List of Test cricket records

Test cricket refers to the form of the sport played by international teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[1] Test matches differ from One Day Internationals in that the former consist of two innings per team, and innings are not restricted in terms of overs.[2] Test cricket is a subset of first-class cricket, so statistics and records set in Test matches also count 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 first recognised Test match was played between England and Australia in March 1877;[5] since then there have been over 2,000 Tests played by 11 teams. The frequency of Tests has steadily increased partly because of the rise in the number of Test-playing countries, as well as cricket boards looking to maximise revenue.[6]

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics.[7] This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket.

The most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 340 of their 723 Tests (47.02). Barring the ICC World XI, a rest of world team which played a single Test against Australia in 2005, the least successful team are Bangladesh who have struggled since their introduction to Test cricket in 2000, leading some to question their Test status.[8][9][10]

Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time,[11][12] 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 fifth and sixth wicket partnerships. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94, considered one of cricket's most famous statistics,[13][14] it stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's average.

In 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.[15] Laker's second innings analysis of 10-53 was the first occasion of a bowler taking all ten wickets in a Test match innings and they remain the best innings figures. Indian Leg-spinner Anil Kumble is the only other bowler to have taken 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10-74 against Pakistan in 1999.[16] West Indies batsman Brian Lara is the holder of 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.[17]

The trend of countries to increase the number in Test matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players with many record holders still playing. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets.[18] 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.[19] The records for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper and catches by a fielder are also held by active players: Mark Boucher and Rahul Dravid respectively.

Contents

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
Batting notation
Bowling notation
Currently playing
Seasons

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

Matches played

Team First Test match Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won % Won, Tied or Drawn
 England 01877-03-15 15 March 1877 915 326 261 328 0 35.62 71.48
 Australia 01877-03-15 15 March 1877 731 341 192 195 2 46.64 73.32
 West Indies 01928-06-23 23 June 1928 473 153 156 163 1 32.34 66.80
 India 01932-06-25 25 June 1932 455 110 143 201 1 24.17 68.35
 New Zealand 01930-01-10 10 January 1930 364 68 147 149 0 18.68 59.61
 Pakistan 01952-10-16 16 October 1952 359 108 100 150 0 30.08 71.87
 South Africa 01889-03-12 12 March 1889 358 125 124 109 0 34.91 65.35
 Sri Lanka 01982-02-17 17 February 1982 202 61 71 69 0 30.19 64.36
 Zimbabwe 01992-10-18 18 October 1992 85 9 49 26 0 10.58 41.18
 Bangladesh 02000-11-10 10 November 2000 69 3 60 6 0 4.34 13.04
ICC World XI 02005-10-14 14 October 2005 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.00

Last updated: 3 September, 2011[21]

Result records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Margin Teams Venue Season
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: 9 August 2009[22]

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin Teams Venue Season
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
530 runs  Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1910–11
491 runs  Australia (381 & 361-5 d) beat Pakistan (179 & 72) WACA Ground, Perth 2004–05
465 runs  Sri Lanka (384 & 447-6 d) beat Bangladesh (208 & 158) Chittagong Divisional Stadium 2008–09

Last updated: 9 August 2009[23]

Matches that finished with scores equal

Result Teams Venue Season
Tie  Australia (505 & 232) vs  West Indies (453 & 284) Brisbane Cricket Ground 1960-61
Tie  India (397 & 347) vs  Australia (574 & 170) MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras 1986-87
Draw  Zimbabwe (376 & 234) vs  England (406 & 204-5) Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 1996-97

Last updated: 30 December 2011[24][25]

Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

Margin Teams Venue Season
1 wicket  England (183 & 263-9) beat Australia (324 & 121) The Oval, London 1902
1 wicket  South Africa (91 & 287-9) beat England (184 & 190) Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1905–06
1 wicket  England (382 & 282-9) beat Australia (266 & 397) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1907–08
1 wicket  England (183 & 173-9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 1922–23
1 wicket  Australia (216 & 260-9) beat West Indies (272 & 203) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1951–52
1 wicket  New Zealand (249 & 104-9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) Carisbrook Stadium, Dunedin 1979–80
1 wicket  Pakistan (256 & 315-9) beat Australia (337 & 232) National Stadium, Karachi 1994–95
1 wicket  West Indies (329 & 311-9) beat Australia (490 & 146) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 1998–99
1 wicket  West Indies (273 & 216-9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 1999–00
1 wicket  Pakistan (175 & 262-9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154) Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan 2003
1 wicket  Sri Lanka (321 & 352-9) beat South Africa (361 & 311) Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo 2006
1 wicket  India (405 & 216-9) beat Australia (428 & 192) Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali 2010-11

