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List of Australia Test cricket records
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Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, still holds several records.
Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[2][3][a] Australia was a founding member of the ICC having played the first Test match against England in March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[6] Since then they have played 812 matches, second only to England who have played just under 1,000.[7] As of May 2018[update], Australia is the most successful team in Test cricket with an overall winning percentage of 47.16, ahead of their nearest rival South Africa on 37.88.[7]
Top order batsman and former captain Don Bradman holds several batting records. Considered to be the greatest batsman of all time, he played 52 Tests between 1928 and 1948.[8] He holds the record for the highest Test average of 99.94, has scored the most Test double centuries with 12 and the most runs scored in a series with 974 during the 1930 Ashes series.[9][10][11] He also holds the highest fifth-wicket partnership with Sid Barnes with 405 runs, set during the 1946–47 Ashes series, the oldest of the wicket partnerships records.[12] A further two Australian partnership records for the second and the sixth wickets set by Bradman still stand.[13]
Shane Warne, regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of the game, holds several Test records.[14] He held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[15] Warne is second only to Muralitharan in taking the most five-wicket hauls in an innings and the most ten-wicket hauls in a Test match.[16][17] Glenn McGrath, who took 563 wickets in his career, holds the record for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket.[18] Adam Gilchrist is Australia's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 416 dismissals. He is second only to South Africa's Mark Boucher with 555 to his name.[19] Allan Border, who made his Test debut in 1978 and captained Australia from 1984 until his retirement in 1994, holds the Test record for the most consecutive matches played with 153 and the record for the most matches played as skipper for Australia with 93.[20][21]
Contents
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1 Key
2 Team records
2.1 Team wins, losses, draws and ties
2.2 Team scoring records
2.2.1 Most runs in an innings
2.2.2 Fewest runs in an innings
2.3 Result records
2.3.1 Greatest win margins (by innings)
2.3.2 Greatest win margins (by runs)
2.3.3 Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)
2.3.4 Narrowest win margins (by runs)
2.3.5 Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
2.3.6 Greatest loss margins (by innings)
2.3.7 Greatest loss margins (by runs)
2.3.8 Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)
2.3.9 Narrowest loss margins (by runs)
2.3.10 Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)
2.3.11 Tied matches
3 Individual records
3.1 Batting records
3.1.1 Most career runs
3.1.2 Highest individual score
3.1.3 Highest career average
3.1.4 Most half-centuries
3.1.5 Most centuries
3.1.6 Most double centuries
3.1.7 Most runs in a series
3.1.8 Most ducks
3.2 Bowling records
3.2.1 Most career wickets
3.2.2 Best figures in an innings
3.2.3 Best figures in a match
3.2.4 Best career average
3.2.5 Best career economy rate
3.2.6 Best career strike rate
3.2.7 Most five-wicket hauls in an innings
3.2.8 Most ten-wicket hauls in a match
3.2.9 Worst figures in an innings
3.2.10 Worst figures in a match
3.2.11 Most wickets in a series
3.3 Wicket-keeping records
3.3.1 Most career dismissals
3.3.2 Most career catches
3.3.3 Most career stumpings
3.3.4 Most dismissals in an innings
3.3.5 Most dismissals in a series
3.4 Fielding records
3.4.1 Most career catches
3.4.2 Most catches in a series
3.5 Other records
3.5.1 Most career matches
3.5.2 Most consecutive career matches
3.5.3 Most matches as captain
3.5.4 Youngest players
3.5.5 Oldest players on debut
3.5.6 Oldest players
4 Partnership records
4.1 Highest partnerships by wicket
4.2 Highest partnerships by runs
5 Umpiring records
5.1 Most matches umpired
6 Notes
7 References
Key[edit]
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.
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
Opponent
The team Australia was playing against
Period
The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player
The player involved in the record
Venue
Test cricket ground where the match was played
Team records[edit]
Team wins, losses, draws and ties[edit]
Australia has played 812 Test matches resulting in 383 victories, 219 defeats, 208 draws and 2 ties for an overall winning percentage of 47.16, the highest winning percentage of Test playing teams.[7] Australia has played the second-highest number of Test matches, behind England who have competed in 997.[7] Australia has never lost or drawn a match against Zimbabwe, the only team to do so.[22] Australia is also the only team to win their debut Test match with every other team losing their first Test except Zimbabawe who drew against India.[23]
Opponent
First Test
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied
% Won
Bangladesh
000000002003-07-18-000018 July 2003[24] 7000600000000000000♠6 7000500000000000000♠5 7000100000000000000♠1 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7001833300000000000♠83.33
England
000000001877-03-15-000015 March 1877[25] 7002346000000000000♠346 7002144000000000000♠144 7002108000000000000♠108 7001940000000000000♠94 5000000000000000000♠0 7001416100000000000♠41.61
ICC World XI
000000002005-10-14-000014 October 2005[26] 7000100000000000000♠1 7000100000000000000♠1 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7002100000000000000♠100.00
India
000000001947-11-28-000028 November 1947[27] 7001940000000000000♠94 7001410000000000000♠41 7001260000000000000♠26 7001260000000000000♠26 7000100000000000000♠1 7001436100000000000♠43.61
New Zealand
000000001946-03-29-000029 March 1946[28] 7001570000000000000♠57 7001310000000000000♠31 7000800000000000000♠8 7001180000000000000♠18 5000000000000000000♠0 7001543800000000000♠54.38
