List of Test cricket records
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 February 2023[update], the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 404 of their 851 Tests (47.47%). Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests, the least successful team are Bangladesh.
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 | |
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Afghanistan | 14 June 2018 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
Australia | 15 March 1877 | 866 | 414 | 232 | 2 | 218 | 47.80 | |
Bangladesh | 10 November 2000 | 142 | 19 | 105 | 0 | 18 | 13.38 | |
England | 15 March 1877 | 1,071 | 392 | 324 | 0 | 355 | 36.60 | |
India | 25 June 1932 | 579 | 178 | 178 | 1 | 222 | 30.74 | |
Ireland | 11 May 2018 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
New Zealand | 10 January 1930 | 470 | 115 | 185 | 0 | 170 | 24.46 | |
Pakistan | 16 October 1952 | 456 | 148 | 142 | 0 | 166 | 32.45 | |
South Africa | 12 March 1889 | 464 | 178 | 161 | 0 | 125 | 38.36 | |
Sri Lanka | 17 February 1982 | 316 | 103 | 121 | 0 | 92 | 32.59 | |
West Indies | 23 June 1928 | 575 | 183 | 210 | 1 | 181 | 31.82 | |
Zimbabwe | 18 October 1992 | 117 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 29 | 11.11 | |
ICC World XI | 14 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Last updated: 3 April 2024[22] |
Result records
Greatest win margins (by innings)
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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Innings and 579 runs | England (903–7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) | The Oval, London | 1938 |
Innings and 360 runs | Australia (652–7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2001–02 |
Innings and 336 runs | West Indies (614–5 d) beat India (124 & 154) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1958–59 |
Innings and 332 runs | Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172) | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1946–47 |
Innings and 324 runs | Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246) | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2002 |
Last updated: 18 December 2019[23] |
Greatest win margin (by runs)
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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675 runs | England (521 & 342–8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 1928–29 |
562 runs | Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) | The Oval, London | 1934 |
546 runs | Bangladesh (382 & 425-4 d) beat Afghanistan (146 & 115) | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka | 2023 |
530 runs | Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1910–11 |
492 runs | South Africa (488 & 344–6 d) beat Australia (221 & 119) | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2018 |
Last updated: 3 April 2018[24] |
Matches that finished with scores level
Result | Teams | Venue | Season |
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Tie | Australia (505 & 232) vs West Indies (453 & 284) | The Gabba | 1960–61 |
Tie | India (397 & 347) vs Australia (574–7 d & 170–5 d) | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | 1986–87 |
Draw | Zimbabwe (376 & 234) vs England (406 & 204–5) | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1996–97 |
Draw | India (482 & 242–9) vs West Indies (590 & 134) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 2011–12 |
Narrowest win margin (by wickets)
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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1 wicket | England (183 & 263–9) beat Australia (324 & 121) | The Oval, London | 1902 |
South Africa (91 & 287–9) beat England (184 & 190) | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1905–06 | |
England (382 & 282–9) beat Australia (266 & 397) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1907–08 | |
England (183 & 173–9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 1922–23 | |
Australia (216 & 260–9) beat West Indies (272 & 203) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1951–52 | |
New Zealand (249 & 104–9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1979–80 | |
Pakistan (256 & 315–9) beat Australia (337 & 232) | National Stadium, Karachi | 1994–95 | |
West Indies (329 & 311–9) beat Australia (490 & 146) | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 1998–99 | |
West Indies (273 & 216–9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1999–00 | |
Pakistan (175 & 262–9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154) | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | 2003 | |
Sri Lanka (321 & 352–9) beat South Africa (361 & 311) | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 2006 | |
India (405 & 216–9) beat Australia (428 & 192) | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 2010–11 | |
Sri Lanka (191 & 304–9) beat South Africa (235 & 259) | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | 2018–19 | |
England (67 & 362–9) beat Australia (179 & 246) | Headingley, Leeds | 2019 | |
West Indies (253 & 168–9) beat Pakistan (217 & 203) | Sabina Park, Kingston | 2021 | |
Last updated: 15 August 2021[28] |
Narrowest win margin (by runs)
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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1 run | West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) | Adelaide Oval | 1992–93 |
New Zealand (209 & 483) beat England (435 & 256) | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2022–23 | |
2 runs | England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2005 |
3 runs | Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1902 |
England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1982–83 | |
Last updated: 28 February 2023[29] |
Victory after following-on
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1 run | New Zealand (209 & 483) beat England (435 & 256) | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2022–23 |
10 runs | England (325 & 437) beat Australia (586 & 166) | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1894–95 |
18 runs | England (174 & 356) beat Australia (401–9 d & 111) | Headingley, Leeds | 1981 |
171 runs | India (171 & 657–7 d) beat Australia (445 & 212) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2000–01 |
Last updated: 28 February 2023[30] |
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 |
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: 15 June 2016[31] |
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings
Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
952–6 d | Sri Lanka (v India) | Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
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903–7 d | England (v Australia) | The Oval, London | 1938 |
