List of West Indies Test cricket records
Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days,[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5][6] This is a list of West Indies Test cricket records. It is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the West Indian Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team.
Key
The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for West Indies only, and are correct as of January 2020.
Symbol | Meaning |
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Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket | |
* | Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken |
♠ | Test cricket record |
d | Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d) |
Date | Starting date of the Test match |
Innings | Number of innings played |
Matches | Number of matches played |
Opposition | The team The West Indies was playing against |
Period | The time period when the player was active in Test cricket |
Player | The player involved in the record |
Venue | Test cricket ground where the match was played |
Team records
Team wins, losses, draws and ties
As of February 2021, West Indies played 551 Test matches resulting in 176 victories, 199 defeats 175 draws and 1 tie for an overall winning percentage of 31.76.[7]
Opponent | 1st Test | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won |
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Afghanistan | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Australia | 1930 | 116 | 32 | 58 | 25 | 1 | 27.58 |
Bangladesh | 2002 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 64.70 |
England | 1928 | 160 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 36.25 |
India | 1948 | 98 | 30 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 30.61 |
New Zealand | 1952 | 49 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 26.53 |
Pakistan | 1958 | 52 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 32.69 |
South Africa | 1992 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 10.71 |
Sri Lanka | 1993 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 20.00 |
Zimbabwe | 2000 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70.00 |
Total | 551 | 176 | 199 | 175 | 1 | 31.76 | |
Last updated: 7 February 2021[8] |
First Test series wins
Opponent | Year of first Home win | Year of first Away win |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | YTP | 2019 |
Australia | 1965 | 1980 |
Bangladesh | 2004 | 2002 |
England | 1935 | 1950 |
India | 1953 | 1949 |
Ireland | YTP | YTP |
New Zealand | 1985 | 1952 |
Pakistan | 1958 | 1980 |
South Africa | 1992 | – |
Sri Lanka | 1997 | |
Zimbabwe | 2000 | 2001 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[9] |
First Test match wins
Opponent | Home | Away | ||
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Venue | Year | Venue | Year | |
Afghanistan | YTP | YTP | Lucknow | 2019 |
Australia | Kingston | 1965 | Sydney | 1980 |
Bangladesh | Kingston | 2004 | Dhaka | 2002 |
England | Georgetown | 1930 | Lord's | 1950 |
India | Bridgetown | 1953 | Chennai | 1949 |
Ireland | YTP | YTP | YTP | YTP |
New Zealand | Bridgetown | 1985 | Christchurch | 1952 |
Pakistan | Port of Spain | 1958 | Lahore | 1959 |
South Africa | Bridgetown | 1992 | Port Elizabeth | 2007 |
Sri Lanka | St. John's | 1997 | - | - |
Zimbabwe | Port of Spain | 2000 | Bulawayo | 2001 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[10] |
Most runs in an innings
The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The third Test of the 1958 series against Pakistan saw West Indies set their highest innings total of 790/3d.[11][12]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 790/3d | Pakistan | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 26 February 1958 |
2 | 751/5d | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 10 April 2004 |
3 | 749/9d | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 26 February 2009 | |
4 | 747 | South Africa | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 29 April 2005 |
5 | 692/8d | England | Kennington Oval, London, England | 24 August 1995 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[13] |
Highest successful run chases
West Indies's highest fourth innings total is 418/7 in a successful run chase against Australia at St. John's in May 2003 which is also the highest successful run chase.[14]
Rank | Score | Target | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 418/7 | 418 | Australia | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 9 May 2003 |
2 | 395/7 | 395 | Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagon, Bangladesh | 3 February 2021 |
3 | 348/5 | 345 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 27 February 1969 |
4 | 344/1 | 342 | England | Lord's, London, England | 28 June 1984 |
5 | 322/5 | 322 | Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley, England | 25 August 2017 | |
Last updated: 7 February 2021[15] |
Fewest runs in an innings
The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs.[16] The lowest score in Test history for West Indies is 47 against England in the second innings of the first Test of the English cricket team in the West Indies in 2003-04.[17][18]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 47 | England | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 11 March 2004 |
2 | 51 | Australia | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 28 November 1947 |
3 | 53 | Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan | 24 October 1986 |
4 | 54 | England | Lord's, London, England | 29 June 2000 |
5 | 61 | Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley, England | 17 August 2000 | |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[17] |
Most runs conceded in an innings
The highest innings total scored against West Indies is by England when they scored 849 in the fourth Test of the England's tour of `West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park. [12]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 849 | England | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 3 April 1930 |
2 | 758/8d | Australia | 11 June 1955 | |
3 | 668 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 14 May 1955 | |
4 | 658/9d | South Africa | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa | 26 December 2003 |
5 | 657/8d | Pakistan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 17 January 1958 |
Last updated: 23 August 2020[19] |
Fewest runs conceded in an innings
The lowest innings total scored against West Indies is 43 in the first test of Bangladesh's tour of West Indies in 2018[18]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 43 | Bangladesh | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | 4 July 2018 |
2 | 46 | England | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago| | 25 March 1994 |
3 | 51 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 4 February 2009 | |
4 | 63 | Zimbabwe | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago| | 16 March 2000 |
5 | 71 | England | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 8 July 1976 |
Last updated: 3 December 2017[20] |
Result records
A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[21]
Greatest win margins (by innings)
