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.

Key
Symbol Meaning
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 July 2020, West Indies played 548 Test matches resulting in 175 victories, 197 defeats 175 draws and 1 tie for an overall winning percentage of 31.93.[7]

Opponent1st TestMatchesWonLostDrawnTied% Won
 Afghanistan201911000100.00
 Australia1930116325825127.58
 Bangladesh2002161042062.50
 England1928160585151036.25
 India194898302246030.61
 New Zealand195247131519027.65
 Pakistan195852172015032.69
 South Africa1992283187010.71
 Sri Lanka199320497020.00
 Zimbabwe200010703070.00
Total 548175197175131.93
Last updated: 3 December 2019[8]

First Test series wins

OpponentYear of first Home winYear of first Away win
 AfghanistanYTP2019
 Australia19651980
 Bangladesh20042002
 England19351950
 India19531949
 IrelandYTPYTP
 New Zealand19851952
 Pakistan19581980
 South Africa1992
 Sri Lanka1997-
 Zimbabwe20002001
Last updated: 20 June 2020[9]

First Test match wins

OpponentHomeAway
VenueYearVenueYear
 AfghanistanYTPYTPLucknow2019
 AustraliaKingston1965Sydney1980
 BangladeshKingston2004Dhaka2002
 EnglandGeorgetown1930Lord's1950
 IndiaBridgetown1953Chennai1949
 IrelandYTPYTPYTPYTP
 New ZealandBridgetown1985Christchurch1952
 PakistanPort of Spain1958Lahore1959
 South AfricaBridgetown1992Port Elizabeth2007
 Sri LankaSt. John's1997--
 ZimbabwePort of Spain2000Bulawayo2001
Last updated: 20 June 2020[10]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The third Test of the 1958 series against Pakistan saw West Indies set their highest innings total of 790/3d.[11]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 790/3d  Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamiaca 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[12]

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. [13]

Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 418/7 418  Australia Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 9 May 2003
2 348/5 345  New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 27 February 1969
3 344/1 342  England Lord's, London, England 28 June 1984
4 322/5 322 Headingley Cricket Ground, Headingley, England 25 August 2017
5 317/2 317  Pakistan Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 13 March 1958
Last updated: 20 June 2020[14]

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.[15] 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.[16]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
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[16]

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.[17]

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.[18]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
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[19]

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.[20]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
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[19]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

West Indies have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 26 occasions.[19]

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[19]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

The narrowest win is West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.[21]

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[22]

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.[23][24][25]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
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
Last updated: 20 June 2020[22]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[18] 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.[26] West Indies biggest defeat came during the Wisden Trophy in 2007 when they lost by an innings and 283 runs at Headingley, Leeds.[27]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
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[27]

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.[20] 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
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[27]

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
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[27]

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.[28]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
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[28]

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.[28]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
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[28]

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.[17] 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[28]

Individual records

Batting 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.[29] 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.[30]

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[31]

Fastest runs getter

Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Reference
1000 Everton Weekes 9 ♠ 12 ♠ 4 February 1949 [32]
2000 George Headley 17 32 24 June 1939 [33]
3000 Everton Weekes 31 51 11 April 1955 [34]
4000 22 71 25 July 1957 [35]
5000 Gary Sobers 56 95 4 August 1966 [36]
6000 65 111 28 March 1968 [37]
7000 79 138 19 March 1971 [38]
8000 91 157 16 February 1974 [39]
9000 Brian Lara 101 177 2 January 2004 [40]
10000 111 ♠ 195 ♠ 12 August 2004 [41]
11000 121 213 25 November 2005 [42]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Test Career Span Ref
Opener Gordon Greenidge1827,48845.111974–1991 [43]
Number 3 Richie Richardson1074,71147.111983–1995 [44]
Number 4 Brian Lara1487,53551.261990–2006 [45]
Number 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul1516,88356.421994–2015 [46]
Number 6 Garry Sobers572,61453.351954–1974 [47]
Number 7 Jeff Dujon692,11333.541981-1991 [48]
Number 8 Malcolm Marshall751,36521.001978–1991 [49]
Number 9 Curtly Ambrose9797312.011988–2000 [50]
Number 10 Wes Hall4146214.901958–1969 [51]
Number 11 Courtney Walsh1225537.471984–2001 [52]
Last updated: 1 July 2020
Qualificaiotn: 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.[53] 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.[54]

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
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[55]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
52 Joe Small EnglandLord's, London, England1928
53 Clifford RoachKennington Oval, London, England
176 George HeadleyKensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados1929-30
209 Clifford RoachBourda, Georgetown, Guyana
223 George HeadleySabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
270* 1934-35
365* Garfield Sobers Pakistan1957–58
375 Brian Lara EnglandAntigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda1993-94
400* 2003–04
Last updated: 20 June 2020[55]

