List of England Test cricket records

This is a list of English Test cricket records. It concentrates on records of the England Cricket Team and of the performances of cricketers playing for that team. England played in the first Test match against Australia on 15 March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which Australia won by 45 runs. As of 13 November 2016, England have played 979 Tests.

In general the top ten are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the ten, 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.
(300-3d) 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, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

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 five wickets while giving away 100 runs.

Currently playing

Record holders who are currently playing Test cricket (i.e. their record details listed could change) are shown in bold.

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties and draws

Matches played

1st Test	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	% Won
15–19 March 1877	987	354	290	343	0	35.86
Source:^[1]. Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Results summary

Opposition	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	% Won
Australia	1877–2015	341	108	140	93	0	31.67
Bangladesh	2003–2016	10	9	1	0	0	90.00
India	1932–2016	117	43	25	49	0	36.75
New Zealand	1930–2015	101	48	9	44	0	47.52
Pakistan	1954–2016	81	24	20	37	0	29.62
South Africa	1889–2017	149	61	33	55	0	40.93
Sri Lanka	1982–2016	31	12	8	11	0	38.70
West Indies	1928–2015	151	46	54	50	0	30.46
Zimbabwe	1996–2003	6	3	0	3	0	50.00
Source:^[2]. Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Team scores

Highest scores

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Place	Season	Result
1	903/7d	vs. Australia	The Oval	London	1938	Won
2	849	vs. West Indies	Sabina Park	Kingston, Jamaica	1929/30	Draw
3	710/7d	vs. India	Edgbaston	Birmingham	2011	Won
4	658/8d	vs. Australia	Trent Bridge	Nottingham	1938	Draw
5	654/5	vs. South Africa	Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	Durban	1938/39	Draw
6	653/4d	vs. India	Lord's	London	1990	Won
7	652/7d	vs. India	Chepauk Stadium	Chennai	1984/85	Won
8	644	vs. Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	2010/11	Won
9	636	vs. Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	1928/29	Won
10	633/5d	vs. India	Edgbaston	Birmingham	1979	Won
Source:^[3]. Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Lowest scores

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Place	Season	Result
1	45	v Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	1886/87	Won
2	46	v West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	Port of Spain	1994	Lost
3	51	v West Indies	Sabina Park	Kingston	2009	Lost
4	52	v Australia	The Oval	London	1948	Lost
5	53	v Australia	Lord's	London	1888	Lost
6	61	v Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	1903/04	Lost
6	61	v Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	1901/02	Lost
8	62	v Australia	Lord's	London	1888	Lost
9	64	v New Zealand	Basin Reserve	Wellington	1977/78	Lost
10	65	v Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	1894/95	Won
Source:^[4]. Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Greatest margins of victory

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Place	Season
1	Innings and 579 runs	vs. Australia	The Oval	London	1938
2	Innings and 285 runs	vs. India	Lord's	London	1974
3	Innings and 283 runs	vs. West Indies	Headingley	Leeds	2007
4	Innings and 261 runs	vs. Bangladesh	Lord's	London	2005
5	Innings and 244 runs	vs. India	The Oval	London	2014
6	Innings and 242 runs	vs. India	Edgbaston	Birmingham	2011
7	Innings and 237 runs	vs. West Indies	The Oval	London	1957
8	Innings and 230 runs	vs. Australia	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	1891/92
9=	Innings and 225 runs	vs. Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	1911/12
9=	Innings and 225 runs	vs. Pakistan	Lord's	London	2010
Source:^[5]. 7 August 2017.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Place	Season
1	675 runs	vs. Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	Brisbane	1928/29
2	354 runs	vs. Pakistan	Trent Bridge	Nottingham	2010
3	347 runs	vs. Australia	Lord's	London	2013
4	338 runs	vs. Australia	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	1932/33
5	330 runs	vs. Pakistan	Old Trafford	Manchester	2016
6	329 runs	vs. Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	Chittagong	2003/04
7	322 runs	vs. Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	Brisbane	1936/37
8	319 runs	vs. India	Trent Bridge	Nottingham	2011
9	312 runs	vs. South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	1956/57
10	299 runs	vs. Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	1970/71
Source:^[5]. Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