Pakistan
000000001956-10-11-000011 October 1956[29] 7001620000000000000♠62 7001310000000000000♠31 7001140000000000000♠14 7001170000000000000♠17 5000000000000000000♠0 7001500000000000000♠50.00
South Africa
000000001902-10-11-000011 October 1902[30] 7001980000000000000♠98 7001520000000000000♠52 7001260000000000000♠26 7001200000000000000♠20 5000000000000000000♠0 7001530600000000000♠53.06
Sri Lanka
000000001983-04-22-000022 April 1983[31] 7001290000000000000♠29 7001170000000000000♠17 7000400000000000000♠4 7000800000000000000♠8 5000000000000000000♠0 7001586200000000000♠58.62
West Indies
000000001930-12-12-000012 December 1930[32] 7002116000000000000♠116 7001580000000000000♠58 7001320000000000000♠32 7001250000000000000♠25 7000100000000000000♠1 7001500000000000000♠50.00
Zimbabwe
000000001999-10-14-000014 October 1999[33] 7000300000000000000♠3 7000300000000000000♠3 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 5000000000000000000♠0 7002100000000000000♠100.00
Total 812 383 219 208 2 47.16
Last updated: 20 May 2018[7][34]
Team scoring records[edit]
Most runs in an innings[edit]
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 the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The fifth Test of the 1954–55 series against the West Indies saw Australia set their highest innings total of 8/758d, the eighth-highest score in Test cricket.[35]
Rank
Score
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
758 !8/758d
West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 000000001955-06-11-000011 June 1955
2
735 !6/735d
Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 000000002003-10-09-00009 October 2003
3
729 !6/729d
England Lord's, London, England 000000001930-06-27-000027 June 1930
4
701 !701
England The Oval, London, England 000000001934-08-18-000018 August 1934
5
695 !695
England The Oval, London, England 000000001930-08-16-000016 August 1930
Last updated: 3 December 2017[36]
Fewest runs in an innings[edit]
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.[37] The equal fifth-lowest score in Test history is Australia's total of 36 scored in their first innings against England in the first Test of the 1902 Ashes series.[38]
Rank
Score
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
36
England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 000000001902-05-29-000029 May 1902
2
42
England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001888-02-10-000010 February 1888
3
44
England The Oval, London, England 000000001896-08-10-000010 August 1896
4
47
South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 000000002011-11-09-00009 November 2011
5
53
England Lord's, London, England 000000001896-06-22-000022 June 1896
Last updated: 3 December 2017[39]
Result records[edit]
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.[40]
Greatest win margins (by innings)[edit]
In 2002, Steve Waugh led Australia to victory over South Africa by an innings and 360 runs, Australia's greatest winning margin by an innings.
The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The next largest victory was Australia's win against South Africa in the first Test of the 2001–02 tour at the Wanderers Stadium, where the tourists won by an innings and 360 runs.[41]
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
Innings and 360 runs
South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 000000002002-02-22-000022 February 2002
2
Innings and 332 runs
England The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000001946-11-29-000029 November 1946
3
Innings and 259 runs
South Africa St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 000000001950-03-03-00003 March 1950
4
Innings and 226 runs
India The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000001947-11-28-000028 November 1947
5
Innings and 222 runs
New Zealand Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 000000001993-11-26-000026 November 1993
Last updated: 3 December 2017[42]
Greatest win margins (by runs)[edit]
The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The next three largest victories were all recorded by Australia including defeat over England in the final Test of the 1934 Ashes series by 562 runs.[43]
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
562 runs
England The Oval, London, England 000000001934-08-18-000018 August 1934
2
530 runs
South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001911-02-17-000017 February 1911
3
491 runs
Pakistan WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 000000002004-12-16-000016 December 2004
4
409 runs
England Lord's, London, England 000000001948-06-24-000024 June 1948
5
405 runs
England Lord's, London, England 000000002015-07-16-000016 July 2015
Last updated: 3 December 2017[42]
Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)[edit]
Australia have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 29 occasions, more than any other Test playing team.[42][b]
Rank
Victories
Opposition
Most recent venue
Date
1
7
England The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000002017-11-23-000023 November 2017
2
6
South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000002002-01-02-00002 January 2002
3
5
West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 000000001995-03-31-000031 March 1995
4 !=4
3
India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 000000002001-02-27-000027 February 2001
New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 000000002010-03-19-000019 March 2010
Pakistan The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000001999-11-05-00005 November 1999
7 !=7
1
Sri Lanka Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001995-12-26-000026 December 1995
Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 000000001999-10-14-000014 October 1999
Last updated: 3 December 2017[42]
Narrowest win margins (by runs)[edit]
The Australian cricket team captained by Joe Darling (seated middle), won the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series by a margin of three runs and lost the fifth Test by a margin of one wicket.[51][52] Both records still stand over a century later as Australia's narrowest win by runs and narrowest loss by wickets, respectively.