The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The largest victory for West Indies, which is the third largest, is there win against India in the third Test of the 1958–59 tour at the Eden Gardens, where the hosts lost by an innings and 336 runs.[22]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | Innings and 336 runs | India | Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India | 31 December 1958 |
2 | Innings and 322 runs | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 10 February 1995 |
3 | Innings and 310 runs | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 8 December 2002 |
4 | Innings and 226 runs | England | Lord's, London, England | 23 August 1973 |
5 | Innings and 219 runs | Bangladesh | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | 4 July 2018 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[23] |
Greatest win margins (by runs)
The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The largest victory recorded by West Indies, which is the seventh largest victory, is the third Test of the 1976 tour by 425 runs against England at Old Trafford, Manchester.[24]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 425 runs | England | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 8 July 1976 |
2 | 408 runs | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 26 January 1980 |
3 | 381 runs | England | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 23 January 2019 |
4 | 343 runs | Australia | 19 April 1991 | |
5 | 326 runs | England | Lord's, London, England | 24 June 1950 |
Last updated: 3 December 2017[23] |
Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)
West Indies have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 26 occasions.[23]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | England | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda | 31 January 2019 |
2 | 6 | Australia | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 13 March 1999 |
3 | 5 | New Zealand | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 16 June 2014 |
4 | 4 | India | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 2 May 2002 |
5 | 2 | Bangladesh | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | 5 September 2014 |
6 | 1 | Pakistan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 23 April 1993 |
Zimbabwe | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 24 March 2000 | ||
Last updated: 3 December 2017[23] |
Narrowest win margins (by runs)
The narrowest win is West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.[25]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 run | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia | 23 January 1993 |
2 | 30 runs | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 27 February 1931 | |
3 | 35 runs | Zimbabwe | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 16 March 2000 |
4 | 38 runs | India | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 27 March 1997 |
5 | 40 runs | Pakistan | Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana | 12 May 2011 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[26] |
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
West Indies' narrowest win by wickets is by 1 wicket, which they have achieved twice, has come in the third Test of the 1998-99 Australia tour at Kensington Oval, Barbados and against Pakistan in 2000 at Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's. these are two of only fourteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[27][28][29]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
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1 | 1 wicket | Australia | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 26 March 1999 | |
Pakistan | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 25 May 2000 | |||
3 | 2 wickets | England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 5 June 1980 | |
Pakistan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 22 April 1988 | |||
5 | 3 wickets | England | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 5 February 1998 | |
Australia | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 3 May 2003 | |||
Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagon, Bangladesh | 3 February 2021 | |||
Last updated: 7 February 2021[26] |
Greatest loss margins (by innings)
The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[22] The final Test of the 1938 Ashes saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 579 runs, to the draw the series at one match all.[30] West Indies biggest defeat came during the Wisden Trophy in 2007 when they lost by an innings and 283 runs at Headingley, Leeds.[31]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | Innings and 283 runs | England | Headingley, Leeds, England | 25 May 2007 |
2 | Innings and 272 runs | India | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India | 4 October 2018 |
3 | Innings and 237 runs | England | The Oval, London, England | 22 August 1957 |
4 | Innings and 220 runs | South Africa | Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa | 17 December 2014 |
5 | Innings and 217 runs | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia | 16 January 1931 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[31] |
Greatest loss margins (by runs)
The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket.[24] West Indies biggest defeat by runs was against Australia in the fifth Test of the 1968 tour of Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 382 runs | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 14 February 1969 |
2 | 379 runs | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia | 3 November 2005 | |
3 | 352 runs | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 26 December 2000 | |
4 | 351 runs | South Africa | Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa | 15 January 1999 |
5 | 318 runs | India | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | 22 August 2019 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[31] |
Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)
West Indies have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 16 occasions with most recent being during the 2nd test of the West Indies tour of India in 2018.
Rank | Number of Defeats | Opposition | Most Recent Venue | Date |
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1 | 5 | Australia | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 31 March 1995 |
2 | 4 | England | Lord's, London, England | 6 May 2009 |
3 | 2 | Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 6 December 1997 |
Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 29 November 2001 | ||
5 | 1 | South Africa | Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa | 16 January 2004 |
New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 16 March 2006 | ||
India | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India | 12 October 2018 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[31] |
Narrowest loss margins (by runs)
The narrowest loss of West Indies in terms of runs is by 26 runs against England in the fifth test of the England's tour of West Indies in 1974.[32]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 26 runs | England | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 30 March 1974 |
2 | 27 runs | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 6 March 2006 |
3 | 30 runs | England | Headingley, Leeds, England | 10 July 1969 |
4 | 35 runs | Australia | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 16 December 2009 |
