Alastair Cook in 2016
Former captain Alastair Cook, pictured in 2016, holds several England Test cricket records.

Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days,[a][b] and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5][6] England was a founding member of the ICC, having played the first Test match against Australia in March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[7] As of February 2023, they have played more Test matches than any other team, and of their 1,059 games, have won 388, drawn 354 and lost 317.[8] With 36.63 per cent of matches won, this makes England the third most successful team in the history of Test cricket, behind Australia on 47.47 per cent and South Africa on 38.20 per cent.[8][c]

Opening batsman and former captain Alastair Cook holds several England Test cricket records. Playing between 2006 and 2018, he scored 12,472 runs, making him the first England player to score 10,000 Test runs.[9] He scored a record 57 half-centuries and 33 centuries.[10][11] As a slip fielder, Cook has also taken the most catches for England with 175[12] and holds the England record for the most catches taken in a Test series with 13.[13] Cook also holds the Test record for the most consecutive matches played with 159.[14]

The most successful Test wicket-taker for England is James Anderson,[15] who made his Test debut in 2003 and is currently still active. As of February 2023, he has played in a total of 179 Test matches and taken a record 685 wickets for a fast bowler at Test level,[16] both records for England.[17] He has also picked up five wickets in an innings on 32 occasions, which is the most for the national side.[18] The corresponding record for taking ten wickets in a match is held by Sydney Barnes, who achieved this feat seven times. He also holds the Test record for the most wickets taken in a series, having removed members of the opposing side 49 times during the England tour of South Africa in 1913–14.[19][20] Alan Knott is England's most successful wicket-keeper, having taken 269 dismissals.[21] England claims two age records: James Southerton as the oldest player to make his Test debut, at 49, and Wilfred Rhodes, aged 52, as the oldest cricketer to ever play in a Test match.[22][23]

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses and draws and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for England only, and are correct as of January 2023.

Key
Symbol Meaning
† Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠ Test cricket record
d Innings was declared (e.g. 903/7d)
Date Starting date of the Test match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opposition The team England was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

As of March 2023, England have played 1,060 Test matches resulting in 388 victories, 318 defeats and 354 draws for an overall winning percentage of 36.60, the third highest winning percentage of Test playing teams.[8][c] England has played the highest number of Test matches, ahead of Australia which has competed in 851.[8] England is undefeated against Ireland and has defeated Bangladesh on all but one occasion.[24] England played the debut Test matches of Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies – winning all of them except against Australia.[25]

Opposition First Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
 Australia 15 March 1877[26] 361 112 152 97 0 31.02
 Bangladesh 21 October 2003[27] 10 9 1 0 0 90.00
 India 25 June 1932[28] 131 50 31 50 0 38.16
 Ireland 24 July 2019[29] 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
 New Zealand 10 January 1930[30] 112 52 13 47 0 46.42
 Pakistan 10 June 1954[31] 89 29 21 39 0 32.58
 South Africa 12 March 1889[32] 156 66 35 55 0 42.31
 Sri Lanka 17 February 1982[33] 36 17 8 11 0 47.22
 West Indies 23 June 1928[34] 163 51 59 53 0 31.28
 Zimbabwe 18 December 1996[35] 6 3 0 3 0 50.00
Total 1,060 388 318 354 0 36.60
Last updated: 16 August 2023[8][24]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 952/6d. This broke the longstanding record of 903/7d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. This in turn broke England's 849 all out against the West Indies in 1930.[36]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 903/7d  Australia The Oval, London, England 20 August 1938
2 849  West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3 April 1930
3 710/7d  India Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 10 August 2011
4 658/8d  Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 10 June 1938
5 657  Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 1 December 2022
Last updated: 2 December 2022[37]

Highest successful run chases

The highest successful run chase came in the West Indies victory over Australia in May 2003 at the Antigua Recreation Ground. Set 418 for victory in the final innings, the hosts achieved the target for the loss of seven wickets. England's highest successful chase came in the fifth Test of the 2021 series against India at Edgbaston (held over until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). England reached the target of 378 runs with seven wickets in hand, having successfully chased a target of over 300 runs in Test matches on only four previous occasions.[38][39]

Rank Score Target Opposition[d] Venue Date
1 378/3 378  India Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 1 July 2022
2 362/9 359  Australia Headingley, Leeds, England 22 August 2019
3 332/7 332  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 29 December 1928
4 315/4 315  Australia Headingley, Leeds, England 16 August 2001
5 307/6 305  New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 14 February 1997
Last updated: 5 July 2022[38]

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand were bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs.[41] The equal twelfth-lowest score in Test history is England's total of 45 scored in their first innings against Australia in the first Test of the 1886–87 Ashes series.[42]

Rank Score Opposition[d] Venue Date
1 45  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 28 January 1887
2 46  West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 25 March 1994
3 51  West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 4 February 2009
4 52  Australia The Oval, London, England 14 August 1948
5 53  Australia Lord's, London, England 16 July 1888
Last updated: 30 July 2018[43]

