List of Test cricket records - wikipedia List of Test cricket records Donald Bradman, holder of several Test batting records including highest batting average Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run - scorer and century maker in Test cricket Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest wicket - taker in Test cricket Test cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ). Unlike One Day Internationals, Test matches consist of two innings per team, having no limit in their number of overs. 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. The earliest match now recognised as a Test was played between England and Australia in March 1877 ; since then there have been over 2,000 Tests played by 11 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. Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket. The most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 362 of their 773 Tests ( 46.83 % ). Barring the ICC World XI, a rest of world team which played a single Test against Australia in 2005, the least successful team are Bangladesh who have struggled since their introduction to Test cricket in 2000, leading to questioning of their Test status. Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time, 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, it stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman 's average. Don Bradman is the only player in the world to have scored 5000 runs against a single opposition : 5028 runs against England. 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. In taking 10 -- 53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture all ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best innings figures. Indian Leg - spinner Anil Kumble is the only other bowler to have taken 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10 -- 74 against Pakistan in 1999. 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. 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 to increase the number of Test matches they play 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. 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. The record for most dismissals by a wicket - keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Rahul Dravid. Contents 1 Listing criteria 2 Listing notation 3 Team records 3.1 Team wins, losses and draws 3.2 Result records 3.2. 1 Greatest win margins ( by innings ) 3.2. 2 Greatest win margin ( by runs ) 3.2. 3 Matches that finished with scores level 3.2. 4 Narrowest win margin ( by wickets ) 3.2. 5 Narrowest win margin ( by runs ) 3.2. 6 Victory after following - on 3.2. 7 Most consecutive wins 3.3 Team scoring records 4 Individual records 4.1 Individual records ( batting ) 4.1. 1 Career runs 4.1. 2 Most runs in each batting position 4.1. 3 Highest career batting average 4.1. 4 Innings or series 4.1. 5 Highest scores at each batting position 4.1. 6 Innings as captain 4.1. 7 Most runs in an over 4.1. 8 Centuries 4.1. 9 Half Centuries 4.1. 10 Most fours in career 4.2 Individual records ( bowling ) 4.2. 1 Career 4.2. 2 Series 4.2. 3 Innings 4.2. 4 Match records 4.2. 5 Innings as captain 4.2. 6 Match records as captain 4.3 Individual records ( fielding ) 4.3. 1 Most catches in Test career 4.4 Individual records ( wicket - keeping ) 4.5 Individual records ( as an all - rounder ) 4.6 Individual records ( other ) 5 Partnership records 5.1 Highest partnership for each wicket 5.2 Highest partnerships 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 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 indicates a current Test cricketer Seasons Cricket is played during the summer months in most countries. Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may therefore 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 ''. 