# List of Tasmania first-class cricket records

The following is a collection of the Tasmania cricket team's first-class records. They are an Australian state cricket side. The Tasmania cricket team played the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia.

## Tasmania cricket team first-class records
### Highest team totals

| Rank | Runs | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 592 | South Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1987/88 |
| 2 | 569-6d | South Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1997/98 |
| 3 | 553-7d | Western Australia | WACA, Perth | 2006/07 |
| 4 | 550 | New South Wales | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1990/91 |
| 5 | 548-5d | India | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1999/00 |
| Source: . Last updated: 22 June 2007. |||||

### Highest team totals against

| Rank | Runs | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 1059 | Victoria | MCG, Melbourne | 1922/23 |
| 2 | 839 | New South Wales | SCG, Sydney | 1898/99 |
| 3 | 688 | South Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1935/36 |
| 4 | 637 | South Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1987/88 |
| 5 | 660 | Victoria | MCG, Melbourne | 1909/10 |
| Source: . Last updated: 22 June 2007. |||||

### Lowest team totals

| Rank | Runs | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 18 | Victoria | MCG, Melbourne | 1868/69 |
| 2 | 40 | Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1883/84 |
| 3 | 49 | New South Wales | SCG, Sydney | 1910/11 |
| 4 | 59 | Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Dunedin | 1883/84 |
| =5 | 65 | South Africa | NTCA Ground, Launceston | 1952/53 |
| =5 | 65 | South Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1961/62 |
| Source:. Last updated: 22 June 2007. |||||

### Lowest team totals against

| Rank | Runs | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 50 | Victoria | Launceston Cricket Club Ground, Launceston | 1853/54 |
| 2 | 53 | New South Wales | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2006/07 |
| 3 | 55 | South Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2010/11 |
| 4 | 57 | Victoria | Launceston Cricket Club Ground, Launceston | 1850/51 |
| 5 | 62 | Queensland | Gabba, Brisbane | 2008/09 |
| Source: . Last updated: 30 September 2013. |||||

### Greatest win margins (by innings)

| Rank | Margin | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | inns & 151 runs | South Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1997/98 |
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| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. |||||

### Greatest win margins (by runs)

| Rank | Margin | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 421 runs | New South Wales* | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2006/07 |
| 2 | 365 runs | Victoria | TCA Ground, Hobart | 1898/99 |
| 3 | 213 runs | South Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2003/04 |
| 4 | 195 runs | South Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2004/05 |
| 5 | 182 runs | South Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2011/12 |
| Source: . Last updated: 30 September 2013. |||||
* 2012–13 Sheffield Shield Final

## Individual records
### Most matches played

| Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
| 1 | 168 | Jamie Cox | 1987/88 – 2005/06 |
| 2 | 145 | Michael Di Venuto | 1991/92 – 2007/08 |
| 3 | 139 | David Boon | 1978/79 – 1998/99 |
| 4 | 137 | Daniel Marsh | 1996/97 – 2009/10 |
| 5 | 112 | Shaun Young | 1991/92 – 2001/02 |
| Source: . Last updated: 30 September 2013. ||||

### Most catches (fielder)

| Rank | Catches | Player | Matches |
| 1 | 172 | Daniel Marsh | 137 |
| 2 | 155 | Michael Di Venuto | 145 |
| 3 | 101 | David Boon | 139 |
| 4 | 81 | Jamie Cox | 168 |
| 5 | 77 | Dene Hills | 109 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. |||

### Most dismissals

| Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches |
| 1 | 290 (261 c./29 st.) | Mark Atkinson | 95 |
| 2 | 232 (220 c./12 st.) | Sean Clingeleffer | 74 |
| 3 | 176 (168 c./8 st.) | Tim Paine | 60 |
| 4 | 161 (145 c./16 st.) | Roger Woolley | 85 |
| 5 | 124 (119 c./5 st.) | Richard Soule | 57 |
| Source: . Last updated: 30 September 2013. ||||

## Batting records
### Highest individual scores

| Rank | Runs | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 274 | Jack Badcock | Victoria | NTCA Ground, Launceston | 1933–34 |
| 2 | 265 | Dene Hills | South Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1997–98 |
| 3 | 245 | Jamie Cox | New South Wales | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1999–2000 |
| 4 | 233 | Ricky Ponting | Queensland | Albion | 2000–01 |
| 5 | 229 | Evan Gulbis | South Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2013–14 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. ||||||

### Most career runs

| Rank | Runs | Player | Career |
| 1 | 11,812 (304 inns.) | Jamie Cox | 1987/88 – 2005/06 |
| 2 | 10,117 (591 inns.) | Michael Di Venuto | 1991/92 – |
| 3 | 9,096 (235 inns.) | David Boon | 1978/79 – 1998/99 |
| 4 | 7,630 (202 inns.) | Dene Hills | 1991/92 – 2001/02 |
| 5 | 5,999 (186 inns.) | Shaun Young | 1991/92 – 2001/02 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. ||||

