Donald Bradman , holder of several Test batting records including highest batting average Sachin Tendulkar , the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test cricket Muttiah Muralitharan , the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket George Lohmann , the holder of best bowling average in Test cricket 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.
As of June 2025, the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 419 of their 874 Tests (47.94%). 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 Joe Root .[ 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
Result records
Greatest win margins (by innings) Margin Teams Venue Season Test Innings and 579 runs England (903–7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) The Oval , London , England 1938 5th Innings and 360 runs Australia (652–7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 2001–02 1st Innings and 359 runs New Zealand (601–3 d) beat Zimbabwe (125 & 117) Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe 2025 2nd Innings and 336 runs West Indies (614–5 d) beat India (124 & 154) Eden Gardens , Kolkata , India 1958–59 3rd Innings and 332 runs Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172) The Gabba , Brisbane , Australia 1946–47 1st Last updated: 9 August 2025 [ 23]
Greatest win margin (by runs) Margin Teams Venue Season Test 675 runs England (521 & 342–8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) Brisbane Showgrounds , Brisbane , Australia 1928–29 1st 562 runs Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) The Oval , London , England 1934 5th 546 runs Bangladesh (382 & 425-4 d) beat Afghanistan (146 & 115) Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh 2023 1st 530 runs Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 1910–11 4th 492 runs South Africa (488 & 344–6 d) beat Australia (221 & 119) Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 2018 4th Last updated: 3 April 2018 [ 24]
Matches that finished with scores level
Narrowest win margin (by wickets) Margin Teams Venue Season Test 1 wicket England (183 & 263–9) beat Australia (324 & 121) The Oval , London , England 1902 5th South Africa (91 & 287–9) beat England (184 & 190) Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa 1905–06 1st England (382 & 282–9) beat Australia (266 & 397) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 1907–08 2nd England (183 & 173–9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 1922–23 2nd Australia (216 & 260–9) beat West Indies (272 & 203) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 1951–52 4th New Zealand (249 & 104–9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) Carisbrook , Dunedin , New Zealand 1979–80 1st Pakistan (256 & 315–9) beat Australia (337 & 232) National Stadium , Karachi , Pakistan 1994–95 1st West Indies (329 & 311–9) beat Australia (490 & 146) Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados 1998–99 3rd West Indies (273 & 216–9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 1999–00 3rd Pakistan (175 & 262–9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154) Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium , Multan , Pakistan 2003 3rd Sri Lanka (321 & 352–9) beat South Africa (361 & 311) Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka 2006 2nd India (405 & 216–9) beat Australia (428 & 192) Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium , Mohali , India 2010–11 1st Sri Lanka (191 & 304–9) beat South Africa (235 & 259) Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa 2018–19 1st England (67 & 362–9) beat Australia (179 & 246) Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds , England 2019 3rd West Indies (253 & 168–9) beat Pakistan (217 & 203) Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 2021 1st Last updated: 15 August 2021 [ 28]
Narrowest win margin (by runs) Margin Teams Venue Season Test 1 run West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia 1992–93 4th New Zealand (209 & 483) beat England (435 & 256) Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand 2022–23 2nd 2 runs England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England 2005 2nd 3 runs Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Manchester , England 1902 4th England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288) Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 1982–83 4th Last updated: 28 February 2023 [ 29]