Result records

Wally Hammond circa 1930
In 1938, Wally Hammond led England to victory over Australia by an innings and 579 runs, the greatest winning margin by an innings in Test cricket.[44][45]

A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by an innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[46]

Greatest win margins (by innings)

The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The next largest victory was Australia's win against South Africa in the first Test of the 2001–02 tour at the Wanderers Stadium, where the tourists won by an innings and 360 runs.[45]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 579 runs ♠  Australia The Oval, London, England 20 August 1938
2 Innings and 285 runs  India Lord's, London, England 20 June 1974
3 Innings and 283 runs  West Indies Headingley, Leeds, England 25 May 2007
4 Innings and 261 runs  Bangladesh Lord's, London, England 26 May 2005
5 Innings and 244 runs  India The Oval, London, England 15 August 2014
Last updated: 30 July 2018[47]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The next two largest victories were recorded by Australia including defeat over England in the final Test of the 1934 Ashes series by 562 runs.[48]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 675 runs ♠  Australia Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia 30 November 1928
2 354 runs  Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 29 July 2010
3 347 runs  Australia Lord's, London, England 18 July 2013
4 338 runs  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 13 January 1933
5 330 runs  Pakistan Old Trafford, Manchester, England 22 July 2016
Last updated: 30 July 2018[47]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

England have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 20 occasions, the third highest behind Australia on 30 and the West Indies on 28.[47][49][50][e]

Rank Victories Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 6  South Africa Lord's, London, England 21 June 1951
2 4  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 23 November 2012
 West Indies Lord's, London, England 6 May 2009
4 3  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 2 December 1932
5 2  Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 10 August 1967
6 1  Sri Lanka Old Trafford, Manchester, England 13 June 2002
Last updated: 30 July 2018[47]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Michael Vaughan in 2006
Michael Vaughan led England to victory over Australia in the second Test of the 2005 Ashes series by a margin of two runs.[57][58]

England's narrowest win by runs was against Australia in the second Test of the 2005 Ashes series at Edgbaston. Set 282 runs for victory in the final innings, Australia were bowled all out for 279 to give victory to the hosts by two runs.[57] This was the second-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.[59]

Rank Margin Opposition[d] Venue Date
1 2 runs  Australia Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 4 August 2005
2 3 runs  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 1982
3 10 runs  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 14 December 1894
4 12 runs  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 1 February 1929
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 1998
Last updated: 30 July 2018[60]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Archie MacLaren in 1905
Archie MacLaren led the English team that lost the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series by a margin of three runs and won the fifth Test by a margin of one wicket.[61][62] This record still stands over a century later as England's narrowest win by wickets though they have subsequently lost a Test by one run.[60][63]

England have won by a margin of one wicket on four occasions, the most recent being the third Test of the 2019 Ashes series at Headingley. This match saw the hosts achieving their highest successful run chase in Test cricket of 359 runs,[64] one of only fourteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[60][65]

Rank Margin Opposition[d] Venue Date
1 1 wicket  Australia The Oval, London, England 11 August 1902
 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 1 January 1908
 South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 1 January 1923
 Australia Headingley, Leeds, England 22 August 2019
5 2 wickets  Australia The Oval, London, England 11 August 1890
 South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 16 December 1948
 South Africa Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 14 January 2000
 West Indies Lord's, London, England 29 June 2000
Last updated: 1 September 2019[60]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

England suffered their greatest defeat by an innings at The Gabba in the first Test of the 1946–47 Ashes series, the first Test match to be played in Australia after the Second World War.[66][67] Going down to the hosts by an innings and 332 runs, this is the fourth-heaviest defeat in Test cricket history.[45]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 332 runs  Australia The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 29 November 1946
2 Innings and 226 runs  West Indies Lord's, London, England 23 August 1973
3 Innings and 215 runs  Sri Lanka Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 18 December 2003
4 Innings and 200 runs  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 February 1937
5 Innings and 180 runs  West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 14 June 1984
 Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 10 August 1989
Last updated: 30 July 2018[68]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket. The results were reversed in the fifth and final Test of the 1934 Ashes series at The Oval where the tourists defeated the hosts by 562 runs, England's greatest defeat by runs.[48]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 562 runs  Australia The Oval, London, England 18 August 1934
2 425 runs  West Indies Old Trafford, Manchester, England 8 July 1976
3 409 runs  Australia Lord's, London, England 24 June 1948
4 405 runs  Australia Lord's, London, England 16 July 2015
5 384 runs  Australia The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 7 November 2002
Last updated: 30 July 2018[68]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

England have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 25 occasions, more than any other Test playing team.[68][f]

Rank Defeats Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 8  West Indies Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda 24 March 2022
2 7  Australia The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 23 November 2017
3 4  Pakistan The Oval, London, England 11 August 2016
4 3  South Africa Headingley, Leeds, England 18 July 2008
5 2  India Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 24 February 2021
6 1  Sri Lanka The Oval, London, England 27 August 1998
Last updated: 28 March 2022[68]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