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.[56]

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period
160.83George Headley402,19041930–1954
258.61Everton Weekes814,45551948–1958
357.78Garfield Sobers1608,032211954–1974
456.68Clyde Walcott743,7871948–1960
554.20Charlie Davis291,30151968–1973
Qualification: 20 innings
Last updated: 20 June 2020
[57]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Allan Rae241,01646.181948-1953 [58]
Number 3 George Headley322,06471.171930–1954 [59]
Number 4 Gary Sobers241,53063.751956-1969 [60]
Number 5 Frank Worrell231,18959.451948–1962 [61]
Number 6 Shivnarine Chanderpaul492,52864.82 ♠1994–2015 [62]
Number 7 Jeff Dujon692,11333.541981-1991 [63]
Number 8 Jason Holder501,29532.372014–2020 [64]
Number 9 Michael Holding2340317.521976–1987 [65]
Number 10 Curtly Ambrose2831117.271988-2000 [66]
Number 11 Colin Croft247410.571977-1982 [67]
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.[68]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
166Shivnarine Chanderpaul28011,8671994–2015
248Brian Lara23011,9121990–2006
345Vivian Richards1828,5421974–1991
439Clive Lloyd1757,5151966–1985
539Desmond Haynes2027,4871978–1994
Last updated: 13 December 2015[69]

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.[70]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
134Brian Lara23011,9121990–2006
230Shivnarine Chanderpaul28011,8671994–2015
326Garfield Sobers1608,0321954–1974
424Vivian Richards1828,5421974–1991
539Clive Lloyd1757,5151966–1985
Gordon Greenidge1857,5581974-1991
Last updated: 20 June 2020[71]

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.[72]

Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period
19Brian Lara23011,9121990–2006
24Gordon Greenidge1857,5581974-1991
43Viv Richards1828,5401974-1991
Chris Gayle1827,2142000–2014
52George Headley402,1901930-1954
Everton Weekes814,4551948-1958
Frank Worrell873,8601948-1963
Garfield Sobers1608,0321954–1974
Rohan Kanhai1376,2271957-1974
Seymour Nurse542,5231960-1969
Lawrence Rowe492,0471972-1980
Shivnarine Chanderpaul28011,8671994–2015
Ramnaresh Sarwan1545,8422000-2011
Last updated: 20 June 2020[73]

Most triple centuries

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

Gayle and Lara hold the equal Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two, along with India's Virender Sehwag and Australia's Don Bradman.[74] Karun Nair is the only other West Indian who has scored a single Test triple century as of January 2020.

Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period
12Brian Lara23011,9121990–2006
Chris Gayle1827,2142000–2014
31Lawrence Rowe492,0471972-1980
Garfield Sobers1608,0321954–1974
Last updated: 20 June 2020[75]

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[76]

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[77]

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.[78]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
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[79]

Most ducks in career

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[80] Courtney Walsh holds the record for highest number of ducks in Test cricket.[81]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
143Courtney Walsh1321851984–2001
226Mervyn Dillon38681989–2003
Curtly Ambrose981451988–2000
419Fidel Edwards55882003–2012
518Shannon Gabriel48712012-2020
Last updated: 13 December 2015[82]

Bowling records

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 sixth on the list taking 619 wickets. James Anderson of England is fourth on the list with 584 Test wickets to his name as of January 2020 and in September 2018 he passed Australia's Glenn McGrath to become the fast bowler with the most Test wickets.[83][84][85]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period
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[86]

Fastest wicket taker

Wickets Bowler Match Record Date Reference
50 Alf Valentine 8 31 December 1951 [87]
100 19 24 February 1954 [88]
100 Andy Roberts
150 33 5 June 1980 [89]
200 Malcolm Marshall 42 7 March 1986 [90]
250 53 22 April 1988 [91]
300 61 24 December 1988 [92]
350 75 19 April 1991 [93]
400 Curtly Ambrose 97 17 August 2000 [94]
450 Courtney Walsh 118 15 June 2000 [95]
500 129 17 March 2001 [96]
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.[97] 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.[98]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 9/95 Jack Noreiga  India Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 6 March 197
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[99]

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.[100]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
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[101]

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,[102] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket.[103]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
120.94Malcolm Marshall3767,87617,5841978–1991
220.97Joel Garner2595,43313,1691977–1987
320.99Curtly Ambrose4058,50122,1031988–2000
423.30Colin Croft1252,9136,6151977–1982
523.68Michael Holding2495,89812,6801975–1987
Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 20 June 2020
[104]

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.[80] 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.[105]

Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 1.82Gerry Gomez581,5905,2361939–1954
2 1.90Denis Atkinson471,6475,2011948–1958
3 1.95Alf Valentine1394,21512,9531950–1962
4 1.97Sonny Ramadhin1584,57913,9391950–1961
5 1.98Lance Gibbs3098,98927,1151958–1976
Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 20 June 2020
[106]

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.[80] 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. [107]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 46.3Jermaine Lawson511,5122,3642002–2005
2 46.7Malcolm Marshall3767,87617,5841978–1991
3 49.3Colin Croft1252,9136,6151977–1982
4 50.8Joel Garner2595,43313,1691977–1987
5 50.9Michael Holding2495,89812,6801975–1987
Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 20 June 2020
[108]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[109] Malcolm Marshall,, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh are joint-17th on the list of most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[110]

Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Innings Balls Wickets Period
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[111]

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.[112]

Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
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[113]

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.[114][115] The worst figures by an West Indian is 0/148 that came off the bowling off Shannon Gabriel in the first test of the West Indies's tour of New Zealand in 2013.[116]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
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[117]

Worst figures in a match

The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[118]He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it – enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 54 years prior.[119]

The worst figures by an West Indian is by Rajindra Dhanraj in the fifth test of the West Indies's tour of England in 1995.[116]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
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
4 0/160 Jomel Warrican 34  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2015
5 0/153 Pedro Collins 32 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago 13 April 2003
Last updated:20 June 2020[120]

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.[121]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Series
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[122]

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.
1 Wes Hall  Pakistan 13/3 Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore29 March 1959[123]
2 Lance Gibbs  Australia 14/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide30 January 1961[124]
3 Courtney Walsh 1 & 21/5 The Gabba, Brisbane18–20 November 1988[125]
4 Jermaine Lawson 1 & 23/4 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown2–5 May 2003[126]

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.[127]

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,[128][129] 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.[130] West Indies's Jeff Dujon is seventh in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[131]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Period
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[132]

Most career catches

Dujon is fifth in taking most catches in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[133]

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[134]

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.[135]

Rank Stumpings Player Matches Period
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[136]

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.[137]

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 7 Ridley Jacobs  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2000
2 5 Gerry Alexander  England Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 6 January 1960
Deryck Murray Headingley, Leeds, England 22 July 1976
 Pakistan Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 18 March 1977
David Murray  India Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India 24 January 1979
 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 1981
Jeff Dujon  India Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 23 February 1983
 England Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 21 March 1986
 Australia Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 27 April 1991
David Williams Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 27 November 1992
Junior Murray WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 30 January 1993
Courtney Browne  England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 10 August 1995
 New Zealand Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 27 April 1996
Ridley Jacobs  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 October 2002
Chadwick Walton  Bangladesh National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 17 July 2009
Denesh Ramdin  Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 26 November 2009
Carlton Baugh  Bangladesh MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 21 October 2011
Denesh Ramdin  New Zealand Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 16 June 2014
 Bangladesh Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia 13 September 2014
Shai Hope  India Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda 22 August 2019
Last updated: 20 June 2020[138]

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.[139]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Series
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[140]

Fielding records

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.[142][143]

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.[144]

Rank Catches Player Matches Period
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[145]

Most catches in a series

The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time,[146] 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.[147] 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.[148]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Series
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[149]

Other records

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.[150]

Rank Matches Player Period
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[151]

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.[152] 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.[153]

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[153]

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.[154]

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 35 Jason Holder 2015-2020
Last updated: 20 June 2020[155]

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. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[156] The youngest Indian to play Test cricket was Sachin Tendulkar who at the age of 16 years and 205 days debuted in the first Test of the series against Pakistan in November 1989.[157]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
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[157]

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]].[158]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
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[158]

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.

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 298 Gordon Greenidge Desmond Haynes  England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 12 April 1990
2nd wicket 446 Conrad Hunte Garfield Sobers  Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 16 February 1958
3rd wicket 338 Everton Weekes Frank Worrell  England Queen's Sports Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 17 March 1954
4th wicket 399 Garfield Sobers Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 6 January 1960
5th wicket 322 Brian Lara Jimmy Adams  New Zealand Sabina Park, Kingston 13 March 1999
6th wicket 282* Ridley Jacobs  New Zealand Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 10 April 2004
7th wicket 347 ♠ Denis Atkinson Clairmonte Depeiaza  Australia Sabina Park, Kingston 14 May 1955
8th wicket 212 Shane Dowrich Jason Holder  Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 29 October 2017
9th wicket 161 Clive Lloyd Andy Roberts  India Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 10 December 1983
10th wicket 143 Denesh Ramdin Tino Best  England Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 7 June 2012
Last updated: 20 June 2020[159]

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.[160]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
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[161]

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.[162] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108.[163]

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[163]

See also

Notes

  1. 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]
  2. In October 2017, the ICC Board approved a trial of four-day Test cricket to run through until the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
  3. 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.[141]

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