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![Alastair Cook in 2016](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Alastair_Cook_vs_Upminster_CC.jpg/220px-Alastair_Cook_vs_Upminster_CC.jpg)
Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days,[a][b] and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5][6] England was a founding member of the ICC, having played the first Test match against Australia in March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[7] They have played a total of 1,022 matches, the most by any Test playing team.[8]
Opening batsman and former captain Alastair Cook holds several England Test cricket records. Playing between 2006 and 2018, he scored 12,472 runs, making him the only England player to score 10,000 Test runs.[9] He scored a record 57 half-centuries and 33 centuries.[10][11] As a slip fielder, Cook has also taken the most catches for England with 175[12] and holds the England record for the most catches taken in a Test series with 13.[13] Captaining his side from 2010 until he stood down in 2016, Cook holds the record for the most matches played as English skipper with 59, the Test record for the most consecutive matches played with 159 and the record for the most matches played for England with 161.[14][15][16]
The most prolific Test wicket-taker for England is James Anderson.[17] Making his debut in 2003, he has taken a total of 600 wickets throughout his 154-match career, as of August 2020[update] – the most by a fast bowler in Test cricket.[18] He has also achieved 29 five-wicket hauls in an innings, the most by any English cricketer.[19] The record for the most ten-wicket hauls for England is held by Sydney Barnes with seven, who also holds the Test cricket record for the most wickets taken in a series with 49 during the English tour of South Africa in 1913–14.[20][21] Alan Knott is England's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 269 dismissals.[22] England claims two age records, James Southerton as the oldest player to make his Test debut at 49 and Wilfred Rhodes aged 52 as the oldest cricketer to ever play in a Test match.[23][24]
Key
The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses and draws and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for England only, and are correct as of January 2020[update].
Symbol | Meaning |
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† | Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket |
* | Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken |
♠ | Test cricket record |
d | Innings was declared (e.g. 903/7d) |
Date | Starting date of the Test match |
Innings | Number of innings played |
Matches | Number of matches played |
Opposition | The team England was playing against |
Period | The time period when the player was active in Test cricket |
Player | The player involved in the record |
Venue | Test cricket ground where the match was played |
Team records
Team wins, losses and draws
As of August 2020[update], England have played 1,028 Test matches resulting in 374 victories, 305 defeats and 349 draws for an overall winning percentage of 36.38, the third highest winning percentage of Test playing teams.[8][c] England has played the highest number of Test matches, ahead of Australia who have competed in 830.[8] England is undefeated against Ireland and have defeated Bangladesh on all but one occasion.[25] England played in the debut Test matches of Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies – winning all of them except against Australia.[26]
Opposition | First Test | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won |
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15 March 1877[27] | 351 | 110 | 146 | 95 | 0 | 31.33 |
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21 October 2003[28] | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
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25 June 1932[29] | 122 | 47 | 26 | 49 | 0 | 38.52 |
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24 July 2019[30] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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10 January 1930[31] | 105 | 48 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 45.71 |
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10 June 1954[32] | 86 | 26 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 30.23 |
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12 March 1889[33] | 153 | 64 | 34 | 55 | 0 | 41.83 |
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17 February 1982[34] | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 44.11 |
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23 June 1928[35] | 160 | 51 | 58 | 52 | 0 | 31.87 |
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18 December 1996[36] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
Total | 1,028 | 374 | 305 | 349 | 0 | 36.38 | |
Last updated: 25 August 2020[8][25] |
First Test series wins
Opponent | Year of first Home win | Year of first Away win |
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Yet to play | Yet to play |
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1880 | 1883 |
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2005 | 2003 |
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1932 | 1934 |
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2019 | Yet to play |
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1931 | 1930 |
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1962 | 1962 |
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1907 | 1892 |
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1988 | 1982 |
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1928 | 1968 |
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2000 | - |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[37] |
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings
The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 952/6d. This broke the longstanding record of 903/7d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. This in turn broke England's 849 all out against the West Indies in 1930.[38]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 903/7d | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 20 August 1938 |
2 | 849 | ![]() |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 3 April 1930 |
3 | 710/7d | ![]() |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England | 10 August 2011 |
4 | 658/8d | ![]() |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 10 June 1938 |
5 | 654/5 | ![]() |
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa | 3 March 1939 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[39] |
Highest successful run chases
The highest successful run chase came in the West Indies victory over Australia in May 2003 at the Antigua Recreation Ground. Set 418 for victory in the final innings, the hosts achieved the target for the loss of seven wickets. England's highest successful chase came in the third Test of the 2019 Ashes series against Australia at Headingley. England reached the target of 359 runs with one wicket in hand. England have successfully chased a target of over 300 runs only four times in Test matches.[40][41]
Rank | Score | Target | Opposition[d] | Venue | Date |
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1 | 362/9 | 359 | ![]() |
Headingley, Leeds, England | 22 August 2019 |
2 | 332/7 | 332 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 29 December 1928 | |
3 | 315/4 | 315 | Headingley, Leeds, England | 16 August 2001 | |
4 | 307/6 | 305 | ![]() |
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | 14 February 1997 |
5 | 298/4 | 297 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1 March 1895 |
Last updated: 1 September 2019[40] |
Fewest runs in an innings
The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand were bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs.[43] The equal twelfth-lowest score in Test history is England's total of 45 scored in their first innings against Australia in the first Test of the 1886–87 Ashes series.[44]
Rank | Score | Opposition[d] | Venue | Date |
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1 | 45 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 28 January 1887 |
2 | 46 | ![]() |
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 25 March 1994 |
3 | 51 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 4 February 2009 | |
4 | 52 | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 14 August 1948 |
5 | 53 | Lord's, London, England | 16 July 1888 | |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[45] |
Most runs conceded in an innings
The highest innings total scored against England is by India when they scored 759/7d in the fifth Test of the England's tour of India in 2016 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. [38]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 759/7d | ![]() |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India | 16 December 2016 |
2 | 751/5d | ![]() |
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 10 April 2004 |
3 | 749/9d | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 26 February 2009 | |
4 | 729/6d | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 27 June 1930 |
5 | 708 | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 6 August 1987 |
Last updated: 23 August 2020[46] |
Fewest runs conceded in an innings
The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand were bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs.[43][44]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 26 ♠ | ![]() |
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 25 March 1955 |
2 | 30 | South Africa | St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 13 February 1896 |
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Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham England | 14 June 1924 | ||
4 | 35 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 1 April 1899 |
5 | 36 | ![]() |
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham England | 29 May 1902 |
Last updated: 3 December 2017[47] |
Result records
![Wally Hammond circa 1930](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Wally_Hammond_c1930.jpg/220px-Wally_Hammond_c1930.jpg)
A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by an innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[50]
Greatest win margins (by innings)
The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The next largest victory was Australia's win against South Africa in the first Test of the 2001–02 tour at the Wanderers Stadium, where the tourists won by an innings and 360 runs.[49]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | Innings and 579 runs ♠ | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 20 August 1938 |
2 | Innings and 285 runs | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 20 June 1974 |
3 | Innings and 283 runs | ![]() |
Headingley, Leeds, England | 25 May 2007 |
4 | Innings and 261 runs | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 26 May 2005 |
5 | Innings and 244 runs | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 15 August 2014 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[51] |
Greatest win margins (by runs)
The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The next two largest victories were recorded by Australia including defeat over England in the final Test of the 1934 Ashes series by 562 runs.[52]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 675 runs ♠ | ![]() |
Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia | 30 November 1928 |
2 | 354 runs | ![]() |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 29 July 2010 |
3 | 347 runs | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 18 July 2013 |
4 | 338 runs | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 13 January 1933 | |
5 | 330 runs | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 22 July 2016 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[51] |
Greatest win margins (by wickets)
England have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 20 occasions, the third highest behind Australia on 29 and the West Indies on 26.[51][53][54][e] Their first 10-wicket victory was against Australia in 1885 and the most recent against India in 2012. Six of the 10-wicket victories (the most against any other team) have come against South Africa.