Pelham Warner in 1906
Plum Warner was the captain of the English team that lost the first Test against South Africa in January 1906 by a margin of one wicket, the narrowest loss for England by wickets.[63][79]

Only two matches in 146 years of Test cricket has been decided by a margin of one run. First was the fourth Test of the West Indian tour of Australia in 1992–93 where the visitors secured victory, which was equalled in England's loss in the second Test of their 2023 tour to New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington. England had made New Zealand follow-on, but a second innings of 483 from the home team set a target of 257. This was also only the fourth time that a team made to follow-on had won a Test.[59][80]

Rank Margin Opposition[d] Venue Date
1 1 run  New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 24 February 2023
2 3 runs  Australia Old Trafford, Manchester, England 24 July 1902
3 6 runs  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 20 February 1885
4 7 runs  Australia The Oval, London, England 28 August 1882
5 11 runs  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 16 January 1925
Last updated: 28 February 2023[63]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Test cricket has seen fourteen matches decided by a margin of one wicket, with England being defeated in one of them.[65] The first Test of the 1905–06 series against South Africa at Old Wanderers saw the home side chase down the target of 284 runs in the final innings.[81]

Rank Margin Opposition[d][g] Venue Date
1 1 wicket  South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 January 1906
2 2 wickets  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 13 December 1907
 West Indies Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 5 June 1980
 Pakistan Lord's London, England 18 June 1992
 Australia Edgbaston Birmingham, England 16 June 2023
Last updated: 16 August 2023[63]

Individual records

Len Hutton in 1938
Len Hutton has scored the highest individual Test score (364) for England.[83]

Batting records

Most career runs

A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[84]

India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289. Alastair Cook, one of two England batsman to have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket, is in fifth with 12,472.[9]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period
1 12,472 Alastair Cook 161 291 2006–2018
2 11,416 Joe Root† 135 247 2012–2023
3 8,900 Graham Gooch 118 215 1975–1995
4 8,463 Alec Stewart 133 235 1990–2003
5 8,231 David Gower 117 204 1978–1992
6 8,181 Kevin Pietersen 104 181 2005–2014
7 8,114 Geoff Boycott 108 193 1964–1982
8 7,728 Michael Atherton 115 212 1989–2001
9 7,727 Ian Bell 118 205 2004–2015
10 7,624 Colin Cowdrey 114 188 1954–1975
Last updated: 16 August 2023[83]

Highest individual score

The final Test of the 2003–04 series of the Wisden Trophy, contested between England and the West Indies, at the Antigua Recreation Ground saw Brian Lara of the West Indies set the highest Test score with 400 not out.[85] Len Hutton's score of 364 runs against Australia during the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval is the sixth highest individual score in Test cricket and the highest by an England player. Wally Hammond's 336, scored against New Zealand in 1933, is the third highest not out Test innings and the ninth highest overall.[86] Hutton's, Hammond's and Andy Sandham's 325 against the West Indies in 1930 were Test record scores at the time they were scored.[87]

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 364 Len Hutton  Australia The Oval, London, England 20 August 1938
2 336* Wally Hammond  New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 31 March 1933
3 333 Graham Gooch  India Lord's, London, England 26 July 1990
4 325 Andy Sandham  West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3 April 1930
5 310* John Edrich  New Zealand Headingley, Leeds, England 8 July 1965
Last updated: 30 July 2018[88]

Highest career average

Herbert Sutcliffe in 1933
Herbert Sutcliffe has the highest career batting average for England with 60.73.[89]

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[90]

Australia's Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, finished his Test career with an average of 99.94.[91] With 60.73, Herbert Sutcliffe is one of only five batsmen to finish his international career with an average above 60.[h][92]

Rank Average Player Runs Innings Not out Period
1 60.73 Herbert Sutcliffe 4,555 84 9 1924–1935
2 59.23 Eddie Paynter 1,540 31 5 1931–1939
3 58.67 Ken Barrington 6,806 131 15 1955–1968
4 58.45 Wally Hammond 7,249 140 16 1927–1947
5 56.94 Jack Hobbs 5,410 102 7 1908–1930
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 7 October 2019[89]

Most half-centuries

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.[93]

Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with 68. He is followed by the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 66, India's Rahul Dravid and Allan Border of Australia are third on 63 and in sixth with 60 fifties to his name, England's Joe Root.[94]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 60 Joe Root† 247 11,416 2012–2023
2 57 Alastair Cook 291 12,472 2006–2018
3 46 Ian Bell 205 7,727 2004–2015
Michael Atherton 212 7,728 1989–2001
Graham Gooch 215 8,900 1975–1995
Last updated: 17 August 2023[10]

Most centuries

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.[95]

Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in Test cricket with 51. South Africa's Jacques Kallis is next on 45 and Ricky Ponting with 41 hundreds is in third. The highest ranked England player is Alastair Cook in tenth with 33 centuries.[96]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 33 Alastair Cook 291 12,472 2006–2018
2 30 Joe Root† 247 11,416 2012–2023
3 23 Kevin Pietersen 181 8,181 2005–2014
4 22 Wally Hammond 140 7,249 1927–1947
Colin Cowdrey 188 7,624 1954–1975
Geoffrey Boycott 193 8,114 1964–1982
Ian Bell 205 7,727 2004–2015
Last updated: 16 August 2023[11]

Most double centuries

Wally Hammond in February 1933
Wally Hammond has scored the most double centuries for England with seven and holds the England record for the most runs scored in a series with 905 runs during the 1928–29 Ashes series.[97][98]

A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.

