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

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

Contents 1 Listing criteria 2 Listing notation 3 Team records 3.1 Team wins, losses and draws 3.1.1 Matches played 3.1.2 Most consecutive Test wins 3.1.3 Most consecutive Test losses 3.1.4 Most consecutive Test draws 3.2 Result records 3.2.1 Greatest win margins (by innings) 3.2.2 Greatest win margins (by runs) 3.2.3 Narrowest win margins (by wickets) 3.2.4 Narrowest win margins (by runs) 3.2.5 Tied Tests 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 Most runs in the fourth innings to win 4 Individual records 4.1 Individual records (batting) 4.1.1 Most career runs 4.1.2 Highest career average 4.1.3 Highest individual score - progression of record 4.1.4 Highest individual score 4.1.5 Most runs in a series 4.1.6 Most runs in an over 4.1.7 Highest proportion of a completed innings total 4.1.8 Most Test centuries 4.1.9 Fastest Test centuries 4.2 Individual records (bowling) 4.2.1 Most career wickets 4.2.2 Best career average 4.2.3 Most wickets in a series 4.2.4 Best figures in an innings 4.2.5 Best figures in an innings - progression of record 4.2.6 Best figures in a match 4.3 Individual records (fielding) 4.3.1 Most catches in Test career 4.4 Individual records (wicket-keeping) 4.4.1 Most dismissals (catches plus stumpings) in Test career 4.4.2 Most catches in Test career 4.4.3 Most stumpings in Test career 4.5 Individual records (other) 4.5.1 Most matches played 4.5.2 Most matches played as captain 5 Partnership records 5.1 Highest wicket partnerships 5.2 Highest partnerships 6 See also 7 References

[edit] 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).

[edit] 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

• Current Test cricketers are shown in bold.

[edit] Team records

[edit] Team wins, losses and draws

[edit] Matches played

Rank	Team	1st Test	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	% Won
1	Australia	March 1877	686	319	178	187	2	63.92
2	England	March 1877	857	298	249	309	0	54.54
3	Pakistan	October 1952	327	102	85	140	0	54.54
4	West Indies	June 1928	436	149	138	148	1	51.73
5	South Africa	March 1889	316	102	115	100	0	47.22
6	Sri Lanka	February 1982	167	47	63	57	0	42.72
7	India	June 1932	402	89	130	182	1	40.45
8	New Zealand	January 1930	332	62	131	139	0	32.12
9	Zimbabwe	October 1992	83	8	49	26	0	14.03
10	Bangladesh	November 2000	44	1	39	4	0	2.50
11	ICC World XI	October 2005	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Win percentage excludes drawn matches. Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 30 December 2006.

[edit] Most consecutive Test wins

Rank	Wins	Team	Period
1	17 matches	Australia	from Harare, 1999-2000 to Mumbai, 2000-01
2	12 matches	Australia	from Melbourne, 2005-06 to present
3	11 matches	West Indies	from Bridgetown, 1983-84 to Adelaide, 1984-85
=4	9 matches	South Africa	from Durban, 2001-02 to Dhaka, 2003
=4	9 matches	Sri Lanka	from Colombo, 2001 to Lahore, 2001-02
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 5 January 2007.

[edit] Most consecutive Test losses

Rank	Losses	Team	Period
1	21 matches	Bangladesh	from Chittagong, 2001-02 to Harare, 2003-04
2	11 matches	Zimbabwe	from Colombo, 2001-02 to Sydney, 2003-04
=3	8 matches	Bangladesh	from Lord's 2005 to Chittagong, 2005-06
=3	8 matches	South Africa	from Port Elizabeth, 1888-89 to Cape Town, 1898-99
=3	8 matches	England	from Sydney, 1920-21 to Headingley, 1921
=3	8 matches	West Indies	from Kingston, 2005 to Wellington, 2005-06
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 24 April 2006.

