008	2 years, 327 days	116
15,921		current
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[37]

Most runs at each batting position

Batting position	Player	Runs	Average at the position
Opener		11,845	44.87
Number 3		11,679	60.83
Number 4		13,492	54.40
Number 5		6,883	56.42
Number 6		3,897	35.10
Number 7		3,948	46.45
Number 8		2,227	39.77
Number 9		1,389	19.84
Number 10		825	12.69
Number 11		687	7.72
Last updated: 18 October 2024 ^[38]

Highest career batting average

Average	Innings	Player	Runs	Period
99.94	80		6,996	1928–1948
61.87	31		1,485	2015–2016
60.97	41		2,256	1963–1970
60.83	40		2,190	1930–1954
60.73	84		4,555	1924–1935
Last updated: 18 October 2024^[39]

Series

Most runs in a series

Runs	Player	Series
974 (7 innings)		v, 1930
905 (9 innings)		v, 1928–29
839 (11 innings)		v, 1989
834 (9 innings)		v, 1952–53
829 (7 innings)		v, 1976
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[40]

Innings

Highest individual score

See also: List of Test cricket triple centuries.

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
400*			Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04
380			WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2003–04
375			Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1993–94
374			Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006
365*			Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1957–58
Last updated: 15 June 2015^[41]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test match Number
165*			Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1876–77	Test No. 1
211			The Oval, London, England	1884	Test No. 16
287			Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	1903–04	Test No. 78
325			Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1929–30	Test No. 193
334			Headingley, Leeds, England	1930	Test No. 196
336*			Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	1932–33	Test No. 226
364			The Oval, London, England	1938	Test No. 266
365*			Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1957–58	Test No. 452
375			Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1993–94	Test No. 1259
380				2003–04	Test No. 1661
400*			Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04	Test No. 1696
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[42]

Most runs in a match

Runs	Scores	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
456	333 and 123			Lord's, London, England	1990
426	334* and 92			Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan	1998–99
424	319 and 105			Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2013–14
400	400*			Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04
380	247* and 133			Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1973–74
	380			WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2003–04
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[43]

Innings as captain

Highest individual score as captain

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
400*			Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04
374			Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006
334*			Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan	1998–99
333			Lord's, London, England	1990
329*			Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	2011–12
Last updated: 15 June 2015^[44]

Innings carrying the bat

See also: List of cricketers who have carried the bat in international cricket.

Highest individual score

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
264*			Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	2018–19
244*			Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2017–18
223*			Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1971–72
216*			Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	1999–00
206*			Lord's, London, England	1931
Last updated: 8 January 2019^[45]

Calendar year

Most runs in a calendar year

Runs	Player	Average	Year
1788		99.33	2006
1710		90.00	1976
1708	Joe Root	61.00	2021
1656	Graeme Smith	72.00	2008
1595	Michael Clarke	106.33	2012
Last updated: 31 December 2021^[46]

Highest scores at each batting position

Batting position	Player	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date
Opener		380		WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	9 October 2003
Number 3		400*		Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	10 April 2004
Number 4		374		Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	27 July 2006
Number 5		329*		Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	3 January 2012
Number 6		258		Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	2 January 2016
Number 7		270		Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1 January 1937
Number 8		257*		Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura, Pakistan	17 October 1996
Number 9		173		Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	22 February 1990
Number 10		117		The Oval, London, England	11 August 1884
Number 11		98		Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	10 July 2013
Last updated: 18 November 2017^[47]

Most runs in an over

Runs	Sequence	Batsman	Bowler	Venue	Season
35	4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1			Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England	2022
28	4–6–6–4–4–4			Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2003–04
	4–6–2–4–6–6			WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2013–14
	4–4–4–6–6–b4			St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa	2019–20
27	6–6–6–6–2–1			Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	2005–06
	6–4–4–4–6–3			Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	2022–23
Last updated: 2 December 2022^[48]

Centuries

Most Test centuries

See also: List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored.