Bradman holds the Test record for the most double centuries scored with twelve, one ahead of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara who finished his career with eleven. In third is Brian Lara of the West Indies with nine. England's Wally Hammond, India's Virat Kohli and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka have all reached the mark on seven occasions.[97]

Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 7 Wally Hammond 140 7,249 1927–1947
2 5 Joe Root† 242 11,196 2012–2023
Alastair Cook 291 12,472 2006–2018
4 4 Len Hutton 138 6,971 1937–1955
5 3 Kevin Pietersen 181 8,181 2005–2014
Last updated: 1 July 2023[99]

Most triple centuries

A triple century is a score of 300 or more runs in a single innings.

Four cricketers hold the Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two – Don Bradman, India's Virender Sehwag and West Indians Chris Gayle and Brian Lara.[100] Five England players have scored a single Test triple century with former captain Graham Gooch the most recent to do so in 1990, as of June 2023.[101]

Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 1 Andy Sandham 23 879 1921–1930
John Edrich 127 5,138 1963–1976
Len Hutton 138 6,971 1937–1955
Wally Hammond 140 7,249 1927–1947
Graham Gooch 215 8,900 1975–1995
Last updated: 7 October 2019[102]

Most runs in a series

The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Alastair Cook's 766 runs scored during the 2010–11 Ashes series ranks in 14th.[98]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
1 905 Wally Hammond 5 9 1928–29 Ashes series
2 766 Alastair Cook 5 7 2010–11 Ashes series
3 753 Denis Compton 5 8 South African cricket team in England in 1947
4 752 Graham Gooch 3 6 Indian cricket team in England in 1990
5 737 Joe Root 5 9 Indian cricket team in England in 2021
Last updated: 5 July 2022[103]

Most ducks

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[104] Former West Indian fast bowler Courtney Walsh has scored the highest number of ducks in Test cricket with 43 followed by England's Stuart Broad with 39. James Anderson, with 31 scoreless innings, is eighth on the list.[105]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 39 Stuart Broad 167 244 2007–2023
2 31 James Anderson† 183 256 2003–2023
3 20 Monty Panesar 50 68 2006–2013
Steve Harmison 62 84 2002–2009
Michael Atherton 115 212 1989–2001
Last updated: 17 August 2023[106]

Bowling records

James Anderson in 2014
James Anderson holds the record for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket with 690.[16]

Most career wickets

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for taking the most wickets in Test cricket with 800, followed by Australia's Shane Warne who previously held the record with 708.[107][108] James Anderson of England is third on the list with 690 Test wickets to his name as of July 2023, having passed Australia's Glenn McGrath to become the fast bowler with the most Test wickets in September 2018.[16][109] Stuart Broad, with 604, is the second-highest England Test wicket-taker and fifth overall, after becoming the second fast bowler to overtake McGrath's total of 563 wickets in September 2022.[107][110] Of genuine all-rounders, no England player has taken more wickets than Ian Botham, who also scored 5,200 Test runs.[111][112]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period
1 690 James Anderson† 183 341 18,234 2003–2023
2 604 Stuart Broad 167 309 16,719 2007–2023
3 383 Ian Botham 102 168 10,878 1977–1992
4 325 Bob Willis 90 165 8,190 1971–1984
5 307 Fred Trueman 67 127 6,625 1952–1965
6 297 Derek Underwood 86 151 7,674 1966–1982
7 255 Graeme Swann 60 109 7,642 2008–2013
8 252 Brian Statham 70 129 6,261 1951–1965
9 248 Matthew Hoggard 67 122 7,564 2000–2008
10 236 Alec Bedser 51 92 5,876 1946–1955
Last updated: 17 August 2023[15]

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[113]

There have been three occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all ten wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956, India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan and in 2021 Ajaz Patel of New Zealand took 10/119 against India. George Lohmann, one of sixteen bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings, sits fourth on the list taking figures of 9/28 against South Africa in 1896.[114]

Rank Figures Player Opposition[g] Venue Date
1 10/53 ♠ Jim Laker  Australia Old Trafford, Manchester, England 26 July 1956
2 9/28 George Lohmann  South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 March 1896
3 9/37 Jim Laker  Australia Old Trafford, Manchester, England 26 July 1956
4 9/57 Devon Malcolm  South Africa The Oval, London, England 18 August 1994
5 9/103 Sydney Barnes  South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa 26 December 1913
Last updated: 30 July 2018[115]

Best figures in a match

A bowler's bowling figures in a match is the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded over both innings.

