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, having no limit in their 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 11 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.

The most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 362 of their 773 Tests (46.83%). 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 to questioning of 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 5th wicket partnership. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics,^[13][14] it stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's average. Don Bradman is the only player in the world to have scored 5000 runs against a single opposition: 5028 runs against England.^[15]

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.^[16] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture all ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains 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.^[17] 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.^[18] 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 to increase the number of Test matches they play 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.^[19] 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.^[20] The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa^[21] while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Rahul Dravid.^[22]

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

• Cricket is played during the summer months in most countries. Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may therefore 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".^[23] 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
Australia	000000001877-03-15-000015 March 1877	801	377	215	2	207	47.06
Bangladesh	000000002000-11-10-000010 November 2000	100	9	76	0	15	9.00
England	000000001877-03-15-000015 March 1877	986	353	290	0	343	35.80
India	000000001932-06-25-000025 June 1932	514	141	158	1	214	27.43
New Zealand	000000001930-01-10-000010 January 1930	422	89	170	0	163	21.09
Pakistan	000000001952-10-16-000016 October 1952	410	132	120	0	158	32.19
South Africa	000000001889-03-12-000012 March 1889	414	153	137	0	124	36.86
Sri Lanka	000000001982-02-17-000017 February 1982	261	82	98	0	81	31.41
West Indies	000000001928-06-23-000023 June 1928	523	166	183	1	173	31.73
Zimbabwe	000000001992-10-18-000018 October 1992	102	11	65	0	26	10.78
ICC World XI	000000002005-10-14-000014 October 2005	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Last updated: 6 August 2017[24]

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: 12 December 2016[25]

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: 12 December 2016[26]

Matches that finished with scores level

Result	Teams	Venue	Season
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
Last updated: 15 June 2016[27][28][29]

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, 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: 15 June 2016[30]

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, 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: 15 June 2016[31]

Victory after following-on

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
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: 15 June 2016[32]

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: 15 June 2016[33]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
952-6 d	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: 15 June 2016[34]

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 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	Australia (v  England)	Edgbaston, Birmingham	29 May 1902
	South Africa (v  Australia)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	12 February 1932
Last updated: 15 February 2016[35]

Highest fourth-innings totals 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, Leeds	1948
387–4	India (v  England)	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	2008–09
Last updated: 15 June 2016[36]

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Career runs

Most career runs

Runs	Player	Period
15,921 (329 innings)	Sachin Tendulkar	1989–2013
13,378 (287 innings)	Ricky Ponting	1995–2012
13,289 (280 innings)	Jacques Kallis	1995–2013
13,288 (286 innings)	Rahul Dravid	1996–2012
12,400 (233 innings)	Kumar Sangakkara	2000–2015
Last updated: 15 June 2016[37]

Most career runs – progression of record

Runs	Player	Record held until	Duration of record
239	Charles Bannerman	4 January 1882	4 years, 295 days
676	George Ulyett[a]	13 August 1884	2 years, 222 days
860	Billy Murdoch[b]	14 August 1886	2 years, 1 day
1,277	Arthur Shrewsbury	23 January 1902	15 years, 162 days
1,293	Joe Darling[c]	18 February 1902	26 days
1,366	Syd Gregory[d]	14 June 1902	116 days
1,531	Archie MacLaren[e]	13 August 1902	60 days
3,412	Clem Hill	27 December 1924	22 years, 136 days
5,410	Jack Hobbs	29 June 1937	12 years, 184 days
7,249	Wally Hammond	27 November 1970	33 years, 151 days
7,459	Colin Cowdrey[f]	23 March 1972	1 year, 117 days
8,032	Garfield Sobers	23 December 1981	9 years, 275 days
8,114	Geoff Boycott	12 November 1983	1 year, 324 days
10,122	Sunil Gavaskar	25 February 1993	9 years, 105 days
11,174	Allan Border	25 November 2005	12 years, 273 days
11,953	Brian Lara	17 October 2008	2 years, 327 days
15,921	Sachin Tendulkar	current	7003322900000000000♠8 years, 307 days
Last updated: 15 June 2016[38] 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