Centuries	Player	Matches	Innings
51		200	329
45		166	280
41		168	287
38		134	233
36	Rahul Dravid	164	286
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[49]

Fastest Test centuries

No. of balls	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
54			Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand	2015–16
56			Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1985–86
			Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2014–15
57			WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2006–07
67			Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1921–22
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[50]

Most Test double centuries

Double centuries	Player	Matches
12		52
11		130
9		131
7		85
		115
		149
Last updated: 11 October 2024^[51]

Fastest Test double centuries

No. of balls	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
153			Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand	2001–02
163			Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	2015–16
168			Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India	2009–10
182			Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	2005–06
186			Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	2014–15
Last updated: 4 March 2019^[52] ^[53]

Most Test triple centuries

Triple centuries	Player	Matches
2		52
		104
		103
		131
1	(24 players)
Last updated: 11 October 2024^[54]

Most Test quadruple centuries

Quadruple centuries	Player	Matches
1		131
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[55]

Half-centuries

Most Test 50+ scores

50+	Player	Matches	Innings
119		200	329
103		166	280
		168	287
99		164	286
		147	270
Last updated: 18 October 2024^[56]

Fastest Test half-centuries

No. of balls	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
21			Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2014–15
23			Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	2016–17
24			Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	2004–05
			Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England	2024
25			Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	2014
Last updated: 28 July 2024^[57]

Most fours in career

Fours	Player	Innings
2058		329
1654		286
1559		232
1509		287
1491		233
Last updated: 8 January 2019^[58]

Most sixes in career

Sixes	Player	Innings
131		192
107		176
100		137
98		182
97		280
Last updated: 18 October 2024^[59]

Ducks

Ducks	Innings	Player	Period
43	185		1984–2001
39	244		2007–2023
36	104		2000–2013
35	138		1993–2007
34	199		1992–2007
	142		2007–2021
	265		2003–2024
Last updated: 11 October 2024^[60]

Individual records (bowling)

Most wickets in a career

Wickets	Player	Matches	Average
800		133	22.72
708		145	25.41
704		188	26.45
619		132	29.65
604		167	27.68
Last updated: 12 July 2024^[61]

Most wickets in a career – Progression of record

Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Record held until	Duration of record
8		1	10.75	31 March 1877	16 days
14		2	15.35	4 January 1879	1 year, 279 days
94		18	18.41	12 January 1895	16 years, 8 days
100		25	13.51	4 February 1895	33 days
101		17	16.53	2 March 1895	26 days
103	Johnny Briggs	26	13.92	21 March 1896	1 year, 19 days
112		18	10.75	14 January 1898	1 year, 299 days
118	Johnny Briggs	33	17.75	2 January 1904	5 years, 353 days
141		32	21.78	13 December 1913	9 years, 345 days
189		27	16.43	4 January 1936	22 years, 22 days
216		37	24.21	24 July 1953	17 years, 201 days
236		51	24.89	26 January 1963	9 years, 186 days
242		67	24.27	15 March 1963	48 days
307		67	21.57	1 February 1976	12 years, 323 days
309		79	29.09	27 December 1981	5 years, 329 days
355		70	23.92	21 August 1986	4 years, 237 days
373		94	27.86	12 November 1988	2 years, 83 days
431		86	22.29	8 February 1994	5 years, 88 days
434		131	29.64	27 March 2000	6 years, 48 days
519		132	24.44	8 May 2004	4 years, 42 days
532		91	22.87	15 October 2004	160 days
708		145	25.41	3 December 2007	3 years, 49 days
800	Muttiah Muralitharan	133	22.72	Current

Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets

Wickets	Bowler	Match	Record Date	Reference
50		6	30 August 1888	^[62]
100		16	2 March 1896	^[63]
150		24	13 December 1913	^[64]
200		33	3 December 2018	^[65]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	250		45	9 February 2017	^[66]
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	300		54	24 November 2017	^[67]
scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2	350		66	6 September 2001	^[68]
	2 October 2019
400		72	12 January 2002	^[69]
450		80	3 May 2003	^[70]
500		87	16 March 2004	^[71]
550		94	12 September 2005	^[72] ^[73]
600		101	8 March 2006	^[74]
650		108	4 August 2006	^[75] ^[76]
700		113	11 July 2007	^[77]
750		122	31 July 2008	^[78]
800		133	18 July 2010	^[79]
Last updated: 19 January 2021

