document_title: List of Australia Test cricket records

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text: List of Australia Test cricket records

text: Key[edit]

text: The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties 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.

tag: p

text:
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. 8/758d)

Date
Starting date of the Test match

Innings
Number of innings played

Matches
Number of matches played

Opponent
The team Australia 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

tag: table

text: Team records[edit]

text: Team wins, losses, draws and ties[edit]

text: Australia has played 808 Test matches resulting in 382 victories, 216 defeats, 208 draws and 2 ties for an overall winning percentage of 47.27, the highest winning percentage of Test playing teams.[7] Australia has played the second highest number of Test matches, behind England who have competed in 995.[7] Australia has never lost or drawn a match against Zimbabwe, the only team to do so.[22]

text:
Opponent
First Test
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied
 % Won

 Bangladesh
000000002003-07-18-000018 July 2003[23]
7000600000000000000♠6
7000500000000000000♠5
7000100000000000000♠1
5000000000000000000♠0
5000000000000000000♠0
7001833300000000000♠83.33

 England
000000001877-03-15-000015 March 1877[24]
7002346000000000000♠346
7002144000000000000♠144
7002108000000000000♠108
7001940000000000000♠94
5000000000000000000♠0
7001416100000000000♠41.61

ICC World XI
000000002005-10-14-000014 October 2005[25]
7000100000000000000♠1
7000100000000000000♠1
5000000000000000000♠0
5000000000000000000♠0
5000000000000000000♠0
7002100000000000000♠100.00

 India
000000001947-11-28-000028 November 1947[26]
7001940000000000000♠94
7001410000000000000♠41
7001260000000000000♠26
7001260000000000000♠26
7000100000000000000♠1
7001436100000000000♠43.61

 New Zealand
000000001946-03-29-000029 March 1946[27]
7001570000000000000♠57
7001310000000000000♠31
7000800000000000000♠8
7001180000000000000♠18
5000000000000000000♠0
7001543800000000000♠54.38

 Pakistan
000000001956-10-11-000011 October 1956[28]
7001620000000000000♠62
7001310000000000000♠31
7001140000000000000♠14
7001170000000000000♠17
5000000000000000000♠0
7001500000000000000♠50.00

 South Africa
000000001902-10-11-000011 October 1902[29]
7001940000000000000♠94
7001510000000000000♠51
7001230000000000000♠23
7001200000000000000♠20
5000000000000000000♠0
7001542500000000000♠54.25

 Sri Lanka
000000001983-04-22-000022 April 1983[30]
7001290000000000000♠29
7001170000000000000♠17
7000400000000000000♠4
7000800000000000000♠8
5000000000000000000♠0
7001586200000000000♠58.62

 West Indies
000000001930-12-12-000012 December 1930[31]
7002116000000000000♠116
7001580000000000000♠58
7001320000000000000♠32
7001250000000000000♠25
7000100000000000000♠1
7001500000000000000♠50.00

 Zimbabwe
000000001999-10-14-000014 October 1999[32]
7000300000000000000♠3
7000300000000000000♠3
5000000000000000000♠0
5000000000000000000♠0
5000000000000000000♠0
7002100000000000000♠100.00

Total
808
382
216
208
2
47.27

Last updated: 8 January 2018[7][33]

text: Team scoring records[edit]

text: Most runs in an innings[edit]

text: 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 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The fifth Test of the 1954–55 series against the West Indies saw Australia set their highest innings total of 8/758d, the eighth highest score in Test cricket.[34]

text:
Rank
Score
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
758 !8/758d
 West Indies
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
000000001955-06-11-000011 June 1955

2
735 !6/735d
 Zimbabwe
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
000000002003-10-09-00009 October 2003

3
729 !6/729d
 England
Lord's, London, England
000000001930-06-27-000027 June 1930

4
701 !701
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001934-08-18-000018 August 1934

5
695 !695
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001930-08-16-000016 August 1930

Last updated: 3 December 2017[35]

text: Fewest runs in an innings[edit]

text: 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 was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs.[36] The equal fifth lowest score in Test history is Australia's total of 36 scored in their first innings against England in the first Test of the 1902 Ashes series.[37]

text:
Rank
Score
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
36
 England
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England
000000001902-05-29-000029 May 1902

2
42
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001888-02-10-000010 February 1888

3
44
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001896-08-10-000010 August 1896

4
47
 South Africa
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa
000000002011-11-09-00009 November 2011

5
53
 England
Lord's, London, England
000000001896-06-22-000022 June 1896

Last updated: 3 December 2017[38]

text: Result records[edit]

text: 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 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.[39]

text: Greatest win margins (by innings)[edit]

text: 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.[40]

text:
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
Innings and 360 runs
 South Africa
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
000000002002-02-22-000022 February 2002

