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Encyclopedia > List of Test cricket records
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List-A records Cricket is a sport that generates a large number of statistics. ... This is a list of Test and one-day international cricket batting averages. ... Australian Fred Spofforth dismissed three English batsmen with consecutive deliveries at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on 2 January 1879 to take the first hat-trick in Test cricket in only the third Test match. ... Australian Donald Bradman is one of only two players in the Test cricket to have scored 300 or more runs in a single innings on more than one occasion. ... This is a list of Test and one-day international cricket batting averages. ... // This article lists records for the Cricket World Cup. ... This is a list of Twenty20 International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Twenty20 cricket. ... This list of first-class cricket records shows some record team and individual performances in first-class cricket. ... Australian Bill Ponsford is one of only two players in the history of cricket to have scored 400 or more runs in a single first-class innings on more than one occasion. ... This is a list of List A cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in List A cricket. ...

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This is a list of Test cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in Test cricket. Records for the short form of international cricket, One Day Internationals, are at List of One-Day International cricket records. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... This article is about the sport. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... This is a list of One-Day International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in One-Day International (ODI) cricket. ...


Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. Test cricket has been played since 1877 with essentially the same rules as are played today, and therefore many comparisons can be made of teams and individuals through these records. Cricket is a sport that generates a large number of statistics. ...

Contents

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).


Listing notation

Team notation
  • (300-3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
  • (300-3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
  • (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out.
Batting notation
  • (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
  • (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
Bowling notation
  • (5-100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.
Currently playing
  • Current Test cricketers are shown in bold.

In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. ... M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ... In cricket, an innings is declared finished if: Sufficient wickets are taken – all but one of the batsmen are out (dismissed) A team chasing a given target number of runs to win manages to do so A set number of overs are bowled A captain declares his innings closed Match... In the sport of cricket, a dismissal occurs when the batsman is out (also known as taking a wicket). ...

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

Matches played

Rank Team 1st Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied  % Won
1  Australia March 1877 693 324 179 188 2 46.75
2  England March 1877 870 303 253 314 0 34.82
3  South Africa March 1889 331 113 116 102 0 34.03
4  West Indies June 1928 445 151 144 149 1 33.93
5  Pakistan October 1952 335 103 89 143 0 30.74
6  Sri Lanka February 1982 177 52 66 59 0 29.37
7  India June 1932 417 93 134 189 1 22.24
8  New Zealand January 1930 339 65 135 139 0 19.17
9 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe October 1992 83 8 49 26 0 9.64
10  Bangladesh November 2000 53 1 47 5 0 1.88
11 ICC World XI October 2005 1 0 1 0 0 0.00