5 | 37 runs | India | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 19 April 2002 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[32] |
Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)
The narrowest loss of west Indies in terms of wickets is by 1 wicket twice. First such loss came against Australia in the fourth test of West Indies tour of Australia in 1951-52 and the other one came against New Zealand in the first test of West Indies tour of New Zealand in 1979–80.[32]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 1 wicket | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 31 December 1951 |
New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand | 8 February 1980 | ||
2 | 2 wickets | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 10 February 1961 |
England | Lord's, London, England | 29 June 2000 | ||
2 | 3 wickets | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia | 9 November 1951 |
Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | 31 March 1978 | |||
India | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India | 12 January 1979 | ||
England | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 13 February 1998 | ||
Australia | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 7 April 2012 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[32] |
Tied matches
A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[21] Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia.[7]
Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|
Australia ♠ | The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia | 9 December 1960 |
Last updated: 3 December 2017[32] |
Individual records
Most career runs
A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[33] India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289. Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul are the only two West Indian batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.[34]
Rank | Runs | Player | Matches | Innings | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11,912 | Brian Lara | 130 | 230 | 1990–2006 |
2 | 11,867 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 164 | 280 | 1994–2015 |
3 | 8,540 | Viv Richards | 121 | 182 | 1974–1991 |
4 | 8,032 | Gary Sobers | 93 | 160 | 1954–1974 |
5 | 7,558 | Gordon Greenidge | 108 | 185 | 1974–1991 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[35] |
Fastest runs getter
Runs | Batsman | Match | Innings | Record Date | Reference |
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1000 | Everton Weekes | 9 ♠ | 12 ♠ | 4 February 1949 | [36] |
2000 | George Headley | 17 | 32 | 24 June 1939 | [37] |
3000 | Everton Weekes | 31 | 51 | 11 April 1955 | [38] |
4000 | 22 | 71 | 25 July 1957 | [39] | |
5000 | Gary Sobers | 56 | 95 | 4 August 1966 | [40] |
6000 | 65 | 111 | 28 March 1968 | [41] | |
7000 | 79 | 138 | 19 March 1971 | [42] | |
8000 | 91 | 157 | 16 February 1974 | [43] | |
9000 | Brian Lara | 101 | 177 | 2 January 2004 | [44] |
10000 | 111 ♠ | 195 ♠ | 12 August 2004 | [45] | |
11000 | 121 | 213 | 25 November 2005 | [46] | |
Last updated: 20 June 2020 |
Most runs in each batting position
Batting position | Batsman | Innings | Runs | Average | Test Career Span | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opener | Gordon Greenidge | 182 | 7,488 | 45.11 | 1974–1991 | [47] |
Number 3 | Richie Richardson | 107 | 4,711 | 47.11 | 1983–1995 | [48] |
Number 4 | Brian Lara | 148 | 7,535 | 51.26 | 1990–2006 | [49] |
Number 5 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 151 | 6,883 | 56.42 | 1994–2015 | [50] |
Number 6 | Garry Sobers | 57 | 2,614 | 53.35 | 1954–1974 | [51] |
Number 7 | Jeff Dujon | 69 | 2,113 | 33.54 | 1981-1991 | [52] |
Number 8 | Malcolm Marshall | 75 | 1,365 | 21.00 | 1978–1991 | [53] |
Number 9 | Curtly Ambrose | 97 | 973 | 12.01 | 1988–2000 | [54] |
Number 10 | Wes Hall | 41 | 462 | 14.90 | 1958–1969 | [55] |
Number 11 | Courtney Walsh | 122 | 553 | 7.47 | 1984–2001 | [56] |
Last updated: 1 July 2020. Qualification: Batted 20 Innings at the position |
Highest individual score
The first Test of the 2003–04 series of the Southern Cross Trophy, contested between Australia and Zimbabwe, at the WACA Ground saw Matthew Hayden of Australia set the highest Test score with 380, surpassing the West Indies' Brian Lara's 375 scored against England in April 1994 at the Antigua Recreation Ground.[57] Six months later, during the last test of the England's tour of West Indies in 2003-04 Brian Lara scored the first ever quadruple century and reclaim the world record for highest Individual score.[58]
Rank | Runs | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 400* | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 10 April 2004 |
2 | 375 | 16 April 1994 | |||
3 | 365* | Garfield Sobers | Pakistan | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 26 February 1958 |
4 | 333 | Chris Gayle | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka | 15 November 2010 |
5 | 317 | South Africa | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 25 April 2005 | |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[59] |
Highest individual score – progression of record
Runs | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Joe Small | England | Lord's, London, England | 1928 |
53 | Clifford Roach | Kennington Oval, London, England | ||
176 | George Headley | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 1929-30 | |
209 | Clifford Roach | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | ||
223 | George Headley | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ||
270* | 1934-35 | |||
365* | Garfield Sobers | Pakistan | 1957–58 | |
375 | Brian Lara | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 1993-94 |
400* | 2003–04 | |||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[59] |
Highest career average
A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[60]
Rank | Average | Player | Innings | Runs | Not out | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60.83 | George Headley | 40 | 2,190 | 4 | 1930–1954 |
2 | 58.61 | Everton Weekes | 81 | 4,455 | 5 | 1948–1958 |
3 | 57.78 | Garfield Sobers | 160 | 8,032 | 21 | 1954–1974 |
4 | 56.68 | Clyde Walcott | 74 | 3,78 | 7 | 1948–1960 |
5 | 54.20 | Charlie Davis | 29 | 1,301 | 5 | 1968–1973 |
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 20 June 2020[61] |
Highest Average in each batting position
Batting position | Batsman | Innings | Runs | Average | Career Span | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opener | Allan Rae | 24 | 1,016 | 46.18 | 1948-1953 | [62] |
Number 3 | George Headley | 32 | 2,064 | 71.17 | 1930–1954 | [63] |
Number 4 | Gary Sobers | 24 | 1,530 | 63.75 | 1956-1969 | [64] |
Number 5 | Frank Worrell | 23 | 1,189 | 59.45 | 1948–1962 | [65] |
Number 6 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 49 | 2,528 | 64.82 ♠ | 1994–2015 | [66] |
Number 7 | Jeff Dujon | 69 | 2,113 | 33.54 | 1981-1991 | [67] |
Number 8 | Jason Holder | 50 | 1,295 | 32.37 | 2014–2020 | [68] |
Number 9 | Michael Holding | 23 | 403 | 17.52 | 1976–1987 | [69] |
Number 10 | Curtly Ambrose | 28 | 311 | 17.27 | 1988-2000 | [70] |
Number 11 | Colin Croft | 24 | 74 | 10.57 | 1977-1982 | [71] |
Last updated: 1 July 2020. Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position |
Most half-centuries
A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.
Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with 68. He is followed by the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 66, India's Rahul Dravid and Allan Border of Australia on 63 and in fifth with 62 fifties to his name, Australia's Ricky Ponting.[72]
Rank | Half centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 66 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 280 | 11,867 | 1994–2015 |
2 | 48 | Brian Lara | 230 | 11,912 | 1990–2006 |
3 | 45 | Vivian Richards | 182 | 8,542 | 1974–1991 |
4 | 39 | Clive Lloyd | 175 | 7,515 | 1966–1985 |
5 | 39 | Desmond Haynes | 202 | 7,487 | 1978–1994 |
Last updated: 13 December 2015[73] |
Most centuries
A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.
Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in Test cricket with 51. South Africa's Jacques Kallis is next on 45 and Ricky Ponting with 41 hundreds is in third.Brian Lara is the highest West Indian on this list with 34 centuries.[74]
Rank | Centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34 | Brian Lara | 230 | 11,912 | 1990–2006 |
2 | 30 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 280 | 11,867 | 1994–2015 |
3 | 26 | Garfield Sobers | 160 | 8,032 | 1954–1974 |
4 | 24 | Vivian Richards | 182 | 8,542 | 1974–1991 |
5 | 19 | Clive Lloyd | 175 | 7,515 | 1966–1985 |
Gordon Greenidge | 185 | 7,558 | 1974-1991 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[75] |
Most double centuries
A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.
Bradman holds the Test record for the most double centuries scored with twelve, one ahead of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara who finished his career with eleven. In third is Brian Lara of the West Indies with nine. England's Wally Hammond and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka both scored seven and Kohli is one of seven cricketers who reached the mark on six occasions.[76]
Rank | Double centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Brian Lara | 230 | 11,912 | 1990–2006 |
2 | 4 | Gordon Greenidge | 185 | 7,558 | 1974-1991 |
4 | 3 | Viv Richards | 182 | 8,540 | 1974-1991 |
Chris Gayle | 182 | 7,214 | 2000–2014 | ||
5 | 2 | George Headley | 40 | 2,190 | 1930-1954 |
Everton Weekes | 81 | 4,455 | 1948-1958 | ||
Frank Worrell | 87 | 3,860 | 1948-1963 | ||
Garfield Sobers | 160 | 8,032 | 1954–1974 | ||
Rohan Kanhai | 137 | 6,227 | 1957-1974 | ||
Seymour Nurse | 54 | 2,523 | 1960-1969 | ||
Lawrence Rowe | 49 | 2,047 | 1972-1980 | ||
Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 280 | 11,867 | 1994–2015 | ||
Ramnaresh Sarwan | 154 | 5,842 | 2000-2011 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[77] |
Most triple centuries
A triple century is a score of 300 or more runs in a single innings.
Lara and Gayle hold the equal Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two, along with Australia's Don Bradman and India's Virender Sehwag.[78]
Rank | Triple centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Brian Lara | 230 | 11,912 | 1990–2006 |
Chris Gayle | 182 | 7,214 | 2000–2014 | ||
3 | 1 | Lawrence Rowe | 49 | 2,047 | 1972-1980 |
Garfield Sobers | 160 | 8,032 | 1954–1974 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[79] |
Most Sixes
Rank | Sixes | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 98 | Chris Gayle | 182 | 7,214 | 2000–2014 |
2 | 88 | Brian Lara | 230 | 11,912 | 1990–2006 |
3 | 84 | Viv Richards | 182 | 8,540 | 1974–1991 |
4 | 70 | Clive Lloyd | 175 | 7,515 | 1966–1985 |
5 | 67 | Gordon Greenidge | 185 | 7,558 | 1974–1991 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[80] |
Most Fours
Rank | Fours | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1551 | Brian Lara | 230 | 11,912 | 1990–2006 |
2 | 1285 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 280 | 11,867 | 1994–2015 |
3 | 1051+ | Viv Richards | 182 | 8,540 | 1974–1991 |
4 | 1046 | Chris Gayle | 182 | 7,214 | 2000–2014 |
5 | 884+ | Gordon Greenidge | 185 | 7,558 | 1974–1991 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[81] |
Most runs in a series
The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Don Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Vivian Richards with 829 runs in the 1976 tour of England is the highest West Indian on the list.[82]
Rank | Runs | Player | Matches | Innings | Series |
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1 | 829 | Viv Richards | 4 | 7 | West Indian cricket team in England in 1976 |
2 | 827 | Clyde Walcott | 5 | 10 | Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1954-55 |
3 | 824 | Gary Sobers | 8 | Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1957-58 | |
4 | 798 | Brian Lara | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1993-94 | ||
5 | 779 | Everton Weekes | 7 | West Indian cricket team in India in 1948–49 | |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[83] |
Most ducks in career
A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[84] Courtney Walsh holds the record for highest number of ducks in Test cricket.[85]
Rank | Ducks | Player | Matches | Innings | Period |
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1 | 43 | Courtney Walsh | 132 | 185 | 1984–2001 |
2 | 26 | Mervyn Dillon | 38 | 68 | 1989–2003 |
Curtly Ambrose | 98 | 145 | 1988–2000 | ||
4 | 20 | Shannon Gabriel | 51 | 76 | 2012-2021 |
5 | 19 | Fidel Edwards | 55 | 88 | 2003–2012 |
Last updated: 7 February 2021[86] |
Most career wickets
A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.