No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90.[116] Sydney Barnes's figures of 17/159, taken in the second Test of the 1913–14 South African tour, is the second-best in Test cricket history.[117]

Rank Figures Player Opposition[g] Venue Date
1 19/90 ♠ Jim Laker  Australia Old Trafford, Manchester, England 26 July 1956
2 17/159 Sydney Barnes  South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa 26 December 1913
3 15/28 Johnny Briggs  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 25 March 1889
4 15/45 George Lohmann  South Africa St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 13 February 1896
5 15/99 Colin Blythe  South Africa Headingley, Leeds, England 29 July 1907
Last updated: 30 July 2018[118]

Best career average

George Lohmann pre 1900
George Lohmann holds the record for the best Test career bowling average and strike rate, with figures of 10.75 and 34.1, respectively.[119][120]

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.

Nineteenth century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75. J. J. Ferris, one of fifteen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team,[121] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket. Billy Barnes is third on the list, finishing his Test career with an average of 15.54.[119]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 10.75 ♠ George Lohmann 112 1,205 3,830 1886–1896
2 15.54 Billy Barnes 51 793 2,289 1880–1890
3 16.42 Billy Bates 50 821 2,364 1881–1887
4 16.43 Sydney Barnes 189 3,106 7,873 1901–1914
5 16.98 Bobby Peel 101 1,715 5,216 1884–1896
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 30 July 2018[122]

Best career strike rate

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[104]

As with the career average above, the top two bowlers with the best Test career strike rate are George Lohmann and J. J. Ferris, with Lohmann on 34.1 and Ferris with an overall career strike rate of 37.7 balls per wicket.[120]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Balls Runs Period
1 34.1 ♠ George Lohmann 112 3,830 1,205 1886–1896
2 41.6 Sydney Barnes 189 7,873 3,106 1901–1914
3 44.8 Billy Barnes 51 2,289 793 1880–1890
4 45.1 Johnny Briggs 118 5,332 2,095 1884–1899
5 45.4 Frank Tyson 76 3,452 1,411 1954–1959
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 28 February 2023[123]

Best career economy rate

William Attewell in 1895
William Attewell finished his career with an economy rate of 1.31, a Test cricket record.[124]

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[104]

English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 Tests between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. Cliff Gladwin, with a rate of 1.60 runs per over conceded over his 8-match Test career, is second on the list.[124]

Rank Economy rate Player Runs Balls Wickets Period
1 1.31 ♠ William Attewell 626 2,850 28 1884–1892
2 1.60 Cliff Gladwin 571 2,129 15 1947–1949
3 1.85 Roy Kilner 734 2,368 24 1924–1926
4 1.87 Dick Barlow 767 2,456 34 1881–1887
5 1.88 Hedley Verity 3,510 11,173 144 1931–1939
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 30 July 2018[125]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

Ian Botham in July 2013
Ian Botham is second to James Anderson for the England record for the most Test five-wicket hauls.[18]

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[126]

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket with 67 throughout his career followed by Shane Warne achieving 37. James Anderson is the highest ranked England player in sixth, with 32.[127]

Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Innings Balls Wickets Period
1 32 James Anderson† 341 39,217 690 2003–2023
2 27 Ian Botham 168 21,815 383 1977–1992
3 24 Sydney Barnes 50 7,873 189 1901–1914
4 20 Stuart Broad 309 33,698 604 2007–2023
5 17 Fred Trueman 127 15,178 307 1952–1965
Graeme Swann 109 15,349 255 2008–2013
Derek Underwood 151 21,862 297 1966–1982
Last updated: 31 July 2023[18]

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings.

As with the five-wicket hauls above, Muttiah Muralitharan leads Shane Warne in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan having taken 22 to Warne's 10. Sydney Barnes of England is in equal sixth with three other bowlers, each achieving the feat on seven occasions.[128]

Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
1 7 Sydney Barnes 27 7,873 189 1901–1914
2 6 Derek Underwood 86 21,862 297 1966–1982
3 5 George Lohmann 18 3,830 112 1886–1896
Alec Bedser 51 15,918 236 1946–1955
5 4 Tom Richardson 14 4,498 88 1893–1898
Colin Blythe 19 4,546 100 1901–1910
Johnny Briggs 33 5,332 118 1884–1899
Ian Botham 102 21,815 383 1977–1992
Last updated: 11 August 2019[19]

Worst figures in an innings

The worst figures in a single innings in Test cricket came in the third Test between the West Indies at home to Pakistan in 1958. Pakistan's Khan Mohammad returned figures of 0/259 from his 54 overs in the second innings of the match.[129][130] The worst figures by an England player are 0/169 that came off the bowling of Tich Freeman in his final Test appearance.[131][132]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/169 Tich Freeman 49  South Africa The Oval, London, England 17 August 1929
2 0/163 Adil Rashid 34  Pakistan Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 13 October 2015
3 0/155 Moeen Ali 52  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 2 January 2016
4 0/152 Pat Pocock 57  West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 16 February 1974
5 0/151 Graeme Swann 52  South Africa The Oval, London, England 19 July 2012
Last updated: 30 July 2018[133]