849 | England (v West Indies) | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929–30 |
790–3 d | West Indies (v Pakistan) | 1957–58 | |
765–6 d | Pakistan (v Sri Lanka) | National Stadium, Karachi | 2008–09 |
Last updated: 14 September 2017[32] |
Fewest runs in a completed innings
Runs | Teams | Venue | Date |
26 | New Zealand (v England) | Eden Park, Auckland | 25 March 1955 |
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30 | South Africa (v England) | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 13 February 1896 |
South Africa (v England) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 14 June 1924 | |
35 | South Africa (v England) | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 1 April 1899 |
36 | South Africa (v Australia) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 12 February 1932 |
Australia (v England) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 29 May 1902 | |
India (v Australia) | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 17 December 2020 | |
Last updated: 19 December 2020[33] |
Highest fourth-innings totals to win
Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
418–7 | West Indies (v Australia) | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2002–03 |
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414–4 | South Africa (v Australia) | WACA Ground, Perth | 2008–09 |
406–4 | India (v West Indies) | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1975–76 |
404–3 | Australia (v England) | Headingley, Leeds | 1948 |
395–7 | West Indies (v Bangladesh) | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2020–21 |
Last updated: 16 August 2023[34] |
Aggregate scoring records
Highest match aggregate
Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
1981–35 | South Africa (530 & 481) v England (316 & 654–5) | Kingsmead, Durban | 1938–39 |
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1815–34 | West Indies (849 & 272–9 d) v England (286 & 408–5) | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929–30 |
1768–37 | Pakistan (579 & 268) v England (657 & 264–7 d) | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2022–23 |
1764–39 | Australia (533 & 339–9) v West Indies (276 & 616) | Adelaide Oval | 1968–69 |
1753–40 | Australia (354 & 582) v England (447 & 370) | Adelaide Oval | 1920–21 |
Last updated: 29 December 2022[35] |
Individual records
Individual records (batting)
Career runs
Most career runs
Runs | Innings | Player | Period |
15,921 | 329 | Sachin Tendulkar | 1989–2013 |
---|---|---|---|
13,378 | 287 | Ricky Ponting | 1995–2012 |
13,289 | 280 | Jacques Kallis | 1995–2013 |
13,288 | 286 | Rahul Dravid | 1996–2012 |
12,472 | 291 | Alastair Cook | 2006–2018 |
Last updated: 11 September 2018[36] |
Most career runs – progression of record
Runs | Player | Record held until | Duration of record | No of test record held |
239 | Charles Bannerman | 4 January 1882 | 4 years, 295 days | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
676 | George Ulyett[a] | 13 August 1884 | 2 years, 222 days | 11 |
860 | Billy Murdoch[b] | 14 August 1886 | 2 years, 1 day | 8 |
1,277 | Arthur Shrewsbury | 23 January 1902 | 15 years, 162 days | 43 |
1,293 | Joe Darling[c] | 18 February 1902 | 26 days | 1 |
1,366 | Syd Gregory[d] | 14 June 1902 | 116 days | 3 |
1,531 | Archie MacLaren[e] | 13 August 1902 | 60 days | 3 |
3,412 | Clem Hill | 27 December 1924 | 22 years, 136 days | 84 |
5,410 | Jack Hobbs | 29 June 1937 | 12 years, 184 days | 102 |
7,249 | Wally Hammond | 27 November 1970 | 33 years, 151 days | 414 |
7,459 | Colin Cowdrey[f] | 23 March 1972 | 1 year, 117 days | 21 |
8,032 | Garfield Sobers | 23 December 1981 | 9 years, 275 days | 219 |
8,114 | Geoffrey Boycott | 12 November 1983 | 1 year, 324 days | 53 |
10,122 | Sunil Gavaskar | 25 February 1993 | 9 years, 105 days | 248 |
11,174 | Allan Border | 25 November 2005 | 12 years, 273 days | 558 |
11,953 | Brian Lara | 17 October 2008 | 2 years, 327 days | 116 |
15,921 | Sachin Tendulkar | current | 15 years, 205 days | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[37] | ||||
Most runs at each batting position
Batting position | Player | Runs | Average at the position | ||
Opener | Alastair Cook | 11,845 | 44.87 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number 3 | Kumar Sangakkara | 11,679 | 60.83 | ||
Number 4 | Sachin Tendulkar | 13,492 | 54.40 | ||
Number 5 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 6,883 | 56.42 | ||
Number 6 | Ben Stokes † | 3,778 | 35.64 | ||
Number 7 | Adam Gilchrist | 3,948 | 46.45 | ||
Number 8 | Daniel Vettori | 2,227 | 39.77 | ||
Number 9 | Stuart Broad | 1,389 | 19.84 | ||
Number 10 | Stuart Broad | 825 | 12.69 | ||
Number 11 | James Anderson † | 687 | 7.72 | ||
Last updated: 11 March 2024 [38] |
Highest career batting average
Average | Innings | Player | Period |
99.94 | 80 | Donald Bradman | 1928–1948 |
---|---|---|---|
62.15 | 20 | Harry Brook † | 2022–2023 |
61.87 | 31 | Adam Voges | 2015–2016 |
60.97 | 41 | Graeme Pollock | 1963–1970 |
60.83 | 40 | George Headley | 1930–1954 |
Last updated: 19 February 2023[39] | |||
Qualification: At least 20 innings. Note: If the qualification is removed, the record Test batting average is Australian Kurtis Patterson's 144.00; Patterson made scores of 30 and 114 not out in his only two Test innings.[40] A very few one-Test wonders have never been dismissed, leaving them without a defined Test batting average. Notable players who played only a single Test innings without a dismissal are Stuart Law (54*, innings declared) and Andy Lloyd (10*, retired hurt).[41][42] |
Series
Runs | Player | Series |
974 (7 innings) | Don Bradman | v England, 1930 |
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905 (9 innings) | Wally Hammond | v Australia, 1928–29 |
839 (11 innings) | Mark Taylor | v England, 1989 |
834 (9 innings) | Neil Harvey | v South Africa, 1952–53 |
829 (7 innings) | Viv Richards | v England, 1976 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[43] |
Innings
Highest individual score
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
400* | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2003–04 |
---|---|---|---|---|
380 | Matthew Hayden | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground, Perth | 2003–04 |
375 | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1993–94 |
374 | Mahela Jayawardene | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
365* | Garfield Sobers | Pakistan | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1957–58 |
Last updated: 15 June 2015[44] |
Highest individual score – progression of record
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season | Test match Number |
165*[a] | Charles Bannerman | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1876–77 | Test No. 1 |