Rank	Opponent	No. wins	Most recent venue	Most recent place	Season
1	South Africa	6	Lord's	London	1951
2=	West Indies	4	Lord's	Birmingham	2009
2=	India	4	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai	2012/13
4	Australia	3	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	1932/33
5	Pakistan	2	Trent Bridge	Nottingham	1967
6	Sri Lanka	1	Old Trafford	Manchester	2002
Note: England has won a Test match by 10 wickets on 20 occasions. Source:^[5]. Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Individual records

Appearances

Most Tests as Captain

Name	Years As Captain	Total	Won	Lost	Draw	Tied
Alastair Cook	2010–2016	59	24	22	13	-
Michael Atherton	1993–2001	54	13	21	20	-
Michael Vaughan	2003–2008	51	26	11	14	-
Andrew Strauss	2006–2012	50	24	11	15	-
Nasser Hussain	1999–2003	45	17	15	13	-
Peter May	1955–1961	41	20	10	11	-
Graham Gooch	1988–1993	34	10	12	12	-
David Gower	1982–1989	32	5	18	9	-
Mike Brearley	1977–1981	31	18	4	9	-
Ray Illingworth	1969–1973	31	12	5	14	-
Source:^[6] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Most Test career appearances

Rank	Appearances	Player	Span
1	144	Alastair Cook	2006–present
2	133	Alec Stewart	1990–2003
3	126	James Anderson	2003–present
4	118	Ian Bell	2004–2015
4	118	Graham Gooch	1975–1995
6	117	David Gower	1978–1992
7	115	Michael Atherton	1989–2001
8	114	Colin Cowdrey	1954–1975
9	108	Geoffrey Boycott	1964–1982
10	106	Stuart Broad	2007–present
Source:.^[7] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Batting

Most Test career runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Average	Career Span
1	11,325	Alastair Cook	144	46.03	2006–present
2	8,900	Graham Gooch	118	42.58	1975–1995
3	8,463	Alec Stewart	133	39.54	1990–2003
4	8,231	David Gower	117	44.25	1978–1992
5	8,181	Kevin Pietersen	104	47.28	2005–2014
6	8,114	Geoff Boycott	108	47.72	1964–1982
7	7,728	Michael Atherton	115	37.69	1989–2001
8	7,727	Ian Bell	118	42.69	2004–2015
9	7,624	Colin Cowdrey	114	44.06	1954–1975
10	7,249	Wally Hammond	85	58.45	1927–1947
Source:.^[8] Last updated: Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Most Test career centuries

Rank	Hundreds	Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Career Span
1	30	Alastair Cook	144	11,325	46.03	2006–present
2	23	Kevin Pietersen	104	8,181	47.28	2005–2014
3	22	Wally Hammond	85	7,249	58.45	1927–1947
	22	Colin Cowdrey	114	7,624	44.06	1954–1975
	22	Geoff Boycott	108	8,114	47.72	1964–1982
	22	Ian Bell	118	7,727	42.69	2004–2015
7	21	Andrew Strauss	100	7,037	40.91	2004–2012
8	20	Ken Barrington	82	6,806	58.67	1955–1968
8	20	Graham Gooch	118	8,900	42.58	1975–1995
10	19	Len Hutton	79	6,971	56.67	1937–1955
Source:^[9]. Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Highest individual scores

No.	Score	Batsmen	Against	Stadium	Place	Year
1	364	Len Hutton	Australia	The Oval	London	1938
2	336*	Wally Hammond	New Zealand	Eden Park	Auckland	1933
3	333	Graham Gooch	India	Lord's	London	1990
4	325	Andy Sandham	West Indies	Sabina Park	Kingston	1930
5	310*	John Edrich	New Zealand	Headingley	Leeds,	1965
6	294	Alastair Cook	India	Edgbaston	Birmingham	2011
7	287	R. E. Foster	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	1903
8	285*	Peter May	West Indies	Edgbaston	Birmingham	1957
9	278	Denis Compton	Pakistan	Trent Bridge	Nottingham	1954
10	263	Alastair Cook	Pakistan	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium	Abu Dhabi	2015
Source:.^[10] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Bowling

