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Revision as of 16:51, 12 August 2011

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.
  • (300-3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
  • (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

Batting Notation

  • (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
  • (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.

Bowling Notation

  • (5-100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 100 runs.

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
England England March 1877 910 322 261 327 0 35.34

Source: [1]. Last updated: 17 June 2011.

Results summary

Opposition Span Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
Australia Australia 1877–2011 326 102 133 91 0 31.28
Bangladesh Bangladesh 2003–2010 8 8 0 0 0 100.00
India India 1932–2008 99 34 19 46 0 34.34
New Zealand New Zealand 1930–2008 94 45 8 41 0 47.87
Pakistan Pakistan 1954–2006 71 22 13 36 0 30.98
South Africa South Africa 1889–2008 138 56 29 53 0 40.57
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1982–2007 23 9 6 8 0 37.50
Cricket West Indies West Indies 1928–2009 145 43 53 49 0 29.65
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1996–2003 6 3 0 3 0 50.00

Source: [2]. Last updated: 17 June 2011.

Highest scores

Rank Score Opposition Venue Season
1 903-7d v Australia The Oval 1938
2 849 v West Indies Sabina Park 1929/30
3 710-7d v India Edgbaston 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 Edgbaston 1979
Source: [3]. Last updated: 12 August 2011.

Lowest scores

Rank Score Opposition Venue Season
1 45 v  Australia Sydney 1886/87
2 46 v  West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1993/94
3 51 v  West Indies Sabina Park 2009
4 52 v  Australia The Oval 1948
5 53 v  Australia Lord's 1888
6 61 v  Australia Melbourne 1903/04
6 61 v  Australia Melbourne 1901/02
8 62 v  Australia Lord's 1888
9 64 v  New Zealand The Basin 1977/78
10 65 v  Australia Sydney 1894/95
Source: [4]. Last updated: 7 February 2009.

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 Innings and 579 runs England England (903-7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) The Oval 1938
2 Innings and 285 runs England England (629) beat India (302 & 42) Lord's 1974
3 Innings and 283 runs England England (570-7d) beat West Indies (146 & 141) Leeds 2007
4 Innings and 261 runs England England (528-3d) beat Bangladesh (108 & 159) Lord's 2005
5 Innings and 255 runs England England (446) beat Pakistan (74 & 147) Lords 2010
6 Innings and 230 runs England England (499) beat Australia (100 & 169) Adelaide 1891/92
7 Innings and 225 runs England England (589) beat Australia (191 & 173) Melbourne 1911/12
8 Innings and 217 runs England England (434) beat Australia (68 & 149) The Oval 1886
9 Innings and 215 runs England England (562-7d) beat New Zealand (258 & 89) Auckland 1962/63
10 Innings and 209 runs England England (415) beat Zimbabwe (83 & 123) Lord's 2000
Source: [5]. Last updated: 28 May 2007.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Season
1 675 runs  Australia Brisbane 1928
2 354 runs  Pakistan Nottingham 2010
3 338 runs  Australia Adelaide 1933
4 329 runs  Bangladesh Chittagong 2003
5 322 runs  Australia Brisbane 1936
6 319 runs  India Nottingham 2011
7 312 runs  South Africa Cape Town 1957
8 299 runs  Australia Sydney 1971
9 289 runs  Australia The Oval 1926
10 288 runs  South Africa Port Elizabeth 1896
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 1 August 2010.

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

Rank Opponent No. wins Most recent venue Season
1  South Africa 6 Lord's 1951
2  West Indies 4 Lord's 2009
3=  India 3 Mumbai 1980
 Australia 3 Sydney 1932
5  Pakistan 2 Trent Bridge 1967
6  Sri Lanka 1 Old Trafford 2002
7=  Zimbabwe 0
 Bangladesh 0
Note: England has won a Test match by 10 wickets on 19 occasions.

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 29 August 2009.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Match Venue Season
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
1 8,900 GA 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 6,971 Len Hutton 79 138 56.97
9 6,806 Ken Barrington 82 131 58.67
10 6,744 Graham Thorpe 100 179 44.66

Source: [7]. Last updated: 4 August 2006.

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average
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
5 252 wickets Brian Statham 70 24.84
6 248 wickets Matthew Hoggard 67 30.50
7 236 wickets Alec Bedser 51 24.89
8 234 wickets Andy Caddick 62 29.91
9 233 wickets James Anderson 61 30.68
10 229 wickets Darren Gough 58 28.39
Source: [8]. Last updated: 10 August 2011.

Best Bowling In An Innings

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Season
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: [9]. Last updated: 12 October 2008.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
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: [10]. Last updated: 26 August 2010.

See also