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 Team First Test match Matches Won Lost Tied Drawn % Won Australia 000000001877 - 03 - 15 - 0000 15 March 1877 803 378 216 207 47.07 Bangladesh 000000002000 - 11 - 10 - 0000 10 November 2000 104 10 79 0 15 9.62 England 000000001877 - 03 - 15 - 0000 15 March 1877 990 356 291 0 343 35.95 India 000000001932 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 June 1932 515 142 158 214 27.57 New Zealand 000000001930 - 01 - 10 - 0000 10 January 1930 422 89 170 0 163 21.09 Pakistan 000000001952 - 10 - 16 - 0000 16 October 1952 411 132 121 0 158 32.03 South Africa 000000001889 - 03 - 12 - 0000 12 March 1889 416 155 138 0 124 37.17 Sri Lanka 000000001982 - 02 - 17 - 0000 17 February 1982 264 84 99 0 81 31.43 West Indies 000000001928 - 06 - 23 - 0000 23 June 1928 527 168 185 173 31.74 Zimbabwe 000000001992 - 10 - 18 - 0000 18 October 1992 103 11 66 0 26 10.78 ICC World XI 000000002005 - 10 - 14 - 0000 14 October 2005 0 0 0 0.00 Last updated : 29 October 2017 Result records Greatest win margins ( by innings ) Margin Teams Venue Season Innings and 579 runs England ( 903 - 7 d ) beat Australia ( 201 & 123 ) The Oval, London 1938 Innings and 360 runs Australia ( 652 -- 7 d ) beat South Africa ( 159 & 133 ) New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2001 -- 02 Innings and 336 runs West Indies ( 614 -- 5 d ) beat India ( 124 & 154 ) Eden Gardens, Kolkata 1958 -- 59 Innings and 332 runs Australia ( 645 ) beat England ( 141 & 172 ) Brisbane Cricket Ground 1946 -- 47 Innings and 324 runs Pakistan ( 643 ) beat New Zealand ( 73 & 246 ) Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 2002 Last updated : 12 December 2016 Greatest win margin ( by runs ) Margin Teams Venue Season 675 runs England ( 521 & 342 -- 8 d ) beat Australia ( 122 & 66 ) Brisbane Exhibition Ground 1928 -- 29 562 runs Australia ( 701 & 327 ) beat England ( 321 & 145 ) The Oval, London 1934 530 runs Australia ( 328 & 578 ) beat South Africa ( 205 & 171 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1910 -- 11 491 runs Australia ( 381 & 361 -- 5 d ) beat Pakistan ( 179 & 72 ) WACA Ground, Perth 2004 -- 05 465 runs Sri Lanka ( 384 & 447 -- 6 d ) beat Bangladesh ( 208 & 158 ) Chittagong Divisional Stadium 2008 -- 09 Last updated : 12 December 2016 Matches that finished with scores level See also : Tied Test Result Teams Venue Season Tie Australia ( 505 & 232 ) vs West Indies ( 453 & 284 ) The Gabba 1960 -- 61 Tie India ( 397 & 347 ) vs Australia ( 574 -- 7 d & 170 -- 5 d ) MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras 1986 -- 87 Draw Zimbabwe ( 376 & 234 ) vs England ( 406 & 204 -- 5 ) Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 1996 -- 97 Draw India ( 482 & 242 -- 9 ) vs West Indies ( 590 & 134 ) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 2011 -- 12 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Narrowest win margin ( by wickets ) Margin Teams Venue Season 1 wicket England ( 183 & 263 -- 9 ) beat Australia ( 324 & 121 ) The Oval, London 1902 1 wicket South Africa ( 91 & 287 -- 9 ) beat England ( 184 & 190 ) Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1905 -- 06 1 wicket England ( 382 & 282 -- 9 ) beat Australia ( 266 & 397 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1907 -- 08 1 wicket England ( 183 & 173 -- 9 ) beat South Africa ( 113 & 242 ) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 1922 -- 23 1 wicket Australia ( 216 & 260 -- 9 ) beat West Indies ( 272 & 203 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1951 -- 52 1 wicket New Zealand ( 249 & 104 -- 9 ) beat West Indies ( 140 & 212 ) Carisbrook, Dunedin 1979 -- 80 1 wicket Pakistan ( 256 & 315 -- 9 ) beat Australia ( 337 & 232 ) National Stadium, Karachi 1994 -- 95 1 wicket West Indies ( 329 & 311 -- 9 ) beat Australia ( 490 & 146 ) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 1998 -- 99 1 wicket West Indies ( 273 & 216 -- 9 ) beat Pakistan ( 269 & 219 ) Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John 's 1999 -- 00 1 wicket Pakistan ( 175 & 262 -- 9 ) beat Bangladesh ( 281 & 154 ) Ibn - e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan 2003 1 wicket Sri Lanka ( 321 & 352 -- 9 ) beat South Africa ( 361 & 311 ) Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo 2006 1 wicket India ( 405 & 216 -- 9 ) beat Australia ( 428 & 192 ) Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali 2010 -- 11 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Narrowest win margin ( by runs ) Margin Teams Venue Season 1 run West Indies ( 252 & 146 ) beat Australia ( 213 & 184 ) Adelaide Oval 1992 -- 93 2 runs England ( 407 & 182 ) beat Australia ( 308 & 279 ) Edgbaston, Birmingham 2005 3 runs Australia ( 299 & 86 ) beat England ( 262 & 120 ) Old Trafford, Manchester 1902 England ( 284 & 294 ) beat Australia ( 287 & 288 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1982 -- 83 5 runs South Africa ( 169 & 239 ) beat Australia ( 292 & 111 ) Sydney Cricket Ground 1993 -- 94 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Victory after following - on See also : Follow - on Margin Teams Venue Season 10 runs England ( 325 & 437 ) beat Australia ( 586 & 166 ) Sydney Cricket Ground 1894 -- 95 18 runs England ( 174 & 356 ) beat Australia ( 401 -- 9 d & 111 ) Headingley, Leeds 1981 171 runs India ( 171 & 657 -- 7 d ) beat Australia ( 445 & 212 ) Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2000 -- 01 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most consecutive wins Wins Team First win Last win 16 Australia Zimbabwe at Harare, 14 October 1999 India at Mumbai, 27 February 2001 16 Australia South Africa at Melbourne, 26 December 2005 India at Sydney, 2 January 2008 11 West Indies Australia at Bridgetown, 30 March 1984 Australia at Adelaide, 7 December 1984 9 Sri Lanka India at Colombo, 29 August 2001 Pakistan at Lahore, 6 March 2002 9 South Africa Australia at Durban, 15 March 2002 Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1 May 2003 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Team scoring records Most runs in an innings Runs Teams Venue Season 952 - 6 d Sri Lanka ( v India ) Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 903 - 7 d England ( v Australia ) The Oval, London 1938 849 England ( v West Indies ) Sabina Park, Kingston 1929 -- 30 790 -- 3 d West Indies ( v Pakistan ) Sabina Park, Kingston 1957 -- 58 765 -- 6 d Pakistan ( v Sri Lanka ) National Stadium, Karachi 2008 -- 09 Last updated : 14 September 2017 Fewest runs in a completed innings Runs Teams Venue Date 26 New Zealand ( v England ) Eden Park, Auckland 25 March 1955 30 South Africa ( v England ) St. George 's Park, Port Elizabeth 13 February 1896 South Africa ( v England ) Edgbaston, Birmingham 14 June 1924 35 South Africa ( v England ) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 1 April 1899 36 Australia ( v England ) Edgbaston, Birmingham 29 May 1902 South Africa ( v Australia ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 12 February 1932 Last updated : 14 September 2017 Highest fourth - innings totals to win Runs Teams Venue Season 418 -- 7 West Indies ( v Australia ) Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John 's 2002 -- 03 414 -- 4 South Africa ( v Australia ) WACA Ground, Perth 2008 -- 09 406 -- 4 India ( v West Indies ) Queen 's Park Oval, Port of Spain 1975 -- 76 404 -- 3 Australia ( v England ) Headingley, Leeds 1948 391 -- 6 Sri Lanka ( v Zimbabwe ) Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2017 Last updated : 14 September 2017 Individual records Individual records ( Batting ) Career runs For more details on this topic, see List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket. Most career runs Runs Player Period 15,921 ( 329 innings ) Sachin Tendulkar 1989 -- 2013 13,378 ( 287 innings ) Ricky Ponting 1995 -- 2012 13,289 ( 280 innings ) Jacques Kallis 1995 -- 2013 13,288 ( 286 innings ) Rahul Dravid 1996 -- 2012 12,400 ( 233 innings ) Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most career runs -- progression of record Runs Player Record held until Duration of record 239 Charles Bannerman 4 January 1882 4 years, 295 days 676 George Ulyett 13 August 1884 2 years, 222 days 860 Billy Murdoch 14 August 1886 2 years, 1 day 1,277 Arthur Shrewsbury 23 January 1902 15 years, 162 days 1,293 Joe Darling 18 February 1902 26 days 1,366 Syd Gregory 14 June 1902 116 days 1,531 Archie MacLaren 13 August 1902 60 days 3,412 Clem Hill 27 December 1924 22 years, 136 days 5,410 Jack Hobbs 29 June 1937 12 years, 184 days 7,249 Wally Hammond 27 November 1970 33 years, 151 days 7,459 Colin Cowdrey 23 March 1972 1 year, 117 days 8,032 Garfield Sobers 23 December 1981 9 years, 275 days 8,114 Geoff Boycott 12 November 1983 1 year, 324 days 10,122 Sunil Gavaskar 25 February 1993 9 years, 105 days 11,174 Allan Border 25 November 2005 12 years, 273 days 11,953 Brian Lara 17 October 2008 2 years, 327 days 15,921 Sachin Tendulkar 7003330400000000000 ♠ 9 years, 17 days Last updated : 15 June 2016 Notes : ^ ( a ) Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs ^ ( b ) Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs ^ ( c ) Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs ^ ( d ) Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs ^ ( e ) MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs ^ ( f ) Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs Most runs in each batting position Batting position Player Runs Average Opener Alastair Cook 10430 45.95 Number 3 Kumar Sangakkara 11679 60.83 Number 4 Sachin Tendulkar 13492 54.40 Number 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 6883 56.42 Number 6 Steve Waugh 3165 51.05 Number 7 Adam Gilchrist 3948 46.45 Number 8 Daniel Vettori 2227 39.77 Number 9 Stuart Broad 1173 20.95 Number 10 Dale Steyn 502 12.55 Number 11 Muttiah Muralitharan 623 11.33 Last updated : 17 March 2017 Highest career batting average Average Player Period 99.94 ( 80 innings ) Donald Bradman 1928 -- 1948 61.87 ( 31 innings ) Adam Voges 2015 -- 2016 60.97 ( 41 innings ) Graeme Pollock 1963 -- 1970 60.83 ( 40 innings ) George Headley 1930 -- 1954 60.73 ( 84 innings ) Herbert Sutcliffe 1924 -- 1935 Qualification : 20 innings. Last updated : 30 August 2017 Innings or series Highest individual score ( see also List of Test cricket triple centuries ) Runs Player Opponent Venue Season 400 * Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John 's 2003 -- 04 380 Matthew Hayden Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth 2003 -- 04 375 Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John 's 1993 -- 94 374 Mahela Jayawardene South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 2006 365 * Garfield Sobers Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston 1957 -- 58 Last updated : 15 June 2015 Highest individual score -- progression of record Runs Player Opponent Venue Season Test match Number 165 * Charles Bannerman England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1876 -- 77 Test No. 1 211 Billy Murdoch England The Oval, London 1884 Test No. 16 287 Tip Foster Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1903 -- 04 Test No. 78 325 Andy Sandham West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston 1929 -- 30 Test No. 193 334 Don Bradman England Headingley, Leeds 1930 Test No. 196 336 * Wally Hammond New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 1932 -- 33 Test No. 226 364 Len Hutton Australia The Oval, London 1938 Test No. 266 365 * Garfield Sobers Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston 1957 -- 58 Test No. 452 375 Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John 's 1993 -- 94 Test No. 1259 380 Matthew Hayden Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth 2003 -- 04 Test No. 1661 400 * Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John 's 2003 -- 04 Test No. 1696 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most runs in a match Runs Scores Player Match 456 333 and 123 Graham Gooch v India at Lord 's, 1990 426 334 * and 92 Mark Taylor v Pakistan at Peshawar, 1998 -- 99 424 319 and 105 Kumar Sangakkara v Bangladesh at Chittagong, 2013 -- 14 400 400 * Brian Lara v England at St John 's, Antigua, 2003 -- 04 380 247 * and 133 Greg Chappell v New Zealand at Wellington, 1973 -- 74 380 Matthew Hayden v Zimbabwe at Perth, 2003 -- 04 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most runs in a series Runs Player Series 974 ( 7 innings ) Donald Bradman v England, 1930 905 ( 9 innings ) Wally Hammond v Australia, 1928 -- 29 839 ( 11 innings ) Mark Taylor v England, 1989 834 ( 9 innings ) Neil Harvey v South Africa, 1952 -- 53 829 ( 7 innings ) Viv Richards v England, 1976 827 ( 10 innings ) Clyde Walcott v Australia, 1955 824 ( 8 innings ) Gary Sobers v Pakistan, 1957 -- 58 810 ( 9 innings ) Donald Bradman v England, 1936 -- 37 806 ( 5 innings ) Donald Bradman v South Africa, 1931 -- 32 798 ( 8 innings ) Brian Lara v England, 1993 -- 94 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most runs in a calendar year Runs Player Average Year 1788 Mohammad Yousuf 99.33 2006 1710 Vivian Richards 90.00 1976 1656 Graeme Smith 72.00 2008 1595 Michael Clarke 106.33 2012 1562 Sachin Tendulkar 78.10 Last updated : 15 June 2015 Highest scores at each batting position Batting position Player Score Opponent Venue Date Opener Matthew Hayden 380 Zimbabwe WACA Ground 9 October 2003 Number 3 Brian Lara 400 * England Antigua Recreation Ground 10 April 2004 Number 4 Mahela Jayawardene 374 South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 27 July 2006 Number 