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[[File:DonaldBradman.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Donald Bradman wearing a black shirt and a dark cap|[[Donald Bradman]], holder of several Test batting records, including highest batting average]]
[[File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Sachin Tendulkar]], the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test cricket]]
[[File:MuralitharanBust2004IMG.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Muttiah Muralitharan]], the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket]]
[[File:George Lohmann 1895.jpg|thumb|upright|[[George Lohmann]], the holder of best bowling average in Test cricket]]
[[Test cricket]] is played between international [[cricket]] teams who are [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|Full Members]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Classification of Official Cricket |publisher=International Cricket Council |url=http://l.yimg.com/t/icccricket/pdfs/classification-of-official-cricket-july-2008.pdf |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929114225/http://l.yimg.com/t/icccricket/pdfs/classification-of-official-cricket-july-2008.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Unlike [[One Day International]]s, Test matches consist of two [[Innings (cricket)|innings]] per team, with no limit in the number of [[Over (cricket)|overs]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The difference between Test and one-day cricket |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4180708.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=12 August 2009 |date=6 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129132447/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4180708.stm |archive-date=29 January 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 Test|timeless matches]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Martin-Jenkins |first=Christopher |title=Flintoff given go-ahead to make it even more difficult for opponents |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article529303.ece |date=3 June 2005 |work=The Times |access-date=12 August 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Williamson |first=Martin |title=Calling time on eternity |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/395117.html |date=14 March 2009 |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003023442/http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/395117.html |archive-date=3 October 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> The earliest match now recognised as a Test was played between [[England cricket team|England]] and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in March 1877;<ref>{{cite web |last=Williamson |first=Martin |title=The birth of Test cricket |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/75601.html |publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin-Jenkins |first=Christopher |title=Crying out for less |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154859.html |year=2003 |work=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – online archive |publisher=John Wisden & Co |access-date=12 August 2009}}</ref>

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of [[Cricket statistics|records and statistics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Records – Test matches |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=1 |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817180950/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=1 |archive-date=17 August 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket.

{{As of|2025|6}}, the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both [[Result (cricket)|wins]] and win percentage, is Australia, having won 419 of their 874 Tests (47.94%). Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests, the least successful team is [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]].

Australian [[Donald Bradman]], widely considered the greatest batsman of all time,<ref>{{cite news |last=Beard |first=Matthew |title=Donald Bradman, world's greatest batsman, dies at 92 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/donald-bradman-worlds-greatest-batsman-dies-at-92-693198.html |date=26 February 2001 |work=The Independent |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323144634/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/donald-bradman-worlds-greatest-batsman-dies-at-92-693198.html |archive-date=23 March 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Player Profile: Sir Donald Bradman |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4188.html |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802071634/http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4188.html |archive-date=2 August 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> holds several personal and partnership records. He scored the most runs in a series, has the most [[Century (cricket)|double centuries]] and was a part of the record 5th wicket [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]]. His most significant record is his [[Batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics,<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Charles |title=Could this be the Don's missing four runs? |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/22/1219262525317.html?feed=fairfaxdigitalxml |date=4 August 2007 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106150616/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/22/1219262525317.html?feed=fairfaxdigitalxml |archive-date=6 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leggat |first=David |title=The tainted stat that divides a nation |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10455756 |date=23 August 2008 |work=New Zealand Herald |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023141935/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10455756 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> it still stands almost 40 [[Run (cricket)|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.<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricmatez.com/2013/06/09/all-records-of-sir-don-bradman/ |title=All Records of Sir Don Bradman |access-date=9 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809001230/http://www.cricmatez.com/2013/06/09/all-records-of-sir-don-bradman/ |archive-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead  }} 
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In the Manchester Test of 1956, England [[Spin bowling|spin bowler]] [[Jim Laker]] took 19 [[Wicket (dismisal)|wickets]] for 90 runs (19–90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one.<ref>{{cite web |title=Records – First-class matches – Bowling records – Best figures in a match |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283212.html |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211201945/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283212.html |archive-date=11 December 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to [[Ten-wicket haul|capture ten wickets]] in a Test match innings, and his [[Bowling analysis|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 cricket team|Pakistan]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan tour of India, 1998/99 |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63829.html |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111091826/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63829.html |archive-date=11 November 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2021, New Zealand spinner, [[Ajaz Patel]] became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59485301 |title=Ajaz Patel: New Zealand spinner becomes third bowler in Test history to take 10 wickets in an innings |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 December 2021 |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref> [[West Indies cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fraser |first=Angus |title=Lara smashes magical 400 to rewrite history |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/lara-smashes-magical-400-to-rewrite-history-756362.html |date=13 April 2008 |work=The Independent |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206050153/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/lara-smashes-magical-400-to-rewrite-history-756362.html |archive-date=6 December 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lankan]] spinner [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed [[Shane Warne]]'s total of 708 wickets.<ref>{{cite news |title=Muralitharan breaks Test record |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/sri_lanka/7123499.stm |date=3 December 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=12 August 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=India v Australia 2nd Test |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7675435.stm |date=17 October 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=12 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021234016/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7675435.stm |archive-date=21 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> The record for most [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissals]] by a [[wicket-keeper]] is held by [[Mark Boucher]] of [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Eye injury ends Boucher's career|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/571732.html|access-date=23 July 2012|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|date=10 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713034800/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/571732.html|archive-date=13 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> while the record for most [[Caught|catches]] by a [[Fielding (cricket)|fielder]] is held by [[Joe Root]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-11 |title=Joe Root: England batter breaks world record for most Test catches |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c2k117vgkqwo |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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== 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 [[run (cricket)|runs]] for three [[Dismissal (cricket)|wicket]]s 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 [[Declaration (cricket)|declared]] its innings closed
* (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was [[End of an innings (cricket)|all out]]

;Batting notation
* (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was [[dismissal (cricket)|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
* {{dagger}} indicates a current Test cricketer

;Seasons
* Domestic [[cricket season]]s 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/series/index.html|title=Match/series archive|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814104556/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/series/index.html|archive-date=14 August 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! style="background:#9cf;"| Team
! style="background:#9cf;"| First Test match
! style="background:#9cf;"| Matches
! style="background:#9cf;"| Won
! style="background:#9cf;"| Lost
! style="background:#9cf;"| Tied
! style="background:#9cf;"| Drawn
! style="background:#9cf;"| % Won
! style="background:#9cf;"| W/L Ratio
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AFG|2013}} || [[Afghan cricket team in India in 2018#Only Test|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|6|14}}]] || 12 || 4 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 33.33 || 0.57
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} || [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77#First Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1877|3|15}}]] || 881 || 425 || 235 || 2 || 219 || 48.35 || 1.80
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|BAN}} || [[Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2000–01#Only Test|{{dts|format=dmy|2000|11|10}}]] || 156 || 25 || 112 || 0 || 19 || 16.02 || 0.22
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ENG}} || [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77#First Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1877|3|15}}]] || 1,093 || 404 || 333 || 0 || 356 || 36.96 || 1.21
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IND}} || [[Indian cricket team in England in 1932#Only Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|6|25}}]] || 598 || 185 || 188 || 1 || 224 || 30.93 || 0.98
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IRE}} || [[Pakistani cricket team in Ireland in 2018#Only Test|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|5|11}}]] || 12 || 3 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 25.00 || 0.33
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|NZL}} || [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 1929–30#First Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1930|1|10}}]] || 483 || 123 || 189 || 0 || 171 || 25.46 || 0.65
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|PAK}} || [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1952–53#1st Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|10|16}}]] || 467 || 152 || 149 || 0 || 166 || 32.54 || 1.02
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|RSA}} || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1888–89#First Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1889|3|12}}]] || 479 || 191 || 162 || 0 || 126 || 39.87 || 1.18
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|SRI}} || [[English cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1981–82#Only Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1982|2|17}}]] || 327 || 107 || 127 || 0 || 93 || 32.72 || 0.84
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|WIN}} || [[West Indian cricket team in England in 1928#1st Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1928|6|23}}]] || 592 || 185 || 223 || 1 || 183 || 31.25 || 0.83
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[List of World XI Test cricketers|ICC World XI]] || [[2005 ICC Super Series#Super Test: Australia v ICC World XI|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|10|14}}]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ZIM}} || [[Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1992–93#Only Test|{{dts|format=dmy|1992|10|18}}]] || 129 || 15 || 84 || 0 || 30 || 11.62 || 0.17
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan=9 | <small>Last updated: 27 December 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283877.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Results summary|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref>
|}

