# List of Test cricket records

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, with no limit in the 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 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.
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.
As of July 2024, 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, 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 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.
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 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. In December 2021, New Zealand spinner, Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings. 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 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. 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.

## 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

* 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". 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 | W/L Ratio |
| Afghanistan | 14 June 2018 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 36.36 | 0.66 |
| Australia | 15 March 1877 | 873 | 419 | 233 | 2 | 219 | 47.99 | 1.79 |
| Bangladesh | 10 November 2000 | 150 | 22 | 110 | 0 | 18 | 14.66 | 0.20 |
| England | 15 March 1877 | 1,083 | 400 | 328 | 0 | 355 | 36.93 | 1.22 |
| India | 25 June 1932 | 589 | 181 | 184 | 1 | 223 | 30.73 | 0.98 |
| Ireland | 11 May 2018 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 0.30 |
| New Zealand | 10 January 1930 | 478 | 119 | 189 | 0 | 170 | 24.89 | 0.63 |
| Pakistan | 16 October 1952 | 465 | 151 | 148 | 0 | 166 | 32.47 | 1.02 |
| South Africa | 12 March 1889 | 472 | 185 | 161 | 0 | 126 | 39.19 | 1.15 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 February 1982 | 325 | 106 | 127 | 0 | 92 | 32.61 | 0.83 |
| West Indies | 23 June 1928 | 584 | 185 | 216 | 1 | 182 | 31.67 | 0.85 |
| ICC World XI | 14 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 October 1992 | 121 | 13 | 78 | 0 | 30 | 10.74 | 0.16 |
| Last updated: 10 February 2025 |||||||||

### 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, England | 1938 |
| Innings and 360 runs | Australia (652–7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2001–02 |
| Innings and 336 runs | West Indies (614–5 d) beat India (124 & 154) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India | 1958–59 |
| Innings and 332 runs | Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172) | The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia | 1946–47 |
| Innings and 324 runs | Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246) | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | 2002 |
| Last updated: 18 December 2019 ||||

#### Greatest win margin (by runs)

| Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 675 runs | England (521 & 342–8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) | Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, Australia | 1928–29 |
| 562 runs | Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) | The Oval, London, England | 1934 |
| 546 runs | Bangladesh (382 & 425-4 d) beat Afghanistan (146 & 115) | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh | 2023 |
| 530 runs | Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1910–11 |
| 492 runs | South Africa (488 & 344–6 d) beat Australia (221 & 119) | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2018 |
| Last updated: 3 April 2018 ||||

#### Matches that finished with scores level

| Result | Teams | Venue | Season |
| Tie | Australia (505 & 232) vs West Indies (453 & 284) | The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia | 1960–61 |
| Tie | India (397 & 347) vs Australia (574–7 d & 170–5 d) | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India | 1986–87 |
| Draw | Zimbabwe (376 & 234) vs England (406 & 204–5) | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 1996–97 |
| Draw | India (482 & 242–9) vs West Indies (590 & 134) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India | 2011–12 |
| Last updated: 8 January 2021 ||||

#### Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

| Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 1 wicket | England (183 & 263–9) beat Australia (324 & 121) | The Oval, London, England | 1902 |
| 1 wicket | South Africa (91 & 287–9) beat England (184 & 190) | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1905–06 |
| 1 wicket | England (382 & 282–9) beat Australia (266 & 397) | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1907–08 |
| 1 wicket | England (183 & 173–9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 1922–23 |
| 1 wicket | Australia (216 & 260–9) beat West Indies (272 & 203) | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1951–52 |
| 1 wicket | New Zealand (249 & 104–9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) | Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand | 1979–80 |
| 1 wicket | Pakistan (256 & 315–9) beat Australia (337 & 232) | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 1994–95 |
| 1 wicket | West Indies (329 & 311–9) beat Australia (490 & 146) | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 1998–99 |
| 1 wicket | West Indies (273 & 216–9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 1999–00 |
| 1 wicket | Pakistan (175 & 262–9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154) | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan, Pakistan | 2003 |
| 1 wicket | Sri Lanka (321 & 352–9) beat South Africa (361 & 311) | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 |
| 1 wicket | India (405 & 216–9) beat Australia (428 & 192) | Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India | 2010–11 |
| 1 wicket | Sri Lanka (191 & 304–9) beat South Africa (235 & 259) | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa | 2018–19 |
| 1 wicket | England (67 & 362–9) beat Australia (179 & 246) | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England | 2019 |
| 1 wicket | West Indies (253 & 168–9) beat Pakistan (217 & 203) | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 2021 |
| Last updated: 15 August 2021 ||||