[edit] Most consecutive Test draws

Rank	Draws	Team	Period
1	10 matches	West Indies	from Georgetown, 1970-71 to Bridgetown, 1972-73
=2	9 matches	India	from Port-of-Spain, 1952-53 to Hyderabad, 1955-56
=2	9 matches	India	from Calcutta, 1959-60 to Delhi, 1961-62
=2	9 matches	New Zealand	from Wellington, 1963-64 to Bombay, 1964-65
=2	9 matches	Pakistan	from Auckland, 1972-73 to Karachi, 1974-75
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

[edit] Result records

[edit] Greatest win margins (by innings)

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

[edit] Greatest win margins (by runs)

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

[edit] Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
By 1 wicket	England (183 & 263-9) beat Australia (324 & 121)	The Oval, London	1902
By 1 wicket	South Africa (91 & 287-9) beat England (184 & 190)	Johannesburg	1905-06
By 1 wicket	England (382 & 282-9) beat Australia (266 & 397)	Melbourne	1907-08
By 1 wicket	England (183 & 173-9) beat South Africa (113 & 242)	Cape Town	1922-23
By 1 wicket	Australia (216 & 260-9) beat West Indies (272 & 203)	Melbourne	1951-52
By 1 wicket	New Zealand (249 & 104-9) beat West Indies (140 & 212)	Dunedin	1979-80
By 1 wicket	Pakistan (256 & 315-9) beat Australia (337 & 232)	Karachi	1994-95
By 1 wicket	West Indies (329 & 311-9) beat Australia (490 & 146)	Bridgetown	1998-99
By 1 wicket	West Indies (273 & 216-9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219)	St John's	1999-00
By 1 wicket	Pakistan (175 & 262-9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154)	Multan	2003
By 1 wicket	Sri Lanka (321 & 352-9) beat South Africa (361 & 311)	Colombo	2006
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 14 August 2006.

[edit] Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1	1 run	West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184)	Adelaide	1992-93
2	2 runs	England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279)	Birmingham	2005
=3	3 runs	Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120)	Manchester	1902
=3	3 runs	England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288)	Melbourne	1982-83
5	5 runs	South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111)	Sydney	1993-94
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

[edit] Tied Tests

See: Tied Test

Teams		Venue	Season
West Indies (453 & 284) tied with	Australia (505 & 232)	Brisbane	1960-61
Australia (574-7d & 170-5d) tied with	India (397 & 347)	Chennai	1986-87
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

[edit] Team scoring records

[edit] Most runs in an innings

Rank	Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
1	952-6 d	Sri Lanka (v India)	Colombo	1997
2	903-7 d	England (v Australia)	The Oval, London	1938
3	849	England (v West Indies)	Kingston	1929-30
4	790-3 d	West Indies (v Pakistan)	Kingston	1957-58
5	758-8 d	Australia (v West Indies)	Kingston	1954-55
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

[edit] Fewest runs in a completed innings

Rank	Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
1	26	New Zealand (v England)	Auckland	1954-55
=2	30	South Africa (v England)	Port Elizabeth	1895-96
=2	30	South Africa (v England)	Birmingham	1924
4	35	South Africa (v England)	Cape Town	1898-99
=5	36	Australia (v England)	Birmingham	1902
=5	36	South Africa (v Australia)	Melbourne	1931-32
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

[edit] Most runs in the fourth innings to win

Rank	Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
1	418-7	West Indies (v Australia)	St John's	2002-03
2	406-4	India (v West Indies)	Port of Spain	1975-76
3	404-3	Australia (v England)	Leeds	1948
4	369-6	Australia (v Pakistan)	Hobart	1999-00
5	362-7	Australia (v West Indies)	Georgetown	1977-78
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

[edit] Individual records

[edit] Individual records (batting)

[edit] Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Period
1	11,953 (232 inns.)	Brian Lara (WI/ICC)	from 1990 to date
2	11,174 (265 inns.)	Allan Border (AUS)	from 1978 to 1994
3	10,927 (260 inns.)	Steve Waugh (AUS)	from 1985 to 2004
4	10,668 (217 inns.)	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	from 1989 to date
5	10,122 (214 inns.)	Sunil Gavaskar (IND)	from 1971 to 1987
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 13 March 2007.

[edit] Highest career average

Rank	Average	Player	Period
1	99.94 (80 inns.)	Don Bradman (AUS)	from 1928 to 1948
2	79.85 (26 inns.)	Michael Hussey (AUS)	from 2005 to date
3	60.97 (41 inns.)	Graeme Pollock (RSA)	from 1963 to 1970
4	60.83 (40 inns.)	George Headley (WI)	from 1930 to 1954
5	60.73 (81 inns.)	Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG)	from 1924 to 1935
Qualification: 20 innings. Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 5 January 2007.

