List of Australia Test cricket records

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Bradman posing with his "Don Bradman" Sykes brand bat in 1932
Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, still holds several records.

Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days,Template:EfnTemplate:Efn and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[2][3] Australia was a founding member of the ICC having played the first Test match against England in March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4] They have played a total of 849 matches, second only to England who have played just over 1,000.[5] Template:As of, Australia is the most successful team in Test cricket with an overall winning percentage of 47.58, ahead of their nearest rival South Africa on 38.20.[5]Template:Efn

Top order batsman and former captain Don Bradman holds several batting records. Considered to be the greatest batsman of all time, he played 52 Tests between 1928 and 1948.[6] He holds the record for the highest Test average of 99.94, has scored the most Test double centuries with 12, the equal most Test triple centuries with 2 and the most runs scored in a series with 974 during the 1930 Ashes series.[7][8][9][10] He also holds the highest fifth-wicket partnership with Sid Barnes with 405 runs, set during the 1946–47 Ashes series, the oldest of the wicket partnerships records.[11] A further two Australian partnership records for the second and the sixth wickets set by Bradman still stand.[12]

Shane Warne, regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of the game, holds several Test records.[13] He held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[14] Warne is second only to Muralitharan in taking the most five-wicket hauls in an innings and the most ten-wicket hauls in a Test match.[15][16] Glenn McGrath, who took 563 wickets in his career, is third to England's James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket.[17] Adam Gilchrist is Australia's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 416 dismissals. He is second only to South Africa's Mark Boucher with 555 to his name.[18] Allan Border, who made his Test debut in 1978 and captained Australia from 1984 until his retirement in 1994, holds the Australian record for the most consecutive matches played with 153 and the record for the most matches played as skipper for Australia with 93.[19][20] Template:TOC limit

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Australia only, and are correct Template:As of.

Key
Symbol Meaning
Template:Dagger Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠ Test cricket record
d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)
Date Starting date of the Test match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opposition The team Australia was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

Template:As of, Australia has played 856 Test matches resulting in 408 victories, 229 defeats, 217 draws and 2 ties for an overall winning percentage of 47.66, the highest winning percentage of Test playing teams.[5]Template:Efn Australia has played the second-highest number of Test matches, behind England who have competed in 1,058.[5] Australia has never lost or drawn a match against Zimbabwe, the only team to do so.[21] Australia is also the only team to win their debut Test match with every other team losing their first Test except Zimbabwe who drew against India.[22]

Opposition First Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
Template:Cr [[Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2003#First Test|Template:Dts]][23] 6 5 1 0 0 83.33
Template:Cr [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77#First Test|Template:Dts]][24] 358 152 110 96 0 42.45
ICC World XI [[2005 ICC Super Series#Super Test: Australia v World XI|Template:Dts]][25] 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
Template:Cr [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 1947–48#1st Test|Template:Dts]][26] 107 45 32 29 1 42.05
Template:Cr [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1945–46#Only Test|Template:Dts]][27] 60 34 8 18 0 56.66
Template:Cr [[Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1956–57#Only Test|Template:Dts]][28] 69 34 15 20 0 49.27
Template:Cr [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1902–03#First Test|Template:Dts]][29] 101 54 26 21 0 53.46
Template:Cr [[Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1982–83#Only Test|Template:Dts]][30] 33 20 5 8 0 60.60
Template:Cr [[West Indian cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1930–31#First Test|Template:Dts]][31] 118 60 32 25 1 50.84
Template:Cr [[Australian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1999–2000#Only Test|Template:Dts]][32] 3 3 0 0 0 100.00
Total 856 408 229 217 2 47.66
Last updated: 05 July 2023[5][33]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The fifth Test of the 1954–55 series against the West Indies saw Australia set their highest innings total of 8/758d, the eighth-highest score in Test cricket.[34]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Cr Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1954–55#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Cr Lord's, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1930#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1934#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1930#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[35]

Highest successful run chases

Australia's highest successful run chase in Test cricket came in the fourth Test of the 1948 Ashes series at Headingley. Australia reached the target of 404 runs with seven wickets in hand. This was a Test record at the time of posting and remained so until May 2003 when the West Indies defeated Australia at the Antigua Recreation Ground. Set 418 for victory in the final innings, the hosts achieved the target for the loss of seven wickets.[36][37]

Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort 404 Template:Cr Headingley, Leeds, England [[Fourth Test, 1948 Ashes series|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort 369 Template:Cr Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1999–2000#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort 359 Template:Cr Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1977–78#3rd Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort 339 Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 1977–78#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort 336 Template:Cr Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1949–50#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 7 October 2019[36]

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs.[38] The equal fifth-lowest score in Test history is Australia's total of 36 scored in their first innings against England in the first Test of the 1902 Ashes series.[39]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 36 Template:Cr Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1902#First Test, 29–31 May: England v Australia|Template:Dts]]
2 42 Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[English cricket teams in Australia and New Zealand in 1887–88#Test Match|Template:Dts]]
3 44 Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1896#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
4 47 Template:Cr Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2011–12#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
5 53 Template:Cr Lord's, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1896#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[40]