Last updated: 5 October 2010[26]

Narrowest win margin (by runs)

Margin Teams Venue Season
1 run  West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) Adelaide Oval 1992–93
2 runs  England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) Edgbaston Cricket Ground, 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
5 runs  South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111) Sydney Cricket Ground 1993–94

Last updated: 9 August 2009[27]

Follow-on records (victory after following-on)

See also: Follow-on
Margin Teams Venue Season
171 runs  India (171 & 657-7 d) beat  Australia (445 & 212) Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2000–01
18 runs  England (174 & 356) beat  Australia (401-9 d & 111) Headingley, Leeds 1981
10 runs  England (325 & 437) beat  Australia (586 & 166) Sydney Cricket Ground 1894–95

Last updated: 9 August 2009[28]

Most consecutive wins

Wins Team First win Last win
16  Australia  Zimbabwe at Harare, 14 October 1999  India at Mumbai, 27 February 2001
16  Australia  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
9  South Africa  Australia at Durban, 15 March 2002  Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1 May 2003

Last updated: 28 January 2011[29]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings
Runs Teams Venue Season
952-6d  Sri Lanka (v India) Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 1997
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) Sabina Park, Kingston 1957–58
765-6 d  Pakistan (v Sri Lanka) National Stadium, Karachi 2008–09

Last updated: 9 August 2009[30]
Fewest runs in a completed innings
Runs Teams Venue Date
26  New Zealand (v England) Eden Park, Auckland 25 March 1955
30  South Africa (v England) St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
 South Africa (v England) Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
35  South Africa (v England) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 1 Apr 1899
36  Australia (v England) Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham 29 May 1902
 South Africa (v Australia) Melbourne Cricket Ground 12 Feb 1932

Last updated: 9 August 2009[31]
Most runs in the fourth innings to win
Runs Teams Venue Season
418-7  West Indies (v Australia) Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 2002–03
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 Stadium, Leeds 1948
387-4  India (v England) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 2008–09

Last updated: 9 August 2009[32]

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Career runs and career average

Most career runs
Runs Player Period
15,180 (302 innings) Sachin Tendulkar† 1989–
13,061 (277 innings) Rahul Dravid† 1996–
12,557 (267 innings) Ricky Ponting† 1995–
12,005 (250 innings) Jacques Kallis† 1995–
11,953 (232 innings) Brian Lara 1990–2006

Last updated: 25 November 2011[33]
Most career runs – progression of record
Runs Player Record held until
239 Charles Bannerman 4 January 1882
676 George Ulyett[a] 13 August 1884
860 Billy Murdoch[b] 14 August 1886
1,277 Arthur Shrewsbury 23 January 1902
1,293 Joe Darling[c] 18 February 1902
1,366 Syd Gregory[d] 14 June 1902
1,531 Archie MacLaren[e] 13 August 1902
3,412 Clem Hill 27 December 1924
5,410 Jack Hobbs 29 June 1937
7,249 Wally Hammond 27 November 1970
7,459 Colin Cowdrey[f] 23 March 1972
8,032 Garfield Sobers 23 December 1981
8,114 Geoff Boycott 12 November 1983
10,122 Sunil Gavaskar 25 February 1993
11,174 Allan Border 25 November 2005
11,953 Brian Lara 17 October 2008
15,180 Sachin Tendulkar† current

Last updated: 25 November 2011[34]

Notes:

  • ^[a] Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs.
  • ^[b] Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs.
  • ^[c] Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs.
  • ^[d] Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs.
  • ^[e] MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs.
  • ^[f] Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs.
Highest career average
Average Player Period
99.94 (80 innings) Donald Bradman 1928–1948
60.97 (41 innings) Graeme Pollock 1963–1970
60.83 (40 innings) George Headley 1930–1954
60.73 (84 innings) Herbert Sutcliffe 1924–1935
59.23 (31 innings) Eddie Paynter 1931-1939