Narrowest win margins (by runs)
![Michael Vaughan in 2006](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Michael_Vaughan600.jpg/220px-Michael_Vaughan600.jpg)
England's narrowest win by runs was against Australia in the second Test of the 2005 Ashes series at Edgbaston. Set 282 runs for victory in the final innings, Australia were bowled all out for 279 to give victory to the hosts by two runs.[60] This was the second-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.[62]
Rank | Margin | Opposition[d] | Venue | Date |
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1 | 2 runs | ![]() |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England | 4 August 2005 |
2 | 3 runs | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 26 December 1982 | |
3 | 10 runs | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 14 December 1894 |
4 | 12 runs | ![]() |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 1 February 1929 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 26 December 1998 | |||
Last updated: 30 July 2018[63] |
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
![Archie MacLaren in 1905](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Archie_MacLaren.jpg/220px-Archie_MacLaren.jpg)
England have won by a margin of one wicket on four occasions, the most recent being the third Test of the 2019 Ashes series at Headingley. This match saw the hosts achieving their highest successful run chase in Test cricket of 359 runs,[67] one of only fourteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[63][68]
Rank | Margin | Opposition[d] | Venue | Date |
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1 | 1 wicket | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 11 August 1902 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1 January 1908 | |||
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Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 1 January 1923 | ||
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Headingley, Leeds, England | 22 August 2019 | ||
5 | 2 wickets | Australia | The Oval, London, England | 11 August 1890 |
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Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa | 16 December 1948 | ||
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Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa | 14 January 2000 | ||
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Lord's, London, England | 29 June 2000 | ||
Last updated: 1 September 2019[63] |
Greatest loss margins (by innings)
England suffered their greatest defeat by an innings at The Gabba in the first Test of the 1946–47 Ashes series, the first Test match to be played in Australia after the Second World War.[69][70] Going down to the hosts by an innings and 332 runs, this is the fourth-heaviest defeat in Test cricket history.[49]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | Innings and 332 runs | ![]() |
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia | 29 November 1946 |
2 | Innings and 226 runs | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 23 August 1973 |
3 | Innings and 215 runs | ![]() |
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 18 December 2003 |
4 | Innings and 200 runs | ![]() |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 26 February 1937 |
5 | Innings and 180 runs | ![]() |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England | 14 June 1984 |
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Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 10 August 1989 | ||
Last updated: 30 July 2018[71] |
Greatest loss margins (by runs)
The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket. The results were reversed in the fifth and final Test of the 1934 Ashes series at The Oval where the tourists defeated the hosts by 562 runs, England's greatest defeat by runs.[52]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 562 runs | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 18 August 1934 |
2 | 425 runs | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 8 July 1976 |
3 | 409 runs | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 24 June 1948 |
4 | 405 runs | 16 July 2015 | ||
5 | 384 runs | The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia | 7 November 2002 | |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[71] |
Greatest loss margins (by wickets)
England have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 23 occasions, more than any other Test playing team.[71][f] Their first defeat by this margin was against Australia in 1879 and the most recent was against West Indies in 2019. Australia and West Indies have each defeated England by 10 wickets on seven occasions.[71]
Narrowest loss margins (by runs)
![Pelham Warner in 1906](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Warner_stance_2.jpg/220px-Warner_stance_2.jpg)
Only one match in 147 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 where the visitors secured victory. The equal third narrowest defeat was England's loss in the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series at Old Trafford. Requiring 32 runs to win with six wickets in hand, England lost the match by a margin of three runs.[62][82][83]
Rank | Margin | Opposition[d] | Venue | Date |
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1 | 3 runs | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 24 July 1902 |
2 | 6 runs | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 20 February 1885 |
3 | 7 runs | The Oval, London, England | 28 August 1882 | |
4 | 11 runs | ![]() |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 16 January 1925 |
5 | 17 runs | ![]() |
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 15 February 1957 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[66] |
Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)
Test cricket has seen fourteen matches decided by a margin of one wicket, with England being defeated in one of them.[68] The first Test of the 1905–06 series against South Africa at Old Wanderers saw the home side chase down the target of 284 runs in the final innings.[84]
Rank | Margin | Opposition[d][g] | Venue | Date |
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1 | 1 wicket | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2 January 1906 |
2 | 2 wickets | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 13 December 1907 |
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Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 5 June 1980 | ||
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Lord's London, England | 18 June 1992 | ||
5 | 3 wickets | Australia | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 16 July 1896 |
