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List of Test cricket records#Centuries

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File:DonaldBradman.jpg, holder of several Test batting records including highest batting average]]

File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg, the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test cricket]]

File:MuralitharanBust2004IMG.JPG, the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket]]

File:George Lohmann 1895.jpg, the holder of best bowling average in Test cricket]]

Test cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).{{cite web |title=Classification of Official Cricket |publisher=International Cricket Council |url=http://l.yimg.com/t/icccricket/pdfs/classification-of-official-cricket-july-2008.pdf |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929114225/http://l.yimg.com/t/icccricket/pdfs/classification-of-official-cricket-july-2008.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} Unlike One Day Internationals, Test matches consist of two innings per team, with no limit in the number of overs.{{cite news |title=The difference between Test and one-day cricket |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4180708.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=12 August 2009 |date=6 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129132447/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4180708.stm |archive-date=29 January 2009 |url-status=live }} Test cricket is first-class cricket, so statistics and records set in Test matches are also counted toward first-class records. The duration of Tests, currently limited to five days, has varied through Test history, ranging from three days to timeless matches.{{cite news |last=Martin-Jenkins |first=Christopher |title=Flintoff given go-ahead to make it even more difficult for opponents |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article529303.ece |date=3 June 2005 |work=The Times |access-date=12 August 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{subscription required}}{{cite web |last=Williamson |first=Martin |title=Calling time on eternity |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/395117.html |date=14 March 2009 |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003023442/http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/395117.html |archive-date=3 October 2009 |url-status=live }} The earliest match now recognised as a Test was played between England and Australia in March 1877;{{cite web |last=Williamson |first=Martin |title=The birth of Test cricket |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/75601.html |publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009}} since then there have been over 2,000 Tests played by 13 teams. The frequency of Tests has steadily increased partly because of the increase in the number of Test-playing countries, and partly as cricket boards seek to maximise their revenue.{{cite web |last=Martin-Jenkins |first=Christopher |title=Crying out for less |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154859.html |year=2003 |work=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive |publisher=John Wisden & Co |access-date=12 August 2009}}

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics.{{cite web |title=Records – Test matches |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=1 |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817180950/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=1 |archive-date=17 August 2009 |url-status=live }} This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket.

{{As of|2024|7}}, the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 414 of their 866 Tests (47.80%). Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests, the least successful team is Zimbabwe.

Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time,{{cite news |last=Beard |first=Matthew |title=Donald Bradman, world's greatest batsman, dies at 92 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/donald-bradman-worlds-greatest-batsman-dies-at-92-693198.html |date=26 February 2001 |work=The Independent |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323144634/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/donald-bradman-worlds-greatest-batsman-dies-at-92-693198.html |archive-date=23 March 2009 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Player Profile: Sir Donald Bradman |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4188.html |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802071634/http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4188.html |archive-date=2 August 2009 |url-status=live }} holds several personal and partnership records. He scored the most runs in a series, has the most double centuries and was a part of the record 5th wicket partnership. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics,{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Charles |title=Could this be the Don's missing four runs? |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/22/1219262525317.html?feed=fairfaxdigitalxml |date=4 August 2007 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106150616/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/22/1219262525317.html?feed=fairfaxdigitalxml |archive-date=6 November 2012 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Leggat |first=David |title=The tainted stat that divides a nation |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10455756 |date=23 August 2008 |work=New Zealand Herald |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023141935/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10455756 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |url-status=live }} it still stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's career average. Don Bradman is the only player in the world to have scored 5000 runs against a single opposition: 5028 runs against England.

{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricmatez.com/2013/06/09/all-records-of-sir-don-bradman/ |title=All Records of Sir Don Bradman |access-date=9 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809001230/http://www.cricmatez.com/2013/06/09/all-records-of-sir-don-bradman/ |archive-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}

In the Manchester Test of 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19–90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one.{{cite web |title=Records – First-class matches – Bowling records – Best figures in a match |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283212.html |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211201945/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283212.html |archive-date=11 December 2009 |url-status=live }} In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best innings figures. Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble was the second bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10–74 against Pakistan in 1999.{{cite web |title=Pakistan tour of India, 1998/99 |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63829.html |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111091826/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63829.html |archive-date=11 November 2010 |url-status=live }} In December 2021, New Zealand spinner, Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59485301 |title=Ajaz Patel: New Zealand spinner becomes third bowler in Test history to take 10 wickets in an innings |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 December 2021 |access-date=5 December 2021}} West Indies batsman Brian Lara has the highest individual score in Test cricket: he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier. Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10 years earlier.{{cite news |last=Fraser |first=Angus |title=Lara smashes magical 400 to rewrite history |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/lara-smashes-magical-400-to-rewrite-history-756362.html |date=13 April 2008 |work=The Independent |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206050153/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/lara-smashes-magical-400-to-rewrite-history-756362.html |archive-date=6 December 2009 |url-status=live }} Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq holds the record of the fastest Test half century, scoring 50 runs from 21 balls. The record for the fastest Test century is held by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who scored 100 runs from 54 balls in his final Test match.

The trend of countries playing more Test matches in the modern era means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets.{{cite news |title=Muralitharan breaks Test record |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/sri_lanka/7123499.stm |date=3 December 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=12 August 2009}} Within a year, the equivalent batting record of highest run-scorer had also changed hands: Sachin Tendulkar surpassed the tally of 11,953 runs by Brian Lara.{{cite news |title=India v Australia 2nd Test |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7675435.stm |date=17 October 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021234016/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7675435.stm |archive-date=21 October 2008 |url-status=live }} The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa{{cite web|title=Eye injury ends Boucher's career|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/571732.html|access-date=23 July 2012|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|date=10 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713034800/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/571732.html|archive-date=13 July 2012|url-status=live}} while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Rahul Dravid.{{cite news|title=Rahul Dravid announces retirement from international cricket|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Rahul-Dravid-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket/articleshow/12195477.cms|access-date=23 July 2012|work=The Times of India|publisher=Times Group|date=9 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309090436/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Rahul-Dravid-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket/articleshow/12195477.cms|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=live}}

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Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).

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

;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 conceding 100 runs

;Currently playing

  • {{dagger}} indicates a current Test cricketer

;Seasons

  • Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in (e.g.) "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "2009". An international Test series may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "any series or matches which began between May and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and April will appear in the relevant cross-year season".{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/series/index.html|title=Match/series archive|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814104556/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/series/index.html|archive-date=14 August 2009|url-status=live}} In the record tables, a two-year span generally indicates that the record was set within a domestic season in one of the above named countries.

Team records

= Team wins, losses and draws =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
style="background:#9cf;"| Team

! style="background:#9cf;"| First Test match

! style="background:#9cf;"| Matches

! style="background:#9cf;"| Won

! style="background:#9cf;"| Lost

! style="background:#9cf;"| Tied

! style="background:#9cf;"| Drawn

! style="background:#9cf;"| % Won

! style="background:#9cf;"| W/L Ratio

style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AFG|2013}}Afghan_cricket_team_in_India_in_2018#Only_Test11460136.360.66
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}}English_cricket_team_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand_in_1876–77#First_Test873419233221947.991.79
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|BAN}}Indian_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2000–01#Only_Test1502211001814.660.20
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ENG}}English_cricket_team_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand_in_1876–77#First_Test1,083400328035536.931.22
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IND}}Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1932#Only_Test589181184122330.730.98
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IRE}}Pakistani_cricket_team_in_Ireland_in_2018#Only_Test10370030.000.30
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|NZL}}English_cricket_team_in_New_Zealand_in_1929–30#First_Test478119189017024.890.63
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|PAK}}Pakistani_cricket_team_in_India_in_1952–53#1st_Test465151148016632.471.02
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|RSA}}English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1888–89#First_Test472185161012639.191.15
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|SRI}}English_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_1981–82#Only_Test32510612709232.610.83
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|WIN}}West_Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1928#1st_Test584185216118231.670.85
style="text-align:left;"|ICC World XI2005_ICC_Super_Series#Super_Test:_Australia_v_ICC_World_XI101000.000.00
style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ZIM}}Indian_cricket_team_in_Zimbabwe_in_1992–93#Only_Test121137803010.740.16
class="sortbottom"

| colspan=9 | Last updated: 10 February 2025{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283877.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Results summary|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=10 February 2025}}

= Result records =

== Greatest win margins (by innings) ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| Margin

! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams

! style="background:#9cf;"| Venue

! style="background:#9cf;"| Season

! style="background:#9cf;"| Test

Innings and 579 runs

| {{cr|ENG}} (903–7 d) beat {{cr|AUS}} (201 & 123) || The Oval, London, England || 1938 || 5th

Innings and 360 runs

| {{cr|AUS}} (652–7 d) beat {{cr|RSA}} (159 & 133) || Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa || 2001–02 || 1st

Innings and 336 runs

| {{cr|WIN}} (614–5 d) beat {{cr|IND}} (124 & 154) || Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India || 1958–59 || 3rd

Innings and 332 runs

| {{cr|AUS}} (645) beat {{cr|ENG}} (141 & 172) || The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia || 1946–47 || 1st

Innings and 324 runs

| {{cr|PAK}} (643) beat {{cr|NZL}} (73 & 246) || Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan || 2002 || 1st

colspan=5 | Last updated: 18 December 2019{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/210099.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Largest margin of victory (by an innings)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507141844/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/210099.html|archive-date=7 May 2010|url-status=live}}

== Greatest win margin (by runs) ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| Margin

! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams

! style="background:#9cf;"| Venue

! style="background:#9cf;"| Season

! style="background:#9cf;"| Test

675 runs

| {{cr|ENG}} (521 & 342–8 d) beat {{cr|AUS}} (122 & 66) || Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, Australia || 1928–29 || 1st