Qualification: 20 innings.
Last updated: 19 December 2010[35]
Notes:
  • If the qualification is removed, the highest career batting average list is topped by Andy Ganteaume, who scored 112 in his only Test innings.[36]

Innings or series

Highest individual score
Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
400* Brian Lara v England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 2003–04
380 Matthew Hayden v Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth 2003–04
375 Brian Lara v England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 1993–94
374 Mahela Jayawardene† v South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 2006
365* Garfield Sobers v Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston 1957–58

Last updated: 9 August 2009[37]
Highest individual score – progression of record
Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
165* Charles Bannerman v England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1876–77
211 Billy Murdoch v England The Oval, London 1884
287 Tip Foster v Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1903–04
325 Andy Sandham v West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston 1929–30
334 Donald Bradman v England Headingley Stadium, Leeds 1930
336* Wally Hammond v New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 1932–33
364 Len Hutton v Australia The Oval, London 1938
365* Garfield Sobers v Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston 1957–58
375 Brian Lara v England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 1993–94
380 Matthew Hayden v Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth 2003–04
400* Brian Lara v England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 2003–04

Last updated: 9 August 2009[38]
Most runs in a series
Runs Player Series
974 (7 innings) Donald Bradman v England, 1930
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: 9 August 2009[39]

Most runs in an over

Runs Sequence Batsman Bowler Venue Season
28 4-6-6-4-4-4 Brian Lara Robin Peterson† Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2003-04
27 6-6-6-6-2-1 Shahid Afridi Harbhajan Singh† Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 2005–06
26 4-4-6-0-6-6 Mitchell Johnson† Paul Harris† Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2008–09
4-0-6-6-6-4 Brian Lara Danish Kaneria† Multan Cricket Stadium 2006–07
4-4-4-4-6-4 Craig McMillan Younis Khan† Seddon Park, Hamilton 2000–01

Last updated: 20 July 2010[40]

Centuries

Most Test centuries
Centuries Player Matches
51 Sachin Tendulkar† 183
41 Jacques Kallis† 150
39 Ricky Ponting† 156
36 Rahul Dravid† 159
34 Sunil Gavaskar 125
Brian Lara 131
Last updated: 19 November 2011[41]
Fastest Test centuries
No. of balls Player Opponent Venue Season
56 Viv Richards v England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's 1985–86
57 Adam Gilchrist v England WACA Ground, Perth 2006–07
67 Jack Gregory v South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1921–22
69 Shivnarine Chanderpaul† v Australia Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 2002–03
70 Chris Gayle† v Australia WACA Ground, Perth 2009–10

Last updated: 30 December 2009[42]
Most Test double centuries
Double centuries Player Matches
12 Donald Bradman 52
9 Brian Lara 131
8 Kumar Sangakkara† 103
7 Wally Hammond 85
6 Virender Sehwag† 91
Marvan Atapattu 90
Mahela Jayawardene† 125
Javed Miandad 124
Sachin Tendulkar† 183

Last updated: 19 November 2011[43]
Most Test triple centuries
Triple centuries Player49 Matches
2 Donald Bradman 52
Virender Sehwag† 87
Chris Gayle† 91
Brian Lara 131

Last updated: 3 January 2011[44]
Note:

Sixteen other players have each scored one triple century each. See List of Test cricket triple centuries for more details.
Most Test quadruple centuries
Quadruple centuries Player Matches
1 Brian Lara 131

Last updated: 12 August 2011

Individual records (bowling)

Career

Most wickets in a career
Wickets Player Matches Average
800 Muttiah Muralitharan 133 22.72
708 Shane Warne 145 25.41
619 Anil Kumble 132 29.65
563 Glenn McGrath 124 21.64
519 Courtney Walsh 132 24.44

