List of Test cricket records

Donald Bradman wearing a black shirt and a dark cap

Donald Bradman, holder of several Test batting records including highest batting average

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Sachin Tendulkar, the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test cricket

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Muttiah Muralitharan, the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket

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George Lohmann, the holder of best bowling average in Test cricket

Test cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Unlike One Day Internationals, Test matches consist of two innings per team, with no limit in the number of overs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:CbignoreTemplate:Subscription required</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The earliest match now recognised as a Test was played between England and Australia in March 1877;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket.

Template:As of, the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 419 of their 874 Tests (47.94%). Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests, the least successful team is Zimbabwe.

Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December 2021, New Zealand spinner, Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Joe Root.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:TOC limit

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

• Template:Dagger indicates a current Test cricketer

Seasons

• Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in (e.g.) "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "2009". An international Test series may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "any series or matches which began between May and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and April will appear in the relevant cross-year season".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the record tables, a two-year span generally indicates that the record was set within a domestic season in one of the above named countries.

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

Team	First Test match	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Drawn	% Won	W/L Ratio
Template:Cr	[[Afghan_cricket_team_in_India_in_2018#Only_Test|Template:Dts]]	12	4	7	0	1	33.33	0.57
Template:Cr	[[English_cricket_team_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand_in_1876–77#First_Test|Template:Dts]]	877	422	234	2	219	48.11	1.80
Template:Cr	[[Indian_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2000–01#Only_Test|Template:Dts]]	155	24	112	0	19	17.64	0.21
Template:Cr	[[English_cricket_team_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand_in_1876–77#First_Test|Template:Dts]]	1,089	403	330	0	356	37.00	1.22
Template:Cr	[[Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1932#Only_Test|Template:Dts]]	597	185	187	1	224	30.98	0.99
Template:Cr	[[Pakistani_cricket_team_in_Ireland_in_2018#Only_Test|Template:Dts]]	11	3	8	0	0	27.27	0.37
Template:Cr	[[English_cricket_team_in_New_Zealand_in_1929–30#First_Test|Template:Dts]]	480	121	189	0	170	25.20	0.64
Template:Cr	[[Pakistani_cricket_team_in_India_in_1952–53#1st_Test|Template:Dts]]	467	152	149	0	166	32.54	1.02
Template:Cr	[[English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888–89#First_Test|Template:Dts]]	478	190	162	0	126	39.74	1.17
Template:Cr	[[English_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_1981–82#Only_Test|Template:Dts]]	327	107	127	0	93	32.72	0.84
Template:Cr	[[West_Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1928#1st_Test|Template:Dts]]	589	185	221	1	182	31.40	0.83
ICC World XI	[[2005_ICC_Super_Series#Super_Test:_Australia_v_ICC_World_XI|Template:Dts]]	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
Template:Cr	[[Indian_cricket_team_in_Zimbabwe_in_1992–93#Only_Test|Template:Dts]]	129	15	84	0	30	11.62	0.17
Last updated: 16 Novembber 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation									CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Result records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
Innings and 579 runs	Template:Cr (903–7 d) beat Template:Cr (201 & 123)	The Oval, London, England	1938	5th
Innings and 360 runs	Template:Cr (652–7 d) beat Template:Cr (159 & 133)	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2001–02	1st
Innings and 359 runs	Template:Cr (601–3 d) beat Template:Cr (125 & 117)	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	2025	2nd
Innings and 336 runs	Template:Cr (614–5 d) beat Template:Cr (124 & 154)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	1958–59	3rd
Innings and 332 runs	Template:Cr (645) beat Template:Cr (141 & 172)	The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	1946–47	1st
Last updated: 9 August 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
675 runs	Template:Cr (521 & 342–8 d) beat Template:Cr (122 & 66)	Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, Australia	1928–29	1st
562 runs	Template:Cr (701 & 327) beat Template:Cr (321 & 145)	The Oval, London, England	1934	5th
546 runs	Template:Cr (382 & 425-4 d) beat Template:Cr (146 & 115)	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	2023	1st
530 runs	Template:Cr (328 & 578) beat Template:Cr (205 & 171)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1910–11	4th
492 runs	Template:Cr (488 & 344–6 d) beat Template:Cr (221 & 119)	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2018	4th
Last updated: 3 April 2018<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Matches that finished with scores level