Australia's narrowest win by runs was against England in the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series at Old Trafford. Set 124 runs for victory in the final innings, England were bowled all out for 120 to give victory to Australia by three runs.[51] This was the equal third-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.[53]
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
03 !3 runs
England Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England 000000001902-07-24-000024 July 1902
2
06 !6 runs
England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001885-02-20-000020 February 1885
3
07 !7 runs
England The Oval, London, England 000000001882-08-28-000028 August 1882
4
11 !11 runs
England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001925-01-16-000016 January 1925
5 !=5
16 !16 runs
India The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000001977-12-02-00002 December 1977
Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 000000001992-07-16-000016 July 1992
Last updated: 3 December 2017[54]
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)[edit]
Australia's narrowest win by wickets came in the fourth Test of the West Indies tour of Australia in 1951–52. Played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the hosts won the match by a margin of one wicket, one of only twelve one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[55]
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1 wicket
West Indies Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001951-12-31-000031 December 1951
2 !=2
2 wickets
England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001907-12-13-000013 December 1907
West Indies Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001961-02-10-000010 February 1961
India WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 000000001977-12-16-000016 December 1977
South Africa St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 000000001997-03-14-000014 March 1997
South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 000000002006-03-31-000031 March 2006
South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 000000002011-11-17-000017 November 2011
Last updated: 3 December 2017[54]
Greatest loss margins (by innings)[edit]
The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[41] 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.[56]
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
Innings and 579 runs ♠
England The Oval, London, England 000000001938-08-20-000020 August 1938
2
Innings and 230 runs
England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001892-03-24-000024 March 1892
3
Innings and 225 runs
England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001912-02-09-00009 February 1912
4
Innings and 219 runs
India Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 000000001998-03-18-000018 March 1998
5
Innings and 217 runs
England The Oval, London, England 000000001886-08-12-000012 August 1886
Last updated: 3 December 2017[57]
Greatest loss margins (by runs)[edit]
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.[43] The match was played at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, the first of only two Test matches contested at the venue.[58]
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
675 runs ♠
England Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia 000000001928-11-30-000030 November 1928
2
492 runs
South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 000000002018-03-30-000030 March 2018
3
408 runs
West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001980-01-26-000026 January 1980
4
356 runs
Pakistan Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 000000002014-10-30-000030 October 2014
5
347 runs
England Lord's, London, England 000000002013-07-18-000018 July 2013
Last updated: 20 May 2018[57]
Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)[edit]
Australia have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 10 occasions.[c]
Rank
Victories
Opposition
Most recent venue
Date
1
6
West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 000000001999-03-13-000013 March 1999
2
3
England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001932-12-02-00002 December 1932
3
1
South Africa Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001964-01-24-000024 January 1964
Last updated: 3 December 2017[57]
Narrowest loss margins (by runs)[edit]
Allan Border was the captain of the Australian team that lost the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1993 by a margin of one run, the narrowest loss in Test cricket history.
Only one match in over 140 years of Test cricket has been decided by a margin of one run, the fourth Test of the West Indian tour of Australia in 1992–93 playing for the Frank Worrell Trophy. Contested at Adelaide Oval, Australia was set 186 runs for victory in the final innings. With just two runs left to score, Australia's number eleven batsman Craig McDermott was caught behind off the bowling of Courtney Walsh, to give the victory to the tourists.[53][68][69]
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1 run ♠
West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001993-01-23-000023 January 1993
2
2 runs
England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 000000002005-08-04-00004 August 2005
3
3 runs
England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001982-12-26-000026 December 1982
4
5 runs
South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001994-01-02-00002 January 1994
5
7 runs
New Zealand Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 000000002011-12-09-00009 December 2011
Last updated: 3 December 2017[70]
Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)[edit]
Test cricket has seen twelve matches been decided by a margin of one wicket, with Australia being defeated in five of them.[55] The first of these was the final Test of the 1902 Ashes series at The Oval where England ran down the target of 263 runs in the final innings.[52] The most recent match also involved Australia. Touring India in October 2010, the first Test at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali saw the hosts reach their fourth innings target of 216 runs.[71]
Rank
Margin
Opposition
Venue
Date
=1
1 wicket
England The Oval, London, England 000000001902-08-11-000011 August 1902
England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001908-01-01-00001 January 1908
Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 000000001994-09-28-000028 September 1994
West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 000000001999-03-26-000026 March 1999
India Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India 000000002010-10-01-00001 October 2010
Last updated: 3 December 2017[70]
Tied matches[edit]
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.[40] Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia.[7]
Opposition
Venue
Date
West Indies ♠
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000001960-12-09-00009 December 1960
India ♠
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 000000001986-09-18-000018 September 1986
Last updated: 3 December 2017[70]
Individual records[edit]
Matthew Hayden has scored the highest individual Test score (380) for Australia.