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Player	Runs	Average
Opener	Alastair Cook	10430	45.95
Number 3	Kumar Sangakkara	11679	60.83
Number 4	Sachin Tendulkar	13492	54.40
Number 5	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	6883	56.42
Number 6	Steve Waugh	3165	51.05
Number 7	Adam Gilchrist	3948	46.45
Number 8	Daniel Vettori	2227	39.77
Number 9	Stuart Broad	1173	20.95
Number 10	Dale Steyn	502	12.55
Number 11	Muttiah Muralitharan	623	11.33
Last updated: 17 March 2017[39]

Highest career batting average

Highest career average

Average	Player	Period
99.94 (80 innings)	Donald Bradman	1928–1948
61.87 (31 innings)	Adam Voges	2015–2016
61.05 (100 innings)	Steve Smith	2010–2017
60.97 (41 innings)	Graeme Pollock	1963–1970
60.83 (40 innings)	George Headley	1930–1954
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 28 March 2017[40]
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[41]

Innings or series

Highest individual score (see also List of Test cricket triple centuries)

Runs	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[42]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test match Number
165*	Charles Bannerman	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1876–77	Test No. 1
211	Billy Murdoch	England	The Oval, London	1884	Test No. 16
287	Tip Foster	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1903–04	Test No. 78
325	Andy Sandham	West Indies	Sabina Park, Kingston	1929–30	Test No. 193
334	Donald 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[43]

Most runs in a match

Runs	Scores	Player	Match
456	333 and 123	Graham Gooch	v  India at Lord's, 1990
426	334* and 92	Mark Taylor	v  Pakistan at Peshawar, 1998–99
424	319 and 105	Kumar Sangakkara	v  Bangladesh at Chittagong, 2013–14
400	400*	Brian Lara	v  England at St John's, Antigua, 2003–04
380	247* and 133	Greg Chappell	v  New Zealand at Wellington, 1973–74
	380	Matthew Hayden	v  Zimbabwe at Perth, 2003–04
Last updated: 15 June 2016[44]

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
827 (10 innings)	Clyde Walcott	v  Australia, 1955
824 (8 innings)	Gary Sobers	v  Pakistan, 1957–58
810 (9 innings)	Donald Bradman	v  England, 1936–37
806 (5 innings)	Donald Bradman	v  South Africa, 1931–32
798 (8 innings)	Brian Lara	v  England, 1993–94
Last updated: 15 June 2016[45]

Most runs in a calendar year

Runs	Player	Average	Year
1788	Mohammad Yousuf	99.33	2006
1710	Vivian Richards	90.00	1976
1656	Graeme Smith	72.00	2008
1595	Michael Clarke	106.33	2012
1562	Sachin Tendulkar	78.10	2010
Last updated: 15 June 2015[46]

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	Donald 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: 17 March January 2017[47]

Innings as captain

Highest individual score as captain

Runs	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[48]

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
	4–6–2–4–6–6	George Bailey	James Anderson	WACA, Perth	2013–14
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
	4–6–6–0–4–6	Brendon McCullum	Suranga Lakmal	Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand	2014–15
Last updated: 15 June 2016[49]

Centuries

Most Test centuries

Centuries	Player	Matches	Innings	Inns/Century
51	Sachin Tendulkar	200	329	6.4
45	Jacques Kallis	166	280	6.2
41	Ricky Ponting	168	287	7.0
38	Kumar Sangakkara	132	229	6
36	Rahul Dravid	164	286	7.9
Last updated: 15 June 2016[50]

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[51]

Most Test double centuries

Double centuries	Player	Matches
12	Donald Bradman	52
11	Kumar Sangakkara	130
9	Brian Lara	131
7	Wally Hammond	85
	Mahela Jayawardene	149
Last updated: 15 June 2016[52]

Most Test triple centuries

Triple centuries	Player	Matches
2	Donald Bradman	52
	Virender Sehwag	104
	Chris Gayle	103
	Brian Lara	131
Last updated: 11 December 2016[53]
Note: 21 other players have scored a triple century in a Test: see List of Test cricket triple centuries for more details[54]

Most Test quadruple centuries

Quadruple centuries	Player	Matches
1	Brian Lara	131
Last updated: 15 June 2016[55]

Half Centuries

Most Test 50+

50+	Player	Matches	Innings
119	Sachin Tendulkar	200	329
103	Jacques Kallis	166	280
103	Ricky Ponting	168	287
99	Rahul Dravid	164	286
96	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	164	280
Last updated: 15 June 2016[56]