Worst figures in a match

The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[134] He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it – enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 54 years prior.[135][136][137]

The worst figures by an England player came in the fourth Test of the 1989–90 tour of the West Indies when Devon Malcolm returned figures of 0/142 and 0/46 for a total of 0/188 off 43 overs.[138]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/188 Devon Malcolm 43  West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 5 April 1990
2 0/184 Ian Salisbury 33  Pakistan Old Trafford, Manchester, England 2 July 1992
3 0/184 Maurice Tate 100  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 8 March 1929
4 0/169 Tich Freeman 49  South Africa The Oval, London, England 17 August 1929
5 0/166 Hedley Verity 57  Australia The Oval, London, England 18 August 1934
Last updated: 30 July 2018[139]

Most wickets in a series

Sydney Barnes in 1910
Sydney Barnes took 49 wickets in the 1913–14 series against South Africa, the most by any cricketer in a Test series.[20]

England's seventh Test tour of South Africa in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name. Jim Laker sits second on the list with 46 wickets taken during the 1956 Ashes series.[20]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Series
1 49 ♠ Sydney Barnes 4 English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14
2 46 Jim Laker 5 1956 Ashes series
3 39 Sydney Barnes 6 1912 Triangular Tournament
Alec Bedser 5 1953 Ashes series
5 38 Maurice Tate 5 1924–25 Ashes series
Last updated: 30 July 2018[140]

Wicket-keeping records

The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[141]

Most career dismissals

A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[142][143] while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[144]

South Africa's Mark Boucher has taken the most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper with 555, followed by Adam Gilchrist of Australia on 416. England's Alan Knott, who took 269 dismissals during his 95-Test match career, is eighth on the list. He is followed by his compatriots Matt Prior and Alec Stewart in tenth and eleventh with 256 and 241 dismissals respectively.[145]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Period
1 269 Alan Knott 95 1967–1981
2 256 Matt Prior 79 2007–2014
3 241 Alec Stewart 133 1990–2003
4 223 Jonny Bairstow† 95 2012–2023
5 219 Godfrey Evans 91 1946–1959
Last updated: 31 July 2023[21]

Most career catches

Matt Prior in May 2010
Matt Prior sits second behind Alan Knott for the most Test dismissals and catches taken by an England wicket-keeper.[21]

Boucher also leads Gilchrist in the number of catches taken as a designated wicket-keeper in Test cricket, 532 to 379. Alan Knott, with 250 catches to his name is ninth on this list. He is again followed by Prior and Stewart in tenth and eleventh with 243 and 227 catches respectively.[146]

Rank Catches Player Matches Period
1 250 Alan Knott 95 1967–1981
2 243 Matt Prior 79 2007–2014
3 227 Alec Stewart 133 1990–2003
4 209 Jonny Bairstow† 95 2012–2023
5 173 Godfrey Evans 91 1946–1959
Last updated: 31 July 2023[147]

Most career stumpings

Australia's Bert Oldfield holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. He is followed by Godfrey Evans of England with 46 to his name.[148]

Rank Stumpings Player Matches Period
1 46 Godfrey Evans 91 1946–1955
2 23 Les Ames 44 1929–1939
3 22 Dick Lilley 35 1896–1909
4 19 Alan Knott 95 1967–1981
5 15 George Duckworth 24 1924–1936
Last updated: 7 October 2019[149]

Most dismissals in an innings

Four wicket-keepers have taken seven dismissals in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indian gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.[150]

The feat of taking 6 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 25 wicket-keepers on 33 occasions including 7 Englishmen on 11 occasions.[151]

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 7 ♠ Bob Taylor  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 15 February 1980
2 6 John Murray  India Lord's, London, England 22 June 1967
Jack Russell  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 1990
 South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 30 November 1995
Alec Stewart  Australia Old Trafford, Manchester, England 3 July 1997
Chris Read  New Zealand Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 1 July 1999
Geraint Jones  Bangladesh Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England 3 June 2005
Chris Read  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2006
 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 2 January 2007
Matt Prior  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2010
 South Africa Lord's, London, England 16 August 2012
Jonny Bairstow  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 14 January 2016
Last updated: 30 July 2018[152]

Most dismissals in a series

Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series which broke the previous record held by fellow Australian Rod Marsh when he took 28 catches in the 1982–83 Ashes series. Jack Russell of England is equal third with 27 dismissals taken during the 1995–96 tour of South Africa.[153]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Series
1 27 Jack Russell 5 7 English cricket team in South Africa in 1995–96
2 24 Alan Knott 6 12 1970–71 Ashes series
5 23 Alec Stewart 5 8 South African cricket team in England in 1998
Matt Prior 5 10 2010–11 Ashes series
Alec Stewart 6 10 1997 Ashes series
Alan Knott 6 12 1974–75 Ashes series
Last updated: 30 July 2018[154]