• If the qualification is removed, the highest career batting average list is topped by Andy Ganteaume, who scored 112 in his one and only Test innings.[1]
• The highest average ever achieved is 314 by Lawrence Rowe (his first scores were 214 & 100*).[2]

[edit] Highest individual score - progression of record

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

[edit] Highest individual score

Further information: List of Test cricket triple centuries

Further information: Progress of Test cricket career run aggregates record

Rank	Runs	Player	Match	Venue	Season
1	400*	Brian Lara (WI)	West Indies v England	St John's	2003-04
2	380	Matthew Hayden (AUS)	Australia v Zimbabwe	Perth	2003-04
3	375	Brian Lara (WI)	West Indies v England	St John's	1993-94
4	374	Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	Sri Lanka v South Africa	Colombo	2006
5	365*	Garfield Sobers (WI)	West Indies v Pakistan	Kingston	1957-58
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 29 July 2006.

[edit] Most runs in a series

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

[edit] Most runs in an over

Rank	Runs	Sequence	Batsman	Bowler	Match	Venue	Season
1	28	4-6-6-4-4-4	Brian Lara (WI)	Robin Peterson (RSA)	South Africa v West Indies	Wanderers Stadium	2003-04
2	27	6-6-6-6-2-1	Shahid Afridi (PAK)	Harbhajan Singh (IND)	Pakistan v India	Gaddafi Stadium	2005-06
=3	26	4-0-6-6-6-4	Brian Lara (WI)	Danish Kaneria (PAK)	Pakistan v West Indies	Multan Cricket Stadium	2006-07
=3	26	4-4-4-4-6-4	Craig McMillan (NZ)	Younis Khan (PAK)	New Zealand v Pakistan	Westpac Park	2000-01
=5	25	4-6-2-6-6-L	Andy Roberts (WI)	Ian Botham (ENG)	England v West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1980-81
=5	25	6-6-0-6-1-6-0-0	Bert Sutcliffe, Bob Blair (NZ)	Hugh Tayfield (RSA)	New Zealand v South Africa	Ellis Park Stadium	1953-54
=5	25	6-6-6-NB/L-4-1-0	Nathan Astle, Christopher Cairns (NZ)	Andy Caddick (ENG)	New Zealand v England	Jade Stadium	2001-02
=5	25	4-4-4-4-4-4NB-0	Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI)	Munaf Patel (IND)	West Indies v India	Warner Park Sporting Complex	2006
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 21 November 2006.

[edit] Highest proportion of a completed innings total

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

[edit] Most Test centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Matches
1	35	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	135
=2	34	Sunil Gavaskar (IND)	125
=2	34	Brian Lara (WI/ICC)	131
4	33	Ricky Ponting (AUS)	110
5	32	Steve Waugh (AUS)	168
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 10 January 2007.

[edit] Fastest Test centuries

Rank	No. Balls	Player	Match	Venue	Season
1	56	Viv Richards (WI)	West Indies v England	St John's	1985-86
2	57	Adam Gilchrist (AUS)	Australia v England	Perth	2006-07
3	67	Jack Gregory (AUS)	Australia v South Africa	Johannesburg	1921-22
4	69	Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)	West Indies v Australia	Georgetown	2002-03
5	71	Roy Fredericks (WI)	West Indies v Australia	Perth	1975-76
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 16 December 2006.

[edit] Individual records (bowling)

Further information: Progress of Test cricket career wicket taking record

[edit] Most career wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average
1	708	Shane Warne (AUS)	145	25.41
2	674	Muttiah Muralitharan (SRI)	110	21.73
3	563	Glenn McGrath (AUS)	124	21.64
4	547	Anil Kumble (IND)	113	28.65
5	519	Courtney Walsh (WI)	132	24.44
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 10 January 2007.

[edit] Best career average

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

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

[edit] Most wickets in a series

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

[edit] Best figures in an innings

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

[edit] Best figures in an innings - progression of record

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

[edit] Best figures in a match

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

[edit] Individual records (fielding)

[edit] Most catches in Test career

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches
1	181	Mark Waugh (AUS)	128
2	164	Brian Lara (WI/ICC)	131
3	159	Stephen Fleming (NZ)	104
4	157	Mark Taylor (AUS)	104
5	156	Allan Border (AUS)	156
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 18 December 2006.