#### Narrowest win margin (by runs)

| Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 1 run | West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 1992–93 |
| 1 run | New Zealand (209 & 483) beat England (435 & 256) | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 2022–23 |
| 2 runs | England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, Engalnd | 2005 |
| 3 runs | Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 1902 |
| 3 runs | England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288) | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1982–83 |
| Last updated: 28 February 2023 ||||

#### Victory after following-on

| Margin | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 10 runs | England (325 & 437) beat Australia (586 & 166) | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 1894–95 |
| 18 runs | England (174 & 356) beat Australia (401–9 d & 111) | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England | 1981 |
| 171 runs | India (171 & 657–7 d) beat Australia (445 & 212) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India | 2000–01 |
| 1 run | New Zealand (209 & 483) beat England (435 & 256) | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 2022–23 |
| Last updated: 28 February 2023 ||||

#### 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

| Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 952–6 d | Sri Lanka (v India) | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1997 |
| 903–7 d | England (v Australia) | The Oval, London, England | 1938 |
| 849 | England (v West Indies) | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1929–30 |
| 823–7 d | England (v Pakistan) | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan | 2024–25 |
| 790–3 d | West Indies (v Pakistan) | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1957–58 |
| Last updated: 10 October 2024 ||||

#### Fewest runs in a completed innings

| Runs | Teams | Venue | Date |
| 26 | New Zealand (v England) | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 25 March 1955 |
| 30 | South Africa (v England) | St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa | 13 February 1896 |
| 30 | South Africa (v England) | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England | 14 June 1924 |
| 35 | South Africa (v England) | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 1 April 1899 |
| 36 | South Africa (v Australia) | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 12 February 1932 |
| 36 | Australia (v England) | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England | 29 May 1902 |
| 36 | India (v Australia) | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 17 December 2020 |
| Last updated: 19 December 2020 ||||

#### Highest fourth-innings totals to win

| Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 418–7 | West Indies (v Australia) | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 2002–03 |
| 414–4 | South Africa (v Australia) | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 2008–09 |
| 406–4 | India (v West Indies) | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1975–76 |
| 404–3 | Australia (v England) | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England | 1948 |
| 395–7 | West Indies (v Bangladesh) | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh | 2020–21 |
| Last updated: 16 August 2023 ||||

### Aggregate scoring records
#### Highest match aggregate

| Score | Teams | Venue | Season |
| 1,981–35 | South Africa (530 & 481) v England (316 & 654–5) | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa | 1938–39 |
| 1,815–34 | West Indies (849 & 272–9 d) v England (286 & 408–5) | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1929–30 |
| 1,768–37 | Pakistan (579 & 268) v England (657 & 264–7 d) | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 2022–23 |
| 1,764–39 | Australia (533 & 339–9) v West Indies (276 & 616) | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 1968–69 |
| 1,753–40 | Australia (354 & 582) v England (447 & 370) | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 1920–21 |
| Last updated: 29 December 2022 ||||

## Individual records
### Individual records (batting)
#### Most career runs

| Runs | Innings | Player | Period |
| 15,921 | 329 | Sachin Tendulkar | 1989–2013 |
| 13,378 | 287 | Ricky Ponting | 1995–2012 |
| 13,289 | 280 | Jacques Kallis | 1995–2013 |
| 13,288 | 286 | Rahul Dravid | 1996–2012 |
| 12,972 | 278 | Joe Root † | 2012–present |
| Last updated: 17 December 2024 ||||