Best career bowling average

Average	Player	Runs conceded	Wickets
10.75		1,205	112
12.70		775	61
15.54		793	51
16.42	Billy Bates	821	50
16.43	Sydney Barnes	3106	189
Last updated: 19 February 2022^[80]
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^[81]

Best career strike rate

Strike rate	Player	Balls	Wickets
34.19		3,830	112
37.73		2,302	61
38.75		3,372	87
38.84		2,292	59
39.35		2,440	62
Last updated: 11 October 2024^[82]

Most 5 wickets in an innings

5 wickets in an innings	Player	Matches
67		133
37		102
		145
36		86
35		132
Last updated: 11 October 2024^[83]

Most 10 wickets in a match

10 wickets in a match	Player	Matches
22		133
10		145
9		86
		93
8		132
		102
Last updated: 11 October 2024^[84]

Series

Most wickets in a series

Wickets	Player	Series
49 (4 Tests)		v 1913–14
46 (5 Tests)		v, 1956
44 (5 Tests)		v 1935–36
42 (6 Tests)		v, 1981
41 (6 Tests)		v, 1989
		v, 1978–79
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[85]

Innings

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
10–53			Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England	1956
10–74			Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India	1998–99
10–119			Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	2021–22
9–28			Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1895–96
9–37			Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England	1956
Last updated: 4 December 2021^[86]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
7–55	Tom Kendall		Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1876–77
7–44			The Oval, London, England	1882
7–28			Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1882–83
8–35			Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	1886–87
8–11			Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1888–89
8–7			St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha, South Africa	1895–96
9–28			Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1895–96
10–53			Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England	1956
Last updated: 15 June 2016

Match records

Best figures in a match

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
19–90			Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England	1956
17–159			Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1913–14
16–136			M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	1987–88
16–137			Lord's, London, England	1972
16–220			The Oval, London, England	1998
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[87]

Innings as captain

Best figures in an innings as captain

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
9–83			Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India	1983–84
8–60			National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1982–83
8–63			Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	2016–17
8–106			Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	1985–86
7–37			Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1994–95
Last updated: 16 March 2017^[88]

Match records as captain

Best figures in a match as captain

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
13–55			Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1994–95
13–135			Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1993–94
13–152			Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	2016–17
12–100			Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	1958–59
11–79			National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1982–83
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[89]

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Catches per Innings
210		164	301	0.697
205		149	270	0.759
205		149	283	0.724
200		166	315	0.634
196		168	328	0.597
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Note: This list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper.

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals

Dismissals	Player	Matches
555 (532 catches + 23 stumpings)		147
416 (379 catches + 37 stumpings)		96
395 (366 catches + 29 stumpings)		119
355 (343 catches + 12 stumpings)		96
294 (256 catches + 38 stumpings)		90
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[91]

Most catches

Catches	Player	Matches
532		147
379		96
366		119
343		96
265		81
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[92]

Most stumpings

Stumpings	Player	Matches
52		54
46		91
38		88
		90
37		96
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[93]

Most dismissals in an innings

Dismissals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
7			Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	1978–79
			Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India	1979–80
			Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand	1990–91
			Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2000–01
			Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	2022–23
Last updated: 30 November 2024^[94]

Individual records (as an all-rounder)

10 wickets and a century in a Test match

Player	Runs	Wickets	Date	Opponent	Venue
Ian Botham^[95]	114	13/109	15 February 1980		Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
Imran Khan	117	11/180	3 January 1983		Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Shakib Al Hasan	137	10/124	3 November 2014		Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh
^[96]
Notes: Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960–61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87). Betty Wilson was the first player to do it in 1958. She scored 100 and was 11/18. Enid Bakewell made this milestone the year before Botham.^[97]

Most 5 wickets in an innings and a century in the same Test match

Matches	Player	Period
5		1977–1992
4		2011–present
2		1954–1974
		1959–1979
		1995–2013
		2007–present
		2012–present
Last updated: 26 September 2024^[98]

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Matches	Player	Period
200		1989–2013
188		2003–2024
168		1985–2004
		1995–2012
167		2007–2023
Last updated: 11 March 2024^[99]