[edit] Individual records (wicket-keeping)

[edit] Most dismissals (catches plus stumpings) in Test career

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches
1	395 (366 c. 29 st.)	Ian Healy (AUS)	119
2	392 (376 c. 16 st.)	Mark Boucher (SA/ICC)	102
3	381 (344 c. 37 st.)	Adam Gilchrist (AUS)	90
4	355 (343 c. 12 st.)	Rod Marsh (AUS)	96
5	277 (263 c. 14 st.)	Alec Stewart (ENG)	133
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 12 February 2007.
Note: Stewart's record includes 36 catches taken in the field in the 51 matches in which he was not designated wicket keeper

[edit] Most catches in Test career

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches
1	376	Mark Boucher (SA/ICC)	102
2	366	Ian Healy (AUS)	119
3	344	Adam Gilchrist (AUS)	90
4	343	Rodney Marsh (AUS)	96
5	267	Jeff Dujon (WI)	81
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 12 February 2007.

[edit] Most stumpings in Test career

Rank	Stumpings	Player	Matches
1	52	Bert Oldfield (AUS)	54
2	46	Godfrey Evans (ENG)	91
3	38	Syed Kirmani (IND)	88
4	37	Adam Gilchrist (AUS)	90
5	29	Ian Healy (AUS)	119
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 5 January 2007.

[edit] Individual records (other)

[edit] Most matches played

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	168	Steve Waugh (AUS)	from 1985 to 2004
2	156	Allan Border (AUS)	from 1978 to 1994
3	145	Shane Warne (AUS)	from 1992 to 2007
4	135	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	from 1989 to date
5	133	Alec Stewart (ENG)	from 1990 to 2003
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 5 January 2007.

[edit] Most matches played as captain

Rank	Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied
1	93	Allan Border (AUS)	32	22	38	1
2	80	Stephen Fleming (NZ)	28	27	25	0
3	74	Clive Lloyd (WI)	36	12	26	0
4	57	Steve Waugh (AUS)	41	9	7	0
5	56	Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)	12	19	25	0
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 18 December 2006.

[edit] Partnership records

[edit] Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
1st wicket	413	Vinoo Mankad & Pankaj Roy (IND)	v New Zealand	Chennai	1955-56
2nd wicket	576	Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (SL)	v India	Colombo	1997-98
3rd wicket	624	Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	v South Africa	Colombo	2006
4th wicket	411	Peter May & Colin Cowdrey (ENG)	v West Indies	Birmingham	1957
5th wicket	405	Sid Barnes & Don Bradman (AUS)	v England	Sydney	1946-47
6th wicket	346	Jack Fingleton & Don Bradman (AUS)	v England	Melbourne	1936-37
7th wicket	347	Denis Atkinson & Clairmonte Depeiaza (WI)	v Australia	Bridgetown	1954-55
8th wicket	313	Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	1996-97
9th wicket	195	Mark Boucher & Pat Symcox (SA)	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1997-98
10th wicket	151	Azhar Mahmood & Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	1997-98
10th wicket	151	Brian Hastings & Richard Collinge (NZ)	v Pakistan	Auckland	1972-73
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 29 July 2006.

[edit] Highest partnerships

Rank	Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
1	624 (3rd wicket)	Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	v South Africa	Colombo	2006
2	576 (2nd wicket)	Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (SL)	v India	Colombo	1997-98
3	467 (3rd wicket)	Andrew Jones & Martin Crowe (NZ)	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	1990-91
=4	451 (2nd wicket)	Don Bradman & Bill Ponsford (AUS)	v England	London	1934
=4	451 (3rd wicket)	Mudassar Nazar & Javed Miandad (PAK)	v India	Hyderabad	1982-83
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 29 July 2006.

[edit] See also

• Cricket statistics
• Test cricket hat-tricks
• List of Test cricket triple centuries
• List of One-day International records
• West Indian Test match records

[edit] References

• Cricinfo.com
• Cricketarchive.com
• Cricket-records.com
• Howstat.com
• Cricmania.com
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
• ICC website (including fixtures)