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7 July 1955 | |||
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National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 2 March 1984 | ||
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Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 5 February 1998 | ||
Last updated: 30 July 2018[66] |
Individual records
![Len Hutton in 1938](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Len_Hutton_c1938.jpg/220px-Len_Hutton_c1938.jpg)
Batting records
Most career runs
A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[87]
India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289. Alastair Cook, the only England batsman who has scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket, is in fifth with 12,472.[9]
Rank | Runs | Player | Matches | Innings | Period |
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1 | 12,472 | Alastair Cook | 161 | 291 | 2006–2018 |
2 | 8,900 | Graham Gooch | 118 | 215 | 1975–1995 |
3 | 8,463 | Alec Stewart | 133 | 235 | 1990–2003 |
4 | 8,231 | David Gower | 117 | 204 | 1978–1992 |
5 | 8,181 | Kevin Pietersen | 104 | 181 | 2005–2014 |
Last updated: 13 October 2018[86] |
Fastest player to multiples of 1,000 runs
Runs | Batsman | Match | Innings | Record Date | Reference |
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1,000 | Herbert Sutcliffe | 9 | 12 | 13 February 1925 | [88] |
2,000 | 22 | 33 | 21 July 1928 | [89] | |
3,000 | 33 | 52 | 13 June 1930 | [90] | |
4,000 | 43 | 68 | 10 February 1933 | [91] | |
5,000 | Jack Hobbs | 55 | 91 | 8 March 1929 | [92] |
6,000 | Wally Hammond | 70 | 114 | 24 December 1938 | [93] |
7,000 | 80 | 131 | 17 August 1946 | [94] | |
8,000 | Kevin Pietersen | 102 | 176 | 13 December 2013 | [95] |
9,000 | Alastair Cook | 114 | 204 | 29 May 2015 | [96] |
10,000 | 128 | 229 | 27 May 2016 | [97] | |
11,000 | 140 | 252 | 16 December 2016 | [98] | |
12,000 | 152 | 275 | 4 January 2018 | [99] | |
Last updated: 20 June 2020 |
Most runs in each batting position
Batting position | Batsman | Innings | Runs | Average | Test Career Span | Ref |
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Opener | Alastair Cook | 278 | 11,845 ♠ | 44.87 | 2006–2018 | [100] |
Number 3 | Wally Hammond | 52 | 3,440 | 74.78 | 1927–1947 | [101] |
Number 4 | Kevin Pietersen | 139 | 6,490 | 48.43 | 2005–2014 | [102] |
Number 5 | Graham Thorpe | 78 | 3,373 | 56.22 | 1993–2005 | [103] |
Number 6 | Tony Greig | 67 | 2,741 | 43.51 | 1972–1977 | [104] |
Number 7 | Alan Knott | 81 | 2,870 | 41.00 | 1967–1981 | [105] |
Number 8 | Stuart Broad† | 55 | 1,145 | 23.37 | 2007–2020 | [106] |
Number 9 | 69 | 1,295 ♠ | 20.23 | [107] | ||
Number 10 | 67 | 726 ♠ | 13.69 | [108] | ||
Number 11 | James Anderson† | 141 | 564 | 8.67 | 2003–2020 | [109] |
Last updated: 9 August 2020 |
Highest individual score
As of August 2020[update] Len Hutton's score of 364 runs against Australia during the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval is the sixth highest individual score in Test cricket and the highest by an England player. Wally Hammond's 336, scored against New Zealand in 1933, is the third highest not out Test innings and the ninth highest overall.[110] Hutton's, Hammond's and Andy Sandham's 325 against the West Indies in 1930 were Test record scores at the time they were scored.[111]
Rank | Runs | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 364 | Len Hutton | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 20 August 1938 |
2 | 336* | Wally Hammond | ![]() |
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 31 March 1933 |
3 | 333 | Graham Gooch | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 26 July 1990 |
4 | 325 | Andy Sandham | ![]() |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 3 April 1930 |
5 | 310* | John Edrich | ![]() |
Headingley, Leeds, England | 8 July 1965 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[112] |
Highest individual score – progression of record
Runs | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
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63 | Harry Jupp | ![]() |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1876-77 |
George Ulyett | ||||
152 | W. G. Grace | The Oval, London, England | 1880 | |
164 | Arthur Shrewsbury | Lord's, London, England | 1886 | |
170 | W. G. Grace | The Oval, London, England | ||
173 | Andrew Stoddart | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1894-95 | |
175 | Ranjitsinhji | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 1897-98 | |
287 | R. E. Foster | 1903-04 | ||
325 | Andy Sandham | ![]() |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1930 |
336* | Wally Hammond | ![]() |
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 1933 |
364 | Len Hutton | ![]() |
The Oval, London, Australia | 1938 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[112] |
Highest career average
![Herbert Sutcliffe in 1933](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Herbert_Sutcliffe_1933.jpg/220px-Herbert_Sutcliffe_1933.jpg)
A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[114]
Australia's Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, finished his Test career with an average of 99.94.[115] With 60.73, Herbert Sutcliffe is one of only five batsmen to finish his international career with an average above 60.[h][116]
Rank | Average | Player | Runs | Innings | Not out | Period |
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1 | 60.73 | Herbert Sutcliffe | 4,555 | 84 | 9 | 1924–1935 |
2 | 59.23 | Eddie Paynter | 1,540 | 31 | 5 | 1931–1939 |
3 | 58.67 | Ken Barrington | 6,806 | 131 | 15 | 1955–1968 |
4 | 58.45 | Wally Hammond | 7,249 | 140 | 16 | 1927–1947 |
5 | 56.94 | Jack Hobbs | 5,410 | 102 | 7 | 1908–1930 |
Qualification: 20 innings Last updated: 7 October 2019[113] |
Highest average in each batting position
Batting position | Batsman | Innings | Runs | Average | Career Span | Ref |
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Opener | Herbert Sutcliffe | 83 | 4,522 | 61.10 ♠ | 1924–1935 | [117] |
Number 3 | Ken Barrington | 40 | 2,626 | 77.23 | 1955–1968 | [118] |
Number 4 | 44 | 2,367 | 59.17 | [119] | ||
Number 5 | Joe Root† | 30 | 1,797 | 69.11 ♠ | 2012-2020 | [120] |
Number 6 | Ian Bell | 38 | 1,623 | 60.11 | 2004-15 | [121] |
Number 7 | Alan Knott | 81 | 2,870 | 41.00 | 1967–1981 | [122] |
Number 8 | Matt Prior | 22 | 620 | 36.47 | 2007-2014 | [123] |
Number 9 | Graeme Swann | 42 | 880 | 23.16 | 2008-13 | [124] |
Number 10 | Fred Trueman | 26 | 400 | 21.05 | 1953-1965 | [125] |
Number 11 | Derek Underwood | 27 | 182 | 18.20 | 1966–81 | [126] |
Last updated: 1 July 2020 Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position |
Most half-centuries
A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.
Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with 68. He is followed by the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 66, India's Rahul Dravid and Allan Border of Australia are third on 63 and in seventh with 57 fifties to his name, England's Alastair Cook.[127]
Rank | Half centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
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1 | 57 | Alastair Cook | 291 | 12,472 | 2006–2018 |
2 | 49 | Joe Root † | 177 | 7,823 | 2012–2020 |
3 | 46 | Ian Bell | 205 | 7,727 | 2004–2015 |
Michael Atherton | 212 | 7,728 | 1989–2001 | ||
Graham Gooch | 215 | 8,900 | 1975–1995 | ||
Last updated: 25 August 2020[10] |
Most centuries
A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.
Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in Test cricket with 51. South Africa's Jacques Kallis is next on 45 and Ricky Ponting with 41 hundreds is in third. The highest ranked England players are Alastair Cook in tenth with 33 centuries and Kevin Pietersen who finished his international career with 23 centuries is in equal twenty-fifth.[128]
Rank | Centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
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1 | 33 | Alastair Cook | 291 | 12,472 | 2006–2018 |
2 | 23 | Kevin Pietersen | 181 | 8,181 | 2005–2014 |
3 | 22 | Wally Hammond | 140 | 7,249 | 1927–1947 |
Colin Cowdrey | 188 | 7,624 | 1954–1975 | ||
Geoffrey Boycott | 193 | 8,114 | 1964–1982 | ||
Ian Bell | 205 | 7,727 | 2004–2015 | ||
Last updated: 7 October 2019[11] |
Most double centuries
![Wally Hammond in February 1933](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Wally_Hammond.jpg/220px-Wally_Hammond.jpg)
A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.
Bradman holds the Test record for the most double centuries scored with twelve, one ahead of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara who finished his career with eleven. In third place is Brian Lara of the West Indies with nine. England's Wally Hammond and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka have both reached the mark on seven occasions.[129]
Rank | Double centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
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1 | 7 | Wally Hammond | 140 | 7,249 | 1927–1947 |
2 | 5 | Alastair Cook | 291 | 12,472 | 2006–2018 |
3 | 4 | Len Hutton | 138 | 6,971 | 1937–1955 |
4 | 3 | Joe Root † | 177 | 7,823 | 2012–2020 |
Kevin Pietersen | 181 | 8,181 | 2005–2014 | ||
Last updated: 25 August 2020[131] |
Most triple centuries
A triple century is a score of 300 or more runs in a single innings.
Four cricketers hold the Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two – Don Bradman, India's Virender Sehwag and West Indians Chris Gayle and Brian Lara.[132] Five England players have scored a single Test triple century with former captain Graham Gooch the most recent to do so in 1990, as of January 2020[update].[133]
Rank | Triple centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Andy Sandham | 23 | 879 | 1921–1930 |
John Edrich | 127 | 5,138 | 1963–1976 | ||
Len Hutton | 138 | 6,971 | 1937–1955 | ||
Wally Hammond | 140 | 7,249 | 1927–1947 | ||
Graham Gooch | 215 | 8,900 | 1975–1995 | ||
Last updated: 7 October 2019[134] |
Most Sixes
Rank | Sixes | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 81 | Kevin Pietersen | 181 | 8,181 | 2005-14 |
3 | 78 | Andrew Flintoff | 128 | 3,795 | 1998–09 |
2 | 74 | Ben Stokes† | 122 | 4,428 | 2013–20 |
4 | 67 | Ian Botham | 161 | 5,200 | 1977–92 |
5 | 48 | Stuart Broad† | 208 | 3,335 | 2007–20 |
Last updated: 25 August 2020[135] |
Most Fours
Rank | Fours | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1442 | Alastair Cook | 291 | 12,472 | 2006-18 |
2 | 1121 | Alec Stewart | 235 | 8,463 | 1990–2003 |
3 | 1079 | Graham Gooch | 215 | 8,900 | 1975–95 |
4 | 985 | Kevin Pietersen | 181 | 8,181 | 2005-14 |
5 | 979 | David Gower | 204 | 8,231 | 1978–1992 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[136] |
Most runs in a series
The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Alastair Cook's 766 runs scored during the 2010–11 Ashes series ranks in 14th.[130]
Rank | Runs | Player | Matches | Innings | Series |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 905 | Wally Hammond | 5 | 9 | 1928–29 Ashes series |
2 | 766 | Alastair Cook | 5 | 7 | 2010–11 Ashes series |
3 | 753 | Denis Compton | 5 | 8 | South African cricket team in England in 1947 |
4 | 752 | Graham Gooch | 3 | 6 | Indian cricket team in England in 1990 |
5 | 734 | Herbert Sutcliffe | 5 | 9 | 1924–25 Ashes series |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[137] |
Most ducks
A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[138] Former West Indian fast bowler Courtney Walsh has scored the highest number of ducks in Test cricket with 43 followed by New Zealand's Chris Martin with 36. Stuart Broad, with 35 scoreless innings, and James Anderson, with 26, are equal third and equal ninth on the list respectively.[139]
Rank | Ducks | Player | Matches | Innings | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 35 | Stuart Broad † | 143 | 208 | 2007–2020 |
2 | 26 | James Anderson † | 156 | 216 | 2003–2020 |
3 | 20 | Monty Panesar | 50 | 68 | 2006–2013 |
Steve Harmison | 62 | 84 | 2002–2009 | ||
Michael Atherton | 115 | 212 | 1989–2001 | ||
Last updated: 25 August 2020[140] |
Bowling records
![James Anderson in 2014](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/JIMMY_ANDERSON.jpg/220px-JIMMY_ANDERSON.jpg)
Most career wickets
A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.
Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for taking the most wickets in Test cricket with 800, followed by Australia's Shane Warne who previously held the record with 708.[141][142] James Anderson of England is fourth on the list with 600 Test wickets to his name as of August 2020[update] and in September 2018 he passed Australia's Glenn McGrath to become the fast bowler with the most Test wickets.[18][143] Stuart Broad, with 514, is the second-highest England Test wicket-taker and seventh overall.[141]
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Period |
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1 | 600 | James Anderson † | 155 | 291 | 16,078 | 2003–2020 |
2 | 514 | Stuart Broad † | 143 | 263 | 14,216 | 2007–2020 |
3 | 383 | Ian Botham | 102 | 168 | 10,878 | 1977–1992 |
4 | 325 | Bob Willis | 90 | 165 | 8,190 | 1971–1984 |
5 | 307 | Fred Trueman | 67 | 127 | 6,625 | 1952–1965 |
Last updated: 25 August 2020[17] |
Fastest wicket taker
Wickets | Bowler | Match | Record Date | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Tom Richardson | 7 | 22 June 1896 | [144] |
100 | George Lohmann | 16 ♠ | 2 March 1896 | [145] |
150 | Sydney Barnes | 24 ♠ | 13 December 1913 | [146] |
200 | Ian Botham | 41 | 27 August 1981 | [147] |
250 | 55 | 12 November 1982 | [148] | |
300 | Fred Trueman | 66 | 13 August 1964 | [149] |
350 | Ian Botham | 83 | 3 April 1986 | [150] |
400 | James Anderson | 104 | 29 May 2015 | [151] |
450 | 115 | 27 May 2016 | [152] | |
500 | 129 | 7 September 2017 | [153] | |
600 | 156 | 22 August 2020 | [154] | |
Last updated: 25 August 2020 |
Best figures in an innings
Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[155]
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. George Lohmann, one of fifteen bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings, sits third on the list taking figures of 9/28 against South Africa in 1896.[156]
Rank | Figures | Player | Opposition[g] | Venue | Date |
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1 | 10/53 ♠ | Jim Laker | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 26 July 1956 |
2 | 9/28 | George Lohmann | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2 March 1896 |
3 | 9/37 | Jim Laker | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 26 July 1956 |
4 | 9/57 | Devon Malcolm | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 18 August 1994 |
5 | 9/103 | Sydney Barnes | ![]() |
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 26 December 1913 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[157] |
Best figures in a match
A bowler's bowling figures in a match is the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded over both innings.
No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90.[158] Sydney Barnes's figures of 17/159, taken in the second Test of the 1913–14 South African tour, is the second-best in Test cricket history.[159]
Rank | Figures | Player | Opposition[g] | Venue | Date |
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1 | 19/90 ♠ | Jim Laker | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 26 July 1956 |
2 | 17/159 | Sydney Barnes | ![]() |
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 26 December 1913 |
3 | 15/28 | Johnny Briggs | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 25 March 1889 |
4 | 15/45 | George Lohmann | South Africa | St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 13 February 1896 |
5 | 15/99 | Colin Blythe | South Africa | Headingley, Leeds, England | 29 July 1907 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[160] |
Best career average
![George Lohmann pre 1900](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/George_Lohmann_1895b.jpg/220px-George_Lohmann_1895b.jpg)
A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.
Nineteenth century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75. J. J. Ferris, one of fifteen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team,[163] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket. Billy Barnes is third on the list, finishing his Test career with an average of 15.54.[161]
Rank | Average | Player | Wickets | Runs | Balls | Period |
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1 | 10.75 ♠ | George Lohmann | 112 | 1,205 | 3,830 | 1886–1896 |
2 | 15.54 | Billy Barnes | 51 | 793 | 2,289 | 1880–1890 |
3 | 16.42 | Billy Bates | 50 | 821 | 2,364 | 1881–1887 |
4 | 16.43 | Sydney Barnes | 189 | 3,106 | 7,873 | 1901–1914 |
5 | 16.98 | Bobby Peel | 101 | 1,715 | 5,216 | 1884–1896 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls Last updated: 30 July 2018[164] |
Best career strike rate
A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[138]
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.[162]
Rank | Strike rate | Player | Wickets | Balls | Runs | Period |
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1 | 34.1 ♠ | George Lohmann | 112 | 3,830 | 1,205 | 1886–1896 |
2 | 41.6 | Sydney Barnes | 189 | 7,873 | 3,106 | 1901–1914 |
3 | 44.8 | Billy Barnes | 51 | 2,289 | 793 | 1880–1890 |
4 | 45.1 | Johnny Briggs | 118 | 5,332 | 2,095 | 1884–1899 |
5 | 45.4 | Frank Tyson | 76 | 3,452 | 1,411 | 1954–1959 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls Last updated: 30 July 2018[165] |
Best career economy rate
![William Attewell in 1895](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/William_Attewell_c1895.jpg/220px-William_Attewell_c1895.jpg)
A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[138]
English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 Tests between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. Cliff Gladwin, with a rate of 1.60 runs per over conceded over his 8-match Test career, is second on the list.[166]
Rank | Economy rate | Player | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Period |
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1 | 1.31 ♠ | William Attewell | 626 | 2,850 | 28 | 1884–1892 |
2 | 1.60 | Cliff Gladwin | 571 | 2,129 | 15 | 1947–1949 |
3 | 1.85 | Roy Kilner | 734 | 2,368 | 24 | 1924–1926 |
4 | 1.87 | Dick Barlow | 767 | 2,456 | 34 | 1881–1887 |
5 | 1.88 | Hedley Verity | 3,510 | 11,173 | 144 | 1931–1939 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls Last updated: 30 July 2018[167] |
Most five-wicket hauls in an innings
![Ian Botham in July 2013](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Ian_Botham_headshot.jpg/220px-Ian_Botham_headshot.jpg)
A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[168]
Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket with 67 throughout his career followed by Shane Warne achieving 37. James Anderson is the highest ranked England player in seventh, with 28.[169]
Rank | Five-wicket hauls | Player | Innings | Balls | Wickets | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29 | James Anderson † | 291 | 33,745 | 600 | 2003–2020 |
2 | 27 | Ian Botham | 168 | 21,815 | 383 | 1977–1992 |
3 | 24 | Sydney Barnes | 50 | 7,873 | 189 | 1901–1914 |
4 | 18 | Stuart Broad † | 263 | 29,004 | 514 | 2007–2020 |
5 | 17 | Fred Trueman | 127 | 15,178 | 307 | 1952–1965 |
Graeme Swann | 109 | 15,349 | 255 | 2008–2013 | ||
Derek Underwood | 151 | 21,862 | 297 | 1966–1982 | ||
Last updated: 25 August 2020[19] |
Most ten-wicket hauls in a match
A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings.