Most matches played as captain

Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied
109		53	29	27	0
93		32	22	38	1
80		28	27	25	0
77		48	16	13	0
74		36	12	26	0
Last updated: 15 June 2016^[100]

Most matches won as captain

Won	Player	Lost	Drawn	Ties	Matches
53		26	26	0	109
48		16	13	0	77
41		9	7	0	57
40		17	11	0	68
36		12	26	0	74
Last updated: 14 January 2022^[101]

Most Player-of-the-Match awards

No. of Awards	Player	Team	Matches	Period
23			166	1995–2013
19			133	1992–2010
17			104	1985–2002
			145	1992–2007
16			134	2000–2015
			168	1995–2012
Last updated: 29 December 2019^[102]

Most Player-of-the-series awards

No. of Award	Player	Team	Matches	Series	Period
11			102	42	2011–2024
			133	61	1992–2010
9			166	61	1995–2013
8			88	28	1971–1992
			86	33	1973–1990
			145	46	1992–2007
Last updated: 11 October 2024^[103]

Partnership records

Highest partnerships

Runs	Wicket	Team	Players		Opposition	Venue	Season
624	3rd		Kumar Sangakkara (287)	Mahela Jayawardene (374)		Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006
576	2nd		Sanath Jayasuriya (340)	Roshan Mahanama (225)		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1997–98
467	3rd		Andrew Jones (186)	Martin Crowe (299)		Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1990–91
454	4th		Joe Root (262)	Harry Brook (317)		Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	2024–25
451	2nd		Bill Ponsford (266)	Donald Bradman (244)		The Oval, London, England	1934
	3rd		Mudassar Nazar (231)	Javed Miandad (280*)		Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, India	1982–83
Last updated: 10 October 2024^[104]

Highest partnership (for each wicket)

Partnership	Runs	Team	Players		Opposition	Venue	Season
1st wicket	415		Graeme Smith (232)	Neil McKenzie (226)		Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2008
2nd wicket	576		Sanath Jayasuriya (340)	Roshan Mahanama (225)		R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1997–98
3rd wicket	624		Kumar Sangakkara (287)	Mahela Jayawardene (374)		Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006
4th wicket	454		Joe Root (262)	Harry Brook (317)		Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	2024–25
5th wicket	405		Sid Barnes (234)	Donald Bradman (234)		Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	1946–47
6th wicket	399		Ben Stokes (258)	Jonny Bairstow (150*)		Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	2015–16
7th wicket	347		Denis Atkinson (219)	Clairmonte Depeiaza (122)		Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	1954–55
8th wicket	332		Jonathan Trott (184)	Stuart Broad (169)		Lord's, London, England	2010
9th wicket	195		Mark Boucher (78)	Pat Symcox (108)		New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	1997-98
10th wicket	198		Joe Root (154*)	James Anderson (81)		Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	2014
Last updated: 10 October 2024^[105]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank	Runs	Innings	Players	Batting team	Highest	Average	100s/50s	Career span
align=center	1	scope-"row"	6,920	143			249	50.51	20/29	1996–2012
align=center	2	6,554	120			624	56.5	19/27	2000–2015
align=center	3	6,482	148			298	47.31	16/26	1978–1991
align=center	4	6,081	122			255	51.53	14/28	1997–2007
align=center	5	5,253	132			229	40.4	14/21	2006–2012
Last updated: 11 October 2022^[106]

See also

By country

• List of Afghanistan Test cricket records
• List of Australia Test cricket records
• List of Bangladesh Test cricket records
• List of England Test cricket records
• List of India Test cricket records
• List of Ireland Test cricket records
• List of New Zealand Test cricket records
• List of Pakistan Test cricket records
• List of South Africa Test cricket records
• List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records
• List of West Indies Test cricket records
• List of Zimbabwe Test cricket records

Others

• List of Cricket records
• List of One Day International cricket records
• List of Test cricket records at the Adelaide Oval
• List of Twenty20 International records

External links

• Records – Test matches ESPN Cricinfo
• HowSTAT!
• Test Records Cricket-Records.com
• Wisden Records in Test Matches Wisden

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