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, with no limit in the 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 13 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.
As of February 2023[update], the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 404 of their 851 Tests (47.47%). Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests, the least successful team are Bangladesh.
Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time,[8][9] 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,[10][11] it still stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's career average. Don Bradman is the only player in the world to have scored 5000 runs against a single opposition: 5028 runs against England.[12]
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.[13] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best innings figures. Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble was the second bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10–74 against Pakistan in 1999.[14] In December 2021, New Zealand spinner, Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings.[15] 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.[16] 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 playing more Test matches in the modern era 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.[17] 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.[18] The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa[19] while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Rahul Dravid.[20]
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).
Team | First Test match | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | % Won | |
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14 June 2018 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
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15 March 1877 | 866 | 414 | 232 | 2 | 218 | 47.80 | |
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10 November 2000 | 142 | 19 | 105 | 0 | 18 | 13.38 | |
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15 March 1877 | 1,071 | 392 | 324 | 0 | 355 | 36.60 | |
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25 June 1932 | 579 | 178 | 178 | 1 | 222 | 30.74 | |
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11 May 2018 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
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10 January 1930 | 470 | 115 | 185 | 0 | 170 | 24.46 | |
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16 October 1952 | 456 | 148 | 142 | 0 | 166 | 32.45 | |
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12 March 1889 | 464 | 178 | 161 | 0 | 125 | 38.36 | |
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17 February 1982 | 316 | 103 | 121 | 0 | 92 | 32.59 | |
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23 June 1928 | 575 | 183 | 210 | 1 | 181 | 31.82 | |
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18 October 1992 | 117 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 29 | 11.11 | |
ICC World XI | 14 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Last updated: 3 April 2024[22] |
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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Innings and 579 runs | ![]() ![]() |
The Oval, London | 1938 |
Innings and 360 runs | ![]() ![]() |
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2001–02 |
Innings and 336 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1958–59 |
Innings and 332 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1946–47 |
Innings and 324 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2002 |
Last updated: 18 December 2019[23] |
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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675 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 1928–29 |
562 runs | ![]() ![]() |
The Oval, London | 1934 |
546 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka | 2023 |
530 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1910–11 |
492 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2018 |
Last updated: 3 April 2018[24] |
See also: Tied Test |
Result | Teams | Venue | Season |
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Tie | ![]() ![]() |
The Gabba | 1960–61 |
Tie | ![]() ![]() |
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | 1986–87 |
Draw | ![]() ![]() |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1996–97 |
Draw | ![]() ![]() |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 2011–12 |
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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1 wicket | ![]() ![]() |
The Oval, London | 1902 |
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Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1905–06 | |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1907–08 | |
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Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 1922–23 | |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1951–52 | |
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Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1979–80 | |
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National Stadium, Karachi | 1994–95 | |
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Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 1998–99 | |
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Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1999–00 | |
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Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | 2003 | |
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Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 2006 | |
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Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 2010–11 | |
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Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | 2018–19 | |