Result records

A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[41]

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Steve Waugh in January 2002
In 2002, Steve Waugh led Australia to victory over South Africa by an innings and 360 runs, Australia's greatest winning margin by an innings.[42][43]

The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The next largest victory was Australia's win against South Africa in the first Test of the 2001–02 tour at the Wanderers Stadium, where the tourists won by an innings and 360 runs.[44]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 360 runs Template:Cr Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2001–02#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Innings and 332 runs Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[1946–47 Ashes series#First Test – Brisbane|Template:Dts]]
3 Innings and 259 runs Template:Cr St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1949–50#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Innings and 226 runs Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 1947–48#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Innings and 222 runs Template:Cr Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia [[New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1993–94#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[42]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The next two largest victories were recorded by Australia including defeat over England in the final Test of the 1934 Ashes series by 562 runs.[45]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 562 runs Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1934#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
2 530 runs Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[South African cricket team in Australia in 1910–11#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
3 491 runs Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2004–05#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
4 419 runs Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2022–23#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
5 409 runs Template:Cr Lord's, London, England [[Second Test, 1948 Ashes series|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 11 December 2022[42]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

Australia have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 30 occasions, more than any other Test playing team.[42]Template:Efn

Rank Victories Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 7 Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[2017–18 Ashes series#First Test|Template:Dts]]
2 6 Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[South African cricket team in Australia in 2001–02#3rd Test|Template:Dts]]
3 5 Template:Cr Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1994–95#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
4 3 Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India [[Australian cricket team in India in 2000–01#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2009–10#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1999–2000#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
7 2 Template:Cr Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka [[Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
8 1 Template:Cr Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe [[Australian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1999–2000#Only Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 4 July 2022[42]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Australian cricket team that toured England in 1902
The Australian cricket team captained by Joe Darling (seated middle), won the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series by a margin of three runs and lost the fifth Test by a margin of one wicket.[46][47] Both records still stand over a century later as Australia's narrowest win by runs and narrowest loss by wickets, respectively.[48][49]

Australia's narrowest win by runs was against England in the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series at Old Trafford. Set 124 runs for victory in the final innings, England were bowled all out for 120 to give victory to Australia by three runs.[46] This was the equal third-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.[50]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Cr Old Trafford, Manchester, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1902#Fourth Test: 24–26 July: England v Australia |Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1884–85#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1882#Only Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1924–25#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 1977–78#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka [[Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1992#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[48]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Australia's narrowest win by wickets came in the fourth Test of the West Indies tour of Australia in 1951–52. Played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the hosts won the match by a margin of one wicket, one of only fifteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[51]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1951–52#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
2 2 wickets Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1907–08#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 1977–78#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1996–97#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06#3rd Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2011–12#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England [[2023 Ashes series#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 16 June 2023[48]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[44] The final Test of the 1938 Ashes saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 579 runs, to the draw the series at one match all.[52]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 579 runs ♠ Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1938#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Innings and 230 runs Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1891–92#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Innings and 225 runs Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1911–12#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Innings and 219 runs Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India [[Australian cricket team in India in 1997–98#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Innings and 217 runs Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1886#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[53]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket.[45] The match was played at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, the first of only two Test matches contested at the venue.[54]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 675 runs ♠ Template:Cr Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1928–29#First Test|Template:Dts]]
2 492 runs Template:Cr Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18#4th Test|Template:Dts]]
3 408 runs Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1979–80#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
4 373 runs Template:Cr Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [[Australian cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
5 356 runs Template:Cr Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [[Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 19 October 2018[53]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

Australia have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 10 occasions.Template:Efn

Rank Defeats Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 6 Template:Cr Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1998–99#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
2 3 Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1932–33#First Test|Template:Dts]]
3 1 Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[South African cricket team in Australia in 1963–64#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[53]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

Allan Border in Hong Kong in October 1988
Allan Border was the captain of the Australian team that lost the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1993 by a margin of one run, the narrowest loss in Test cricket history.[50][55]

Only one match in Template:Age years of Test cricket has been decided by a margin of one run, the fourth Test of the West Indian tour of Australia in 1992–93 playing for the Frank Worrell Trophy. Contested at Adelaide Oval, Australia was set 186 runs for victory in the final innings. With just two runs left to score, Australia's number eleven batsman Craig McDermott was caught behind off the bowling of Courtney Walsh, to give the victory to the tourists.[50][55][56]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 run ♠ Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1992–93#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
2 2 runs Template:Cr Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England [[2005 Ashes series#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
3 3 runs Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1982–83#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
4 5 runs Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[South African cricket team in Australia in 1993–94#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
5 7 runs Template:Cr Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia [[New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2011–12#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[49]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Test cricket has seen fifteen matches been decided by a margin of one wicket, with Australia being defeated in six of them.[51] The first of these was the final Test of the 1902 Ashes series at The Oval where England ran down the target of 263 runs in the final innings.[47] The most recent occurring during the 2019 Ashes series against England. The third Test at Headingley saw the hosts achieving their highest successful run chase in Test cricket of 359 runs.[57]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1902#Fifth Test: 11–13 August: England v Australia|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1907–08#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan [[Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1994–95#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1998–99#3rd Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India [[Australian cricket team in India in 2010–11#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr Headingley, Leeds, England [[2019 Ashes series#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 1 September 2019[49]