=== Result records ===

==== Greatest win margins (by innings) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#9cf;"| Margin
! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams
! style="background:#9cf;"| [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]]
! style="background:#9cf;"| Season
! style="background:#9cf;"| Test
|-
! Innings and 579 runs
| {{cr|ENG}} (903–7 d) beat {{cr|AUS}} (201 & 123) || [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1938 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1938#Fifth Test|5th]]
|-
! Innings and 360 runs
| {{cr|AUS}} (652–7 d) beat {{cr|RSA}} (159 & 133) || [[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || 2001–02 || [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2001–02#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! Innings and 359 runs
| {{cr|NZ}} (601–3 d) beat {{cr|ZIM}} (125 & 117) || [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe || 2025 || [[New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! Innings and 336 runs
| {{cr|WIN}} (614–5 d) beat {{cr|IND}} (124 & 154) || [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], India || 1958–59 || [[West Indian cricket team in India in 1958–59#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
! Innings and 332 runs
| {{cr|AUS}} (645) beat {{cr|ENG}} (141 & 172) || [[The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]], Australia || 1946–47 || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1946–47#First Test|1st]]
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 9 August 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/210099.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Largest margin of victory (by an innings)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507141844/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/210099.html|archive-date=7 May 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Greatest win margin (by runs) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#9cf;"| Margin
! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams
! style="background:#9cf;"| [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]]
! style="background:#9cf;"| Season
! style="background:#9cf;"| Test
|-
! 675 runs 
| {{cr|ENG}} (521 & 342–8 d) beat {{cr|AUS}} (122 & 66) || [[Brisbane Showgrounds]], [[Brisbane]], Australia || 1928–29 || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1928–29#First Test|1st]]
|-
! 562 runs 
| {{cr|AUS}} (701 & 327) beat {{cr|ENG}} (321 & 145) || [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1934 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1934#Fifth Test|5th]]
|-
! 546 runs 
| {{cr|BAN}} (382 & 425-4 d) beat {{cr|AFG}} (146 & 115) || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], Bangladesh || 2023 || [[Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023#Only Test|1st]]
|-
! 530 runs 
| {{cr|AUS}} (328 & 578) beat {{cr|RSA|1910}} (205 & 171) || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 1910–11 || [[South African cricket team in Australia in 1910–11#Fourth Test|4th]]
|-
! 492 runs 
| {{cr|RSA}} (488 & 344–6 d) beat {{cr|AUS}} (221 & 119) || [[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || 2018 || [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18#4th Test|4th]]
|-
| colspan=5 | <small>Last updated: 3 April 2018</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283901.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Largest margin of victory (by runs)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330151457/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283901.html|archive-date=30 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Matches that finished with scores level ====
{{See also|Tied Test}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#9cf;"| Result
! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams
! style="background:#9cf;"| [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]]
! style="background:#9cf;"| Season
! style="background:#9cf;"| Test
|-
! Tie
| {{cr|AUS}} (505 & 232) vs {{cr|WIN}} (453 & 284) || [[The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]], Australia || 1960–61 || [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61#First Test|1st]]
|-
! Tie
| {{cr|IND}} (397 & 347) vs {{cr|AUS}} (574–7 d & 170–5 d) || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai|Madras]], India || 1986–87 || [[Australian cricket team in India in 1986–87#First Test|1st]]
|-
! Draw
| {{cr|ZIM}} (376 & 234) vs {{cr|ENG}} (406 & 204–6) || [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe || 1996–97 || [[English cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1996–97#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! Draw
| {{cr|IND}} (482 & 242–9) vs {{cr|WIN}} (590 & 134) || [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]], India || 2011–12 || [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2011–12#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
| colspan=5 | <small>Last updated: 8 January 2021</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283891.html|title=Records / Test matches / Team records / Tied matches|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215225752/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283891.html|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63734.html|title=England tour of Zimbabwe, 1996/97|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=30 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101024026/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63734.html|archive-date=1 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/535999.html|title=West Indies tour of India, 2011/12|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=7 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106104714/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/535999.html|archive-date=6 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Narrowest win margin (by wickets) ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#9cf;"| Margin
! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams
! style="background:#9cf;"| [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]]
! style="background:#9cf;"| Season
! style="background:#9cf;"| Test
|-
! rowspan="15" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 1 wicket
| {{cr|ENG}} (183 & 263–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (324 & 121) || [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1902 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1902#Fifth Test: 11–13 August: England v Australia|5th]]
|-
| {{cr|RSA|1910}} (91 & 287–9) beat {{cr|ENG}} (184 & 190) || [[Old Wanderers]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || 1905–06 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1905–06#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} (382 & 282–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (266 & 397) || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 1907–08 || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1907–08#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} (183 & 173–9) beat {{cr|RSA|1912}} (113 & 242) || [[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]], South Africa || 1922–23 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1922–23#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
| {{cr|AUS}} (216 & 260–9) beat {{cr|WIN}} (272 & 203) || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 1951–52 || [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1951–52#Fourth Test|4th]]
|-
| {{cr|NZL}} (249 & 104–9) beat {{cr|WIN}} (140 & 212) || [[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]], New Zealand || 1979–80 || [[West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1979–80#First Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cr|PAK}} (256 & 315–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (337 & 232) || [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], [[Karachi]], Pakistan || 1994–95 || [[Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1994–95#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cr|WIN}} (329 & 311–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (490 & 146) || [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], Barbados || 1998–99 || [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1998–99#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
| {{cr|WIN}} (273 & 216–9) beat {{cr|PAK}} (269 & 219) || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 1999–00 || [[Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2000#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
| {{cr|PAK}} (175 & 262–9) beat {{cr|BAN}} (281 & 154) || [[Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium]], [[Multan]], Pakistan || 2003 || [[Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
| {{cr|SRI}} (321 & 352–9) beat {{cr|RSA}} (361 & 311) || [[Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || 2006 || [[South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
| {{cr|IND}} (405 & 216–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (428 & 192) || [[Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium]], [[Mohali]], India || 2010–11 || [[Australian cricket team in India in 2010–11#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cr|SRI}} (191 & 304–9) beat {{cr|RSA}} (235 & 259) || [[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], [[Durban]], South Africa || 2018–19 || [[Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2018–19#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} (67 & 362–9) beat {{cr|AUS}} (179 & 246) || [[Headingley Cricket Ground]], [[Leeds]], England || 2019 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 2019#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
| {{cr|WIN}} (253 & 168–9) beat {{cr|PAK}} (217 & 203) || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 2021 || [[Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2021#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| colspan=5 | <small>Last updated: 15 August 2021</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/255926.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421232907/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/255926.html|archive-date=21 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Narrowest win margin (by runs) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#9cf;"| Margin
! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams
! style="background:#9cf;"| [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]]
! style="background:#9cf;"| Season
! style="background:#9cf;"| Test
|-
! rowspan="2" | 1 run
| {{cr|WIN}} (252 & 146) beat {{cr|AUS}} (213 & 184) || [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]], Australia || 1992–93 || [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1992–93#Fourth Test|4th]]
|-
|{{cr|NZL}} (209 & 483) beat {{cr|ENG}} (435 & 256) || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand || 2022–23 || [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! 2 runs
| {{cr|ENG}} (407 & 182) beat {{cr|AUS}} (308 & 279) || [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]], [[Birmingham]], England || 2005 || [[2005 Ashes series#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 3 runs
| {{cr|AUS}} (299 & 86) beat {{cr|ENG}} (262 & 120) || [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground]], [[Manchester]], England || 1902 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1902#Fourth Test: 24–26 July: England v Australia|4th]]
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} (284 & 294) beat {{cr|AUS}} (287 & 288) || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 1982–83 || [[English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1982–83#Fourth Test|4th]]
|-
| colspan=5 |<small>Last updated: 28 February 2023</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/215342.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Smallest margin of victory (by runs)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420043804/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/215342.html|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Victory after following-on ====
{{See also|Follow-on}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#9cf;"| Margin
! style="background:#9cf;"| Teams
! style="background:#9cf;"| [[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]]
! style="background:#9cf;"| Season
! style="background:#9cf;"| Test
|-
! 10 runs
| {{cr|ENG}} (325 & 437) beat {{cr|AUS}} (586 & 166) || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]], Australia || 1894–95 || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1894–95#First Test|1st]]
|-
! 18 runs
| {{cr|ENG}} (174 & 356) beat {{cr|AUS}} (401–9 d & 111) || [[Headingley Cricket Ground]], [[Leeds]], England || 1981 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1981#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
! 171 runs
| {{cr|IND}} (171 & 657–7 d) beat {{cr|AUS}} (445 & 212) || [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], India || 2000–01 || [[Australian cricket team in India in 2000–01#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
!1 run
|{{cr|NZL}} (209 & 483) beat {{cr|ENG}} (435 & 256) || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand || 2022–23 || [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
| colspan="5" |<small>Last updated: 28 February 2023</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283938.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Victory after a follow on|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116105303/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283938.html|archive-date=16 January 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Most consecutive wins ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#9cf;"| Wins
! style="background:#9cf;"| Team
! style="background:#9cf;"| First win
! style="background:#9cf;"| Last win
|-
! rowspan="2" | 16
| rowspan="2" | {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|ZIM}} at Harare, 14 October 1999 || {{cr|IND}} at Mumbai, 27 February 2001
|-
| {{cr|RSA}} at Melbourne, 26 December 2005 || {{cr|IND}} at Sydney, 2 January 2008
|-
! 11
| {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|AUS}} at Bridgetown, 30 March 1984 || {{cr|AUS}} at Adelaide, 7 December 1984
|-
! 10
| {{cr|RSA}} || {{cr|WIN}} at Providence, 15 August 2024 || {{cr|ZIM}} at Bulawayo, 6 July 2025
|-
! rowspan="2" | 9
| {{cr|SRI}} || {{cr|IND}} at Colombo, 29 August 2001 || {{cr|PAK}} at Lahore, 6 March 2002
|-
| {{cr|RSA}} || {{cr|AUS}} at Durban, 15 March 2002 || {{cr|BAN}} at Dhaka, 1 May 2003
|-
| colspan=4 | <small>Last updated: 1 July 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/105118.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Most consecutive wins|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012094355/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/105118.html|archive-date=12 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Team scoring records ===
====Most runs in an innings====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Score'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Teams'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 952–6 d 
| {{cr|SRI}} (v {{cr|IND}}) || [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || 1997 || [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997#First Test|1st]]
|-
! 903–7 d
| {{cr|ENG}} (v {{cr|AUS}}) || [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1938 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1938#Fifth Test|5th]]
|-
! 849
| {{cr|ENG}} (v {{cr|WIN}}) || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 1929–30 || [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30#Fourth Test|4th]]
|-
! 823–7 d 
| {{cr|ENG}} (v {{cr|PAK}}) || [[Multan Cricket Stadium]], [[Multan]], Pakistan || 2024–25 || [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2024–25#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! 790–3 d
| {{cr|WIN}} (v {{cr|PAK}}) || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 1957–58 || [[Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1957–58#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 10 October 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283966.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Highest innings totals|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329214314/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283966.html|archive-date=29 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Fewest runs in a completed innings====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Teams'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 26
| {{cr|NZL}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand || 1954–55 || [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 1954–55#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
! 27
| {{cr|WIN}} (v {{cr|AUS}}) || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 2025 || [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2025#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 30
| {{cr|RSA|1910}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || [[St George's Park Cricket Ground|St George's Park]], [[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa || 1895–96 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1895–96#First Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cr|RSA|1912}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]], [[Birmingham]], England || 1924 || [[South African cricket team in England in 1924#First Test|1st]]
|-
! 35
| {{cr|RSA|1910}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || [[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]], South Africa || 1898–99 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1898–99#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 14 July 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/145832.html|title=Test matches – Team records – Lowest innings totals|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523061340/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/145832.html|archive-date=23 May 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Highest fourth-innings totals to win====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Score'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Teams'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 418–7
| {{cr|WIN}} (v {{cr|AUS}}) || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 2002–03 || [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2003#4th Test|4th]]
|-
! 414–4
| {{cr|RSA}} (v {{cr|AUS}}) || [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]], Australia ||2008–09 || [[South African cricket team in Australia in 2008–09#First Test|1st]]
|-
! 406–4
| {{cr|IND}} (v {{cr|WIN}}) || [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago || 1975–76 || [[Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1975–76#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
! 404–3
| {{cr|AUS}} (v {{cr|ENG}}) || [[Headingley Cricket Ground]], [[Leeds]], England || 1948 || [[Fourth Test,_1948_Ashes_series|4th]]
|-
! 395–7
| {{cr|WIN}} (v {{cr|BAN}}) || [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]], Bangladesh || 2020–21 || [[West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020–21#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 16 August 2023</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=4;orderby=team_score;result=1;template=results;type=team;view=innings|title=Test matches – Team records – Highest fourth innings totals in won match|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409121137/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Binnings_number%3D4%3Borderby%3Dteam_score%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dteam%3Bview%3Dinnings|archive-date=9 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Aggregate scoring records ===
====Highest match aggregate====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Score'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Teams'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 1,981–35
| {{cr|SA|1928}} (530 & 481)  v {{cr|ENG}} (316 & 654–5) || [[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], [[Durban]], South Africa || 1938–39 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1938–39#5th Test|5th]]
|-
! 1,815–34
| {{cr|ENG}} (849 & 272–9 d) v {{cr|WIN}} (286 & 408–5) || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 1929–30 || [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 1929–30#Fourth Test|4th]]
|-
! 1,768–37
| {{cr|PAK}} (579 & 268) v {{cr|ENG}} (657 & 264–7 d) || [[Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium]], [[Rawalpindi]], Pakistan || 2022–23 || [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! 1,764–39
| {{cr|AUS}} (533 & 339–9) v {{cr|WIN}} (276 & 616) || rowspan=2|[[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]], Australia || 1968–69 || [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1968–69#Fourth Test|4th]]
|-
! 1,753–40
| {{cr|AUS}} (354 & 582) v {{cr|ENG}} (447 & 370) || 1920–21 || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1920–21#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 29 December 2022</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Team records {{!}} Highest match aggregates {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284002.html |website=espncricinfo.com |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref>
|}