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Headingley, Leeds | 2019 | |
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Sabina Park, Kingston | 2021 | |
Last updated: 15 August 2021[28] |
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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1 run | ![]() ![]() |
Adelaide Oval | 1992–93 |
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Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2022–23 | |
2 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2005 |
3 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Old Trafford, Manchester | 1902 |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1982–83 | |
Last updated: 28 February 2023[29] |
See also: Follow-on |
Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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10 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground | 1894–95 |
18 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Headingley, Leeds | 1981 |
171 runs | ![]() ![]() |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2000–01 |
1 run | ![]() ![]() |
Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2022–23 |
Last updated: 28 February 2023[30] |
Wins | Team | First win | Last win |
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16 | ![]() |
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11 | ![]() |
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9 | ![]() |
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Last updated: 15 June 2016[31] |
Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
952–6 d | ![]() ![]() |
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997 |
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903–7 d | ![]() ![]() |
The Oval, London | 1938 |
849 | ![]() ![]() |
Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929–30 |
790–3 d | ![]() ![]() |
1957–58 | |
765–6 d | ![]() ![]() |
National Stadium, Karachi | 2008–09 |
Last updated: 14 September 2017[32] |
Runs | Teams | Venue | Date |
26 | ![]() ![]() |
Eden Park, Auckland | 25 March 1955 |
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30 | ![]() ![]() |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 13 February 1896 |
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Edgbaston, Birmingham | 14 June 1924 | |
35 | ![]() ![]() |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 1 April 1899 |
36 | ![]() ![]() |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | 12 February 1932 |
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Edgbaston, Birmingham | 29 May 1902 | |
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 17 December 2020 | |
Last updated: 19 December 2020[33] |
Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
418–7 | ![]() ![]() |
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2002–03 |
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414–4 | ![]() ![]() |
WACA Ground, Perth | 2008–09 |
406–4 | ![]() ![]() |
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1975–76 |
404–3 | ![]() ![]() |
Headingley, Leeds | 1948 |
395–7 | ![]() ![]() |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 2020–21 |
Last updated: 16 August 2023[34] |
Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
1981–35 | ![]() ![]() |
Kingsmead, Durban | 1938–39 |
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1815–34 | ![]() ![]() |
Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929–30 |
1768–37 | ![]() ![]() |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2022–23 |
1764–39 | ![]() ![]() |
Adelaide Oval | 1968–69 |
1753–40 | ![]() ![]() |
Adelaide Oval | 1920–21 |
Last updated: 29 December 2022[35] |
Further information: List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket |
Runs | Innings | Player | Period |
15,921 | 329 | ![]() |
1989–2013 |
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13,378 | 287 | ![]() |
1995–2012 |
13,289 | 280 | ![]() |
1995–2013 |
13,288 | 286 | ![]() |
1996–2012 |
12,472 | 291 | ![]() |
2006–2018 |
Last updated: 11 September 2018[36] |
Runs | Player | Record held until | Duration of record | No of test record held |
239 | ![]() |
4 January 1882 | 4 years, 295 days | 4 |
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676 | ![]() |
13 August 1884 | 2 years, 222 days | 11 |
860 | ![]() |
14 August 1886 | 2 years, 1 day | 8 |
1,277 | ![]() |
23 January 1902 | 15 years, 162 days | 43 |
1,293 | ![]() |
18 February 1902 | 26 days | 1 |
1,366 | ![]() |
14 June 1902 | 116 days | 3 |
1,531 | ![]() |
13 August 1902 | 60 days | 3 |
3,412 | ![]() |
27 December 1924 | 22 years, 136 days | 84 |
5,410 | ![]() |
29 June 1937 | 12 years, 184 days | 102 |
7,249 | ![]() |
27 November 1970 | 33 years, 151 days | 414 |
7,459 | ![]() |
23 March 1972 | 1 year, 117 days | 21 |
8,032 | ![]() |
23 December 1981 | 9 years, 275 days | 219 |
8,114 | ![]() |
12 November 1983 | 1 year, 324 days | 53 |
10,122 | ![]() |
25 February 1993 | 9 years, 105 days | 248 |
11,174 | ![]() |
25 November 2005 | 12 years, 273 days | 558 |
11,953 | ![]() |
17 October 2008 | 2 years, 327 days | 116 |
15,921 | ![]() |
current | 15 years, 249 days | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[37] | ||||
Batting position | Player | Runs | Average at the position | ||
Opener | ![]() |
11,845 | 44.87 | ||
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Number 3 | ![]() |
11,679 | 60.83 | ||
Number 4 | ![]() |
13,492 | 54.40 | ||
Number 5 | ![]() |
6,883 | 56.42 | ||
Number 6 | ![]() |
3,778 | 35.64 | ||
Number 7 | ![]() |
3,948 | 46.45 | ||
Number 8 | ![]() |
2,227 | 39.77 | ||
Number 9 | ![]() |
1,389 | 19.84 | ||
Number 10 | 825 | 12.69 | |||
Number 11 | ![]() |
687 | 7.72 | ||
Last updated: 11 March 2024 [38] |
Average | Innings | Player | Period |
99.94 | 80 | ![]() |
1928–1948 |
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62.15 | 20 | ![]() |
2022–2023 |
61.87 | 31 | ![]() |
2015–2016 |
60.97 | 41 | ![]() |
1963–1970 |
60.83 | 40 | ![]() |
1930–1954 |
Last updated: 19 February 2023[39] | |||
Qualification: At least 20 innings.