#### Most career runs – progression of record

| Runs | Player | Record held until | Duration of record | No of test record held |
| 239 | Charles Bannerman | 4 January 1882 | 4 years, 295 days | 4 |
| 676 | George Ulyett | 13 August 1884 | 2 years, 222 days | 11 |
| 860 | Billy Murdoch | 14 August 1886 | 2 years, 1 day | 8 |
| 1,277 | Arthur Shrewsbury | 23 January 1902 | 15 years, 162 days | 43 |
| 1,293 | Joe Darling | 18 February 1902 | 26 days | 1 |
| 1,366 | Syd Gregory | 14 June 1902 | 116 days | 3 |
| 1,531 | Archie MacLaren | 13 August 1902 | 60 days | 3 |
| 3,412 | Clem Hill | 27 December 1924 | 22 years, 136 days | 84 |
| 5,410 | Jack Hobbs | 29 June 1937 | 12 years, 184 days | 102 |
| 7,249 | Wally Hammond | 27 November 1970 | 33 years, 151 days | 414 |
| 7,459 | Colin Cowdrey | 23 March 1972 | 1 year, 117 days | 21 |
| 8,032 | Garfield Sobers | 23 December 1981 | 9 years, 275 days | 219 |
| 8,114 | Geoffrey Boycott | 12 November 1983 | 1 year, 324 days | 53 |
| 10,122 | Sunil Gavaskar | 25 February 1993 | 9 years, 105 days | 248 |
| 11,174 | Allan Border | 25 November 2005 | 12 years, 273 days | 558 |
| 11,953 | Brian Lara | 17 October 2008 | 2 years, 327 days | 116 |
| 15,921 | Sachin Tendulkar | current | 16 years, 130 days | |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 |||||
| ↑ Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs. ↑ Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs. ↑ Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs. ↑ Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs. ↑ MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs. ↑ Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs. |||||

#### Most runs at each batting position

| Batting position | Player | Runs | Average at the position |
| Opener | Alastair Cook | 11,845 | 44.87 |
| Number 3 | Kumar Sangakkara | 11,679 | 60.83 |
| Number 4 | Sachin Tendulkar | 13,492 | 54.40 |
| Number 5 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 6,883 | 56.42 |
| Number 6 | Ben Stokes † | 3,912 | 34.62 |
| Number 7 | Adam Gilchrist | 3,948 | 46.45 |
| Number 8 | Daniel Vettori | 2,227 | 39.77 |
| Number 9 | Stuart Broad | 1,389 | 19.84 |
| Number 10 | Nathan Lyon † | 844 | 12.41 |
| Number 11 | James Anderson | 687 | 7.72 |
| Last updated: 28 December 2024 ||||

#### Highest career batting average

| Average | Innings | Player | Runs | Period |
| 99.94 | 80 | Donald Bradman | 6,996 | 1928–1948 |
| 68.82 | 20 | Kamindu Mendis † | 1,170 | 2022-2025 |
| 61.87 | 31 | Adam Voges | 1,485 | 2015–2016 |
| 60.97 | 41 | Graeme Pollock | 2,256 | 1963–1970 |
| 60.83 | 40 | George Headley | 2,190 | 1930–1954 |
| 60.73 | 84 | Herbert Sutcliffe | 4,555 | 1924–1935 |
| Last updated: 6 February 2025 Qualification: At least 20 innings. 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. 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). |||||

#### Series

Most runs in a series :
| Runs | Player | Series |
| 974 (7 innings) | Don 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 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 |||

#### Innings
##### Highest individual score

| Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 400* | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 2003–04 |
| 380 | Matthew Hayden | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 2003–04 |
| 375 | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 1993–94 |
| 374 | Mahela Jayawardene | South Africa | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 |
| 365* | Garfield Sobers | Pakistan | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1957–58 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2015 |||||

##### Highest individual score – progression of record

| Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season | Test match Number |
| 165* | Charles Bannerman | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1876–77 | Test No. 1 |
| 211 | Billy Murdoch | England | The Oval, London, England | 1884 | Test No. 16 |
| 287 | R. E. Foster | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 1903–04 | Test No. 78 |
| 325 | Andy Sandham | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1929–30 | Test No. 193 |
| 334 | Don Bradman | England | Headingley, Leeds, England | 1930 | Test No. 196 |
| 336* | Wally Hammond | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 1932–33 | Test No. 226 |
| 364 | Len Hutton | Australia | The Oval, London, England | 1938 | Test No. 266 |
| 365* | Garfield Sobers | Pakistan | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1957–58 | Test No. 452 |
| 375 | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 1993–94 | Test No. 1259 |
| 380 | Matthew Hayden | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 2003–04 | Test No. 1661 |
| 400* | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 2003–04 | Test No. 1696 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 ||||||
| ↑ Record achieved in the inaugural Test match. ||||||