Last updated: 22 July 2010[45]
Most wickets in a career - Progression of record
Wickets Player Matches Average Record held until
8[a] Alfred Shaw 1 10.75 31 March 1877
14 Tom Kendall 2 15.35 4 January 1879
94[b] Fred Spofforth 18 18.41 12 January 1895
118 Johnny Briggs 33 17.75 2 January 1904
141 Hugh Trumble 32 21.78 13 December 1913
189 Sydney Barnes 27 16.43 4 January 1936
216 Clarrie Grimmett 37 24.21 24 July 1953
236 Alec Bedser 51 24.89 26 January 1963
242[c] Brian Statham 67 24.27 15 March 1963
307 Fred Trueman 67 21.57 1 February 1976
309 Lance Gibbs 79 29.09 27 December 1981
355 Dennis Lillee 70 23.92 21 August 1986
373[d] Ian Botham 94 27.86 12 November 1988
431 Richard Hadlee 86 22.29 8 February 1994
434 Kapil Dev 131 29.64 27 March 2000
519 Courtney Walsh 132 24.44 8 May 2004
532[e] Muttiah Muralitharan 91 22.87 15 October 2004
708 Shane Warne 145 25.41 3 December 2007
800 Muttiah Muralitharan 133 22.72 Current

Notes
^[a] Allen Hill took the first Test wicket, but only 2 in the First Test match. Alfred Shaw (3/51 & 5/35) and Tom Kendall (1/54 & 7/55) both took 8 wickets, but as Australia batted first Shaw was the first to take 5 wickets in an innings and the first to take eight Test wickets. Kendal overook him in the Second Test and Shaw subsequently increased his total to 12 wickets (15.35) in 7 Tests.[46]
^[b] Johnny Briggs equalled Fred Spofforth's record of 94 Test wickets on the 29th December, 1894 in the Second Test at Melbourne, as did Charles Turner two days later. Briggs overook Turner and Spofforth in the Third Test at Adelaide, which Turner missed, and became the first man to claim 100 Test wickets on the 1st 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.[47]
^[c] 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.
^[d] 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.
^[e] 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.[48]
Best career average
Average Player Balls Wickets
10.75 George Lohmann 3,830 112
12.70 / John Ferris[a] 2,302 61
15.54 Billy Barnes 2,289 51
16.42 Billy Bates 2,364 50
16.43 Sydney Barnes 7,873 189

Qualification: 2000 balls bowled.
Last updated: 9 August 2009[49]

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.[50]

  • ^[a] 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.[51]
Most 5 wickets in an innings
5 wickets in an innings Player Matches
67 Muttiah Muralitharan 133
37 Shane Warne 145
36 Richard Hadlee 86
35 Anil Kumble 132
29 Glenn McGrath 124

Last updated: 23 July 2010[52]
Most 10 wickets in a match
10 wickets in a match Player Matches
22 Muttiah Muralitharan 133
10 Shane Warne 145
9 Richard Hadlee 86
8 Anil Kumble 132
7 Sydney Barnes 27

Last updated: 23 July 2010[53]

Series

Most wickets in a series
Wickets Player Series
49 (4 Tests) Sydney Barnes v South Africa, 1913–14
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
41 (6 Tests) Terry Alderman v England, 1989
Rodney Hogg v England, 1978–79

Last updated: 9 August 2009[54]

Innings

Best figures in an innings
Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
10-53 Jim Laker v Australia (2nd innings) Old Trafford, Manchester 1956
10-74 Anil Kumble v Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 1998–99
9-28 George Lohmann v South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1895–96
9-37 Jim Laker v Australia (1st innings) Old Trafford, Manchester 1956
9-51 Muttiah Muralitharan v Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 2001–02

Last updated: 9 August 2009[55]
Best figures in an innings – progression of record
Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
7-55 Tom Kendall
(in the inaugural Test Match)		 v England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1876–77
7-44 Fred Spofforth v England The Oval, London 1882
7-28 Billy Bates v Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1882–83
8-35 George Lohmann v Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1886–87
8-11 Johnny Briggs v South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 1888–89
8-7 George Lohmann v South Africa St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth 1895–96
9-28 George Lohmann v South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1895–96
10-53 Jim Laker v Australia Old Trafford, Manchester 1956

Calculated at the conclusion of each Test.
Last updated: 9 August 2009

Match records

Best figures in a match
Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
19-90 Jim Laker v Australia Manchester, England, 1956
17-159 Sydney Barnes v South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1913–14
16-136 Narendra Hirwani v West Indies M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 1987–88
16-137 Bob Massie v England Lord's Cricket Ground, London 1972
16-220 Muttiah Muralitharan v England The Oval, London 1998
15-123 Richard Hadlee v Australia The Gabba, Brisbane 1985-6

Last updated: 9 August 2009[56]

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

Catches Player Matches
209 Rahul Dravid† 159
183 Ricky Ponting† 155
181 Mark Waugh 128
175 Mahela Jayawardene† 125
171 Stephen Fleming 111
Note:The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper.