Note: If the qualification is removed, the record Test batting average is Australian Kurtis Patterson's 144.00; Patterson made scores of 30 and 114 not out in his only two Test innings.[40] A very few one-Test wonders have never been dismissed, leaving them without a defined Test batting average. Notable players who played only a single Test innings without a dismissal are Stuart Law (54*, innings declared) and Andy Lloyd (10*, retired hurt).[41][42] |
Runs | Player | Series |
974 (7 innings) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
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905 (9 innings) | ![]() |
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839 (11 innings) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
834 (9 innings) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
829 (7 innings) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[43] |
See also: List of Test cricket triple centuries |
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
400* | ![]() |
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Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2003–04 |
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380 | ![]() |
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WACA Ground, Perth | 2003–04 |
375 | ![]() |
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Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1993–94 |
374 | ![]() |
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Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
365* | ![]() |
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Sabina Park, Kingston | 1957–58 |
Last updated: 15 June 2015[44] |
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season | Test match Number |
165*[a] | ![]() |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1876–77 | Test No. 1 |
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211 | ![]() |
The Oval, London | 1884 | Test No. 16 | |
287 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground | 1903–04 | Test No. 78 |
325 | ![]() |
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Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929–30 | Test No. 193 |
334 | ![]() |
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Headingley, Leeds | 1930 | Test No. 196 |
336* | ![]() |
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Eden Park, Auckland | 1932–33 | Test No. 226 |
364 | ![]() |
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The Oval, London | 1938 | Test No. 266 |
365* | ![]() |
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Sabina Park, Kingston | 1957–58 | Test No. 452 |
375 | ![]() |
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Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1993–94 | Test No. 1259 |
380 | ![]() |
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WACA Ground, Perth | 2003–04 | Test No. 1661 |
400* | ![]() |
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Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2003–04 | Test No. 1696 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[45] | |||||
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Runs | Scores | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
456 | 333 and 123 | ![]() |
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Lord's, London | 1990 |
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426 | 334* and 92 | ![]() |
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Peshawar | 1998–99 |
424 | 319 and 105 | ![]() |
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Chittagong | 2013–14 |
400 | 400* | ![]() |
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St John's, Antigua | 2003–04 |
380 | 247* and 133 | ![]() |
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Wellington | 1973–74 |
380 | ![]() |
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Perth | 2003–04 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[46] |
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
400* | ![]() |
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Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 2003–04 |
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374 | ![]() |
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Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
334* | ![]() |
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Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 1998 |
333 | ![]() |
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Lord's, London | 1990 |
329* | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2012 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2015[47] |
See also: List of cricketers who have carried the bat in international cricket |
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
264* | ![]() |
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Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2018–19 |
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244* | ![]() |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2017–18 |
223* | ![]() |
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Sabina Park, Kingston | 1972 |
216* | ![]() |