##### Most runs in a match

| Runs | Scores | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 456 | 333 and 123 | Graham Gooch | India | Lord's, London, England | 1990 |
| 426 | 334* and 92 | Mark Taylor | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan | 1998–99 |
| 424 | 319 and 105 | Kumar Sangakkara | Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh | 2013–14 |
| 400 | 400* | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 2003–04 |
| 380 | 247* and 133 | Greg Chappell | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 1973–74 |
| 380 | 380 | Matthew Hayden | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 2003–04 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 ||||||

##### Innings as captain

Highest individual score as captain :
| Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 400* | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 2003–04 |
| 374 | Mahela Jayawardene | South Africa | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 |
| 334* | Mark Taylor | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan | 1998–99 |
| 333 | Graham Gooch | India | Lord's, London, England | 1990 |
| 329* | Michael Clarke | India | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 2011–12 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2015 |||||

##### Innings carrying the bat

Highest individual score :
| Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 264* | Tom Latham | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 2018–19 |
| 244* | Alastair Cook | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 2017–18 |
| 223* | Glenn Turner | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1971–72 |
| 216* | Marvan Atapattu | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 1999–00 |
| 206* | Bill Brown | England | Lord's, London, England | 1931 |
| Last updated: 8 January 2019 |||||

#### Calendar year
##### Most runs in a calendar year

| Runs | Player | Average | Year |
| 1788 | Mohammad Yousuf | 99.33 | 2006 |
| 1710 | Viv Richards | 90.00 | 1976 |
| 1708 | Joe Root | 61.00 | 2021 |
| 1656 | Graeme Smith | 72.00 | 2008 |
| 1595 | Michael Clarke | 106.33 | 2012 |
| Last updated: 31 December 2021 ||||

#### Highest scores at each batting position

| Batting position | Player | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
| Opener | Matthew Hayden | 380 | Zimbabwe | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 9 October 2003 |
| Number 3 | Brian Lara | 400* | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 10 April 2004 |
| Number 4 | Mahela Jayawardene | 374 | South Africa | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 27 July 2006 |
| Number 5 | Michael Clarke | 329* | India | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 3 January 2012 |
| Number 6 | Ben Stokes | 258 | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 2 January 2016 |
| Number 7 | Don Bradman | 270 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1 January 1937 |
| Number 8 | Wasim Akram | 257* | Zimbabwe | Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura, Pakistan | 17 October 1996 |
| Number 9 | Ian Smith | 173 | India | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 22 February 1990 |
| Number 10 | Walter Read | 117 | Australia | The Oval, London, England | 11 August 1884 |
| Number 11 | Ashton Agar | 98 | England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 10 July 2013 |
| Last updated: 18 November 2017 ||||||

#### Most runs in an over

| Runs | Sequence | Batsman | Bowler | Venue | Season |
| 35 | 4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1 | Jasprit Bumrah | Stuart Broad | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England | 2022 |
| 28 | 4–6–6–4–4–4 | Brian Lara | Robin Peterson | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2003–04 |
| 28 | 4–6–2–4–6–6 | George Bailey | James Anderson | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 2013–14 |
| 28 | 4–4–4–6–6–b4 | Keshav Maharaj | Joe Root | St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa | 2019–20 |
| 27 | 6–6–6–6–2–1 | Shahid Afridi | Harbhajan Singh | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | 2005–06 |
| 27 | 6–4–4–4–6–3 | Harry Brook | Zahid Mahmood | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 2022–23 |
| Last updated: 2 December 2022 ||||||

#### Centuries
##### Most Test centuries

| Centuries | Player | Matches | Innings |
| 51 | Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 329 |
| 45 | Jacques Kallis | 166 | 280 |
| 41 | Ricky Ponting | 168 | 287 |
| 38 | Kumar Sangakkara | 134 | 233 |
| 36 | Steve Smith † | 116 | 206 |
| 36 | Joe Root † | 152 | 278 |
| 36 | Rahul Dravid | 164 | 286 |
| Last updated: 7 February 2025 ||||