As with the five-wicket hauls above, Muttiah Muralitharan leads Shane Warne in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan having taken 22 to Warne's 10. Sydney Barnes of England is in equal sixth with three other bowlers, each achieving the feat on seven occasions.[170]
Rank | Ten-wicket hauls | Player | Matches | Balls | Wickets | Period |
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1 | 7 | Sydney Barnes | 27 | 7,873 | 189 | 1901–1914 |
2 | 6 | Derek Underwood | 86 | 21,862 | 297 | 1966–1982 |
3 | 5 | George Lohmann | 18 | 3,830 | 112 | 1886–1896 |
Alec Bedser | 51 | 15,918 | 236 | 1946–1955 | ||
5 | 4 | Tom Richardson | 14 | 4,498 | 88 | 1893–1898 |
Colin Blythe | 19 | 4,546 | 100 | 1901–1910 | ||
Johnny Briggs | 33 | 5,332 | 118 | 1884–1899 | ||
Ian Botham | 102 | 21,815 | 383 | 1977–1992 | ||
Last updated: 11 August 2019[20] |
Worst figures in an innings
The worst figures in a single innings in Test cricket came in the third Test between the West Indies at home to Pakistan in 1958. Pakistan's Khan Mohammad returned figures of 0/259 from his 54 overs in the second innings of the match.[171][172] The worst figures by an England player are 0/169 that came off the bowling of Tich Freeman in his final Test appearance.[173][174]
Rank | Figures | Player | Overs | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 0/169 | Tich Freeman | 49 | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 17 August 1929 |
2 | 0/163 | Adil Rashid | 34 | ![]() |
Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 13 October 2015 |
3 | 0/155 | Moeen Ali | 52 | ![]() |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 2 January 2016 |
4 | 0/152 | Pat Pocock | 57 | ![]() |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 16 February 1974 |
5 | 0/151 | Graeme Swann | 52 | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 19 July 2012 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[175] |
Worst figures in a match
The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[176] He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it – enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 54 years prior.[177][178][179]
The worst figures by an England player came in the fourth Test of the 1989–90 tour of the West Indies when Devon Malcolm returned figures of 0/142 and 0/46 for a total of 0/188 off 43 overs.[180]
Rank | Figures | Player | Overs | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 0/188 | Devon Malcolm | 43 | ![]() |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 5 April 1990 |
2 | 0/184 | Ian Salisbury | 33 | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 2 July 1992 |
3 | 0/184 | Maurice Tate | 100 | ![]() |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 8 March 1929 |
4 | 0/169 | Tich Freeman | 49 | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 17 August 1929 |
5 | 0/166 | Hedley Verity | 57 | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 18 August 1934 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[181] |
Most wickets in a series
![Sydney Barnes in 1910](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Sydney_Francis_Barnes_1910.jpg/220px-Sydney_Francis_Barnes_1910.jpg)
England's seventh Test tour of South Africa in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name. Jim Laker sits second on the list with 46 wickets taken during the 1956 Ashes series.[21]
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Series |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 49 ♠ | Sydney Barnes | 4 | English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14 |
2 | 46 | Jim Laker | 5 | 1956 Ashes series |
3 | 39 | Sydney Barnes | 6 | 1912 Triangular Tournament |
Alec Bedser | 5 | 1953 Ashes series | ||
5 | 38 | Maurice Tate | 5 | 1924–25 Ashes series |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[182] |
Hat-trick
In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count. In Test cricket history there have been just 44 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Fred Spofforth for Australia against England in 1879. In 1912, Australian Jimmy Matthews achieved the feat twice in one game against South Africa. The only other players to achieve two hat-tricks are Australia's Hugh Trumble, against England in 1902 and 1904, Pakistan's Wasim Akram, in separate games against Sri Lanka in 1999, and England's Stuart Broad.
Wicket-keeping records
The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[197]
Most career dismissals
A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[198][199] 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.[200]
South Africa's Mark Boucher has taken the most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper with 555, followed by Adam Gilchrist of Australia on 416. England's Alan Knott, who took 269 dismissals during his 95-Test match career, is eighth on the list. He is followed by his compatriots Matt Prior and Alec Stewart in ninth and tenth with 256 and 241 dismissals respectively.[201]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 269 | Alan Knott | 95 | 1967–1981 |
2 | 256 | Matt Prior | 79 | 2007–2014 |
3 | 241 | Alec Stewart | 133 | 1990–2003 |
4 | 219 | Godfrey Evans | 91 | 1946–1959 |
5 | 186 | Jonny Bairstow † | 70 | 2012–2019 |
Last updated: 2 January 2020[22] |
Most career catches
![Matt Prior in May 2010](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Matt_prior.jpg/220px-Matt_prior.jpg)
Boucher also leads Gilchrist in the number of catches taken as a designated wicket-keeper in Test cricket, 532 to 379. Alan Knott, with 250 catches to his name is eighth on this list. He is again followed by Prior and Stewart in ninth and tenth with 243 and 227 catches respectively.[202]
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 250 | Alan Knott | 95 | 1967–1981 |
2 | 243 | Matt Prior | 79 | 2007–2014 |
3 | 227 | Alec Stewart | 133 | 1990–2003 |
4 | 173 | Jonny Bairstow † | 70 | 2012–2019 |
Godfrey Evans | 91 | 1946–1959 | ||
Last updated: 2 January 2020[203] |
Most career stumpings
Australia's Bert Oldfield holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. He is followed by Godfrey Evans of England with 46 to his name.[204]
Rank | Stumpings | Player | Matches | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 46 | Godfrey Evans | 91 | 1946–1955 |
2 | 23 | Les Ames | 44 | 1929–1939 |
3 | 22 | Dick Lilley | 35 | 1896–1909 |
4 | 19 | Alan Knott | 95 | 1967–1981 |
5 | 15 | George Duckworth | 24 | 1924–1936 |
Last updated: 7 October 2019[205] |
Most dismissals in an innings
Four wicket-keepers have taken seven dismissals in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indian gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.[206]
The feat of taking 6 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 24 wicket-keepers on 32 occasions including 7 Englishmen on 11 occasions.[207]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 ♠ | Bob Taylor | ![]() |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India | 15 February 1980 |
2 | 6 | John Murray | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 22 June 1967 |
Jack Russell | ![]() |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 26 December 1990 | ||
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Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 30 November 1995 | |||
Alec Stewart | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 3 July 1997 | ||
Chris Read | ![]() |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England | 1 July 1999 | ||
Geraint Jones | ![]() |
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England | 3 June 2005 | ||
Chris Read | ![]() |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 26 December 2006 | ||
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 2 January 2007 | ||||
Matt Prior | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 26 December 2010 | |||
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Lord's, London, England | 16 August 2012 | |||
Jonny Bairstow † | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 14 January 2016 | |||
Last updated: 30 July 2018[208] |
Most dismissals in a match
Three wicket-keepers have made 11 dismissals in a Test match, Englishman Jack Russell in 1995, South African AB de Villiers in 2013 and most recently India's Rishabh Pant against Australia in 2018.[209]
The feat of making 10 dismissals in a match has been achieved by 4 wicket-keepers on 4 occasions with Bob Taylor being the only Englishman.[210]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 11 ♠ | Jack Russell | ![]() |