5 Michael Clarke 329 * India Sydney Cricket Ground 3 January 2012 Number 6 Ben Stokes 258 South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground 2 January 2016 Number 7 Donald Bradman 270 England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1 January 1937 Number 8 Wasim Akram 257 * Zimbabwe Sheikhupura Stadium 17 October 1996 Number 9 Ian Smith 173 India Eden Park 22 February 1990 Number 10 Walter Read 117 Australia Kennington Oval 11 August 1884 Number 11 Ashton Agar 98 England Trent Bridge 10 July 2013 Last updated : 17 March January 2017 Innings as captain Highest individual score as captain Runs Player Opponent Venue Season 400 * Brian Lara England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John 's 2003 -- 04 374 Mahela Jayawardene South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 2006 334 * Mark Taylor Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar 1998 333 Graham Gooch India Lord 's, London 329 * Michael Clarke India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 2012 Last updated : 15 June 2015 Most runs in an over Runs Sequence Batsman Bowler Venue Season 28 4 -- 6 -- 6 -- 4 -- 4 -- 4 Brian Lara Robin Peterson Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2003 -- 04 4 -- 6 -- 2 -- 4 -- 6 -- 6 George Bailey James Anderson WACA, Perth 2013 -- 14 27 6 -- 6 -- 6 -- 6 -- 2 -- 1 Shahid Afridi Harbhajan Singh Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 2005 -- 06 26 4 -- 4 -- 6 -- 0 -- 6 -- 6 Mitchell Johnson Paul Harris Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2008 -- 09 4 -- 0 -- 6 -- 6 -- 6 -- 4 Brian Lara Danish Kaneria Multan Cricket Stadium 2006 -- 07 4 -- 4 -- 4 -- 4 -- 6 -- 4 Craig McMillan Younis Khan Seddon Park, Hamilton 2000 -- 01 4 -- 6 -- 6 -- 0 -- 4 -- 6 Brendon McCullum Suranga Lakmal Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 2014 -- 15 4 -- 4 -- 6 -- 6 -- 6 -- 0 Hardik Pandya Malinda Pushpakumara Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka 2017 Last updated : 14 August 2017 Centuries Most Test centuries Centuries Player Matches Innings Inns / Century 51 Sachin Tendulkar 200 329 6.4 45 Jacques Kallis 166 280 6.2 41 Ricky Ponting 168 287 7.0 38 Kumar Sangakkara 132 229 6 36 Rahul Dravid 164 286 7.9 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Maximum Centuries -- progression of record Centuries Player Matches Venue Season Test match Number Charles Bannerman Melbourne Cricket Ground 1876 -- 77 Test No. 1 Allan Steel 13 Lord 's, London 21 - Jul - 1884 Test No. -- Percy McDonnell -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 5 Archie MacLaren -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 6 Clem Hill -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 8 Victor Trumper -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 15 Jack Hobbs -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 16 Herbert Sutcliffe -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 21 Don Bradman -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 22 Walter Hammond -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 29 Don Bradman -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 34 Sunil Gavaskar -- -- - -- - Test No. -- 51 Sachin Tendulkar -- -- - -- - Test No. -- Last updated : 9 September 2017 Fastest Test centuries No. of balls Player Opponent Venue Season 54 Brendon McCullum Australia Hagley Oval, Christchurch 2015 -- 16 56 Viv Richards England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John 's 1985 -- 86 Misbah - ul - Haq Australia Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 2014 57 Adam Gilchrist England WACA Ground, Perth 2006 -- 07 67 Jack Gregory South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1921 -- 22 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most Test double centuries Double centuries Player Matches 12 Donald Bradman 52 11 Kumar Sangakkara 130 9 Brian Lara 131 7 Wally Hammond 85 Mahela Jayawardene 149 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most Test triple centuries Triple centuries Player Matches Donald Bradman 52 Virender Sehwag 104 Chris Gayle 103 Brian Lara 131 Last updated : 11 December 2016 Note : 21 other players have scored a triple century in a Test : see List of Test cricket triple centuries for more details Most Test quadruple centuries Quadruple centuries Player Matches Brian