Test records

Up to 24 Oct 2026

Batting

Most runs

#	Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Span
1	Sachin TendulkarIndia	200	329	15,921	248*	53.78	51	68	1989–2013
2	Joe RootEngland	169	309	14,278	262	50.45	41	69	2012–2026
3	Ricky PontingAustralia	168	287	13,378	257	51.85	41	62	1995–2012
4	Jacques KallisSouth Africa	166	280	13,289	224	55.37	45	58	1995–2013
5	Rahul DravidIndia	164	286	13,288	270	52.31	36	63	1996–2012

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Highest scores

#	Player	Score	Balls	4s	6s
1	Brian LaraWest Indies v England · St John's · 10 Apr 2004	400*	582	43	4
2	Matthew HaydenAustralia v Zimbabwe · W.A.C.A · 9 Oct 2003	380	437	38	11
3	Brian LaraWest Indies v England · St John's · 16 Apr 1994	375	538	45	0
4	Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka v South Africa · Colombo (SSC) · 27 Jul 2006	374	572	43	1
5	Wiaan MulderSouth Africa v Zimbabwe · Bulawayo · 6 Jul 2025	367*	334	49	4

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Most hundreds

#	Player	Inns	100s	Runs	HS
1	Sachin TendulkarIndia	329	51	15,921	248*
2	Jacques KallisSouth Africa	280	45	13,289	224
3	Ricky PontingAustralia	287	41	13,378	257
=3	Joe RootEngland	309	41	14,278	262
5	Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka	233	38	12,400	319

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Most fifties

#	Player	Inns	50s	100s	Runs
1	Joe RootEngland	309	69	41	14,278
2	Sachin TendulkarIndia	329	68	51	15,921
3	Shivnarine ChanderpaulWest Indies	280	66	30	11,867
4	Rahul DravidIndia	286	63	36	13,288
=4	Allan BorderAustralia	265	63	27	11,174

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Highest batting averages

#	Player	Inns	NO	Runs	Avg	100s
1	Donald BradmanAustralia	80	10	6,996	99.94	29
2	Adam VogesAustralia	31	7	1,485	61.87	5
3	Graeme PollockSouth Africa	41	4	2,256	60.97	7
4	George HeadleyWest Indies	40	4	2,190	60.83	10
5	Herbert SutcliffeEngland	84	9	4,555	60.73	16

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Most sixes

#	Player	Inns	6s	4s	Runs
1	Ben StokesEngland	220	138	833	7,273
2	Brendon McCullumNew Zealand	176	107	776	6,453
3	Rishabh PantIndia	90	102	396	3,725
4	Adam GilchristAustralia	137	100	677	5,570
5	Chris GayleWest Indies	182	98	1,046	7,214

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Most fours

#	Player	Inns	4s	6s	Runs
1	Rahul DravidIndia	286	1,654	21	13,288
2	Brian LaraWest Indies	232	1,559	88	11,953
3	Joe RootEngland	309	1,536	46	14,278
4	Ricky PontingAustralia	287	1,509	73	13,378
5	Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka	233	1,491	51	12,400

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Most ducks

#	Player	Inns	Ducks	Runs
1	Courtney WalshWest Indies	185	43	936
2	Stuart BroadEngland	244	39	3,662
3	Chris MartinNew Zealand	104	36	123
4	Glenn McGrathAustralia	138	35	641
5	James AndersonEngland	265	34	1,353

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Bowling

Most wickets

#	Player	Mat	Balls	Wkts	BBI	Avg	5w	Span
1	Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka	133	44,039	800	9/51	22.72	67	1992–2010
2	Shane WarneAustralia	145	40,705	708	8/71	25.41	37	1992–2007
3	James AndersonEngland	188	40,037	704	7/42	26.45	32	2003–2024
4	Anil KumbleIndia	132	40,850	619	10/74	29.65	35	1990–2008
5	Stuart BroadEngland	167	33,698	604	8/15	27.68	20	2007–2023

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Best bowling figures

#	Player	Figures	Overs
1	Jim LakerEngland v Australia · Manchester · 26 Jul 1956	10/53	51.2
2	Anil KumbleIndia v Pakistan · Delhi · 4 Feb 1999	10/74	26.3
3	Ajaz PatelNew Zealand v India · Wankhede · 3 Dec 2021	10/119	47.5
4	George LohmannEngland v South Africa · Johannesburg · 2 Mar 1896	9/28	14.2
5	Jim LakerEngland v Australia · Manchester · 26 Jul 1956	9/37	16.4

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Best bowling in a match

#	Player	Figures	Overs
1	Jim LakerEngland v Australia · Manchester · 26 Jul 1956	19/90	68.0
2	Sydney BarnesEngland v South Africa · Johannesburg · 26 Dec 1913	17/159	65.3
3	Narendra HirwaniIndia v West Indies · Chennai · 11 Jan 1988	16/136	33.5
4	Bob MassieAustralia v England · Lord's · 22 Jun 1972	16/137	60.1
5	Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka v England · The Oval · 27 Aug 1998	16/220	113.5

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Most five-wicket hauls

#	Player	Inns	5w	Wkts	BBI
1	Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka	230	67	800	9/51
2	Ravichandran AshwinIndia	200	37	537	7/59
=2	Shane WarneAustralia	273	37	708	8/71
4	Richard HadleeNew Zealand	150	36	431	9/52
5	Anil KumbleIndia	236	35	619	10/74

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Best bowling averages

#	Player	Wkts	Runs	Avg	SR
1	George LohmannEngland	112	1,205	10.75	34.1
2	J.J. FerrisAustralia, England	61	775	12.70	37.7
3	Billy BarnesEngland	51	793	15.54	44.8
4	Billy BatesEngland	50	821	16.42	47.2
5	Sydney BarnesEngland	189	3,106	16.43	41.6

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Hat-tricks

Since 2009

#	Bowler	Figures
	Hasan MahmudBangladesh v Afghanistan · Sheikh Zayed Stadium · 9 Oct 2026	5/55
	Scott BolandAustralia v West Indies · Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica · 12 Jul 2025	3/2
	Noman AliPakistan v West Indies · Multan Cricket Stadium · 25 Jan 2025	6/41
	Gus AtkinsonEngland v New Zealand · Basin Reserve · 6 Dec 2024	4/31
	Keshav MaharajSouth Africa v West Indies · Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia · 18 Jun 2021	5/36

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Team

Highest team totals

#	Team	Total	Overs
1	Sri Lankav India · Colombo (RPS) · 2 Aug 1997	952/6d	271.0
2	Englandv Australia · The Oval · 20 Aug 1938	903/7d	335.2
3	Englandv West Indies · Kingston · 3 Apr 1930	849	258.2
4	Englandv Pakistan · Multan · 7 Oct 2024	823/7d	150.0
5	West Indiesv Pakistan · Kingston · 26 Feb 1958	790/3d	208.1

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Lowest team totals

#	Team	Total	Overs
1	New Zealandv England · Auckland · 25 Mar 1955	26	27.0
2	West Indiesv Australia · Kingston · 12 Jul 2025	27	14.3
3	South Africav England · Gqeberha · 13 Feb 1896	30	18.4
=3	South Africav England · Birmingham · 14 Jun 1924	30	12.3
5	South Africav England · Cape Town · 1 Apr 1899	35	22.4

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Highest successful chases

#	Team	Total	Overs
1	West Indiesv Australia · St John's · 9 May 2003	418/7	128.5
2	South Africav Australia · W.A.C.A · 17 Dec 2008	414/4	119.2
3	Indiav West Indies · Port of Spain · 7 Apr 1976	406/4	147.0
4	Australiav England · Leeds · 22 Jul 1948	404/3	114.1
5	West Indiesv Bangladesh · Chattogram · 3 Feb 2021	395/7	127.3

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Biggest wins by runs

#	Team	Margin
1	Englandv Australia · Brisbane · 30 Nov 1928	675 runs
2	Australiav England · The Oval · 18 Aug 1934	562 runs
3	Bangladeshv Afghanistan · Mirpur · 14 Jun 2023	546 runs
4	Australiav South Africa · Melbourne · 17 Feb 1911	530 runs
5	South Africav Australia · Johannesburg · 30 Mar 2018	492 runs

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Biggest wins by an innings

#	Team	Margin
1	Englandv Australia · The Oval · 20 Aug 1938	An innings and 579 runs
2	Australiav South Africa · Johannesburg · 22 Feb 2002	An innings and 360 runs
3	New Zealandv Zimbabwe · Bulawayo · 7 Aug 2025	An innings and 359 runs
4	West Indiesv India · Eden Gardens · 31 Dec 1958	An innings and 336 runs
5	Australiav England · Brisbane · 29 Nov 1946	An innings and 332 runs

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Partnerships

Highest partnerships

#	Batters	Runs	Wkt
1	Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka v South Africa · Colombo (SSC) · 27 Jul 2006	624	3rd
2	Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan MahanamaSri Lanka v India · Colombo (RPS) · 2 Aug 1997	576	2nd
3	Martin Crowe & Andrew Jonesv Sri Lanka · Wellington · 31 Jan 1991	467	3rd
4	Harry Brook & Joe RootEngland v Pakistan · Multan · 7 Oct 2024	454	4th
5	Donald Bradman & Bill Ponsfordv England · The Oval · 18 Aug 1934	451	2nd

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Appearances

Most matches

#	Player	Mat	Span
1	Sachin TendulkarIndia	200	1989–2013
2	James AndersonEngland	188	2003–2024
3	Joe RootEngland	169	2012–2026
4	Ricky PontingAustralia	168	1995–2012
=4	Steve WaughAustralia	168	1985–2004

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