Result	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
Tie	Template:Cr (505 & 232) vs Template:Cr (453 & 284)	The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	1960–61	1st
Tie	Template:Cr (397 & 347) vs Template:Cr (574–7 d & 170–5 d)	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India	1986–87	1st
Draw	Template:Cr (376 & 234) vs Template:Cr (406 & 204–6)	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	1996–97	1st
Draw	Template:Cr (482 & 242–9) vs Template:Cr (590 & 134)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	2011–12	3rd
Last updated: 8 January 2021<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
1 wicket	Template:Cr (183 & 263–9) beat Template:Cr (324 & 121)	The Oval, London, England	1902	5th
	Template:Cr (91 & 287–9) beat Template:Cr (184 & 190)	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1905–06	1st
	Template:Cr (382 & 282–9) beat Template:Cr (266 & 397)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1907–08	2nd
	Template:Cr (183 & 173–9) beat Template:Cr (113 & 242)	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1922–23	2nd
	Template:Cr (216 & 260–9) beat Template:Cr (272 & 203)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1951–52	4th
	Template:Cr (249 & 104–9) beat Template:Cr (140 & 212)	Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand	1979–80	1st
	Template:Cr (256 & 315–9) beat Template:Cr (337 & 232)	National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1994–95	1st
	Template:Cr (329 & 311–9) beat Template:Cr (490 & 146)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	1998–99	3rd
	Template:Cr (273 & 216–9) beat Template:Cr (269 & 219)	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1999–00	3rd
	Template:Cr (175 & 262–9) beat Template:Cr (281 & 154)	Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	2003	3rd
	Template:Cr (321 & 352–9) beat Template:Cr (361 & 311)	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006	2nd
	Template:Cr (405 & 216–9) beat Template:Cr (428 & 192)	Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India	2010–11	1st
	Template:Cr (191 & 304–9) beat Template:Cr (235 & 259)	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	2018–19	1st
	Template:Cr (67 & 362–9) beat Template:Cr (179 & 246)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England	2019	3rd
	Template:Cr (253 & 168–9) beat Template:Cr (217 & 203)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	2021	1st
Last updated: 15 August 2021<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Narrowest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
1 run	Template:Cr (252 & 146) beat Template:Cr (213 & 184)	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	1992–93	4th
	Template:Cr (209 & 483) beat Template:Cr (435 & 256)	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	2022–23	2nd
2 runs	Template:Cr (407 & 182) beat Template:Cr (308 & 279)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England	2005	2nd
3 runs	Template:Cr (299 & 86) beat Template:Cr (262 & 120)	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England	1902	4th
	Template:Cr (284 & 294) beat Template:Cr (287 & 288)	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1982–83	4th
Last updated: 28 February 2023<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Victory after following-on

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
10 runs	Template:Cr (325 & 437) beat Template:Cr (586 & 166)	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	1894–95	1st
18 runs	Template:Cr (174 & 356) beat Template:Cr (401–9 d & 111)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England	1981	3rd
171 runs	Template:Cr (171 & 657–7 d) beat Template:Cr (445 & 212)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	2000–01	2nd
1 run	Template:Cr (209 & 483) beat Template:Cr (435 & 256)	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	2022–23	2nd
Last updated: 28 February 2023<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most consecutive wins

Wins	Team	First win	Last win
16	Template:Cr	Template:Cr at Harare, 14 October 1999	Template:Cr at Mumbai, 27 February 2001
		Template:Cr at Melbourne, 26 December 2005	Template:Cr at Sydney, 2 January 2008
11	Template:Cr	Template:Cr at Bridgetown, 30 March 1984	Template:Cr at Adelaide, 7 December 1984
10	Template:Cr	Template:Cr at Providence, 15 August 2024	Template:Cr at Bulawayo, 6 July 2025
9	Template:Cr	Template:Cr at Colombo, 29 August 2001	Template:Cr at Lahore, 6 March 2002
	Template:Cr	Template:Cr at Durban, 15 March 2002	Template:Cr at Dhaka, 1 May 2003
Last updated: 1 July 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Score	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
952–6 d	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1997	1st
903–7 d	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	The Oval, London, England	1938	5th
849	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1929–30	4th
823–7 d	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	2024–25	1st
790–3 d	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1957–58	3rd
Last updated: 10 October 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fewest runs in a completed innings

Runs	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
26	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	1954–55	2nd
27	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	2025	3rd
30	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa	1895–96	1st
	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England	1924	1st
35	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1898–99	2nd
Last updated: 14 July 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Highest fourth-innings totals to win

Score	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
418–7	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2002–03	4th
414–4	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2008–09	1st
406–4	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1975–76	3rd
404–3	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England	1948	4th
395–7	Template:Cr (v Template:Cr)	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2020–21	1st
Last updated: 16 August 2023<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Aggregate scoring records

Highest match aggregate

Score	Teams	Venue	Season	Test
1,981–35	Template:Cr (530 & 481) v Template:Cr (316 & 654–5)	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	1938–39	5th
1,815–34	Template:Cr (849 & 272–9 d) v Template:Cr (286 & 408–5)	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1929–30	4th
1,768–37	Template:Cr (579 & 268) v Template:Cr (657 & 264–7 d)	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	2022–23	1st
1,764–39	Template:Cr (533 & 339–9) v Template:Cr (276 & 616)	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	1968–69	4th
1,753–40	Template:Cr (354 & 582) v Template:Cr (447 & 370)		1920–21	3rd
Last updated: 29 December 2022<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Individual records: Batting