2
Innings and 332 runs
 England
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000001946-11-29-000029 November 1946

3
Innings and 259 runs
 South Africa
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
000000001950-03-03-00003 March 1950

4
Innings and 226 runs
 India
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000001947-11-28-000028 November 1947

5
Innings and 222 runs
 New Zealand
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia
000000001993-11-26-000026 November 1993

Last updated: 3 December 2017[41]

text: Greatest win margins (by runs)[edit]

text: 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 three largest victories were all recorded by Australia including defeat over England in the final Test of the 1934 Ashes series by 562 runs.[42]

text:
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
562 runs
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001934-08-18-000018 August 1934

2
530 runs
 South Africa
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001911-02-17-000017 February 1911

3
491 runs
 Pakistan
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
000000002004-12-16-000016 December 2004

4
409 runs
 England
Lord's, London, England
000000001948-06-24-000024 June 1948

5
405 runs
 England
Lord's, London, England
000000002015-07-16-000016 July 2015

Last updated: 3 December 2017[41]

text: Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)[edit]

text: Australia have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 29 occasions, more than any other Test playing team.[b]

text:
Rank
Victories
Opposition
Most recent venue
Date

1
7
 England
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000002017-11-23-000023 November 2017

2
6
 South Africa
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000002002-01-02-00002 January 2002

3
5
 West Indies
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
000000001995-03-31-000031 March 1995

4 !=4
3
 India
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
000000002001-02-27-000027 February 2001

 New Zealand
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
000000002010-03-19-000019 March 2010

 Pakistan
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000001999-11-05-00005 November 1999

7 !=7
1
 Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001995-12-26-000026 December 1995

 Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
000000001999-10-14-000014 October 1999

Last updated: 3 December 2017[41]

text: Narrowest win margins (by runs)[edit]

text: Australia's narrowest win by runs was against England in the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series at Old Trafford. Set 124 runs for victory in the final innings, England were bowled all out for 120 to give victory to Australia by three runs.[50] This was the third narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.[52]

text:
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
03 !3 runs
 England
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England
000000001902-07-24-000024 July 1902

2
06 !6 runs
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001885-02-20-000020 February 1885

3
07 !7 runs
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001882-08-28-000028 August 1882

4
11 !11 runs
 England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001925-01-16-000016 January 1925

5 !=5
16 !16 runs
 India
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000001977-12-02-00002 December 1977

 Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
000000001992-07-16-000016 July 1992

Last updated: 3 December 2017[53]

text: Narrowest win margins (by wickets)[edit]

text: Australia's narrowest win by wickets came in the fourth Test of the West Indies tour of Australia in 1951–52. Played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the hosts won the match by a margin of one wicket, one of only twelve one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[54]

text:
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
1 wicket
 West Indies
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001951-12-31-000031 December 1951

2 !=2
2 wickets
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001907-12-13-000013 December 1907

 West Indies
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001961-02-10-000010 February 1961

 India
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
000000001977-12-16-000016 December 1977

 South Africa
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
000000001997-03-14-000014 March 1997

 South Africa
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
000000002006-03-31-000031 March 2006

 South Africa
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
000000002011-11-17-000017 November 2011

Last updated: 3 December 2017[53]

text: Greatest loss margins (by innings)[edit]

text: The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[40] The final Test of the 1938 Ashes saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 579 runs, to the draw the series at one match all.[55]

text:
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
Innings and 579 runs ♠
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001938-08-20-000020 August 1938

2
Innings and 230 runs
 England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001892-03-24-000024 March 1892

3
Innings and 225 runs
 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001912-02-09-00009 February 1912

4
Innings and 219 runs
 India
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
000000001998-03-18-000018 March 1998

5
Innings and 217 runs
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001886-08-12-000012 August 1886

Last updated: 3 December 2017[56]

text: Greatest loss margins (by runs)[edit]

text: 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.[42] The match was played at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, the first of only two Test matches contested at the venue.[57]

text:
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
675 runs ♠
 England
Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia
000000001928-11-30-000030 November 1928

2
408 runs
 West Indies
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001980-01-26-000026 January 1980

3
356 runs
 Pakistan
Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
000000002014-10-30-000030 October 2014

4
347 runs
 England
Lord's, London, England
000000002013-07-18-000018 July 2013

5
343 runs
 West Indies
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
000000001991-04-19-000019 April 1991

Last updated: 3 December 2017[56]

text: Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)[edit]

text: Australia have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 10 occasions.[c]

text:
Rank
Victories
Opposition
Most recent venue
Date

1
6
 West Indies
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
000000001999-03-13-000013 March 1999

2
3
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001932-12-02-00002 December 1932

3
1
 South Africa
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001964-01-24-000024 January 1964