== Individual records: Batting ==

===Career===
====Most career runs====
{{Further|List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Period'''
|-
! 15,921 
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || style="text-align:center;"| 329 || 1989–2013
|-
! 13,543
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]] {{dagger}} || style="text-align:center;"| 288 || 2012–present
|-
! 13,378
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || style="text-align:center;"| 287 || 1995–2012
|-
! 13,289
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || style="text-align:center;"| 280 || 1995–2013
|- 
! 13,288
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Rahul Dravid]] || style="text-align:center;"| 286 || 1996–2012
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>Last updated: 4 August 2025</small><ref name=MostRuns>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/223646.html|title=Most runs in career|access-date=8 January 2019|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009085046/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/223646.html|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Most career runs – progression of record====
{{Anchor|RunProgression}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''Runs'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Record held until'''
| '''Duration of record'''
|-
! 239
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Charles Bannerman]] || 4 January 1882 || 4 years, 295 days
|-
! 676
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[George Ulyett]]{{efn|name=Ulyett}} || 13 August 1884 || 2 years, 222 days
|-
! 860
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Billy Murdoch (cricketer)|Billy Murdoch]]{{efn|name=Murdoch}} || 14 August 1886 || 2 years, 1 day
|-
! 1,277
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Arthur Shrewsbury]] || 23 January 1902|| 15 years, 162 days
|-
! 1,293
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Joe Darling]]{{efn|name=Darling}} || 18 February 1902 || 26 days
|-
! 1,366
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Syd Gregory]]{{efn|name=Gregory}} || 14 June 1902 || 116 days
|-
! 1,531
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Archie MacLaren]]{{efn|name=MacLaren}} || 13 August 1902|| 60 days
|-
! 3,412
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Clem Hill]] || 27 December 1924 || 22 years, 136 days
|-
! 5,410
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Jack Hobbs]] || 29 June 1937 || 12 years, 184 days
|-
! 7,249
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Wally Hammond]] || 27 November 1970 || 33 years, 151 days
|-
! 7,459
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Colin Cowdrey]]{{efn|name=Cowdrey}} || 23 March 1972 || 1 year, 117 days
|-
! 8,032
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Garfield Sobers]] || 23 December 1981 || 9 years, 275 days
|-
! 8,114
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Geoffrey Boycott]] || 12 November 1983 || 1 year, 324 days
|-
! 10,122
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Sunil Gavaskar]] || 25 February 1993 || 9 years, 105 days
|-
! 11,174
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Allan Border]] || 25 November 2005|| 12 years, 273 days
|-
! 11,953
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] || 17 October 2008|| 2 years, 327 days
|-
! 15,921
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || current|| {{Age in years and days|2008|10|17}}
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=5 |<small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/itfigures/archives/2008/10/record_holders_for_most_number.php|title=Record-holders for most number of Test runs|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo Blogs|access-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722032321/http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/itfigures/archives/2008/10/record_holders_for_most_number.php|archive-date=22 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=5 |{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=Ulyett|Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs.}}
{{efn|name=Murdoch|Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs.}}
{{efn|name=Darling|Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs.}}
{{efn|name=Gregory|Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs.}}
{{efn|name=MacLaren|MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs.}}
{{efn|name=Cowdrey|Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs.}}
}}
|}

====Most career runs at each batting position====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Batting position'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Batting average (cricket)|Average]]'''
|-
! Opener
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alastair Cook]] || '''11,845''' || 44.87
|-
! Number 3
| {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || '''11,679''' || 60.83
|-
! Number 4 
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || '''13,492''' || 54.40
|-
! Number 5 
| {{flagicon|WIN}} [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] || '''6,883''' || 56.42
|-
! Number 6 
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Stokes]] {{dagger}} || '''4,406''' || 34.42
|-
! Number 7 
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adam Gilchrist]] || '''3,948''' || 46.45
|-
! Number 8 
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Daniel Vettori]] || '''2,227''' || 39.77
|-
! Number 9 
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mitchell Starc]] {{dagger}} || '''1,470''' || 22.62
|-
! Number 10 
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nathan Lyon]] {{dagger}} || '''938''' || 12.68
|-
! Number 11 
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] || '''687''' || 7.72
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>Last updated: 29 December 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingBestAggregateForPosition.asp|title=Most runs in each batting position|publisher=Howstat|work=Howstat Test Cricket|access-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706033333/http://www.howstat.com/cricket/statistics/Batting/BattingBestAggregateForPosition.asp|archive-date=6 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref></small>
|}

====Highest career batting average====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Batting average (cricket)|Average]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Period'''
|-
! 99.94 
| 80 || {{cricon|AUS}} [[Donald Bradman]] || 6,996 || 1928–1948
|-
! 62.66
| 24 || {{cricon|SL}} [[Kamindu Mendis]] {{dagger}} || 1,316 || 2022–2025
|-
! 61.87
| 31 || {{cricon|AUS}} [[Adam Voges]] || 1,485 || 2015–2016
|-
! 60.97
| 41 || {{cricon|RSA|1928}} [[Graeme Pollock]] || 2,256 || 1963–1970
|-
! 60.83
| 40 || {{cricon|WIN}} [[George Headley]] || 2,190 || 1930–1954
|-
| colspan="5" |<small>Last updated: 28 June 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282910.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Highest career batting averages|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref><br>{{small|Qualification: At least 20 innings.}}<br>{{small|'''Note:''' If the qualification is removed, the record Test batting average is Australian [[Kurtis Patterson|Kurtis Patterson's]] 144.00; Patterson made scores of 30 and 114 not out in his only two Test innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;orderby=batting_average;template=results;type=batting|title=Batting records|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122112938/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;orderby=batting_average;template=results;type=batting|archive-date=22 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> A very few [[one-Test wonder]]s 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 [[Declaration (cricket)|declared]]) and [[Andy Lloyd (cricketer)|Andy Lloyd]] (10*, retired hurt).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/zones/insights?insights=player&player_id=2231&format=test&stats=batting|title=Stuart Law, batting statistics in Tests|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053848/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/zones/insights?insights=player&player_id=2231&format=test&stats=batting|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/zones/insights?insights=player&player_id=1757&format=test&stats=batting|title=Andy Lloyd, batting statistics in Tests|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=1 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053454/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/zones/insights?insights=player&player_id=1757&format=test&stats=batting|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|}

====Most fours in career====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Four (cricket)|Fours]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
|-
! 2058+ 
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 329
|-
! 1654 
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Rahul Dravid]] || 286
|-
! 1559 
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] || 232
|-
! 1509 
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || 287
|-
! 1491 
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || 233
|- 
| colspan=3 |{{small|'''Key: +''' : complete career records are not known.}}
|-
| colspan=3 |<small>Last updated: 8 January 2019</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284024.html|title=Records–Test Matches–Batting records–Most fours in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722182612/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284024.html|archive-date=22 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Most sixes in career ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Six (cricket)|Sixes]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
|-
! 136
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Ben Stokes]] {{dagger}} || 206
|-
! 107
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Brendon McCullum]] || 176
|-
! 100
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Adam Gilchrist]] || 137
|-
! rowspan=2|98
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Tim Southee]] || 156
|-
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Chris Gayle]] || 182
|-
| colspan=3 |<small>Last updated: 4 August 2025</small><ref name="most sixes in Test cricket">{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283122.html | title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most sixes in career | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=16 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327142018/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283122.html | archive-date=27 March 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

====Most ducks in career====

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Duck (cricket)|Ducks]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Period'''
|-
! 43
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Courtney Walsh]] || style="text-align:center;"| 185 || 1984–2001
|-
! 39
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Stuart Broad]] || style="text-align:center;"| 244 || 2007–2023
|-
! 36
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Chris Martin (cricketer)|Chris Martin]] || style="text-align:center;"| 104 || 2000–2013
|- 
! 35
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]] || style="text-align:center;"| 138 || 1993–2007
|-
! rowspan=3|34
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Ishant Sharma]] || style="text-align:center;"| 142 || 2007–2021
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] || style="text-align:center;"| 199 || 1992–2007
|-
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] || style="text-align:center;"| 265 || 2003–2024
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>Last updated: 11 October 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283087.html|title=Most ducks in career|access-date=16 August 2023|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo}}</ref>
|}