562 runs

| {{cr|AUS}} (701 & 327) beat {{cr|ENG}} (321 & 145) || The Oval, London, England || 1934 || 5th

546 runs

| {{cr|BAN}} (382 & 425-4 d) beat {{cr|AFG}} (146 & 115) || Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh || 2023 || 1st

530 runs

| {{cr|AUS}} (328 & 578) beat {{cr|RSA|1910}} (205 & 171) || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia || 1910–11 || 4th

492 runs

| {{cr|RSA}} (488 & 344–6 d) beat {{cr|AUS}} (221 & 119) || Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa || 2018 || 4th

colspan=5 | Last updated: 3 April 2018{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283901.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Largest margin of victory (by runs)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330151457/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283901.html|archive-date=30 March 2010|url-status=live}}

== Matches that finished with scores level ==

{{See also|Tied Test}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| Result

! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams

! style="background:#9cf;"| Venue

! style="background:#9cf;"| Season

! style="background:#9cf;"| Test

Tie

| {{cr|AUS}} (505 & 232) vs {{cr|WIN}} (453 & 284) || The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia || 1960–61 || 1st

Tie

| {{cr|IND}} (397 & 347) vs {{cr|AUS}} (574–7 d & 170–5 d) || M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India || 1986–87 || 1st

Draw

| {{cr|ZIM}} (376 & 234) vs {{cr|ENG}} (406 & 204–6) || Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe || 1996–97 || 1st

Draw

| {{cr|IND}} (482 & 242–9) vs {{cr|WIN}} (590 & 134) || Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India || 2011–12 || 3rd

colspan=5 | Last updated: 8 January 2021{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283891.html|title=Records / Test matches / Team records / Tied matches|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215225752/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283891.html|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63734.html|title=England tour of Zimbabwe, 1996/97|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=30 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101024026/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63734.html|archive-date=1 January 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/535999.html|title=West Indies tour of India, 2011/12|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=7 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106104714/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/535999.html|archive-date=6 January 2012|url-status=live}}

== Narrowest win margin (by wickets) ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| Margin

! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams

! style="background:#9cf;"| Venue

! style="background:#9cf;"| Season

! style="background:#9cf;"| Test

rowspan="15" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 1 wicket

| {{cr|ENG}} (183 & 263–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (324 & 121) || The Oval, London, England || 1902 || 5th

{{cr|RSA|1910}} (91 & 287–9) beat {{cr|ENG}} (184 & 190)Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa1905–061st
{{cr|ENG}} (382 & 282–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (266 & 397)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia1907–082nd
{{cr|ENG}} (183 & 173–9) beat {{cr|RSA|1912}} (113 & 242)Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa1922–232nd
{{cr|AUS}} (216 & 260–9) beat {{cr|WIN}} (272 & 203)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia1951–524th
{{cr|NZL}} (249 & 104–9) beat {{cr|WIN}} (140 & 212)Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand1979–801st
{{cr|PAK}} (256 & 315–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (337 & 232)National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan1994–951st
{{cr|WIN}} (329 & 311–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (490 & 146)Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados1998–993rd
{{cr|WIN}} (273 & 216–9) beat {{cr|PAK}} (269 & 219)Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda1999–003rd
{{cr|PAK}} (175 & 262–9) beat {{cr|BAN}} (281 & 154)Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan, Pakistan20033rd
{{cr|SRI}} (321 & 352–9) beat {{cr|RSA}} (361 & 311)Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka20062nd
{{cr|IND}} (405 & 216–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (428 & 192)Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India2010–111st
{{cr|SRI}} (191 & 304–9) beat {{cr|RSA}} (235 & 259)Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa2018–191st
{{cr|ENG}} (67 & 362–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (179 & 246)Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England20193rd
{{cr|WIN}} (253 & 168–9) beat {{cr|PAK}} (217 & 203)Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica20211st
colspan=5 | Last updated: 15 August 2021{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/255926.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421232907/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/255926.html|archive-date=21 April 2010|url-status=live}}

== Narrowest win margin (by runs) ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| Margin

! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams

! style="background:#9cf;"| Venue

! style="background:#9cf;"| Season

! style="background:#9cf;"| Test

rowspan="2" | 1 run

| {{cr|WIN}} (252 & 146) beat {{cr|AUS}} (213 & 184) || Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia || 1992–93 || 4th

{{cr|NZL}} (209 & 483) beat {{cr|ENG}} (435 & 256)Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand2022–232nd
2 runs

| {{cr|ENG}} (407 & 182) beat {{cr|AUS}} (308 & 279) || Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England || 2005 || 2nd

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 3 runs

| {{cr|AUS}} (299 & 86) beat {{cr|ENG}} (262 & 120) || Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England || 1902 || 4th

{{cr|ENG}} (284 & 294) beat {{cr|AUS}} (287 & 288)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia1982–834th
colspan=5 |Last updated: 28 February 2023{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/215342.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Smallest margin of victory (by runs)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420043804/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/215342.html|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=live}}

== Victory after following-on ==

{{See also|Follow-on}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| Margin

! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams

! style="background:#9cf;"| Venue

! style="background:#9cf;"| Season

! style="background:#9cf;"| Test

10 runs

| {{cr|ENG}} (325 & 437) beat {{cr|AUS}} (586 & 166) || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia || 1894–95 || 1st

18 runs

| {{cr|ENG}} (174 & 356) beat {{cr|AUS}} (401–9 d & 111) || Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England || 1981 || 3rd

171 runs

| {{cr|IND}} (171 & 657–7 d) beat {{cr|AUS}} (445 & 212) || Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India || 2000–01 || 2nd

1 run

|{{cr|NZL}} (209 & 483) beat {{cr|ENG}} (435 & 256) || Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand || 2022–23 || 2nd

colspan="5" |Last updated: 28 February 2023{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283938.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Victory after a follow on|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116105303/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283938.html|archive-date=16 January 2010|url-status=live}}

== Most consecutive wins ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| Wins

! style="background:#9cf;"| Team

! style="background:#9cf;"| First win

! style="background:#9cf;"| Last win

rowspan="2" | 16

| rowspan="2" | {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|ZIM}} at Harare, 14 October 1999 || {{cr|IND}} at Mumbai, 27 February 2001

{{cr|RSA}} at Melbourne, 26 December 2005{{cr|IND}} at Sydney, 2 January 2008
11

| {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|AUS}} at Bridgetown, 30 March 1984 || {{cr|AUS}} at Adelaide, 7 December 1984

rowspan="2" | 9

| {{cr|SRI}} || {{cr|IND}} at Colombo, 29 August 2001 || {{cr|PAK}} at Lahore, 6 March 2002

{{cr|RSA}}{{cr|AUS}} at Durban, 15 March 2002{{cr|BAN}} at Dhaka, 1 May 2003
colspan=4 | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/105118.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Most consecutive wins|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012094355/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/105118.html|archive-date=12 October 2018|url-status=live}}

= Team scoring records =

==Most runs in an innings==

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| style="text-align:center;"| Score

| style="text-align:center;"| Teams

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test

952–6 d

| {{cr|SRI}} (v {{cr|IND}}) || R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka || 1997 || 1st

903–7 d

| {{cr|ENG}} (v {{cr|AUS}}) || The Oval, London, England || 1938 || 5th

849

| {{cr|ENG}} (v {{cr|WIN}}) || Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica || 1929–30 || 4th

823–7 d

| {{cr|ENG}} (v {{cr|PAK}}) || Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan || 2024–25 || 1st

790–3 d

| {{cr|WIN}} (v {{cr|PAK}}) || Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica || 1957–58 || 3rd

colspan="5" | Last updated: 10 October 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283966.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Highest innings totals|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329214314/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283966.html|archive-date=29 March 2010|url-status=live}}

==Fewest runs in a completed innings==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:center;"| Teams

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test

26

| {{cr|NZL}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand || 1954–55 || 2nd

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 30

| {{cr|RSA|1910}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa || 1895–96 || 1st

{{cr|RSA|1912}} (v {{cr|ENG}})Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England19241st
35

| {{cr|RSA|1910}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa || 1898–99 || 2nd

rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 36

| {{cr|RSA|1928}} (v {{cr|AUS}}) || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia || 1931–32 || 5th

{{cr|AUS}} (v {{cr|ENG}})Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England19021st
{{cr|IND}} (v {{cr|AUS}})Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia2020–211st
colspan="5" | Last updated: 19 December 2020{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/145832.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Lowest innings totals|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523061340/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/145832.html|archive-date=23 May 2010|url-status=live}}

==Highest fourth-innings totals to win==

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| style="text-align:center;"| Score

| style="text-align:center;"| Teams

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test

418–7

| {{cr|WIN}} (v {{cr|AUS}}) || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || 2002–03 || 4th

414–4

| {{cr|RSA}} (v {{cr|AUS}}) || WACA Ground, Perth, Australia ||2008–09 || 1st

406–4

| {{cr|IND}} (v {{cr|WIN}}) || Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || 1975–76 || 3rd

404–3

| {{cr|AUS}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England || 1948 || 4th

395–7

| {{cr|WIN}} (v {{cr|BAN}}) || Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh || 2020–21 || 1st

colspan="5" | Last updated: 16 August 2023{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=4;orderby=team_score;result=1;template=results;type=team;view=innings|title=Test matches – Team records – Highest fourth innings totals in won match|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409121137/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Binnings_number%3D4%3Borderby%3Dteam_score%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dteam%3Bview%3Dinnings|archive-date=9 April 2014|url-status=live}}