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 30 November 1995 |
2 | 10 | Bob Taylor | ![]() |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India | 15 February 1980 |
3 | 9 | Jack Russell | ![]() |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 26 December 1995 |
Geraint Jones | ![]() |
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England | 3 June 2005 | ||
Jonny Bairstow | ![]() |
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 14 January 2016 | ||
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Headingley, Leeds, England | 19 May 2016 | |||
Last updated: 23 August 2020[211] |
Most dismissals in a series
Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series which broke the previous record held by fellow Australian Rod Marsh when he took 28 catches in the 1982–83 Ashes series. Jack Russell of England is equal third with 27 dismissals taken during the 1995–96 tour of South Africa.[212]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches | Innings | Series |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 | Jack Russell | 5 | 7 | English cricket team in South Africa in 1995–96 |
2 | 24 | Alan Knott | 6 | 12 | 1970–71 Ashes series |
3 | 23 | Alec Stewart | 5 | 8 | South African cricket team in England in 1998 |
Matt Prior | 5 | 10 | 2010–11 Ashes series | ||
Alec Stewart | 6 | 10 | 1997 Ashes series | ||
Alan Knott | 6 | 12 | 1974–75 Ashes series | ||
Last updated: 30 July 2018[213] |
Fielding records
Most career catches
Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[i] A fair catch is defined as a fielder catching the ball, from a legal delivery, fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat.[198][199] 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.[215][216]
India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 210, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Former captain Alastair Cook is the highest ranked England player in sixth, securing 175 catches in his Test career.[217]
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 175 | Alastair Cook | 161 | 2006–2018 |
2 | 124 | Joe Root † | 97 | 2012–2020 |
3 | 121 | Andrew Strauss | 100 | 2004–2012 |
4 | 120 | Ian Botham | 102 | 1977–1992 |
Colin Cowdrey | 114 | 1954–1975 | ||
Last updated: 25 August 2020[12] |
Most catches in a series
The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time,[218] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[219] Greg Chappell and K. L. Rahul are joint second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series and the 2018 India tour of England respectively. The same series saw Alastair Cook become the highest placed England player in equal fourth with 13 catches taken alongside Bob Simpson, Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid.[220]
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches | Innings | Series |
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1 | 13 | Alastair Cook | 5 | 10 | Indian cricket team in England in 2018 |
2 | 12 | Jack Ikin | 3 | 6 | South African cricket team in England in 1951 |
3 | 12 | Ben Stokes | 4 | 8 | English cricket team in South Africa in 2019–20 |
Wally Hammond | 5 | 9 | 1934 Ashes series | ||
Len Braund | 10 | 1901–02 Ashes series | |||
Ian Botham | 6 | 12 | 1981 Ashes series | ||
Tony Greig | 1974–75 Ashes series | ||||
Last updated: 27 January 2020[13] |
Other records
Most career matches
India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200, with former captains Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint second with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions. Alastair Cook, is seventh and the most capped England Test cricketer having played 161 matches.[221]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
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1 | 161 | Alastair Cook | 2006–2018 |
2 | 156 | James Anderson † | 2003–2020 |
3 | 143 | Stuart Broad † | 2007–2020 |
4 | 133 | Alec Stewart | 1990–2003 |
5 | 118 | Ian Bell | 2004–2015 |
Graham Gooch | 1975–1995 | ||
Last updated: 25 August 2020[16] |
Most consecutive career matches
![Alastair Cook in 2006](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Alastair_Cook.jpg/220px-Alastair_Cook.jpg)
Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159.[15] Cook equalled the previous record of 153, set by Australia's Allan Border, during the first Test of the two-match series against Pakistan in May 2018[222] and broke it by playing in the second Test of the same series.[223]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
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1 | 159 ♠ | Alastair Cook | 2006–2018 |
2 | 77 | Joe Root | 2014–2020 |
3 | 65 | Alan Knott | 1971–1977 |
Ian Botham | 1978–1984 | ||
5 | 63 | Michael Atherton | 1993–1998 |
Last updated: 27 January 2020[15] |
Most matches as captain
Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109. Allan Border, who skippered Australia from 1984 to 1994 is second with 93 matches. England's captain from 2010 to 2016, Alastair Cook, is seventh on the list with 59 matches.[224]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
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1 | 59 | Alastair Cook | 2010–2016 |
2 | 54 | Michael Atherton | 1993–2001 |
3 | 51 | Michael Vaughan | 2003–2008 |
4 | 50 | Andrew Strauss | 2006–2012 |
5 | 45 | Nasser Hussain | 1999–2003 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[14] |
Youngest players
The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[225] The youngest cricketer to play Test cricket for England was Brian Close who at the age of 18 years and 149 days debuted in the third Test of the series against New Zealand in July 1949.[226]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition[g] | Venue | Date | |
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1 | 18 years and 149 days | Brian Close | ![]() |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 23 July 1949 | |
2 | 19 years and 32 days | Jack Crawford | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2 January 1906 | |
3 | 19 years and 83 days | Denis Compton | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 14 August 1937 | |
4 | 19 years and 269 days | Ben Hollioake | ![]() |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 7 August 1997 | |
5 | 19 years and 297 days | Haseeb Hameed | ![]() |
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India | 9 November 2016 | |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[227] |
Oldest players on debut
At 49 years and 119 days, James Southerton of England, playing in the very first Test match in March 1877, is the oldest player to make his debut in Test cricket. Second on the list is Miran Bakhsh of Pakistan who at 47 years and 284 days made his debut against India in 1955.[23]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition[d] | Venue | Date | |
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1 | 49 years and 119 days ♠ | James Southerton | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 15 March 1877 | |
2 | 41 years and 337 days | Rockley Wilson | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 25 February 1921 | |
3 | 40 years and 216 days | Septimus Kinneir | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 15 December 1911 | |
4 | 40 years and 110 days | Harry Lee | ![]() |
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 13 February 1931 | |
5 | 39 years and 360 days | Arthur Wood | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 20 August 1938 | |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[23] |
Oldest players
![Wilfred Rhodes bowling c. 1902](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Lot0622.jpg/220px-Lot0622.jpg)
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.[24]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition[d] | Venue | Date | |
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1 | 52 years and 165 days ♠ | Wilfred Rhodes | ![]() |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 3 April 1930 | |
2 | 50 years and 320 days | W. G. Grace | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 1 June 1899 | |
3 | 50 years and 303 days | George Gunn | ![]() |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 3 April 1930 | |
4 | 49 years and 139 days | James Southerton | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 31 March 1877 | |
5 | 47 years and 249 days | Jack Hobbs | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 16 August 1930 | |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[24] |
Partnership records
In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.