Batting records[edit]
Most career runs[edit]
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.[72]
India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289. Allan Border and Steve Waugh are the only other Australian batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.[73]
Rank
Runs
Player
Matches
Innings
Period
1
13,378
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting 168 287 1995–2012
2
11,174
Border, AllanAllan Border 156 265 1978–1994
3
10,927
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh 168 260 1985–2004
4
8,643
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke 115 198 2004–2015
5
8,625
Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden 103 184 1994–2009
Last updated: 3 December 2017[74]
Highest individual score[edit]
Matthew Hayden set the highest Test score with 380, surpassing Brian Lara's 375 scored against England in April 1994 at the Antigua Recreation Ground.[75] Six months after Hayden set the record, the West Indian claimed it back scoring 400 not out against the same opposition and on the same ground.[76]
Rank
Runs
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
380
Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 000000002003-10-09-00009 October 2003
2
334*
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor Pakistan Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar, Pakistan 000000001998-10-15-000015 October 1998
3
334
Bradman, DonDon Bradman England Headingley, Leeds, England 000000001930-07-11-000011 July 1930
4
329*
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000002012-01-03-00003 January 2012
5
311
Simpson, BobBob Simpson England Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England 000000001964-07-23-000023 July 1964
Last updated: 3 December 2017[77]
Highest career average[edit]
A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[78]
Australia's Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, finished his Test career with an average of 99.94.[8] The next closest to him is Adam Voges who retired in 2016 with an average of 61.87. As of March 2018[update], the former Australian captain, Steve Smith, has the third-best career average in Test cricket with 61.37.[79]
Rank
Average
Player
Runs
Innings
Period
1
99.94 ♠
Bradman, DonDon Bradman 6,996 80 1928–1948
2
61.87
Voges, AdamAdam Voges 1,485 31 2015–2016
3
61.37
Smith, SteveSteve Smith 6,199 117 2010–2018
4
53.86
Chappell, GregGreg Chappell 7,110 151 1970–1984
5
51.85
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting 13,378 287 1995–2012
Qualification: 20 innings
Last updated: 26 March 2018[80]
Most half-centuries[edit]
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 score 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.[81]
Rank
Half centuries
Player
Runs
Period
1
63
Border, AllanAllan Border 11,174 1978–1994
2
62
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting 13,378 1995–2012
3
50
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh 10,927 1985–2004
4
47
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh 8,029 1991–2002
5
40
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor 7,525 1989–1999
Last updated: 3 December 2017[82]
Most centuries[edit]
Ricky Ponting has scored the most Test runs (13,378) and the most centuries (41) for Australia.
See also: List of Australia Test cricket centurions
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.[83]
Rank
Centuries
Player
Runs
Period
1
41
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting 13,378 1995–2012
2
32
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh 10,927 1985–2004
3
30
Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden 8,625 1994–2009
4
29
Bradman, DonDon Bradman 6,996 1928–1948
5
28
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke 8,643 2004–2015
Last updated: 3 December 2017[84]
Most double centuries[edit]
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 Ponting is one of seven cricketers who reached the mark on six occasions.[10]
Rank
Double centuries
Player
Runs
Period
1
1 !12 ♠
Bradman, DonDon Bradman 6,996 1928–1948
2
2 !6
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting 13,378 1995–2012
3 !=3
3 !4
Chappell, GregGreg Chappell 7,110 1970–1984
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke 8,643 2004–2015
5 !=5
5 !3
Langer, JustinJustin Langer 7,696 1993–2007
Simpson, BobBob Simpson 4,869 1957–1978
Last updated: 3 December 2017[10]
Most runs in a series[edit]
The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Mark Taylor with 839 in the 1989 Ashes and Neil Harvey with 834 in 1952–53 South African series are third and fourth on the list, respectively.[11]
Rank
Runs
Player
Matches
Innings
Series
1
974 ♠
Bradman, DonDon Bradman 5 7 1930 Ashes series
2
839
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor 6 11 1989 Ashes series
3
834
Harvey, NeilNeil Harvey 5 9 South African cricket team in Australia in 1952–53
4
810
Bradman, DonDon Bradman 5 9 1936–37 Ashes series
5
806
Bradman, DonDon Bradman 5 5 South African cricket team in Australia in 1931–32
Last updated: 3 December 2017[85]
Most ducks[edit]
A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[86] Glenn McGrath has scored the third-highest number of ducks in Test cricket behind Courtney Walsh with 43 and Chris Martin with 36.[87]
Rank
Ducks
Player
Matches
Innings
Period
1
35
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath 124 138 1993–2007
2
34
Warne, ShaneShane Warne 145 199 1992–2007
3
22
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh 168 260 1985–2004
4 !=4
19
Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson 73 109 2007–2015
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh 128 209 1991–2002
Last updated: 3 December 2017[88]
Bowling records[edit]
Shane Warne has taken the most Test wickets (708), the most five-wicket hauls (37) and the most ten-wicket hauls (10) for Australia.
Most career wickets[edit]
A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.
Shane Warne held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[15] Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name. India's Anil Kumble is third on the list taking 610 wickets and Glenn McGrath of Australia with 563 holds the record for most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket.[89][18]
Rank
Wickets
Player
Matches
Innings
Period
1
708
Warne, ShaneShane Warne 145 273 1992–2007
2
563
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath 124 243 1993–2007
3
355
Lillee, DennisDennis Lillee 70 132 1971–1984
4
313
Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson 73 140 2007–2015
5
310
Lee, BrettBrett Lee 76 150 1999–2008
Last updated: 3 December 2017[90]
Best figures in an innings[edit]
Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[91]
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. Arthur Mailey is one of 15 bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings.[92]
Rank
Figures
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
9079 !9/121
Mailey, ArthurArthur Mailey England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001921-02-11-000011 February 1921
2
8176 !8/24
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath Pakistan WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 000000002004-12-16-000016 December 2004
3
8169 !8/31
Laver, FrankFrank Laver England Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England 000000001909-07-26-000026 July 1909
4
8162 !8/38
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath England Lord's, London, England 000000001997-06-19-000019 June 1997
5
8157 !8/43
Trott, AlbertAlbert Trott England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001895-01-11-000011 January 1895
Last updated: 3 December 2017[93]
Best figures in a match[edit]
A bowler's bowling figures in a match is the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded in two innings.