Tied matches

A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[41] Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia.[5]

Opposition Venue Date
Template:Cr ♠ The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[Tied Test#First tied Test, 1960|Template:Dts]]
Template:Cr ♠ M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India [[Tied Test#Second tied Test, 1986|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[49]

Batting records

Matthew Hayden in 2012
Matthew Hayden has scored the highest individual Test score (380) for Australia.[58]

Most career runs

A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of Template:Convert of the pitch.[59]

India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289. Allan Border and Steve Waugh are the only other Australian batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.[60]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period
1 13,378 Template:Sortname 168 287 51.85 41 62 1995–2012
2 11,174 Template:Sortname 156 265 50.56 27 63 1978–1994
3 10,927 Template:Sortname 168 260 51.06 32 50 1985–2004
4 9,113 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 99 175 59.56 32 37 2010–2023
5 8,643 Template:Sortname 115 198 49.10 28 27 2004–2015
6 8,625 Matthew Hayden 103 184 50.73 30 29 1994-2009
7 8,338 David Warner† 106 193 45.07 25 35 2011-2023
8 8,029 Mark Waugh 128 209 41.81 20 47 1991-2002
9 7,696 Justin Langer 105 182 45.27 23 30 1993-2007
10 7,525 Mark Taylor 104 186 43.49 19 40 1989-1999
Last updated: 05 July 2023[61]

Fastest runs getter

Runs Batsman Matches Innings Record Date Reference
1,000 Don Bradman 7 13 11 July 1930 [62]
2,000 15 22 27 November 1931 [63]
3,000 23 33 23 February 1933 [64]
4,000 31 48 1 January 1937 [65]
5,000 36 56 22 July 1938 [66]
6,000 45 68 1 January 1948 [67]
7,000 Steve Smith 70 126 29 November 2019 [68]
8,000 85 151 21 March 2022 [69]
9,000 99 174 28 June 2023 [70]
10,000 Ricky Ponting 118 196 30 May 2008 [71]
11,000 132 222 8 July 2008 [72]
12,000 146 247 21 July 2010 [73]
13,000 162 275 24 January 2012 [74]
Last updated: 28 June 2023

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Test Career Span Ref
Opener Matthew Hayden 184 8,625 50.73 1994–2009 [75]
Number 3 Ricky Ponting 196 9,904 56.27 1996–2011 [76]
Number 4 Mark Waugh 170 6,662 42.43 1992–2002 [77]
Number 5 Steve Waugh 142 6,754 56.28 1985–2004 [78]
Number 6 79 3,165 51.04 1985–2003 [79]
Number 7 Adam Gilchrist 100 3,948 46.44 1999–2008 [80]
Number 8 Shane Warne 113 2,005 19.09 1993–2007 [81]
Number 9 Mitchell StarcTemplate:Dagger 57 1,058 22.51 2012–2023 [82]
Number 10 Nathan LyonTemplate:Dagger 71 734 13.10 2012–2023 [83]
Number 11 Glenn McGrath 128 603 7.63 1993–2007 [84]
Last updated: 50 July 2023.

Highest individual score

The first Test of the 2003–04 series of the Southern Cross Trophy, contested between Australia and Zimbabwe, at the WACA Ground saw Matthew Hayden of Australia set the highest individual Test innings score with 380, surpassing Brian Lara's 375 scored against England in April 1994 at the Antigua Recreation Ground.[85] Six months after Hayden set the record, the West Indian claimed it back scoring 400 not out against the same opposition and on the same ground.[86]

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 380 Template:Sortname Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
2 335* Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2019–20#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
3 334* Template:Sortname Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar, Pakistan [[Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998–99#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
4 334 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Headingley, Leeds, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1930#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
5 329* Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011–12#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 2 December 2019[58]

Highest career average

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[87]

Australia's Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, finished his Test career with an average of 99.94.[6] Adam Voges who retired in 2016, has the second-best career average in Test cricket with 61.87. Template:As of, the currently active Steve Smith with an average of 60.89, is fourth.[88]

Rank Average Player Runs Innings Not out Period
1 99.94 ♠ Template:Sortname 6,996 80 10 1928–1948
2 61.87 Template:Sortname 1,485 31 7 2015–2016
3 59.56 Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 9,113 175 22 2010–2023
4 54.63 Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 3,551 70 5 2018–2023
5 53.86 Template:Sortname 7,110 151 19 1970–1984
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 05 July 2023[89]

Most half-centuries

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.[90]

Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with 68. He is followed by the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 66, India's Rahul Dravid and Allan Border of Australia on 63 and in fifth with 62 fifties to his name, Australia's Ricky Ponting.[91]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 63 Template:Sortname 265 11,174 1978–1994
2 62 Template:Sortname 287 13,378 1995–2012
3 50 Template:Sortname 260 10,927 1985–2004
4 47 Template:Sortname 209 8,029 1991–2002
5 40 Template:Sortname 186 7,525 1989–1999
Last updated: 7 October 2019[92]

Most centuries

Ricky Ponting in Melbourne in 2015
Ricky Ponting has scored the most Test runs (13,378) and the most centuries (41) for Australia.[61][93]

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.[94]

Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in Test cricket with 51. South Africa's Jacques Kallis is next on 45 and Ricky Ponting with 41 hundreds is in third.[95]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 41 Template:Sortname 287 13,378 1995–2012
2 32 Template:Sortname 260 10,927 1985–2004
3 32 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 175 9,113 2010–2023
4 30 Template:Sortname 184 8,625 1994–2009
5 29 Template:Sortname 80 6,996 1928–1948
Last updated: 10 June 2023[93]

Most double centuries

A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.

Bradman holds the Test record for the most double centuries scored with twelve, one ahead of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara who finished his career with eleven. In third is Brian Lara of the West Indies with nine. England's Wally Hammond, India's Virat Kohli and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka have all scored seven and Ponting is one of six cricketers who reached the mark on six occasions.[8]

Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 80 6,996 1928–1948
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 287 13,378 1995–2012
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 151 7,110 1970–1984
Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 168 8,782 2010–2023
Template:Sortname 198 8,643 2004–2015
Last updated: 9 March 2023[96]

Most triple centuries

A triple century is a score of 300 or more runs in a single innings.

Bradman holds the equal Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two, along with India's Virender Sehwag and West Indians Chris Gayle and Brian Lara.[9] Six Australians have scored a single Test triple century with former vice-captain David Warner the most recent to do so in 2019, Template:As of.[97]

Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 80 6,996 1928–1948
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 46 2,061 1964–1968
Template:Sortname 111 4,869 1957–1978
Template:Sortname 184 8,625 1994–2009
Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 187 8,158 2011–2023
Template:Sortname 186 7,525 1989–1999
Template:Sortname 198 8,645 2004–2015
Last updated: 19 January 2023[98]

Most Sixes

Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period
1 100 Template:Sortname 137 5,570 1999–2008
2 82 Template:Sortname 184 8,625 1994–2009
3 73 Template:Sortname 287 13,378 1995–2012
4 65 Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 193 8,338 2011–2023
5 54 Template:Sortname 112 3,266 2008–2015
Last updated: 05 July 2023[99]

Most Fours

Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 1,509 Template:Sortname 287 13,378 1995–2012
2 1,175 Template:Sortname 260 10,927 1985–2004
3 1,161 Template:Sortname 265 11,174 1978–1994
4 1,049 Template:Sortname 184 8,625 1994–2009
5 978 Template:Sortname 198 8,643 2004–2015
Last updated: 20 June 2020[100]

Highest batting strike rate

Rank Strike Rate Player Runs Balls Period
1 81.95 Template:Sortname 5,570 6,796 1999-2008
2 70.66 Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 8,338 11,800 2011-2023
3 69.45 Template:Sortname 3,163 1,339+ 1899-1912
4 64.80 Template:Sortname 1,462 2,256 2004-2008
5 63.69 Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 1,919 3,013 2011-2023
Qualification: 1,000 balls. Last updated: 05 July 2023[101]

Most runs in a series

The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Mark Taylor with 839 in the 1989 Ashes and Neil Harvey with 834 in 1952–53 South African series are third and fourth on the list, respectively.[10]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
1 974 ♠ Template:Sortname 5 7 Template:Sort
2 839 Template:Sortname 6 11 Template:Sort
3 834 Template:Sortname 5 9 Template:Sort
4 810 Template:Sortname Template:Sort
5 806 5 Template:Sort
Last updated: 3 December 2017[102]

Most ducks

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[103] Glenn McGrath has scored the fourth-highest number of ducks in Test cricket behind Courtney Walsh with 43, the currently active Stuart Broad with 39 Template:As of and Chris Martin with 36.[104]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 35 Template:Sortname 124 138 1993–2007
2 34 Template:Sortname 145 199 1992–2007
3 22 Template:Sortname 168 260 1985–2004
4 19 Template:Sortname 73 109 2007–2015
Template:Sortname 128 209 1991–2002
Last updated: 3 December 2017[105]

Bowling records

Shane Warne in Melbourne in 2015
Shane Warne has taken the most Test wickets (708), the most five-wicket hauls (37) and the most ten-wicket hauls (10) for Australia.[106][107][108]