Fielding records

Most career catches

Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[i] A fair catch is defined as a fielder catching the ball, from a legal delivery, fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat.[142][143] The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[156][157]

India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 210, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Former captain Joe Root is the highest ranked England player in fifth, securing 183 catches in his Test career.[158]

Rank Catches Player Matches Period
1 183 Joe Root† 135 2012–2023
2 175 Alastair Cook 161 2006–2018
3 121 Andrew Strauss 100 2004–2012
4 120 Ian Botham 102 1977–1992
Colin Cowdrey 114 1954–1975
Last updated: 31 July 2023[12]

Most catches in a series

The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time,[159] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[160] Greg Chappell and KL Rahul are joint second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series and the 2018 India tour of England respectively. The same series saw Alastair Cook become the highest placed England player in equal fourth with 13 catches taken alongside Bob Simpson, Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid.[161]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Series
1 13 Alastair Cook 5 10 Indian cricket team in England in 2018
2 12 Jack Ikin 3 6 South African cricket team in England in 1951
3 12 Ben Stokes 4 8 English cricket team in South Africa in 2019–20
4 12 Wally Hammond 5 9 1934 Ashes series
5 12 Len Braund 5 10 1901–02 Ashes series
Last updated: 27 January 2020[13]

Other records

Most career matches

India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200, with James Anderson in second with 183 caps as of July 2023. Former captains Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh are joint third with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions. Anderson is one of 15 cricketers to have played 100 Tests for England.[162][163]

Rank Matches Player Period
1 183 James Anderson† 2003–2023
2 167 Stuart Broad 2007–2023
3 161 Alastair Cook 2006–2018
4 135 Joe Root† 2012–2023
5 133 Alec Stewart 1990–2003
Last updated: 31 July 2023[17]

Most consecutive career matches

Alastair Cook in 2006
Alastair Cook, pictured in 2006, holds the record for the consecutive career matches in Test cricket with 159.[14]

Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159.[14] Cook equalled the previous record of 153, set by Australia's Allan Border, during the first Test of the two-match series against Pakistan in May 2018[164] and broke it by playing in the second Test of the same series.[165] Former English skipper Joe Root brought his run of 77 consecutive Tests to an end when he missed the first Test against the West Indies in July 2020, due to the birth of his second child.[166][167]

Rank Matches Player Period
1 159 ♠ Alastair Cook 2006–2018
2 77 Joe Root 2014–2020
3 65 Alan Knott 1971–1977
Ian Botham 1978–1984
5 63 Michael Atherton 1993–1998
Last updated: 29 December 2020[14]

Most matches as captain

See also: List of England cricket captains

Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109. Allan Border, who skippered Australia from 1984 to 1994 is second with 93 matches. Joe Root, is seventh on the list with 64 matches as of January 2023.[168]

Rank Matches Player Period
1 64 Joe Root† 2017–2022
2 59 Alastair Cook 2010–2016
3 54 Michael Atherton 1993–2001
4 51 Michael Vaughan 2003–2008
5 50 Andrew Strauss 2006–2012
Last updated: 6 June 2022[169]

Youngest players

The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[170][171] The youngest cricketer to play Test cricket for England was Rehan Ahmed who was 18 years and 126 days old when he debuted in the third Test of the series against Pakistan in December 2022.[172][173]

Rank Age Player Opposition[g] Venue Date
1 18 years and 126 days Rehan Ahmed  Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 17 December 2022
2 18 years and 149 days Brian Close  New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester, England 23 July 1949
3 19 years and 32 days Jack Crawford  South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 January 1906
4 19 years and 83 days Denis Compton  New Zealand The Oval, London, England 14 August 1937
5 19 years and 269 days Ben Hollioake  Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 7 August 1997
Last updated: 9 January 2023[173]
James Southerton
James Southerton is the fifth oldest cricketer to play in a Test match and was the oldest to make his debut.[22][23]

Oldest players on debut

At 49 years and 119 days, James Southerton of England, playing in the very first Test match in March 1877, is the oldest player to make his debut in Test cricket. Second on the list is Miran Bakhsh of Pakistan who at 47 years and 284 days made his debut against India in 1955.[22]

Rank Age Player Opposition[d] Venue Date
1 49 years and 119 days ♠ James Southerton  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 15 March 1877
2 41 years and 337 days Rockley Wilson  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 25 February 1921
3 40 years and 216 days Septimus Kinneir  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 15 December 1911
4 40 years and 110 days Harry Lee  South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa 13 February 1931
5 39 years and 360 days Arthur Wood  Australia The Oval, London, England 20 August 1938
Last updated: 30 July 2018[22]

Oldest players

Wilfred Rhodes bowling c. 1902
Wilfred Rhodes, pictured here aged 25, is the oldest cricketer to ever in play in a Test match at the age of 52.[23]

England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The second-oldest Test player is Bert Ironmonger who was aged 50 years and 327 days when he represented Australia for the final time in the fifth Test of the 1932–33 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[23]