### Most runs in a season

| Rank | Runs | Player | Average | Season |
| 1 | 1,464 (18 inns.) | Michael Bevan | 97.60 | 2004/05 |
| 2 | 1,349 (21 inns.) | Jamie Cox | 67.45 | 1996/97 |
| 3 | 1,220 (23 inns.) | Dene Hills | 55.45 | 1997/98 |
| 4 | 1,070 (19 inns.) | Jamie Cox | 66.87 | 2000/01 |
| 5 | 1,068 (23 inns.) | Dene Hills | 48.54 | 1993/94 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. ||||

### Highest batting averages

| Rank | Average | Player | Career |
| 1 | 60.07 (98 inns.) | Ricky Ponting | 1992/93 – |
| 2 | 46.91 (27 inns.) | John Hampshire | 1961–1984 |
| 3 | 44.07 (88 inns.) | Brian Davison | 1967/68 – 1987/88 |
| 4 | 42.90 (46 inns.) | Shane Watson | 2000/01 – |
| 5 | 41.15 (235 inns.) | David Boon | 1978/79 – 1998/99 |
| Qualification: 20 innings. Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. ||||

### Most centuries

| Rank | Centuries | Player | Matches |
| 1 | 34 | Jamie Cox | 168 |
| 2 | 27 | Ricky Ponting | 54 |
| 3 | 22 | David Boon | 139 |
| 4 | 19 | Dene Hills | 109 |
| 5 | 12 | Michael Di Venuto | 116 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. ||||

### Partnership records

| Wicket | Runs | Batsmen | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 297 | Dene Hills & Jamie Cox | Victoria | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1997/98 |
| 2 | 294 | Jamie Cox & Michael Di Venuto | New South Wales | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1999/00 |
| 3 | 294 | Ben Dunk & Alex Doolan | Victoria | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2015/16 |
| 4 | 319 | Michael Bevan & Daniel Marsh | Western Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2004/05 |
| 5 | 319 | Ricky Ponting & Rod Tucker | Western Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1994/95 |
| 6 | 213 | Brian Davison & Roger Woolley | South Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1980/81 |
| 7 | 293* | Ricky Ponting & Jason Krejza | New South Wales | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2012/13 |
| 8 | 148 | Brian Davison & Peter Faulkner | South Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1983/84 |
| 9 | 148 | Colin Newton & Horace Smith | Victoria | NTCA Ground, Launceston | 1921/22 |
| 10 | 122 | William Ward & Norman Dodds | Victoria | TCA Ground, Hobart | 1898/99 |
| Source: Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Last updated: 26 February 2016. ||||||

## Bowling records
### Most career wickets

| Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Average |
| 1 | 292 | Jackson Bird | 62 | 21.44 |
| 2 | 262 | Ben Hilfenhaus | 68 | 29.54 |
| 3 | 221 | Luke Butterworth | 69 | 24.61 |
| 4 | 210 | Colin Miller | 100 | 31.7 |
| 5 | 201 | Shaun Young | 104 | 39.22 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. |||||

### Most wickets in a season

| Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Season |
| 1 | 70 | Colin Miller | 12 | 1997/98 |
| 2 | 50 | Chris Matthews | 11 | 1991/92 |
| 3 | 47 | Chris Matthews | 11 | 1992/93 |
| 4 | 45 | Adam Griffith | 9 | 2004/05 |
| 5 | 43 | Peter McPhee | 10 | 1990/91 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. |||||

### Best career average

| Rank | Average | Player | Balls | Wickets |
| 1 | 20.38 | Charles Eady | 4,706 | 110 |
| 2 | 26.27 | Michael Holding | 2,230 | 36 |
| 3 | 27.98 | Shane Watson | 2,254 | 50 |
| 4 | 28.23 | Edward Windsor | 5,822 | 126 |
| 5 | 28.72 | Shane Jurgensen | 3,441 | 54 |
| Qualification: 2000 balls bowled. Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. |||||

### Best figures in an innings

| Rank | Figures | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 8/31 | William Brown | Victoria | TCA Ground, Hobart | 1857/58 |
| 2 | 8/34 | Charles Eady | Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1895/96 |
| 3 | 8/95 | Peter Clough | Western Australia | NTCA Ground, Launceston | 1983/84 |
| 4 | 7/24 | Tom Kendall | Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1883/84 |
| 5 | 7/42 | William Brown | Victoria | TCA Ground, Hobart | 1857/58 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. ||||||

### Best figures in a match

| Rank | Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 1 | 15/73 | William Brown | Victoria | TCA Ground, Hobart | 1857/58 |
| 2 | 13/185 | Charles Eady | Victoria | TCA Ground, Hobart | 1906/07 |
| 3 | 12/63 | Charles Eady | Victoria | MCG, Melbourne | 1895–96 |
| 4 | 12/119 | Colin Miller | South Australia | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1997–98 |
| 5 | 12/129 | Charles Eady | Victoria | TCA Ground, Hobart | 1898–99 |
| Source: . Last updated: 27 June 2007. ||||||