West Indies's Courtney Walsh is the first fast bowler to take 500 Test wickets. He is sixth on the list of bowlers with most wickets, with 519 wickets. James Anderson of England is fourth on the list with 600 wickets as of January 2021.[87][88][89]
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Period |
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1 | 519 | Courtney Walsh | 132 | 242 | 12,688 | 1984–2001 |
2 | 405 | Curtly Ambrose | 98 | 179 | 8,501 | 1988–2000 |
3 | 376 | Malcolm Marshall | 81 | 151 | 7,876 | 1978–1991 |
4 | 309 | Lance Gibbs | 79 | 148 | 8,989 | 1958–1976 |
5 | 259 | Joel Garner | 58 | 111 | 5,433 | 1977–1987 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[90] |
Fastest wicket taker
Wickets | Bowler | Match | Record Date | Reference |
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50 | Alf Valentine | 8 | 31 December 1951 | [91] |
100 | 19 | 24 February 1954 | [92] | |
100 | Andy Roberts | |||
150 | 33 | 5 June 1980 | [93] | |
200 | Malcolm Marshall | 42 | 7 March 1986 | [94] |
250 | 53 | 22 April 1988 | [95] | |
300 | 61 | 24 December 1988 | [96] | |
350 | 75 | 19 April 1991 | [97] | |
400 | Curtly Ambrose | 97 | 17 August 2000 | [98] |
450 | Courtney Walsh | 118 | 15 June 2000 | [99] |
500 | 129 | 17 March 2001 | [100] | |
Last updated: 20 June 2020 |
Best figures in an innings
Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[101] There have been two occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all ten wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956 and India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan. Jack Noreiga is one of 15 bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings.[102]
Rank | Figures | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 9/95 | Jack Noreiga | India | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 6 March 1971 |
2 | 8/29 | Colin Croft | Pakistan | 4 March 1977 | |
3 | 8/38 | Lance Gibbs | India | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 23 March 1962 |
4 | 8/45 | Curtly Ambrose | England | 5 April 1990 | |
5 | 8/49 | Devendra Bishoo | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE | 13 October 2016 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[103] |
Best figures in a match
A bowler's bowling figures in a match is the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded over both innings.
No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90. Michael Holding's figures of 14/149, taken during the fifth match of the West Indies tour of England in 1976, is the 19th-best in Test cricket history.[104]
Rank | Figures | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 14/149 | Michael Holding | England | Kennington Oval, London, England | 12 August 1976 |
2 | 13/55 | Courtney Walsh | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 10 February 1995 |
3 | 13/121 | Shannon Gabriel | Sri Lanka | Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | 14 June 2018 |
4 | 12/121 | Andy Roberts | India | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India | 11 January 1975 |
5 | 11/84 | Curtly Ambrose | England | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 24 March 1994 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[105] |
Best career average
A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken. Nineteenth century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75. J. J. Ferris, one of fifteen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team,[106] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket.[107]
Rank | Average | Player | Wickets | Runs | Balls | Period |
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1 | 20.94 | Malcolm Marshall | 376 | 7,876 | 17,584 | 1978–1991 |
2 | 20.97 | Joel Garner | 259 | 5,433 | 13,169 | 1977–1987 |
3 | 20.99 | Curtly Ambrose | 405 | 8,501 | 22,103 | 1988–2000 |
4 | 23.30 | Colin Croft | 125 | 2,913 | 6,615 | 1977–1982 |
5 | 23.68 | Michael Holding | 249 | 5,898 | 12,680 | 1975–1987 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[108] |
Best career economy rate
A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[84] English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. West Indies's Gerry Gomez, with a rate of 1.82 runs per over conceded over his 29-match Test career, is ninth on the list.[109]
Rank | Economy rate | Player | Wickets | Runs | Balls | Period |
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1 | 1.82 | Gerry Gomez | 58 | 1,590 | 5,236 | 1939–1954 |
2 | 1.90 | Denis Atkinson | 47 | 1,647 | 5,201 | 1948–1958 |
3 | 1.95 | Alf Valentine | 139 | 4,215 | 12,953 | 1950–1962 |
4 | 1.97 | Sonny Ramadhin | 158 | 4,579 | 13,939 | 1950–1961 |
5 | 1.98 | Lance Gibbs | 309 | 8,989 | 27,115 | 1958–1976 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[110] |
Best career strike rate
A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[84] As with the career average above, the top bowler with the best Test career strike rate is George Lohmann with strike rate of 34.1 balls per wicket. West Indies's Jermaine Lawson is at 18th position in this list.[111]
Rank | Strike rate | Player | Wickets | Runs | Balls | Period |
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1 | 46.3 | Jermaine Lawson | 51 | 1,512 | 2,364 | 2002–2005 |
2 | 46.7 | Malcolm Marshall | 376 | 7,876 | 17,584 | 1978–1991 |
3 | 49.3 | Colin Croft | 125 | 2,913 | 6,615 | 1977–1982 |