Career

Most career runs

Runs	Player	Innings	Period
15,921	Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar	329	1989–2013
13,543	Template:Cricon Joe Root Template:Dagger	288	2012–present
13,378	Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting	287	1995–2012
13,289	Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis	280	1995–2013
13,288	Template:Cricon Rahul Dravid	286	1996–2012
Last updated: 4 August 2025<ref name=MostRuns>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most career runs – progression of record

Runs	Player	Record held until	Duration of record
239	Template:Cricon Charles Bannerman	4 January 1882	4 years, 295 days
676	Template:Cricon George UlyettTemplate:Efn	13 August 1884	2 years, 222 days
860	Template:Cricon Billy MurdochTemplate:Efn	14 August 1886	2 years, 1 day
1,277	Template:Cricon Arthur Shrewsbury	23 January 1902	15 years, 162 days
1,293	Template:Cricon Joe DarlingTemplate:Efn	18 February 1902	26 days
1,366	Template:Cricon Syd GregoryTemplate:Efn	14 June 1902	116 days
1,531	Template:Cricon Archie MacLarenTemplate:Efn	13 August 1902	60 days
3,412	Template:Cricon Clem Hill	27 December 1924	22 years, 136 days
5,410	Template:Cricon Jack Hobbs	29 June 1937	12 years, 184 days
7,249	Template:Cricon Wally Hammond	27 November 1970	33 years, 151 days
7,459	Template:Cricon Colin CowdreyTemplate:Efn	23 March 1972	1 year, 117 days
8,032	Template:Cricon Garfield Sobers	23 December 1981	9 years, 275 days
8,114	Template:Cricon Geoffrey Boycott	12 November 1983	1 year, 324 days
10,122	Template:Cricon Sunil Gavaskar	25 February 1993	9 years, 105 days
11,174	Template:Cricon Allan Border	25 November 2005	12 years, 273 days
11,953	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	17 October 2008	2 years, 327 days
15,921	Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar	current	Template:Age in years and days
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Most career runs at each batting position

Batting position	Player	Runs	Average
Opener	Template:Flagicon Alastair Cook	11,845	44.87
Number 3	Template:Flagicon Kumar Sangakkara	11,679	60.83
Number 4	Template:Flagicon Sachin Tendulkar	13,492	54.40
Number 5	Template:Flagicon Shivnarine Chanderpaul	6,883	56.42
Number 6	Template:Flagicon Ben Stokes Template:Dagger	4,225	34.92
Number 7	Template:Flagicon Adam Gilchrist	3,948	46.45
Number 8	Template:Flagicon Daniel Vettori	2,227	39.77
Number 9	Template:Flagicon Stuart Broad	1,389	19.84
Number 10	Template:Flagicon Nathan Lyon Template:Dagger	929	12.90
Number 11	Template:Flagicon James Anderson	687	7.72
Last updated: 4 August 2025 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Highest career batting average

Average	Innings	Player	Runs	Period
99.94	80	Template:Cricon Donald Bradman	6,996	1928–1948
64.15	23	Template:Cricon Kamindu Mendis Template:Dagger	1,283	2022-2025
61.87	31	Template:Cricon Adam Voges	1,485	2015–2016
60.97	41	Template:Cricon Graeme Pollock	2,256	1963–1970
60.83	40	Template:Cricon George Headley	2,190	1930–1954
Last updated: 25 June 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Small Template:Small

Most fours in career

Fours	Player	Innings
2058+	Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar	329
1654	Template:Cricon Rahul Dravid	286
1559	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	232
1509	Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting	287
1491	Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara	233
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Last updated: 8 January 2019<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most sixes in career

Sixes	Player	Innings
136	Template:Cricon Ben Stokes Template:Dagger	206
107	Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum	176
100	Template:Cricon Adam Gilchrist	137
98	Template:Cricon Tim Southee	156
	Template:Cricon Chris Gayle	182
Last updated: 4 August 2025<ref name="most sixes in Test cricket">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most ducks in career

Ducks	Player	Innings	Period
43	Template:Cricon Courtney Walsh	185	1984–2001
39	Template:Cricon Stuart Broad	244	2007–2023
36	Template:Cricon Chris Martin	104	2000–2013
35	Template:Cricon Glenn McGrath	138	1993–2007
34	Template:Cricon Ishant Sharma	142	2007–2021
	Template:Cricon Shane Warne	199	1992–2007
	Template:Cricon James Anderson	265	2003–2024
Last updated: 11 October 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Series

Most runs in a series

Runs	Player	Opponent	Innings	Series
974	Template:Cricon Don Bradman	Template:Cr	7	1930
905	Template:Cricon Wally Hammond	Template:Cr	9	1928–29
839	Template:Cricon Mark Taylor	Template:Cr	11	1989
834	Template:Cricon Neil Harvey	Template:Cr	9	1952–53
829	Template:Cricon Viv Richards	Template:Cr	7	1976
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Match