= Aggregate scoring records =

==Highest match aggregate==

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| style="text-align:center;"| Score

| style="text-align:center;"| Teams

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test

1,981–35

| {{cr|SA|1928}} (530 & 481) v {{cr|ENG}} (316 & 654–5) || Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa || 1938–39 || 5th

1,815–34

| {{cr|ENG}} (849 & 272–9 d) v {{cr|WIN}} (286 & 408–5) || Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica || 1929–30 || 4th

1,768–37

| {{cr|PAK}} (579 & 268) v {{cr|ENG}} (657 & 264–7 d) || Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan || 2022–23 || 1st

1,764–39

| {{cr|AUS}} (533 & 339–9) v {{cr|WIN}} (276 & 616) || rowspan=2|Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia || 1968–69 || 4th

1,753–40

| {{cr|AUS}} (354 & 582) v {{cr|ENG}} (447 & 370) || 1920–21 || 3rd

colspan="5" | Last updated: 29 December 2022{{cite web |title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Team records {{!}} Highest match aggregates {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284002.html |website=espncricinfo.com |access-date=27 March 2023}}

Individual records

= Individual records (batting) =

==Most career runs==

{{Further|List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket}}

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:center;"| Innings

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Period

15,921

| style="text-align:center;"| 329 || {{cricon|IND}} Sachin Tendulkar || 1989–2013

13,378

| style="text-align:center;"| 287 || {{cricon|AUS}} Ricky Ponting || 1995–2012

13,289

| style="text-align:center;"| 280 || {{cricon|RSA}} Jacques Kallis || 1995–2013

13,288

| style="text-align:center;"| 286 || {{cricon|IND}} Rahul Dravid || 1996–2012

12,972

| style="text-align:center;"| 278 || {{cricon|ENG}} Joe Root {{dagger}} || 2012–present

colspan="4" | Last updated: 17 December 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/223646.html|title=Most runs in career|access-date=8 January 2019|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009085046/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/223646.html|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}

==Most career runs – progression of record==

{{Anchor|RunProgression}}

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| Runs

| Player

| Record held until

| Duration of record

| No of test record held

239

| {{cricon|AUS}} Charles Bannerman || 4 January 1882 || 4 years, 295 days || 4

676

| {{cricon|ENG}} George Ulyett{{efn|name=Ulyett}} || 13 August 1884 || 2 years, 222 days || 11

860

| {{cricon|AUS}} Billy Murdoch{{efn|name=Murdoch}} || 14 August 1886 || 2 years, 1 day || 8

1,277

| {{cricon|ENG}} Arthur Shrewsbury || 23 January 1902|| 15 years, 162 days || 43

1,293

| {{cricon|AUS}} Joe Darling{{efn|name=Darling}} || 18 February 1902 || 26 days || 1

1,366

| {{cricon|AUS}} Syd Gregory{{efn|name=Gregory}} || 14 June 1902 || 116 days || 3

1,531

| {{cricon|ENG}} Archie MacLaren{{efn|name=MacLaren}} || 13 August 1902|| 60 days || 3

3,412

| {{cricon|AUS}} Clem Hill || 27 December 1924 || 22 years, 136 days || 84

5,410

| {{cricon|ENG}} Jack Hobbs || 29 June 1937 || 12 years, 184 days || 102

7,249

| {{cricon|ENG}} Wally Hammond || 27 November 1970 || 33 years, 151 days || 414

7,459

| {{cricon|ENG}} Colin Cowdrey{{efn|name=Cowdrey}} || 23 March 1972 || 1 year, 117 days || 21

8,032

| {{cricon|WIN}} Garfield Sobers || 23 December 1981 || 9 years, 275 days || 219

8,114

| {{cricon|ENG}} Geoffrey Boycott || 12 November 1983 || 1 year, 324 days || 53

10,122

| {{cricon|IND}} Sunil Gavaskar || 25 February 1993 || 9 years, 105 days || 248

11,174

| {{cricon|AUS}} Allan Border || 25 November 2005|| 12 years, 273 days || 558

11,953

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara || 17 October 2008|| 2 years, 327 days || 116

15,921

| {{cricon|IND}} Sachin Tendulkar || current|| {{Age in years and days|2008|10|17}} ||

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| colspan=5 |Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/itfigures/archives/2008/10/record_holders_for_most_number.php|title=Record-holders for most number of Test runs|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo Blogs|access-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722032321/http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/itfigures/archives/2008/10/record_holders_for_most_number.php|archive-date=22 July 2012}}

colspan=5 |{{notelist|refs=

{{efn|name=Ulyett|Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs.}}

{{efn|name=Murdoch|Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs.}}

{{efn|name=Darling|Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs.}}

{{efn|name=Gregory|Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs.}}

{{efn|name=MacLaren|MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs.}}

{{efn|name=Cowdrey|Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs.}}

}}

==Most career runs at each batting position==

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;" | Batting position

| style="text-align:center;" | Player

| style="text-align:center;" | Runs

| style="text-align:center;" | Average at the position

Opener

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alastair Cook || 11,845 || 44.87

Number 3

| {{flagicon|SRI}} Kumar Sangakkara || 11,679 || 60.83

Number 4

| {{flagicon|IND}} Sachin Tendulkar || 13,492 || 54.40

Number 5

| {{flagicon|WIN}} Shivnarine Chanderpaul || 6,883 || 56.42

Number 6

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Stokes {{dagger}} || 3,912 || 34.62

Number 7

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Gilchrist || 3,948 || 46.45

Number 8

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel Vettori || 2,227 || 39.77

Number 9

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Broad || 1,389 || 19.84

Number 10

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Lyon {{dagger}} || 844 || 12.41

Number 11

| {{flagicon|ENG}} James Anderson || 687 || 7.72

colspan="4" | Last updated: 28 December 2024 {{cite web|url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingBestAggregateForPosition.asp|title=Most runs in each batting position|publisher=Howstat|work=Howstat Test Cricket|access-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706033333/http://www.howstat.com/cricket/statistics/Batting/BattingBestAggregateForPosition.asp|archive-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live}}

== Highest career batting average ==

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Average

| style="text-align:center;"| Innings

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:center;"| Period

99.94

| 80 || {{cricon|AUS}} Donald Bradman || 6,996 || 1928–1948

68.82

| 20 || {{cricon|SL}} Kamindu Mendis {{dagger}} || 1,170 || 2022-2025

61.87

| 31 || {{cricon|AUS}} Adam Voges || 1,485 || 2015–2016

60.97

| 41 || {{cricon|RSA|1928}} Graeme Pollock || 2,256 || 1963–1970

60.83

| 40 || {{cricon|WIN}} George Headley || 2,190 || 1930–1954

60.73

| 84 || {{cricon|ENG}} Herbert Sutcliffe || 4,555 || 1924–1935

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| colspan="5" |Last updated: 6 February 2025{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282910.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Highest career batting averages|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=9 January 2022}}
{{small|Qualification: At least 20 innings.}}
{{small|Note: If the qualification is removed, the record Test batting average is Australian Kurtis Patterson's 144.00; Patterson made scores of 30 and 114 not out in his only two Test innings.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;orderby=batting_average;template=results;type=batting|title=Batting records|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122112938/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;orderby=batting_average;template=results;type=batting|archive-date=22 November 2018|url-status=live}} A very few one-Test wonders have never been dismissed, leaving them without a defined Test batting average. Notable players who played only a single Test innings without a dismissal are Stuart Law (54*, innings declared) and Andy Lloyd (10*, retired hurt).{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/zones/insights?insights=player&player_id=2231&format=test&stats=batting|title=Stuart Law, batting statistics in Tests|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053848/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/zones/insights?insights=player&player_id=2231&format=test&stats=batting|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/zones/insights?insights=player&player_id=1757&format=test&stats=batting|title=Andy Lloyd, batting statistics in Tests|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=1 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053454/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/zones/insights?insights=player&player_id=1757&format=test&stats=batting|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}}}}

==Series==

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ style="text-align:left" | Most runs in a series

style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Series

974 (7 innings)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Don Bradman || {{cr|ENG}} || 1930

905 (9 innings)

| {{cricon|ENG}} Wally Hammond || {{cr|AUS}} || 1928–29

839 (11 innings)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Mark Taylor || {{cr|ENG}} || 1989

834 (9 innings)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Neil Harvey || {{cr|RSA|1928}} || 1952–53

829 (7 innings)

| {{cricon|WIN}} Viv Richards || {{cr|ENG}} || 1976

colspan="4" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282849.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in a series|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330161333/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282849.html|archive-date=30 March 2010|url-status=live}}

== Innings ==

File:BrianLaraUkexpatCropped.jpg

===Highest individual score in a single innings===

{{see also|List of Test cricket triple centuries}}

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Score

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test

400*

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara ||{{cr|ENG}} || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04 || 4th

380

| {{cricon|AUS}} Matthew Hayden ||{{cr|ZIM}}|| WACA Ground, Perth, Australia || 2003–04 || 1st

375

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara ||{{cr|ENG}} || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || 1993–94 || 5th

374

| {{cricon|SRI}} Mahela Jayawardene ||{{cr|RSA}}|| Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka || 2006 || 1st

365*

| {{cricon|WIN}} Garfield Sobers ||{{cr|PAK}}|| Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica || 1957–58 || 3rd

colspan="6" | Last updated: 15 June 2015{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/208504.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in an innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305135707/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/208504.html|archive-date=5 March 2010|url-status=live}}

===Highest individual score – progression of record===

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Score

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test match Number

165*{{efn|name=inaugural}}

| {{cricon|AUS}} Charles Bannerman ||rowspan=2|{{cr|ENG}} || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia || 1876–77 ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62396.html Test No. 1]

211

| {{cricon|AUS}} Billy Murdoch || The Oval, London, England || 1884 || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62411.html Test No. 16]