===Series===
====Most runs in a series====
{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Series'''
|-
! 974
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Don Bradman]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 7 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1930|1930]]
|-
! 905
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Wally Hammond]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 9 || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1928–29|1928–29]]
|-
! 839
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 11 || [[1989 Ashes series|1989]]
|-
! 834
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Neil Harvey]] || {{cr|RSA|1928}} || 9 || [[South African cricket team in Australia in 1952–53|1952–53]]
|-
! 829
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Viv Richards]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 7 || [[West Indian cricket team in England in 1976|1976]]
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282849.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in a series|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330161333/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282849.html|archive-date=30 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Match===
====Most runs in a match====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:left;"| '''Scores'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 456
| 333 and 123
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Graham Gooch]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Lord's]], [[London]], England || 1990 || [[Indian cricket team in England in 1990#First Test|1st]]
|-
! 430
| 269 and 161
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Shubman Gill]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]], England || 2025 || [[Indian cricket team in England in 2025#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! 426
| 334* and 92
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] || {{cr|PAK}} || [[Arbab Niaz Stadium]], [[Peshawar]], Pakistan || 1998–99 || [[Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998–99#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! 424
| 319 and 105
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || {{cr|BAN}} || [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]], Bangladesh || 2013–14 || [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013–14#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! 400
| 400*
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04 || [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 2003–04#4th Test|4th]]
|-
| colspan="7" | <small>Last updated: 5 July 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282847.html|title=Records – Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in a match|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109062622/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282847.html|archive-date=9 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Innings ===
[[File:BrianLaraUkexpatCropped.jpg|thumb|Brian Lara, the first to score 400 in International Cricket]]

====Highest individual score in a single innings====
{{see also|List of Test cricket triple centuries}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Score'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[List of Test cricket grounds|Venue]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 400*
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04 || [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 2003–04#4th Test|4th]]
|-
! 380
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] ||{{cr|ZIM}}|| [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]], Australia || 2003–04 || [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! 375
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 1993–94 || [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 1993–94#5th Test|5th]]
|-
! 374
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] ||{{cr|RSA}}|| [[Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || 2006 || [[South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! 367*
| {{cricon|SA}} [[Wiaan Mulder]] ||{{cr|ZIM}}|| [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe || 2025 || [[South African cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 7 July 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/208504.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in an innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305135707/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/208504.html|archive-date=5 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Highest individual score – progression of record====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Score'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test match number'''
|-
! 165*{{efn|name=inaugural}}
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Charles Bannerman]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 1876–77 ||Test no. 1<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62396.html</ref>
|-
! 211
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Billy Murdoch (cricketer)|Billy Murdoch]] || {{cr|ENG}} ||| [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1884 || Test no. 16 <ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62411.html</ref>
|-
! 287 
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[R. E. Foster]] ||{{cr|AUS}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]], Australia || 1903–04||Test no. 78<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62473.html</ref>
|-
! 325 
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Andy Sandham]] ||{{cr|WIN}} || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 1929–30||Test no. 193<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62579.html</ref>
|-
! 334 
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Don Bradman]] ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]], England || 1930 ||Test no. 196<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62582.html</ref>
|-
! 336* 
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Wally Hammond]] ||{{cr|NZ}}|| [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand || 1932–33||Test no. 226<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62612.html</ref>
|-
! 364 
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Len Hutton]] ||{{cr|AUS}} || [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1938 || Test no. 266<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62652.html</ref>
|-
! 365* 
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Garfield Sobers]] ||{{cr|PAK}}|| [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 1957–58||Test no. 452<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62837.html</ref>
|-
! 375
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 1993–94||Test no. 1259<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63641.html</ref>
|-
! 380
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] ||{{cr|ZIM}}|| [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]], Australia || 2003–04||Test no. 1661<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64048.html</ref>
|-
! 400*
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04||Test no. 1696<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/64080.html</ref>
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=6 | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284258.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in an innings (progressive record holder)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311070202/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284258.html|archive-date=11 March 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=6 | {{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=inaugural|Record achieved in the inaugural Test match.}}
}}
|}

====Most runs in an innings as captain====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align:centre;font-weight:normal" | '''Highest individual score as captain''' 
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Score'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 400*
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04 || [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 2003–04#4th Test|4th]]
|-
! 374
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] ||{{cr|RSA}}||[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka|| 2006 || [[South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! 367*
| {{cricon|SA}} [[Wiaan Mulder]] ||{{cr|ZIM}}|| [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe || 2025 || [[South African cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
! 334*
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] ||{{cr|PAK}} || [[Arbab Niaz Stadium]], [[Peshawar]], Pakistan || 1998–99 || [[Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998–99#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! 333
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Graham Gooch]] || {{cr|IND}}|| [[Lord's]], [[London]], England || 1990 || [[Indian cricket team in England in 1990#First Test|1st]]
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 7 July 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284221.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in an innings as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109013406/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284221.html|archive-date=9 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Most runs in an innings carrying the bat====
{{See also|List of cricketers who have carried the bat in international cricket}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align:centre;font-weight:normal" | '''Highest individual score'''
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Score'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 264*
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Tom Latham (cricketer)|Tom Latham]] ||{{cr|SL}}|| [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand || 2018–19 || [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2018–19#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! 244*
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Alastair Cook]] ||{{cr|AUS}} || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 2017–18 || [[2017–18 Ashes series#Fourth Test|4th]]
|-
! 223*
| {{cricon|NZL}} [[Glenn Turner]] ||{{cr|WIN}}|| [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 1971–72 || [[New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1971–72#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! 216*
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Marvan Atapattu]] ||{{cr|ZIM}} || [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe || 1999–00 || [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1999–2000#1st Test|1st]]
|-
! 206*
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Bill Brown (cricketer)|Bill Brown]] ||{{cr|ENG}}|| [[Lord's]], [[London]], England || 1938 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1938#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 8 January 2019</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283149.html|title=Test matches - Batting records - Carrying bat through a completed innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219101950/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283149.html|archive-date=19 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Highest scores in a single innings at each batting position====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| '''Batting position'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Opponent'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Season'''
| '''Test'''
|-
| '''Opener''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] || '''380''' || {{cr|ZIM}} || [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]], Australia || 2003–04 || [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| '''Number 3''' || {{flagicon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] || '''400*''' || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 2003–04 || [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 2003–04#4th Test|4th]]
|-
| '''Number 4''' || {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] || '''374''' || {{cr|SAF}} || [[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || 2006 || [[South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| '''Number 5''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] || '''329*''' || {{cr|IND}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]], Australia || 2011–12 || [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011–12#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
| '''Number 6''' || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Stokes]] || '''258''' || {{cr|SAF}} || [[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]], South Africa || 2015–16 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
| '''Number 7''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Don Bradman]] || '''270''' || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 1936–37 || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1936–37#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
| '''Number 8''' || {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Wasim Akram]] || '''257*''' || {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Sheikhupura Stadium]], [[Sheikhupura]], Pakistan || 1996–97 || [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 1996–97#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| '''Number 9''' || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)|Ian Smith]] || '''173''' || {{cr|IND}} || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand || 1989–90 || [[Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1989–90#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
| '''Number 10''' || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Walter Read]] || '''117''' || {{cr|AUS}} || [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1884 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1884#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
| '''Number 11''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ashton Agar]] || '''98''' || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]], England || 2013 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 2013#First Test|1st]]
|-
| colspan=7 | <small>Last updated: 18 November 2017</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282860.html|title=Highest individual scores in each batting positions|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref>
|}

=== Over ===
==== Most runs in an over ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Sequence'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Batsman'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Bowler'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 35
| 4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1 || {{cricon|IND}} [[Jasprit Bumrah]] || {{cricon|ENG}} [[Stuart Broad]] || [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]], [[Birmingham]], England || 2022 || [[Indian cricket team in England in 2021#5th Test|5th]]
|-
! rowspan=3 | 28
| 4–6–6–4–4–4 || {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] || {{cricon|RSA}} [[Robin Peterson]] || [[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || 2003–04 || [[West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2003–04#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| 4–6–2–4–6–6 || {{cricon|AUS}} [[George Bailey (cricketer, born 1982)|George Bailey]] || {{cricon|ENG}} [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] || [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]], Australia || 2013–14 || [[English cricket team in Australia in 2013–14#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
| 4–4–4–6–6–b4 || {{cricon|RSA}} [[Keshav Maharaj]]  || {{cricon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]]  || [[St George's Park Cricket Ground|St George's Park]], [[Gqeberha]], South Africa || 2019–20 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 2019–20#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 27 
| 6–6–6–6–2–1 || {{cricon|PAK}} [[Shahid Afridi]] || {{cricon|IND}} [[Harbhajan Singh]] || [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]], Pakistan || 2005–06 || [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06#First Test|1st]]
|- 
| 6–4–4–4–6–3 || {{cricon|ENG}} [[Harry Brook]] || {{cricon|PAK}} [[Zahid Mahmood]] || [[Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium]], [[Rawalpindi]], Pakistan || 2022–23 || [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23#1st Test|1st]]
|-
| colspan=7 | <small>Last updated: 2 December 2022</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/233006.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs off one over|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101185122/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/233006.html|archive-date=1 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Calendar year ===
====Most runs in a calendar year====
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''Runs'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Average'''
| '''Year'''
|-
! 1788
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer, born 1974)|Mohammad Yousuf]]  || 99.33 || 2006
|-
! 1710
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Viv Richards]] || 90.00 || 1976
|-
! 1708
|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]] || 61.00 || 2021
|-
! 1656
| {{cricon|SAF}} [[Graeme Smith]]|| 72.00 || 2008
|-
! 1595
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]]|| 106.33 || 2012
|-
| colspan="5" |<small>Last updated: 31 December 2021</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284248.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most runs in a calendar year|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215201716/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284248.html|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Centuries===
====Most Test centuries====
{{See also|List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Century (cricket)|Centuries]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
|- 
! 51
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 200 || 329
|-
! 45
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || 166 || 280
|-
! 41
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || 168 || 287
|-
! 40
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]] {{dagger}}|| 160 || 291
|-
! 38
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || 134 || 233
|-
| colspan="4" |<small>Last updated: 4 December 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/227046.html|title=Most hundreds in a career|access-date=8 January 2019|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215215132/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/227046.html|archive-date=15 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Fastest Test centuries====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''No. of [[Ball (cricket)|balls]]'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Opponent'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Season'''
| '''Test'''
|-
! 54
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Brendon McCullum]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Hagley Oval]], [[Christchurch]], New Zealand || 2015–16 || [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! rowspan=2| 56
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Viv Richards]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || 1985–86 || [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 1985-86#5th_Test|5th]]
|-
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates || 2014–15 || [[Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! 57
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Adam Gilchrist]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]], Australia || 2006–07 || [[2006–07 Ashes series#Third Test|3rd]]
|-
! 67
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Jack Gregory (cricketer)|Jack Gregory]] || {{cr|SA|1912}} || [[Old Wanderers]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || 1921–22 || [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1921–22#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/210170.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Fastest hundreds|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528140031/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/210170.html|archive-date=28 May 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Most Test double centuries====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''Double centuries'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Matches'''
|-
! 12
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Donald Bradman]] || 52
|-
! 11
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || 130
|-
! 9
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] || 131
|-
! rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;"| 7
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Wally Hammond]] || 85
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] || 123
|-
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] || 149
|-
| colspan="3" | <small>Last updated: 11 October 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/230344.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most double hundreds in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=7 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213230834/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/230344.html|archive-date=13 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Fastest Test double centuries====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''No. of [[Ball (cricket)|balls]]'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Opponent'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Season'''
| '''Test'''
|-
! 153
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Nathan Astle]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Lancaster Park]], [[Christchurch]], New Zealand || 2001–02 || [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 2001–02#1st Test|1st]]
|- 
!163
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Ben Stokes]] || {{cr|SA}} || [[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]], South Africa || 2015–16 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 2015-16#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
!168
| rowspan=2|{{cricon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]] || {{cr|SL}} || [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]], India || 2009–10 || [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2009–10#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
!182
| {{cr|PAK}} || [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]], Pakistan || 2005–06 || [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06#First Test|1st]]
|-
! 186
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Brendon McCullum]] || {{cr|PAK}} || [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]], United Arab Emirates || 2014–15 || [[New Zealand cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15#3rd Test|3rd]]
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 4 March 2019</small><ref>{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284135.html | title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Fastest double hundreds | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=4 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327140454/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284135.html | archive-date=27 March 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.totalsportek.com/cricket/fastest-double-hundreds-test-cricket-history/ | title=Ben Stokes Double-Hundred Video & Top 10 Fastest Double-Centuries of All Times | publisher=Total Sportek | date=3 January 2016 | access-date=4 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044605/https://www.totalsportek.com/cricket/fastest-double-hundreds-test-cricket-history/ | archive-date=6 March 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