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Most consecutive Test wins
Win Team Period
16  Australia 1999-2000 (Harare) — 2000-01 (Mumbai)
16  Australia 2005-06 (Melbourne) — 2007-08 (Sydney)
11  West Indies 1983-84 (Bridgetown) — 1984-85 (Adelaide)
9  South Africa 2001-02 (Durban) — 2003 (Dhaka)
 Sri Lanka 2001 (Colombo) — 2001-02 (Lahore)
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 19 January 2008.
Most consecutive Test losses
Loss Team Period
21  Bangladesh 2001-02 (Chittagong) — 2003-04 (Harare)
11 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2001-02 (Colombo) — 2003-04 (Sydney)
8  Bangladesh 2005 (Lord's) — 2005-06 (Chittagong)
 South Africa 1888-89 (Port Elizabeth) — 1898-99 (Cape Town)
 England 1920-21 (Sydney) — 1921 (Headingley)
 West Indies 2005 (Kingston) — 2005-06 (Wellington)
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 12 November 2007.
Most consecutive Test draws
Draw Team Period
10  West Indies 1970-71 (Georgetown) — 1972-73 (Bridgetown)
9  India 1952-53 (Port-of-Spain) — 1955-56 (Hyderabad)
 India 1959-60 (Calcutta) — 1961-62 (Delhi)
 New Zealand 1963-64 (Wellington) — 1964-65 (Bombay)
 Pakistan 1972-73 (Auckland) — 1974-75 (Karachi)
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Result records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 Innings and 579 runs  England (903-7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) The Oval 1938
2 Innings and 360 runs  Australia (652-7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) Johannesburg 2001-02
3 Innings and 336 runs  West Indies (614-5 d) beat India (124 & 154) Kolkata 1958-59
4 Innings and 332 runs  Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172) Brisbane 1946-47
5 Innings and 324 runs  Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246) Lahore 2002
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 675 runs  England (521 & 342-8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) Brisbane Exhibition Ground 1928-29
2 562 runs  Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) The Oval, London 1934
3 530 runs  Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) Melbourne 1910-11
4 491 runs  Australia (381 & 361-5 d) beat Pakistan (179 & 72) Perth 2004-05
5 425 runs  West Indies (211 & 411-5 d) beat England (71 & 126) Manchester 1976
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Margin Teams Venue Season
By 1 wicket  England (183 & 263-9) beat Australia (324 & 121) The Oval, London 1902
By 1 wicket  South Africa (91 & 287-9) beat England (184 & 190) Johannesburg 1905-06
By 1 wicket  England (382 & 282-9) beat Australia (266 & 397) Melbourne 1907-08
By 1 wicket  England (183 & 173-9) beat South Africa (113 & 242) Cape Town 1922-23
By 1 wicket  Australia (216 & 260-9) beat West Indies (272 & 203) Melbourne 1951-52
By 1 wicket  New Zealand (249 & 104-9) beat West Indies (140 & 212) Dunedin 1979-80
By 1 wicket  Pakistan (256 & 315-9) beat Australia (337 & 232) Karachi 1994-95
By 1 wicket  West Indies (329 & 311-9) beat Australia (490 & 146) Bridgetown 1998-99
By 1 wicket  West Indies (273 & 216-9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219) St John's 1999-00
By 1 wicket  Pakistan (175 & 262-9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154) Multan 2003
By 1 wicket  Sri Lanka (321 & 352-9) beat South Africa (361 & 311) Colombo 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 1 run  West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) Adelaide 1992-93
2 2 runs  England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) Birmingham 2005
=3 3 runs  Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) Manchester 1902
=3 3 runs  England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288) Melbourne 1982-83
5 5 runs  South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111) Sydney 1993-94
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Tied Tests

See: Tied Test In Test cricket, a Tie occurs when the aggregate scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play and the side batting last has completed its innings - all 10 batsmen will be out. ...

Teams Venue Season
 West Indies (453 & 284)  Australia (505 & 232) Brisbane 1960-61
 Australia (574-7d & 170-5d)  India (397 & 347) Chennai 1986-87
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings
Runs Teams Venue Season
952-6 d  Sri Lanka (v India) Colombo 1997
903-7 d  England (v Australia) The Oval, London 1938
849  England (v West Indies) Kingston 1929-30
790-3 d  West Indies (v Pakistan) Kingston 1957-58
758-8 d  Australia (v West Indies) Kingston 1954-55
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.
Fewest runs in a completed innings
Runs Teams Venue Season
26  New Zealand (v England) Auckland 1954-55
30  South Africa (v England) Port Elizabeth 1895-96
 South Africa (v England) Birmingham 1924
35  South Africa (v England) Cape Town 1898-99
36  Australia (v England) Birmingham 1902
 South Africa (v Australia) Melbourne 1931-32
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.
Most runs in the fourth innings to win
Runs Teams Venue Season
418-7  West Indies (v Australia) St John's 2002-03
406-4  India (v West Indies) Port of Spain 1975-76
404-3  Australia (v England) Leeds 1948
369-6  Australia (v Pakistan) Hobart 1999-00
362-7  Australia (v West Indies) Georgetown 1977-78
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Career runs

Most career runs
Runs Player Period
11,953 (232 inns.) /ICC Brian Lara 1990—2007
11,782 (238 inns.) Sachin Tendulkar 1989—
11,174 (265 inns.) Allan Border 1978—1994
10,927 (260 inns.) Steve Waugh 1985—2004
10,122 (214 inns.) Sunil Gavaskar 1971—1987
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 29 March 2008.
Highest career average
Average Player Period
99.94 (80 inns.) Don Bradman 1928—1948
78.14 (36 inns.) Michael Hussey 2005—
60.97 (41 inns.) Graeme Pollock 1963—1970
60.83 (40 inns.) George Headley 1930—1954
60.73 (81 inns.) Herbert Sutcliffe 1924—1935
Qualification: 20 innings.

