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=== Individual records (bowling) ===
=== Individual records (bowling) ===
====Most career wickets ====
====Career====
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{| class="wikitable" width=90%
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|- bgcolor=#90ee90
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:center" width=320px
! Rank !! [[Wicket]]s !! Player !! Matches !! [[Bowling average|Average]]
|+Most wickets in a career
|-
! [[Wicket]]s !! Player !! Matches !! [[Bowling average|Average]]
|-
|-
! 708
| 1 || 708 || [[Shane Warne]] (AUS)|| 145 || 25.41
| align="left"|[[Shane Warne]] (AUS)|| 145 || 25.41
|-
|-
! 700
| 2 || 700 || '''[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]''' (SRI) || 112 || 21.58
| align="left"|'''[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]''' (SRI) || 112 || 21.58
|-
|-
! 566
| 3 || 566 || '''[[Anil Kumble]]''' (IND) || 118 || 28.73
| align="left"|'''[[Anil Kumble]]''' (IND) || 118 || 28.73
|-
|-
! 563
| 4 || 563 || [[Glenn McGrath]] (AUS) || 115 || 21.64
| align="left"|[[Glenn McGrath]] (AUS) || 115 || 21.64
|-
|-
! 519
| 5 || 519 || [[Courtney Walsh]] (WI) || 132 || 24.44
| align="left"|[[Courtney Walsh]] (WI) || 132 || 24.44
|-
|-
| colspan=5 | <small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/93276.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
| colspan=5 | <small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/93276.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:center;" width=360px
|+Best career average
|-
! [[Bowling average|Average]] !! Player !! Balls !! [[Wicket]]s
|-
! 10.75
| align="left"|[[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || 3,830 || 112
|-
! 12.70
| align="left"|[[John Ferris]] (ENG/AUS) || 2,302 || 61
|-
! 15.54
| align="left"|[[Billy Barnes]] (ENG) || 2,289 || 51
|-
! 16.42
| align="left"|[[Billy Bates]] (ENG) || 2,364 || 50
|-
! 16.43
| align="left"|[[Sydney Barnes]] (ENG) || 7,873 || 189
|-
| colspan=5 | ''Qualification: 2000 balls bowled''.
<small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283256.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
|-
|colspan=5 |'''Note:'''
<small>If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.00 runs per wicket (ie no runs were conceded). This record is shared by Englishmen [[A N Hornby]], who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 28 balls he bowled, [[Wilf Barber]], who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 2 balls he bowled, and New Zealander, [[Bruce Murray (cricketer)|Bruce Murray]], who took 1 wicket with no runs conceded off 6 balls.</small>
|}
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==== Series ====

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
====Best career average ====
|+Most wickets in a series
{| class="wikitable" width=90%
|-
|- bgcolor=#90ee90
! Rank !! [[Bowling average|Average]] !! Player !! Balls !! [[Wicket]]s
! [[Wicket]]s !! Player !! Series
|-
|-
! 49 (4 Tests)
| 1 || 10.75|| [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || 3,830 || 112
| [[Sydney Barnes]] (ENG) || v [[South African cricket team|South Africa]], 1913-14
|-
|-
! 46 (5 Tests)
| 2 || 12.70|| [[John Ferris]] (ENG/AUS) || 2,302 || 61
| [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]], 1956
|-
|-
! 44 (5 Tests)
| 3 || 15.54 || [[Billy Barnes]] (ENG) || 2,289 || 51
| [[Clarrie Grimmett]] (AUS) || v [[South African cricket team|South Africa]], 1935-36
|-
|-
! 42 (6 Tests)
| 4 || 16.42 || [[Billy Bates]] (ENG) || 2,364 || 50
| [[Terry Alderman]] (AUS) || v [[English cricket team|England]], 1981
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 valign="top"|41 (6 Tests)
| 5 || 16.43 || [[Sydney Barnes]] (ENG) || 7,873 || 189
| [[Terry Alderman]] (AUS) || v [[English cricket team|England]], 1989
|-
|-
| [[Rodney Hogg]] (AUS) || v [[English cricket team|England]], 1978-79
| colspan=5 | ''Qualification: 2000 balls bowled''.
<small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283256.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
|}