4 | 50.8 | Joel Garner | 259 | 5,433 | 13,169 | 1977–1987 |
5 | 50.9 | Michael Holding | 249 | 5,898 | 12,680 | 1975–1987 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[112] |
Most five-wicket hauls in an innings
A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[113] Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh are joint-17th on the list of most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[114]
Rank | Five-wicket hauls | Player | Innings | Balls | Wickets | Period |
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1 | 22 | Malcolm Marshall | 151 | 17,584 | 376 | 1978–1991 |
Curtly Ambrose | 179 | 22,103 | 405 | 1988–2000 | ||
Courtney Walsh | 242 | 30,019 | 519 | 1984–2001 | ||
4 | 18 | Lance Gibbs | 148 | 27,715 | 309 | 1958–1976 |
5 | 13 | Michael Holding | 113 | 12,680 | 249 | 1976–1987 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[115] |
Most ten-wicket hauls in a match
A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings. As with the five-wicket hauls above, Marshall is the highest West Indian in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[116]
Rank | Ten-wicket hauls | Player | Matches | Balls | Wickets | Period |
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1 | 4 | Malcolm Marshall | 81 | 17,584,850 | 376 | 1978–1991 |
2 | 3 | Curtly Ambrose | 98 | 22,103 | 405 | 1988–2000 |
Courtney Walsh | 132 | 30,019 | 519 | 1984–2001 | ||
4 | 2 | Alf Valentine | 36 | 12,953 | 139 | 1950–1962 |
Lance Gibbs | 79 | 27,715 | 309 | 1958–1976 | ||
Andy Roberts | 47 | 11,135 | 202 | 1974–1983 | ||
Michael Holding | 60 | 12,680 | 249 | 1976–1987 | ||
Shane Shillingford | 16 | 4,694 | 70 | 2010–2014 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[117] |
Worst figures in an innings
The worst figures in a single innings in Test cricket came in the third Test between the West Indies at home to Pakistan in 1958. Pakistan's Khan Mohammad returned figures of 0/259 from his 54 overs in the second innings of the match.[118][119] The worst figures by a West Indian is 0/148 that came off the bowling of Shannon Gabriel in the first test of the West Indies's tour of New Zealand in 2013.[120]
Rank | Figures | Player | Overs | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 0/148 | Shannon Gabriel | 27.5 | New Zealand | University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand | 3 December 2013 |
2 | 0/137 | Sonny Ramadhin | 41 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 30 November 1951 |
Sulieman Benn | 39 | England | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 15 February 2009 | ||
4 | 0/137 | Denis Atkinson | 72 | Edgbaston, Birmingham, England | 30 May 1957 | |
Rajindra Dhanraj | 40 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 10 August 1995 | |||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[121] |
Worst figures in a match
The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were returned by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He had figures of 0/180 off his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off his 14 overs in the third innings, for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[122][123]
The worst figures by a West Indian is by Rajindra Dhanraj in the fifth test of the West Indies's tour of England in 1995.[120]
Rank | Figures | Player | Overs | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 0/191 | Rajindra Dhanraj | 55 | England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England | 10 August 1995 |
2 | 0/169 | Charlie Griffith | 42 | Australia | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 5 May 1965 |
3 | 0/164 | Shannon Gabriel | 32.5 | New Zealand | University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand | 3 December 2013 |
Rahkeem Cornwall | 46 | England | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | 24 July 2020 | ||
5 | 0/160 | Jomel Warrican | 34 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 26 December 2015 |
Last updated:24 July 020[124] |
Most wickets in a series
England's seventh Test tour of South Africa in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name. West Indies's Malcolm Marshall is joint 18th with his 35 wickets taken against England during the 1988 tour.[125]
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Series |
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1 | 35 | Malcolm Marshall | 5 | West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 |
2 | 34 | Courtney Walsh | West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 | |
3 | 33 | Alf Valentine | 4 | West Indian cricket team in England in 1950 |
Colin Croft | 5 | Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1976-77 | ||
Malcolm Marshall | 6 | West Indian cricket team in India in 1983-84 | ||
Curtly Ambrose | 4 | West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1992-93 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[126] |
Hat-trick
In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count. In Test cricket history there have been just 44 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Fred Spofforth for Australia against England in 1879. In 1912, Australian Jimmy Matthews achieved the feat twice in one game against South Africa. The only other players to achieve two hat-tricks are Australia's Hugh Trumble, against England in 1902 and 1904, Pakistan's Wasim Akram, in separate games against Sri Lanka in 1999, and England's Stuart Broad.
No. | Bowler | Against | Inn. | Test | Dismissals | Venue | Date | Ref. |
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1 | Wes Hall | Pakistan | 1 | 3/3 | Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore | 29 March 1959 | [127] | |
2 | Lance Gibbs | Australia | 1 | 4/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 30 January 1961 | [128] | |
3 | Courtney Walsh | 1 & 2 | 1/5 | The Gabba, Brisbane | 18–20 November 1988 | [129] | ||
4 | Jermaine Lawson | 1 & 2 | 3/4 |
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Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2–5 May 2003 | [130] |
Wicket-keeping records
The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[131]
Most career dismissals
A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[132][133] while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[134] West Indies's Jeff Dujon is seventh in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[135]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches | Period |
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1 | 270 | Jeff Dujon | 81 | 1981–1991 |
2 | 219 | Ridley Jacobs | 65 | 1998–2004 |
3 | 217 | Denesh Ramdin | 74 | 2005–2016 |
4 | 189 | Deryck Murray | 62 | 1963–1980 |
5 | 101 | Junior Murray | 33 | 1993–2002 |
Last updated:20 June 2020[136] |
Most career catches
Dujon is fifth in taking most catches in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[137]
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 265 | Jeff Dujon | 81 | 1981–1991 |
2 | 207 | Ridley Jacobs | 65 | 1998–2004 |
3 | 205 | Denesh Ramdin | 74 | 2005–2016 |
4 | 181 | Deryck Murray | 62 | 1963–1980 |
5 | 98 | Junior Murray | 33 | 1993–2002 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[138] |
Most career stumpings
Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper, holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. West Indies glovemen Ridley Jacobs and Denesh Ramdin have the most stumpings among West Indies with 12.[139]
Rank | Stumpings | Player | Matches | Period |
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1 | 12 | Ridley Jacobs | 65 | 1998–2004 |
Denesh Ramdin | 74 | 2005–2016 | ||
3 | 8 | Clyde Walcott | 44 | 1948–1960 |
4 | 5 | Ivan Barrow | 11 | 1930–1939 |
Gerry Alexander | 25 | 1957–1961 | ||
Jackie Hendriks | 20 | 1962–1969 | ||
Deryck Murray | 62 | 1963–1980 | ||
Jeff Dujon | 81 | 1981–1991 | ||
Carlton Baugh | 21 | 2003–2012 | ||
Shane Dowrich | 32 | 2015–2020 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[140] |
Most dismissals in an innings
Four wicket-keepers have taken seven dismissals in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indiesn gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.[141]
Most dismissals in a match
Three wicket-keepers have made 11 dismissals in a Test match, Englishman Jack Russell in 1995, South African AB de Villiers in 2013 and most recently India's Rishabh Pant against Australia in 2018.[143]
The feat of making 10 dismissals in a match has been achieved by 4 wicket-keepers on 4 occasions.[144]
David Murray, Courtney Browne and Ridley Jacobs have made nine dismissals in a match, the most among West Indian wicket keepers.
Most dismissals in a series
Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series. West Indiesn record is held by Deryck Murray when he made 24 dimissials during the West Indies tour of England in 1963.[146]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches | Innings | Series |
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1 | 24 | Deryck Murray | 5 | 10 | West Indian cricket team in England in 1963 |
2 | 23 | Gerry Alexander | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1959-60 | ||
Jeff Dujon | 9 | Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1990–91 | |||
4 | 21 | Ridley Jacobs | West Indian cricket team in England in 2000 | ||
8 | West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2000-01 | ||||
10 | South African cricket team in West Indies in 2000-01 | ||||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[147] |
Most career catches
Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[lower-alpha 3] The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[149][150]
India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 209, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Brian Lara is the highest ranked West Indian in ninth, securing 164 catches in his Test career.[151]
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches | Period |
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1 | 164 | Brian Lara | 130 | 1990–2006 |
2 | 122 | Viv Richards | 121 | 1974–1991 |
3 | 115 | Carl Hooper | 102 | 1987–2002 |
4 | 109 | Gary Sobers | 93 | 1954–1974 |
5 | 96 | Gordon Greenidge | 108 | 1974–1991 |
Chris Gayle | 103 | 2000–2014 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[152] |
Most catches in a series
The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time,[153] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[154] Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, and India's K. L. Rahul are equal second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series and during the 2018 Indian tour of England respectively. Four players have taken 13 catches in a series on six occasions with both Bob Simpson and Brian Lara having done so twice and Rahul Dravid and Alastair Cook once.[155]
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches | Innings | Series |
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1 | 13 | Brian Lara | 6 | 11 | English cricket team in the West Indies in 1997-98 |
4 | 7 | Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 2006 | |||
3 | 12 | Gary Sobers | 5 | 10 | West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960-61 |
4 | 11 | Everton Weekes | 4 | 8 | West Indian cricket team in England in 1950 |
Gary Sobers | 5 | 10 | Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1961-62 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[156] |
1000 runs and 100 wickets
A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career.[157]
Rank | Player | Average Difference | Period | Matches | Runs | Bat Avg | Wickets | Bowl Avg |
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1 | Garfield Sobers | 23.74 | 1954-1974 | 93 | 8032 | 57.78 | 235 | 34.03 |
2 | Jason Holder | 4.09 | 2014-2020 | 45 | 2115 | 32.04 | 116 | 27.94 |
3 | Malcolm Marshall | -2.09 | 1978-1991 | 81 | 1810 | 18.85 | 376 | 20.94 |
4 | Curtly Ambrose | -8.58 | 1988-2000 | 98 | 1439 | 12.40 | 405 | 20.99 |
5 | Carl Hooper | -12.96 | 1987-2002 | 102 | 5762 | 36.46 | 114 | 49.42 |
Last updated: 14 December 2020[158] |
250 runs and 20 wickets in a series
A total of 18 players on 24 occasions have achieved the double of 250 runs and 20 wickets in a series.[159]
Player | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Series |
---|---|---|---|---|
Garfield Sobers | 5 | 424 | 23 | India in West Indies in 1961-62 |
322 | 20 | West Indies in England in 1963 | ||
722 | West Indies in England in 1966 | |||
Last updated: 22 August 2020[160] |
Most career matches
