List of England Test cricket records
Appearance
Listing criteria
In general the top ten are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the ten, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Listing notation
Team Notation
- (300-3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
- (300-3d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
- (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.
Batting Notation
- (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
- (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
Bowling Notation
- (5-100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 100 runs.
Currently playing
- Record holders who are currently playing Test cricket (i.e. their record details listed could change) are shown in bold.
Team records
Team wins, losses, ties, and draws
Matches played
Team | 1st Test | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won | |
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March, 1877 | 915 | 326 | 261 | 328 | 0 | 35.63 | |
Source: [1]. Last updated: 27 August, 2011. |
Results summary
Opposition | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won | |
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1877–2011 | 326 | 102 | 133 | 91 | 0 | 31.28 | |
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2003–2010 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
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1932–2011 | 103 | 38 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 36.89 | |
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1930–2008 | 94 | 45 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 47.87 | |
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1954–2012 | 74 | 22 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 29.72 | |
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1889–2010 | 138 | 56 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 40.57 | |
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1982–2012 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 38.46 | |
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1928–2012 | 147 | 44 | 53 | 49 | 0 | 29.93 | |
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1996–2003 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | |
Source: [2]. Last updated: 26 May, 2012. |
Highest scores
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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1 | 903-7d | v Australia | The Oval | 1938 |
2 | 849 | v West Indies | Sabina Park | 1929/30 |
3 | 710-7d | v India | Birmingham | 2011 |
4 | 658-8d | v Australia | Trent Bridge | 1938 |
5 | 654-5 | v South Africa | Kingsmead | 1938/39 |
6 | 653-4d | v India | Lord's | 1990 |
7 | 652-7d | v India | Chepauk | 1984/85 |
8 | 644 | v Australia | Sydney | 2010/11 |
9 | 636 | v Australia | Sydney | 1928/29 |
10 | 633-5d | v India | Birmingham | 1979 |
Source: [3]. Last updated: 12 August 2011. |
Lowest scores
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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1 | 45 | v ![]() |
Sydney | 1886/87 |
2 | 46 | v ![]() |
Queen's Park Oval | 1993/94 |
3 | 51 | v ![]() |
Sabina Park | 2009 |
4 | 52 | v ![]() |
The Oval | 1948 |
5 | 53 | v ![]() |
Lord's | 1888 |
6 | 61 | v ![]() |
Melbourne | 1903/04 |
6 | 61 | v ![]() |
Melbourne | 1901/02 |
8 | 62 | v ![]() |
Lord's | 1888 |
9 | 64 | v ![]() |
The Basin | 1977/78 |
10 | 65 | v ![]() |
Sydney | 1894/95 |
Source: [4]. Last updated: 7 February 2009. |
Greatest win margins (by innings)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
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1 | Innings and 579 runs | ![]() |
The Oval | 1938 |
2 | Innings and 285 runs | ![]() |
Lord's | 1974 |
3 | Innings and 283 runs | ![]() |
Leeds | 2007 |
4 | Innings and 261 runs | ![]() |
Lord's | 2005 |
5 | Innings and 242 runs | ![]() |
Birmingham | 2011 |
6 | Innings and 237 runs | ![]() |
The Oval | 1957 |
7 | Innings and 230 runs | ![]() |
Adelaide | 1891/92 |
8 | Innings and 225 runs | ![]() |
Melbourne | 1911/12 |
9 | Innings and 225 runs | ![]() |
Lords | 2010 |
10 | Innings and 217 runs | ![]() |
The Oval | 1886 |
Source: [5]. Last updated: 28 August 2011. |
Greatest win margins (by runs)
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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1 | 675 runs | ![]() |