Most career wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Years
1	487	James Anderson	126	27.90	2003–present
2	383	Ian Botham	102	28.40	1977–1992
3	379	Stuart Broad	106	28.64	2007–present
4	325	Bob Willis	90	25.20	1971–1984
5	307	Fred Trueman	67	21.57	1952–1965
6	297	Derek Underwood	86	25.83	1966–1982
7	255	Graeme Swann	60	29.96	2008–2013
8	252	Brian Statham	70	24.84	1951–1965
9	248	Matthew Hoggard	67	30.50	2000–2008
10	236	Alec Bedser	51	24.89	1946–1955
Source:^[11]. Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Most five wickets in an innings

Rank	5s	Player	Matches	Wickets	BBI	Average	Years
1	27	Ian Botham	102	383	8/34	28.40	1977–1992
2	24	Sydney Barnes	27	189	9/103	16.43	1901–1914
3	22	James Anderson	126	487	7/43	27.90	2003–present
4	17	Graeme Swann	60	255	6/65	29.96	2008–2013
	17	Fred Trueman	67	307	8/31	21.57	1952–1965
	17	Derek Underwood	86	297	8/51	25.83	1966–1982
7	16	Bob Willis	90	325	8/43	25.20	1971–1984
8	15	Alec Bedser	51	236	7/44	24.89	1946–1955
8	15	Stuart Broad	106	379	8/15	28.64	2007–present
10	13	Andy Caddick	62	234	7/46	29.91	1993–2003
10	13	Angus Fraser	46	177	8/53	27.32	1989–1998
BBI - Best Bowling in an Innings. Source:.^[12] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Best bowling in an innings

No.	Figures	Bowler	Against	Stadium	Place	Year
1	10/53	Jim Laker	vs. Australia	Old Trafford	Manchester	1956
2	9/28	George Lohmann	vs. South Africa	Old Wanderers	Johannesburg	1896
3	9/37	Jim Laker	vs. Australia	Old Trafford	Manchester	1956
4	9/57	Devon Malcolm	vs. South Africa	The Oval	London	1994
5	9/103	Sydney Barnes	vs. South Africa	Old Wanderers	Johannesburg	1913
6	8/7	George Lohmann	vs. South Africa	St George's Park	Port Elizabeth	1896
7	8/11	Johnny Briggs	vs. South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	1889
8	8/15	Stuart Broad	vs. Australia	Trent Bridge	Nottingham	2015
9	8/29	Sydney Barnes	vs. South Africa	The Oval	London	1913
10	8/31	Fred Trueman	vs. India	Old Trafford	Manchester	1952
Source:.^[13] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Fielding

Most dismissals as wicket-keeper

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Catches	Stumpings	Span
1	269	Alan Knott	95	250	19	1967-1981
2	256	Matt Prior	79	243	13	2007-2011
3	241	Alec Stewart ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	82	227	14	1990-2003
4	219	Godfrey Evans	91	173	46	1946-1959
5	174	Bob Taylor	57	167	7	1971-1984
6	165	Jack Russell	54	153	12	1988-1998
7	133	Geraint Jones	34	128	5	2004-2006
8	112	Jim Parks ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	43	101	11	1954-1968
9	95	Les Ames ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	44	72	23	1929-1939
10	105	Jonny Bairstow^{[lower-alpha 4]}	25	100	5	2013–present
Source:.^[14] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Note:Some of the players listed have played as both a wicket-keeper and regular fielder, so figures in each table may not match their overall career totals. Matches is the number of Tests as designated keeper, rather than the total number of appearances.^[15]

↑ Stewart has another 36 catches as a fielder, for a total of 263 catches and 277 dismissals in 133 matches.
↑ Parks has another 2 catches as a fielder.
↑ Ames has another 2 catches as a fielder.
↑ Bairstow has another 10 catches as a fielder.