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Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1999–00 |
206* | ![]() |
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Lord's, London | 1931 |
Last updated: 8 January 2019[48] |
Runs | Player | Average | Year | |
1788 | ![]() |
99.33 | 2006 | |
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1710 | ![]() |
90.00 | 1976 | |
1708 | ![]() |
61.00 | 2021 | |
1656 | ![]() |
72.00 | 2008 | |
1595 | ![]() |
106.33 | 2012 | |
Last updated: 31 December 2021[49] |
Batting position | Player | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
Opener | ![]() |
380 | ![]() |
WACA Ground | 9 October 2003 |
Number 3 | ![]() |
400* | ![]() |
Antigua Recreation Ground | 10 April 2004 |
Number 4 | ![]() |
374 | ![]() |
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 27 July 2006 |
Number 5 | ![]() |
329* | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 January 2012 |
Number 6 | ![]() |
258 | ![]() |
Newlands Cricket Ground | 2 January 2016 |
Number 7 | ![]() |
270 | ![]() |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 January 1937 |
Number 8 | ![]() |
257* | ![]() |
Sheikhupura Stadium | 17 October 1996 |
Number 9 | ![]() |
173 | ![]() |
Eden Park | 22 February 1990 |
Number 10 | ![]() |
117 | ![]() |
Kennington Oval | 11 August 1884 |
Number 11 | ![]() |
98 | ![]() |
Trent Bridge | 10 July 2013 |
Last updated: 18 November 2017[50] |
Runs | Sequence | Batsman | Bowler | Venue | Season |
35 | 4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1 | ![]() |
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Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2022 |
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28 | 4–6–6–4–4–4 | ![]() |
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Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2003–04 |
4–6–2–4–6–6 | ![]() |
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WACA, Perth | 2013–14 | |
4–4–4–6–6–b4 | ![]() |
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St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 2019–20 | |
27 | 6–6–6–6–2–1 | ![]() |
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2005–06 |
6-4-4-4-6-3 | ![]() |
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Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 2022–23 | |
Last updated: 2 December 2022[51] |
See also: List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored |
Centuries | Player | Matches | Innings | |
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51 | ![]() |
200 | 329 | |
45 | ![]() |
166 | 280 | |
41 | ![]() |
168 | 287 | |
38 | ![]() |
134 | 233 | |
36 | ![]() |
164 | 286 | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[52] |
No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
54 | ![]() |
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Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2015–16 |
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56 | ![]() |
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Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 1985–86 |
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Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2014 | |
57 | ![]() |
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WACA Ground, Perth | 2006–07 |
67 | ![]() |
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Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1921–22 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[53] |
Double centuries | Player | Matches |
12 | ![]() |
52 |
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11 | ![]() |
130 |
9 | ![]() |
131 |
7 | ![]() |
85 |
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100 | |
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149 | |
Last updated: 30 December 2021[54] |
No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
153 | ![]() |
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Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 2001–02 |
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163 | ![]() |
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Newlands, Cape Town | 2016 |
168 | ![]() |
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Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 2009 |
182 | ![]() |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 2006 | |
186 | ![]() |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 2014 | |
Further information: List of Test cricket triple centuries |
Triple centuries | Player | Matches |
2 | ![]() |
52 |
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104 | |
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103 | |
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131 | |
1 |
(22 players) | |
Last updated: 8 January 2019[57] |
Quadruple centuries | Player | Matches |
1 | ![]() |
131 |
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Last updated: 15 June 2016[58] |
50+ | Player | Matches | Innings |
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119 | ![]() |
200 | 329 |
103 | ![]() |
166 | 280 |
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168 | 287 | |
99 | ![]() |
164 | 286 |
96 | ![]() |
164 | 280 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[59] |