Highest partnerships by wicket
A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.
English batsmen hold three Test wicket partnerships records, all set since 2010. Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow came together in the second Test of the 2015–16 series against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground and put together a sixth wicket partnership of 399 runs.[228][229] The recently retired Jonathan Trott and the still active Stuart Broad set the highest eighth wicket partnership of 332 runs at Lord's in August 2010 against Pakistan.[230] The final record is the tenth wicket partnership of 198 which was set by Joe Root and James Anderson. This came in the first Test against India at Trent Bridge in July 2014.[231][232]
Wicket | Runs | First batsman | Second batsman | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1st wicket | 359 | Len Hutton | Cyril Washbrook | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 27 December 1948 |
2nd wicket | 382 | Maurice Leyland | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 20 August 1938 | |
3rd wicket | 370 | Bill Edrich | Denis Compton | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 21 June 1947 |
4th wicket | 411 | Peter May | Colin Cowdrey | ![]() |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England | 30 May 1957 |
5th wicket | 359 | Zak Crawley | Jos Buttler | ![]() |
Rose Bowl, Southampton, England | 21 August 2020 |
6th wicket | 399 ♠ | Ben Stokes | Jonny Bairstow | ![]() |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 2 January 2016 |
7th wicket | 197 | M. J. K. Smith | Jim Parks | ![]() |
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 25 March 1960 |
8th wicket | 332 ♠ | Jonathan Trott | Stuart Broad | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 26 August 2010 |
9th wicket | 163* | Colin Cowdrey | Alan Smith | ![]() |
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 1 March 1963 |
10th wicket | 198 ♠ | Joe Root | James Anderson | ![]() |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 9 July 2014 |
Last updated: 22 August 2020[233] |
Highest partnerships by runs
The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006. This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997. New Zealand's Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe hold the third-highest Test partnership with 467 made in 1991 against Sri Lanka. The English pairing of Peter May and Colin Cowdrey together scored 411 for the fourth wicket against the West Indies in 1957 to place themselves thirteenth on the list.[234]
Wicket | Runs | First batsman | Second batsman | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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4th wicket | 411 | Peter May | Colin Cowdrey | ![]() |
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England | 30 May 1957 |
6th wicket | 399 | Ben Stokes | Jonny Bairstow | ![]() |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 2 January 2016 |
2nd wicket | 382 | Len Hutton | Maurice Leyland | ![]() |
The Oval, London, England | 20 August 1938 |
3rd wicket | 370 | Bill Edrich | Denis Compton | ![]() |
Lord's, London, England | 21 June 1947 |
2nd wicket | 369 | John Edrich | Ken Barrington | ![]() |
Headingley, Leeds, England | 8 July 1965 |
Last updated: 30 July 2018[235] |
Umpiring records
Most matches umpired
An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.
Aleem Dar of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 130. The current active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking Steve Bucknor from the West Indies mark of 128 matches.[238] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108. The most experienced Englishman is David Shepherd who is fifth on the list with 92 Test matches umpired. Dickie Bird, who previously held the record with 66 Tests, is currently twelfth as of January 2020[update].[236][237]
Rank | Matches | Umpire | Period |
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1 | 92 | David Shepherd | 1985–2005 |
2 | 74 | Ian Gould † | 2008–2019 |
3 | 68 | Richard Kettleborough † | 2010–2020 |
4 | 66 | Dickie Bird | 1973–1996 |
5 | 62 | Nigel Llong † | 2008–2020 |
Last updated: 17 August 2020[237] |
Notes
- ^ For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days[2] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[3]
- ^ In October 2017, the ICC Board approved a trial of four-day Test cricket to run through until the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Afghanistan
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e f g h Prior to the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, there was no national flag of Australia – which for official purposes remained the Union Jack until 1954.[42]
- ^ The other teams to have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are Pakistan (13),[55] India (8),[56] South Africa (8),[57] Sri Lanka (8),[58] and New Zealand (4).[59]
- ^ The other teams to have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are Bangladesh (4),[72] Sri Lanka (5),[73] Zimbabwe (7),[74] Pakistan (9),[75] Australia (10).[76] South Africa (12),[77] New Zealand (13),[78] the West Indies (16)[79] and India (17)[80]
- ^ a b c d Prior to the unification of the South African colonies in 1910, there was no national flag of South Africa.[85]
- ^ As of January 2020[update], two other batsmen – Australia's Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith – also averages over 60 in Test cricket and are still active.[116]
- ^ In 2017, The Laws of Cricket were amended, reducing the methods of dismissals from ten to nine, with handled the ball now covered as part of obstructing the field.[214]
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