New South Wales cricket team records

This is a list of records for the New South Wales cricket team.

First-class records

Individual records

Most matches played

Rank Matches Player Period
1 135 Greg Matthews 1982/83 – 1997/98
2 120 Phil Emery 1987/88 – 1998/99
3 115 Geoff Lawson 1977/78 – 1991/92
4 108 Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
5 107 Steve Rixon 1974/75 – 1987/88
Source: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Most catches (fielder)

Rank Catches Player Matches
1 122 Mark Taylor 88
2 116 Mark Waugh 96
3 102 Greg Matthews 117
4 92 Richie Benaud 73
5 91 Rick McCosker 70
Source: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009

Most dismissals

Rank Dismissals Player Matches
1 339 (298 c. 41 st.) Phil Emery 109
2 260 (240 c. 20 st.) Brad Haddin 79
3 259 (218 c. 41 st.) Steve Rixon 94
4 211 (179 c. 32 st.) Brian Taber 64
5 179 (109 c. 70 st.) Bert Oldfield 52
Source: . Last accessed: 8 October, 2009

Team records

Highest team totals

Rank Runs Opponent Venue Season
1 918 South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1900–01
2 839 Tasmania Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1898–99
3 815 Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1908–09
4 807 South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1899-00
5 805 Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1905–06
Source: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Lowest team totals

Rank Runs Opponent Venue Season
1 37 Victoria The Domain, Sydney 1868–69
2 42 Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1859–60
3 44 Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1859–60
4 44 Victoria The Domain, Sydney 1860–61
5 44 Victoria Albert Cricket Ground, Sydney 1872–73
Source: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank Margin Opponent Venue Season
1 Innings and 605 runs South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1900–01
2 Innings and 527 runs South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1908–09
3 Innings and 487 runs Tasmania Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1898–1899
4 Innings and 392 runs South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1899-00
5 Innings and 384 runs New Zealanders Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1898–99
Source: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Opponent Venue Season
1 685 runs Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1929–30
2 638 runs South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1920–21
3 541 runs South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1925–26
4 456 runs Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1910–11
5 404 runs Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1940–41
Source: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Batting records

Highest individual scores

Rank Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
1 452* Don Bradman Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1929–30
2 383 Charles Gregory Queensland Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 1906–07
3 359 Bob Simpson Queensland Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 1963–64
4 340* Don Bradman Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1928–29
5 321 Billy Murdoch Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1881–82
Source: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Most career runs

Rank Runs Player Career
1 8,174 (163 inns.) Michael Bevan 1989/90 – 2003/04
2 7,425 (164 inns.) Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
3 6,636 (149 inns.) Steve Waugh 1983/84 – 2003/04
4 6,170 (153 inns.) Mark Taylor 1985/86 – 1998/99
5 6,127 (99 inns.) Alan Kippax 1918/19 – 1934/35
Source: . Last updated: 9 October 2009.

Most runs in a season

Rank Runs Player Average Season
1 1,506 (17 inns.) Simon Katich 94.12 2007–08
2 1,240 (20 inns.) Michael Bevan 82.66 1993–94
3 1,191 (19 inns.) Phil Jaques 66.16 2004–05
4 1,109 (20 inns.) Dirk Wellham 73.93 1982–83
5 1,096 (21 inns.) Rick McCosker 60.88 1982–83
Source: . Last updated: 9 October 2009.

Highest batting averages

Rank Average Player Career
1 100.97 (56 inns.) Don Bradman 1927/28 – 1933/34
2 71.26 (68 inns.) Simon Katich 2001/02 – 2008/09
3 68.07 (99 inns.) Alan Kippax 1918/19 – 1934/35
4 68.00 (81 inns.) Monty Noble 1894/95 – 1908/09
5 66.17 (27 inns.) Phillip Hughes 2007/08 – 2008/2009
Qualification: 20 innings.

Source: . Last updated: 9 October 2009.

Most centuries

Rank Centuries Player Matches
1 32 Michael Bevan 93
2 23 Alan Kippax 63
3 23 Mark Waugh 96
4 22 Steve Waugh 86
5 19 Monty Noble 51
Source: . Last updated: 9 Oct 2009.

Bowling records

Most career wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average
1 367 Geoff Lawson 103 23.63
2 363 Greg Matthews 117 29.04
3 336 Stuart MacGill 87 33.77
4 266 Richie Benaud 73 26.96
5 263 Johnny Martin 70 30.22
Source: . Last updated: 9 October 2009.