Victory after following-on
Most consecutive wins Wins Team First win Last win 16 Australia Zimbabwe at Harare, 14 October 1999 India at Mumbai, 27 February 2001 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 10 South Africa West Indies at Providence, 15 August 2024 Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 6 July 2025 9 Sri Lanka India at Colombo, 29 August 2001 Pakistan at Lahore, 6 March 2002 South Africa Australia at Durban, 15 March 2002 Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1 May 2003 Last updated: 1 July 2025 [ 31]
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings Score Teams Venue Season Test 952–6 d Sri Lanka (v India ) R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka 1997 1st 903–7 d England (v Australia ) The Oval , London , England 1938 5th 849 England (v West Indies ) Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 1929–30 4th 823–7 d England (v Pakistan ) Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan 2024–25 1st 790–3 d West Indies (v Pakistan ) Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 1957–58 3rd Last updated: 10 October 2024 [ 32]
Fewest runs in a completed innings Runs Teams Venue Season Test 26 New Zealand (v England ) Eden Park , Auckland , New Zealand 1954–55 2nd 27 West Indies (v Australia ) Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 2025 3rd 30 South Africa (v England ) St George's Park , Gqeberha , South Africa 1895–96 1st South Africa (v England ) Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England 1924 1st 35 South Africa (v England ) Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 1898–99 2nd Last updated: 14 July 2025 [ 33]
Highest fourth-innings totals to win Score Teams Venue Season Test 418–7 West Indies (v Australia ) Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 2002–03 4th 414–4 South Africa (v Australia ) WACA Ground , Perth , Australia 2008–09 1st 406–4 India (v West Indies ) Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago 1975–76 3rd 404–3 Australia (v England ) Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds , England 1948 4th 395–7 West Indies (v Bangladesh ) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh 2020–21 1st Last updated: 16 August 2023 [ 34]
Aggregate scoring records
Highest match aggregate Score Teams Venue Season Test 1,981–35 South Africa (530 & 481) v England (316 & 654–5) Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa 1938–39 5th 1,815–34 England (849 & 272–9 d) v West Indies (286 & 408–5) Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 1929–30 4th 1,768–37 Pakistan (579 & 268) v England (657 & 264–7 d) Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 2022–23 1st 1,764–39 Australia (533 & 339–9) v West Indies (276 & 616) Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia 1968–69 4th 1,753–40 Australia (354 & 582) v England (447 & 370) 1920–21 3rd Last updated: 29 December 2022 [ 35]
Individual records
Individual records (batting)
Career
Most career runs
Most career runs – progression of record
Runs Player Record held until Duration of record 239 Charles Bannerman 4 January 1882 4 years, 295 days 676 George Ulyett [ a] 13 August 1884 2 years, 222 days 860 Billy Murdoch [ b] 14 August 1886 2 years, 1 day 1,277 Arthur Shrewsbury 23 January 1902 15 years, 162 days 1,293 Joe Darling [ c] 18 February 1902 26 days 1,366 Syd Gregory [ d] 14 June 1902 116 days 1,531 Archie MacLaren [ e] 13 August 1902 60 days 3,412 Clem Hill 27 December 1924 22 years, 136 days 5,410 Jack Hobbs 29 June 1937 12 years, 184 days 7,249 Wally Hammond 27 November 1970 33 years, 151 days 7,459 Colin Cowdrey [ f] 23 March 1972 1 year, 117 days 8,032 Garfield Sobers 23 December 1981 9 years, 275 days 8,114 Geoffrey Boycott 12 November 1983 1 year, 324 days 10,122 Sunil Gavaskar 25 February 1993 9 years, 105 days 11,174 Allan Border 25 November 2005 12 years, 273 days 11,953 Brian Lara 17 October 2008 2 years, 327 days 15,921 Sachin Tendulkar current 16 years, 301 days Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 37] ^ Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs. ^ Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs. ^ Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs. ^ Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs. ^ MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs. ^ Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs.