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211 | Billy Murdoch | England | The Oval, London | 1884 | Test No. 16 |
287 | R. E. Foster | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1903–04 | Test No. 78 |
325 | Andy Sandham | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929–30 | Test No. 193 |
334 | Don Bradman | England | Headingley, Leeds | 1930 | Test No. 196 |
336* | Wally Hammond | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1932–33 | Test No. 226 |
364 | Len Hutton | Australia | The Oval, London | 1938 | Test No. 266 |
365* | Garfield Sobers | Pakistan | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1957–58 | Test No. 452 |
375 | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1993–94 | Test No. 1259 |
380 | Matthew Hayden | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground, Perth | 2003–04 | Test No. 1661 |
400* | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2003–04 | Test No. 1696 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[45] | |||||
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Most runs in a match
Runs | Scores | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
456 | 333 and 123 | Graham Gooch | India | Lord's | 1990 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
426 | 334* and 92 | Mark Taylor | Pakistan | Peshawar | 1998–99 |
424 | 319 and 105 | Kumar Sangakkara | Bangladesh | Chittagong | 2013–14 |
400 | 400* | Brian Lara | England | St John's, Antigua | 2003–04 |
380 | 247* and 133 | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Wellington | 1973–74 |
380 | Matthew Hayden | Zimbabwe | Perth | 2003–04 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[46] |
Innings as captain
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
400* | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2003–04 |
---|---|---|---|---|
374 | Mahela Jayawardene | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
334* | Mark Taylor | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 1998 |
333 | Graham Gooch | India | Lord's, London | 1990 |
329* | Michael Clarke | India | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2012 |
Last updated: 15 June 2015[47] |
Innings carrying the bat
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
264* | Tom Latham | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2018–19 |
---|---|---|---|---|
244* | Alastair Cook | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2017–18 |
223* | Glenn Turner | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1972 |
216* | Marvan Atapattu | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1999–00 |
206* | Bill Brown | England | Lord's, London | 1931 |
Last updated: 8 January 2019[48] |
Calendar year
Most runs in a calendar year
Runs | Player | Average | Year | |
1788 | Mohammad Yousuf | 99.33 | 2006 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1710 | Viv Richards | 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[49] |
Highest scores at each batting position
Batting position | Player | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
Opener | Matthew Hayden | 380 | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground | 9 October 2003 |
Number 3 | Brian Lara | 400* | England | Antigua Recreation Ground | 10 April 2004 |
Number 4 | Mahela Jayawardene | 374 | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 27 July 2006 |
Number 5 | Michael Clarke | 329* | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 January 2012 |
Number 6 | Ben Stokes | 258 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | 2 January 2016 |
Number 7 | Don Bradman | 270 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 January 1937 |
Number 8 | Wasim Akram | 257* | Zimbabwe | Sheikhupura Stadium | 17 October 1996 |
Number 9 | Ian Smith | 173 | India | Eden Park | 22 February 1990 |
Number 10 | Walter Read | 117 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 11 August 1884 |
Number 11 | Ashton Agar | 98 | England | Trent Bridge | 10 July 2013 |
Last updated: 18 November 2017[50] |
Most runs in an over
Runs | Sequence | Batsman | Bowler | Venue | Season |
35 | 4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1 | Jasprit Bumrah | Stuart Broad | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | 4–6–6–4–4–4 | Brian Lara | Robin Peterson | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2003–04 |
4–6–2–4–6–6 | George Bailey | James Anderson | WACA, Perth | 2013–14 | |
4–4–4–6–6–b4 | Keshav Maharaj | Joe Root | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 2019–20 | |
27 | 6–6–6–6–2–1 | Shahid Afridi | Harbhajan Singh | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2005–06 |
6-4-4-4-6-3 | Harry Brook | Zahid Mahmood | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 2022–23 | |
Last updated: 2 December 2022[51] |
Centuries
Most Test centuries
Centuries | Player | Matches | Innings | |
---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 329 | |
45 | Jacques Kallis | 166 | 280 | |
41 | Ricky Ponting | 168 | 287 | |
38 | Kumar Sangakkara | 134 | 233 | |
36 | Rahul Dravid | 164 | 286 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[52] |
Fastest Test centuries
No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
54 | Brendon McCullum | Australia | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2015–16 |
---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Viv Richards | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1985–86 |
Misbah-ul-Haq | Australia | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2014 | |
57 | Adam Gilchrist | England | WACA Ground, Perth | 2006–07 |
67 | Jack Gregory | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1921–22 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[53] |
Most Test double centuries
Double centuries | Player | Matches |
12 | Donald Bradman | 52 |
---|---|---|
11 | Kumar Sangakkara | 130 |
9 | Brian Lara | 131 |
7 | Wally Hammond | 85 |
Virat Kohli | 100 | |
Mahela Jayawardene | 149 | |
Last updated: 30 December 2021[54] |
Fastest Test double centuries
No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
153 | Nathan Astle | England | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 2001–02 |
---|---|---|---|---|
163 | Ben Stokes | South Africa | Newlands, Cape Town | 2016 |
168 | Virender Sehwag | Sri Lanka | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 2009 |
182 | Virender Sehwag | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2006 |
186 | Brendon McCullum | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 2014 |
Most Test triple centuries
Triple centuries | Player | Matches |
2 | Donald Bradman | 52 |
---|---|---|
Virender Sehwag | 104 | |
Chris Gayle | 103 | |
Brian Lara | 131 | |
1 | (22 players) | |
Last updated: 8 January 2019[57] |
Most Test quadruple centuries
Quadruple centuries | Player | Matches |
1 | Brian Lara | 131 |