====Most Test triple centuries====
{{Further|List of Test cricket triple centuries}}
{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''Triple centuries'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Matches'''
|-
! rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Donald Bradman]] || 52
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]] || 104
|-
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Chris Gayle]] || 103
|-
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] || 131
|-
!1
| colspan="2" |''(25 players)''
|-
| colspan="3" |<small>Last updated: 14 July 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282944.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Most triple hundreds in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225142528/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282944.html|archive-date=25 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Most Test quadruple centuries====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''Quadruple centuries'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Matches'''
|-
! style="vertical-align:middle;"| 1
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Brian Lara]] || 131
|-
| colspan="3" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;runsmin1=400;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629031004/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;runsmin1=400;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |url-status=live |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title=Test matches – Batting records – View innings by innings list – Runs scored greater than or equal to 400 |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |access-date=8 January 2019 }}</ref>
|}

===Half-centuries===
====Most Test 50+ scores====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''50+'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
|- 
! 119
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 200 || 329
|-
! 106
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]] {{dagger}}|| 160 || 291
|-
! rowspan=2|103
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || 166 || 280 
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || 168 || 287 
|-
! 99
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Rahul Dravid]] || 164 || 286 
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" |<small>Last updated: 4 December 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283032.html|title=Most fifties in a career|access-date=8 January 2019|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013105227/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283032.html|archive-date=13 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Fastest Test half-centuries====
{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''No. of [[Ball (cricket)|balls]]'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Opponent'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Season'''
| '''Test'''
|-
! 21
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] || {{cr|AUS}}|| [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Sheikh Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates || 2014–15 || [[Australian_cricket_team_against_Pakistan_in_the_UAE_in_2014–15#2nd_Test|2nd]]
|-
! 23
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] || {{cr|PAK}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]], Australia || 2016–17 || [[Pakistani_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2016–17#3rd_Test|3rd]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 24
| {{cricon|SA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]], South Africa || 2004–05 || [[Zimbabwean_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_2004–05#1st_Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Ben Stokes]] || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]], [[Birmingham]], England || 2024 || [[West_Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_2024#3rd_Test|3rd]]
|-
! 25
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Shane Shillingford]] || {{cr|NZ}} || [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 2014 || [[New_Zealand_cricket_team_in_the_West_Indies_in_2014#1st_Test|1st]]
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan="6" |<small>Last updated: 28 July 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284096.html|title=Test matches – Batting records – Fastest fifties|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106113047/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284096.html|archive-date=6 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" | {{small|'''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.}}
|}

== Individual records: Bowling ==

===Career===

==== Most wickets in a career ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Wickets'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Bowling average|Average]]'''
|-
! 800
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|SL}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || 133 || 22.72
|-
! 708
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] || 145 || 25.41
|-
! 704
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] || 188 || 26.45
|-
! 619
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]] || 132 || 29.65
|-
! 604
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Stuart Broad]] || 167 || 27.68
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>Last updated: 12 July 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/wi/content/records/93276.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Most wickets in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=12 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911165129/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/93276.html|archive-date=11 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Wickets'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Bowling average|Average]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Record held until'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Duration of record'''
|-
! 8{{efn|name=Shaw|[[Allen Hill (cricketer)|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 [[Australian national cricket team|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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2077.html|title=Australia v England in 1876/77|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629045126/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2077.html|archive-date=29 June 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Alfred Shaw]] || 1 || 10.75 || 31 March 1877 || 16 days
|-
! 14
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} [[Tom Kendall]] || 2 || 15.35 || 4 January 1879 || 1 year, 279 days
|-
! 94{{efn|name=Spofforth|[[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]] equalled [[Fred Spofforth]]'s record of 94 Test wickets on 29 December 1894 in the Second Test at [[MCG|Melbourne]], as did [[Charles Turner (Australian cricketer)|Charles Turner]] two days later. Briggs overtook Turner and Spofforth in the Third Test at [[Adelaide Oval|Adelaide]], which Turner missed, and became the first man to claim 100 Test wickets on 1 February 1895 in the Fourth Test at [[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]]. Turner became the second three days later and ended with a total of 101 wickets (16.53) in 17 Tests<ref>p44, Bill Frindall, ''The Guinness Book of Cricket Facts and Feats'', Guinness Publishing, 1996</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/67804.html|title=Evolution of most Test wickets|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905141126/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/67804.html|archive-date=5 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} [[Fred Spofforth]] || 18 || 18.41 || 12 January 1895 || 16 years, 8 days
|-
! 100
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]] || 25 || 13.51 || 4 February 1895 || 33 days
|-
! 101
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}}  [[Charles Turner (Australian cricketer)|Charles Turner]] || 17 || 16.53 || 2 March 1895 || 26 days
|-
! 103
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Johnny Briggs || 26 || 13.92 ||  21 March 1896 || 1 year, 19 days
|-
! 112{{efn|name=Lohmann|Johnny Briggs equalled [[George Lohmann]]'s record of 112 Test wickets on 3 January 1898 in the Second Test at [[MCG|Melbourne]] and overtook him in the next match at Adelaide.}}
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[George Lohmann]] || 18 || 10.75 ||  14 January 1898 || 1 year, 299 days
|-
! 118
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} Johnny Briggs || 33 || 17.75 || 2 January 1904 || 5 years, 353 days
|-
! 141
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} [[Hugh Trumble]] || 32 || 21.78 || 13 December 1913 || 9 years, 345 days
|-
! 189
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Sydney Barnes]] || 27 || 16.43 || 4 January 1936 || 22 years, 22 days
|-
! 216
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} [[Clarrie Grimmett]] || 37 || 24.21 || 24 July 1953 || 17 years, 201 days
|-
! 236
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Alec Bedser]] || 51 || 24.89 || 26 January 1963 || 9 years, 186 days
|-
! 242{{efn|name=Statham|[[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}}
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Brian Statham]] || 67 || 24.27 || 15 March 1963 || 48 days
|-
! 307
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Fred Trueman]] || 67 || 21.57 || 1 February 1976 || 12 years, 323 days
|-
! 309
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|WIN}} [[Lance Gibbs]] || 79 || 29.09 || 27 December 1981 || 5 years, 329 days
|-
! 355
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} [[Dennis Lillee]] || 70 || 23.92 || 21 August 1986 || 4 years, 237 days
|-
! 373{{efn|name=Botham|[[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}}
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Ian Botham]] || 94 || 27.86 || 12 November 1988 || 2 years, 83 days
|-
! 431
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|NZ}} [[Richard Hadlee]] || 86 || 22.29 || 8 February 1994 || 5 years, 88 days
|-
! 434
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|IND}} [[Kapil Dev]] || 131 || 29.64 || 27 March 2000 || 6 years, 48 days
|-
! 519
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|WIN}} [[Courtney Walsh]] || 132 || 24.44 || 8 May 2004 || 4 years, 42 days
|-
! 532{{efn|name=WarneMuralitharan|Shane Warne overtook Muttiah Muralitharan's then record of 532 Test wickets whilst both were still playing, and Muralitharan later regained the record when he passed Warne's final tally of 708 wickets.}}
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|SRI}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || 91 || 22.87 || 15 October 2004 || 160 days
|-
! 708{{efn|name=WarneMuralitharan}}
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] || 145 || 25.41 || 3 December 2007 || 3 years, 49 days
|-
! 800
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|SRI}} Muttiah Muralitharan || 133 || 22.72 || Current || {{Age in years and days|2007|12|3}}
|-
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=6 | {{notelist}}
|}

====Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets====

[[File:R Ashwin bowling at Trent Bridge 2018 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Ravichandran Ashwin]] holds world record for quickest to reach 250, 300 and 350 Test wickets.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Wickets'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Bowler'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Match'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Record Date'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Reference'''
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|50
|{{cricon|AUS}} {{sortname|Charlie|Turner|Charles Turner (Australian cricketer)}}
|6
|30 August 1888
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283528.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 50 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|100
|{{cricon|ENG}} {{sortname|George|Lohmann}}
|16
|2 March 1896
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283530.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 100 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|150
|{{cricon|ENG}} {{sortname|Sydney|Barnes}}
|24
|13 December 1913
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283532.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 150 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|200
|{{cricon|PAK}} {{sortname|Yasir|Shah}}
|33
|3 December 2018
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283534.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 200 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:center;"|250
|rowspan=2|{{cricon|IND}} {{sortname|Ravichandran|Ashwin}}
|45
|9 February 2017
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283536.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 250 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:center;"|300
|54
|24 November 2017
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283538.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 300 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|350
|{{cricon|SL}} {{sortname|Muttiah|Muralitharan}}
|rowspan=2|66
|6 September 2001
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283540.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 350 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
|{{cricon|IND}} {{sortname|Ravichandran|Ashwin}}
|2 October 2019
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|400
|rowspan=9|{{cricon|SL}} {{sortname|Muttiah|Muralitharan}}
|72
|12 January 2002
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283542.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 400 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|450
|80
|3 May 2003
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283544.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 450 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|500
|87
|16 March 2004
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283546.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 500 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|550
|94
|12 September 2005
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_550_WKTS.html|title=Stats for Murali, Kumble, Warne and McGrath|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2022-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/8608.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;player_involve=10829;spanmax1=10+Aug+2018;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings|title=Stats for Anderson who is the only other bowler who took 550 wickets up to now|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2022-06-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|600
|101
|8 March 2006
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/468455.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 600 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|650
|108
|4 August 2006
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BOWLING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_WKTS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_650_WKTS.html|title=Stats for Murali and Warne|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2022-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/8608.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;player_involve=10829;spanmax1=22+Jun+2022;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings|title=Stats for Anderson who is the only other bowler who took 650 wickets up to now|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2022-06-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|700
|113
|11 July 2007
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/468456.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 700 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|750
|122
|31 July 2008
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/937879.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 750 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|800
|133
|18 July 2010
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/937881.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Bowling records {{!}} Fastest to 800 wickets {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
|-
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=5 | <small>Last updated: 19 January 2021</small>
|}

====Best career bowling average====

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Bowling average|Average]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs conceded'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Wickets'''
|-
! 10.75
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[George Lohmann]] || 1,205 || 112
|-
! 12.70
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}}/{{cricon|AUS}} [[J. J. Ferris]]{{efn|name=Ferris|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/5225.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Test matches played by JJ Ferris|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=15 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716180433/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/5225.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|archive-date=16 July 2012}}</ref>}} || 775 || 61
|-
! 15.54
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Billy Barnes (cricketer)|Billy Barnes]] || 793 || 51
|-
! 16.42
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Billy Bates]]|| 821 || 50
|-
! 16.43
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Sydney Barnes]]|| 3106 || 189
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>Last updated: 19 February 2022</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283256.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best career bowling average|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421233007/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283256.html|archive-date=21 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>'''Qualification:''' At least 2,000 balls bowled.</small>
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>'''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 (cricketer)|Bruce Murray]] who each took one wicket without conceding a run</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283903.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best career bowling average (without qualification)|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=10 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215024908/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283903.html|archive-date=15 December 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="4" | {{notelist}}
|}

====Best career strike rate====

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Strike rate#Bowling strike rate|Strike rate]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Delivery (cricket)|Balls]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Wickets'''
|-
! 34.19
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[George Lohmann]] || 3,830 || 112
|-
! 36.95
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} [[Scott Boland]] {{dagger}} || 2,476 || 67
|-
! 37.73
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|AUS}} / {{cricon|ENG}} [[J. J. Ferris]] || 2,302 || 61
|-
! 37.87
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|ENG}} [[Gus Atkinson]] {{dagger}} || 2,386 || 63
|-
! 38.06
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cricon|IND}} [[Kuldeep Yadav]] {{dagger}} || 2,893 || 76
|-
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan="4" | <small>Last updated: 4 December 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283274.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best career bowling strike rate|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="4" |{{small|Qualification: 2000 balls bowled.}}
|}

====Most 5 wickets in an innings====

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Five-wicket haul|5 wickets in an innings]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
|-
! 67
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || 133
|-
! rowspan="2" | 37
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] || 106
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] || 145
|-
! 36
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Richard Hadlee]] || 86
|-
! 35
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]] || 132
|-
| colspan="3" | <small>Last updated: 18 December 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283354.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105123347/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283354.html|archive-date=5 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Most 10 wickets in a match====

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[10 wickets in a match]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
|-
! 22
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || 133
|-
! 10
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] || 145
|-
! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 9
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Richard Hadlee]] || 86
|-
| {{cricon|SL}} [[Rangana Herath]] || 93
|-
! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 8
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]] || 132
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] || 106
|-
| colspan="3" | <small>Last updated: 18 December 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283370.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105123126/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283370.html|archive-date=5 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Series ===
====Most wickets in a series====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align:left" | 
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''Wickets'''
| '''Tests'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Opponent'''
| '''Series'''
|-
! 49
| style="text-align:center" | 4 || {{cricon|ENG}} [[Sydney Barnes]] || {{cr|RSA|1912}} || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14|1913–14]]
|-
! 46
| style="text-align:center" | 5 || {{cricon|ENG}} [[Jim Laker]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1956|1956]]
|-
! 44 
| style="text-align:center" | 5 || {{cricon|AUS}} [[Clarrie Grimmett]] || {{cr|RSA|1928}} || [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1935–36|1935–36]]
|-
! 42 
| style="text-align:center" | 6 || {{cricon|AUS}} [[Terry Alderman]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1981|1981]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 41
| rowspan=2  style="text-align:center" | 6
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Terry Alderman]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[1989 Ashes series|1989]]
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Rodney Hogg]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1978–79|1978–79]]
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/122207.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Most wickets in a series|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420120846/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/122207.html|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Match ===
====Best bowling figures in a match====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align:center" | 
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Bowling figures]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 19–90
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Jim Laker]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground]], [[Manchester]], England || 1956 || [[Australian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1956#4th_Test|4th]]
|-
! 17–159
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Sydney Barnes]] ||{{cr|RSA|1912}}|| [[Old Wanderers]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || 1913–14 || [[English_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_1913–14#Second_Test|2nd]]
|-
! 16–136
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Narendra Hirwani]] ||{{cr|WIN}}|| [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]], India || 1987–88 || [[West_Indian_cricket_team_in_India_in_1987–88#4th_Test|4th]]
|-
! 16–137
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Bob Massie]] ||{{cr|ENG}}|| [[Lord's]], [[London]], England || 1972 || [[Australian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1972#2nd_Test|2nd]]
|- 
! 16–220
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] ||{{cr|ENG}}|| [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1998 || [[Sri_Lankan_cricket_team_in_England_in_1998#Only_Test|1st]]
|- 
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283211.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best figures in a match|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212092620/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283211.html|archive-date=12 December 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Best bowling figures in a match as captain ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align:left" | 
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Bowling figures]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 13–55
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Courtney Walsh]] || {{cr|NZL}} || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand || 1994–95 || [[West_Indian_cricket_team_in_New_Zealand_in_1994–95#Second_Test|2nd]]
|-
! 13–135
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Waqar Younis]] || rowspan=2|{{cr|ZIM}} || [[Southend Club Cricket Stadium]], [[Karachi]], Pakistan || 1993–94 || [[Zimbabwean_cricket_team_in_Pakistan_in_1993–94#1st_Test|1st]]
|-
! 13–152
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Rangana Herath]] || [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]], Zimbabwe || 2016–17 || [[Sri_Lankan_cricket_team_in_Zimbabwe_in_2016–17#2nd_Test|2nd]]
|-
! 12–100
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Fazal Mahmood]] ||{{cr|WIN}}|| [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh || 1958–59 || [[West_Indian_cricket_team_in_Pakistan_in_1958–59#Second_Test|2nd]]
|- 
! 11–79
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Imran Khan]] ||{{cr|IND}}|| [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], [[Karachi]], Pakistan || 1982–83 || [[Indian_cricket_team_in_Pakistan_in_1982–83#2nd_Test|2nd]]
|- 
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283246.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best figures in a match as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215183916/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283246.html|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Innings ===
====Best bowling figures in an innings====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Bowling figures]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|- 
! 10–53
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Jim Laker]]{{efn|name=Laker|Jim Laker achieved figures of 9-37 and 10-53 in the same Test match in 1956 against Australia at Old Trafford, in the first and second innings respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Scorecard of England vs Australia 4th Test 1956 - Score Report |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-1956-61355/england-vs-australia-4th-test-62814/full-scorecard |website=espncricinfo.com |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref>}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], England || 1956 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1956#4th Test|4th]]
|-
! 10–74
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]] ||{{cr|PAK}}|| [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], [[Delhi]], India || 1998–99 || [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1998–99#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! 10–119
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Ajaz Patel]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]], India || 2021–22 || [[New Zealand cricket team in India in 2021–22#2nd Test|2nd]]
|-
! 9–28
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[George Lohmann]] ||{{cr|RSA|1910}}|| [[Old Wanderers]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || 1895–96 || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1895–96#Second Test|2nd]]
|-
! 9–37
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Jim Laker]]{{efn|name=Laker}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], Manchester, England || 1956 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1956#4th Test|4th]]
|-
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 4 December 2021</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283203.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best figures in an innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420104952/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283203.html|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="6" | {{notelist}}
|}