Most runs in a match

Runs	Scores	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test
456	333 and 123	Template:Cricon Graham Gooch	Template:Cr	Lord's, London, England	1990	1st
430	269 and 161	Template:Cricon Shubman Gill	Template:Cr	Edgbaston, Birmingham, England	2025	2nd
426	334* and 92	Template:Cricon Mark Taylor	Template:Cr	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan	1998–99	2nd
424	319 and 105	Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara	Template:Cr	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2013–14	2nd
400	400*	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	Template:Cr	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04	4th
Last updated: 5 July 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation							CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Innings

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Brian Lara, the first to score 400 in International Cricket

Highest individual score in a single innings

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test
400*	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	Template:Cr	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04	4th
380	Template:Cricon Matthew Hayden	Template:Cr	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2003–04	1st
375	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	Template:Cr	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1993–94	5th
374	Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene	Template:Cr	Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006	1st
367*	Template:Cricon Wiaan Mulder	Template:Cr	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	2025	2nd
Last updated: 7 July 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Highest individual score – progression of record

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test match Number
165*Template:Efn	Template:Cricon Charles Bannerman	Template:Cr	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1876–77	Test No. 1
211	Template:Cricon Billy Murdoch	Template:Cr	The Oval, London, England	1884	Test No. 16
287	Template:Cricon R. E. Foster	Template:Cr	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	1903–04	Test No. 78
325	Template:Cricon Andy Sandham	Template:Cr	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1929–30	Test No. 193
334	Template:Cricon Don Bradman	Template:Cr	Headingley, Leeds, England	1930	Test No. 196
336*	Template:Cricon Wally Hammond	Template:Cr	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	1932–33	Test No. 226
364	Template:Cricon Len Hutton	Template:Cr	The Oval, London, England	1938	Test No. 266
365*	Template:Cricon Garfield Sobers	Template:Cr	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1957–58	Test No. 452
375	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	Template:Cr	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1993–94	Test No. 1259
380	Template:Cricon Matthew Hayden	Template:Cr	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2003–04	Test No. 1661
400*	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	Template:Cr	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04	Test No. 1696
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Most runs in an innings as captain

Highest individual score as captain

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test
400*	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	Template:Cr	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04	4th
374	Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene	Template:Cr	Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006	1st
367*	Template:Cricon Wiaan Mulder	Template:Cr	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	2025	2nd
334*	Template:Cricon Mark Taylor	Template:Cr	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan	1998–99	2nd
333	Template:Cricon Graham Gooch	Template:Cr	Lord's, London, England	1990	1st
Last updated: 7 July 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most runs in an innings carrying the bat

Highest individual score

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test
264*	Template:Cricon Tom Latham	Template:Cr	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	2018–19	1st
244*	Template:Cricon Alastair Cook	Template:Cr	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2017–18	4th
223*	Template:Cricon Glenn Turner	Template:Cr	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1971–72	1st
216*	Template:Cricon Marvan Atapattu	Template:Cr	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	1999–00	1st
206*	Template:Cricon Bill Brown	Template:Cr	Lord's, London, England	1938	2nd
Last updated: 8 January 2019<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Highest scores in a single innings at each batting position

Batting position	Player	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test
Opener	Template:Flagicon Matthew Hayden	380	Template:Cr	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2003–04	1st
Number 3	Template:Flagicon Brian Lara	400*	Template:Cr	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	2003–04	4th
Number 4	Template:Flagicon Mahela Jayawardene	374	Template:Cr	Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006	1st
Number 5	Template:Flagicon Michael Clarke	329*	Template:Cr	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	2011–12	2nd
Number 6	Template:Flagicon Ben Stokes	258	Template:Cr	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	2015–16	2nd
Number 7	Template:Flagicon Don Bradman	270	Template:Cr	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1936–37	3rd
Number 8	Template:Flagicon Wasim Akram	257*	Template:Cr	Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura, Pakistan	1996–97	1st
Number 9	Template:Flagicon Ian Smith	173	Template:Cr	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	1989–90	3rd
Number 10	Template:Flagicon Walter Read	117	Template:Cr	The Oval, London, England	1884	3rd
Number 11	Template:Flagicon Ashton Agar	98	Template:Cr	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	2013	1st
Last updated: 18 November 2017<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation							CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Over

Most runs in an over

Runs	Sequence	Batsman	Bowler	Venue	Season	Test
35	4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1	Template:Cricon Jasprit Bumrah	Template:Cricon Stuart Broad	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England	2022	5th
28	4–6–6–4–4–4	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	Template:Cricon Robin Peterson	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2003–04	1st
	4–6–2–4–6–6	Template:Cricon George Bailey	Template:Cricon James Anderson	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2013–14	3rd
	4–4–4–6–6–b4	Template:Cricon Keshav Maharaj	Template:Cricon Joe Root	St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa	2019–20	3rd
27	6–6–6–6–2–1	Template:Cricon Shahid Afridi	Template:Cricon Harbhajan Singh	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	2005–06	1st
	6–4–4–4–6–3	Template:Cricon Harry Brook	Template:Cricon Zahid Mahmood	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	2022–23	1st
Last updated: 2 December 2022<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation							CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Calendar year