*Note: If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.00 runs per wicket (ie no runs were conceded). This record is shared by Englishmen [[A N Hornby]], who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 28 balls he bowled, [[Wilf Barber]], who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 2 balls he bowled, and New Zealander, [[Bruce Murray (cricketer)|Bruce Murray]], who took 1 wicket with no runs conceded off 6 balls.

==== Most wickets in a series====
{| class="wikitable" width=90%
|- bgcolor=#90ee90
! Rank !! [[Wicket]]s !! Player !! Series
|-
| 1 || 49 (4 Tests) || [[Sydney Barnes]] (ENG) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[South African cricket team|South Africa]], 1913-14
|-
| 2 || 46 (5 Tests) || [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]], 1956
|-
| 3 || 44 (5 Tests) || [[Clarrie Grimmett]] (AUS) || [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]], 1935-36
|-
| 4 || 42 (6 Tests) || [[Terry Alderman]] (AUS) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]], 1981
|-
| =5 || 41 (6 Tests) || [[Terry Alderman]] (AUS) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]], 1989
|-
| =5 || 41 (6 Tests) || [[Rodney Hogg]] (AUS) || [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] v [[English cricket team|England]], 1978-79
|-
|-
| colspan=4 | <small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/122207.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
| colspan=4 | <small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/122207.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
|}
|}


==== Best figures in an innings ====
==== Innings ====
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{| class="wikitable" width=90%
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" width=420px
|+Best figures in an innings
|- bgcolor=#90ee90
|- bgcolor=#90ee90
! Rank !! Bowling !! Player !! Match !! [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]] !! Season
! Bowling !! Player !!Opponent !! [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]] !! Season
|-
|-
! 10-53
| 1 || 10-53 || [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Manchester]] || 1956
| [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Manchester]] || 1956
|-
|-
! 10-74
| 2 || 10-74 || '''[[Anil Kumble]]''' (IND) || [[Indian cricket team|India]] v [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] || [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]] || 1998-99
| '''[[Anil Kumble]]''' (IND) || v [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] || [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]] || 1998-99
|-
|-
! 9-28
| 3 || 9-28 || [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] || [[Old Wanderers|Johannesburg]] || 1895-96
| [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || v [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] || [[Old Wanderers|Johannesburg]] || 1895-96
|-
|-
! 9-37
| 4 || 9-37 || [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Manchester]] || 1956
| [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Manchester]] || 1956
|-
|-
! 9-51
| 5 || 9-51 || '''[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]''' (SL) || [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] v [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] || [[Asgiriya Stadium|Kandy]] || 2001-02
| '''[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]''' (SL) || v [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] || [[Asgiriya Stadium|Kandy]] || 2001-02
|-
|-
| colspan=6 | <small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283203.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
| colspan=6 | <small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283203.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
|}
|}