No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
21 | ![]() |
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Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2014–15 |
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23 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground | 2016–17 |
24 | ![]() |
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Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 2004–05 |
25 | ![]() |
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Sabina Park, Kingston | 2014 |
26 | ![]() |
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M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2004–05 |
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Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | 2007 | |
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St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 2014–15 | |
Last updated: 16 September 2019[60] | ||||
Note: Misbah's is also the fastest in minutes, at 24 minutes, with Ashraful in second place on 27. Some records credit Victor Trumper with a 22-minute half-century against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1902-3, but this only counted the time he was on strike: the total time for his fifty is recorded as 45 minutes. |
Fours | Player | Innings |
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2058 | ![]() |
329 |
1654 | ![]() |
286 |
1559 | ![]() |
232 |
1509 | ![]() |
287 |
1491 | ![]() |
233 |
Key: + : complete career records are not known. | ||
Last updated: 8 January 2019[61] |
Sixes | Player | Innings |
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128 | ![]() |
185 |
107 | ![]() |
176 |
100 | ![]() |
137 |
98 | ![]() |
182 |
97 | ![]() |
280 |
Last updated: 11 March 2024[62] |
Ducks | Innings | Player | Period |
43 | 185 | ![]() |
1984–2001 |
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39 | 244 | ![]() |
2007–2023 |
36 | 104 | ![]() |
2000–2013 |
35 | 138 | ![]() |
1993–2007 |
34 | 199 | ![]() |
1992–2007 |
142 | ![]() |
2007–2021 | |
264 | ![]() |
2003–2024 | |
Last updated: 11 March 2024[63] |
Wickets | Player | Matches | Average |
800 | ![]() |
133 | 22.72 |
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708 | ![]() |
145 | 25.41 |
700 | ![]() |
187 | 26.56 |
619 | ![]() |
132 | 29.65 |
604 | ![]() |
167 | 27.68 |
Last updated: 1 August 2023[64] |
Wickets | Player | Matches | Average | Record held until | Duration of record |
8[a] | ![]() |
1 | 10.75 | 31 March 1877 | 16 days |
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14 | ![]() |
2 | 15.35 | 4 January 1879 | 1 year, 279 days |
94[b] | ![]() |
18 | 18.41 | 12 January 1895 | 16 years, 8 days |
100 | ![]() |
25 | 13.51 | 4 February 1895 | 33 days |
101 | ![]() |
17 | 16.53 | 2 March 1895 | 26 days |
103 | ![]() |
26 | 13.92 | 21 March 1896 | 1 year, 19 days |
112[c] | ![]() |
18 | 10.75 | 14 January 1898 | 1 year, 299 days |
118 | ![]() |
33 | 17.75 | 2 January 1904 | 5 years, 353 days |
141 | ![]() |
32 | 21.78 | 13 December 1913 | 9 years, 345 days |
189 | ![]() |
27 | 16.43 | 4 January 1936 | 22 years, 22 days |
216 | ![]() |
37 | 24.21 | 24 July 1953 | 17 years, 201 days |
236 | ![]() |
51 | 24.89 | 26 January 1963 | 9 years, 186 days |
242[d] | ![]() |
67 | 24.27 | 15 March 1963 | 48 days |
307 | ![]() |
67 | 21.57 | 1 February 1976 | 12 years, 323 days |
309 | ![]() |
79 | 29.09 | 27 December 1981 | 5 years, 329 days |
355 | ![]() |
70 | 23.92 | 21 August 1986 | 4 years, 237 days |
373[e] | ![]() |
94 | 27.86 | 12 November 1988 | 2 years, 83 days |
431 | ![]() |
86 | 22.29 | 8 February 1994 | 5 years, 88 days |
434 | ![]() |
131 | 29.64 | 27 March 2000 | 6 years, 48 days |
519 | ![]() |
132 | 24.44 | 8 May 2004 | 4 years, 42 days |
532[f] | ![]() |
91 | 22.87 | 15 October 2004 | 160 days |
708[f] | ![]() |
145 | 25.41 | 3 December 2007 | 3 years, 49 days |
800 | ![]() |
133 | 22.72 | Current | 16 years, 202 days |
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Wickets | Bowler | Match | Record Date | Reference |
50 | ![]() |
6 | 30 August 1888 | [69] |
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100 | ![]() |
16 | 2 March 1896 | [70] |
150 | ![]() |
24 | 13 December 1913 | [71] |
200 | ![]() |
33 | 3 December 2018 | [72] |
250 | ![]() |
45 | 9 February 2017 | [73] |
300 | 54 | 24 November 2017 | [74] | |
350 | ![]() |
66 | 6 September 2001 | [75] |
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2 October 2019 | |||
400 | ![]() |
72 | 12 January 2002 | [76] |
450 | 80 | 3 May 2003 | [77] | |
500 | 87 | 16 March 2004 | [78] | |
550 | 94 | 12 September 2005 | [79][80] | |
600 | 101 | 8 March 2006 | [81] | |
650 | 108 | 4 August 2006 | [82][83] | |
700 | 113 | 11 July 2007 | [84] | |
750 | 122 | 31 July 2008 | [85] | |
800 | 133 | 18 July 2010 | [86] | |
Last updated: 19 January 2021 |
Average | Player | Runs conceded | Wickets |
10.75 | ![]() |
1,205 | 112 |
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12.70 | ![]() ![]() |
775 | 61 |
15.54 | ![]() |
793 | 51 |
16.42 | ![]() |
821 | 50 |
16.43 | ![]() |
3106 | 189 |
Last updated: 19 February 2022[88] | |||
Qualification: At least 2,000 balls bowled.