Last updated: 3 December 2017[56]

text: Narrowest loss margins (by runs)[edit]

text: Only one match in over 140 years of Test cricket has been decided by a margin of one run, the fourth Test of the West Indian tour of Australia in 1992–93 playing for the Frank Worrell Trophy. Contested at Adelaide Oval, Australia was set 186 runs for victory in the final innings. With just two runs left to score, Australia's number eleven batsman Craig McDermott was caught behind off the bowling of Courtney Walsh, to give the victory to the tourists.[67][68]

text:
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
1 run ♠
 West Indies
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001993-01-23-000023 January 1993

2
2 runs
 England
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England
000000002005-08-04-00004 August 2005

3
3 runs
 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001982-12-26-000026 December 1982

4
5 runs
 South Africa
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001994-01-02-00002 January 1994

5
7 runs
 New Zealand
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia
000000002011-12-09-00009 December 2011

Last updated: 3 December 2017[69]

text: Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)[edit]

text: Test cricket has seen twelve matches been decided by a margin of one wicket, with Australia being defeated in five of them.[54] The first of these was the final Test of the 1902 Ashes series at The Oval where England ran down the target of 263 runs in the final innings.[51] The most recent match also involved Australia. Touring India in October 2010, the first Test at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali saw the hosts reach their fourth innings target of 216 runs.[70]

text:
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date

=1
1 wicket
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001902-08-11-000011 August 1902

 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001908-01-01-00001 January 1908

 Pakistan
National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
000000001994-09-28-000028 September 1994

 West Indies
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
000000001999-03-26-000026 March 1999

 India
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India
000000002010-10-01-00001 October 2010

Last updated: 3 December 2017[69]

text: Tied matches[edit]

text: A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[39] Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia.[7]

text:
Opposition
Venue
Date

 West Indies ♠
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000001960-12-09-00009 December 1960

 India ♠
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
000000001986-09-18-000018 September 1986

Last updated: 3 December 2017[69]

text: Individual records[edit]

text: Batting records[edit]

text: Most career runs[edit]

text: 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.[71]

text: 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. Allan Border and Steve Waugh are the only other Australian batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.[72]

text:
Rank
Runs
Player
Matches
Innings
Period

1
13,378
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
168
287
1995–2012

2
11,174
Border, AllanAllan Border
156
265
1978–1994

3
10,927
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh
168
260
1985–2004

4
8,643
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke
115
198
2004–2015

5
8,625
Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden
103
184
1994–2009

Last updated: 3 December 2017[73]

text: Highest individual score[edit]

text: Matthew Hayden set the highest Test score with 380, surpassing Brian Lara's 375 scored against England in April 1994 at the Antigua Recreation Ground.[74] Six months after Hayden set the record, the West Indian claimed it back scoring 400 not out against the same opposition and on the same ground.[75]

text:
Rank
Runs
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
380
Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden
 Zimbabwe
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
000000002003-10-09-00009 October 2003

2
334*
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor
 Pakistan
Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar, Pakistan
000000001998-10-15-000015 October 1998

3
334
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
 England
Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England
000000001930-07-11-000011 July 1930

4
329*
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke
 India
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000002012-01-03-00003 January 2012

5
311
Simpson, BobBob Simpson
 England
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England
000000001964-07-23-000023 July 1964

Last updated: 3 December 2017[76]

text: Highest career average[edit]

text: A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[77]

text: Australia's Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, finished his Test career with an average of 99.94.[8] The next closest to him is the current Australian captain, Steve Smith, with the second best career average in Test cricket with 63.75 as of January 2018[update]. They are followed by Adam Voges who retired in 2016 with an average of 61.87.[78]

text:
Rank
Average
Player
Runs
Innings
Period

1
99.94 ♠
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
6,996
80
1928–1948

2
63.75
Smith, SteveSteve Smith
6,057
111
2010–2018

3
61.87
Voges, AdamAdam Voges
1,485
31
2015–2016

4
53.86
Chappell, GregGreg Chappell
7,110
151
1970–1984

5
51.85
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
13,378
287
1995–2012

Qualification: 20 innings
Last updated: 8 January 2018[79]

text: Most half-centuries[edit]

text: 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.

text: Sachin Tendulkar of India has score 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 on 63 and in fifth with 62 fifties to his name, Australia's Ricky Ponting.[80]

text:
Rank
Half centuries
Player
Runs
Period

1
63
Border, AllanAllan Border
11,174
1978–1994

2
62
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
13,378
1995–2012

3
50
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh
10,927
1985–2004

4
47
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh
8,029
1991–2002

5
40
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor
7,525
1989–1999

Last updated: 3 December 2017[81]

text: Most centuries[edit]

text: A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

text: 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.[82]

text:
Rank
Centuries
Player
Runs
Period

1
41
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
13,378
1995–2012

2
32
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh
10,927
1985–2004

3
30
Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden
8,625
1994–2009

4
29
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
6,996
1928–1948

5
28
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke
8,643
2004–2015

Last updated: 3 December 2017[83]

text: Most double centuries[edit]