---|---|---|
Last updated: 15 June 2016[58] |
Half-centuries
Most Test 50+ scores
50+ | Player | Matches | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
119 | Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 329 |
103 | Jacques Kallis | 166 | 280 |
Ricky Ponting | 168 | 287 | |
99 | Rahul Dravid | 164 | 286 |
96 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 164 | 280 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[59] |
Fastest Test half-centuries
No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
21 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Australia | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2014–15 |
---|---|---|---|---|
23 | David Warner | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2016–17 |
24 | Jacques Kallis | Zimbabwe | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 2004–05 |
25 | Shane Shillingford | New Zealand | Sabina Park, Kingston | 2014 |
26 | Shahid Afridi | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2004–05 |
Mohammad Ashraful | India | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | 2007 | |
Dale Steyn | West Indies | St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 2014–15 | |
Last updated: 16 September 2019[60] | ||||
Note: Misbah's is also the fastest in minutes, at 24 minutes, with Ashraful in second place on 27. Some records credit Victor Trumper with a 22-minute half-century against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1902-3, 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
Fours | Player | Innings |
---|---|---|
2058 | Sachin Tendulkar | 329 |
1654 | Rahul Dravid | 286 |
1559 | Brian Lara | 232 |
1509 | Ricky Ponting | 287 |
1491 | Kumar Sangakkara | 233 |
Key: + : complete career records are not known. | ||
Last updated: 8 January 2019[61] |
Most sixes in career
Sixes | Player | Innings |
---|---|---|
128 | Ben Stokes † | 185 |
107 | Brendon McCullum | 176 |
100 | Adam Gilchrist | 137 |
98 | Chris Gayle | 182 |
97 | Jacques Kallis | 280 |
Last updated: 11 March 2024[62] |
Ducks
Ducks | Innings | Player | Period |
43 | 185 | Courtney Walsh | 1984–2001 |
---|---|---|---|
39 | 244 | Stuart Broad † | 2007–2023 |
36 | 104 | Chris Martin | 2000–2013 |
35 | 138 | Glenn McGrath | 1993–2007 |
34 | 199 | Shane Warne | 1992–2007 |
142 | Ishant Sharma | 2007–2021 | |
264 | James Anderson † | 2003–2024 | |
Last updated: 11 March 2024[63] |
Individual records (bowling)
Most wickets in a career
Wickets | Player | Matches | Average |
800 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 | 22.72 |
---|---|---|---|
708 | Shane Warne | 145 | 25.41 |
700 | James Anderson † | 187 | 26.56 |
619 | Anil Kumble | 132 | 29.65 |
604 | Stuart Broad | 167 | 27.68 |
Last updated: 1 August 2023[64] |
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 |
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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 | 16 years, 158 days |
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Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets
Wickets | Bowler | Match | Record Date | Reference |
50 | Charlie Turner | 6 | 30 August 1888 | [69] |
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100 | George Lohmann | 16 | 2 March 1896 | [70] |
150 | Sydney Barnes | 24 | 13 December 1913 | [71] |
200 | Yasir Shah | 33 | 3 December 2018 | [72] |
250 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 45 | 9 February 2017 | [73] |
300 | 54 | 24 November 2017 | [74] | |
350 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 66 | 6 September 2001 | [75] |
Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 October 2019 | |||
400 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 72 | 12 January 2002 | [76] |
450 | 80 | 3 May 2003 | [77] | |
500 | 87 | 16 March 2004 | [78] | |
550 | 94 | 12 September 2005 | [79][80] | |
600 | 101 | 8 March 2006 | [81] | |
650 | 108 | 4 August 2006 | [82][83] | |
700 | 113 | 11 July 2007 | [84] | |
750 | 122 | 31 July 2008 | [85] | |
800 | 133 | 18 July 2010 | [86] | |
Last updated: 19 January 2021 |
Best career bowling average
Average | Player | Runs conceded | Wickets |
10.75 | George Lohmann | 1,205 | 112 |
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12.70 | / J. J. Ferris[a] | 775 | 61 |
15.54 | Billy Barnes | 793 | 51 |
16.42 | Billy Bates | 821 | 50 |
16.43 | Sydney Barnes | 3106 | 189 |
Last updated: 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 took one wicket without conceding a run[89] | |||
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Best career strike rate
Strike rate | Player | Balls | Wickets |
34.19 | George Lohmann | 3,830 | 112 |
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37.73 | / J. J. Ferris | 2,302 | 61 |
38.75 | Shane Bond | 3,372 | 87 |
38.84 | Duanne Olivier † | 2,292 | 59 |
39.23 | Kagiso Rabada † | 11,416 | 291 |
Last updated: 16 August 2023[90] | |||
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled. |
Most 5 wickets in an innings
5 wickets in an innings | Player | Matches |
67 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 |
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37 | Shane Warne | 145 |
36 | Richard Hadlee | 86 |
Ravichandran Ashwin | 100 | |
35 | Anil Kumble | 132 |
Last updated: 25 February 2024[91] |
Most 10 wickets in a match
10 wickets in a match | Player | Matches |
22 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 |
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10 | Shane Warne | 145 |
9 | Richard Hadlee | 86 |
Rangana Herath | 93 | |
8 | Anil Kumble | 132 |
Ravichandran Ashwin | 99 | |
Last updated: 16 August 2023[92] |
Series
Wickets | Player | Series |
49 (4 Tests) | Sydney Barnes | v South Africa 1913–14 |
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46 (5 Tests) | Jim Laker | v Australia, 1956 |
44 (5 Tests) | Clarrie Grimmett | v South Africa 1935–36 |
42 (6 Tests) | Terry Alderman | v England, 1981 |