##### Fastest Test centuries

| No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 54 | Brendon McCullum | Australia | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand | 2015–16 |
| 56 | Viv Richards | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 1985–86 |
| 56 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Australia | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2014–15 |
| 57 | Adam Gilchrist | England | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 2006–07 |
| 67 | Jack Gregory | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 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 |
| 7 | Virat Kohli † | 115 |
| 7 | Mahela Jayawardene | 149 |
| Last updated: 11 October 2024 |||

##### Fastest Test double centuries

| No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 153 | Nathan Astle | England | Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | 2001–02 |
| 163 | Ben Stokes | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 2015–16 |
| 168 | Virender Sehwag | Sri Lanka | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India | 2009–10 |
| 182 | Virender Sehwag | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | 2005–06 |
| 186 | Brendon McCullum | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 2014–15 |
| Last updated: 4 March 2019 |||||

##### Most Test triple centuries

| Triple centuries | Player | Matches |
| 2 | Donald Bradman | 52 |
| 2 | Virender Sehwag | 104 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle | 103 |
| 2 | Brian Lara | 131 |
| 1 | (24 players) | (24 players) |
| Last updated: 11 October 2024 |||

##### Most Test quadruple centuries

| Quadruple centuries | Player | Matches |
| 1 | Brian Lara | 131 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 |||

#### Half-centuries
##### Most Test 50+ scores

| 50+ | Player | Matches | Innings |
| 119 | Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 329 |
| 103 | Jacques Kallis | 166 | 280 |
| 103 | Ricky Ponting | 168 | 287 |
| 101 | Joe Root † | 152 | 278 |
| 99 | Rahul Dravid | 164 | 286 |
| Last updated: 8 December 2024 ||||

##### Fastest Test half-centuries

| No. of balls | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 21 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Australia | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2014–15 |
| 23 | David Warner | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 2016–17 |
| 24 | Jacques Kallis | Zimbabwe | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 2004–05 |
| 24 | Ben Stokes | West Indies | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England | 2024 |
| 25 | Shane Shillingford | New Zealand | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 2014 |
| Last updated: 28 July 2024 |||||
| 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

| Fours | Player | Innings |
| 2058 | Sachin Tendulkar | 329 |
| 1654 | Rahul Dravid | 286 |
| 1559 | Brian Lara | 232 |
| 1509 | Ricky Ponting | 287 |
| 1491 | Kumar Sangakkara | 233 |
| Key: + : complete career records are not known. |||
| Last updated: 8 January 2019 |||

#### Most sixes in career

| Sixes | Player | Innings |
| 133 | Ben Stokes † | 197 |
| 107 | Brendon McCullum | 176 |
| 100 | Adam Gilchrist | 137 |
| 98 | Tim Southee | 156 |
| 98 | Chris Gayle | 182 |
| Last updated: 7 December 2024 |||

#### Ducks

| Ducks | Innings | Player | Period |
| 43 | 185 | Courtney Walsh | 1984–2001 |
| 39 | 244 | Stuart Broad | 2007–2023 |
| 36 | 104 | Chris Martin | 2000–2013 |
| 35 | 138 | Glenn McGrath | 1993–2007 |
| 34 | 142 | Ishant Sharma | 2007–2021 |
| 34 | 199 | Shane Warne | 1992–2007 |
| 34 | 265 | James Anderson | 2003–2024 |
| Last updated: 11 October 2024 ||||

### Individual records (bowling)
#### Most wickets in a career

| Wickets | Player | Matches | Average |
| 800 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 | 22.72 |
| 708 | Shane Warne | 145 | 25.41 |
| 704 | James Anderson | 188 | 26.45 |
| 619 | Anil Kumble | 132 | 29.65 |
| 604 | Stuart Broad | 167 | 27.68 |
| Last updated: 12 July 2024 ||||