Lara 131 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Half Centuries Most Test 50 + 50 + Player Matches Innings 119 Sachin Tendulkar 200 329 103 Jacques Kallis 166 280 103 Ricky Ponting 168 287 99 Rahul Dravid 164 286 96 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 164 280 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Fastest Test half - centuries No. of balls Player Opponent Venue Season 21 Misbah - ul - Haq Australia Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 2014 / 15 24 Jacques Kallis Zimbabwe Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 2004 / 05 25 Shane Shillingford New Zealand Sabina Park, Kingston 2014 26 Shahid Afridi India M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 2004 / 05 Mohammad Ashraful India Sher - e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur 2007 Dale Steyn West Indies St. George 's Park, Port Elizabeth 2014 / 15 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most fours in career Fours Player Innings 2058 + Sachin Tendulkar 329 1654 Rahul Dravid 286 1559 Brian Lara 232 1509 Ricky Ponting 287 1491 Kumar Sangakkara 233 Last updated : 15 February 2016 Notes : ^ ( a ) `` + '' means the completed career records are n't known Individual records ( Bowling ) Career Most wickets in a career Wickets Player Matches Average 800 Muttiah Muralitharan 133 22.72 708 Shane Warne 145 25.41 619 Anil Kumble 132 29.65 563 Glenn McGrath 124 21.64 519 Courtney Walsh 132 24.44 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most wickets in a career -- Progression of record Wickets Player Matches Average Record held until Duration of record 8 Alfred Shaw 10.75 31 March 1877 16 days 14 Tom Kendall 15.35 4 January 1879 1 year, 279 days 94 Fred Spofforth 18 18.41 12 January 1895 16 years, 8 days 118 Johnny Briggs 33 17.75 2 January 1904 8 years, 355 days 141 Hugh Trumble 32 21.78 13 December 1913 9 years, 345 days 189 Sydney Barnes 27 16.43 4 January 1936 22 years, 22 days 216 Clarrie Grimmett 37 24.21 24 July 1953 17 years, 201 days 236 Alec Bedser 51 24.89 26 January 1963 9 years, 186 days 242 Brian Statham 67 24.27 15 March 1963 48 days 307 Fred Trueman 67 21.57 1 February 1976 12 years, 323 days 309 Lance Gibbs 79 29.09 27 December 1981 5 years, 329 days 355 Dennis Lillee 70 23.92 21 August 1986 4 years, 237 days 373 Ian Botham 94 27.86 12 November 1988 2 years, 83 days 431 Richard Hadlee 86 22.29 8 February 1994 5 years, 88 days 434 Kapil Dev 131 29.64 27 March 2000 6 years, 48 days 519 Courtney Walsh 132 24.44 8 May 2004 4 years, 42 days 532 Muttiah Muralitharan 91 22.87 15 October 2004 160 days 708 Shane Warne 145 25.41 3 December 2007 3 years, 49 days 800 Muttiah Muralitharan 133 22.72 Current 7003362300000000000 ♠ 9 years, 335 days Notes ^ ( a ) 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 ^ ( b ) 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 overook 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 Tests ^ ( c ) 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 ^ ( d ) 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 ^ ( e ) 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 Best career average Average Player Balls Wickets 10.75 George Lohmann 3,830 112 12.70 / John Ferris 2,302 61 15.54 Billy Barnes 2,289 51 16.42 Billy Bates 2,364 50 16.43 Sydney Barnes 7,873 189 Qualification : 2000 balls bowled Last updated : 15 June 2016 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 AN Hornby, Wilf Barber and New Zealander, Bruce Murray who took one wicket without conceding a run ^ ( a ) 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. Best career strike rate Strike rate Player Balls Wickets 34.1 George Lohmann 3,830 112 37.7 / J.J. Ferris 2,302 61 38.7 Shane Bond 3,372 87 41.4 Dale Steyn 17,286 417 41.6 Sydney Barnes 7,873 189 Qualification : 2000 balls bowled Last updated : 2 September 2017 Most 5 wickets in an innings 5 wickets in an innings Player Matches 67 Muttiah Muralitharan 133 37 Shane Warne 145 36 Richard Hadlee 86 35 Anil Kumble 132 29 Glenn McGrath 124 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most 10 wickets in a match 10 wickets in a match Player Matches 22 Muttiah Muralitharan 133 10 Shane Warne 145 9 Richard Hadlee 86 8 Rangana Herath 83 Anil Kumble 132 Last updated : 2 September 2017 Series Most wickets in a series Wickets Player Series 49 ( 4 