287

| {{cricon|ENG}} R. E. Foster ||{{cr|AUS}} || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia || 1903–04||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62473.html Test No. 78]

325

| {{cricon|ENG}} Andy Sandham ||{{cr|WIN}} || Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica || 1929–30||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62579.html Test No. 193]

334

| {{cricon|AUS}} Don Bradman ||{{cr|ENG}} || Headingley, Leeds, England || 1930 ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62582.html Test No. 196]

336*

| {{cricon|ENG}} Wally Hammond ||{{cr|NZ}}|| Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand || 1932–33||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62612.html Test No. 226]

364

| {{cricon|ENG}} Len Hutton ||{{cr|AUS}} || The Oval, London, England || 1938 || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62652.html Test No. 266]

365*

| {{cricon|WIN}} Garfield Sobers ||{{cr|PAK}}|| Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica || 1957–58||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62837.html Test No. 452]

375

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara ||{{cr|ENG}} || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || 1993–94||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63641.html Test No. 1259]

380

| {{cricon|AUS}} Matthew Hayden ||{{cr|ZIM}}|| WACA Ground, Perth, Australia || 2003–04||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64048.html Test No. 1661]

400*

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara ||{{cr|ENG}} || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64080.html Test No. 1696]

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| colspan=6 | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284258.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311070202/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284258.html|archive-date=11 March 2010|url-status=live}}

colspan=6 | {{notelist|refs=

{{efn|name=inaugural|Record achieved in the inaugural Test match.}}

}}

===Most runs in a match===

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:left;"| Scores

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test

456

| 333 and 123

| {{cricon|ENG}} Graham Gooch || {{cr|IND}} || Lord's, London, England || 1990 || 1st

426

| 334* and 92

| {{cricon|AUS}} Mark Taylor || {{cr|PAK}} || Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan || 1998–99 || 2nd

424

| 319 and 105

| {{cricon|SRI}} Kumar Sangakkara || {{cr|BAN}} || Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh || 2013–14 || 2nd

400

| 400*

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara || {{cr|ENG}} || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04 || 4th

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 380

| 247* and 133

| {{cricon|AUS}} Greg Chappell || {{cr|NZ}} || Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand || 1973–74 || 1st

380

| {{cricon|AUS}} Matthew Hayden

{{cr|ZIM}}WACA Ground, Perth, Australia2003–041st
colspan="7" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282847.html|title=Records – Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in a match|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109062622/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282847.html|archive-date=9 January 2019|url-status=live}}

===Innings as captain===

class="wikitable"

|+ style="text-align:centre;font-weight:normal" | Highest individual score as captain

style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Score

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test

400*

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara ||{{cr|ENG}} || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04 || 4th

374

| {{cricon|SRI}} Mahela Jayawardene ||{{cr|RSA}}||Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka|| 2006 || 1st

334*

| {{cricon|AUS}} Mark Taylor ||{{cr|PAK}} || Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan || 1998–99 || 2nd

333

| {{cricon|ENG}} Graham Gooch ||rowspan=2|{{cr|IND}}|| Lord's, London, England || 1990 || 1st

329*

| {{cricon|AUS}} Michael Clarke || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia || 2011–12 || 2nd

colspan="6" | Last updated: 15 June 2015{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284221.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in an innings as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109013406/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284221.html|archive-date=9 January 2019|url-status=live}}

===Innings carrying the bat===

{{See also|List of cricketers who have carried the bat in international cricket}}

class="wikitable"

|+ style="text-align:centre;font-weight:normal" | Highest individual score

style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Score

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

| style="text-align:center;"| Test

264*

| {{cricon|NZ}} Tom Latham ||{{cr|SL}}|| Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand || 2018–19 || 1st

244*

| {{cricon|ENG}} Alastair Cook ||{{cr|AUS}} || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia || 2017–18 || 4th

223*

| {{cricon|NZL}} Glenn Turner ||{{cr|WIN}}|| Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica || 1971–72 || 1st

216*

| {{cricon|SRI}} Marvan Atapattu ||{{cr|ZIM}} || Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe || 1999–00 || 1st

206*

| {{cricon|AUS}} Bill Brown ||{{cr|ENG}}|| Lord's, London, England || 1938 || 2nd

colspan="6" | Last updated: 8 January 2019{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283149.html|title=Test matches - Batting records - Carrying bat through a completed innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219101950/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283149.html|archive-date=19 February 2015|url-status=live}}

== Calendar year ==

===Most runs in a calendar year===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| Runs

| Player

| Average

| Year

1788

| {{cricon|PAK}} Mohammad Yousuf || 99.33 || 2006

1710

| {{cricon|WIN}} Viv Richards || 90.00 || 1976

1708

|{{cricon|ENG}} Joe Root

| 61.00 || 2021

1656

| {{cricon|SAF}} Graeme Smith|| 72.00 || 2008

1595

| {{cricon|AUS}} Michael Clarke|| 106.33 || 2012

colspan="5" |Last updated: 31 December 2021{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284248.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in a calendar year|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215201716/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284248.html|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}

==Highest scores at each batting position==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| Batting position

| Player

| Score

| Opponent

| Venue

| Date

Opener{{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Hayden380{{cr|ZIM}}WACA Ground, Perth, Australia9 October 2003
Number 3{{flagicon|WIN}} Brian Lara400*{{cr|ENG}}Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda10 April 2004
Number 4{{flagicon|SRI}} Mahela Jayawardene374{{cr|SAF}}Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka27 July 2006
Number 5{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Clarke329*{{cr|IND}}Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia3 January 2012
Number 6{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Stokes258{{cr|SAF}}Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa2 January 2016
Number 7{{flagicon|AUS}} Don Bradman270{{cr|ENG}}Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia1 January 1937
Number 8{{flagicon|PAK}} Wasim Akram257*{{cr|ZIM}}Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura, Pakistan17 October 1996
Number 9{{flagicon|NZL}} Ian Smith173{{cr|IND}}Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand22 February 1990
Number 10{{flagicon|ENG}} Walter Read117{{cr|AUS}}The Oval, London, England11 August 1884
Number 11{{flagicon|AUS}} Ashton Agar98{{cr|ENG}}Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England10 July 2013
colspan=6 | Last updated: 18 November 2017{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282860.html|title=Highest individual scores in each batting positions|publisher=ESPNcrcinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019}}

== Most runs in an over ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:center;"| Sequence

| style="text-align:center;"| Batsman

| style="text-align:center;"| Bowler

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

35

| 4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1 || {{cricon|IND}} Jasprit Bumrah || {{cricon|ENG}} Stuart Broad || Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England || 2022

rowspan=3 | 28

| 4–6–6–4–4–4 || {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara || {{cricon|RSA}} Robin Peterson || Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa || 2003–04

4–6–2–4–6–6{{cricon|AUS}} George Bailey{{cricon|ENG}} James AndersonWACA Ground, Perth, Australia2013–14
4–4–4–6–6–b4{{cricon|RSA}} Keshav Maharaj{{cricon|ENG}} Joe RootSt George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa2019–20
rowspan=2 | 27

| 6–6–6–6–2–1 || {{cricon|PAK}} Shahid Afridi || {{cricon|IND}} Harbhajan Singh || Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan || 2005–06

6–4–4–4–6–3{{cricon|ENG}} Harry Brook{{cricon|PAK}} Zahid MahmoodRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan2022–23
colspan=6 | Last updated: 2 December 2022{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/233006.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs off one over|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101185122/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/233006.html|archive-date=1 November 2010|url-status=live}}

==Centuries==

===Most Test centuries===

{{See also|List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| Centuries

! style="background:#9cf;"| Player

! style="background:#9cf;"| Matches

! style="background:#9cf;"| Innings

51

| {{cricon|IND}} Sachin Tendulkar || 200 || 329

45

| {{cricon|RSA}} Jacques Kallis || 166 || 280

41

| {{cricon|AUS}} Ricky Ponting || 168 || 287

38

| {{cricon|SRI}} Kumar Sangakkara || 134 || 233

rowspan=3|36

| {{cricon|AUS}} Steve Smith {{dagger}} || 116 || 206

{{cricon|ENG}} Joe Root {{dagger}}152278
{{cricon|IND}} Rahul Dravid164286
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| colspan="5" |Last updated: 7 February 2025{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/227046.html|title=Most hundreds in a career|access-date=8 January 2019|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215215132/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/227046.html|archive-date=15 December 2012|url-status=live}}

===Fastest Test centuries===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| No. of balls

| Player

| Opponent

| Venue

| Season

54

| {{cricon|NZ}} Brendon McCullum || {{cr|AUS}} || Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand || 2015–16

rowspan=2| 56

| {{cricon|WIN}} Viv Richards || {{cr|ENG}} || Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || 1985–86

{{cricon|PAK}} Misbah-ul-Haq{{cr|AUS}}Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates2014–15
57

| {{cricon|AUS}} Adam Gilchrist || {{cr|ENG}} || WACA Ground, Perth, Australia || 2006–07

67

| {{cricon|AUS}} Jack Gregory || {{cr|SA|1912}} || Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa || 1921–22

colspan="5" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/210170.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Fastest hundreds|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528140031/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/210170.html|archive-date=28 May 2010|url-status=live}}

===Most Test double centuries===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| Double centuries

| Player

| Matches

12

| {{cricon|AUS}} Donald Bradman || 52

11

| {{cricon|SRI}} Kumar Sangakkara || 130

9

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara || 131

rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 7

| {{cricon|ENG}} Wally Hammond || 85

{{cricon|IND}} Virat Kohli {{dagger}}115
{{cricon|SRI}} Mahela Jayawardene149
colspan="3" | Last updated: 11 October 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/230344.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most double hundreds in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=7 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213230834/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/230344.html|archive-date=13 February 2010|url-status=live}}