Most catches as fielder

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Span
1	147	Alastair Cook	144	2006–present
2	121	Andrew Strauss	100	2004–2012
3	120	Ian Botham	120	1991–2001
3	120	Colin Cowdrey	114	1954–1975
5	110	Wally Hammond	85	1927–1947
6	105	Graham Thorpe	100	1993–2005
7	103	Graham Gooch	118	1975–1995
8	100	Ian Bell	118	2004–2015
9	95	Paul Collingwood ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	68	2003–2011
9	95	Marcus Trescothick	76	2000–2006
Source:.^[16] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

↑ Collingwood also has 1 catch as wicketkeeper

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships (by wicket)

No.	Score	Batsmen	Against	Stadium	Place	Year
1	359	Len Hutton & Cyril Washbrook	vs. South Africa	Ellis Park	Johannesburg	1948
2	382	Len Hutton & Maurice Leyland	vs. Australia	The Oval	London	1938
3	370	Bill Edrich & Dennis Compton	vs. South Africa	Lord's	London	1947
4	411	Peter May & Colin Cowdrey	vs. West Indies	Edgbaston	Birmingham	1957
5	254	Keith Fletcher & Tony Greig	vs. India	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai	1973
6	399	Ben Stokes & Jonny Bairstow	vs. South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	2016
7	197	M.J.K. Smith & Jim Parks	vs. West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	Port of Spain	1960
8	332	Jonathan Trott & Stuart Broad	vs. Pakistan	Lord's	London	2010
9	163*	Colin Cowdrey & Alan Smith	vs. New Zealand	Basin Reserve	Wellington	1963
10	198	Joe Root & James Anderson	vs. India	Trent Bridge	Nottingham	2014
Source:.^[17] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

Highest wicket partnerships (by runs)

No.	Wicket	Score	Batsmen	Against	Stadium	Place	Year
1	4th wicket	411	Peter May & Colin Cowdrey	vs. West Indies	Edgbaston	Birmingham	1957
2	6th wicket	399	Ben Stokes & Jonny Bairstow	vs. South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	2016
3	2nd wicket	382	Len Hutton & Maurice Leyland	vs. Australia	The Oval	London	1938
4	3rd wicket	370	Bill Edrich & Dennis Compton	vs. South Africa	Lord's	London	1947
5	2nd wicket	369	John Edrich & Ken Barrington	vs. New Zealand	Headingley	Leeds	1965
6	1st wicket	359	Len Hutton & Cyril Washbrook	vs. South Africa	Ellis Park	Johannesburg	1948
7	2nd wicket	351	Graham Gooch & David Gower	vs. Australia	The Oval	London	1985
8	3rd wicket	350	Ian Bell & Kevin Pietersen	vs. India	The Oval	London	2011
9	8th wicket	332	Jonathan Trott & Stuart Broad	vs. Pakistan	Lord's	London	2010
10	2nd wicket	331	Tim Robinson & David Gower	vs. Australia	Edgbaston	Birmingham	1985
Source:.^[18] Last updated: 7 August 2017.

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Cricket records

Test records

By team	Australia Bangladesh England India New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka South Africa West Indies Zimbabwe
Batting	Most career runs Triple centuries Centuries in both innings Centuries on debut
Bowling	Most career wickets Five-wicket hauls on debut Double five-wicket hauls on debut Hat-tricks

ODI records

By team	Australia Bangladesh England India New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka South Africa West Indies Zimbabwe
Batting	Most career runs Highest individual scores Double centuries Centuries on debut
Bowling	Most career wickets Hat-tricks Five-wicket haul on debut

T20I records

By team	Australia Bangladesh England India Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka South Africa West Indies Zimbabwe
Batting	Centuries
Bowling	Five-wicket hauls

Miscellaneous records
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