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==== Best figures in an innings - progression of record====
{| class="wikitable" width=90%
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" width=450px
|+Best figures in an innings - progression of record
|- bgcolor=#90ee90
|-
! Rank !! Bowling !! Player !! Match !! [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]] !! Season
! Bowling !! Player !!Opponent !! [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]] !! Season
|-
|-
! 7-55
| 1 || 7-55 || [[Tom Kendall]] (AUS)<br>(in the inaugural Test Match) || [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] v [[English cricket team|England]] ||[[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] || 1876-77
| [[Tom Kendall]] (AUS)<br /><small>(in the inaugural Test Match)</small>|| v [[English cricket team|England]] ||[[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] || 1876-77
|-
|-
! 7-44
| 2 || 7-44 || [[Fred Spofforth]] (AUS) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[The Oval|The Oval, London]]|| 1882
| [[Fred Spofforth]] (AUS) || v [[English cricket team|England]] || [[The Oval|The Oval, London]]|| 1882
|-
|-
! 7-28
| 3 || 7-28 || [[Billy Bates]] (ENG) || [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] v [[English cricket team|England]] || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] || 1882-83
| [[Billy Bates]] (ENG) || v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] || 1882-83
|-
|-
! 8-35
| 4 || 8-35 || [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] v [[English cricket team|England]]|| [[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]] || 1886-87
| [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || v Australia || [[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]] || 1886-87
|-
|-
! 8-11
| 5 || 8-11 || [[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]] (ENG) ||[[South African cricket team|South Africa]] v [[English cricket team|England]] || [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Cape Town]] || 1888-89
| [[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]] (ENG) || v [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] || [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Cape Town]] || 1888-89
|-
|-
! 8-7
| 6 || 8-7 || [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] v [[English cricket team|England]] || [[St. George's Park|Port Elizabeth]] || 1895-96
| [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || v South Africa || [[St. George's Park|Port Elizabeth]] || 1895-96
|-
|-
! 9-28
| 7 || 9-28 || [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] v [[English cricket team|England]] || [[Old Wanderers|Johannesburg]] || 1895-96
| [[George Lohmann]] (ENG) || v South Africa || [[Old Wanderers|Johannesburg]] || 1895-96
|-
|-
! 10-53
| 8 || 10-53 || [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Manchester]] || 1956
| [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || v Australia || [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Manchester]] || 1956
|-
|-
| colspan=6 | Calculated at the conclusion of each Test.
| colspan=6 | Calculated at the conclusion of each Test.
<small> Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
<small> Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
|}
|}
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==== Best figures in a match ====
==== Match ====
{| class="wikitable" width=90%
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
|+Best figures in a match
|- bgcolor=#90ee90
|-
! Rank !! Bowling !! Player !! Match !! [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]] !! Season
! Bowling !! Player !!Opponent !! [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]] !! Season
|-
|-
! 19-90
| 1 || 19-90 || [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Manchester]] || 1956
| [[Jim Laker]] (ENG) || v [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[County Ground, Old Trafford|Manchester]] || 1956
|-
|-
! 17-159
| 2 || 17-159 || [[Sydney Barnes]] (ENG) || [[English cricket team|England]] v [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] || [[Old Wanderers|Johannesburg]] || 1913-14
| [[Sydney Barnes]] (ENG) || v [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] || [[Old Wanderers|Johannesburg]] || 1913-14
|-
|-
! 16-136
| 3 || 16-136 || [[Narendra Hirwani]] (IND) || [[Indian cricket team|India]] v [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || 1987-88
| [[Narendra Hirwani]] (IND) || v [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || 1987-88
|-
|-
! 16-137
| 4 || 16-137 || [[Bob Massie]] (AUS) || [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] v [[English cricket team|England]] || [[Lord's|Lord's, London]] || 1972
| [[Bob Massie]] (AUS) || v [[English cricket team|England]] || [[Lord's|Lord's, London]] || 1972
|-
|-
! 16-220
| 5 || 16-220 || '''[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]''' (SL) || [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] v [[English cricket team|England]] || [[The Oval|The Oval, London]] || 1998
| '''[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]''' (SL) || v England || [[The Oval|The Oval, London]] || 1998
|-
|-
| colspan=6 | <small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283211.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>
| colspan=6 | <small>''Source: [http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283211.html Cricinfo.com]''. Last updated: [[04 September]] [[2007]].</small>

Revision as of 09:46, 10 October 2007

This is a list of Test cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in Test cricket. Records for the short form of international cricket, One-Day Internationals, are at List of One-Day International cricket records.