===Fastest Test double centuries===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| No. of balls

| Player

| Opponent

| Venue

| Season

153

| {{cricon|NZ}} Nathan Astle || {{cr|ENG}} || Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand || 2001–02

163

| {{cricon|ENG}} Ben Stokes || {{cr|SA}} || Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa || 2015–16

168

| rowspan=2|{{cricon|IND}} Virender Sehwag || {{cr|SL}} || Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India || 2009–10

182

| rowspan=2|{{cr|PAK}} || Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan || 2005–06

186

| {{cricon|NZ}} Brendon McCullum || Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates || 2014–15

colspan="5" | Last updated: 4 March 2019{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284135.html | title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Fastest double hundreds | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=4 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327140454/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284135.html | archive-date=27 March 2019 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.totalsportek.com/cricket/fastest-double-hundreds-test-cricket-history/ | title=Ben Stokes Double-Hundred Video & Top 10 Fastest Double-Centuries of All Times | publisher=Total Sportek | date=3 January 2016 | access-date=4 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044605/https://www.totalsportek.com/cricket/fastest-double-hundreds-test-cricket-history/ | archive-date=6 March 2019 | url-status=live }}

===Most Test triple centuries===

{{Further|List of Test cricket triple centuries}}

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| Triple centuries

| Player

| Matches

rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2

| {{cricon|AUS}} Donald Bradman || 52

{{cricon|IND}} Virender Sehwag104
{{cricon|WIN}} Chris Gayle103
{{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara131
1

| colspan="2" |(24 players)

colspan="3" |Last updated: 11 October 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282944.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most triple hundreds in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225142528/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282944.html|archive-date=25 February 2010|url-status=live}}

===Most Test quadruple centuries===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| Quadruple centuries

| Player

| Matches

style="vertical-align:middle;"| 1

| {{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara || 131

colspan="3" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;runsmin1=400;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629031004/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;runsmin1=400;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |url-status=live |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title=Test matches – Batting records – View innings by innings list – Runs scored greater than or equal to 400 |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=8 January 2019 }}

==Half-centuries==

===Most Test 50+ scores===

class="sortable wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"| 50+

! style="background:#9cf;"| Player

! style="background:#9cf;"| Matches

! style="background:#9cf;"| Innings

119

| {{cricon|IND}} Sachin Tendulkar || 200 || 329

rowspan=2|103

| {{cricon|RSA}} Jacques Kallis || 166 || 280

{{cricon|AUS}} Ricky Ponting168287
101

| {{cricon|ENG}} Joe Root {{dagger}}|| 152 || 278

99

| {{cricon|IND}} Rahul Dravid || 164 || 286

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="4" |Last updated: 8 December 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283032.html|title=Most fifties in a career|access-date=8 January 2019|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013105227/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283032.html|archive-date=13 October 2018|url-status=live}}

===Fastest Test half-centuries===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| No. of balls

| Player

| Opponent

| Venue

| Season

21

| {{cricon|PAK}} Misbah-ul-Haq || {{cr|AUS}}|| Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || 2014–15

23

| {{cricon|AUS}} David Warner || {{cr|PAK}} || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia || 2016–17

rowspan=2 | 24

| {{cricon|SA}} Jacques Kallis || {{cr|ZIM}} || Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa || 2004–05

{{cricon|ENG}} Ben Stokes{{cr|WIN}}Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England2024
25

| {{cricon|WIN}} Shane Shillingford || {{cr|NZ}} || Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica || 2014

class=sortbottom

| colspan="5" |Last updated: 28 July 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284096.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Fastest fifties|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106113047/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284096.html|archive-date=6 November 2018|url-status=live}}

colspan="5" | {{small|Note: Misbah's is also the fastest in minutes, at 24 minutes. Some records credit Victor Trumper with a 22-minute half-century against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1902-03, but this only counted the time he was on strike: the total time for his fifty is recorded as 45 minutes.}}

==Most fours in career==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

! style="background:#9cf;" scope="col"| Fours

! style="background:#9cf;" scope="col"| Player

! style="background:#9cf;" scope="col"| Innings

2058{{cricon|IND}} Sachin Tendulkar329
1654{{cricon|IND}} Rahul Dravid286
1559{{cricon|WIN}} Brian Lara232
1509{{cricon|AUS}} Ricky Ponting287
1491{{cricon|SRI}} Kumar Sangakkara233
class=sortbottom

| colspan=3 |{{small|Key: + : complete career records are not known.}}

colspan=3 |Last updated: 8 January 2019{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284024.html|title=Records–Test Matches–Batting records–Most fours in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722182612/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284024.html|archive-date=22 July 2018|url-status=live}}

== Most sixes in career ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

! style="background:#9cf;" scope="col"| Sixes

! style="background:#9cf;" scope="col"| Player

! style="background:#9cf;" scope="col"| Innings

133

| {{cricon|ENG}} Ben Stokes {{dagger}} || 197

107

| {{cricon|NZ}} Brendon McCullum || 176

100

| {{cricon|AUS}} Adam Gilchrist || 137

rowspan=2|98

| {{cricon|NZ}} Tim Southee || 156

{{cricon|WIN}} Chris Gayle182
colspan=3 |Last updated: 7 December 2024{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283122.html | title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most sixes in career | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=16 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327142018/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283122.html | archive-date=27 March 2019 | url-status=live }}

==Ducks==

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Ducks

| style="text-align:center;"| Innings

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Period

43

| style="text-align:center;"| 185 || {{cricon|WIN}} Courtney Walsh || 1984–2001

39

| style="text-align:center;"| 244 || {{cricon|ENG}} Stuart Broad || 2007–2023

36

| style="text-align:center;"| 104 || {{cricon|NZ}} Chris Martin || 2000–2013

35

| style="text-align:center;"| 138 || {{cricon|AUS}} Glenn McGrath || 1993–2007

rowspan=3|34

| style="text-align:center;"| 142 || {{cricon|IND}} Ishant Sharma || 2007–2021

style="text-align:center;"| 199{{cricon|AUS}} Shane Warne1992–2007
style="text-align:center;"| 265{{cricon|ENG}} James Anderson2003–2024
colspan="4" | Last updated: 11 October 2024{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283087.html|title=Most ducks in career|access-date=16 August 2023|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo}}

= Individual records (bowling) =

== Most wickets in a career ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Wickets

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

| style="text-align:center;"| Average

800

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|SL}} Muttiah Muralitharan || 133 || 22.72

708

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} Shane Warne || 145 || 25.41

704

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} James Anderson || 188 || 26.45

619

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|IND}} Anil Kumble || 132 || 29.65

604

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Stuart Broad || 167 || 27.68

colspan="4" | Last updated: 12 July 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/wi/content/records/93276.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Most wickets in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=12 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911165129/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/93276.html|archive-date=11 September 2022|url-status=live}}

== Most wickets in a career – Progression of record==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Wickets

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

| style="text-align:center;"| Average

| style="text-align:center;"| Record held until

| style="text-align:center;"| Duration of record

8{{efn|name=Shaw|Allen Hill took the first Test wicket, but only two in the First Test match. Alfred Shaw (3/51 & 5/35) and Tom Kendall (1/54 & 7/55) both took eight wickets, but as Australia batted first Shaw was the first to take five wickets in an innings and the first to take eight Test wickets. Kendall overtook him in the Second Test and Shaw subsequently increased his total to 12 wickets (15.35) in seven Tests{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2077.html|title=Australia v England in 1876/77|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629045126/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2077.html|archive-date=29 June 2011|url-status=live}}}}

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Alfred Shaw || 1 || 10.75 || 31 March 1877 || 16 days

14

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} Tom Kendall || 2 || 15.35 || 4 January 1879 || 1 year, 279 days

94{{efn|name=Spofforth|Johnny Briggs equalled Fred Spofforth's record of 94 Test wickets on 29 December 1894 in the Second Test at Melbourne, as did Charles Turner two days later. Briggs overtook Turner and Spofforth in the Third Test at Adelaide, which Turner missed, and became the first man to claim 100 Test wickets on 1 February 1895 in the Fourth Test at Sydney. Turner became the second three days later and ended with a total of 101 wickets (16.53) in 17 Testsp44, Bill Frindall, The Guinness Book of Cricket Facts and Feats, Guinness Publishing, 1996{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/67804.html|title=Evolution of most Test wickets|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905141126/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/67804.html|archive-date=5 September 2018|url-status=live}}}}

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} Fred Spofforth || 18 || 18.41 || 12 January 1895 || 16 years, 8 days

100

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Johnny Briggs || 25 || 13.51 || 4 February 1895 || 33 days

101

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} Charles Turner || 17 || 16.53 || 2 March 1895 || 26 days

103

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Johnny Briggs || 26 || 13.92 || 21 March 1896 || 1 year, 19 days

112{{efn|name=Lohmann|Johnny Briggs equalled George Lohmann's record of 112 Test wickets on 3 January 1898 in the Second Test at Melbourne and overtook him in the next match at Adelaide.}}

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} George Lohmann || 18 || 10.75 || 14 January 1898 || 1 year, 299 days

118

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Johnny Briggs || 33 || 17.75 || 2 January 1904 || 5 years, 353 days

141

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} Hugh Trumble || 32 || 21.78 || 13 December 1913 || 9 years, 345 days

189

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Sydney Barnes || 27 || 16.43 || 4 January 1936 || 22 years, 22 days

216

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} Clarrie Grimmett || 37 || 24.21 || 24 July 1953 || 17 years, 201 days