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[89] | |||
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Strike rate | Player | Balls | Wickets |
34.19 | ![]() |
3,830 | 112 |
---|---|---|---|
37.73 | ![]() ![]() |
2,302 | 61 |
38.75 | ![]() |
3,372 | 87 |
38.84 | ![]() |
2,292 | 59 |
39.23 | ![]() |
11,416 | 291 |
Last updated: 16 August 2023[90] | |||
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled. |
5 wickets in an innings | Player | Matches |
67 | ![]() |
133 |
---|---|---|
37 | ![]() |
145 |
36 | ![]() |
86 |
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100 | |
35 | ![]() |
132 |
Last updated: 25 February 2024[91] |
10 wickets in a match | Player | Matches |
22 | ![]() |
133 |
---|---|---|
10 | ![]() |
145 |
9 | ![]() |
86 |
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93 | |
8 | ![]() |
132 |
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99 | |
Last updated: 16 August 2023[92] |
Wickets | Player | Series |
49 (4 Tests) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
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46 (5 Tests) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
44 (5 Tests) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
42 (6 Tests) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
41 (6 Tests) | ![]() |
v ![]() |
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v ![]() | |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[93] |
Bowling figures | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
10–53 | ![]() |
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Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 |
---|---|---|---|---|
10–74 | ![]() |
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Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | 1998–99 |
10–119 | ![]() |
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 2021–22 |
9–28 | ![]() |
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Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1895–96 |
9–37 | ![]() |
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Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 |
Last updated: 4 December 2021[95] | ||||
Bowling figures | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
7–55[a] | ![]() |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1876–77 |
---|---|---|---|---|
7–44 | ![]() |
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The Oval, London | 1882 |
7–28 | ![]() |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1882–83 |
8–35 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground | 1886–87 |
8–11 | ![]() |
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Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | 1888–89 |
8–7 | ![]() |
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St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 1895–96 |
9–28 | ![]() |
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Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1895–96 |
10–53 | ![]() |
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Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016 | ||||
Note: Calculated at the conclusion of each Test. | ||||
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Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
19–90 | ![]() |
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Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 |
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17–159 | ![]() |
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Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1913–14 |
16–136 | ![]() |
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M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 1987–88 |
16–137 | ![]() |
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Lord's, London | 1972 |
16–220 | ![]() |
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The Oval, London | 1998 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[96] |
Bowling figures | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
9–83 | ![]() |
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Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | 1983 |
---|---|---|---|---|
8–60 | ![]() |
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National Stadium, Karachi, Karachi | 1982 |
8–63 | ![]() |
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Harare Sports Club, Harare | 2016 |
8–106 | ![]() |
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1985 |
7–37 | ![]() |
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Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1995 |
Last updated: 16 March 2017[97] |
Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
13–55 | ![]() |
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Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1995 |
---|---|---|---|---|
13–135 | ![]() |
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Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi | 1993 |
13–152 | ![]() |
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Harare Sports Club, Harare | 2016 |
12–100 | ![]() |
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Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 1959 |
11–79 | ![]() |
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National Stadium, Karachi | 1982 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[98] |
Catches | Player | Matches |
210 | ![]() |
164 |
---|---|---|
205 | ![]() |
149 |
200 | ![]() |
166 |
196 | ![]() |