Tests ) Sydney Barnes v South Africa 1913 -- 14 46 ( 5 Tests ) Jim Laker v Australia, 1956 44 ( 5 Tests ) Clarrie Grimmett v South Africa 1935 -- 36 42 ( 6 Tests ) Terry Alderman v England, 1981 41 ( 6 Tests ) Terry Alderman v England, 1989 Rodney Hogg v England, 1978 -- 79 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Innings Best figures in an innings Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season 10 -- 53 Jim Laker Australia ( 2nd innings ) Old Trafford, Manchester 1956 10 -- 74 Anil Kumble Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi 1998 -- 99 9 -- 28 George Lohmann South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1895 -- 96 9 -- 37 Jim Laker Australia ( 1st innings ) Old Trafford, Manchester 1956 9 -- 51 Muttiah Muralitharan Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 2001 -- 02 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Best figures in an innings -- progression of record Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season 7 -- 55 Tom Kendall ( in the inaugural Test match ) England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1876 -- 77 7 -- 44 Fred Spofforth England The Oval, London 1882 7 -- 28 Billy Bates Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1882 -- 83 8 -- 35 George Lohmann Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1886 -- 87 8 -- 11 Johnny Briggs South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 1888 -- 89 8 -- 7 George Lohmann South Africa St. George 's Park, Port Elizabeth 1895 -- 96 9 -- 28 George Lohmann South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1895 -- 96 10 -- 53 Jim Laker Australia Old Trafford, Manchester 1956 Calculated at the conclusion of each Test Last updated : 15 June 2016 Match records Best figures in a match Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season 19 -- 90 Jim Laker Australia Manchester, England, 1956 17 -- 159 Sydney Barnes South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 1913 -- 14 16 -- 136 Narendra Hirwani West Indies M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 1987 -- 88 16 -- 137 Bob Massie England Lord 's, London 1972 16 -- 220 Muttiah Muralitharan England The Oval, London 1998 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Innings as captain Best figures in an innings as captain Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season 9 -- 83 Kapil Dev West Indies Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 8 -- 60 Imran Khan India National Stadium, Karachi, Karachi 1982 8 -- 63 Rangana Herath Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 2016 8 -- 106 Kapil Dev Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1985 7 -- 37 Courtney Walsh New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington 1995 Last updated : 16 March 2017 Match records as captain Best figures in a match Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season 13 -- 55 Courtney Walsh New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 1995 13 -- 135 Waqar Younis Zimbabwe Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 13 -- 152 Rangana Herath Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 2016 12 -- 100 Fazal Mahmood West Indies Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1959 11 -- 79 Imran Khan India National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 1982 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Individual records ( fielding ) Most catches in Test career Catches Player Matches 210 Rahul Dravid 164 205 Mahela Jayawardene 149 200 Jacques Kallis 166 196 Ricky Ponting 168 181 Mark Waugh 128 Note : The list excludes catches made as wicket - keeper Last updated : 15 June 2016 Individual records ( wicket - keeping ) Most dismissals Dismissals Player Matches 555 ( 532 catches + 23 stumpings ) Mark Boucher 147 416 ( 379 catches + 37 stumpings ) Adam Gilchrist 96 395 ( 366 catches + 29 stumpings ) Ian Healy 119 355 ( 343 catches + 12 stumpings ) Rod Marsh 96 294 ( 256 catches + 38 stumpings ) MS Dhoni 90 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most catches Catches Player Matches 532 Mark Boucher 147 379 Adam Gilchrist 96 366 Ian Healy 119 343 Rod Marsh 96 265 Jeff Dujon 81 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most stumpings Stumpings Player Matches 52 Bert Oldfield 54 46 Godfrey Evans 91 38 Syed Kirmani 88 MS Dhoni 90 37 Adam Gilchrist 96 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Individual records ( as an all - rounder ) 10 Wickets and a Century in a Test match Player Runs Wickets Date Opponent Venue Ian Botham 114 13 / 109 15 February 1980 India Mumbai, India Imran Khan 117 11 / 180 3 January 1983 India Faisalabad, Pakistan Shakib Al Hasan 137 10 / 124 3 November 2014 Zimbabwe Khulna, Bangladesh Last updated : 15 June 2016 Individual records ( other ) Most matches played Matches Player Period 200 Sachin Tendulkar 1989 -- 2013 168 Steve Waugh 1985 -- 2004 Ricky Ponting 1995 -- 2012 166 Jacques Kallis 1995 -- 2013 164 Rahul Dravid 1996 -- 2012 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 1994 -- 2015 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most matches played as captain Matches Player Won Lost Drawn Tied 109 Graeme Smith 53 29 27 0 93 Allan Border 32 22 38 80 Stephen Fleming 28 27 25 0 77 Ricky Ponting 48 16 13 0 74 Clive Lloyd 36 12 26 0 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Most matches won as captain Won Player Lost Drawn Ties Matches 53 Graeme Smith 26 26 0 109 48 Ricky Ponting 16 13 0 77 41 Steve Waugh 9 7 0 57 36 Clive Lloyd 12 26 0 74 32 Allan Border 22 38 93 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Partnership records Highest partnership for each wicket Partnership Runs Team Players Opposition Venue Season 1st wicket 415 South Africa Graeme Smith ( 232 ) Neil McKenzie ( 226 ) Bangladesh Chittagong Divisional Stadium 2008 2nd wicket 576 Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya ( 340 ) Roshan Mahanama ( 225 ) India Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 1997 -- 98 3rd wicket 624 Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara ( 287 ) Mahela Jayawardene ( 374 ) South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 2006 4th wicket 449 Australia Adam Voges ( 269 * ) Shaun Marsh ( 182 ) West Indies Bellerive Oval, Hobart 2015 -- 16 5th wicket 405 Australia Sid Barnes ( 234 ) Donald Bradman ( 234 ) England Sydney Cricket Ground 1946 -- 47 6th wicket 399 England Ben Stokes ( 258 ) Jonny Bairstow ( 150 * ) South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 2015 -- 16 7th wicket 347 West Indies Denis Atkinson ( 219 ) Clairmonte Depeiaza ( 122 ) Australia Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 1954 -- 55 8th wicket 332 England Jonathan Trott ( 184 ) Stuart Broad ( 169 ) Pakistan Lord 's, London 9th wicket 195 South Africa Mark Boucher ( 78 ) Pat Symcox ( 108 ) Pakistan New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 1997 -- 98 10th wicket 198 England Joe Root ( 154 * ) James Anderson ( 81 ) India Trent Bridge, Nottingham 2014 Last updated : 15 June 2016 Highest partnerships Runs Team Players Opposition Venue Season 624 ( 3rd wicket ) Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara ( 287 ) Mahela Jayawardene ( 374 ) South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 2006 576 ( 2nd wicket ) Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya ( 340 ) Roshan Mahanama ( 225 ) India Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 1997 -- 98 467 ( 3rd wicket ) New Zealand Andrew Jones ( 186 ) Martin Crowe ( 299 ) Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington 1990 -- 91 451 ( 2nd wicket ) Australia Bill Ponsford ( 266 ) Donald Bradman ( 244 ) England The Oval, London 1934 451 ( 3rd wicket ) Pakistan Mudassar Nazar ( 231 ) Javed Miandad ( 280 * ) India Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad 1982 -- 83 Last updated : 15 June 2016 See also Cricket portal List of Australia Test cricket records List of Bangladesh Test cricket records List of England Test cricket records List of India Test cricket records List of New Zealand Test cricket records List of Pakistan Test cricket records List of South Africa Test cricket records List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records List of West Indies Test cricket records List of Zimbabwe Test cricket records List of Cricket records List of One Day International cricket records List of Twenty20 International records References Jump up ^ `` Classification of Official Cricket '' ( PDF ). 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Question: who holds the record for most wickets in a test series
Answer: Sydney Barnes
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