Most wickets in a season

Rank Wickets Player Matches Season
1 54 Stuart MacGill 11 2004–05
2 52 Bill O'Reilly 6 1939–40
3 49 Greg Matthews 11 1991–92
4 48 David Hourn 9 1977–78
5 48 Stuart MacGill 10 2002–03
Source: . Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Best career average

Rank Average Player Balls Wickets
1 17.18 Bill O'Reilly 11,105 207
2 18.09 Pat Crawford 1,104 61
3 19.08 Charlie Turner 3,920 73
4 19.30 Clem Hill 3,032 40
5 19.52 Andrew Newell 2,164 40
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled.

Source: . Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Best figures in an innings

Rank Figures Player Opponent Venue Season
1 9–41 Bill O'Reilly South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1937–38
2 9–50 Bill O'Reilly Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1933–34
3 9–52 Bill Howell Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1902–03
4 9–77 David Hourn Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1978–79
5 9–83 Bob Holland South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1983–84
Source: . Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Best figures in a match

Rank Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
1 15–125 Tom McKibbin South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1896–97
2 14–45 Bill O'Reilly Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1938–39
3 14–98 Bill O'Reilly South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1936–37
4 14–189 Tom McKibbin South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1894–95
5 13–87 Ranji Hordern Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1910–11
Source: . Last updated: 12 October 2009.

List A records

Individual records

Most matches played

Rank Matches Player Period
1 75 Brad Haddin 1999–2008
2 72 Dominic Thornely 2002–2009
3 70 Stuart Clark 1997–2007
4 69 Mark Waugh 1986–2004
5 64 Nathan Bracken 1998–2008
Source: . Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Most catches (fielder)

Rank Catches Player Matches
1 42 Mark Waugh 69
2 31 Shane Lee 59
3 29 Mark Taylor 43
4 27 Dominic Thornely 72
5 23 Corey Richards 55
Source: . Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Most dismissals

Rank Dismissals Player Matches
1 140 (107 c. 33 st.) Brad Haddin 75
2 81 (69 c. 12 st.) Phil Emery 58
3 31 (25 c. 6 st.) Steve Rixon 25
4 14 (13 c. 1 st.) Daniel Smith 16
5 11 (9 c. 2 st.) Greg Dyer 15
Source: . Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Team records

Highest team totals

Rank Runs Opponent Venue Season
1 397–4 Tasmania Bankstown Oval, Sydney 2001–02
2 325–6 Western Australia North Sydney Oval, Sydney 2004–05
3 319–7 South Australia North Sydney Oval, Sydney 1997–98
4 311–7 Tasmania Bellerive Oval, Hobart 2005–06
5 310–4 South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1981–82
Source: . Last updated: 13 October 2009.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Opponent Venue Season
1 153 runs Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 1987–88
2 144 runs Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 2005–06
3 135 runs South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 2001–02
4 127 runs Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 1993–94
5 123 runs Victoria Bankstown Oval, Sydney 2001–02
Source: . Last updated: 13 October 2009.

Batting records

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
1 165 David Warner Tasmania Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 2008–09
2 164 Rick McCosker South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1981–82
3 158* Phil Jaques South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 2005–06
4 152* Phil Jaques Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 2005–06
5 151 Corey Richards Western Australia WACA, Perth 2001–02
Source: . Last updated: 13 October 2009.

Most career runs

Rank Runs Player Career
1 2,400 (58 inns.) Michael Bevan 1989/90 – 2006/07
2 2,308 (75 inns.) Brad Haddin 1998/99 – 2008/09
3 2,269 (55 inns.) Steve Waugh 1983/84 – 2003/04
4 2,173 (69 inns.) Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
5 1,707 (72 inns.) Dominic Thornely 2001/02 – 2008/09
Source: . Last updated: 13 October 2009.

Highest batting averages

Rank Average Player Career
1 61.53 (58 inns.) Michael Bevan 1989/90 – 2002/03
2 51.56 (54 inns.) Steve Waugh 1984/85 – 2003/04
3 47.38 (38 inns.) Simon Katich 2001/02 – 2008/09
4 44.57 (21 inns.) Rick McCosker 1973/74 – 1983/84
5 42.51 (42 inns.) Phil Jaques 2000/01 – 2007/08
Qualification: 20 innings.

Source: . Last updated: 13 October 2009.