Most runs in a calendar year

Runs	Player	Average	Year
1788	Template:Cricon Mohammad Yousuf	99.33	2006
1710	Template:Cricon Viv Richards	90.00	1976
1708	Template:Cricon Joe Root	61.00	2021
1656	Template:Cricon Graeme Smith	72.00	2008
1595	Template:Cricon Michael Clarke	106.33	2012
Last updated: 31 December 2021<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Centuries

Most Test centuries

Centuries	Player	Matches	Innings
51	Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar	200	329
45	Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis	166	280
41	Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting	168	287
39	Template:Cricon Joe Root Template:Dagger	158	288
38	Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara	134	233
Last updated: 4 August 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fastest Test centuries

No. of balls	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test
54	Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum	Template:Cr	Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand	2015–16	2nd
56	Template:Cricon Viv Richards	Template:Cr	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	1985–86	5th
	Template:Cricon Misbah-ul-Haq	Template:Cr	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2014–15	2nd
57	Template:Cricon Adam Gilchrist	Template:Cr	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	2006–07	3rd
67	Template:Cricon Jack Gregory	Template:Cr	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1921–22	2nd
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most Test double centuries

Double centuries	Player	Matches
12	Template:Cricon Donald Bradman	52
11	Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara	130
9	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	131
7	Template:Cricon Wally Hammond	85
	Template:Cricon Virat Kohli	123
	Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene	149
Last updated: 11 October 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fastest Test double centuries

No. of balls	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test
153	Template:Cricon Nathan Astle	Template:Cr	Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand	2001–02	1st
163	Template:Cricon Ben Stokes	Template:Cr	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	2015–16	2nd
168	Template:Cricon Virender Sehwag	Template:Cr	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India	2009–10	3rd
182		Template:Cr	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	2005–06	1st
186	Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum	Template:Cr	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	2014–15	3rd
Last updated: 4 March 2019<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most Test triple centuries

Triple centuries	Player	Matches
2	Template:Cricon Donald Bradman	52
	Template:Cricon Virender Sehwag	104
	Template:Cricon Chris Gayle	103
	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	131
1	(25 players)
Last updated: 14 July 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most Test quadruple centuries

Quadruple centuries	Player	Matches
1	Template:Cricon Brian Lara	131
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Half-centuries

Most Test 50+ scores

50+	Player	Matches	Innings
119	Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar	200	329
105	Template:Cricon Joe Root Template:Dagger	158	288
103	Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis	166	280
	Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting	168	287
99	Template:Cricon Rahul Dravid	164	286
Last updated: 4 August 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fastest Test half-centuries

No. of balls	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
21	Template:Cricon Misbah-ul-Haq	Template:Cr	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2014–15
23	Template:Cricon David Warner	Template:Cr	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	2016–17
24	Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis	Template:Cr	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	2004–05
	Template:Cricon Ben Stokes	Template:Cr	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England	2024
25	Template:Cricon Shane Shillingford	Template:Cr	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	2014
Last updated: 28 July 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Individual records: Bowling

Career

Most wickets in a career

Wickets	Player	Matches	Average
800	Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan	133	22.72
708	Template:Cricon Shane Warne	145	25.41
704	Template:Cricon James Anderson	188	26.45
619	Template:Cricon Anil Kumble	132	29.65
604	Template:Cricon Stuart Broad	167	27.68
Last updated: 12 July 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most wickets in a career – Progression of record

Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Record held until	Duration of record
8Template:Efn	Template:Cricon Alfred Shaw	1	10.75	31 March 1877	16 days
14	Template:Cricon Tom Kendall	2	15.35	4 January 1879	1 year, 279 days
94Template:Efn	Template:Cricon Fred Spofforth	18	18.41	12 January 1895	16 years, 8 days
100	Template:Cricon Johnny Briggs	25	13.51	4 February 1895	33 days
101	Template:Cricon Charles Turner	17	16.53	2 March 1895	26 days
103	Template:Cricon Johnny Briggs	26	13.92	21 March 1896	1 year, 19 days
112Template:Efn	Template:Cricon George Lohmann	18	10.75	14 January 1898	1 year, 299 days
118	Template:Cricon Johnny Briggs	33	17.75	2 January 1904	5 years, 353 days
141	Template:Cricon Hugh Trumble	32	21.78	13 December 1913	9 years, 345 days
189	Template:Cricon Sydney Barnes	27	16.43	4 January 1936	22 years, 22 days
216	Template:Cricon Clarrie Grimmett	37	24.21	24 July 1953	17 years, 201 days
236	Template:Cricon Alec Bedser	51	24.89	26 January 1963	9 years, 186 days
242Template:Efn	Template:Cricon Brian Statham	67	24.27	15 March 1963	48 days
307	Template:Cricon Fred Trueman	67	21.57	1 February 1976	12 years, 323 days
309	Template:Cricon Lance Gibbs	79	29.09	27 December 1981	5 years, 329 days
355	Template:Cricon Dennis Lillee	70	23.92	21 August 1986	4 years, 237 days
373Template:Efn	Template:Cricon Ian Botham	94	27.86	12 November 1988	2 years, 83 days
431	Template:Cricon Richard Hadlee	86	22.29	8 February 1994	5 years, 88 days
434	Template:Cricon Kapil Dev	131	29.64	27 March 2000	6 years, 48 days
519	Template:Cricon Courtney Walsh	132	24.44	8 May 2004	4 years, 42 days
532Template:Efn	Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan	91	22.87	15 October 2004	160 days
708Template:Efn	Template:Cricon Shane Warne	145	25.41	3 December 2007	3 years, 49 days
800	Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan	133	22.72	Current	Template:Age in years and days
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Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets

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Ravichandran Ashwin holds world record for quickest to reach 250, 300 and 350 Test wickets.

Wickets	Bowler	Match	Record Date	Reference
50	Template:Cricon Template:Sortname	6	30 August 1888	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
100	Template:Cricon Template:Sortname	16	2 March 1896	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
150	Template:Cricon Template:Sortname	24	13 December 1913	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
200	Template:Cricon Template:Sortname	33	3 December 2018	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
250	Template:Cricon Template:Sortname	45	9 February 2017	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
300		54	24 November 2017	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
350	Template:Cricon Template:Sortname	66	6 September 2001	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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400	Template:Cricon Template:Sortname	72	12 January 2002	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
450		80	3 May 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
500		87	16 March 2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
550		94	12 September 2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
600		101	8 March 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
650		108	4 August 2006	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
700		113	11 July 2007	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
750		122	31 July 2008	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
800		133	18 July 2010	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Last updated: 19 January 2021

Best career bowling average

Average	Player	Runs conceded	Wickets
10.75	Template:Cricon George Lohmann	1,205	112
12.70	Template:Cricon/Template:Cricon J. J. FerrisTemplate:Efn	775	61
15.54	Template:Cricon Billy Barnes	793	51
16.42	Template:Cricon Billy Bates	821	50
16.43	Template:Cricon Sydney Barnes	3106	189
Last updated: 19 February 2022<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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 each took one wicket without conceding a run<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Best career strike rate

Strike rate	Player	Balls	Wickets
34.19	Template:Cricon George Lohmann	3,830	112
35.87	Template:Cricon Gus Atkinson Template:Dagger	2,260	63
36.00	Template:Cricon Scott Boland Template:Dagger	2,232	62
37.37	Template:Cricon Kuldeep Yadav Template:Dagger	2,093	56
37.73	Template:Cricon / Template:Cricon J. J. Ferris	2,302	61
Last updated: 12 September 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Most 5 wickets in an innings

5 wickets in an innings	Player	Matches
67	Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan	133
37	Template:Cricon Ravichandran Ashwin	106
	Template:Cricon Shane Warne	145
36	Template:Cricon Richard Hadlee	86
35	Template:Cricon Anil Kumble	132
Last updated: 18 December 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most 10 wickets in a match

10 wickets in a match	Player	Matches
22	Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan	133
10	Template:Cricon Shane Warne	145
9	Template:Cricon Richard Hadlee	86
	Template:Cricon Rangana Herath	93
8	Template:Cricon Anil Kumble	132
	Template:Cricon Ravichandran Ashwin	106
Last updated: 18 December 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Series

Most wickets in a series

Wickets	Tests	Player	Opponent	Series
49	4	Template:Cricon Sydney Barnes	Template:Cr	1913–14
46	5	Template:Cricon Jim Laker	Template:Cr	1956
44	5	Template:Cricon Clarrie Grimmett	Template:Cr	1935–36
42	6	Template:Cricon Terry Alderman	Template:Cr	1981
41	6	Template:Cricon Terry Alderman	Template:Cr	1989
		Template:Cricon Rodney Hogg	Template:Cr	1978–79
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season	Test
10–53	Template:Cricon Jim LakerTemplate:Efn	Template:Cr	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	1956	4th
10–74	Template:Cricon Anil Kumble	Template:Cr	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India	1998–99	2nd
10–119	Template:Cricon Ajaz Patel	Template:Cr	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	2021–22	2nd
9–28	Template:Cricon George Lohmann	Template:Cr	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1895–96	2nd
9–37	Template:Cricon Jim LakerTemplate:Efn	Template:Cr	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	1956	4th
Last updated: 4 December 2021<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Best bowling figures in an innings – progression of record

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
7–55Template:Efn	Template:Cricon Tom Kendall	Template:Cr	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1876–77
7–44	Template:Cricon Fred Spofforth	Template:Cr	The Oval, London, England	1882
7–28	Template:Cricon Billy Bates	Template:Cr	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	1882–83
8–35	Template:Cricon George Lohmann	Template:Cr	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	1886–87
8–11	Template:Cricon Johnny Briggs	Template:Cr	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1888–89
8–7	Template:Cricon George Lohmann	Template:Cr	St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha, South Africa	1895–96
9–28	Template:Cricon George Lohmann	Template:Cr	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1895–96
10–53	Template:Cricon Jim Laker	Template:Cr	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England	1956
Last updated: 15 June 2016
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Best bowling figures in an innings as captain