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. Test cricket has been played since 1877 with essentially the same rules as are played today, and therefore many comparisons can be made of teams and individuals through these records.

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).

Listing notation

Team notation
  • (300-3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
  • (300-3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
  • (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out.
Batting notation
  • (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
  • (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
Bowling notation
  • (5-100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.
Currently playing
  • Current Test cricketers are shown in bold.

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

Matches played

Rank Team 1st Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
1  Australia March 1877 687 320 178 187 2 64.25
2  England March 1877 864 301 251 312 0 54.52
3  Pakistan October 1952 330 103 87 140 0 54.21
4  West Indies June 1928 440 149 141 149 1 51.37
5  South Africa March 1889 320 105 115 100 0 47.72
6  Sri Lanka February 1982 170 50 63 57 0 44.24
7  India June 1932 408 91 131 185 1 40.99
8  New Zealand January 1930 332 62 131 139 0 32.12
9  Zimbabwe October 1992 83 8 49 26 0 14.03
10  Bangladesh November 2000 49 1 43 5 0 2.27
11 ICC World XI October 2005 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Win percentage excludes drawn matches.

Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Most consecutive Test wins

Rank Wins Team Period
1 16 matches  Australia from Harare, 1999-2000 to Mumbai, 2000-01
2 12* matches  Australia from Melbourne, 2005-06 -
3 11 matches  West Indies from Bridgetown, 1983-84 to Adelaide, 1984-85
=4 9 matches  South Africa from Durban, 2001-02 to Dhaka, 2003
=4 9 matches  Sri Lanka from Colombo, 2001 to Lahore, 2001-02
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Most consecutive Test losses

Rank Losses Team Period
1 21 matches  Bangladesh from Chittagong, 2001-02 to Harare, 2003-04
2 11 matches  Zimbabwe from Colombo, 2001-02 to Sydney, 2003-04
=3 8 matches  Bangladesh from Lord's 2005 to Chittagong, 2005-06
=3 8 matches  South Africa from Port Elizabeth, 1888-89 to Cape Town, 1898-99
=3 8 matches  England from Sydney, 1920-21 to Headingley, 1921
=3 8 matches  West Indies from Kingston, 2005 to Wellington, 2005-06
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Most consecutive Test draws

Rank Draws Team Period
1 10 matches  West Indies from Georgetown, 1970-71 to Bridgetown, 1972-73
=2 9 matches  India from Port-of-Spain, 1952-53 to Hyderabad, 1955-56
=2 9 matches  India from Calcutta, 1959-60 to Delhi, 1961-62
=2 9 matches  New Zealand from Wellington, 1963-64 to Bombay, 1964-65
=2 9 matches  Pakistan from Auckland, 1972-73 to Karachi, 1974-75
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Result records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 Innings and 579 runs  England (903-7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) The Oval 1938
2 Innings and 360 runs  Australia (652-7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) Johannesburg 2001-02
3 Innings and 336 runs  West Indies (614-5 d) beat India (124 & 154) Kolkata 1958-59
4 Innings and 332 runs  Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172) Brisbane 1946-47
5 Innings and 324 runs  Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246) Lahore 2002
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 675 runs  England (521 & 342-8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) Brisbane Exhibition Ground 1928-29
2 562 runs  Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) The Oval, London 1934
3 530 runs  Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) Melbourne 1910-11
4 491 runs  Australia (381 & 361-5 d) beat Pakistan (179 & 72) Perth 2004-05
5 425 runs  West Indies (211 & 411-5 d) beat England (71 & 126) Manchester 1976
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Margin Teams Venue Season
By 1 wicket  England (183 & 263-9) beat Australia (324 & 121) The Oval, London 1902
By 1 wicket  South Africa (91 & 287-9) beat England (184 & 190) Johannesburg 1905-06
By 1 wicket  England (382 & 282-9) beat Australia (266 & 397) Melbourne 1907-08
By 1 wicket  England (183 & 173-9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) Cape Town 1922-23
By 1 wicket  Australia (216 & 260-9) beat West Indies (272 & 203) Melbourne 1951-52
By 1 wicket  New Zealand (249 & 104-9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) Dunedin 1979-80
By 1 wicket  Pakistan (256 & 315-9) beat Australia (337 & 232) Karachi 1994-95
By 1 wicket  West Indies (329 & 311-9) beat Australia (490 & 146) Bridgetown 1998-99
By 1 wicket  West Indies (273 & 216-9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) St John's 1999-00
By 1 wicket  Pakistan (175 & 262-9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154) Multan 2003
By 1 wicket  Sri Lanka (321 & 352-9) beat South Africa (361 & 311) Colombo 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 1 run  West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) Adelaide 1992-93
2 2 runs  England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) Birmingham 2005
=3 3 runs  Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) Manchester 1902
=3 3 runs  England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288) Melbourne 1982-83
5 5 runs  South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111) Sydney 1993-94
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Tied Tests