Most career runs at each batting position
Highest career batting average
Series
Most runs in a series
Innings Brian Lara, the first to score 400 in International Cricket
Highest individual score in a single innings Score Player Opponent Venue Season Test 400* Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 2003–04 4th 380 Matthew Hayden Zimbabwe WACA Ground , Perth , Australia 2003–04 1st 375 Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 1993–94 5th 374 Mahela Jayawardene South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka 2006 1st 367* Wiaan Mulder Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe 2025 2nd Last updated: 7 July 2025 [ 44]
Highest individual score – progression of record Score Player Opponent Venue Season Test match Number 165*[ a] Charles Bannerman England Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 1876–77 Test No. 1 211 Billy Murdoch England The Oval , London , England 1884 Test No. 16 287 R. E. Foster Australia Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 1903–04 Test No. 78 325 Andy Sandham West Indies Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 1929–30 Test No. 193 334 Don Bradman England Headingley , Leeds , England 1930 Test No. 196 336* Wally Hammond New Zealand Eden Park , Auckland , New Zealand 1932–33 Test No. 226 364 Len Hutton Australia The Oval , London , England 1938 Test No. 266 365* Garfield Sobers Pakistan Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 1957–58 Test No. 452 375 Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 1993–94 Test No. 1259 380 Matthew Hayden Zimbabwe WACA Ground , Perth , Australia 2003–04 Test No. 1661 400* Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 2003–04 Test No. 1696 Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 45] ^ Record achieved in the inaugural Test match.
Most runs in a match Runs Scores Player Opponent Venue Season Test 456 333 and 123 Graham Gooch India Lord's , London , England 1990 1st 430 269 and 161 Shubman Gill England Edgbaston , Birmingham , England 2025 2nd 426 334* and 92 Mark Taylor Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan 1998–99 2nd 424 319 and 105 Kumar Sangakkara Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh 2013–14 2nd 400 400* Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 2003–04 4th Last updated: 5 July 2025 [ 46]
Innings as captain Highest individual score as captain Score Player Opponent Venue Season Test 400* Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 2003–04 4th 374 Mahela Jayawardene South Africa Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka 2006 1st 367* Wiaan Mulder Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe 2025 2nd 334* Mark Taylor Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan 1998–99 2nd 333 Graham Gooch India Lord's , London , England 1990 1st Last updated: 7 July 2025 [ 47]
Innings carrying the bat Highest individual score Score Player Opponent Venue Season Test 264* Tom Latham Sri Lanka Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand 2018–19 1st 244* Alastair Cook Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 2017–18 4th 223* Glenn Turner West Indies Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 1971–72 1st 216* Marvan Atapattu Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe 1999–00 1st 206* Bill Brown England Lord's , London , England 1938 2nd Last updated: 8 January 2019 [ 48]
Calendar year
Most runs in a calendar year
Highest scores at each batting position Batting position Player Score Opponent Venue Season Test Opener Matthew Hayden 380 Zimbabwe WACA Ground , Perth , Australia 2003–04 1st Number 3 Brian Lara 400* England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 2003–04 4th Number 4 Mahela Jayawardene 374 South Africa Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka 2006 1st Number 5 Michael Clarke 329* India Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 2011–12 2nd Number 6 Ben Stokes 258 South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 2015–16 2nd Number 7 Don Bradman 270 England Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 1936–37 3rd Number 8 Wasim Akram 257* Zimbabwe Sheikhupura Stadium , Sheikhupura , Pakistan 1996–97 1st Number 9 Ian Smith 173 India Eden Park , Auckland , New Zealand 1989–90 3rd Number 10 Walter Read 117 Australia The Oval , London , England 1884 3rd Number 11 Ashton Agar 98 England Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England 2013 1st Last updated: 18 November 2017 [ 50]
Most runs in an over Runs Sequence Batsman Bowler Venue Season Test 35 4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1 Jasprit Bumrah Stuart Broad Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England 2022 5th 28 4–6–6–4–4–4 Brian Lara Robin Peterson Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 2003–04 1st 4–6–2–4–6–6 George Bailey James Anderson WACA Ground , Perth , Australia 2013–14 3rd 4–4–4–6–6–b4 Keshav Maharaj Joe Root St George's Park , Gqeberha , South Africa 2019–20 3rd 27 6–6–6–6–2–1 Shahid Afridi Harbhajan Singh Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan 2005–06 1st 6–4–4–4–6–3 Harry Brook Zahid Mahmood Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 2022–23 1st Last updated: 2 December 2022 [ 51]
Centuries
Most Test centuries
Fastest Test centuries No. of balls Player Opponent Venue Season Test 54 Brendon McCullum Australia Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand 2015–16 2nd 56 Viv Richards England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda 1985–86 5th Misbah-ul-Haq Australia Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates 2014–15 2nd 57 Adam Gilchrist England WACA Ground , Perth , Australia 2006–07 3rd 67 Jack Gregory South Africa Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa 1921–22 2nd Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 53]
Most Test double centuries
Fastest Test double centuries No. of balls Player Opponent Venue Season Test 153 Nathan Astle England Lancaster Park , Christchurch , New Zealand 2001–02 1st 163 Ben Stokes South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 2015–16 2nd 168 Virender Sehwag Sri Lanka Brabourne Stadium , Mumbai , India 2009–10 3rd 182 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan 2005–06 1st 186 Brendon McCullum Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah , United Arab Emirates 2014–15 3rd Last updated: 4 March 2019 [ 55] [ 56]
Most Test triple centuries
Most Test quadruple centuries Quadruple centuries Player Matches 1 Brian Lara 131 Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 58]
Half-centuries
Most Test 50+ scores
Fastest Test half-centuries No. of balls Player Opponent Venue Season 21 Misbah-ul-Haq Australia Sheikh Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates 2014–15 23 David Warner Pakistan Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 2016–17 24 Jacques Kallis Zimbabwe Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 2004–05 Ben Stokes West Indies Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England 2024 25 Shane Shillingford New Zealand Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica 2014 Last updated: 28 July 2024 [ 60] Note: Misbah's is also the fastest in minutes, at 24 minutes. Some records credit Victor Trumper with a 22-minute half-century against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1902-03, but this only counted the time he was on strike: the total time for his fifty is recorded as 45 minutes.
Most fours in career
Most sixes in career
Ducks
Individual records (bowling)
Most wickets in a career
Most wickets in a career – Progression of record Wickets Player Matches Average Record held until Duration of record 8[ a] Alfred Shaw 1 10.75 31 March 1877 16 days 14 Tom Kendall 2 15.35 4 January 1879 1 year, 279 days 94[ b] Fred Spofforth 18 18.41 12 January 1895 16 years, 8 days 100 Johnny Briggs 25 13.51 4 February 1895 33 days 101 Charles Turner 17 16.53 2 March 1895 26 days 103 Johnny Briggs 26 13.92 21 March 1896 1 year, 19 days 112[ c] George Lohmann 18 10.75 14 January 1898 1 year, 299 days 118 Johnny Briggs 33 17.75 2 January 1904 5 years, 353 days 141 Hugh Trumble 32 21.78 13 December 1913 9 years, 345 days 189 Sydney Barnes 27 16.43 4 January 1936 22 years, 22 days 216 Clarrie Grimmett 37 24.21 24 July 1953 17 years, 201 days 236 Alec Bedser 51 24.89 26 January 1963 9 years, 186 days 242[ d] Brian Statham 67 24.27 15 March 1963 48 days 307 Fred Trueman 67 21.57 1 February 1976 12 years, 323 days 309 Lance Gibbs 79 29.09 27 December 