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This article is about the men s records For the women s records see List of women s Test cricket records 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 Donald Bradman holder of several Test batting records including highest batting average Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run scorer and century maker in Test cricket Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest wicket taker in Test cricket George Lohmann is the holder of best bowling average in Test cricket 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 February 2023 update the most successful team in Test cricket in terms of both wins and win percentage is Australia having won 404 of their 851 Tests 47 47 Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests the least successful team are Bangladesh 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 Contents 1 Listing criteria 2 Listing notation 3 Team records 3 1 Team wins losses and draws 3 2 Result records 3 2 1 Greatest win margins by innings 3 2 2 Greatest win margin by runs 3 2 3 Matches that finished with scores level 3 2 4 Narrowest win margin by wickets 3 2 5 Narrowest win margin by runs 3 2 6 Victory after following on 3 2 7 Most consecutive wins 3 3 Team scoring records 3 3 1 Most runs in an innings 3 3 2 Fewest runs in a completed innings 3 3 3 Highest fourth innings totals to win 3 4 Aggregate scoring records 3 4 1 Highest match aggregate 4 Individual records 4 1 Individual records batting 4 1 1 Career runs 4 1 2 Most career runs 4 1 3 Most career runs progression of record 4 1 4 Most runs at each batting position 4 1 5 Highest career batting average 4 1 6 Series 4 1 7 Innings 4 1 7 1 Highest individual score 4 1 7 2 Highest individual score progression of record 4 1 7 3 Most runs in a match 4 1 7 4 Innings as captain 4 1 7 5 Innings carrying the bat 4 1 8 Calendar year 4 1 8 1 Most runs in a calendar year 4 1 9 Highest scores at each batting position 4 1 10 Most runs in an over 4 1 11 Centuries 4 1 11 1 Most Test centuries 4 1 11 2 Fastest Test centuries 4 1 11 3 Most Test double centuries 4 1 11 4 Fastest Test double centuries 4 1 11 5 Most Test triple centuries 4 1 11 6 Most Test quadruple centuries 4 1 12 Half centuries 4 1 12 1 Most Test 50 scores 4 1 12 2 Fastest Test half centuries 4 1 13 Most fours in career 4 1 14 Most sixes in career 4 1 15 Ducks 4 2 Individual records bowling 4 2 1 Most wickets in a career 4 2 2 Most wickets in a career Progression of record 4 2 3 Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets 4 2 4 Best career bowling average 4 2 5 Best career strike rate 4 2 6 Most 5 wickets in an innings 4 2 7 Most 10 wickets in a match 4 2 8 Series 4 2 9 Innings 4 2 9 1 Best figures in an innings 4 2 9 2 Best figures in an innings progression of record 4 2 10 Match records 4 2 11 Innings as captain 4 2 12 Match records as captain 4 3 Individual records fielding 4 3 1 Most catches in Test career 4 4 Individual records wicket keeping 4 4 1 Most dismissals 4 4 2 Most catches 4 4 3 Most stumpings 4 5 Individual records as an all rounder 4 5 1 10 wickets and a century in a Test match 4 5 2 Most 5 wickets in an innings and a century in the same Test match 4 6 Individual records other 4 6 1 Most matches played 4 6 2 Most matches played as captain 4 6 3 Most matches won as captain 4 6 4 Most Player of the Match awards 4 6 5 Most Player of the series awards 5 Partnership records 5 1 Highest partnerships 5 2 Highest partnership for each wicket 5 3 Highest overall partnership runs by a pair 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksListing criteriaIn 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 notationTeam 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 recordsTeam wins losses and draws Team First Test match Matches Won Lost Tied Drawn Won nbsp Afghanistan 14 June 2018 9 3 6 0 0 33 33 nbsp Australia 15 March 1877 866 414 232 2 218 47 80 nbsp Bangladesh 10 November 2000 142 19 105 0 18 13 38 nbsp England 15 March 1877 1 071 392 324 0 355 36 60 nbsp India 25 June 1932 579 178 178 1 222 30 74 nbsp Ireland 11 May 2018 8 1 7 0 0 12 50 nbsp New Zealand 10 January 1930 470 115 185 0 170 24 46 nbsp Pakistan 16 October 1952 456 148 142 0 166 32 45 nbsp South Africa 12 March 1889 464 178 161 0 125 38 36 nbsp Sri Lanka 17 February 1982 316 103 121 0 92 32 59 nbsp West Indies 23 June 1928 575 183 210 1 181 31 82 nbsp Zimbabwe 18 October 1992 117 13 75 0 29 11 11 ICC World XI 14 October 2005 1 0 1 0 0 0 00 Last updated 3 April 2024 22 Result records Greatest win margins by innings Margin Teams Venue Season Innings and 579 runs nbsp England 903 7 d beat nbsp Australia 201 amp 123 The Oval London 1938 Innings and 360 runs nbsp Australia 652 7 d beat nbsp South Africa 159 amp 133 New Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg 2001 02 Innings and 336 runs nbsp West Indies 614 5 d beat nbsp India 124 amp 154 Eden Gardens Kolkata 1958 59 Innings and 332 runs nbsp Australia 645 beat nbsp England 141 amp 172 Brisbane Cricket Ground 1946 47 Innings and 324 runs nbsp Pakistan 643 beat nbsp New Zealand 73 amp 246 Gaddafi Stadium Lahore 2002 Last updated 18 December 2019 23 Greatest win margin by runs Margin Teams Venue Season 675 runs nbsp England 521 amp 342 8 d beat nbsp Australia 122 amp 66 Brisbane Exhibition Ground 1928 29 562 runs nbsp Australia 701 amp 327 beat nbsp England 321 amp 145 The Oval London 1934 546 runs nbsp Bangladesh 382 amp 425 4 d beat nbsp Afghanistan 146 amp 115 Sher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium Mirpur Dhaka 2023 530 runs nbsp Australia 328 amp 578 beat nbsp South Africa 205 amp 171 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1910 11 492 runs nbsp South Africa 488 amp 344 6 d beat nbsp Australia 221 amp 119 Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg 2018 Last updated 3 April 2018 24 Matches that finished with scores level See also Tied Test Result Teams Venue Season Tie nbsp Australia 505 amp 232 vs nbsp West Indies 453 amp 284 The Gabba 1960 61 Tie nbsp India 397 amp 347 vs nbsp Australia 574 7 d amp 170 5 d MA Chidambaram Stadium Madras 1986 87 Draw nbsp Zimbabwe 376 amp 234 vs nbsp England 406 amp 204 5 Queens Sports Club Bulawayo 1996 97 Draw nbsp India 482 amp 242 9 vs nbsp West Indies 590 amp 134 Wankhede Stadium Mumbai 2011 12 Last updated 8 January 2021 25 26 27 Narrowest win margin by wickets Margin Teams Venue Season 1 wicket nbsp England 183 amp 263 9 beat nbsp Australia 324 amp 121 The Oval London 1902 nbsp South Africa 91 amp 287 9 beat nbsp England 184 amp 190 Old Wanderers Johannesburg 1905 06 nbsp England 382 amp 282 9 beat nbsp Australia 266 amp 397 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1907 08 nbsp England 183 amp 173 9 beat nbsp South Africa 113 amp 242 Newlands Cricket Ground Cape Town 1922 23 nbsp Australia 216 amp 260 9 beat nbsp West Indies 272 amp 203 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1951 52 nbsp New Zealand 249 amp 104 9 beat nbsp West Indies 140 amp 212 Carisbrook Dunedin 1979 80 nbsp Pakistan 256 amp 315 9 beat nbsp Australia 337 amp 232 National Stadium Karachi 1994 95 nbsp West Indies 329 amp 311 9 beat nbsp Australia 490 amp 146 Kensington Oval Bridgetown 1998 99 nbsp West Indies 273 amp 216 9 beat nbsp Pakistan 269 amp 219 Antigua Recreation Ground St John s 1999 00 nbsp Pakistan 175 amp 262 9 beat nbsp Bangladesh 281 amp 154 Ibn e Qasim Bagh Stadium Multan 2003 nbsp Sri Lanka 321 amp 352 9 beat nbsp South Africa 361 amp 311 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium Colombo 2006 nbsp India 405 amp 216 9 beat nbsp Australia 428 amp 192 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali 2010 11 nbsp Sri Lanka 191 amp 304 9 beat nbsp South Africa 235 amp 259 Kingsmead Cricket Ground Durban 2018 19 nbsp England 67 amp 362 9 beat nbsp Australia 179 amp 246 Headingley Leeds 2019 nbsp West Indies 253 amp 168 9 beat nbsp Pakistan 217 amp 203 Sabina Park Kingston 2021 Last updated 15 August 2021 28 Narrowest win margin by runs Margin Teams Venue Season 1 run nbsp West Indies 252 amp 146 beat nbsp Australia 213 amp 184 Adelaide Oval 1992 93 nbsp New Zealand 209 amp 483 beat nbsp England 435 amp 256 Basin Reserve Wellington 2022 23 2 runs nbsp England 407 amp 182 beat nbsp Australia 308 amp 279 Edgbaston Birmingham 2005 3 runs nbsp Australia 299 amp 86 beat nbsp England 262 amp 120 Old Trafford Manchester 1902 nbsp England 284 amp 294 beat nbsp Australia 287 amp 288 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1982 83 Last updated 28 February 2023 29 Victory after following on See also Follow on Margin Teams Venue Season 1 run nbsp New Zealand 209 amp 483 beat nbsp England 435 amp 256 Basin Reserve Wellington 2022 23 10 runs nbsp England 325 amp 437 beat nbsp Australia 586 amp 166 Sydney Cricket Ground 1894 95 18 runs nbsp England 174 amp 356 beat nbsp Australia 401 9 d amp 111 Headingley Leeds 1981 171 runs nbsp India 171 amp 657 7 d beat nbsp Australia 445 amp 212 Eden Gardens Kolkata 2000 01 Last updated 28 February 2023 30 Most consecutive wins Wins Team First win Last win 16 nbsp Australia nbsp Zimbabwe at Harare 14 October 1999 nbsp India at Mumbai 27 February 2001 nbsp South Africa at Melbourne 26 December 2005 nbsp India at Sydney 2 January 2008 11 nbsp West Indies nbsp Australia at Bridgetown 30 March 1984 nbsp Australia at Adelaide 7 December 1984 9 nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp India at Colombo 29 August 2001 nbsp Pakistan at Lahore 6 March 2002 nbsp South Africa nbsp Australia at Durban 15 March 2002 nbsp Bangladesh 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 nbsp Sri Lanka v nbsp India Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium Colombo 1997 903 7 d nbsp England v nbsp Australia The Oval London 1938 849 nbsp England v nbsp West Indies Sabina Park Kingston 1929 30 790 3 d nbsp West Indies v nbsp Pakistan 1957 58 765 6 d nbsp Pakistan v nbsp Sri Lanka National Stadium Karachi 2008 09 Last updated 14 September 2017 32 Fewest runs in a completed innings Runs Teams Venue Date 26 nbsp New Zealand v nbsp England Eden Park Auckland 25 March 1955 30 nbsp South Africa v nbsp England St George s Park Port Elizabeth 13 February 1896 nbsp South Africa v nbsp England Edgbaston Birmingham 14 June 1924 35 nbsp South Africa v nbsp England Newlands Cricket Ground Cape Town 1 April 1899 36 nbsp South Africa v nbsp Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 12 February 1932 nbsp Australia v nbsp England Edgbaston Birmingham 29 May 1902 nbsp India v nbsp Australia Adelaide Oval Adelaide 17 December 2020 Last updated 19 December 2020 33 Highest fourth innings totals to win Score Teams Venue Season 418 7 nbsp West Indies v nbsp Australia Antigua Recreation Ground St John s 2002 03 414 4 nbsp South Africa v nbsp Australia WACA Ground Perth 2008 09 406 4 nbsp India v nbsp West Indies Queen s Park Oval Port of Spain 1975 76 404 3 nbsp Australia v nbsp England Headingley Leeds 1948 395 7 nbsp West Indies v nbsp Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong 2020 21 Last updated 16 August 2023 34 Aggregate scoring records Highest match aggregate Score Teams Venue Season 1981 35 nbsp South Africa 530 amp 481 v nbsp England 316 amp 654 5 Kingsmead Durban 1938 39 1815 34 nbsp West Indies 849 amp 272 9 d v nbsp England 286 amp 408 5 Sabina Park Kingston 1929 30 1768 37 nbsp Pakistan 579 amp 268 v nbsp England 657 amp 264 7 d Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 2022 23 1764 39 nbsp Australia 533 amp 339 9 v nbsp West Indies 276 amp 616 Adelaide Oval 1968 69 1753 40 nbsp Australia 354 amp 582 v nbsp England 447 amp 370 Adelaide Oval 1920 21 Last updated 29 December 2022 35 Individual recordsIndividual records batting Career runs Further information List of players who have scored 10 000 or more runs in Test cricket Most career runs Runs Innings Player Period 15 921 329 nbsp Sachin Tendulkar 1989 2013 13 378 287 nbsp Ricky Ponting 1995 2012 13 289 280 nbsp Jacques Kallis 1995 2013 13 288 286 nbsp Rahul Dravid 1996 2012 12 472 291 nbsp Alastair Cook 2006 2018 Last updated 11 September 2018 36 Most career runs progression of record Runs Player Record held until Duration of record No of test record held 239 nbsp Charles Bannerman 4 January 1882 4 years 295 days 4 676 nbsp George Ulyett a 13 August 1884 2 years 222 days 11 860 nbsp Billy Murdoch b 14 August 1886 2 years 1 day 8 1 277 nbsp Arthur Shrewsbury 23 January 1902 15 years 162 days 43 1 293 nbsp Joe Darling c 18 February 1902 26 days 1 1 366 nbsp Syd Gregory d 14 June 1902 116 days 3 1 531 nbsp Archie MacLaren e 13 August 1902 60 days 3 3 412 nbsp Clem Hill 27 December 1924 22 years 136 days 84 5 410 nbsp Jack Hobbs 29 June 1937 12 years 184 days 102 7 249 nbsp Wally Hammond 27 November 1970 33 years 151 days 414 7 459 nbsp Colin Cowdrey f 23 March 1972 1 year 117 days 21 8 032 nbsp Garfield Sobers 23 December 1981 9 years 275 days 219 8 114 nbsp Geoffrey Boycott 12 November 1983 1 year 324 days 53 10 122 nbsp Sunil Gavaskar 25 February 1993 9 years 105 days 248 11 174 nbsp Allan Border 25 November 2005 12 years 273 days 558 11 953 nbsp Brian Lara 17 October 2008 2 years 327 days 116 15 921 nbsp Sachin Tendulkar current 15 years 205 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 runs at each batting position Batting position Player Runs Average at the position Opener nbsp Alastair Cook 11 845 44 87 Number 3 nbsp Kumar Sangakkara 11 679 60 83 Number 4 nbsp Sachin Tendulkar 13 492 54 40 Number 5 nbsp Shivnarine Chanderpaul 6 883 56 42 Number 6 nbsp Ben Stokes 3 778 35 64 Number 7 nbsp Adam Gilchrist 3 948 46 45 Number 8 nbsp Daniel Vettori 2 227 39 77 Number 9 nbsp Stuart Broad 1 389 19 84 Number 10 nbsp Stuart Broad 825 12 69 Number 11 nbsp James Anderson 687 7 72 Last updated 11 March 2024 38 Highest career batting average Average Innings Player Period 99 94 80 nbsp Donald Bradman 1928 1948 62 15 20 nbsp Harry Brook 2022 2023 61 87 31 nbsp Adam Voges 2015 2016 60 97 41 nbsp Graeme Pollock 1963 1970 60 83 40 nbsp George Headley 1930 1954 Last updated 19 February 2023 39 Qualification At least 20 innings Note If the qualification is removed the record Test batting average is Australian Kurtis Patterson s 144 00 Patterson made scores of 30 and 114 not out in his only two Test innings 40 A very few one Test wonders have never been dismissed leaving them without a defined Test batting average Notable players who played only a single Test innings without a dismissal are Stuart