Women's Test records

Up to 19 Oct 2026

Batting

Most runs

#	Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Span
1	Janette BrittinEngland	27	44	1,935	167	49.61	5	11	1979–1998
2	Charlotte EdwardsEngland	23	43	1,676	117	44.10	4	9	1996–2015
3	Rachael Heyhoe-FlintEngland	22	38	1,594	179	45.54	3	10	1960–1979
4	Debbie HockleyNew Zealand	19	29	1,301	126*	52.04	4	7	1979–1996
5	Carole HodgesEngland	18	31	1,164	158*	40.13	2	6	1984–1992

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Highest scores

#	Player	Score	Balls	4s	6s
1	Kiran BaluchPakistan v West Indies · Karachi · 15 Mar 2004	242	488	38	0
2	Mithali RajIndia v England · Taunton · 14 Aug 2002	214	407	19	0
3	Ellyse PerryAustralia v England · North Sydney · 9 Nov 2017	213*	374	27	1
4	Annabel SutherlandAustralia v South Africa · W.A.C.A · 15 Feb 2024	210	256	27	2
5	Karen RoltonAustralia v England · Leeds · 6 Jul 2001	209*	313	29	1

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Most hundreds

#	Player	Inns	100s	Runs	HS
1	Janette BrittinEngland	44	5	1,935	167
2	Sandhya AgarwalIndia	23	4	1,110	190
=2	Enid BakewellEngland	22	4	1,078	124
=2	Charlotte EdwardsEngland	43	4	1,676	117
=2	Debbie HockleyNew Zealand	29	4	1,301	126*

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Most fifties

#	Player	Inns	50s	100s	Runs
1	Janette BrittinEngland	44	11	5	1,935
2	Rachael Heyhoe-FlintEngland	38	10	3	1,594
3	Charlotte EdwardsEngland	43	9	4	1,676
4	Debbie HockleyNew Zealand	29	7	4	1,301
=4	Enid BakewellEngland	22	7	4	1,078

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Highest batting averages

#	Player	Inns	NO	Runs	Avg	100s
1	Enid BakewellEngland	22	4	1,078	59.88	4
2	Ellyse PerryAustralia	24	7	1,006	59.17	2
3	Karen RoltonAustralia	22	4	1,002	55.66	2
4	Debbie HockleyNew Zealand	29	4	1,301	52.04	4
5	Sandhya AgarwalIndia	23	1	1,110	50.45	4

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Most sixes

#	Player	Inns	6s	4s	Runs
1	Shafali VermaIndia	14	14	89	640
2	Smriti MandhanaIndia	16	5	128	788
3	Annabel SutherlandAustralia	10	4	90	715
4	Ashleigh GardnerAustralia	12	3	40	326
=4	Alyssa HealyAustralia	17	3	65	502

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Most fours

#	Player	Inns	4s	6s	Runs
1	Karen RoltonAustralia	22	136	1	1,002
2	Ellyse PerryAustralia	24	129	2	1,006
3	Smriti MandhanaIndia	16	128	5	788
4	Nat Sciver-BruntEngland	22	122	1	938
5	Heather KnightEngland	27	116	2	989

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Most ducks

#	Player	Inns	Ducks	Runs
1	Lucy PearsonEngland	14	6	33
2	Lisa KeightleyAustralia	14	5	378
=2	Jackie LordNew Zealand	22	5	258
=2	Polly MarshallEngland	21	5	378
=2	Laura NewtonEngland	22	5	448

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Bowling

Most wickets

#	Player	Mat	Balls	Wkts	BBI	Avg	5w	Span
1	Mary DugganEngland	17	3,734	77	7/6	13.49	5	1949–1963
2	Betty WilsonAustralia	11	2,885	68	7/7	11.80	4	1948–1958
3	Diana EduljiIndia	20	5,098	63	6/64	25.77	1	1976–1991
4	Cathryn FitzpatrickAustralia	13	3,603	60	5/29	19.11	2	1991–2006
=4	Shubhangi KulkarniIndia	19	3,320	60	6/99	27.45	5	1976–1991

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Best bowling figures

#	Player	Figures	Overs
1	Neetu DavidIndia v England · Jamshedpur · 24 Nov 1995	8/53	31.3
2	Ashleigh GardnerAustralia v England · Nottingham · 22 Jun 2023	8/66	20.0
3	Sneh RanaIndia v South Africa · Chennai · 28 Jun 2024	8/77	25.3
4	Mary DugganEngland v Australia · Melbourne · 21 Feb 1958	7/6	14.5
5	Betty WilsonAustralia v England · Melbourne · 21 Feb 1958	7/7	10.3

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Best bowling in a match

#	Player	Figures	Overs
1	Shaiza KhanPakistan v West Indies · Karachi · 15 Mar 2004	13/226	71.0
2	Ashleigh GardnerAustralia v England · Nottingham · 22 Jun 2023	12/165	45.2
3	Betty WilsonAustralia v England · Melbourne · 21 Feb 1958	11/16	29.3
4	Julia GreenwoodEngland v West Indies · Canterbury · 16 Jun 1979	11/63	36.0
5	Lucy PearsonEngland v Australia · Sydney · 22 Feb 2003	11/107	58.0

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Most five-wicket hauls

#	Player	Inns	5w	Wkts	BBI
1	Mary DugganEngland	27	5	77	7/6
=1	Shubhangi KulkarniIndia	32	5	60	6/99
3	Sophie EcclestoneEngland	18	4	48	5/63
=3	Betty WilsonAustralia	21	4	68	7/7
=3	Jackie LordNew Zealand	23	4	55	6/119

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Best bowling averages

#	Player	Wkts	Runs	Avg	SR
1	Betty WilsonAustralia	68	803	11.80	42.4
2	Mary DugganEngland	77	1,039	13.49	48.4
3	Myrtle MaclaganEngland	60	935	15.58	57.2
4	Enid BakewellEngland	50	831	16.62	53.9
5	Raelee ThompsonAustralia	57	1,040	18.24	75.5

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Team

Highest team totals

#	Team	Total	Overs
1	Indiav South Africa · Chennai · 28 Jun 2024	603/6d	115.1
2	Australiav South Africa · W.A.C.A · 15 Feb 2024	575/9d	125.2
3	Australiav England · Guildford · 6 Aug 1998	569/6d	180.0
4	Australiav India · Ahmedabad · 3 Feb 1984	525	156.1
5	New Zealandv England · Scarborough · 24 Jun 1996	517/8	215.0

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Lowest team totals

#	Team	Total	Overs
1	Englandv Australia · Melbourne · 21 Feb 1958	35	30.3
2	Australiav England · Melbourne · 21 Feb 1958	38	43.5
3	New Zealandv England · Christchurch · 16 Feb 1935	44	28.2
4	Australiav England · Brisbane · 28 Dec 1934	47	49.3
5	Netherlandsv South Africa · Rotterdam · 28 Jul 2007	50	40.0

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Highest successful chases

#	Team	Total	Overs
1	Australiav England · Sydney · 22 Jan 2011	198/3	91.2
2	Indiav England · Wormsley · 13 Aug 2014	183/4	95.3
3	Englandv New Zealand · Christchurch · 7 Mar 1969	173/3	42.3
=3	Englandv New Zealand · Wanganui · 6 Feb 1992	173/6	124.2
5	Australiav England · Worcester · 30 Jun 1951	160/8	60.5

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Biggest wins by runs

#	Team	Margin
1	Indiav England · DY Patil · 14 Dec 2023	347 runs
2	Sri Lankav Pakistan · Colombo (Colts) · 17 Apr 1998	309 runs
3	Englandv South Africa · Bloemfontein · 15 Dec 2024	286 runs
4	Indiav England · Lord's · 10 Jul 2026	270 runs
5	New Zealandv South Africa · Durban · 10 Mar 1972	188 runs

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Biggest wins by an innings

#	Team	Margin
1	Englandv New Zealand · Christchurch · 16 Feb 1935	An innings and 337 runs
2	Australiav South Africa · W.A.C.A · 15 Feb 2024	An innings and 284 runs
3	Australiav England · Shenley · 24 Jun 2001	An innings and 140 runs
4	Australiav England · Melbourne · 30 Jan 2025	An innings and 122 runs
5	Australiav New Zealand · Wellington · 20 Mar 1948	An innings and 102 runs

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Partnerships

Highest partnerships

#	Batters	Runs	Wkt
1	Denise Annetts & Lindsay Reelerv England · Wetherby · 21 Aug 1987	309	3rd
2	Smriti Mandhana & Shafali VermaIndia v South Africa · Chennai · 28 Jun 2024	292	1st
3	Thirush Kamini & Punam RautIndia v South Africa · Mysore · 16 Nov 2014	275	2nd
4	Louise Broadfoot & Karen Roltonv England · Leeds · 6 Jul 2001	253	4th
5	Kiran Baluch & Sajjida Shahv West Indies · Karachi · 15 Mar 2004	241	1st

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Appearances

Most matches

#	Player	Mat	Span
1	Janette BrittinEngland	27	1979–1998
2	Charlotte EdwardsEngland	23	1996–2015
3	Rachael Heyhoe-FlintEngland	22	1960–1979
4	Sudha ShahIndia	21	1976–1991
=4	Jane SmitEngland	21	1992–2006

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