1981 5 years, 329 days 355 Dennis Lillee 70 23.92 21 August 1986 4 years, 237 days 373[ e] Ian Botham 94 27.86 12 November 1988 2 years, 83 days 431 Richard Hadlee 86 22.29 8 February 1994 5 years, 88 days 434 Kapil Dev 131 29.64 27 March 2000 6 years, 48 days 519 Courtney Walsh 132 24.44 8 May 2004 4 years, 42 days 532[ f] Muttiah Muralitharan 91 22.87 15 October 2004 160 days 708[ f] Shane Warne 145 25.41 3 December 2007 3 years, 49 days 800 Muttiah Muralitharan 133 22.72 Current 17 years, 254 days ^ Allen Hill took the first Test wicket, but only two in the First Test match. Alfred Shaw (3/51 & 5/35) and Tom Kendall (1/54 & 7/55) both took eight wickets, but as Australia batted first Shaw was the first to take five wickets in an innings and the first to take eight Test wickets. Kendall overtook him in the Second Test and Shaw subsequently increased his total to 12 wickets (15.35) in seven Tests[ 65] ^ Johnny Briggs equalled Fred Spofforth 's record of 94 Test wickets on 29 December 1894 in the Second Test at Melbourne , as did Charles Turner two days later. Briggs overtook Turner and Spofforth in the Third Test at Adelaide , which Turner missed, and became the first man to claim 100 Test wickets on 1 February 1895 in the Fourth Test at Sydney . Turner became the second three days later and ended with a total of 101 wickets (16.53) in 17 Tests[ 66] [ 67] ^ Johnny Briggs equalled George Lohmann 's record of 112 Test wickets on 3 January 1898 in the Second Test at Melbourne and overtook him in the next match at Adelaide. ^ Fred Trueman overtook Brian Statham 's then record of 242 Test wickets and Statham subsequently increased his total to 252 wickets (24.84) in 70 Tests ^ Richard Hadlee overtook Ian Botham 's then record of 373 Test wickets and Botham subsequently increased his total to 383 wickets (28.40) in 102 Tests ^ a b Shane Warne overtook Muttiah Muralitharan 's then record of 532 Test wickets and Muralitharan subsequently increased his total to 800 wickets (22.72) in 133 Tests[ 68]
Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets Ravichandran Ashwin holds world record for quickest to reach 250, 300 and 350 Test wickets.
Best career bowling average As of 19 February 2022 [ 88] Qualification: At least 2,000 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 each took one wicket without conceding a run[ 89]
^ John Ferris was one of a few cricketers to play Test cricket for more than one country. He played in eight Tests for Australia from 1886–87 and a single Test for England in South Africa in 1891–92.[ 87]
Best career strike rate
Most 5 wickets in an innings
Most 10 wickets in a match
Series
Innings
Bowling figures Player Opponent Venue Season 10–53 Jim Laker [ a] Australia Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Manchester , England 1956 10–74 Anil Kumble Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla Ground , Delhi , India 1998–99 10–119 Ajaz Patel India Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India 2021–22 9–28 George Lohmann South Africa Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa 1895–96 9–37 Jim Laker [ a] Australia Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Manchester, England 1956 Last updated: 4 December 2021 [ 95] ^ a b Jim Laker achieved figures of 9-37 and 10-53 in the same Test match in 1956 against Australia at Old Trafford, in first and second innings respectively.[ 94]
Bowling figures Player Opponent Venue Season 7–55[ a] Tom Kendall England Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 1876–77 7–44 Fred Spofforth England The Oval , London , England 1882 7–28 Billy Bates Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 1882–83 8–35 George Lohmann Australia Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 1886–87 8–11 Johnny Briggs South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 1888–89 8–7 George Lohmann South Africa St George's Park Cricket Ground , Gqeberha , South Africa 1895–96 9–28 George Lohmann South Africa Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa 1895–96 10–53 Jim Laker Australia Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Manchester , England 1956 Last updated: 15 June 2016 Note: Calculated at the conclusion of each Test. ^ Record achieved in the inaugural Test match.