168 |
193 | ![]() |
140 |
Last updated: 11 March 2024[99] | ||
Note: This list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper. |
Dismissals | Player | Matches |
555 (532 catches + 23 stumpings) | ![]() |
147 |
416 (379 catches + 37 stumpings) | ![]() |
96 |
395 (366 catches + 29 stumpings) | ![]() |
119 |
355 (343 catches + 12 stumpings) | ![]() |
96 |
294 (256 catches + 38 stumpings) | ![]() |
90 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[100] |
Catches | Player | Matches |
532 | ![]() |
147 |
---|---|---|
379 | ![]() |
96 |
366 | ![]() |
119 |
343 | ![]() |
96 |
265 | ![]() |
81 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[101] |
Stumpings | Player | Matches |
52 | ![]() |
54 |
---|---|---|
46 | ![]() |
91 |
38 | ![]() |
88 |
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90 | |
37 | ![]() |
96 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[102] |
Player | Runs | Wickets | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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114 | 13/109 | 15 February 1980 | ![]() |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India |
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117 | 11/180 | 3 January 1983 | ![]() |
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
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137 | 10/124 | 3 November 2014 | ![]() |
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh |
Last updated: 16 September 2016[104] | |||||
Notes: Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960-61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87). Betty Wilson was the first player to do it in 1958. She scored 100 and was 11/18. Enid Bakewell made this milestone the year before Botham.[105] | |||||
Matches | Player | Period |
5 | ![]() |
1977–1992 |
---|---|---|
3 | ![]() |
2011–present |
2 | ![]() |
1954–1974 |
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1959–1979 | |
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1995–2013 | |
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2007–present | |
Last updated: 15 February 2021[106] |
Matches | Player | Period |
200 | ![]() |
1989–2013 |
---|---|---|
187 | ![]() |
2003–2024 |
168 | ![]() |
1985–2004 |
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1995–2012 | |
167 | ![]() |
2007–2023 |
Last updated: 11 March 2024[107] |
Matches | Player | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied |
109 | ![]() |
53 | 29 | 27 | 0 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
93 | ![]() |
32 | 22 | 38 | 1 |
80 | ![]() |
28 | 27 | 25 | 0 |
77 | ![]() |
48 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
74 | ![]() |
36 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[108] |
Won | Player | Lost | Drawn | Ties | Matches |
53 | ![]() |
26 | 26 | 0 | 109 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | ![]() |
16 | 13 | 0 | 77 |
41 | ![]() |
9 | 7 | 0 | 57 |
40 | ![]() |
17 | 11 | 0 | 68 |
36 | ![]() |
12 | 26 | 0 | 74 |
Last updated: 14 January 2022[109] |
No. of Awards | Player | Team | Matches | Period |
23 | Jacques Kallis | ![]() |
166 | 1995–2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Muttiah Muralitharan | ![]() |
133 | 1992–2010 |
17 | Wasim Akram | ![]() |
104 | 1985–2002 |
Shane Warne | ![]() |
145 | 1992–2007 | |
16 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
134 | 2000–2015 |
Ricky Ponting | ![]() |
168 | 1995–2012 | |
Last updated: 29 December 2019[110] |
No. of Award | Player | Team | Matches | Series | Period |
11 | Muttiah Muralitharan | ![]() |
133 | 61 | 1992–2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | R Ashwin† | ![]() |
94 | 39 | 2011–2023 |
9 | Jacques Kallis | ![]() |
166 | 61 | 1995–2013 |
8 | Imran Khan | ![]() |
88 | 28 | 1971–1992 |
Richard Hadlee | ![]() |
86 | 33 | 1973–1990 | |
Shane Warne | ![]() |
145 | 46 | 1992–2007 | |
Last updated: 16 August 2023[111] |
Runs | Team | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season | |
624 (3rd wicket) | ![]() |
Kumar Sangakkara (287) | Mahela Jayawardene (374) | ![]() |
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 2006 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
576 (2nd wicket) | ![]() |
Sanath Jayasuriya (340) | Roshan Mahanama (225) | ![]() |
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 1997–98 |
467 (3rd wicket) | ![]() |
Andrew Jones (186) | Martin Crowe (299) | ![]() |
Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1990–91 |
451 (2nd wicket) | ![]() |
Bill Ponsford (266) | Donald Bradman (244) | ![]() |
The Oval, London | 1934 |
451 (3rd wicket) | ![]() |
Mudassar Nazar (231) | Javed Miandad (280*) | ![]() |
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | 1982–83 |
Last updated: 15 June 2016[112] | ||||||
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). |
Rank | Runs | Innings | Players | Batting team | Highest | Average | 100/50 | career span |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6,920 | 143 | Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
249 | 50.51 | 20/29 | 1996–2012 |
2 | 6,554 | 120 | Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
624 | 56.5 | 19/27 | 2000–2015 |
3 | 6,482 | 148 | Gordon Greenidge & Desmond Haynes | ![]() |
298 | 47.31 | 16/26 | 1978–1991 |
4 | 6,081 | 122 | Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer | ![]() |
255 | 51.53 | 14/28 | 1997–2007 |
5 | 5,253 | 132 | Alastair Cook & Andrew Strauss | ![]() |
229 | 40.4 | 14/21 | 2006–2012 |
Last updated: 11 October 2022[114] |