Fastest Test half-centuries

No. of balls	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
21	Misbah-ul-Haq	Australia	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	2014/15
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: 15 June 2016[57]

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
Last updated: 15 February 2016[58] Notes: ^[a] "+" means the completed career records aren't known

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: 15 June 2016[59]

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
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
118	Johnny Briggs	33	17.75	2 January 1904	8 years, 355 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[c]	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[d]	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[e]	Muttiah Muralitharan	91	22.87	15 October 2004	160 days
708	Shane Warne	145	25.41	3 December 2007	3 years, 49 days
800	Muttiah Muralitharan	133	22.72	Current	7003354800000000000♠9 years, 260 days
Notes ^[a] Allen Hill took the first Test wicket, but only two in the First Test match. Alfred Shaw (3/51 & 5/35) and Tom Kendall (1/54 & 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[60] ^[b] 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 overook 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[61] ^[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[62]

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: 15 June 2016[63] 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[64] ^[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.[65]

Best career strike rate

Strike rate	Player	Balls	Wickets
34.1	George Lohmann	3,830	112
37.7	/ J. J. Ferris	2,302	61
38.7	Shane Bond	3,372	87
40.8	Kagiso Rabada	2,900	71
41.4	Dale Steyn	17,286	417
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled Last updated: 29 March 2017[66]

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: 15 June 2016[67]

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
	Ravichandran Ashwin	48
	Clarrie Grimmett	37
	Dennis Lillee	70
	Rangana Herath	80
Last updated: 20 March 2017[68]

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: 15 June 2016[69]

Innings

Best figures in an innings

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
10–53	Jim Laker	Australia (2nd innings)	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
10–74	Anil Kumble	Pakistan	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1998–99
9–28	George Lohmann	South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1895–96
9–37	Jim Laker	Australia (1st innings)	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
9–51	Muttiah Muralitharan	Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	2001–02
Last updated: 15 June 2016[70]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
7–55	Tom Kendall (in the inaugural Test match)	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1876–77
7–44	Fred Spofforth	England	The Oval, London	1882
7–28	Billy Bates	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1882–83
8–35	George Lohmann	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1886–87
8–11	Johnny Briggs	South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	1888–89
8–7	George Lohmann	South Africa	St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1895–96
9–28	George Lohmann	South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1895–96
10–53	Jim Laker	Australia	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
Calculated at the conclusion of each Test Last updated: 15 June 2016

Match records

Best figures in a match

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
19–90	Jim Laker	Australia	Manchester, England,	1956
17–159	Sydney Barnes	South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1913–14
16–136	Narendra Hirwani	West Indies	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	1987–88
16–137	Bob Massie	England	Lord's, London	1972
16–220	Muttiah Muralitharan	England	The Oval, London	1998
Last updated: 15 June 2016[71]

Innings as captain

Best figures in an innings as captain

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
9-83	Kapil Dev	West Indies	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	1983
8-60	Imran Khan	India	National Stadium, Karachi, Karachi	1982
8-63	Rangana Herath	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club, Harare	2016
8-106	Kapil Dev	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1985
7-37	Courtney Walsh	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1995
Last updated: 16 March 2017[72]

Match records as captain

Best figures in a match

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
13-55	Courtney Walsh	New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1995
13-135	Waqar Younis	Zimbabwe	Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1993
13-152	Rangana Herath	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	2016
12-100	Fazal Mahmood	West Indies	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	1959
11-79	Imran Khan	India	National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1982
Last updated: 15 June 2016[73]

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

Catches	Player	Matches
210	Rahul Dravid	164
205	Mahela Jayawardene	149
200	Jacques Kallis	166
196	Ricky Ponting	168
181	Mark Waugh	128
Note:The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper[74] Last updated: 15 June 2016

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals

Dismissals	Player	Matches
555 (532 catches + 23 stumpings)	Mark Boucher	147
416 (379 catches + 37 stumpings)	Adam Gilchrist	96
395 (366 catches + 29 stumpings)	Ian Healy	119
355 (343 catches + 12 stumpings)	Rod Marsh	96
294 (256 catches + 38 stumpings)	MS Dhoni	90
Last updated: 15 June 2016[75]

Most catches

Catches	Player	Matches
532	Mark Boucher	147
379	Adam Gilchrist	96
366	Ian Healy	119
343	Rod Marsh	96
265	Jeff Dujon	81
Last updated: 15 June 2016[76]