Most career wickets

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

Shane Warne held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[14] Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name. James Anderson of England is third with 675 Test wickets to his name Template:As of, overtaking Australia's Glenn McGrath in September 2018 to become the fast bowler with the most Test wickets.[109] India's Anil Kumble is fourth on the list taking 619 wickets. Stuart Broad with 566 wickets moved into fifth in September 2022 after becoming the second fast bowler to overtake McGrath's total of 563 wickets.[110][111][17]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average SR 5 WI 10 WIM Period
1 708 Template:Sortname 145 273 25.41 57.4 37 10 1992–2007
2 563 Template:Sortname 124 243 21.64 51.9 29 3 1993–2007
3 496 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 122 228 31.00 63.35 23 4 2011–2023
4 355 Template:Sortname 70 132 23.92 52.0 23 7 1971–1984
5 313 Template:Sortname 73 140 28.40 51.1 12 3 2007–2015
6 310 Brett Lee 76 150 30.81 53.3 10 0 1999-2008
7 310 Mitchell Starc† 79 151 27.64 49.69 13 2 2011-2023
8 291 Craig McDermott 71 124 28.63 56.9 14 1984-1996
9 259 Jason Gillespie 71 137 26.13 54.9 8 0 1996-2006
10 248 Richie Benaud 63 116 27.03 77.0 16 1 1952-1964
Last updated: 05 July 2023[106]

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[112]

There have been three occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all 10 wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956, India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan and in 2021 Ajaz Patel of New Zealand took 10/119 against India. Arthur Mailey is one of 16 bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings.[113]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1920–21#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2004–05#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Old Trafford, Manchester, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1909#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Lord's, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1997#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1894–95#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[114]

Best figures in a match

A bowler's bowling figures in a match is the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded over both innings.

No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90. Bob Massie's figures of 16/137, taken in second match of the 1972 Ashes series, is the fourth-best in Test cricket history.[115]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Lord's, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1972#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1882#Only Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[South African cricket team in Australia in 1931–32#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1901–02#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1878–79#Only Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[116]

Best career average

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.

Nineteenth century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75. J. J. Ferris, one of fifteen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team,[117] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket.[118]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 14.25 Template:Sortname 48 684 2,030 1887–1890
2 16.53 Template:Sortname 101 1,670 5,179 1887–1895
3 17.97 Template:Sortname 74 1,330 4,695 1928–1933
4 18.41 Template:Sortname 94 1,731 4,185 1877–1887
5 20.53 Template:Sortname 186 3,819 11,587 1953–1963
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 3 December 2017[119]

Best career economy rate

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[103]

English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. Australia's Bert Ironmonger, with a rate of 1.69 runs per over conceded over his 14-match Test career, is fifth on the list.[120]

Rank Economy rate Player Runs Balls Wickets Period
1 1.69 Template:Sortname 1,330 4,695 74 1928–1933
2 1.78 Template:Sortname 1,721 5,792 50 1956–1963
3 1.88 Template:Sortname 989 3,140 47 1946–1948
4 1.93 Template:Sortname 1,670 5,179 101 1887–1895
5 1.94 Template:Sortname 3,254 10,024 144 1932–1946
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 3 December 2017[121]

Best career strike rate

J. J. Ferris c. 1895
J. J. Ferris holds the Australian record for the best Test career bowling average and strike rate, with figures of 14.25 and 42.2, respectively.[119][122]

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[103]

As with the career average above, the top two bowlers with the best Test career strike rate are George Lohmann and J. J. Ferris, with Lohmann on 34.1 and Ferris with an overall career strike rate of 37.7 balls per wicket.[123]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Balls Runs Period
1 42.2 Template:Sortname 48 2,030 684 1887–1890
2 44.5 Template:Sortname 94 4,185 1,731 1877–1887
3 45.1 Template:Sortname 79 3,565 1,796 1902–1908
4 46.6 Template:Sortname 46 2,148 1,075 1911–1912
5 47.2 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 225 10,638 4,927 2011–2023
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 19 June 2023[122]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[124]

Shane Warne is second only to Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan in taking the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan taking 67 throughout his career and Warne achieving 37.[15]

Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Innings Balls Wickets Period
1 37 Template:Sortname 273 40,705 708 1992–2007
2 29 Template:Sortname 243 29,248 563 1993–2007
3 23 Template:Sortname 132 18,467 355 1971–1984
Nathan Lyon† 227 31,344 495 2011-2023
4 21 Clarrie Grimmett 67 14,513 216 1925-1936
Last updated: 19 June 2023[107]

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings.

As with the five-wicket hauls above, Shane Warne is second only to Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan haven taken 22 to Warne's 10.[16]

Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
1 10 Template:Sortname 145 40,705 708 1992–2007
2 7 Template:Sortname 37 14,513 216 1925–1936
Template:Sortname 70 18,467 355 1971–1984
4 4 Template:Sortname 18 4,185 94 1877–1887
Nathan Lyon† 121 31,344 495 2011–2023
5 3 Template:Sortname 32 8,099 141 1890–1904
Template:Sortname 27 10,024 144 1932–1946
Template:Sortname 73 16,001 313 2007–2015
Template:Sortname 60 17,681 246 1961–1971
Template:Sortname 124 29,248 563 1993–2007
Last updated: 19 June 2023[108]