Brisbane | 1928 |
2 | 354 runs | ![]() |
Nottingham | 2010 |
3 | 338 runs | ![]() |
Adelaide | 1933 |
4 | 329 runs | ![]() |
Chittagong | 2003 |
5 | 322 runs | ![]() |
Brisbane | 1936 |
6 | 319 runs | ![]() |
Nottingham | 2011 |
7 | 312 runs | ![]() |
Cape Town | 1957 |
8 | 299 runs | ![]() |
Sydney | 1971 |
9 | 289 runs | ![]() |
The Oval | 1926 |
10 | 288 runs | ![]() |
Port Elizabeth | 1896 |
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 1 August 2010. |
Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)
Rank | Opponent | No. wins | Most recent venue | Season | ||||
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6 | Lord's | 1951 | ||||
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4 | Lord's | 2009 | ||||
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3 | Mumbai | 1980 | ||||
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3 | Sydney | 1932 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
2 | Trent Bridge | 1967 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
1 | Old Trafford | 2002 | ||||
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Note: England has won a Test match by 10 wickets on 19 occasions. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 29 August 2009. |
Individual records
Individual records (appearances)
Most career matches
Rank | Appearances | Player | Span |
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1 | 133 | Alec Stewart | 1990–2003 |
2 | 118 | Graham Gooch | 1975–1995 |
3 | 117 | David Gower | 1978-1992 |
4 | 115 | Michael Atherton | 1989-2001 |
5 | 114 | Colin Cowdrey | 1954-1975 |
6 | 108 | Geoffrey Boycott | 1964-1982 |
7 | 102 | Ian Botham | 1977-1992 |
=8 | 100 | Graham Thorpe | 1993-2005 |
=8 | 100 | Andrew Strauss | 2004-present |
10 | 96 | Nasser Hussain | 1990-2004 |
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 3 August 2012. |
Individual records (batting)
Highest individual score
Rank | Runs | Player | Match | Venue | Season |
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1 | 364 | Len Hutton | England v Australia | The Oval | 1938 |
2 | 336* | Wally Hammond | New Zealand v England | Auckland | 1932/33 |
3 | 333 | Graham Gooch | England v India | Lord's | 1990 |
4 | 325 | Andrew Sandham | West Indies v England | Kingston | 1929/30 |
5 | 310* | John Edrich | England v New Zealand | Leeds | 1965 |
6 | 294 | Alastair Cook | England v India | Birmingham | 2011 |
7 | 287 | Tip Foster | Australia v England | Sydney | 1903/04 |
8 | 285* | Peter May | England v West Indies | Birmingham | 1957 |
9 | 278 | Denis Compton | England v Pakistan | Nottingham | 1954 |
10 | 262* | Dennis Amiss | West Indies v England | Kingston | 1973/74 |
Source: [6]. Last updated: 12 August 2011. |
Most career runs
Rank | Runs | Player | Matches | Innings | Average |
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1 | 8,900 | Graham Gooch | 118 | 215 | 42.58 |
2 | 8,463 | Alec Stewart | 133 | 235 | 39.55 |
3 | 8,231 | David Gower | 117 | 204 | 44.25 |
4 | 8,114 | Geoffrey Boycott | 108 | 193 | 47.72 |
5 | 7,728 | Michael Atherton | 115 | 212 | 37.70 |
6 | 7,624 | Colin Cowdrey | 114 | 188 | 44.07 |
7 | 7,249 | Wally Hammond | 85 | 140 | 58.46 |
8 | 7,076 | Kevin Pietersen | 88 | 151 | 49.48 |
9 | 7,037 | Andrew Strauss | 100 | 178 | 40.91 |
10 | 6,971 | Len Hutton | 79 | 138 | 56.97 |
Source: [7]. Last updated: 15 August 2012. |
Most career hundreds
Rank | Hundreds | Player | Matches | Innings | Average |
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1= | 22 | Geoffrey Boycott | 108 | 193 | 47.72 |
22 | Colin Cowdrey | 114 | 188 | 44.07 | |
22 | Wally Hammond | 85 | 140 | 58.46 | |
4= | 21 | Andrew Strauss | 100 | 178 | 40.91 |
21 | Kevin Pietersen | 88 | 151 | 49.48 | |
6= | 20 | Ken Barrington | 82 | 131 | 58.67 |
20 | Graham Gooch | 118 | 215 | 42.58 | |
20 | Alastair Cook | 83 | 144 | 48.48 | |
9= | 19 | Len Hutton | 79 | 138 | 56.67 |
10= | 18 | David Gower | 117 | 204 | 44.25 |
18 | Michael Vaughan | 82 | 147 | 41.44 | |
Source: [8]. Last updated: 15 August 2012. |
Individual records (bowling)
Most career wickets
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Average |
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1 | 383 wickets | Ian Botham | 102 | 28.40 |
2 | 325 wickets | Bob Willis | 90 | 25.20 |
3 | 307 wickets | Fred Trueman | 67 | 21.57 |
4 | 297 wickets | Derek Underwood | 86 | 25.83 |
5 | 276 wickets | James Anderson | 73 | 30.40 |
6 | 252 wickets | Brian Statham | 70 | 24.84 |
7 | 248 wickets | Matthew Hoggard | 67 | 30.50 |
8 | 236 wickets | Alec Bedser | 51 | 24.89 |
9 | 234 wickets | Andy Caddick | 62 | 29.91 |
10 | 229 wickets | Darren Gough | 58 | 28.39 |
Source: [9]. Last updated: 19 August 2012. |
Best Bowling In An Innings
Rank | Figures | Player | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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1st | 10/53 | Jim Laker | v Australia | Manchester | 1956 |
2nd | 9/28 | George Lohmann | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 1895/96 |
3rd | 9/37 | Jim Laker | v Australia | Manchester | 1956 |
4th | 9/57 | Devon Malcolm | v South Africa | The Oval | 1994 |
5th | 9/103 | Sydney Barnes | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 1913/14 |
6th | 8/7 | George Lohmann | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 1895/96 |
7th | 8/11 | Johnny Briggs | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1888/89 |
8th | 8/29 | Sydney Barnes | v South Africa | The Oval | 1912 |
9th | 8/31 | Fred Trueman | v India | Manchester | 1952 |
10th | 8/34 | Ian Botham | v Pakistan | Lord's | 1978 |
Source: [10]. Last updated: 12 October 2008. |
Most career 5-wickets-in-an-innings
Rank | 5s | Player | Matches | Wickets | BBI | Average |
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1 | 27 | Ian Botham | 102 | 383 | 8/34 | 28.40 |
2 | 24 | Sydney Barnes | 27 | 189 | 9/103 | 16.43 |
3 | 17 | Fred Trueman | 67 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57 |
17 | Derek Underwood | 86 | 297 | 8/51 | 25.83 | |
5 | 16 | Bob Willis | 90 | 325 | 8/43 | 25.20 |
6 | 15 | Alec Bedser | 51 | 236 | 7/44 | 24.89 |
7 | 13 | Andrew Caddick | 62 | 234 | 7/46 | 29.91 |
13 | Angus Fraser | 46 | 177 | 8/53 | 27.32 | |
13 | Graeme Swann | 43 | 187 | 6/65 | 28.14 | |
10 | 12 | James Anderson | 70 | 267 | 7/43 | 30.05 |
11 | 11 | Tom Richardson | 14 | 88 | 8/94 | 25.22 |
BBI - Best Bowling in an Innings. Source: [11]. Last updated: 27 May 2012. |
Partnership records
Highest wicket partnerships (by wicket)
Partnership | Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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1st wicket | 359 | Len Hutton & Cyril Washbrook | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 1948/49 |
2nd wicket | 382 | Maurice Leyland & Len Hutton | v Australia | The Oval | 1938 |
3rd wicket | 370 | Bill Edrich & Denis Compton | v South Africa | Lord's | 1947 |
4th wicket | 411 | Colin Cowdrey & Peter May | v West Indies | Birmingham | 1957 |
5th wicket | 254 | Keith Fletcher & Tony Greig | v India | Mumbai | 1972/73 |
6th wicket | 281 | Andrew Flintoff & Graham Thorpe | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 2001/02 |
7th wicket | 197 | Mike Smith & Jim Parks | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 1959/60 |
8th wicket | 332 | Jonathan Trott & Stuart Broad | v Pakistan | Lord's | 2010 |
9th wicket | 163* | Colin Cowdrey & Alan Smith | v New Zealand | Wellington | 1962/63 |
10th wicket | 130 | RE Foster & Wilfred Rhodes | v Australia | Sydney | 1903/04 |
Source: [12]. Last updated: 26 August 2010. |
Highest wicket partnerships (by runs)
Rank | Partnership | Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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1 | 4th wicket | 411 | Peter May & Colin Cowdrey | ![]() |
Birmingham | 1957 |
2 | 2nd wicket | 382 | Len Hutton & Maurice Leyland | ![]() |
The Oval | 1938 |
3 | 3rd wicket | 370 | Bill Edrich & Denis Compton | ![]() |
Lord's | 1947 |
4 | 2nd wicket | 369 | John Edrich & Ken Barrington | ![]() |
Leeds | 1965 |
5 | 1st wicket | 359 | Len Hutton & Cyril Washbrook | ![]() |
Johannesburg | 1948/49 |
6 | 2nd wicket | 351 | Graham Gooch & David Gower | ![]() |
The Oval | 1985 |
7 | 3rd wicket | 350 | Ian Bell & Kevin Pietersen | ![]() |
The Oval | 2011 |
8 | 8th wicket | 332 | Jonathan Trott & Stuart Broad | ![]() |
Lord's | 2010 |
9 | 2nd wicket | 331 | Tim Robinson & David Gower | ![]() |
Birmingham | 1985 |
10 | 2nd wicket | 329* | Alastair Cook & Jonathan Trott | ![]() |
Brisbane | 2010/11 |
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 22 August 2011. |