No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90. Bob Massie's figures of 16/137, taken in second match of the 1972 Ashes series, is the fourth-best in Test cricket history.[94]
Rank
Figures
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
16063 !16/137
Massie, BobBob Massie England Lord's, London, England 000000001972-06-22-000022 June 1972
2
14110 !14/90
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth England The Oval, London, England 000000001882-08-28-000028 August 1882
3
14001 !14/199
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett South Africa Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001932-01-29-000029 January 1932
4
13123 !13/77
Noble, MontyMonty Noble England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001902-01-01-00001 January 1902
5
13090 !13/110
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001879-01-02-00002 January 1879
Last updated: 3 December 2017[95]
Best career average[edit]
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,[96] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket.[97]
Rank
Average
Player
Wickets
Runs
Balls
Period
1
14.25
Ferris, J. J.J. J. Ferris 48 684 2,030 1887–1890
2
16.53
Turner, CharlesCharles Turner 101 1,670 5,179 1887–1895
3
17.97
Ironmonger, BertBert Ironmonger 74 1,330 4,695 1928–1933
4
18.41
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth 94 1,731 4,185 1877–1887
5
20.53
Davidson, AlanAlan Davidson 186 3,819 11,587 1953–1963
Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 3 December 2017[98]
Best career economy rate[edit]
A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[86]
English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. Australia's Bert Ironmonger, with a rate of 1.69 runs per over conceded over his 14-match Test career, is fifth on the list.[99]
Rank
Economy rate
Player
Runs
Balls
Wickets
Period
1
1.69
Ironmonger, BertBert Ironmonger 1,330 4,695 74 1928–1933
2
1.78
Mackay, KenKen Mackay 1,721 5,792 50 1956–1963
3
1.88
Toshack, ErnieErnie Toshack 989 3,140 47 1946–1948
4
1.93
Turner, CharlesCharles Turner 1,670 5,179 101 1887–1895
5
1.94
O'Reilly, BillBill O'Reilly 3,254 10,024 144 1932–1946
Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 3 December 2017[100]
Best career strike rate[edit]
J. J. Ferris holds the Australian record for the best Test career bowling average and strike rate, with figures of 14.25 and 42.2, respectively.
A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[86]
As with the career average above, the top two bowlers with the best Test career strike rate are George Lohmann and J. J. Ferris, with Lohmann on 34.1 and Ferris with an overall career strike rate of 37.7 balls per wicket.[101]
Rank
Strike rate
Player
Wickets
Balls
Runs
Period
1
42.2
Ferris, J. J.J. J. Ferris 48 2,030 684 1887–1890
2
44.5
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth 94 4,185 1,731 1877–1887
3
45.1
Saunders, JackJack Saunders 79 3,565 1,796 1902–1908
4
46.6
Hordern, H. V.H. V. Hordern 46 2,148 1,075 1911–1912
5
46.8
Pattinson, JamesJames Pattinson 70 3,279 1,831 2011–2016
Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 3 December 2017[102]
Most five-wicket hauls in an innings[edit]
A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[103]
Shane Warne is second only to Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan in taking the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan taking 67 throughout his career and Warne achieving 37.[16]
Rank
Five-wicket hauls
Player
Wickets
Period
1
37
Warne, ShaneShane Warne 708 1992–2007
2
29
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath 563 1993–2007
3
23
Lillee, DennisDennis Lillee 355 1971–1984
4
21
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett 216 1925–1936
5 !=5
16
McKenzie, GrahamGraham McKenzie 246 1961–1971
Benaud, RichieRichie Benaud 248 1952–1964
Last updated: 3 December 2017[104]
Most ten-wicket hauls in a match[edit]
A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings.
As with the five-wicket hauls above, Shane Warne is second only to Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan haven taken 22 to Warne's 10.[17]
Rank
Ten-wicket hauls
Player
Wickets
Period
1
10
Warne, ShaneShane Warne 708 1992–2007
2 !=2
7
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett 216 1925–1936
Lillee, DennisDennis Lillee 355 1971–1984
4
4
Spofforth, FredFred Spofforth 94 1877–1887
5 !=5
3
Trumble, HughHugh Trumble 141 1890–1904
O'Reilly, BillBill O'Reilly 144 1932–1946
Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson 313 2007–2015
McKenzie, GrahamGraham McKenzie 246 1961–1971
McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath 563 1993–2007
Last updated: 3 December 2017[105]
Worst figures in an innings[edit]
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.[106][107] The worst figures by an Australian is 0/149 that came off the bowling off Bryce McGain in his only Test appearance.[108]
Rank
Figures
Player
Overs
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1 !0/149
McGain, BryceBryce McGain 18 South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 000000002009-03-19-000019 March 2009
2
2 !0/147
Warne, ShaneShane Warne 42 India Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 000000001998-03-18-000018 March 1998
3
3 !0/146
Lyon, NathanNathan Lyon 34 South Africa WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 000000002016-11-03-00003 November 2016
4
4 !0/146
MacGill, StuartStuart MacGill 38 India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000002004-01-02-00002 January 2004
5
5 !0/142
Ward, FrankFrank Ward 30 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 000000001938-06-10-000010 June 1938
Last updated: 3 December 2017[109]
Worst figures in a match[edit]
The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the 2006 Boxing Day Test match against Australia. 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.[110] 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 48 years prior.[111][112][113]
The worst figures by an Australian came in the first Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series when Mitchell Johnson returned figures of 0/66 and 0/104 for a total of 0/170 off 42 overs,[114] equalling the figures that Geoff Lawson set in the second Test of the Ashes series of 1986–87 from 50 overs.[115]
Rank
Figures
Player
Overs
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1 !0/170
Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson 42 England The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000002010-11-25-000025 November 2010
2
2 !0/170
Lawson, GeoffGeoff Lawson 50 England WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 000000001986-11-28-000028 November 1986
3
3 !0/162
Wall, TimTim Wall 45 England Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England 000000001934-07-06-00006 July 1934
4
4 !0/160
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh 51 West Indies WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 000000001988-12-02-00002 December 1988
5
5 !0/157
Kline, LindsayLindsay Kline 33[d] West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001961-01-27-000027 January 1961
Last updated: 3 December 2017[117]
Most wickets in a series[edit]
Clarrie Grimmett took 44 wickets in the 1935–36 series against South Africa, the most by any Australian cricketer in a series.