Worst figures in an innings

The worst figures in a single innings in Test cricket came in the third Test between the West Indies at home to Pakistan in 1958. Pakistan's Khan Mohammad returned figures of 0/259 from his 54 overs in the second innings of the match.[125][126] The worst figures by an Australian is 0/156 that came off the bowling of Mitchell Swepson in his debut Test in March 2022 against Pakistan.[127][128][129]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 53.4 Template:Cr National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan [[Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 2021–22#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 18 Template:Cr Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2008–09#3rd Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 42 Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India [[Australian cricket team in India in 1997–98#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 34 Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[South African cricket team in Australia in 2016–17#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 38 Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2003–04#4th Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 4 July 2022[130]

Worst figures in a match

The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[131] He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it – enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 54 years prior.[132][133][134]

The worst figures by an Australian came in the first Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series when Mitchell Johnson returned figures of 0/66 and 0/104 for a total of 0/170 off 42 overs,[135] equalling the figures that Geoff Lawson set in the second Test of the Ashes series of 1986–87 from 50 overs.[136]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 42 Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[2010–11 Ashes series#First Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 50 Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1986–87#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 45 Template:Cr Old Trafford, Manchester, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1934#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 51 Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1988–89#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 33Template:Efn Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 4 July 2022[137]

Most wickets in a series

Clarrie Grimmett in 1932
Clarrie Grimmett took 44 wickets in the 1935–36 series against South Africa, the most by any Australian cricketer in a series.[138]

England's seventh Test tour of South Africa in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name. Jim Laker sits second on the list with 46 wickets taken during the 1956 Ashes series. Australia's Clarrie Grimmett is third with his 44 wickets taken against South Africa during the 1935–36 tour.[139]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Series
1 44 Template:Sortname 5 Template:Sort
2 42 Template:Sortname 6 Template:Sort
3 41 Template:Sortname 6 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 6 Template:Sort
5 40 Template:Sortname 5 Template:Sort
Last updated: 3 December 2017[138]

All-round records

1000 runs and 100 wickets

Rank Player Average Difference Matches Runs Bat Avg Wickets Bowl Avg Period
1 Keith Miller 13.99 55 2,958 36.97 170 22.97 1946–1956
2 Monty Noble 5.25 42 1,997 30.25 121 25.00 1898–1909
3 Alan Davidson 4.06 44 1,328 24.59 186 20.53 1953–1963
4 Ray Lindwall -1.87 61 1,502 21.15 228 23.03 1946–1960
5 Richie Benaud -2.57 63 2,201 24.45 248 27.03 1981–1992
6 George Giffen -3.73 31 1,238 23.35 103 27.09 1881–1896
7 Mitchell StarcTemplate:Dagger -5.04 75 1,844 22.22 304 27.26 2011–2022
8 Mitchell Johnson -6.20 73 2,065 22.20 313 28.40 2007–2015
9 Jason Gillespie -7.40 71 1,218 18.73 259 26.13 1996–2006
10 Shane Warne -8.08 145 3,154 17.32 708 25.41 1992–2007
11 Brett Lee -10.66 76 1,451 20.15 310 30.81 1999–2008
12 Ian Johnson -10.67 45 1,000 18.51 109 29.19 1946–1956
13 Merv Hughes -11.73 53 1,032 16.64 212 28.38 1985–1994
14 Peter Siddle -15.93 67 1,164 14.73 221 30.66 2008–2019
15 Nathan LyonTemplate:Dagger -19.03 117 1,298 14.73 468 31.63 2011–2023
Last updated: 20 February 2023[140]

Wicket-keeping records

The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[141]

Most career dismissals

Adam Gilchrist in June 2010
Adam Gilchrist has taken the most wicket-keeping Test dismissals (416) for Australia.[142]

A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[143][144] while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[145]

Australia's Adam Gilchrist is second only South Africa's Mark Boucher is taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper, with Boucher taking 555 to Gilchrist 416.[18]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Catches Stumping Ct/Inn Period
1 416 Template:Sortname 96 191 379 37 2.178 1999–2008
2 395 Template:Sortname 119 224 366 29 1.763 1988–1999
3 355 Template:Sortname 96 182 342 12 1.950 1970–1984
4 270 Template:Sortname 66 128 262 8 2.109 2008–2015
5 187 Template:Sortname 51 98 163 24 1.908 1957–1966
Last updated: 7 October 2019[142]

Most career catches

Boucher also leads Gilchrist in the number of catches taken as a designated wicket-keeper in Test cricket, 532 to 379.[146]

Rank Catches Player Matches Period
1 379 Template:Sortname 96 1999–2008
2 366 Template:Sortname 119 1988–1999
3 343 Template:Sortname 96 1970–1984
4 262 Template:Sortname 66 2008–2015
5 163 Template:Sortname 51 1957–1966
Last updated: 7 October 2019[147]

Most career stumpings

Bert Oldfield in 1930
Bert Oldfield holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52.[148]

Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper, holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. He is followed by England's Godfrey Evans with 46 to his name. Indian glovemen Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni are both equal third on 38 and Gilchrist is fifth on the list with 37.[148]

Rank Stumpings Player Matches Period
1 52 ♠ Template:Sortname 54 1920–1937
2 37 Template:Sortname 96 1999–2008
3 29 Template:Sortname 119 1988–1999
4 24 Template:Sortname 35 1877–1894
Template:Sortname 51 1957–1966
Last updated: 7 October 2019[149]

Most dismissals in an innings

Four wicket-keepers have taken seven dismissals in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indian gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.[150]

The feat of taking 6 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 25 wicket-keepers on 33 occasions including 5 Australians.[151]

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 6 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1957–58#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sortname Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1982–83#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sortname Template:Cr Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1997#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sortname Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2014–15#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2022–23#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 30 December 2022[152]

Most dismissals in a series

Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series which broke the previous record held by fellow Australian Rod Marsh where he took 28 catches in the 1982–83 Ashes series.[153]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Series
1 29 ♠ Template:Sortname 5 10 Template:Sort
2 28 Template:Sortname 5 10 Template:Sort
3 27 Template:Sortname 6 12 Template:Sort
4 26 Template:Sortname 5 9 Template:Sort
5 26 Template:Sortname 5 10 Template:Sort
Template:Sort
Last updated: 8 January 2018[154]

Fielding records

Most career catches

Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.Template:Efn A fair catch is defined as a fielder catching the ball, from a legal delivery, fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat.[143][144] The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[155][156]

India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 210, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Ricky Ponting is the highest ranked Australian in fourth, securing 196 catches in his Test career.[157]

Jack Gregory
Jack Gregory took 15 catches during Australia's 5–0 whitewash of England in the 1920–21 Ashes series – a Test cricket record.[158]
Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn Period
1 196 Template:Sortname 168 328 0.597 1995–2012
2 181 Template:Sortname 128 245 0.738 1991–2002
3 157 Template:Sortname 104 197 0.796 1989–1999
4 157 Steve Smith 98 186 0.844 2010–2023
5 156 Allan Border 156 277 0.563 1978–1994
Last updated: 19 June 2023[159]

Most catches in a series

The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time,[160] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[161] Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, and India's KL Rahul are equal second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series and during the 2018 Indian tour of England respectively. Four players have taken 13 catches in a series on six occasions with both Bob Simpson and Brian Lara having done so twice and Rahul Dravid and Alastair Cook once.[158]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Series
1 15 ♠ Template:Sortname 5 10 Template:Sort
2 14 Template:Sortname 6 11 Template:Sort
3 13 Template:Sortname 5 9 Template:Sort
10 Template:Sort
5 12 Template:Sortname 5 7 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 4 8 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 6 12 Template:Sort
Last updated: 7 October 2019[162]

Other records

Most career matches

India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200, followed by the currently active English fast bowler James Anderson on 172, with former captains Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint third with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions.[163]

Rank Matches Player Runs Wkts Period
1 168 Template:Sortname 13,378 5 1995–2012
Template:Sortname 10,927 92 1985–2004
3 156 Template:Sortname 11,174 39 1978–1994
4 145 Template:Sortname 3,154 708 1992–2007
5 128 Template:Sortname 8,029 59 1991–2002
Last updated: 3 December 2017[164]

Most consecutive career matches

Allan Border in March 2013
Allan Border holds the Australian record for the most consecutive career Test matches and the most matches as captain of Australia with 153 and 93, respectively.[19][20]

Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159. He broke Allan Border's long standing record of 153 matches in June 2018.[165] Mark Waugh, the Australian middle order batsman who played 107 consecutive Test matches, is third. The recently retired New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, who is fifth on the list with 101 matches, is the highest ranked cricketer who never missed a Test match during his playing career. Adam Gilchrist, in seventh on 96, is the highest ranked Australian player to achieve the feat.[19][166][167]

Rank Matches Player Period
1 153 Template:Sortname 1979–1994
2 107 Template:Sortname 1993–2002
3 96 Template:Sortname 1999–2008
4 Template:Sortname Template:Dagger 2013–2023
5 86 Template:Sortname 2000–2008
Last updated: 2 March 2023[19]

Most matches as captain

Template:See also Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109. Allan Border, who skippered Australia from 1984 to 1994 is second with 93 matches. New Zealand's captain from 1997 to 2006, Stephen Fleming, is third on the list with 80 and in fourth on 77 is Australia's Ricky Ponting who led the side for six years from 2004 to 2010.[168]

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied Draw %Won %Lost Period
1 93 Template:Sortname 32 22 1 38 34.4 23.65 1984–1994
2 77 Template:Sortname 48 16 0 13 62.33 20.77 2004–2010
3 57 Template:Sortname 41 9 7 71.92 15.78 1999–2004
4 50 Template:Sortname 26 13 11 52 26 1994–1999
5 48 Template:Sortname 21 13 14 43.75 27.08 1975–1983
Last updated: 3 December 2017[20]

Most man of the match awards

Rank M.O.M. Awards Player Matches Period
1 17 Template:Sortname 145 1992-2007
2 16 Template:Sortname 168 1995-2012
3 14 Template:Sortname 1985-2004
4 12 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 93 2010-2023
5 11 Template:Sortname 124 1993-2007
Template:Sortname 156 1978-1994
Last updated: 11 February 2023[169]

Most man of the series awards

Rank M.O.S. Awards Player Matches Period
1 8 Template:Sortname 145 1992-2007
2 6 Template:Sortname 168 1985-2004
3 5 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 102 2011-2023
Template:Sortname 115 2004-2015
Template:Sortname 124 1993-2007
Last updated: 11 February 2023[170]

Youngest players

The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[171] The youngest Australian to play Test cricket was Ian Craig who at the age of 17 years and 239 days debuted in the final Test of the series against South Africa in February 1953.[172]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[South African cricket team in Australia in 1952–53#5th Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2011–12#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77#First Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Lord's, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1896#First Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1907–08#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[173]

Oldest players on debut

Bert Ironmonger circa 1930
Bert Ironmonger is the oldest Australian cricketer to play in a Test match and was the second-oldest to make his debut for Australia.[174][175]

At 49 years and 119 days, James Southerton of England, playing in the very first Test match in March 1877, is the oldest player to make his debut in Test cricket. Second on the list is Miran Bakhsh of Pakistan who at 47 years and 284 days made his debut against India in 1955. Australia's Don Blackie is the third-oldest player to make his debut, breaking into the side during the second Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series at the age of 46 years and 253 days. He broke the record set by his teammate Bert Ironmonger who debuted in the previous Test match two weeks earlier.[174]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1928–29#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1928–29#First Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1984–85#Second Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sortname
Last updated: 3 December 2017[176]

Oldest players

England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The second-oldest Test player is Bert Ironmonger who was aged 50 years and 327 days when he represented Australia for the final time in the fifth Test of the 1932–33 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[175]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1932–33#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1928–29#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1935–36#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1921–22#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1926#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[177]

Partnership records

In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

Don Bradman and Sid Barnes walk from the field in 1946
Don Bradman and Sid Barnes set the highest fifth wicket partnership in Test cricket, scoring 405 against England in 1946.[11]

A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner, so the innings is closed.

Australian batsmen hold two Test wicket partnerships records. Sid Barnes and Don Bradman came together in the second Test of the 1946–47 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground and put together a fifth wicket partnership of 405 runs. The other record is the fourth wicket partnership of 449 which was set by current and former players Shaun Marsh and the Adam Voges. This came in the first Test against the West Indies at Bellerive Oval in December 2015.[11]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
Template:Sort 382 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964–65#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 451 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1934#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 315 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2002–03#2nd Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 449 ♠ Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Dagger Template:Cr Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 405 ♠ Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[1946–47 Ashes series#Second Test – Sydney|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 346 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1936–37#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 217 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1976–77#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 243 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1907–08#Third Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 154 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[English cricket team in Australia in 1894–95#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Template:Sort 163 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Dagger Template:Cr Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England [[2013 Ashes series#First Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[12]

Highest partnerships by runs

The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006. This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997. New Zealand's Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe hold the third-highest Test partnership with 467 made in 1991 against Sri Lanka. Equal fourth on the list is Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad of Pakistan who together scored 451 against Pakistan in 1983 and the Australian pairing of Bill Ponsford and Don Bradman putting on the same score against England in the 1934 Ashes series.[178]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
2nd wicket 451 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr The Oval, London, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1934#Fifth Test|Template:Dts]]
4th wicket 449 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Dagger Template:Cr Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16#1st Test|Template:Dts]]
5th wicket 405 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia [[1946–47 Ashes series#Second Test – Sydney|Template:Dts]]
4th wicket 388 Template:Sortname Headingley, Leeds, England [[Australian cricket team in England in 1934#Fourth Test|Template:Dts]]
386 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011–12#4th Test|Template:Dts]]
Last updated: 3 December 2017[179]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank Runs Innings Players Highest Average 100/50 span
1 6,081 122 Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer 255 51.53 14/28 1997-2007
2 4,765 76 Matthew Hayden & Ricky Ponting 272 67.11 16/22 2001-2009
3 3,887 78 Michael Slater & Mark Taylor 260 51.14 10/16 1993-1999
4 3,600 64 Bill Lawry & Bob Simpson 382 59.01 9/18 1961-1968
5 3,583 85 David Boon & Mark Taylor 221 44.23 8/20 1989-1996
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). Last updated: 11 October 2022[180]

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

Aleem Dar of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 143, Template:As of. The currently active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking West Indian Steve Bucknor's mark of 128 matches.[181] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108. The most experienced Australian is Daryl Harper who is fourth on the list with 95 Test matches umpired.[182]

Rank Matches Umpire Period
1 95 Template:Sortname 1998–2011
2 80 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2010–2022
3 78 Template:Sortname 1992–2008
4 74 Template:Sortname 2000–2012
5 62 Template:Sortname 2010–2021
Last updated: 30 December 2022[183]

See also

Notes

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