See: Tied Test

Teams Venue Season
 West Indies (453 & 284) tied with  Australia (505 & 232) Brisbane 1960-61
 Australia (574-7d & 170-5d) tied with  India (397 & 347) Chennai 1986-87
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Rank Runs Teams Venue Season
1 952-6 d  Sri Lanka (v India) Colombo 1997
2 903-7 d  England (v Australia) The Oval, London 1938
3 849  England (v West Indies) Kingston 1929-30
4 790-3 d  West Indies (v Pakistan) Kingston 1957-58
5 758-8 d  Australia (v West Indies) Kingston 1954-55
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Fewest runs in a completed innings

Rank Runs Teams Venue Season
1 26  New Zealand (v England) Auckland 1954-55
=2 30  South Africa (v England) Port Elizabeth 1895-96
=2 30  South Africa (v England) Birmingham 1924
4 35  South Africa (v England) Cape Town 1898-99
=5 36  Australia (v England) Birmingham 1902
=5 36  South Africa (v Australia) Melbourne 1931-32
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Most runs in the fourth innings to win

Rank Runs Teams Venue Season
1 418-7  West Indies (v Australia) St John's 2002-03
2 406-4  India (v West Indies) Port of Spain 1975-76
3 404-3  Australia (v England) Leeds 1948
4 369-6  Australia (v Pakistan) Hobart 1999-00
5 362-7  Australia (v West Indies) Georgetown 1977-78
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Career runs

Innings or series

Most runs in an over

Rank Runs Sequence Batsman Bowler Match Venue Season
1 28 4-6-6-4-4-4 Brian Lara (WI) Robin Peterson (RSA) South Africa v West Indies Wanderers Stadium 2003-04
2 27 6-6-6-6-2-1 Shahid Afridi (PAK) Harbhajan Singh (IND) Pakistan v India Gaddafi Stadium 2005-06
=3 26 4-0-6-6-6-4 Brian Lara (WI) Danish Kaneria (PAK) Pakistan v West Indies Multan Cricket Stadium 2006-07
=3 26 4-4-4-4-6-4 Craig McMillan (NZ) Younis Khan (PAK) New Zealand v Pakistan Westpac Park 2000-01
=4 25 4-6-2-6-6-L Andy Roberts (WI) Ian Botham (ENG) England v West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1980-81
=4 25 6-6-0-6-1-6-0-0 Bert Sutcliffe, Bob Blair (NZ) Hugh Tayfield (RSA) New Zealand v South Africa Ellis Park Stadium 1953-54
=4 25 6-6-6-NB/L-4-1-0 Nathan Astle, Christopher Cairns (NZ) Andy Caddick (ENG) New Zealand v England Jade Stadium 2001-02
=4 25 4-4-4-4-4-4NB-0 Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) Munaf Patel (IND) West Indies v India Warner Park Sporting Complex 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Highest proportion of runs in a completed innings total