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

| Wickets | Player | Matches | Average | Record held until | Duration of record |
| 8 | Alfred Shaw | 1 | 10.75 | 31 March 1877 | 16 days |
| 14 | Tom Kendall | 2 | 15.35 | 4 January 1879 | 1 year, 279 days |
| 94 | Fred Spofforth | 18 | 18.41 | 12 January 1895 | 16 years, 8 days |
| 100 | Johnny Briggs | 25 | 13.51 | 4 February 1895 | 33 days |
| 101 | Charles Turner | 17 | 16.53 | 2 March 1895 | 26 days |
| 103 | Johnny Briggs | 26 | 13.92 | 21 March 1896 | 1 year, 19 days |
| 112 | George Lohmann | 18 | 10.75 | 14 January 1898 | 1 year, 299 days |
| 118 | Johnny Briggs | 33 | 17.75 | 2 January 1904 | 5 years, 353 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 | 17 years, 83 days |
| ↑ 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 ↑ 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 Tests ↑ 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. ↑ 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 ↑ 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 1 2 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 ||||||

#### Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets

| Wickets | Bowler | Match | Record Date |
| 50 | Charlie Turner | 6 | 30 August 1888 |
| 100 | George Lohmann | 16 | 2 March 1896 |
| 150 | Sydney Barnes | 24 | 13 December 1913 |
| 200 | Yasir Shah | 33 | 3 December 2018 |
| 250 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 45 | 9 February 2017 |
| 300 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 54 | 24 November 2017 |
| 350 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 66 | 6 September 2001 |
| 350 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 66 | 2 October 2019 |
| 400 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 72 | 12 January 2002 |
| 450 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 80 | 3 May 2003 |
| 500 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 87 | 16 March 2004 |
| 550 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 94 | 12 September 2005 |
| 600 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 101 | 8 March 2006 |
| 650 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 108 | 4 August 2006 |
| 700 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 113 | 11 July 2007 |
| 750 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 122 | 31 July 2008 |
| 800 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 | 18 July 2010 |
| Last updated: 19 January 2021 |||||

#### Best career bowling average

| Average | Player | Runs conceded | Wickets |
| 10.75 | George Lohmann | 1,205 | 112 |
| 12.70 | / J. J. Ferris | 775 | 61 |
| 15.54 | Billy Barnes | 793 | 51 |
| 16.42 | Billy Bates | 821 | 50 |
| 16.43 | Sydney Barnes | 3106 | 189 |
| Last updated: 19 February 2022 ||||
| Qualification: At least 2,000 balls bowled. ||||
| 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 ||||
| ↑ 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 |
| 34.19 | George Lohmann | 3,830 | 112 |
| 37.73 | / J. J. Ferris | 2,302 | 61 |
| 38.75 | Shane Bond | 3,372 | 87 |
| 38.84 | Duanne Olivier † | 2,292 | 59 |
| 39.35 | Jayden Seales † | 2,440 | 62 |
| Last updated: 11 October 2024 ||||
| Qualification: 2000 balls bowled. ||||

#### Most 5 wickets in an innings

| 5 wickets in an innings | Player | Matches |
| 67 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 |
| 37 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 106 |
| 37 | Shane Warne | 145 |
| 36 | Richard Hadlee | 86 |
| 35 | Anil Kumble | 132 |
| Last updated: 18 December 2024 |||

#### 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 |
| 9 | Rangana Herath | 93 |
| 8 | Anil Kumble | 132 |
| 8 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 106 |
| Last updated: 18 December 2024 |||

#### 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 |
| 41 (6 Tests) | Rodney Hogg | v England, 1978–79 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 |||

#### Innings
##### Best figures in an innings

| Bowling figures | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 10–53 | Jim Laker | Australia | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 1956 |
| 10–74 | Anil Kumble | Pakistan | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India | 1998–99 |
| 10–119 | Ajaz Patel | India | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India | 2021–22 |
| 9–28 | George Lohmann | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1895–96 |
| 9–37 | Jim Laker | Australia | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 1956 |
| Last updated: 4 December 2021 |||||
| 1 2 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. |||||