Source : Cricinfo Last updated: 17 November 2011.

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals
Dismissals Player Matches
521 (499 catches + 22 stumpings) Mark Boucher† 138
416 (379 catches + 37 stumpings) Adam Gilchrist 96
395 (366 catches + 29 stumpings) Ian Healy 119
355 (343 catches + 12 stumpings) Rod Marsh 96
270 (265 catches + 5 stumpings) Jeff Dujon 81

Last updated: 26 July 2011[57]
Note:

Alec Stewart took 277 dismissals but this includes 36 catches taken in 51 matches in which he was not the designated wicket-keeper.
Most catches
Catches Player Matches
499 Mark Boucher† 139
379 Adam Gilchrist 96
366 Ian Healy 119
343 Rod Marsh 96
265 Jeff Dujon 81

Last updated: 26 July 2011[58]
Most stumpings
Stumpings Player Matches
52 Bert Oldfield 54
46 Godfrey Evans 91
38 Syed Kirmani 88
37 Adam Gilchrist 96
29 Ian Healy 119

Last updated: 30 November 2009[59]

Individual records (other)

Most matches played
Matches Player Period
181 Sachin Tendulkar† 1989–Present
168 Steve Waugh 1985–2004
157 Rahul Dravid† 1996–Present
156 Allan Border 1978–1994
152 Ricky Ponting† 1995–Present

Last updated: 23 August 2011[60]
Most matches played as captain
Matches Player Won Lost Drawn Tied
93 Allan Border 32 22 38 1
83 Graeme Smith† 38 24 20 0
80 Stephen Fleming 28 27 25 0
77 Ricky Ponting† 48 16 13 0
74 Clive Lloyd 36 12 26 0

Last updated: 3 January 2011[61]
Most matches won as captain
Won Player Lost Drawn Ties Matches
48 Ricky Ponting† 16 13 0 78
41 Steve Waugh 9 7 0 57
38 Graeme Smith† 24 20 0 82
36 Clive Lloyd 12 26 0 74
32 Allan Border 22 38 1 93

Last updated: 1 January 2011[61]

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership Runs Team Players Opposition Venue Season
1st wicket 415  South Africa Graeme Smith† (232) Neil McKenzie† (226) v Bangladesh Chittagong Divisional Stadium 2008
2nd wicket 576  Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya (340) Roshan Mahanama (225) v India Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 1997–98
3rd wicket 624  Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara† (287) Mahela Jayawardene† (374) v South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 2006
4th wicket 437  Sri Lanka Thilan Samaraweera† (231) Mahela Jayawardene† (240) v Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 2009
5th wicket 405  Australia Sid Barnes (234) Donald Bradman (234) v England Sydney Cricket Ground 1946–47
6th wicket 351  Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene† (275) Prasanna Jayawardene† (154*) v India Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 2009–10
7th wicket 347  West Indies Denis Atkinson (219) Clairmonte Depeiaza (122) v Australia Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 1954–55
8th wicket 332  England Jonathan Trott† (184) Stuart Broad† (169) v Pakistan Lords Cricket Ground, London 2010
9th wicket 195  South Africa Mark Boucher† (78) Pat Symcox (108) v Pakistan New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 1997–98
10th wicket 151  Pakistan Azhar Mahmood (128*) Mushtaq Ahmed (59) v South Africa Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 1997–98
151  New Zealand Brian Hastings (110) Richard Collinge (68*) v Pakistan Eden Park, Auckland 1972–73

Last updated: 16 Nov. 2010[62]

Highest partnerships

Runs Team Players Opposition Venue Season
624 (3rd wicket)  Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara† (287) Mahela Jayawardene† (374) v South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 2006
576 (2nd wicket)  Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya (340) Roshan Mahanama (225) v India Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 1997–98
467 (3rd wicket)  New Zealand Andrew Jones (186) Martin Crowe (299) v Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington 1990–91
451 (2nd wicket)  Australia Bill Ponsford (266) Donald Bradman (244) v England The Oval, London 1934
451 (3rd wicket)  Pakistan Mudassar Nazar (231) Javed Miandad (280*) v India Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad 1982–83

Last updated: 9 August 2009[63]

See also

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