236

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Alec Bedser || 51 || 24.89 || 26 January 1963 || 9 years, 186 days

242{{efn|name=Statham|Fred Trueman overtook Brian Statham's then record of 242 Test wickets and Statham subsequently increased his total to 252 wickets (24.84) in 70 Tests}}

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Brian Statham || 67 || 24.27 || 15 March 1963 || 48 days

307

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Fred Trueman || 67 || 21.57 || 1 February 1976 || 12 years, 323 days

309

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|WIN}} Lance Gibbs || 79 || 29.09 || 27 December 1981 || 5 years, 329 days

355

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} Dennis Lillee || 70 || 23.92 || 21 August 1986 || 4 years, 237 days

373{{efn|name=Botham|Richard Hadlee overtook Ian Botham's then record of 373 Test wickets and Botham subsequently increased his total to 383 wickets (28.40) in 102 Tests}}

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Ian Botham || 94 || 27.86 || 12 November 1988 || 2 years, 83 days

431

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|NZ}} Richard Hadlee || 86 || 22.29 || 8 February 1994 || 5 years, 88 days

434

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|IND}} Kapil Dev || 131 || 29.64 || 27 March 2000 || 6 years, 48 days

519

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|WIN}} Courtney Walsh || 132 || 24.44 || 8 May 2004 || 4 years, 42 days

532{{efn|name=WarneMuralitharan|Shane Warne overtook Muttiah Muralitharan's then record of 532 Test wickets and Muralitharan subsequently increased his total to 800 wickets (22.72) in 133 Tests{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1994.html|title=A Graphical View of India vs Australia, 2nd Test match, Chennai, played 14–18 October 2004|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215072527/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1994.html|archive-date=15 December 2011|url-status=live}}}}

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|SRI}} Muttiah Muralitharan || 91 || 22.87 || 15 October 2004 || 160 days

708{{efn|name=WarneMuralitharan}}

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} Shane Warne || 145 || 25.41 || 3 December 2007 || 3 years, 49 days

800

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|SRI}} Muttiah Muralitharan || 133 || 22.72 || Current || {{Age in years and days|2007|12|3}}

class=sortbottom

| colspan=6 | {{notelist}}

==Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets==

File:R Ashwin bowling at Trent Bridge 2018 (cropped).jpg holds world record for quickest to reach 250, 300 and 350 Test wickets.]]

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Wickets

| style="text-align:center;"| Bowler

| style="text-align:center;"| Match

| style="text-align:center;"| Record Date

| style="text-align:center;"| Reference

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|50

|{{cricon|AUS}} {{sortname|Charlie|Turner|Charles Turner (Australian cricketer)}}

|6

|30 August 1888

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283528.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 50 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|100

|{{cricon|ENG}} {{sortname|George|Lohmann}}

|16

|2 March 1896

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283530.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 100 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|150

|{{cricon|ENG}} {{sortname|Sydney|Barnes}}

|24

|13 December 1913

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283532.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 150 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|200

|{{cricon|PAK}} {{sortname|Yasir|Shah}}

|33

|3 December 2018

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283534.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 200 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|250

|rowspan=2|{{cricon|IND}} {{sortname|Ravichandran|Ashwin}}

|45

|9 February 2017

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283536.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 250 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|300

|54

|24 November 2017

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283538.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 300 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|350

|{{cricon|SL}} {{sortname|Muttiah|Muralitharan}}

|rowspan=2|66

|6 September 2001

|rowspan=2|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283540.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 350 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

{{cricon|IND}} {{sortname|Ravichandran|Ashwin}}

|2 October 2019

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|400

|rowspan=9|{{cricon|SL}} {{sortname|Muttiah|Muralitharan}}

|72

|12 January 2002

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283542.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 400 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|450

|80

|3 May 2003

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283544.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 450 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|500

|87

|16 March 2004

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283546.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 500 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|550

|94

|12 September 2005

|{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_550_WKTS.html|title=Stats for Murali, Kumble, Warne and McGrath|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2022-06-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/8608.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;player_involve=10829;spanmax1=10+Aug+2018;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings|title=Stats for Anderson who is the only other bowler who took 550 wickets up to now|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2022-06-22}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|600

|101

|8 March 2006

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/468455.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 600 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|650

|108

|4 August 2006

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_650_WKTS.html|title=Stats for Murali and Warne|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2022-06-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/8608.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;player_involve=10829;spanmax1=22+Jun+2022;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings|title=Stats for Anderson who is the only other bowler who took 650 wickets up to now|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2022-06-22}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|700

|113

|11 July 2007

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/468456.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 700 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|750

|122

|31 July 2008

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/937879.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 750 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|800

|133

|18 July 2010

|{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/937881.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 800 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}

class=sortbottom

| colspan=5 | Last updated: 19 January 2021

==Best career bowling average==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Average

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs conceded

| style="text-align:center;"| Wickets

10.75

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} George Lohmann || 1,205 || 112

12.70

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}}/{{cricon|AUS}} J. J. Ferris{{efn|name=Ferris|John Ferris was one of a few cricketers to play Test cricket for more than one country. He played in eight Tests for Australia from 1886–87 and a single Test for England in South Africa in 1891–92.{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/5225.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Test matches played by JJ Ferris|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=15 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716180433/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/5225.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|archive-date=16 July 2012}}}} || 775 || 61

15.54

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Billy Barnes || 793 || 51

16.42

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Billy Bates|| 821 || 50

16.43

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Sydney Barnes|| 3106 || 189

class=sortbottom

| colspan="4" |Last updated: 19 February 2022{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283256.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best career bowling average|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421233007/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283256.html|archive-date=21 April 2010|url-status=live}}

colspan="4" | {{small|Qualification: At least 2,000 balls bowled.}}
colspan="4" |Note: If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.00 runs per wicket (i.e. no runs were conceded). This record is shared by Englishmen A N Hornby, Wilf Barber and New Zealander, Bruce Murray who took one wicket without conceding a run{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283903.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best career bowling average (without qualification)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=10 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215024908/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283903.html|archive-date=15 December 2009|url-status=live}}
colspan="4" |{{notelist}}

==Best career strike rate==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Strike rate

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Balls

| style="text-align:center;"| Wickets

34.19

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} George Lohmann || 3,830 || 112

37.73

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} / {{cricon|ENG}} J. J. Ferris || 2,302 || 61

38.75

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|NZ}} Shane Bond || 3,372 || 87

38.84

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|RSA}} Duanne Olivier {{dagger}} || 2,292 || 59

39.35

| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|WIN}} Jayden Seales {{dagger}} || 2,440 || 62

class=sortbottom

| colspan="4" | Last updated: 11 October 2024{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283274.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best career bowling strike rate|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023}}

colspan="4" |{{small|Qualification: 2000 balls bowled.}}

==Most 5 wickets in an innings==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| 5 wickets in an innings

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

67

| {{cricon|SRI}} Muttiah Muralitharan || 133

rowspan="2" | 37

| {{cricon|IND}} Ravichandran Ashwin || 106

{{cricon|AUS}} Shane Warne145
36

| {{cricon|NZ}} Richard Hadlee || 86

35

| {{cricon|IND}} Anil Kumble || 132

colspan="3" | Last updated: 18 December 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283354.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105123347/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283354.html|archive-date=5 November 2019|url-status=live}}

==Most 10 wickets in a match==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| 10 wickets in a match

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

22

| {{cricon|SRI}} Muttiah Muralitharan || 133

10

| {{cricon|AUS}} Shane Warne || 145

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 9

| {{cricon|NZ}} Richard Hadlee || 86

{{cricon|SL}} Rangana Herath93
rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 8

| {{cricon|IND}} Anil Kumble || 132

{{cricon|IND}} Ravichandran Ashwin106
colspan="3" | Last updated: 18 December 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283370.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105123126/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283370.html|archive-date=5 November 2019|url-status=live}}

== Series ==

class="wikitable"

|+ style="text-align:left" | Most wickets in a series

style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| Wickets

| Player

| Series

49 (4 Tests)

| {{cricon|ENG}} Sydney Barnes || v {{cr|RSA|1912}} 1913–14

46 (5 Tests)

| {{cricon|ENG}} Jim Laker || v {{cr|AUS}}, 1956

44 (5 Tests)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Clarrie Grimmett || v {{cr|RSA|1928}} 1935–36

42 (6 Tests)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Terry Alderman || v {{cr|ENG}}, 1981

rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 41 (6 Tests)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Terry Alderman || v {{cr|ENG}}, 1989

{{cricon|AUS}} Rodney Hoggv {{cr|ENG}}, 1978–79
colspan="3" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/122207.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Most wickets in a series|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420120846/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/122207.html|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=live}}

== Innings ==

===Best figures in an innings===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Bowling figures

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

10–53

| {{cricon|ENG}} Jim Laker{{efn|name=Laker|Jim Laker achieved figures of 9-37 and 10-53 in the same Test match in 1956 against Australia at Old Trafford, in first and second innings respectively.{{cite web |title=Full Scorecard of England vs Australia 4th Test 1956 - Score Report |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-1956-61355/england-vs-australia-4th-test-62814/full-scorecard |website=espncricinfo.com |access-date=22 March 2023}}}} || {{cr|AUS}} || Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England || 1956

10–74

| {{cricon|IND}} Anil Kumble ||{{cr|PAK}}|| Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India || 1998–99

10–119

| {{cricon|NZ}} Ajaz Patel || {{cr|IND}} || Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India || 2021–22

9–28

| {{cricon|ENG}} George Lohmann ||{{cr|RSA|1910}}|| Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa || 1895–96