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

| Bowling figures | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 7–55 | Tom Kendall | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1876–77 |
| 7–44 | Fred Spofforth | England | The Oval, London, England | 1882 |
| 7–28 | Billy Bates | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 1882–83 |
| 8–35 | George Lohmann | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 1886–87 |
| 8–11 | Johnny Briggs | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 1888–89 |
| 8–7 | George Lohmann | South Africa | St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha, South Africa | 1895–96 |
| 9–28 | George Lohmann | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1895–96 |
| 10–53 | Jim Laker | Australia | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 1956 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 |||||
| Note: Calculated at the conclusion of each Test. |||||
| ↑ Record achieved in the inaugural Test match. |||||

#### Match records

Best figures in a match :
| Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 19–90 | Jim Laker | Australia | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 1956 |
| 17–159 | Sydney Barnes | South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1913–14 |
| 16–136 | Narendra Hirwani | West Indies | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India | 1987–88 |
| 16–137 | Bob Massie | England | Lord's, London, England | 1972 |
| 16–220 | Muttiah Muralitharan | England | The Oval, London, England | 1998 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 |||||

#### Innings as captain

Best figures in an innings as captain :
| Bowling figures | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 9–83 | Kapil Dev | West Indies | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India | 1983–84 |
| 8–60 | Imran Khan | India | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 1982–83 |
| 8–63 | Rangana Herath | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | 2016–17 |
| 8–106 | Kapil Dev | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 1985–86 |
| 7–37 | Courtney Walsh | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 1994–95 |
| Last updated: 16 March 2017 |||||

#### Match records as captain

Best figures in a match as captain :
| Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 13–55 | Courtney Walsh | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 1994–95 |
| 13–135 | Waqar Younis | Zimbabwe | Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 1993–94 |
| 13–152 | Rangana Herath | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | 2016–17 |
| 12–100 | Fazal Mahmood | West Indies | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1958–59 |
| 11–79 | Imran Khan | India | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 1982–83 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 |||||

### Individual records (fielding)
#### Most catches in Test career

| Catches | Player | Matches | Innings | Catches per Innings |
| 210 | Rahul Dravid | 164 | 301 | 0.697 |
| 207 | Joe Root † | 152 | 289 | 0.716 |
| 205 | Mahela Jayawardene | 149 | 270 | 0.759 |
| 200 | Steve Smith † | 116 | 221 | 0.904 |
| 200 | Jacques Kallis | 166 | 315 | 0.634 |
| Last updated: 9 February 2025 |||||
| Note: This list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper. |||||

### 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 |
| 38 | MS Dhoni | 90 |
| 37 | Adam Gilchrist | 96 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2016 |||

#### Most dismissals in an innings

| Dismissals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 7 | Wasim Bari | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 1978–79 |
| 7 | Bob Taylor | India | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India | 1979–80 |
| 7 | Ian Smith | Sri Lanka | Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand | 1990–91 |
| 7 | Ridley Jacobs | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 2000–01 |
| 7 | Joshua Da Silva | South Africa | Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa | 2022–23 |
| Last updated: 30 November 2024 |||||

### 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 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India |
| Imran Khan | 117 | 11/180 | 3 January 1983 | India | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 137 | 10/124 | 3 November 2014 | Zimbabwe | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh |
| Last updated: 16 September 2016 ||||||
| 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. ||||||
| 1 2 Botham and Imran only batted once in their matches. ↑ Shakib batted twice in his match, but only scored 6 in the other innings. ||||||

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

| Matches | Player | Period |
| 5 | Ian Botham | 1977–1992 |
| 4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 2011–2024 |
| 2 | Garfield Sobers | 1954–1974 |
| 2 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1959–1979 |
| 2 | Jacques Kallis | 1995–2013 |
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan † | 2007–present |
| 2 | Ravindra Jadeja † | 2012–present |
| Last updated: 18 December 2024 |||

### Individual records (other)
#### Most matches played

| Matches | Player | Period |
| 200 | Sachin Tendulkar | 1989–2013 |
| 188 | James Anderson | 2003–2024 |
| 168 | Steve Waugh | 1985–2004 |
| 168 | Ricky Ponting | 1995–2012 |
| 167 | Stuart Broad | 2007–2023 |
| Last updated: 11 March 2024 |||