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
9–83	Template:Cricon Kapil Dev	Template:Cr	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India	1983–84
8–60	Template:Cricon Imran Khan	Template:Cr	National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1982–83
8–63	Template:Cricon Rangana Herath	Template:Cr	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	2016–17
8–106	Template:Cricon Kapil Dev	Template:Cr	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	1985–86
7–37	Template:Cricon Courtney Walsh	Template:Cr	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1994–95
Last updated: 16 March 2017<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Match

Best bowling figures in a match

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
19–90	Template:Cricon Jim Laker	Template:Cr	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England	1956
17–159	Template:Cricon Sydney Barnes	Template:Cr	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	1913–14
16–136	Template:Cricon Narendra Hirwani	Template:Cr	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	1987–88
16–137	Template:Cricon Bob Massie	Template:Cr	Lord's, London, England	1972
16–220	Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan	Template:Cr	The Oval, London, England	1998
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Best bowling figures in a match as captain

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
13–55	Template:Cricon Courtney Walsh	Template:Cr	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1994–95
13–135	Template:Cricon Waqar Younis	Template:Cr	Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1993–94
13–152	Template:Cricon Rangana Herath		Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	2016–17
12–100	Template:Cricon Fazal Mahmood	Template:Cr	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	1958–59
11–79	Template:Cricon Imran Khan	Template:Cr	National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	1982–83
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Individual records: Fielding

Career

Most catches in a career

Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Catches per Innings
213	Template:Cricon Joe Root Template:Dagger	158	301	0.71
210	Template:Cricon Rahul Dravid	164	301	0.70
205	Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene	149	270	0.76
201	Template:Cricon Steve Smith Template:Dagger	119	227	0.88
200	Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis	166	315	0.63
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Note: This list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper.

Individual records: Wicket-keeping

Career

Most dismissals in a career

Dismissals	Catches	Stumpings	Player	Matches
555	532	23	Template:Cricon Mark Boucher	147
416	379	37	Template:Cricon Adam Gilchrist	96
395	366	29	Template:Cricon Ian Healy	119
355	343	12	Template:Cricon Rod Marsh	96
294	256	38	Template:Cricon MS Dhoni	90
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most catches in a career

Catches	Player	Matches
532	Template:Cricon Mark Boucher	147
379	Template:Cricon Adam Gilchrist	96
366	Template:Cricon Ian Healy	119
343	Template:Cricon Rod Marsh	96
265	Template:Cricon Jeff Dujon	81
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most stumpings in a career

Stumpings	Player	Matches
52	Template:Cricon Bert Oldfield	54
46	Template:Cricon Godfrey Evans	91
38	Template:Cricon Syed Kirmani	88
	Template:Cricon MS Dhoni	90
37	Template:Cricon Adam Gilchrist	96
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Innings

Most dismissals in an innings

Dismissals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
7	Template:Cricon Wasim Bari	Template:Cr	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	1978–79
	Template:Cricon Bob Taylor	Template:Cr	Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India	1979–80
	Template:Cricon Ian Smith	Template:Cr	Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand	1990–91
	Template:Cricon Ridley Jacobs	Template:Cr	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2000–01
	Template:Cricon Joshua Da Silva	Template:Cr	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	2022–23
Last updated: 30 November 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation					CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Individual records: As an all-rounder

Career

Most occasions of taking 5 wickets in an innings and scoring a century in the same Test match

Matches	Player	Period
5	Template:Cricon Ian Botham	1977–1992
4	Template:Cricon Ravichandran Ashwin	2011–2024
2	Template:Cricon Garfield Sobers	1954–1974
	Template:Cricon Mushtaq Mohammad	1959–1979
	Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis	1995–2013
	Template:Cricon Shakib Al Hasan	2007–2024
	Template:Cricon Ravindra Jadeja Template:Dagger	2012–present
Last updated: 25 June 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most occasions of taking 10 wickets and scoring a century in the same Test match

Matches	Player	Runs	Wickets	Date	Opponent	Venue
1	Template:Cricon Ian Botham<ref name=allround>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn	114	13/109	15 February 1980	Template:Cr	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
	Template:Cricon Imran Khan<ref name=allround />Template:Efn	117	11/180	3 January 1983	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan
	Template:Cricon Shakib Al Hasan<ref name=allround />Template:Efn	137	10/124	3 November 2014	Template:Cr	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh
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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).
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Individual records: Other

Career

Most matches played

Matches	Player	Period
200	Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar	1989–2013
188	Template:Cricon James Anderson	2003–2024
168	Template:Cricon Steve Waugh	1985–2004
	Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting	1995–2012
167	Template:Cricon Stuart Broad	2007–2023
Last updated: 11 March 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most matches played as captain

Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied
109	Template:Cricon Graeme Smith	53	29	27	0
93	Template:Cricon Allan Border	32	22	38	1
80	Template:Cricon Stephen Fleming	28	27	25	0
77	Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting	48	16	13	0
74	Template:Cricon Clive Lloyd	36	12	26	0
Last updated: 15 June 2016<ref name=MostAsCaptain>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most matches won as captain

Won	Player	Lost	Drawn	Ties	Matches
53	Template:Cricon Graeme Smith	26	26	0	109
48	Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting	16	13	0	77
41	Template:Cricon Steve Waugh	9	7	0	57
40	Template:Cricon Virat Kohli	17	11	0	68
36	Template:Cricon Clive Lloyd	12	26	0	74
Last updated: 14 January 2022<ref name=MostMatchesWonAsCaptain>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation						CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most Player-of-the-Match awards

No. of Awards	Player	Matches	Period
23	Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis	166	1995–2013
19	Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan	133	1992–2010
17	Template:Cricon Wasim Akram	104	1985–2002
	Template:Cricon Shane Warne	145	1992–2007
16	Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara	134	2000–2015
	Template:Cricon Ricky Ponting	168	1995–2012
Last updated: 29 December 2019<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Most Player-of-the-series awards

No. of Awards	Player	Matches	Series	Period
11	Template:Cricon Ravichandran Ashwin	106	44	2011–2024
	Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan	133	61	1992–2010
9	Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis	166	61	1995–2013
8	Template:Cricon Imran Khan	88	28	1971–1992
	Template:Cricon Richard Hadlee	86	33	1973–1990
	Template:Cricon Shane Warne	145	46	1992–2007
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Partnership records

Career

Most overall partnership runs by a pair

Runs	Partnership	Innings	Highest	Average	100s/50s	Career span
6,920	Template:Cricon Rahul Dravid & Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar	143	249	50.51	20/29	1996–2012
6,554	Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene & Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara	120	624	56.5	19/27	2000–2015
6,482	Template:Cricon Gordon Greenidge & Template:Cricon Desmond Haynes	148	298	47.31	16/26	1978–1991
6,081	Template:Cricon Matthew Hayden & Template:Cricon Justin Langer	122	255	51.53	14/28	1997–2007
5,253	Template:Cricon Alastair Cook & Template:Cricon Andrew Strauss	132	229	40.4	14/21	2006–2012
Last updated: 11 October 2022<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation								CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Innings

Highest partnerships

Runs	Partnership		Opposition	Venue	Season	Test	Wicket
624	Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara (287)	Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene (374)	Template:Cr	Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006	1st	3rd
576	Template:Cricon Sanath Jayasuriya (340)	Template:Cricon Roshan Mahanama (225)	Template:Cr	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1997	1st	2nd
467	Template:Cricon Andrew Jones (186)	Template:Cricon Martin Crowe (299)	Template:Cr	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	1990–91	1st	3rd
454	Template:Cricon Joe Root (262)	Template:Cricon Harry Brook (317)	Template:Cr	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	2024–25	1st	4th
451	Template:Cricon Bill Ponsford (266)	Template:Cricon Donald Bradman (244)	Template:Cr	The Oval, London, England	1934	5th	2nd
	Template:Cricon Mudassar Nazar (231)	Template:Cricon Javed Miandad (280*)	Template:Cr	Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Pakistan	1982–83	4th	3rd
Last updated: 10 October 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation								CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Highest partnership (for each wicket)

Wicket	Runs	Team	Partnership		Opposition	Venue	Season
1st wicket	415	Template:Cr	Graeme Smith (232)	Neil McKenzie (226)	Template:Cr	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2008
2nd wicket	576	Template:Cr	Sanath Jayasuriya (340)	Roshan Mahanama (225)	Template:Cr	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	1997–98
3rd wicket	624		Kumar Sangakkara (287)	Mahela Jayawardene (374)	Template:Cr	Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2006
4th wicket	454	Template:Cr	Joe Root (262)	Harry Brook (317)	Template:Cr	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	2024–25
5th wicket	405	Template:Cr	Sid Barnes (234)	Donald Bradman (234)	Template:Cr	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	1946–47
6th wicket	399	Template:Cr	Ben Stokes (258)	Jonny Bairstow (150*)	Template:Cr	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	2015–16
7th wicket	347	Template:Cr	Denis Atkinson (219)	Clairmonte Depeiaza (122)	Template:Cr	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	1954–55
8th wicket	332	Template:Cr	Jonathan Trott (184)	Stuart Broad (169)	Template:Cr	Lord's, London, England	2010
9th wicket	195	Template:Cr	Mark Boucher (78)	Pat Symcox (108)		New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	1997-98
10th wicket	198	Template:Cr	Joe Root (154*)	James Anderson (81)	Template:Cr	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	2014
Last updated: 10 October 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation								CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

By country

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

Others

• List of Cricket records
• List of One Day International cricket records
• List of Test cricket records at the Adelaide Oval
• List of Twenty20 International records

External links

• Records – Test matches at ESPNcricinfo
• Test Records Cricket-Records.com
• Wisden Records in Test Matches Wisden