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

text: 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 and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka both scored seven and Ponting is one of seven cricketers who reached the mark on six occasions.[10]

text:
Rank
Double centuries
Player
Runs
Period

1
1 !12 ♠
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
6,996
1928–1948

2
2 !6
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
13,378
1995–2012

3 !=3
3 !4
Chappell, GregGreg Chappell
7,110
1970–1984

Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke
8,643
2004–2015

5 !=5
5 !3
Langer, JustinJustin Langer
7,696
1993–2007

Simpson, BobBob Simpson
4,869
1957–1978

Last updated: 3 December 2017[10]

text: Most runs in a series[edit]

text: 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. Mark Taylor with 839 in the 1989 Ashes and Neil Harvey with 834 in 1952–53 South African series are third and fourth on the list respectively.[11]

text:
Rank
Runs
Player
Matches
Innings
Series

1
974 ♠
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
5
7
1930 Ashes series

2
839
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor
6
11
1989 Ashes series

3
834
Harvey, NeilNeil Harvey
5
9
South African cricket team in Australia in 1952–53

4
810
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
5
9
1936–37 Ashes series

5
806
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
5
5
South African cricket team in Australia in 1931–32

Last updated: 3 December 2017[84]

text: Most ducks[edit]

text: A duck refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring a run.[85] Glenn McGrath has scored the third highest number of ducks in Test cricket behind Courtney Walsh with 43 and Chris Martin with 36.[86]

text:
Rank
Ducks
Player
Matches
Innings
Period

1
35
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath
124
138
1993–2007

2
34
Warne, ShaneShane Warne
145
199
1992–2007

3
22
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh
168
260
1985–2004

4 !=4
19
Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson
73
109
2007–2015

Waugh, MarkMark Waugh
128
209
1991–2002

Last updated: 3 December 2017[87]

text: Bowling records[edit]

text: Most career wickets[edit]

text: 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.

text: Shane Warne held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[15] Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name. India's Anil Kumble is third on the list taking 610 wickets and Glenn McGrath of Australia with 563 holds the record for most wickets by a fast bowler in Test cricket.[88][18]

text:
Rank
Wickets
Player
Matches
Innings
Period

1
708
Warne, ShaneShane Warne
145
273
1992–2007

2
563
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath
124
243
1993–2007

3
355
Lillee, DennisDennis Lillee
70
132
1971–1984

4
313
Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson
73
140
2007–2015

5
310
Lee, BrettBrett Lee
76
150
1999–2008

Last updated: 3 December 2017[89]

text: Best figures in an innings[edit]

text: Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[90]

text: There have been two 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 and India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan. Arthur Mailey is one of 15 bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings.[91]

text:
Rank
Figures
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
9079 !9/121
Mailey, ArthurArthur Mailey
 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001921-02-11-000011 February 1921

2
8176 !8/24
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath
 Pakistan
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
000000002004-12-16-000016 December 2004

3
8169 !8/31
Laver, FrankFrank Laver
 England
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England
000000001909-07-26-000026 July 1909

4
8162 !8/38
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath
 England
Lord's, London, England
000000001997-06-19-000019 June 1997

5
8157 !8/43
Trott, AlbertAlbert Trott
 England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001895-01-11-000011 January 1895

Last updated: 3 December 2017[92]

text: Best figures in a match[edit]

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

text: 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. Bob Massie's figures of 16/137, taken in second match of the 1972 Ashes series, is the fourth best in Test cricket history.[93]

text:
Rank
Figures
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
16063 !16/137
Massie, BobBob Massie
 England
Lord's, London, England
000000001972-06-22-000022 June 1972

2
14110 !14/90
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001882-08-28-000028 August 1882

3
14001 !14/199
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett
 South Africa
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001932-01-29-000029 January 1932

4
13123 !13/77
Noble, MontyMonty Noble
 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001902-01-01-00001 January 1902

5
13090 !13/110
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth
 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001879-01-02-00002 January 1879

Last updated: 3 December 2017[94]

text: Best career average[edit]

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

text: 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 fourteen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team,[95] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket.[96]

text:
Rank
Average
Player
Wickets
Runs
Balls
Period

1
14.25
Ferris, J. J.J. J. Ferris
48
684
2,030
1887–1890

2
16.53
Turner, CharlesCharles Turner
101
1,670
5,179
1887–1895

3
17.97
Ironmonger, BertBert Ironmonger
74
1,330
4,695
1928–1933

4
18.41
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth
94
1,731
4,185
1877–1887

5
20.53
Davidson, AlanAlan Davidson
186
3,819
11,587
1953–1963

Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 3 December 2017[97]

text: Best career economy rate[edit]

text: A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[85]

text: English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. Australia's Bert Ironmonger, with a rate of 1.69 runs per over conceded over his 14-match Test career, is fifth on the list.[98]

text:
Rank
Economy rate
Player
Runs
Balls
Wickets
Period

1
1.69
Ironmonger, BertBert Ironmonger
1,330
4,695
74
1928–1933

2
1.78
Mackay, KenKen Mackay
1,721
5,792
50
1956–1963

3
1.88
Toshack, ErnieErnie Toshack
989
3,140
47
1946–1948

4
1.93
Turner, CharlesCharles Turner
1,670
5,179
101
1887–1895

5
1.94
O'Reilly, BillBill O'Reilly
3,254
10,024
144
1932–1946

Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 3 December 2017[99]

text: Best career strike rate[edit]

text: A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[85]

text: 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.[100]

text:
Rank
Strike rate
Player
Wickets
Balls
Runs
Period

1
42.2
Ferris, J. J.J. J. Ferris
48
2,030
684
1887–1890

2
44.5
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth
94
4,185
1,731
1877–1887

3
45.1
Saunders, JackJack Saunders
79
3,565
1,796
1902–1908

4
46.6
Hordern, H. V.H. V. Hordern
46
2,148
1,075
1911–1912

5
46.8
Pattinson, JamesJames Pattinson
70
3,279
1,831
2011–2016

Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 3 December 2017[101]

text: Most five-wicket hauls in an innings[edit]

text: A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[102]

text: Shane Warne is second only to Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan in taking the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan taking 67 throughout his career and Warne achieving 37.[16]

text:
Rank
Five-wicket hauls
Player
Wickets
Period

1
37
Warne, ShaneShane Warne
708
1992–2007

2
29
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath
563
1993–2007

3
23
Lillee, DennisDennis Lillee
355
1971–1984

4
21
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett
216
1925–1936

5 !=5
16
McKenzie, GrahamGraham McKenzie
246
1961–1971

Benaud, RichieRichie Benaud
248
1952–1964

Last updated: 3 December 2017[103]

text: Most ten-wicket hauls in a match[edit]

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

text: As with the five-wicket hauls above, Shane Warne is second only to Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan haven taken 22 to Warne's 10.[17]

text:
Rank
Ten-wicket hauls
Player
Wickets
Period

1
10
Warne, ShaneShane Warne
708
1992–2007

2 !=2
7
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett
216
1925–1936

Lillee, DennisDennis Lillee
355
1971–1984

4
4
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth
94
1877–1887

5 !=5
3
Trumble, HughHugh Trumble
141
1890–1904

O'Reilly, BillBill O'Reilly
144
1932–1946

Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson
313
2007–2015

McKenzie, GrahamGraham McKenzie
246
1961–1971

McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath
563
1993–2007

Last updated: 3 December 2017[104]

text: Worst figures in an innings[edit]

text: 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.[105][106] The worst figures by an Australian is 0/149 that came off the bowling off Bryce McGain in his only Test appearance.[107]

text:
Rank
Figures
Player
Overs
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
1 !0/149
McGain, BryceBryce McGain
18
 South Africa
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa
000000002009-03-19-000019 March 2009

2
2 !0/147
Warne, ShaneShane Warne
42
 India
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
000000001998-03-18-000018 March 1998

3
3 !0/146
Lyon, NathanNathan Lyon
34
 South Africa
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
000000002016-11-03-00003 November 2016

4
4 !0/146
MacGill, StuartStuart MacGill
38
 India
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000002004-01-02-00002 January 2004

5
5 !0/142
Ward, FrankFrank Ward
30
 England
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
000000001938-06-10-000010 June 1938

Last updated: 3 December 2017[108]

text: Worst figures in a match[edit]

text: The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the 2006 Boxing Day Test match against Australia. 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 0/260 from 37 overs.[109] 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 48 years prior.[110][111][112]

text: The worst figures by an Australian came in the first Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series when Mitchell Johnson returned figures of 0/66 and 0/104 for a total of 0/170 off 42 overs,[113] equalling the figures that Geoff Lawson set in the second Test of the Ashes series of 1986–87 from 50 overs.[114]

text:
Rank
Figures
Player
Overs
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
1 !0/170
Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson
42
 England
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000002010-11-25-000025 November 2010

2
2 !0/170
Lawson, GeoffGeoff Lawson
50
 England
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
000000001986-11-28-000028 November 1986

3
3 !0/162
Wall, TimTim Wall
45
 England
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England
000000001934-07-06-00006 July 1934

4
4 !0/160
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh
51
 West Indies
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
000000001988-12-02-00002 December 1988

5
5 !0/157
Kline, LindsayLindsay Kline
33[d]
 West Indies
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001961-01-27-000027 January 1961

Last updated: 3 December 2017[115]

text: Most wickets in a series[edit]

text: South Africa's seventh Test tour of England 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. Australia's Clarrie Grimmett is third with his 44 wickets taken against South Africa during the 1935–36 tour.[116]

text:
Rank
Wickets
Player
Matches
Series

1
44
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett
5
Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1935–36

2
42
Alderman, TerryTerry Alderman
6
1981 Ashes series

3 !=3
41
Hogg, RodneyRodney Hogg
6
1978–79 Ashes series

Alderman, TerryTerry Alderman
6
1989 Ashes series

5
40
Warne, ShaneShane Warne
5
2005 Ashes series

Last updated: 3 December 2017[117]

text: Wicket-keeping records[edit]

text: 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 permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards.[118]

text: Most career dismissals[edit]

text: A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is a taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[119] 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.[120]

text: Australia's Adam Gilchrist is second only South Africa's Mark Boucher is taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper, with Boucher taking 555 to Gilchrist 416.[19]

text:
Rank
Dismissals
Player
Matches
Period

1
416
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist
96
1999–2008

2
395
Healy, IanIan Healy
119
1988–1999

3
355
Marsh, RodRod Marsh
96
1970–1984

4
270
Haddin, BradBrad Haddin
66
2008–2015

5
187
Grout, WallyWally Grout
51
1957–1966

Last updated: 3 December 2017[121]

text: Most career catches[edit]

text: Boucher also leads Gilchrist in the number of catches taken as a designated wicket-keeper in Test cricket, 532 to 379.[122]

text:
Rank
Catches
Player
Matches
Period

1
379
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist
96
1999–2008

2
366
Healy, IanIan Healy
119
1988–1999

3
343
Marsh, RodRod Marsh
96
1970–1984

4
262
Haddin, BradBrad Haddin
66
2008–2015

5
163
Grout, WallyWally Grout
51
1957–1966

Last updated: 3 December 2017[121]

text: Most career stumpings[edit]

text: Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth most capped wicket-keeper, holds the record for most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. He is followed by England's Godfrey Evans with 46 to his name. Indian glovemen Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni are both equal third on 38 and Gilchrist is fifth on the list with 37.[123]

text:
Rank
Stumpings
Player
Matches
Period

1
52 ♠
Oldfield, BertBert Oldfield
54
1920–1937

2
37
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist
96
1999–2008

3
29
Healy, IanIan Healy
119
1988–1999

4 !=4
24
Blackham, JackJack Blackham
32
1877–1894

Grout, WallyWally Grout
51
1957–1966

Last updated: 3 December 2017[124]

text: Most dismissals in an innings[edit]

text: Four wicket-keepers have taken seven wickets 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.[125]

text: The feat of taking 6 wickets in an innings has been achieved by 22 wicket-keepers on 30 occasions including 4 Australians.[126]

text:
Rank
Dismissals
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date

=1
6
Grout, WallyWally Grout
 South Africa
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
000000001957-12-23-000023 December 1957

Marsh, RodRod Marsh
 England
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000001982-11-26-000026 November 1982

Healy, IanIan Healy
 England
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England
000000001997-06-05-00005 June 1997

Haddin, BradBrad Haddin
 India
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000002014-12-17-000017 December 2014

Last updated: 3 December 2017[127]

text: Most dismissals in a series[edit]

text: 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 where he took 28 catches in the 1982–83 Ashes series.[128]

text:
Rank
Dismissals
Player
Matches
Innings
Series

1
29 ♠
Haddin, BradBrad Haddin
5
10
2013 Ashes series

2
28
Marsh, RodRod Marsh
5
10
1982–83 Ashes series

3
27
Healy, IanIan Healy
6
12
1997 Ashes series

4
26
Paine, TimTim Paine
5
9
2017–18 Ashes series

5 !=5
26
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist
5
10
2001 Ashes series

2006–07 Ashes series

Last updated: 8 January 2018[129]

text: Fielding records[edit]

text: Most career catches[edit]

text: Caught is one of the ten methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket. A fair catch is defined as a fielder catches 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.[119] 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.[130]

text: 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. Ricky Ponting is the highest ranked Australian in fourth, securing 196 catches in his Test career.[131]

text:
Rank
Catches
Player
Matches
Period

1
196
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
168
1995–2012

2
181
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh
128
1991–2002

3
157
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor
104
1989–1999

4
156
Border, AllanAllan Border
156
1978–1994

5
134
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke
115
2004–2015

Last updated: 3 December 2017[132]

text: Most catches in a series[edit]

text: The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time, saw the record set for the most catches taken by non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[133] Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, is second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series. Three players have taken 13 catches in a series on five occasions with both Bob Simpson and Brian Lara having done so twice and Rahul Dravid once.[134]

text:
Rank
Catches
Player
Matches
Series

1
15 ♠
Gregory, JackJack Gregory
5
1920–21 Ashes series

2
14
Chappell, GregGreg Chappell
6
1974–75 Ashes series

3 !=3
13
Simpson, BobBob Simpson
5
Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1957–58

West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61

5 !=5
12
Whatmore, DavDav Whatmore
5
Australian cricket team in India in 1979–80

Border, AllanAllan Border
6
1981 Ashes series

Last updated: 3 December 2017[135]

text: Other records[edit]

text: Most career matches[edit]

text: India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200 with former captains in Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint second with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions.[136]

text:
Rank
Matches
Player
Period

1 !=1
168
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
1995–2012

Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh
1985–2004

3
156
Border, AllanAllan Border
1978–1994

4
145
Warne, ShaneShane Warne
1992–2007

5
128
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh
1991–2002

Last updated: 3 December 2017[137]

text: Most consecutive career matches[edit]

text: Australia's Allan Border holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 153. Former English captain and currently active player Alastair Cook is second with 150 matches and Mark Waugh, the Australian middle order batsman who played 107 consecutive Test matches, is third. The recently retired New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, who is fifth on the list with 101 matches, is the highest ranked cricketer who never missed a Test match during his playing career. Adam Gilchrist, in seventh on 96, is the highest ranked Australian player to achieve the feat.[20][138][139]

text:
Rank
Matches
Player
Period

1
153 !153 ♠
Border, AllanAllan Border
1979–1994

2
107 !107
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh
1993–2002

3
096 !96
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist
1999–2008

4
086 !86
Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden
2000–2008

5
079 !79
Hussey, MichaelMichael Hussey
2005–2013

Last updated: 3 December 2017[20]

text: Most matches as captain[edit]

text: 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, the man who skippered Australia from 1984 to 1994 is second with 93 matches. New Zealand's captain from 1997 to 2006, Stephen Fleming, is third on the list with 80 and in fourth on 77 is Australia's Ricky Ponting who led the side for six years from 2004 to 2010.[140]

text:
Rank
Matches
Player
Period

1
93
Border, AllanAllan Border
1984–1994

2
77
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
2004–2010

3
57
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh
1999–2004

4
50
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor
1994–1999

5
48
Chappell, GregGreg Chappell
1975–1983

Last updated: 3 December 2017[21]

text: Youngest players[edit]

text: 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.[141] The youngest Australian to play Test cricket was Ian Craig who at the age of 17 years and 239 days debuted in the final Test of the series against South Africa in February 1953.[142]

text:
Rank
Age
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
1 !17 years and 239 days
Craig, IanIan Craig
 South Africa
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001953-02-06-00006 February 1953

2
2 !18 years and 193 days
Cummins, PatPat Cummins
 South Africa
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
000000002011-11-17-000017 November 2011

3
3 !18 years and 232 days
Garrett, TomTom Garrett
 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001877-03-15-000015 March 1877

4
4 !19 years and 96 days
Hill, ClemClem Hill
 England
Lord's, London, England
000000001896-06-22-000022 June 1896

5
5 !19 years and 100 days
Hazlitt, GerryGerry Hazlitt
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001907-12-13-000013 December 1907

Last updated: 3 December 2017[143]

text: Oldest players on debut[edit]

text: 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. Australia's Don Blackie is the third oldest player to make his debut, breaking into the side during the second Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series at the age of 46 years and 253 days. He broke the record set by his teammate Bert Ironmonger who debuted in the previous Test match two weeks earlier.[144]

text:
Rank
Age
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
1 !46 years and 253 days
Blackie, DonDon Blackie
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001928-12-14-000014 December 1928

2
2 !46 years and 237 days
Ironmonger, BertBert Ironmonger
 England
Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia
000000001928-11-30-000030 November 1928

3
3 !38 years and 35 days
Holland, BobBob Holland
 West Indies
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
000000001984-11-23-000023 November 1984

=4
4 !37 years and 290 days
Gregory, NedNed Gregory
 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001877-03-15-000015 March 1877

Thomson, NatNat Thomson

Last updated: 3 December 2017[144]

text: Oldest players[edit]

text: 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.[145]

text:
Rank
Age
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date

1
1 !50 years and 327 days
Ironmonger, BertBert Ironmonger
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001933-02-23-000023 February 1933

2
2 !46 years and 309 days
Blackie, DonDon Blackie
 England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001929-02-01-00001 February 1929

3
3 !44 years and 69 days
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett
 South Africa
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa
000000001936-02-28-000028 February 1936

4
4 !43 years and 259 days
Carter, SammySammy Carter
 South Africa
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa
000000001921-11-26-000026 November 1921

5
5 !43 years and 255 days
Bardsley, WarrenWarren Bardsley
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001926-08-14-000014 August 1926

Last updated: 3 December 2017[145]

text: Partnership records[edit]

text: 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.

text: Highest partnerships by wicket[edit]

text: 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 tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no more batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

text: Australian batsmen hold two Test wicket partnerships records. Sid Barnes and Don Bradman came together in the second Test of the 1946–47 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground and put together a fifth wicket partnership of 405 runs. The other record is the fourth wicket partnership of 449 which was set by still active Shaun Marsh and the recently retired Adam Voges. This came in the first Test against the West Indies at Bellerive Oval in December 2015.[12]

text:
Wicket
Runs
First batsman
Second batsman
Opposition
Venue
Date

01 !1st wicket
382
Lawry, BillBill Lawry
Simpson, BobBob Simpson
 West Indies
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
000000001965-05-05-00005 May 1965

02 !2nd wicket
451
Ponsford, BillBill Ponsford
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001934-08-18-000018 August 1934

03 !3rd wicket
315
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
Lehmann, DarrenDarren Lehmann
 West Indies
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
000000002003-04-19-000019 April 2003

04 !4th wicket
449 ♠
Voges, AdamAdam Voges
Marsh, ShaunShaun Marsh
 West Indies
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia
000000002015-12-10-000010 December 2015

05 !5th wicket
405 ♠
Barnes, SidSid Barnes
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001946-12-13-000013 December 1946

06 !6th wicket
346
Fingleton, JackJack Fingleton
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
 England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
000000001937-01-01-00001 January 1937

07 !7th wicket
217
Walters, DougDoug Walters
Gilmour, GaryGary Gilmour
 New Zealand
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
000000001977-02-18-000018 February 1977

08 !8th wicket
243
Hartigan, RogerRoger Hartigan
Hill, ClemClem Hill
 England
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000001908-01-10-000010 January 1908

09 !9th wicket
154
Gregory, SydSyd Gregory
Blackham, JackJack Blackham
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001894-12-14-000014 December 1894

10 !10th wicket
163
Hughes, PhillipPhillip Hughes
Agar, AshtonAshton Agar
 England
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
000000002013-07-10-000010 July 2013

Last updated: 3 December 2017[13]

text: Highest partnerships by runs[edit]

text: 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. Equal fourth on the list is Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad of Pakistan who together scored 451 against Pakistan in 1983 and the Australian pairing of Bill Ponsford and Don Bradman putting on the same score against England in the 1934 Ashes series.[146]

text:
Wicket
Runs
First batsman
Second batsman
Opposition
Venue
Date

2nd wicket
451
Ponsford, BillBill Ponsford
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
 England
The Oval, London, England
000000001934-08-18-000018 August 1934

4th wicket
449
Voges, AdamAdam Voges
Marsh, ShaunShaun Marsh
 West Indies
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia
000000002015-12-10-000010 December 2015

5th wicket
405
Barnes, SidSid Barnes
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
 England
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
000000001946-12-13-000013 December 1946

4th wicket
388
Ponsford, BillBill Ponsford
Bradman, DonDon Bradman
 England
Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England
000000001934-07-20-000020 July 1934

4th wicket
386
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke
 India
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
000000002012-01-24-000024 January 2012

Last updated: 3 December 2017[147]

text: Umpiring records[edit]

text: Most matches umpired[edit]

text: 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.

text: Steve Bucknor of the West Indies holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 128. He is followed by the currently active Aleem Dar from Pakistan who has stood in 116 Test matches and South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who has officiated in 108. The most experienced Australian is Daryl Harper who is fourth on the list with 95 Test matches umpired.[148]

text:
Rank
Matches
Umpire
Period

1
95
Harper, DarylDaryl Harper
1998–2011

2
78
Hair, DarrellDarrell Hair
1992–2008

3
74
Taufel, SimonSimon Taufel
2000–2012

4 !=4
57
Davis, SteveSteve Davis
1997–2015

Tucker, RodRod Tucker
2010–2017

Last updated: 19 December 2017[148]

text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days[4] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[5]
Jump up ^ The other teams to have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are the West Indies (25),[43] England (20),[44] Pakistan (13),[45] South Africa (8),[46] Sri Lanka (8),[47] India (7)[48] and New Zealand (4).[49]
Jump up ^ The other teams to have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are Bangladesh (4),[58] Sri Lanka (5),[59] Zimbabwe (7),[60] Pakistan (9),[61] South Africa (12),[62] New Zealand (13),[63] the West Indies (15),[64] India (17)[65] and England (22).[66]
Jump up ^ 8 ball overs