South Africa's seventh Test tour of England in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name. Jim Laker sits second on the list with 46 wickets taken during the 1956 Ashes series. Australia's Clarrie Grimmett is third with his 44 wickets taken against South Africa during the 1935–36 tour.[118]
Rank
Wickets
Player
Matches
Series
1
44
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett 5 Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1935–36
2
42
Alderman, TerryTerry Alderman 6 1981 Ashes series
3 !=3
41
Hogg, RodneyRodney Hogg 6 1978–79 Ashes series
Alderman, TerryTerry Alderman 6 1989 Ashes series
5
40
Warne, ShaneShane Warne 5 2005 Ashes series
Last updated: 3 December 2017[119]
Wicket-keeping records[edit]
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 permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards.[120]
Most career dismissals[edit]
Adam Gilchrist has taken the most wicket-keeping Test dismissals (416) for Australia.
A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is a taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[121] 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.[122]
Australia's Adam Gilchrist is second only South Africa's Mark Boucher is taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper, with Boucher taking 555 to Gilchrist 416.[19]
Rank
Dismissals
Player
Matches
Period
1
416
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist 96 1999–2008
2
395
Healy, IanIan Healy 119 1988–1999
3
355
Marsh, RodRod Marsh 96 1970–1984
4
270
Haddin, BradBrad Haddin 66 2008–2015
5
187
Grout, WallyWally Grout 51 1957–1966
Last updated: 3 December 2017[123]
Most career catches[edit]
Boucher also leads Gilchrist in the number of catches taken as a designated wicket-keeper in Test cricket, 532 to 379.[124]
Rank
Catches
Player
Matches
Period
1
379
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist 96 1999–2008
2
366
Healy, IanIan Healy 119 1988–1999
3
343
Marsh, RodRod Marsh 96 1970–1984
4
262
Haddin, BradBrad Haddin 66 2008–2015
5
163
Grout, WallyWally Grout 51 1957–1966
Last updated: 3 December 2017[123]
Most career stumpings[edit]
Bert Oldfield holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52.
Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper, holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. He is followed by England's Godfrey Evans with 46 to his name. Indian glovemen Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni are both equal third on 38 and Gilchrist is fifth on the list with 37.[125]
Rank
Stumpings
Player
Matches
Period
1
52 ♠
Oldfield, BertBert Oldfield 54 1920–1937
2
37
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist 96 1999–2008
3
29
Healy, IanIan Healy 119 1988–1999
4 !=4
24
Blackham, JackJack Blackham 32 1877–1894
Grout, WallyWally Grout 51 1957–1966
Last updated: 3 December 2017[126]
Most dismissals in an innings[edit]
Four wicket-keepers have taken seven wickets in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indian gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.[127]
The feat of taking 6 wickets in an innings has been achieved by 22 wicket-keepers on 30 occasions including 4 Australians.[128]
Rank
Dismissals
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date
=1
6
Grout, WallyWally Grout South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 000000001957-12-23-000023 December 1957
Marsh, RodRod Marsh England The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000001982-11-26-000026 November 1982
Healy, IanIan Healy England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 000000001997-06-05-00005 June 1997
Haddin, BradBrad Haddin India The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000002014-12-17-000017 December 2014
Last updated: 3 December 2017[129]
Most dismissals in a series[edit]
Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series which broke the previous record held by fellow Australian Rod Marsh where he took 28 catches in the 1982–83 Ashes series.[130]
Rank
Dismissals
Player
Matches
Innings
Series
1
29 ♠
Haddin, BradBrad Haddin 5 10 2013 Ashes series
2
28
Marsh, RodRod Marsh 5 10 1982–83 Ashes series
3
27
Healy, IanIan Healy 6 12 1997 Ashes series
4
26
Paine, TimTim Paine 5 9 2017–18 Ashes series
5 !=5
26
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist 5 10 2001 Ashes series
2006–07 Ashes series
Last updated: 8 January 2018[131]
Fielding records[edit]
Most career catches[edit]
Caught is one of the ten methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket. A fair catch is defined as a fielder catching the ball, from a legal delivery, fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat.[121] 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.[132]
India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 210, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Ricky Ponting is the highest ranked Australian in fourth, securing 196 catches in his Test career.[133]
Jack Gregory took 15 catches during Australia's 5–0 whitewash of England in the 1920–21 Ashes series – a Test cricket record.