India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200, with former captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul being joint fifth having represented West Indies on 164 occasions.[161]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
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1 | 164 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 1994-2015 |
2 | 132 | Courtney Walsh | 1984-2001 |
3 | 130 | Brian Lara | 1990–2006 |
4 | 121 | Viv Richards | 1974–1991 |
5 | 116 | Desmond Haynes | 1978–1994 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[162] |
Most consecutive career matches
Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159. He broke Allan Border's long standing record of 153 matches in June 2018.[163] gary Sobers, widely considered to be cricket's greatest ever all-rounder, played 85 consecutive Test matches, is 12th and the highest ranked West Indies player to achieve the feat.[164]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 85 | Gary Sobers | 1955–1972 |
2 | 72 | Desmond Haynes | 1979–1988 |
3 | 64 | Brian Lara | 1992–1999 |
4 | 61 | Rohan Kanhai | 1957-1969 |
Viv Richards | 1980–1989 | ||
Last updated: 3 June 2018[164] |
Most matches as captain
Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109.Clive Lloyd captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s is fifth on the list with 60 matches.[165]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 74 | Clive Lloyd | 1974-1985 |
2 | 50 | Viv Richards | 1980–1991 |
3 | 47 | Brian Lara | 1997–2006 |
4 | 39 | Gary Sobers | 1965-1972 |
5 | 37 | Jason Holder | 2015-2020 |
Last updated: 14 December 2020[166] |
Youngest players on Debut
The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days, though there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[167]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
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1 | 17 years and 122 days | Derek Sealy | England | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 11 January 1930 | |
2 | 17 years and 245 days | Gary Sobers | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 30 March 1954 | ||
3 | 18 years and 31 days | Robin Bynoe | Pakistan | Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore, England | 28 April 1983 | |
4 | 18 years and 105 days | Jeff Stollmeyer | England | Lord's, London, England | 24 June 1939 | |
5 | 18 years and 170 days | Kraigg Brathwaite | Pakistan | Warner Park, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis | 20 May 2011 | |
Last updated: 3 December 2017[167][168] |
Oldest players on Debut
England left-arm slow bowler James Southerton is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the very first inaugural test against Australia in 1876 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne, Australia, he was aged 49 years and 119 days. Nelson Betancourt is the oldest West Indian Test debutant when he played his only game during the second Test of the 1929–30 series at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain.[169]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
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1 | 42 years and 242 days | Nelson Betancourt | England | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 1 February 1930 | |
2 | 40 years and 345 days | Archie Wiles | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 22 July 1933 | ||
3 | 39 years and 361 days | George Challenor | Lord's, London, England | 23 June 1928 | ||
4 | 39 years and 306 days | Berkeley Gaskin | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 21 January 1948 | ||
5 | 37 years and 259 days | Snuffy Browne | Lord's, London, England | 23 June 1928 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[169][170] |
Oldest players
England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The oldest West Indian Test player is George Headley who was aged 44 years and 230 days when he represented West Indies for the final time in the 1954 tour by England at Sabina Park.[171]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
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1 | 44 years and 230 days | George Headley | England | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 15 January 1954 | |
2 | 42 years and 242 days | Nelson Betancourt | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 1 February 1930 | ||
3 | 41 years and 124 days | Lance Gibbs | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | 31 January 1976 | |
4 | 40 years and 345 days | Archie Wiles | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England | 22 July 1933 | |
5 | 40 years and 258 days | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 1 May 2015 | ||
Last updated: 28 January 2021[171][172] |
Partnership records
In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.
Highest partnerships by wicket
A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.
Highest partnerships by runs
The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006. This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997. West Indies' Conrad Hunte and Garfield Sobers hold the seventh highest Test partnership with 446 made in 1958 against Pakistan.[174]
Wicket | Runs | First batsman | Second batsman | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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2nd wicket | 446 | Conrad Hunte | Garfield Sobers | Pakistan | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 16 February 1958 |
4th wicket | 399 | Frank Worrell | England | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 6 January 1960 | |
7th wicket | 347 ♠ | Denis Atkinson | Clairmonte Depeiaza | Australia | Sabina Park, Kingston | 14 May 1955 |
3rd wicket | 338 | Everton Weekes | Frank Worrell | England | Queen's Sports Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 17 March 1954 |
2nd wicket | 331 | Chris Gayle | Ramnaresh Sarwan | South Africa | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 29 April 2005 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[175] |
Umpiring records
Most matches umpired
An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.
Aleem Dar of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 130. The current active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking Steve Bucknor from the West Indies mark of 128 matches.[176] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108.[177]
Rank | Matches | Umpire | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 128 | Steve Bucknor | 1989–2009 |
2 | 38 | Billy Doctrove | 2000–2012 |
3 | 31 | Douglas Sang Hue | 1985–1999 |
4 | 29 | Lloyd Barker | 1984–1997 |
5 | 28 | David Archer | 1981–1992 |
Last updated: 6 January 2020[177] |
Notes
- For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or। four days[2] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[3]
- In October 2017, the ICC Board approved a trial of four-day Test cricket to run through until the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
- In 2017, The Laws of Cricket were amended, reducing the methods of dismissals from ten to nine, with handled the ball now covered as part of obstructing the field.[148]
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