Match records Best figures in a match Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season 19–90 Jim Laker Australia Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Manchester , England 1956 17–159 Sydney Barnes South Africa Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa 1913–14 16–136 Narendra Hirwani West Indies M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , India 1987–88 16–137 Bob Massie England Lord's , London , England 1972 16–220 Muttiah Muralitharan England The Oval , London , England 1998 Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 96]
Innings as captain Best figures in an innings as captain Bowling figures Player Opponent Venue Season 9–83 Kapil Dev West Indies Sardar Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad , India 1983–84 8–60 Imran Khan India National Stadium , Karachi , Pakistan 1982–83 8–63 Rangana Herath Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club , Harare , Zimbabwe 2016–17 8–106 Kapil Dev Australia Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia 1985–86 7–37 Courtney Walsh New Zealand Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand 1994–95 Last updated: 16 March 2017 [ 97]
Match records as captain Best figures in a match as captain Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season 13–55 Courtney Walsh New Zealand Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand 1994–95 13–135 Waqar Younis Zimbabwe Southend Club Cricket Stadium , Karachi , Pakistan 1993–94 13–152 Rangana Herath Harare Sports Club , Harare , Zimbabwe 2016–17 12–100 Fazal Mahmood West Indies Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka , Bangladesh 1958–59 11–79 Imran Khan India National Stadium , Karachi , Pakistan 1982–83 Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 98]
Individual records (fielding)
Most catches in Test career
Individual records (wicket-keeping)
Most dismissals
Most catches
Most stumpings
Most dismissals in an innings Dismissals Player Opponent Venue Season 7 Wasim Bari New Zealand Eden Park , Auckland , New Zealand 1978–79 Bob Taylor India Wankhede Stadium , Bombay , India 1979–80 Ian Smith Sri Lanka Seddon Park , Hamilton , New Zealand 1990–91 Ridley Jacobs Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia 2000–01 Joshua Da Silva South Africa Centurion Park , Centurion , South Africa 2022–23 Last updated: 30 November 2024 [ 103]
Individual records (as an all-rounder)
10 wickets and a century in a Test match Player Runs Wickets Date Opponent Venue Ian Botham [ 104] [ a] 114 13/109 15 February 1980 India Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India Imran Khan [ 104] [ a] 117 11/180 3 January 1983 Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad , Pakistan Shakib Al Hasan [ 104] [ b] 137 10/124 3 November 2014 Zimbabwe Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium , Khulna , Bangladesh Last updated: 16 September 2016 [ 105] 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). ^ a b Botham and Imran only batted once in their matches. ^ Shakib batted twice in his match, but only scored 6 in the other innings.
Most 5 wickets in an innings and a century in the same Test match
Individual records (other)
Most matches played
Most matches played as captain
Most matches won as captain
Most Player-of-the-Match awards
Most Player-of-the-series awards
Partnership records
Highest partnerships Runs Wicket Team Players Opposition Venue Season 624 3rd Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara (287) Mahela Jayawardene (374) South Africa Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka 2006 576 2nd Sanath Jayasuriya (340) Roshan Mahanama (225) India R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka 1997–98 467 3rd New Zealand Andrew Jones (186) Martin Crowe (299) Sri Lanka Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand 1990–91 454 4th England Joe Root (262) Harry Brook (317) Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan 2024–25 451 2nd Australia Bill Ponsford (266) Donald Bradman (244) England The Oval , London , England 1934 3rd Pakistan Mudassar Nazar (231) Javed Miandad (280*) India Niaz Stadium , Hyderabad , India 1982–83 Last updated: 10 October 2024 [ 112] An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached).
Highest partnership (for each wicket) Partnership Runs Team Players Opposition Venue Season 1st wicket 415 South Africa Graeme Smith (232) Neil McKenzie (226) Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh 2008 2nd wicket 576 Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya (340) Roshan Mahanama (225) India R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka 1997–98 3rd wicket 624 Kumar Sangakkara (287) Mahela Jayawardene (374) South Africa Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka 2006 4th wicket 454 England Joe Root (262) Harry Brook (317) Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan 2024–25 5th wicket 405 Australia Sid Barnes (234) Donald Bradman (234) England Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 1946–47 6th wicket 399 England Ben Stokes (258) Jonny Bairstow (150*) South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 2015–16 7th wicket 347 West Indies Denis Atkinson (219) Clairmonte Depeiaza (122) Australia Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados 1954–55 8th wicket 332 England Jonathan Trott (184) Stuart Broad (169) Pakistan Lord's , London , England 2010 9th wicket 195 South Africa Mark Boucher (78) Pat Symcox (108) New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 1997-98 10th wicket 198 England Joe Root (154*) James Anderson (81) India Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England 2014 Last updated: 10 October 2024 [ 113] An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached).
Highest overall partnership runs by a pair
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