Rank Age Player Opposition[d] Venue Date
1 52 years and 165 days ♠ Wilfred Rhodes  West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3 April 1930
2 50 years and 320 days W. G. Grace  Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 1 June 1899
3 50 years and 303 days George Gunn  West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3 April 1930
4 49 years and 139 days James Southerton  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 31 March 1877
5 47 years and 249 days Jack Hobbs  Australia The Oval, London, England 16 August 1930
Last updated: 30 July 2018[23]

Partnership records

In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

English batsmen hold three Test wicket partnerships records, all set since 2010. Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow came together in the second Test of the 2015–16 series against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground and put together a sixth wicket partnership of 399 runs.[174][175] The recently retired Jonathan Trott and the still active Stuart Broad set the highest eighth wicket partnership of 332 runs at Lord's in August 2010 against Pakistan.[176] Finally, the tenth wicket partnership of 198 was made by Joe Root and James Anderson in the first Test against India at Trent Bridge in July 2014.[177][178]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 359 Len Hutton Cyril Washbrook  South Africa Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 27 December 1948
2nd wicket 382 Len Hutton Maurice Leyland  Australia The Oval, London, England 20 August 1938
3rd wicket 370 Bill Edrich Denis Compton  South Africa Lord's, London, England 21 June 1947
4th wicket 411 Peter May Colin Cowdrey  West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 30 May 1957
5th wicket 359 Zak Crawley Jos Buttler  Pakistan Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 21 August 2020
6th wicket 399 ♠ Ben Stokes Jonny Bairstow  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 2 January 2016
7th wicket 241 Jonny Bairstow Jamie Overton  New Zealand Headingley, Yorkshire, England 23 June 2022
8th wicket 332 ♠ Jonathan Trott Stuart Broad  Pakistan Lord's, London, England 26 August 2010
9th wicket 163* Colin Cowdrey Alan Smith  New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 1 March 1963
10th wicket 198 ♠ Joe Root James Anderson  India Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 9 July 2014
Last updated: 27 June 2022[179]

Highest partnerships by runs

The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006. This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997. New Zealand's Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe hold the third-highest Test partnership with 467 made in 1991 against Sri Lanka. The English pairing of Peter May and Colin Cowdrey together scored 411 for the fourth wicket against the West Indies in 1957 to place themselves thirteenth on the list.[180]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
4th wicket 411 Peter May Colin Cowdrey  West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 30 May 1957
6th wicket 399 Ben Stokes Jonny Bairstow  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 2 January 2016
2nd wicket 382 Len Hutton Maurice Leyland  Australia The Oval, London, England 20 August 1938
3rd wicket 370 Bill Edrich Denis Compton  South Africa Lord's, London, England 21 June 1947
2nd wicket 369 John Edrich Ken Barrington  New Zealand Headingley, Leeds, England 8 July 1965
Last updated: 30 July 2018[181]

Umpiring records

Dickie Bird at Headingley in 2006
Dickie Bird stood as an umpire in 66 matches, a former Test record, and is now the fourth most experienced English umpire behind David Shepherd, Ian Gould and Richard Kettleborough.[182][183]

Most matches umpired

An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

Aleem Dar of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 143, as of January 2023. The currently active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking West Indian Steve Bucknor's mark of 128 matches.[184] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108. The most experienced Englishman is David Shepherd who is fifth on the list with 92 Test matches umpired. Dickie Bird, who previously held the record with 66 Tests, is currently fifteenth as of January 2023.[182][185]

Rank Matches Umpire Period
1 92 David Shepherd 1985–2005
2 77 Richard Kettleborough† 2010–2022
3 74 Ian Gould 2008–2019
4 66 Dickie Bird 1973–1996
5 62 Nigel Llong 2008–2020
Richard Illingworth† 2010–2023
Last updated: 19 February 2023[186]

Notes

  1. ^ For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days[2] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[3]
  2. ^ In October 2017, the ICC Board approved a trial of four-day Test cricket to run through until the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
  3. ^ a b This excludes Afghanistan who, as of February 2023, have an overall winning percentage of 50% – having won three of the six Tests that they have played.[8]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Prior to the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, there was no national flag of Australia – which for official purposes remained the Union Jack until 1954.[40]
  5. ^ The other teams to have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are Pakistan (13),[51] Sri Lanka (10),[52] India (9),[53] South Africa (9)[54] New Zealand (5)[55] and Zimbabwe (1).[56]
  6. ^ The other teams to have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are Afghanistan (1),[69] Bangladesh (6),[70] Sri Lanka (7),[71] Zimbabwe (8),[72] Pakistan (9),[73] Australia (10),[74] South Africa (12),[75] New Zealand (13),[76] the West Indies (16),[77] and India (18)[78]
  7. ^ a b c d Prior to the unification of the South African colonies in 1910, there was no national flag of South Africa.[82]
  8. ^ As of January 2023 a sixth batsman – Steve Smith – also averages over 60 in Test cricket and is still active.[92]
  9. ^ In 2017, The Laws of Cricket were amended, reducing the methods of dismissals from ten to nine, with handled the ball now covered as part of obstructing the field.[155]

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