9–37

| {{cricon|ENG}} Jim Laker{{efn|name=Laker}} || {{cr|AUS}} || Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England || 1956

class=sortbottom

| colspan="5" | Last updated: 4 December 2021{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283203.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best figures in an innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420104952/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283203.html|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=live}}

colspan="5" | {{notelist}}

===Best figures in an innings – progression of record===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Bowling figures

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

7–55{{efn|name=inaugural|Record achieved in the inaugural Test match.}}

| {{cricon|AUS}} Tom Kendall||{{cr|ENG}}||Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia || 1876–77

7–44

| {{cricon|AUS}} Fred Spofforth ||{{cr|ENG}}|| The Oval, London, England|| 1882

7–28

| {{cricon|ENG}} Billy Bates || {{cr|AUS}} || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia || 1882–83

8–35

| {{cricon|ENG}} George Lohmann || {{cr|AUS}} || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia || 1886–87

8–11

| {{cricon|ENG}} Johnny Briggs ||{{cr|RSA|1910}}|| Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa || 1888–89

8–7

| {{cricon|ENG}} George Lohmann ||{{cr|RSA|1910}}|| St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha, South Africa || 1895–96

9–28

| {{cricon|ENG}} George Lohmann ||{{cr|RSA|1910}}|| Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa || 1895–96

10–53

| {{cricon|ENG}} Jim Laker || {{cr|AUS}} || Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England || 1956

class=sortbottom

| colspan="5" | Last updated: 15 June 2016

colspan="5" | {{small|Note: Calculated at the conclusion of each Test.}}
colspan="5" |{{notelist}}

== Match records ==

class="wikitable"

|+ style="text-align:center" | Best figures in a match

style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Bowling

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

19–90

| {{cricon|ENG}} Jim Laker || {{cr|AUS}} || Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England || 1956

17–159

| {{cricon|ENG}} Sydney Barnes ||{{cr|RSA|1912}}|| Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa || 1913–14

16–136

| {{cricon|IND}} Narendra Hirwani ||{{cr|WIN}}|| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India || 1987–88

16–137

| {{cricon|AUS}} Bob Massie ||{{cr|ENG}}|| Lord's, London, England || 1972

16–220

| {{cricon|SRI}} Muttiah Muralitharan ||{{cr|ENG}}|| The Oval, London, England || 1998

colspan="5" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283211.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best figures in a match|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212092620/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283211.html|archive-date=12 December 2009|url-status=live}}

== Innings as captain ==

class="wikitable"

|+ style="text-align:center" | Best figures in an innings as captain

style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Bowling figures

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

9–83

| {{cricon|IND}} Kapil Dev || {{cr|WIN}} || Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India || 1983–84

8–60

| {{cricon|PAK}} Imran Khan ||{{cr|IND}}|| National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan || 1982–83

8–63

| {{cricon|SRI}} Rangana Herath ||{{cr|ZIM}}|| Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe || 2016–17

8–106

| {{cricon|IND}} Kapil Dev || {{cr|AUS}} || Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia || 1985–86

7–37

| {{cricon|WIN}} Courtney Walsh ||{{cr|NZL}}|| Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand || 1994–95

colspan="5" | Last updated: 16 March 2017{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283939.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best figures in an innings as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315020155/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283939.html|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=live}}

== Match records as captain ==

class="wikitable"

|+ style="text-align:left" | Best figures in a match as captain

style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Bowling

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

13–55

| {{cricon|WIN}} Courtney Walsh || {{cr|NZL}} || Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand || 1994–95

13–135

| {{cricon|PAK}} Waqar Younis || rowspan=2|{{cr|ZIM}} || Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan || 1993–94

13–152

| {{cricon|SRI}} Rangana Herath || Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe || 2016–17

12–100

| {{cricon|PAK}} Fazal Mahmood ||{{cr|WIN}}|| Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh || 1958–59

11–79

| {{cricon|PAK}} Imran Khan ||{{cr|IND}}|| National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan || 1982–83

colspan="5" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283246.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best figures in a match as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215183916/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283246.html|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}

= Individual records (fielding) =

== Most catches in Test career ==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Catches

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

| style="text-align:center;"| Innings

| style="text-align:center;"| Catches per Innings

210

| {{cricon|IND}} Rahul Dravid || style="text-align:center;"| 164 || style="text-align:center;"| 301 || 0.697

207

| {{cricon|ENG}} Joe Root {{dagger}} || style="text-align:center;"| 152 || style="text-align:center;"| 289 || 0.716

205

| {{cricon|SRI}} Mahela Jayawardene || style="text-align:center;"| 149 || style="text-align:center;"| 270 || 0.759

rowspan=2|200

| {{cricon|AUS}} Steve Smith {{dagger}} || style="text-align:center;"| 116 || style="text-align:center;"| 221 || 0.904

{{cricon|RSA}} Jacques Kallisstyle="text-align:center;"| 166style="text-align:center;"| 3150.634
class=sortbottom

| colspan=5 |{{small|Last updated: 9 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283548.html|title=Test matches – Fielding records – Most catches in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=1 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421233025/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283548.html|archive-date=21 April 2010|url-status=live}}

colspan=5 |Note: This list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper.

= Individual records (wicket-keeping) =

==Most dismissals==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Dismissals

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

style="text-align:center;"|555 (532 catches + 23 stumpings)

| {{cricon|RSA}} Mark Boucher

style="text-align:center;"| 147
style="text-align:center;"|416 (379 catches + 37 stumpings)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Adam Gilchrist

style="text-align:center;"| 96
style="text-align:center;"|395 (366 catches + 29 stumpings)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Ian Healy

style="text-align:center;"| 119
style="text-align:center;"|355 (343 catches + 12 stumpings)

| {{cricon|AUS}} Rod Marsh

style="text-align:center;"| 96
style="text-align:center;"|294 (256 catches + 38 stumpings)

| {{cricon|IND}} MS Dhoni

style="text-align:center;"| 90
colspan="3" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283791.html|title=Test matches – Wicketkeeping records – Most dismissals in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105123700/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283791.html|archive-date=5 November 2019|url-status=live}}

==Most catches==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Catches

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

532

| {{cricon|RSA}} Mark Boucher || style="text-align:center;"|147

379

| {{cricon|AUS}} Adam Gilchrist || style="text-align:center;"|96

366

| {{cricon|AUS}} Ian Healy || style="text-align:center;"|119

343

| {{cricon|AUS}} Rod Marsh || style="text-align:center;"|96

265

| {{cricon|WIN}} Jeff Dujon || style="text-align:center;"|81

colspan="3" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283365.html|title=Test matches – Wicketkeeping records – Most catches in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109203620/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283365.html|archive-date=9 November 2010|url-status=live}}

==Most stumpings==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Stumpings

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

52

| {{cricon|AUS}} Bert Oldfield || style="text-align:center;"|54

46

| {{cricon|ENG}} Godfrey Evans || style="text-align:center;"|91

rowspan=2 | 38

| {{cricon|IND}} Syed Kirmani || style="text-align:center;"|88

{{cricon|IND}} MS Dhonistyle="text-align:center;"|90
37

| {{cricon|AUS}} Adam Gilchrist || style="text-align:center;"|96

colspan="3" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283340.html|title=Test matches – Wicketkeeping records – Most stumpings in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504100901/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283340.html|archive-date=4 May 2017|url-status=live}}

==Most dismissals in an innings==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Dismissals

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

rowspan=5 | 7

| {{cricon|PAK}} Wasim Bari || {{cr|NZ}} || Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand || 1978–79

{{cricon|ENG}} Bob Taylor{{cr|IND}}Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India1979–80
{{cricon|NZ}} Ian Smith{{cr|SL}}Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand1990–91
{{cricon|WIN}} Ridley Jacobs{{cr|AUS}}Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia2000–01
{{cricon|WIN}} Joshua Da Silva{{cr|RSA}}Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa2022–23
colspan="5" | Last updated: 30 November 2024{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-dismissals-in-an-innings-283802|title=Test matches – Wicketkeeping records – Most dismissals in an innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=30 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921154554/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-dismissals-in-an-innings-283802|archive-date=21 September 2024|url-status=live}}

= Individual records (as an all-rounder) =

==10 wickets and a century in a Test match==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:center;"| Wickets

| style="text-align:center;"| Date

| style="text-align:center;"| Opponent

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

{{cricon|ENG}} Ian Botham{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/shakib-al-hasan-becomes-third-all-rounder-to-score-hundred-and-take-10-wickets-in-same-test-207619 |title=Shakib: Third cricketer to score 100 and take 10 wickets |date=7 November 2014 |access-date=23 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110091318/http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/shakib-al-hasan-becomes-third-all-rounder-to-score-hundred-and-take-10-wickets-in-same-test-207619 |archive-date=10 November 2014 |url-status=live }}{{efn|name=BothamImran|Botham and Imran only batted once in their matches.}}

| 114

| 13/109

| 15 February 1980

|rowspan=2|{{cr|IND}}

| Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India

{{cricon|PAK}} Imran Khan{{efn|name=BothamImran|Botham and Imran only batted once in their matches.}}

| 117

| 11/180

| 3 January 1983

| Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan

{{cricon|BAN}} Shakib Al Hasan{{efn|name=Shakib|Shakib batted twice in his match, but only scored 6 in the other innings.}}

| 137

| 10/124

| 3 November 2014

|{{cr|ZIM}}

| Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh

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| colspan=6 |{{small|Last updated: 16 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=100 runs and 10 wickets in a match in Tests|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/100-runs-and-10-wickets-in-a-match-287370|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=24 November 2014}}

colspan=6 | Notes:
Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960–61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87).
Betty Wilson was the first player to do it in 1958. She scored 100 and was 11/18. Enid Bakewell made this milestone the year before Botham.{{Cite web |title=Women Test matches {{!}} All-round records {{!}} 100 runs and 10 wickets in a match |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/100-runs-and-10-wickets-in-a-match-287369 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}
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|}

==Most 5 wickets in an innings and a century in the same Test match==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| Matches

| Player

| Period

5

| {{cricon|ENG}} Ian Botham || 1977–1992

4

| {{cricon|IND}} Ravichandran Ashwin || 2011–2024

rowspan=5|2

| {{cricon|WIN}} Garfield Sobers || 1954–1974

{{cricon|PAK}} Mushtaq Mohammad1959–1979
{{cricon|RSA}} Jacques Kallis1995–2013
{{cricon|BAN}} Shakib Al Hasan {{dagger}}2007–present
{{cricon|IND}} Ravindra Jadeja {{dagger}}2012–present
colspan="3" | Last updated: 18 December 2024{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282793.html|title=Test matches – All-round records – Hundred and Five Wickets In an Innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 May 2020}}

= Individual records (other) =

==Most matches played==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"

| Matches

| Player

| Period

200

| {{cricon|IND}} Sachin Tendulkar || 1989–2013

188

| {{cricon|ENG}} James Anderson || 2003–2024

rowspan=2|168

| {{cricon|AUS}} Steve Waugh || 1985–2004

{{cricon|AUS}} Ricky Ponting1995–2012
167

| {{cricon|ENG}} Stuart Broad || 2007–2023

colspan="3" | Last updated: 11 March 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283683.html|title=Test matches – Individual records (captains, players, umpires) – Most matches in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023}}

==Most matches played as captain==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Won

| style="text-align:center;"| Lost

| style="text-align:center;"| Drawn

| style="text-align:center;"| Tied

109

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|RSA}} Graeme Smith || 53 || 29 || 27 || 0

93

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|AUS}} Allan Border || 32 || 22 || 38 || 1

80

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|NZ}} Stephen Fleming || 28 || 27 || 25 || 0

77

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|AUS}} Ricky Ponting || 48 || 16 || 13 || 0

74

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|WIN}} Clive Lloyd || 36 || 12 || 26 || 0

colspan="6" | Last updated: 15 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html|title=Test matches – Individual records (captains, players, umpires) – Most matches as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601134648/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html|archive-date=1 June 2017|url-status=live}}

==Most matches won as captain==

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Won

| style="text-align:center;"| Player

| style="text-align:center;"| Lost

| style="text-align:center;"| Drawn

| style="text-align:center;"| Ties

| style="text-align:center;"| Matches

53

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|RSA}} Graeme Smith || style="text-align:center;"| 26 || style="text-align:center;"| 26 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 109

48

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|AUS}} Ricky Ponting || style="text-align:center;"| 16 || style="text-align:center;"| 13 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 77

41

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|AUS}} Steve Waugh || style="text-align:center;"| 9 || style="text-align:center;"| 7 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 57

40

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|IND}} Virat Kohli || style="text-align:center;"| 17 || style="text-align:center;"| 11 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 68

36

| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|WIN}} Clive Lloyd || style="text-align:center;"| 12 || style="text-align:center;"| 26 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 74

colspan="6" | Last updated: 14 January 2022{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;groupby=captains;orderby=won;size=10;template=results;type=team|title=Test matches – Individual records (captains, players, umpires) – Most matches won as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311005633/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bgroupby%3Dcaptains%3Borderby%3Dwon%3Bsize%3D10%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dteam|archive-date=11 March 2016}}

==Most Player-of-the-Match awards==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"|No. of Awards

| style="text-align:center;"|Player

| style="text-align:center;"|Team

| style="text-align:center;"|Matches

| style="text-align:center;"|Period

23

| Jacques Kallis || {{cr|SA}} || 166 || 1995–2013

19

| Muttiah Muralitharan || {{cr|SL}} || 133 || 1992–2010

rowspan=2 | 17

| Wasim Akram || {{cr|PAK}} || 104 || 1985–2002

Shane Warne{{cr|AUS}}1451992–2007
rowspan=2 | 16

| Kumar Sangakkara || {{cr|SL}} || 134 || 2000–2015

Ricky Ponting{{cr|AUS}}1681995–2012
colspan="5" | Last updated: 29 December 2019{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283704.html|title=Records / Test Cricket / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-match awards|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=18 November 2015}}

==Most Player-of-the-series awards==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"|No. of Award

| style="text-align:center;"|Player

| style="text-align:center;"|Team

| style="text-align:center;"|Matches

| style="text-align:center;"|Series

| style="text-align:center;"|Period

rowspan=2| 11

| Ravichandran Ashwin || {{cr|IND}} || 106 || 44 || 2011–2024

Muttiah Muralitharan{{cr|SL}}133611992–2010
9

| Jacques Kallis || {{cr|SA}} || 166 || 61 || 1995–2013

rowspan=3|8

| Imran Khan || {{cr|PAK}} || 88 || 28 || 1971–1992

Richard Hadlee{{cr|NZ}}86331973–1990
Shane Warne{{cr|AUS}}145461992–2007
colspan="6" | Last updated: 18 December 2024{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283469.html|title=Records / Test Cricket / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023}}

Partnership records

= Highest partnerships =

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:center;"| Wicket

| style="text-align:center;"| Team

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Players

| style="text-align:center;"| Opposition

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

624

| 3rd || rowspan=2|{{cr|SRI}} || Kumar Sangakkara (287) || Mahela Jayawardene (374) ||{{cr|RSA}}|| Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka || 2006

576

| 2nd || Sanath Jayasuriya (340) || Roshan Mahanama (225) ||{{cr|IND}}|| R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka || 1997–98

467

| 3rd || {{cr|NZ}}|| Andrew Jones (186) || Martin Crowe (299) ||{{cr|SRI}}|| Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand || 1990–91

454

| 4th || {{cr|ENG}}|| Joe Root (262) || Harry Brook (317) ||{{cr|PAK}}|| Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan || 2024–25

rowspan=2|451

| 2nd || {{cr|AUS}} || Bill Ponsford (266) || Donald Bradman (244) ||{{cr|ENG}} || The Oval, London, England || 1934

3rd{{cr|PAK}}Mudassar Nazar (231)Javed Miandad (280*){{cr|IND}}Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, India1982–83
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| colspan=8 | Last updated: 10 October 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283573.html|title=Test matches – Partnership records – Highest partnerships for any wicket|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208210947/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283573.html|archive-date=8 February 2009|url-status=live}}

colspan=8 | {{small|An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached).}}

= Highest partnership (for each wicket) =

class="wikitable"
style="background:#9cf;"

| style="text-align:center;"| Partnership

| style="text-align:center;"| Runs

| style="text-align:center;"| Team

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Players

| style="text-align:center;"| Opposition

| style="text-align:center;"| Venue

| style="text-align:center;"| Season

1st wicket

| 415 ||{{cr|RSA}}|| Graeme Smith (232) || Neil McKenzie (226) ||{{cr|BAN}}|| Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh || 2008

2nd wicket

| 576 || rowspan=2|{{cr|SRI}}|| Sanath Jayasuriya (340) || Roshan Mahanama (225) ||{{cr|IND}}|| R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka || 1997–98

3rd wicket

| 624 || Kumar Sangakkara (287) || Mahela Jayawardene (374) ||{{cr|RSA}}|| Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka || 2006

4th wicket

| 454 || {{cr|ENG}}|| Joe Root (262) || Harry Brook (317) ||{{cr|PAK}}|| Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan || 2024–25

5th wicket

| 405 || {{cr|AUS}}|| Sid Barnes (234) || Donald Bradman (234) ||{{cr|ENG}} || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia || 1946–47

6th wicket

| 399 ||{{cr|ENG}}|| Ben Stokes (258) || Jonny Bairstow (150*) ||{{cr|RSA}}|| Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa || 2015–16

7th wicket

| 347 ||{{cr|WIN}}|| Denis Atkinson (219) || Clairmonte Depeiaza (122) ||{{cr|AUS}}|| Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados || 1954–55

8th wicket

| 332 ||{{cr|ENG}}|| Jonathan Trott (184) || Stuart Broad (169) || rowspan=2|{{cr|PAK}} || Lord's, London, England || 2010

9th wicket

| 195 ||{{cr|RSA}}|| Mark Boucher (78) || Pat Symcox (108) || New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa || 1997-98

10th wicket

| 198 ||{{cr|ENG}} || Joe Root (154*) || James Anderson (81) ||{{cr|IND}}|| Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England || 2014

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| colspan=8 | Last updated: 10 October 2024{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/254836.html|title=Test matches – Partnership records – Highest partnerships by wicket|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019}}

colspan=8 | {{small|An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached).}}

=Highest overall partnership runs by a pair=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:centre"
style="background:#9cf;"

! style="background:#9cf;" scope="col"| Rank

! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Runs

! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Innings

! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Players

! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Batting team

! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Highest

! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Average

! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| 100s/50s

! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Career span

align=center | 1

! scope-"row" | 6,920

| 143

Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar{{cr|IND}}24950.5120/291996–2012
align=center | 2

! scope="row" | 6,554

| 120

Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara{{cr|SL}}62456.519/272000–2015
align=center | 3

! scope="row" | 6,482

| 148

Gordon Greenidge & Desmond Haynes{{cr|WIN}}29847.3116/261978–1991
align=center | 4

! scope="row" | 6,081

| 122

Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer{{cr|AUS}}25551.5314/281997–2007
align=center | 5

! scope="row" | 5,253

| 132

Alastair Cook & Andrew Strauss{{cr|ENG}}22940.414/212006–2012
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| scope="row" colspan=9 | Last updated: 11 October 2022{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283514.html|title=Records–Test Matches–Partnership records–Highest overall partnership runs by a pair–ESPN Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN| work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 October 2022}}

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