Most stumpings

Stumpings	Player	Matches
52	Bert Oldfield	54
46	Godfrey Evans	91
38	Syed Kirmani	88
	MS Dhoni	90
37	Adam Gilchrist	96
Last updated: 15 June 2016[77]

Individual records (as an all-rounder)

10 Wickets and a Century in a Test match

Player	Runs	Wickets	Date	Opponent	Venue
Ian Botham[78]	114	13/109	15 February 1980	India	Mumbai, India
Imran Khan[78]	117	11/180	3 January 1983	India	Faisalabad, Pakistan
Shakib Al Hasan[78]	137	10/124	3 November 2014	Zimbabwe	Khulna, Bangladesh
Last updated: 15 June 2016[79]

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Matches	Player	Period
200	Sachin Tendulkar	1989–2013
168	Steve Waugh	1985–2004
	Ricky Ponting	1995–2012
166	Jacques Kallis	1995–2013
164	Rahul Dravid	1996–2012
	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	1994–2015
Last updated: 15 June 2016[80]

Most matches played as captain

Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied
109	Graeme Smith	53	29	27	0
93	Allan Border	32	22	38	1
80	Stephen Fleming	28	27	25	0
77	Ricky Ponting	48	16	13	0
74	Clive Lloyd	36	12	26	0
Last updated: 15 June 2016[81]

Most matches won as captain

Won	Player	Lost	Drawn	Ties	Matches
53	Graeme Smith	26	26	0	109
48	Ricky Ponting	16	13	0	77
41	Steve Waugh	9	7	0	57
36	Clive Lloyd	12	26	0	74
32	Allan Border	22	38	1	93
Last updated: 15 June 2016[82]

Partnership records

Highest partnership for each wicket

Partnership	Runs	Team	Players		Opposition	Venue	Season
1st wicket	415	South Africa	Graeme Smith (232)	Neil McKenzie (226)	Bangladesh	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	2008
2nd wicket	576	Sri Lanka	Sanath Jayasuriya (340)	Roshan Mahanama (225)	India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	1997–98
3rd wicket	624	Sri Lanka	Kumar Sangakkara (287)	Mahela Jayawardene (374)	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	2006
4th wicket	449	Australia	Adam Voges (269*)	Shaun Marsh (182)	West Indies	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	2015–16
5th wicket	405	Australia	Sid Barnes (234)	Donald Bradman (234)	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1946–47
6th wicket	399	England	Ben Stokes (258)	Jonny Bairstow (150*)	South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	2015–16
7th wicket	347	West Indies	Denis Atkinson (219)	Clairmonte Depeiaza (122)	Australia	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	1954–55
8th wicket	332	England	Jonathan Trott (184)	Stuart Broad (169)	Pakistan	Lord's, London	2010
9th wicket	195	South Africa	Mark Boucher (78)	Pat Symcox (108)	Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1997–98
10th wicket	198	England	Joe Root (154*)	James Anderson (81)	India	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	2014
Last updated: 15 June 2016[83]

Highest partnerships

Runs	Team	Players		Opposition	Venue	Season
624 (3rd wicket)	Sri Lanka	Kumar Sangakkara (287)	Mahela Jayawardene (374)	South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	2006
576 (2nd wicket)	Sri Lanka	Sanath Jayasuriya (340)	Roshan Mahanama (225)	India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	1997–98
467 (3rd wicket)	New Zealand	Andrew Jones (186)	Martin Crowe (299)	Sri Lanka	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1990–91
451 (2nd wicket)	Australia	Bill Ponsford (266)	Donald Bradman (244)	England	The Oval, London	1934
451 (3rd wicket)	Pakistan	Mudassar Nazar (231)	Javed Miandad (280*)	India	Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad	1982–83
Last updated: 15 June 2016[84]

See also

• List of Australia Test cricket records
• List of Bangladesh Test cricket records
• List of England Test cricket records
• List of India Test cricket records
• List of New Zealand Test cricket records
• List of Pakistan Test cricket records
• List of South Africa Test cricket records
• List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records
• List of West Indies Test cricket records
• List of Zimbabwe Test cricket records

• List of Cricket records
• List of One Day International cricket records
• List of Twenty20 International records

References

External links

• Records – Test matches ESPN Cricinfo
• HowSTAT!
• Test Records Cricket-Records.com
• Wisden Records in Test Matches Wisden