Rank
Catches
Player
Matches
Period
1
196
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting 168 1995–2012
2
181
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh 128 1991–2002
3
157
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor 104 1989–1999
4
156
Border, AllanAllan Border 156 1978–1994
5
134
Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke 115 2004–2015
Last updated: 3 December 2017[134]
Most catches in a series[edit]
The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time, saw the record set for the most catches taken by non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[135] Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, is second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series. Three players have taken 13 catches in a series on five occasions with both Bob Simpson and Brian Lara having done so twice and Rahul Dravid once.[136]
Rank
Catches
Player
Matches
Innings
Series
1
15 ♠
Gregory, JackJack Gregory 5 10 1920–21 Ashes series
2
14
Chappell, GregGreg Chappell 6 11 1974–75 Ashes series
3 !=3
13
Simpson, BobBob Simpson 5 9 Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1957–58
10 West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61
5 !=5
12
Whatmore, DavDav Whatmore 5 7 Australian cricket team in India in 1979–80
Border, AllanAllan Border 6 12 1981 Ashes series
Last updated: 3 December 2017[137]
Other records[edit]
Most career matches[edit]
India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200 with former captains in Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint second with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions.[138]
Rank
Matches
Player
Period
1 !=1
168
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting 1995–2012
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh 1985–2004
3
156
Border, AllanAllan Border 1978–1994
4
145
Warne, ShaneShane Warne 1992–2007
5
128
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh 1991–2002
Last updated: 3 December 2017[139]
Most consecutive career matches[edit]
Allan Border holds the record for the most consecutive career matches in Test cricket and the most matches as captain of Australia with 153 and 93, respectively.
Australia's Allan Border holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 153. Former English captain and currently active player Alastair Cook is second with 152 matches and Mark Waugh, the Australian middle order batsman who played 107 consecutive Test matches, is third. The recently retired New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, who is fifth on the list with 101 matches, is the highest ranked cricketer who never missed a Test match during his playing career. Adam Gilchrist, in seventh on 96, is the highest ranked Australian player to achieve the feat.[20][140][141]
Rank
Matches
Player
Period
1
153 !153 ♠
Border, AllanAllan Border 1979–1994
2
107 !107
Waugh, MarkMark Waugh 1993–2002
3
096 !96
Gilchrist, AdamAdam Gilchrist 1999–2008
4
086 !86
Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden 2000–2008
5
079 !79
Hussey, MichaelMichael Hussey 2005–2013
Last updated: 3 December 2017[20]
Most matches as captain[edit]
See also: List of Australia national cricket captains
Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109. Allan Border, the man who skippered Australia from 1984 to 1994 is second with 93 matches. New Zealand's captain from 1997 to 2006, Stephen Fleming, is third on the list with 80 and in fourth on 77 is Australia's Ricky Ponting who led the side for six years from 2004 to 2010.[142]
Rank
Matches
Player
Period
1
93
Border, AllanAllan Border 1984–1994
2
77
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting 2004–2010
3
57
Waugh, SteveSteve Waugh 1999–2004
4
50
Taylor, MarkMark Taylor 1994–1999
5
48
Chappell, GregGreg Chappell 1975–1983
Last updated: 3 December 2017[21]
Youngest players[edit]
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.[143] The youngest Australian to play Test cricket was Ian Craig who at the age of 17 years and 239 days debuted in the final Test of the series against South Africa in February 1953.[144]
Rank
Age
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1 !17 years and 239 days
Craig, IanIan Craig South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001953-02-06-00006 February 1953
2
2 !18 years and 193 days
Cummins, PatPat Cummins South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 000000002011-11-17-000017 November 2011
3
3 !18 years and 232 days
Garrett, TomTom Garrett England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001877-03-15-000015 March 1877
4
4 !19 years and 96 days
Hill, ClemClem Hill England Lord's, London, England 000000001896-06-22-000022 June 1896
5
5 !19 years and 100 days
Hazlitt, GerryGerry Hazlitt England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001907-12-13-000013 December 1907
Last updated: 3 December 2017[145]
Oldest players on debut[edit]
Bert Ironmonger is the oldest Australian cricketer to play in a Test match and was the second-oldest to make his debut for Australia.
At 49 years and 119 days, James Southerton of England, playing in the very first Test match in March 1877, is the oldest player to make his debut in Test cricket. Second on the list is Miran Bakhsh of Pakistan who at 47 years and 284 days made his debut against India in 1955. Australia's Don Blackie is the third-oldest player to make his debut, breaking into the side during the second Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series at the age of 46 years and 253 days. He broke the record set by his teammate Bert Ironmonger who debuted in the previous Test match two weeks earlier.[146]
Rank
Age
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1 !46 years and 253 days
Blackie, DonDon Blackie England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001928-12-14-000014 December 1928
2
2 !46 years and 237 days
Ironmonger, BertBert Ironmonger England Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia 000000001928-11-30-000030 November 1928
3
3 !38 years and 35 days
Holland, BobBob Holland West Indies The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 000000001984-11-23-000023 November 1984
=4
4 !37 years and 290 days
Gregory, NedNed Gregory England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001877-03-15-000015 March 1877
Thomson, NatNat Thomson
Last updated: 3 December 2017[146]
Oldest players[edit]
England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The second-oldest Test player is Bert Ironmonger who was aged 50 years and 327 days when he represented Australia for the final time in the fifth Test of the 1932–33 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[147]
Rank
Age
Player
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1 !50 years and 327 days
Ironmonger, BertBert Ironmonger England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001933-02-23-000023 February 1933
2
2 !46 years and 309 days
Blackie, DonDon Blackie England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001929-02-01-00001 February 1929
3
3 !44 years and 69 days
Grimmett, ClarrieClarrie Grimmett South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 000000001936-02-28-000028 February 1936
4
4 !43 years and 259 days
Carter, SammySammy Carter South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 000000001921-11-26-000026 November 1921
5
5 !43 years and 255 days
Bardsley, WarrenWarren Bardsley England The Oval, London, England 000000001926-08-14-000014 August 1926
Last updated: 3 December 2017[147]
Partnership records[edit]
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[edit]
Don Bradman and Sid Barnes set the highest fifth wicket partnership in Test cricket, scoring 405 against England in 1946.
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 tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no more batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.
Australian batsmen hold two Test wicket partnerships records. Sid Barnes and Don Bradman came together in the second Test of the 1946–47 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground and put together a fifth wicket partnership of 405 runs. The other record is the fourth wicket partnership of 449 which was set by still active Shaun Marsh and the recently retired Adam Voges. This came in the first Test against the West Indies at Bellerive Oval in December 2015.[12]
Wicket
Runs
First batsman
Second batsman
Opposition
Venue
Date
01 !1st wicket
382
Lawry, BillBill Lawry Simpson, BobBob Simpson West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 000000001965-05-05-00005 May 1965
02 !2nd wicket
451
Ponsford, BillBill Ponsford Bradman, DonDon Bradman England The Oval, London, England 000000001934-08-18-000018 August 1934
03 !3rd wicket
315
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting Lehmann, DarrenDarren Lehmann West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 000000002003-04-19-000019 April 2003
04 !4th wicket
449 ♠
Voges, AdamAdam Voges Marsh, ShaunShaun Marsh West Indies Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 000000002015-12-10-000010 December 2015
05 !5th wicket
405 ♠
Barnes, SidSid Barnes Bradman, DonDon Bradman England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001946-12-13-000013 December 1946
06 !6th wicket
346
Fingleton, JackJack Fingleton Bradman, DonDon Bradman England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 000000001937-01-01-00001 January 1937
07 !7th wicket
217
Walters, DougDoug Walters Gilmour, GaryGary Gilmour New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 000000001977-02-18-000018 February 1977
08 !8th wicket
243
Hartigan, RogerRoger Hartigan Hill, ClemClem Hill England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000001908-01-10-000010 January 1908
09 !9th wicket
154
Gregory, SydSyd Gregory Blackham, JackJack Blackham England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001894-12-14-000014 December 1894
10 !10th wicket
163
Hughes, PhillipPhillip Hughes Agar, AshtonAshton Agar England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 000000002013-07-10-000010 July 2013
Last updated: 3 December 2017[13]
Highest partnerships by runs[edit]
The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006. This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997. New Zealand's Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe hold the third-highest Test partnership with 467 made in 1991 against Sri Lanka. Equal fourth on the list is Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad of Pakistan who together scored 451 against Pakistan in 1983 and the Australian pairing of Bill Ponsford and Don Bradman putting on the same score against England in the 1934 Ashes series.[148]
Wicket
Runs
First batsman
Second batsman
Opposition
Venue
Date
2nd wicket
451
Ponsford, BillBill Ponsford Bradman, DonDon Bradman England The Oval, London, England 000000001934-08-18-000018 August 1934
4th wicket
449
Voges, AdamAdam Voges Marsh, ShaunShaun Marsh West Indies Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 000000002015-12-10-000010 December 2015
5th wicket
405
Barnes, SidSid Barnes Bradman, DonDon Bradman England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 000000001946-12-13-000013 December 1946
4th wicket
388
Ponsford, BillBill Ponsford Bradman, DonDon Bradman England Headingley, Leeds, England 000000001934-07-20-000020 July 1934
4th wicket
386
Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 000000002012-01-24-000024 January 2012
Last updated: 3 December 2017[149]
Umpiring records[edit]
Most matches umpired[edit]
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.
Steve Bucknor of the West Indies holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 128. He is followed by the currently active Aleem Dar from Pakistan who has stood in 117 Test matches and South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who has officiated in 108. The most experienced Australian is Daryl Harper who is fourth on the list with 95 Test matches umpired.[150]
Rank
Matches
Umpire
Period
1
95
Harper, DarylDaryl Harper 1998–2011
2
78
Hair, DarrellDarrell Hair 1992–2008
3
74
Taufel, SimonSimon Taufel 2000–2012
4
60
Tucker, RodRod Tucker 2010–2018
5
57
Davis, SteveSteve Davis 1997–2015
Last updated: 27 May 2018[150]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days[4] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[5]
Jump up ^ The other teams to have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are the West Indies (25),[44] England (20),[45] Pakistan (13),[46] South Africa (8),[47] Sri Lanka (8),[48] India (7)[49] and New Zealand (4).[50]
Jump up ^ The other teams to have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are Bangladesh (4),[59] Sri Lanka (5),[60] Zimbabwe (7),[61] Pakistan (9),[62] South Africa (12),[63] New Zealand (13),[64] the West Indies (15),[65] India (17)[66] and England (22).[67]
Jump up ^ 8 ball overs[116]
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