====Best bowling figures in an innings – progression of record====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Bowling figures]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
|-
! 7–55{{efn|name=inaugural|Record achieved in the inaugural Test match.}}
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Tom Kendall]]||{{cr|ENG}}||[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 1876–77
|-
! 7–44
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Fred Spofforth]] ||{{cr|ENG}}|| [[The Oval]], [[London]], England|| 1882
|-
! 7–28
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Billy Bates]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 1882–83
|-
! 8–35
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[George Lohmann]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]], Australia || 1886–87
|-
! 8–11
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]] ||{{cr|RSA|1910}}|| [[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]], South Africa || 1888–89
|-
! 8–7
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[George Lohmann]] ||{{cr|RSA|1910}}|| [[St George's Park Cricket Ground]], [[Gqeberha]], South Africa || 1895–96
|-
! 9–28
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[George Lohmann]] ||{{cr|RSA|1910}}|| [[Old Wanderers]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || 1895–96
|-
! 10–53
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Jim Laker]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground]], [[Manchester]], England || 1956
|-
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan="5" | <small> Last updated: 15 June 2016</small>
|-
| colspan="5" | {{small|'''Note:''' Calculated at the conclusion of each Test.}}
|-
| colspan="5" |{{notelist}}
|}

==== Best bowling figures in an innings as captain ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align:center" | 
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Bowling figures]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
|- 
! 9–83
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Kapil Dev]] || {{cr|WIN}}  || [[Narendra Modi Stadium|Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]], India || 1983–84
|-
! 8–60
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Imran Khan]] ||{{cr|IND}}|| [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], [[Karachi]], Pakistan || 1982–83
|-
! 8–63
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Rangana Herath]] ||{{cr|ZIM}}|| [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]], Zimbabwe || 2016–17
|-
! 8–106
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Kapil Dev]] || {{cr|AUS}}  || [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]], Australia || 1985–86
|-
! 7–37
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Courtney Walsh]] ||{{cr|NZL}}|| [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand || 1994–95
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 16 March 2017</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283939.html|title=Test matches – Bowling records – Best figures in an innings as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315020155/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283939.html|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== Individual records: Fielding ==

=== Career ===

==== Most catches in a career ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Caught|Catches]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Innings'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Catches per Innings'''
|-
! 213
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]] {{dagger}} || style="text-align:center;"| 158 || style="text-align:center;" | 301 || 0.71
|-
! 210
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Rahul Dravid]] || style="text-align:center;"| 164 || style="text-align:center;"| 301 || 0.70
|-
!205
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] {{dagger}} || style="text-align:center;"| 120 || style="text-align:center;" | 229 || 0.89
|-
! 205
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] || style="text-align:center;"| 149 || style="text-align:center;"| 270 || 0.76
|-
!200
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || style="text-align:center;"| 166 || style="text-align:center;"| 315 || 0.63
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=5 |{{small|Last updated: 22 November 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283548.html|title=Test matches – Fielding records – Most catches in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=1 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421233025/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283548.html|archive-date=21 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=5 |<small>'''Note:''' This list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper.</small>
|}

===Match===

====Most catches in a match====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Caught|Catches]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! 9
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Aiden Markram]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati|Assam Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Guwahati]], India || 2025–26 || [[South_African_cricket_team_in_India_in_2025–26#2nd_Test|2nd]]
|-
! 8
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Ajinkya Rahane]] || {{cr|SRI}} || [[Galle International Stadium]], [[Galle]], Sri Lanka || 2015 || [[Indian_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_2015#1st_Test|1st]]
|-
! rowspan="6" | 7
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Greg Chappell]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]], Australia || 1974–75 || [[1974–75_Ashes_series#Second_Test_–_Perth|2nd]]
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Yajurvindra Singh]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]], India || 1976–77 || [[English_cricket_team_in_India_and_Sri_Lanka_in_1976–77#4th_Test|4th]]
|-
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Hashan Tillakaratne]] || {{cr|NZL}} || [[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Singhalese Sports Club]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || 1992–93 || [[New_Zealand_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_1992–93#Second_Test|2nd]]
|-
| {{cricon|NZL}} [[Stephen Fleming]] || {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]], Zimbabwe || 1997–98 || [[New_Zealand_cricket_team_in_Zimbabwe_in_1997–98#1st_Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] || {{cr|SRI}} || [[Galle International Stadium]], [[Galle]], Sri Lanka || 2003–04 || [[Australian_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_2003–04#1st_Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[KL Rahul]] || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]], England || 2018 || [[Indian_cricket_team_in_England_in_2018#3rd_Test|3rd]]
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=6 |{{small|Last updated: 22 November 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-catches-in-a-match-283561|title=Test matches – Fielding records – Most catches in a match in Tests|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Individual records: Wicket-keeping ==

===Career===

====Most dismissals in a career====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| '''[[Dismissal (cricket)|Dismissals]]'''
| '''Catches'''
| '''Stumpings'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Matches'''
|-
! 555 
| 532 || 23 || style="text-align:left;" | {{cricon|RSA}} [[Mark Boucher]] || 147
|-
! 416 
| 379 || 37 || style="text-align:left;" | {{cricon|AUS}} [[Adam Gilchrist]] || 96
|-
! 395
| 366 || 29 || style="text-align:left;" | {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ian Healy]] || 119
|-
! 355
| 343 || 12 || style="text-align:left;" | {{cricon|AUS}} [[Rod Marsh]] || 96
|-
! 294
| 256 || 38 || style="text-align:left;" | {{cricon|IND}} [[MS Dhoni]] || 90
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283791.html|title=Test matches&nbsp;– Wicketkeeping records – Most dismissals in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105123700/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283791.html|archive-date=5 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Most catches in a career====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Caught|Catches]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
|-
! 532
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Mark Boucher]] || style="text-align:center;"|147
|-
! 379
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Adam Gilchrist]] || style="text-align:center;"|96
|-
! 366
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ian Healy]] || style="text-align:center;"|119
|-
! 343
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Rod Marsh]] || style="text-align:center;"|96
|-
! 265
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Jeff Dujon]] || style="text-align:center;"|81
|-
| colspan="3" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283365.html|title=Test matches – Wicketkeeping records – Most catches in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109203620/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283365.html|archive-date=9 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Most stumpings in a career====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Stumped|Stumpings]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
|-
! 52
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Bert Oldfield]] || style="text-align:center;"|54 
|-
! 46
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Godfrey Evans]] || style="text-align:center;"|91
|-
! rowspan=2 | 38
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Syed Kirmani]] || style="text-align:center;"|88
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[MS Dhoni]] || style="text-align:center;"|90
|-
! 37
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Adam Gilchrist]] || style="text-align:center;"|96
|-
| colspan="3" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283340.html|title=Test matches – Wicketkeeping records – Most stumpings in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504100901/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283340.html|archive-date=4 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Innings===
====Most dismissals in an innings====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Dismissal (cricket)|Dismissals]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! rowspan=5 | 7
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Wasim Bari]] || {{cr|NZ}} || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand || 1978–79 || [[Pakistani_cricket_team_in_New_Zealand_in_1978–79#Third_Test|3rd]]
|-
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Bob Taylor (cricketer)|Bob Taylor]] || {{cr|IND}} || [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India || 1979–80 || [[English_cricket_team_in_India_in_1979–80#Only_Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)|Ian Smith]] || {{cr|SL}} || [[Seddon Park]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], New Zealand || 1990–91 || [[Sri_Lankan_cricket_team_in_New_Zealand_in_1990–91#2nd_Test|2nd]]
|-
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Ridley Jacobs]] || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia || 2000–01 || [[West_Indian_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2000–01#4th_Test|4th]]
|-
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Joshua Da Silva]] || {{cr|RSA}} || [[Centurion Park]], [[Centurion, South Africa|Centurion]], South Africa || 2022–23 || [[West_Indian_cricket_team_in_South_Africa_in_2022–23#1st_Test|1st]]
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 30 November 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-dismissals-in-an-innings-283802|title=Test matches – Wicketkeeping records – Most dismissals in an innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=30 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921154554/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-dismissals-in-an-innings-283802|archive-date=21 September 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== Individual records: As an all-rounder ==

===Career===
====Most occasions of taking 5 wickets in an innings and scoring a century in the same Test match====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''Matches'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Period'''
|- 
! 5
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Ian Botham]] || 1977–1992
|-
! 4 
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] || 2011–2024
|-
! rowspan=5|2
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Garfield Sobers]] || 1954–1974
|-
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Mushtaq Mohammad]] || 1959–1979
|-
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || 1995–2013
|-
| {{cricon|BAN}} [[Shakib Al Hasan]] || 2007–2024
|-
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Ravindra Jadeja]] {{dagger}} || 2012–present
|-
| colspan="3" | <small>Last updated: 25 June 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282793.html|title=Test matches – All-round records – Hundred and Five Wickets In an Innings|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>
|}

====Most occasions of taking 10 wickets and scoring a century in the same Test match====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Wickets'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opponent'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
|-
! rowspan="3" | 1
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Ian Botham]]<ref name=allround>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/shakib-al-hasan-becomes-third-all-rounder-to-score-hundred-and-take-10-wickets-in-same-test-207619 |title=Shakib: Third cricketer to score 100 and take 10 wickets |date=7 November 2014 |access-date=23 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110091318/http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/shakib-al-hasan-becomes-third-all-rounder-to-score-hundred-and-take-10-wickets-in-same-test-207619 |archive-date=10 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 114{{efn|name=BothamImran|Botham and Imran only batted once in their matches.}}
| 13/109
|rowspan=2|{{cr|IND}}
| [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]], India
| 1979–80
| [[English_cricket_team_in_India_in_1979–80#Only_Test|1st]]
|-
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Imran Khan]]<ref name=allround />
| 117{{efn|name=BothamImran|Botham and Imran only batted once in their matches.}}
| 11/180
| [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]], Pakistan
| 1982–83
| [[Indian_cricket_team_in_Pakistan_in_1982–83#3rd_Test|3rd]]
|-
| {{cricon|BAN}} [[Shakib Al Hasan]]<ref name=allround />
| 137{{efn|name=Shakib|Shakib batted twice in his match, but only scored 6 in the other innings.}}
| 10/124
|{{cr|ZIM}}
| [[Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium]], [[Khulna]], Bangladesh
| 2014–15
| [[Zimbabwean_cricket_team_in_Bangladesh_in_2014–15#2nd_Test|2nd]]
|-
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=8 |{{small|Last updated: 16 September 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|title=100 runs and 10 wickets in a match in Tests|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/100-runs-and-10-wickets-in-a-match-287370|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=8 | <small>'''Notes:'''<br/>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).</small>
|-
| colspan=8 | {{notelist|}}
|}

== Individual records: Other ==

===Career===

====Most matches played====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf; text-align:center;"
| '''Matches'''
| '''Player'''
| '''Period'''
|- 
! 200
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 1989–2013
|-
! 188
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] || 2003–2024
|- 
! rowspan=2|168
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Steve Waugh]] || 1985–2004
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || 1995–2012
|-
! 167
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Stuart Broad]] || 2007–2023
|-
| colspan="3" | <small>Last updated: 11 March 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283683.html|title=Test matches – Individual records (captains, players, umpires) – Most matches in career|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>
|}

====Most matches played as captain====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Won'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Lost'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Drawn'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Tied'''
|-
! 109
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Graeme Smith]] || 53 || 29 || 27 || 0
|-
! 93
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Allan Border]] || 32 || 22 || 38 || 1
|-
! 80
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Stephen Fleming]] || 28 || 27 || 25 || 0
|-
! 77
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || 48 || 16 || 13 || 0
|-
! 74
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Clive Lloyd]] || 36 || 12 || 26 || 0
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 15 June 2016</small><ref name=MostAsCaptain>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html|title=Test matches – Individual records (captains, players, umpires) – Most matches as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601134648/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html|archive-date=1 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Most matches won as captain====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Won'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Lost'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Drawn'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Ties'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Matches''' 
|-
! 53
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Graeme Smith]] || style="text-align:center;"| 26 || style="text-align:center;"| 26 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 109
|-
! 48
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || style="text-align:center;"| 16 || style="text-align:center;"| 13 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 77
|-
! 41
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Steve Waugh]] || style="text-align:center;"| 9 || style="text-align:center;"| 7 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 57
|-
! 40
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] || style="text-align:center;"| 17 || style="text-align:center;"| 11 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 68
|-
! 36
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Clive Lloyd]] || style="text-align:center;"| 12 || style="text-align:center;"| 26 || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || style="text-align:center;"| 74
|-
| colspan="6" | <small>Last updated: 14 January 2022</small><ref name=MostMatchesWonAsCaptain>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;groupby=captains;orderby=won;size=10;template=results;type=team|title=Test matches – Individual records (captains, players, umpires) – Most matches won as captain|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311005633/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bgroupby%3Dcaptains%3Borderby%3Dwon%3Bsize%3D10%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dteam|archive-date=11 March 2016}}</ref>
|}

====Most Player-of-the-Match awards====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"|'''No. of Awards'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Period'''
|-
! 23
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || 166 || 1995–2013
|-
! 19
| {{cricon|SL}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || 133 || 1992–2010
|-
! rowspan=2 | 17
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Wasim Akram]] || 104 || 1985–2002
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] || 145 || 1992–2007
|-
! rowspan=2 | 16
| {{cricon|SL}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || 134 || 2000–2015
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Ricky Ponting]] || 168 || 1995–2012
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>Last updated: 29 December 2019</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283704.html|title=Records / Test Cricket / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-match awards|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=18 November 2015}}</ref>
|}

====Most Player-of-the-series awards====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"|'''No. of Awards'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Player'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Matches'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Series'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Period'''
|-
! rowspan=2| 11
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] || 106 || 44 || 2011–2024
|-
| {{cricon|SL}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || 133 || 61 || 1992–2010
|-
! 9
| {{cricon|RSA}} [[Jacques Kallis]] || 166 || 61 || 1995–2013
|-
! rowspan=3|8
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Imran Khan]] || 88 || 28 || 1971–1992
|-
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Richard Hadlee]] || 86 || 33 || 1973–1990
|-
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] || 145 || 46 || 1992–2007
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>Last updated: 18 December 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283469.html|title=Records / Test Cricket / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>
|}

== Partnership records ==

===Career===
====Most overall partnership runs by a pair====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:centre"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Runs
! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| [[Partnership (cricket)|Partnership]]
! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Innings
! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Highest
! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Average
! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| 100s/50s
! scope="col" style="background:#9cf;"| Career span
|-
! scope-"row" | 6,920
| {{cricon|IND}} [[Rahul Dravid]] & {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 143 || 249 || 50.51 || 20/29 || 1996–2012
|-
! scope="row" | 6,554
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] & {{cricon|SRI}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || 120 || 624 || 56.5 || 19/27 || 2000–2015
|-
! scope="row" | 6,482
| {{cricon|WIN}} [[Gordon Greenidge]] & {{cricon|WIN}} [[Desmond Haynes]] || 148 || 298 || 47.31 || 16/26 || 1978–1991
|-
! scope="row" | 6,081
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] & {{cricon|AUS}} [[Justin Langer]] || 122 || 255 || 51.53 || 14/28 || 1997–2007
|- 
! scope="row" | 5,253
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Alastair Cook]] & {{cricon|ENG}} [[Andrew Strauss]] || 132 || 229 || 40.4 || 14/21 || 2006–2012
|-class="sortbottom"
| scope="row" colspan=8 | <small>Last updated: 11 October 2022</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283514.html|title=Records–Test Matches–Partnership records–Highest overall partnership runs by a pair–ESPN Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN| work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 October 2022}}</ref>
|}

===Innings===
==== Highest partnerships ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Partnership (cricket)|Partnership]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opposition'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Test'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Wicket'''
|-
! 624 
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] (287) || {{cricon|SRI}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (374) ||{{cr|RSA}}|| [[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || 2006 || [[South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006#1st Test|1st]] || 3rd 
|-
! 576
| {{cricon|SRI}} [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (340) || {{cricon|SRI}} [[Roshan Mahanama]] (225) ||{{cr|IND}}|| [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || 1997 || [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997#First Test|1st]] || 2nd
|-
! 467
| {{cricon|NZ}} [[Andrew Jones (cricketer, born 1959)|Andrew Jones]] (186) || {{cricon|NZ}} [[Martin Crowe]] (299) ||{{cr|SRI}}|| [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand || 1990–91 || [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990–91#1st Test|1st]] || 3rd
|-
! 454
| {{cricon|ENG}} [[Joe Root]] (262) || {{cricon|ENG}} [[Harry Brook]] (317) ||{{cr|PAK}}|| [[Multan Cricket Stadium]], [[Multan]], Pakistan || 2024–25 || [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2024–25#1st Test|1st]] || 4th
|-
! rowspan=2|451
| {{cricon|AUS}} [[Bill Ponsford]] (266) || {{cricon|AUS}} [[Donald Bradman]] (244) ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[The Oval]], [[London]], England || 1934 || [[Australian cricket team in England in 1934#Fifth Test|5th]] || 2nd
|-
| {{cricon|PAK}} [[Mudassar Nazar]] (231) || {{cricon|PAK}} [[Javed Miandad]] (280*) ||{{cr|IND}}|| [[Niaz Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]], Pakistan || 1982–83 || [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1982–83#4th Test|4th]] || 3rd
|-
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=8 | <small>Last updated: 10 October 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283573.html|title=Test matches – Partnership records – Highest partnerships for any wicket|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208210947/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283573.html|archive-date=8 February 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==== Highest partnership (for each wicket) ====
{{See also|Partnership (cricket)#Test record partnerships by wicket}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Wicket'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Runs'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Team'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| '''[[Partnership (cricket)|Partnership]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Opposition'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Venue'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Season''' 
|-
! 1st wicket
| 415 ||{{cr|RSA}}|| [[Graeme Smith]] (232) || [[Neil McKenzie]] (226) ||{{cr|BAN}}|| [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]], Bangladesh || [[South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007–08#2nd Test|2008]]
|-
! 2nd wicket 
| 576 || rowspan=2|{{cr|SRI}}|| [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (340) || [[Roshan Mahanama]] (225) ||{{cr|IND}}|| [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997#First Test|1997–98]]
|-
! 3rd wicket
| 624 || [[Kumar Sangakkara]] (287) || [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (374) ||{{cr|RSA}}|| [[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka || [[South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006#1st Test|2006]]
|-
! 4th wicket
| 454 || {{cr|ENG}}|| [[Joe Root]] (262) || [[Harry Brook]] (317) ||{{cr|PAK}}|| [[Multan Cricket Stadium]], [[Multan]], Pakistan || [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2024–25#1st Test|2024–25]]
|-
! 5th wicket
| 405 || {{cr|AUS}}|| [[Sid Barnes]] (234) || [[Donald Bradman]] (234) ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]], Australia || [[English cricket team in Australia in 1946–47#Second Test – Sydney|1946–47]]
|-
! 6th wicket
| 399 ||{{cr|ENG}}|| [[Ben Stokes]] (258) || [[Jonny Bairstow]] (150*) ||{{cr|RSA}}|| [[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]], South Africa || [[English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16#2nd Test|2015–16]]
|-
! 7th wicket
| 347 ||{{cr|WIN}}|| [[Denis Atkinson]] (219) || [[Clairmonte Depeiaza]] (122) ||{{cr|AUS}}|| [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], Barbados || [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1954–55#Fouth Test|1954–55]]
|-
! 8th wicket
| 332 ||{{cr|ENG}}|| [[Jonathan Trott]] (184) || [[Stuart Broad]] (169) || rowspan=2|{{cr|PAK}} || [[Lord's]], [[London]], England || [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2010#Fourth Test|2010]]
|-
! 9th wicket
| 195 ||{{cr|RSA}}|| [[Mark Boucher]] (78) || [[Pat Symcox]] (108) || [[New Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || [[Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 1997–98#1st Test|1997-98]]
|-
! 10th wicket 
| 198 ||{{cr|ENG}} || [[Joe Root]] (154*) || [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] (81) ||{{cr|IND}}|| [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]], England || [[Indian cricket team in England in 2014#1st Test|2014]]
|-
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=8 | <small>Last updated: 10 October 2024</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/254836.html|title=Test matches – Partnership records – Highest partnerships by wicket|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Cricket}}

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*[[List of Afghanistan Test cricket records]]
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*[[List of India Test cricket records]]
*[[List of Ireland Test cricket records]]
*[[List of New Zealand Test cricket records]]
*[[List of Pakistan Test cricket records]]
*[[List of South Africa Test cricket records]]
*[[List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records]]
*[[List of West Indies Test cricket records]]
*[[List of Zimbabwe Test cricket records]]

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*[[List of Twenty20 International records]]

== References ==
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==External links ==
* [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=1 Records – Test matches] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
* [http://cricket-records.com/pages/test_records.htm Test Records] Cricket-Records.com
* [http://www.wisdenrecords.com/Records/Test/index.html Wisden Records in Test Matches] Wisden 
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