Law 54 innings declared and Andy Lloyd 10 retired hurt 41 42 Series Most runs in a series Runs Player Series 974 7 innings nbsp Don Bradman v nbsp England 1930 905 9 innings nbsp Wally Hammond v nbsp Australia 1928 29 839 11 innings nbsp Mark Taylor v nbsp England 1989 834 9 innings nbsp Neil Harvey v nbsp South Africa 1952 53 829 7 innings nbsp Viv Richards v nbsp England 1976 Last updated 15 June 2016 43 Innings nbsp Brian Lara was the first to score 400 in International Cricket Highest individual score See also List of Test cricket triple centuries Score Player Opponent Venue Season 400 nbsp Brian Lara nbsp England Antigua Recreation Ground St John s 2003 04 380 nbsp Matthew Hayden nbsp Zimbabwe WACA Ground Perth 2003 04 375 nbsp Brian Lara nbsp England Antigua Recreation Ground St John s 1993 94 374 nbsp Mahela Jayawardene nbsp South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo 2006 365 nbsp Garfield Sobers nbsp Pakistan Sabina Park Kingston 1957 58 Last updated 15 June 2015 44 Highest individual score progression of record Score Player Opponent Venue Season Test match Number 165 a nbsp Charles Bannerman nbsp England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1876 77 Test No 1 211 nbsp Billy Murdoch nbsp England The Oval London 1884 Test No 16 287 nbsp R E Foster nbsp Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1903 04 Test No 78 325 nbsp Andy Sandham nbsp West Indies Sabina Park Kingston 1929 30 Test No 193 334 nbsp Don Bradman nbsp England Headingley Leeds 1930 Test No 196 336 nbsp Wally Hammond nbsp New Zealand Eden Park Auckland 1932 33 Test No 226 364 nbsp Len Hutton nbsp Australia The Oval London 1938 Test No 266 365 nbsp Garfield Sobers nbsp Pakistan Sabina Park Kingston 1957 58 Test No 452 375 nbsp Brian Lara nbsp England Antigua Recreation Ground St John s 1993 94 Test No 1259 380 nbsp Matthew Hayden nbsp Zimbabwe WACA Ground Perth 2003 04 Test No 1661 400 nbsp Brian Lara nbsp England Antigua Recreation Ground St John s 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 456 333 and 123 nbsp Graham Gooch nbsp India Lord s 1990 426 334 and 92 nbsp Mark Taylor nbsp Pakistan Peshawar 1998 99 424 319 and 105 nbsp Kumar Sangakkara nbsp Bangladesh Chittagong 2013 14 400 400 nbsp Brian Lara nbsp England St John s Antigua 2003 04 380 247 and 133 nbsp Greg Chappell nbsp New Zealand Wellington 1973 74 380 nbsp Matthew Hayden nbsp Zimbabwe Perth 2003 04 Last updated 15 June 2016 46 Innings as captain Highest individual score as captain Score Player Opponent Venue Season 400 nbsp Brian Lara nbsp England Antigua Recreation Ground St John s 2003 04 374 nbsp Mahela Jayawardene nbsp South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo 2006 334 nbsp Mark Taylor nbsp Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar 1998 333 nbsp Graham Gooch nbsp India Lord s London 1990 329 nbsp Michael Clarke nbsp India Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 2012 Last updated 15 June 2015 47 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 nbsp Tom Latham nbsp Sri Lanka Basin Reserve Wellington 2018 19 244 nbsp Alastair Cook nbsp Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 2017 18 223 nbsp Glenn Turner nbsp West Indies Sabina Park Kingston 1972 216 nbsp Marvan Atapattu nbsp Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club Bulawayo 1999 00 206 nbsp Bill Brown nbsp England Lord s London 1931 Last updated 8 January 2019 48 Calendar year Most runs in a calendar year Runs Player Average Year 1788 nbsp Mohammad Yousuf 99 33 2006 1710 nbsp Viv Richards 90 00 1976 1708 nbsp Joe Root 61 00 2021 1656 nbsp Graeme Smith 72 00 2008 1595 nbsp Michael Clarke 106 33 2012 Last updated 31 December 2021 49 Highest scores at each batting position Batting position Player Score Opponent Venue Date Opener nbsp Matthew Hayden 380 nbsp Zimbabwe WACA Ground 9 October 2003 Number 3 nbsp Brian Lara 400 nbsp England Antigua Recreation Ground 10 April 2004 Number 4 nbsp Mahela Jayawardene 374 nbsp South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 27 July 2006 Number 5 nbsp Michael Clarke 329 nbsp India Sydney Cricket Ground 3 January 2012 Number 6 nbsp Ben Stokes 258 nbsp South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground 2 January 2016 Number 7 nbsp Don Bradman 270 nbsp England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1 January 1937 Number 8 nbsp Wasim Akram 257 nbsp Zimbabwe Sheikhupura Stadium 17 October 1996 Number 9 nbsp Ian Smith 173 nbsp India Eden Park 22 February 1990 Number 10 nbsp Walter Read 117 nbsp Australia Kennington Oval 11 August 1884 Number 11 nbsp Ashton Agar 98 nbsp England Trent Bridge 10 July 2013 Last updated 18 November 2017 50 Most runs in an over Runs Sequence Batsman Bowler Venue Season 35 4 5W 7NB 4 4 4 6 1 nbsp Jasprit Bumrah nbsp Stuart Broad Edgbaston Birmingham 2022 28 4 6 6 4 4 4 nbsp Brian Lara nbsp Robin Peterson Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg 2003 04 4 6 2 4 6 6 nbsp George Bailey nbsp James Anderson WACA Perth 2013 14 4 4 4 6 6 b4 nbsp Keshav Maharaj nbsp Joe Root St George s Park Port Elizabeth 2019 20 27 6 6 6 6 2 1 nbsp Shahid Afridi nbsp Harbhajan Singh Gaddafi Stadium Lahore 2005 06 6 4 4 4 6 3 nbsp Harry Brook nbsp Zahid Mahmood Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi 2022 23 Last updated 2 December 2022 51 Centuries Most Test centuries See also List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored Centuries Player Matches Innings 51 nbsp Sachin Tendulkar 200 329 45 nbsp Jacques Kallis 166 280 41 nbsp Ricky Ponting 168 287 38 nbsp Kumar Sangakkara 134 233 36 nbsp Rahul Dravid 164 286 Last updated 15 June 2016 52 Fastest Test centuries No of balls Player Opponent Venue Season 54 nbsp Brendon McCullum nbsp Australia Hagley Oval Christchurch 2015 16 56 nbsp Viv Richards nbsp England Antigua Recreation Ground St John s 1985 86 nbsp Misbah ul Haq nbsp Australia Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi 2014 57 nbsp Adam Gilchrist nbsp England WACA Ground Perth 2006 07 67 nbsp Jack Gregory nbsp South Africa Old Wanderers Johannesburg 1921 22 Last updated 15 June 2016 53 Most Test double centuries Double centuries Player Matches 12 nbsp Donald Bradman 52 11 nbsp Kumar Sangakkara 130 9 nbsp Brian Lara 131 7 nbsp Wally Hammond 85 nbsp Virat Kohli 100 nbsp Mahela Jayawardene 149 Last updated 30 December 2021 54 Fastest Test double centuries No of balls Player Opponent Venue Season 153 nbsp Nathan Astle nbsp England Jade Stadium Christchurch 2001 02 163 nbsp Ben Stokes nbsp South Africa Newlands Cape Town 2016 168 nbsp Virender Sehwag nbsp Sri Lanka Brabourne Stadium Mumbai 2009 182 nbsp Virender Sehwag nbsp Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium Lahore 2006 186 nbsp Brendon McCullum nbsp Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium Sharjah 2014 Last updated 4 March 2019 55 56 Most Test triple centuries Triple centuries Player Matches 2 nbsp Donald Bradman 52 nbsp Virender Sehwag 104 nbsp Chris Gayle 103 nbsp Brian Lara 131 1 22 players Further information List of Test cricket triple centuries Last updated 8 January 2019 57 Most Test quadruple centuries Quadruple centuries Player Matches 1 nbsp Brian Lara 131 Last updated 15 June 2016 58 Half centuries Most Test 50 scores 50 Player Matches Innings 119 nbsp Sachin Tendulkar 200 329 103 nbsp Jacques Kallis 166 280 nbsp Ricky Ponting 168 287 99 nbsp Rahul Dravid 164 286 96 nbsp Shivnarine Chanderpaul 164 280 Last updated 15 June 2016 59 Fastest Test half centuries No of balls Player Opponent Venue Season 21 nbsp Misbah ul Haq nbsp Australia Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi 2014 15 23 nbsp David Warner nbsp Pakistan Sydney Cricket Ground 2016 17 24 nbsp Jacques Kallis nbsp Zimbabwe Newlands Cricket Ground Cape Town 2004 05 25 nbsp Shane Shillingford nbsp New Zealand Sabina Park Kingston 2014 26 nbsp Shahid Afridi nbsp India M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore 2004 05 nbsp Mohammad Ashraful nbsp India Sher e Bangla Cricket Stadium Mirpur 2007 nbsp Dale Steyn nbsp West Indies St George s Park Port Elizabeth 2014 15 Last updated 16 September 2019 60 Note Misbah s is also the fastest in minutes at 24 minutes with Ashraful in second place on 27 Some records credit Victor Trumper with a 22 minute half century against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1902 3 but this only counted the time he was on strike the total time for his fifty is recorded as 45 minutes Some sources also credit Ian Botham with a 26 ball half century against India at Delhi in 1981 2 but this is a printing error the scorecard records 28 balls Most fours in career Fours Player Innings 2058 nbsp Sachin Tendulkar 329 1654 nbsp Rahul Dravid 286 1559 nbsp Brian Lara 232 1509 nbsp Ricky Ponting 287 1491 nbsp Kumar Sangakkara 233 Key complete career records are not known Last updated 8 January 2019 61 Most sixes in career Sixes Player Innings 128 nbsp Ben Stokes 185 107 nbsp Brendon McCullum 176 100 nbsp Adam Gilchrist 137 98 nbsp Chris Gayle 182 97 nbsp Jacques Kallis 280 Last updated 11 March 2024 62 Ducks Ducks Innings Player Period 43 185 nbsp Courtney Walsh 1984 2001 39 244 nbsp Stuart Broad 2007 2023 36 104 nbsp Chris Martin 2000 2013 35 138 nbsp Glenn McGrath 1993 2007 34 199 nbsp Shane Warne 1992 2007 142 nbsp Ishant Sharma 2007 2021 264 nbsp James Anderson 2003 2024 Last updated 11 March 2024 63 Individual records bowling Most wickets in a career Wickets Player Matches Average 800 nbsp Muttiah Muralitharan 133 22 72 708 nbsp Shane Warne 145 25 41 700 nbsp James Anderson 187 26 56 619 nbsp Anil Kumble 132 29 65 604 nbsp Stuart Broad 167 27 68 Last updated 1 August 2023 64 Most wickets in a career Progression of record Wickets Player Matches Average Record held until Duration of record 8 a nbsp Alfred Shaw 1 10 75 31 March 1877 16 days 14 nbsp Tom Kendall 2 15 35 4 January 1879 1 year 279 days 94 b nbsp Fred Spofforth 18 18 41 12 January 1895 16 years 8 days 100 nbsp Johnny Briggs 25 13 51 4 February 1895 33 days 101 nbsp Charles Turner 17 16 53 2 March 1895 26 days 103 nbsp Johnny Briggs 26 13 92 21 March 1896 1 year 19 days 112 c nbsp George Lohmann 18 10 75 14 January 1898 1 year 299 days 118 nbsp Johnny Briggs 33 17 75 2 January 1904 5 years 353 days 141 nbsp Hugh Trumble 32 21 78 13 December 1913 9 years 345 days 189 nbsp Sydney Barnes 27 16 43 4 January 1936 22 years 22 days 216 nbsp Clarrie Grimmett 37 24 21 24 July 1953 17 years 201 days 236 nbsp Alec Bedser 51 24 89 26 January 1963 9 years 186 days 242 d nbsp Brian Statham 67 24 27 15 March 1963 48 days 307 nbsp Fred Trueman 67 21 57 1 February 1976 12 years 323 days 309 nbsp Lance Gibbs 79 29 09 27 December 1981 5 years 329 days 355 nbsp Dennis Lillee 70 23 92 21 August 1986 4 years 237 days 373 e nbsp Ian Botham 94 27 86 12 November 1988 2 years 83 days 431 nbsp Richard Hadlee 86 22 29 8 February 1994 5 years 88 days 434 nbsp Kapil Dev 131 29 64 27 March 2000 6 years 48 days 519 nbsp Courtney Walsh 132 24 44 8 May 2004 4 years 42 days 532 f nbsp Muttiah Muralitharan 91 22 87 15 October 2004 160 days 708 f nbsp Shane Warne 145 25 41 3 December 2007 3 years 49 days 800 nbsp Muttiah Muralitharan 133 22 72 Current 16 years 158 days Allen Hill took the first Test wicket but only two in the First Test match Alfred Shaw 3 51 amp 5 35 and Tom Kendall 1 54 amp 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 nbsp Ravichandran Ashwin holds world record for quickest to reach 250 300 and 350 Test wickets Wickets Bowler Match Record Date Reference 50 nbsp Charlie Turner 6 30 August 1888 69 100 nbsp George Lohmann 16 2 March 1896 70 150 nbsp Sydney Barnes 24 13 December 1913 71 200 nbsp Yasir Shah 33 3 December 2018 72 250 nbsp Ravichandran Ashwin 45 9 February 2017 73 300 54 24 November 2017 74 350 nbsp Muttiah Muralitharan 66 6 September 2001 75 nbsp Ravichandran Ashwin 2 October 2019 400 nbsp Muttiah Muralitharan 72 12 January 2002 76 450 80 3 May 2003 77 500 87 16 March 2004 78 550 94 12 September 2005 79 80 600 101 8 March 2006 81 650 108 4 August 2006 82 83 700 113 11 July 2007 84 750 122 31 July 2008 85 800 133 18 July 2010 86 Last updated 19 January 2021 Best career bowling average Average Player Runs conceded Wickets 10 75 nbsp George Lohmann 1 205 112 12 70 nbsp nbsp J J Ferris a 775 61 15 54 nbsp Billy Barnes 793 51 16 42 nbsp Billy Bates 821 50 16 43 nbsp Sydney Barnes 3106 189 Last updated 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 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 Strike rate Player Balls Wickets 34 19 nbsp George Lohmann 3 830 112 37 73 nbsp nbsp J J Ferris 2 302 61 38 75 nbsp Shane Bond 3 372 87 38 84 nbsp Duanne Olivier 2 292 59 39 23 nbsp Kagiso Rabada 11 416 291 Last updated 16 August 2023 90 Qualification 2000 balls bowled Most 5 wickets in an innings 5 wickets in an innings Player Matches 67 nbsp Muttiah Muralitharan 133 37 nbsp Shane Warne 145 36 nbsp Richard Hadlee 86 nbsp Ravichandran Ashwin 100 35 nbsp Anil Kumble 132 Last updated 25 February 2024 91 Most 10 wickets in a match 10 wickets in a match Player Matches 22 nbsp Muttiah Muralitharan 133 10 nbsp Shane Warne 145 9 nbsp Richard Hadlee 86 nbsp Rangana Herath 93 8 nbsp Anil Kumble 132 nbsp Ravichandran Ashwin 99 Last updated 16 August 2023 92 Series Most wickets in a series Wickets Player Series 49 4 Tests nbsp Sydney Barnes v nbsp South Africa 1913 14 46 5 Tests nbsp Jim Laker v nbsp Australia 1956 44 5 Tests nbsp Clarrie Grimmett v nbsp South Africa 1935 36 42 6 Tests nbsp Terry Alderman v nbsp England 1981 41 6 Tests nbsp Terry Alderman v span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |