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Test cricket records

Test cricket records: (See Cricket for an explanation of the game.)

Note: 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).

Notation

Team Notation

• (300-3) indicates that a Team scored 300 runs for three wickets, but the innings was ongoing when the score was reached.
• (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, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

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 giving away 100 runs.

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Team Records

Test Wins, Losses, Ties, and Draws

Greatest Win Margins (By Innings)

1. Innings and 579 Runs England (903-7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) in 1938
2. Innings and 360 Runs Australia (652-7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) in 2002
3. Innings and 336 Runs West Indies (614-5 d) beat India (124 & 154) in 1958 to 1959
4. Innings and 332 Runs Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172) in 1946
5. Innings and 324 Runs Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246) in 2002

Greatest Win Margins (By Runs)

1. 675 Runs England (521 & 342-8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) in 1928
2. 562 Runs Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) in 1934
3. 530 Runs Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) in 1911
4. 425 Runs West Indies (211 & 411-5 d) beat England (71 & 126) in 1976
5. 409 Runs Australia (350 & 460-7 d) beat England (215 & 186) in 1948

Narrowest Win Margins (By Wickets)

1. By One Wicket England (183 & 263-9) beat Australia (324 & 121) in 1902
2. By One Wicket South Africa (91 & 287-9) beat England (184 & 190) in 1906
3. By One Wicket England (382 & 282-9) beat Australia (266 & 397) in 1908
4. By One Wicket England (183 & 173-9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) in 1923
5. By One Wicket Australia (216 & 260-9) beat West Indies (272 & 203)in 1952
6. By One Wicket New Zealand (249 & 104-9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) in 1980
7. By One Wicket Pakistan (256 & 315-9) beat Australia (337 & 232) in 1994
8. By One Wicket West Indies (329 & 311-9) beat Australia (490 & 146) in 1999
9. By One Wicket West Indies (273 & 216-9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) in 2000

Narrowest Win Margins (By Runs)

1. 1 Run West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) in 1993
2. 3 Runs Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) in 1902
3. 3 Runs England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288) in 1982
4. 5 Runs South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111) in 1994
5. 6 Runs Australia (181 & 165) beat England (133 & 207) in 1885

Most Consecutive Test Wins

1. 16 Matches Australia from 1999 to 2001
2. 11 Matches West Indies in 1984
3. 9 Matches South Africa from 2002 to 2003
4. 9 Matches Sri Lanka from 2001 to 2002
5. 8 Matches Australia from 1920 to 1921

Most Consecutive Test Losses

1. 21 Matches Bangladesh from 2001 to 2004
2. 11 Matches Zimbabwe from 2001 to 2003
3. 8 Matches England from 1920 to 1921
4. 8 Matches South Africa from 1889 to 1899
5. 7 Matches Australia from 1885 to 1888
6. 7 Matches England from 1950 to 1951
7. 7 Matches England from 1986 to 1986
8. 7 Matches England from 1992 to 1993
9. 7 Matches India from 1967 to 1968
10. 7 Matches West Indies from 2000 to 2001

Tied Tests

1. West Indies (453 & 284) tied with Australia (505 & 232) in 1961.
2. Australia (574-7d & 170-5d) tied with India (397 & 347) in 1987.

Most Consecutive Test Draws

1. 10 Matches West Indies from 1971 to 1973
2. 9 Matches India from 1953 to 1955
3. 9 Matches India from 1960 to 1961
4. 9 Matches New Zealand from 1964 to 1965
5. 9 Matches Pakistan from 1973 to 1975

Scoring Records

Most Runs In An Innings (Team Holding Record Listed First)

1. 952-6 d Sri Lanka v India in 1997
2. 903-7 d England v Australia in 1938
3. 849 England v West Indies in 1930
4. 790-3 d West Indies v Pakistan in 1958
5. 758-8 d Australia v West Indies in 1955

Fewest Runs In An Innings (Team Holding Record Listed First)

1. 26 New Zealand v England in 1955
2. 30 South Africa v England in 1896
3. 30 South Africa v England in 1924
4. 35 South Africa v England in 1899
5. 36 Australia v England in 1902
6. 36 South Africa v Australia in 1932

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Individual Records (Batting)

Highest Individual Score

Progression of record

1. 400* Brian C. Lara, West Indies v England, 2004
2. 380 Matthew L. Hayden, Australia v Zimbabwe, 2003
3. 375 Brian C. Lara, West Indies v England, 1994
4. 365* Garfield S. Sobers, West Indies v Pakistan, 1958
5. 364 Len Hutton, England v Australia, 1938
6. 336* Wally Hammond, England v New Zealand, 1933
7. 334 Don Bradman, Australia v England, Leeds, 1930
8. 325 Andy Sandham, England v West Indies, Kingston, 1930
9. 287 R.E. "Tip" Foster, England v Australia, Sydney, 1903
10. 211 Billy Murdoch, Australia v England, The Oval, 1884
11. 165* Charles Bannermann, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1876-1877 (in the inaugural Test Match)

All scores above 300

1. 400* Brian C. Lara, West Indies v England, 2004
2. 380 Matthew L. Hayden, Australia v Zimbabwe, 2003
3. 375 Brian C. Lara, West Indies v England, 1994
4. 365* Garfield S. Sobers, West Indies v Pakistan, 1958
5. 364 Len Hutton, England v Australia, 1938
6. 340 Sanath T. Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka v India, 1997
7. 337 Hanif Mohammad, Pakistan v West Indies, 1958
8. 336* Wally Hammond England v New Zealand, 1933
9. 334* Mark Taylor Australia v Pakistan, 1998
10. 334 Don Bradman Australia v England, Leeds, 1930
11. 333 Graham Gooch England v India, Lord's, 1990
12. 329 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan v New Zealand, 2002
13. 325 Andy Sandham England v West Indies, Kingston, 1930
14. 311 Bobby Simpson Australia v England, Manchester, 1964
15. 310* John Edrich England v New Zealand, Leeds, 1965
16. 309 Virender Sehwag India v Pakistan, Multan, 2004
17. 307 Bob Cowper Australia v England, Melbourne, 1966
18. 304 Don Bradman Australia v England, Leeds, 1934
19. 302 Lawrence Rowe West Indies v England, Bridgetown, 1974

Most Career Runs

1. 11,174 Allan R. Border (Australia) from 1979 to 1994
2. 10,927 Stephen R. Waugh (Australia) from 1985 to 2004
3. 10,122 Sunil M. Gavaskar (India) from 1971 to 1987
4. 9,265 Sachin R. Tendulkar (India) from 1989 to -
5. 9,157 Brian C. Lara (West Indies) from 1990 to -

Highest Career Average

Qualification: 20 innings

1. 99.94 Donald G. Bradman (Australia) from 1928 to 1948
2. 60.97 Robert G. Pollock (South Africa) from 1963 to 1970
3. 60.83 George A. Headley (West Indies) from 1930 to 1954
4. 60.73 Herbet Sutcliffe (England) from 1924 to 1935
5. 59.23 Edward Paynter (England) from 1931 to 1939

Most Test Centuries

1. 34 Sunil M. Gavaskar (India) in 125 matches
2. 32 Sachin R. Tendulkar (India) in 111 matches
3. 32 Stephen R. Waugh (Australia) in 168 matches
4. 29 Donald G. Bradman (Australia) in 52 matches
5. 27 Allan R. Border (Australia) in 156 matches

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Individual Records (Bowling)

Most Wickets in Tests

1. 521 Wickets Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka
2. 519 Wickets Courtney Walsh, West Indies
3. 517 Wickets Shane Warne, Australia
4. 434 Wickets Kapil Dev, India
5. 431 Wickets Richard Hadlee, New Zealand

Best Figures in an Innings

(team of player mentioned first)

1. 10-53 JC Laker, England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, 1956
2. 10-74 A Kumble, India v Pakistan at Delhi, 2nd Test, 1998/99
3. 9-28 GA Lohmann, England v South Africa at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, 1895/96
4. 9-37 JC Laker, England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, 1956
5. 9-51 M Muralitharan, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Kandy, 2nd Test, 2001/02

Best Figures in a Match

(team of player mentioned first)

1. 19-90 JC Laker, England v Australia, Manchester, 1956
2. 17-159 SF Barnes, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1913/14
3. 16-136 ND Hirwani, India v West Indies, Chennai, 1987/88
4. 16-137 RAL Massie, Australia v England, Lord's, 1972
5. 16-220 Muralitharan, Sri Lanka v England, The Oval, 1998

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Individual Records (Fielding)

Most Catches in Test Career

1. 181 ME Waugh, Australia
2. 157 MA Taylor, Australia
3. 156 AR Border, Australia
4. 138 BC Lara, West Indies
5. 122 GS Chappell, Australia and IVA Richards, West Indies
6. 121 SP Fleming, New Zealand
7. 120 IT Botham and MC Cowdrey, England
8. 115 CL Hooper, West Indies
9. 112 SR Waugh, Australia
10. 110 WR Hammond, England

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Individual Records (Other)

Most Matches as Player

1. 168 Matches Stephen R. Waugh (Australia) from 1985 to 2004
2. 156 Matches Allan R. Border (Australia) from 1978 to 1994
3. 133 Matches Alec J. Stewart (England) from 1990 to -
4. 132 Matches Courtney A. Walsh (West Indies) from 1984 to 2001
5. 131 Matches Kapil Dev (India) from 1978 to 1994

Most Matches as Captain

1. 93 Matches Allan R. Border (Australia)
2. 74 Matches Clive H. Lloyd (West Indies)
3. 57 Matches Stephen R. Waugh (Australia)
4. 56 Matches Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
5. 55 Matches Stephen P. Fleming (New Zealand)

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