#### Most matches played as captain

| Matches | Player | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied |
| 109 | Graeme Smith | 53 | 29 | 27 | 0 |
| 93 | Allan Border | 32 | 22 | 38 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 40 | Virat Kohli | 17 | 11 | 0 | 68 |
| 36 | Clive Lloyd | 12 | 26 | 0 | 74 |
| Last updated: 14 January 2022 ||||||

#### Most Player-of-the-Match awards

| No. of Awards | Player | Team | Matches | Period |
| 23 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 166 | 1995–2013 |
| 19 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 1992–2010 |
| 17 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 104 | 1985–2002 |
| 17 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 1992–2007 |
| 16 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 134 | 2000–2015 |
| 16 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 168 | 1995–2012 |
| Last updated: 29 December 2019 |||||

#### Most Player-of-the-series awards

| No. of Award | Player | Team | Matches | Series | Period |
| 11 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 106 | 44 | 2011–2024 |
| 11 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 61 | 1992–2010 |
| 9 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 166 | 61 | 1995–2013 |
| 8 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | 88 | 28 | 1971–1992 |
| 8 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 86 | 33 | 1973–1990 |
| 8 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 46 | 1992–2007 |
| Last updated: 18 December 2024 ||||||

## Partnership records
### Highest partnerships

| Runs | Wicket | Team | Players | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| 624 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | Kumar Sangakkara (287) | Mahela Jayawardene (374) | South Africa | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 |
| 576 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya (340) | Roshan Mahanama (225) | India | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1997–98 |
| 467 | 3rd | New Zealand | Andrew Jones (186) | Martin Crowe (299) | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 1990–91 |
| 454 | 4th | England | Joe Root (262) | Harry Brook (317) | Pakistan | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan | 2024–25 |
| 451 | 2nd | Australia | Bill Ponsford (266) | Donald Bradman (244) | England | The Oval, London, England | 1934 |
| 451 | 3rd | Pakistan | Mudassar Nazar (231) | Javed Miandad (280*) | India | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, India | 1982–83 |
| Last updated: 10 October 2024 ||||||||
| 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)

| Partnership | Runs | Team | Players | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| 1st wicket | 415 | South Africa | Graeme Smith (232) | Neil McKenzie (226) | Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh | 2008 |
| 2nd wicket | 576 | Sri Lanka | Sanath Jayasuriya (340) | Roshan Mahanama (225) | India | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1997–98 |
| 3rd wicket | 624 | Sri Lanka | Kumar Sangakkara (287) | Mahela Jayawardene (374) | South Africa | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2006 |
| 4th wicket | 454 | England | Joe Root (262) | Harry Brook (317) | Pakistan | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan | 2024–25 |
| 5th wicket | 405 | Australia | Sid Barnes (234) | Donald Bradman (234) | England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 1946–47 |
| 6th wicket | 399 | England | Ben Stokes (258) | Jonny Bairstow (150*) | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa | 2015–16 |
| 7th wicket | 347 | West Indies | Denis Atkinson (219) | Clairmonte Depeiaza (122) | Australia | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 1954–55 |
| 8th wicket | 332 | England | Jonathan Trott (184) | Stuart Broad (169) | Pakistan | Lord's, London, England | 2010 |
| 9th wicket | 195 | South Africa | Mark Boucher (78) | Pat Symcox (108) | Pakistan | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1997-98 |
| 10th wicket | 198 | England | Joe Root (154*) | James Anderson (81) | India | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 2014 |
| Last updated: 10 October 2024 ||||||||
| 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

| Rank | Runs | Innings | Players | Batting team | Highest | Average | 100s/50s | Career span |
| 1 | 6,920 | 143 | Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar | India | 249 | 50.51 | 20/29 | 1996–2012 |
| 2 | 6,554 | 120 | Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 624 | 56.5 | 19/27 | 2000–2015 |
| 3 | 6,482 | 148 | Gordon Greenidge & Desmond Haynes | West Indies | 298 | 47.31 | 16/26 | 1978–1991 |
| 4 | 6,081 | 122 | Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer | Australia | 255 | 51.53 | 14/28 | 1997–2007 |
| 5 | 5,253 | 132 | Alastair Cook & Andrew Strauss | England | 229 | 40.4 | 14/21 | 2006–2012 |
| Last updated: 11 October 2022 |||||||||