Percentage Runs Batsman Opponent Venue Season
67.35% 165* of 245 Charles Bannerman (AUS) v England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1876–77
66.85% 123 of 184 Michael Slater (AUS) v England Sydney Cricket Ground 1998–99
63.98% 167 of 261 V. V. S. Laxman (IND) v Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1999–00
63.51% 134 of 211 Gordon Greenidge (WI) v England Manchester 1976
63.41% 52* of 82 Asanka Gurusinha (SL) v India Chandigarh 1990–91
Source: Howstat. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Centuries

Individual records (bowling)

Career

Series

Most wickets in a series
Wickets Player Series
49 (4 Tests) Sydney Barnes (ENG) v South Africa, 1913-14
46 (5 Tests) Jim Laker (ENG) v Australia, 1956
44 (5 Tests) Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) v South Africa, 1935-36
42 (6 Tests) Terry Alderman (AUS) v England, 1981
41 (6 Tests) Terry Alderman (AUS) v England, 1989
Rodney Hogg (AUS) v England, 1978-79
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Innings

Match

Best figures in a match
Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
19-90 Jim Laker (ENG) v Australia Manchester 1956
17-159 Sydney Barnes (ENG) v South Africa Johannesburg 1913-14
16-136 Narendra Hirwani (IND) v West Indies Chennai 1987-88
16-137 Bob Massie (AUS) v England Lord's, London 1972
16-220 Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) v England The Oval, London 1998
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

Rank Catches Player Matches
1 181 Mark Waugh (AUS) 128
2 164 Brian Lara (WI/ICC) 131
3 159 Stephen Fleming (NZ) 104
4 157 Mark Taylor (AUS) 104
5 156 Allan Border (AUS) 156
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals
Dismissals Player Matches
396 (378 c. 18 st.) Mark Boucher (SA/ICC) 102
395 (366 c. 29 st.) Ian Healy (AUS) 119
381 (344 c. 37 st.) Adam Gilchrist (AUS) 90
355 (343 c. 12 st.) Rod Marsh (AUS) 96
277 (263 c. 14 st.) Alec Stewart (ENG) 133
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September, 2007.
Note: Stewart's record includes 36 catches taken in the field in the 51 matches in which he was not designated wicket keeper

Individual records (other)

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
1st wicket 413 Vinoo Mankad & Pankaj Roy (IND) v New Zealand Chennai 1955-56
2nd wicket 576 Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (SL) v India Colombo 1997-98
3rd wicket 624 Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene (SL) v South Africa Colombo 2006
4th wicket 411 Peter May & Colin Cowdrey (ENG) v West Indies Birmingham 1957
5th wicket 405 Sid Barnes & Don Bradman (AUS) v England Sydney 1946-47
6th wicket 346 Jack Fingleton & Don Bradman (AUS) v England Melbourne 1936-37
7th wicket 347 Denis Atkinson & Clairmonte Depeiaza (WI) v Australia Bridgetown 1954-55
8th wicket 313 Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 1996-97
9th wicket 195 Mark Boucher & Pat Symcox (SA) v Pakistan Johannesburg 1997-98
10th wicket 151 Azhar Mahmood & Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) v South Africa Rawalpindi 1997-98
Brian Hastings & Richard Collinge (NZ) v Pakistan Auckland 1972-73
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

Highest partnerships

Rank Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
1 624 (3rd wicket) Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene (SL) v South Africa Colombo 2006
2 576 (2nd wicket) Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (SL) v India Colombo 1997-98
3 467 (3rd wicket) Andrew Jones & Martin Crowe (NZ) v Sri Lanka Wellington 1990-91
=4 451 (2nd wicket) Don Bradman & Bill Ponsford (AUS) v England London 1934
=4 451 (3rd wicket) Mudassar Nazar & Javed Miandad (PAK) v India Hyderabad 1982-83
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

See also

References

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