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Notes:
  • If the qualification is removed, the highest career batting average list is topped by Andy Ganteaume, who scored 112 in his one and only Test innings.[1]
  • The highest average ever achieved is 336 by Lawrence Rowe (his first scores were 214*, 100* & 22).[2]
Most career runs — progression of record
Runs Player Record held until
239 Charles Bannerman 4 January 1882
638 1 George Ulyett 13 August 1884
860 ² Billy Murdoch 14 August 1886
1,277 Arthur Shrewsbury 23 January 1902
1,293 Joe Darling 18 February 1902
1,366 Syd Gregory 14 June 1902
1,531 Archie MacLaren 13 August 1902
3,412 Clem Hill 27 December 1924
5,410 Jack Hobbs 29 June 1937
7,249 Wally Hammond 27 November 1970
7,624 Colin Cowdrey 23 March 1972
8,032 Garfield Sobers 23 December 1981
8,114 Geoff Boycott 12 November 1983
10,122 Sunil Gavaskar 25 February 1993
11,174 Allan Border 25 November 2005
11,953 3 Brian Lara current
Source: HowSTAT!. Last updated: 04 September 2007.
Notes:
  1. Ulyett finished career with 949 runs
  2. Murdoch finished career with 908 runs
  3. Lara is retired and holds record with 11953 runs

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Innings or series

Highest individual score
Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
400* Brian Lara v England St John's 2003-04
380 Matthew Hayden v Zimbabwe Perth 2003-04
375 Brian Lara v England St John's 1993-94
374 Mahela Jayawardene v South Africa Colombo 2006
365* Garfield Sobers v Pakistan Kingston 1957-58
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.
Most runs in a series
Runs Player Series
974 (7 inns.) Don Bradman v England, 1930
905 (9 inns.) Wally Hammond Australia, 1928-29
839 (11 inns.) Mark Taylor v England, 1989
834 (9 inns.) Neil Harvey v South Africa, 1952-53
829 (7 inns.) Viv Richards v England, 1976
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.
Highest individual score — progression of record
Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
165* Charles Bannerman
(in the inaugural Test Match)		 v England Melbourne 1876-77
211 Billy Murdoch v England The Oval, London 1884
287 Tip Foster v Australia Sydney 1903-04
325 Andy Sandham v West Indies Kingston 1929-30
334 Don Bradman v England Leeds 1930
336* Wally Hammond v New Zealand Auckland 1932-33
364 Len Hutton v Australia The Oval, London 1938
365* Garfield Sobers v Pakistan Kingston 1957-58
375 Brian Lara v England St John's 1993-94
380 Matthew Hayden v Zimbabwe Perth 2003-04
400* Brian Lara v England St John's 2003-04
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Most runs in an over

Rank Runs Sequence Batsman Bowler Venue Season
1 28 4-6-6-4-4-4 Brian Lara Robin Peterson Wanderers Stadium 2003-04
2 27 6-6-6-6-2-1 Shahid Afridi Harbhajan Singh Gaddafi Stadium 2005-06
=3 26 4-0-6-6-6-4 Brian Lara Danish Kaneria Multan Cricket Stadium 2006-07
=3 26 4-4-4-4-6-4 Craig McMillan Younis Khan Westpac Park 2000-01
=4 25 4-6-2-6-6-L Andy Roberts Ian Botham Queen's Park Oval 1980-81
=4 25 6-6-0-6-1-6-0-0 Bert Sutcliffe, Bob Blair Hugh Tayfield Ellis Park Stadium 1953-54
=4 25 6-6-6-NB/L-4-1-0 Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns Andy Caddick Jade Stadium 2001-02
=4 25 4-4-4-4-4-4NB-0 Ramnaresh Sarwan Munaf Patel Warner Park Sporting Complex 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Highest proportion of runs in a completed innings total

Percentage Runs Batsman Opponent Venue Season
67.35% 165* of 245 Charles Bannerman v England Melbourne Cricket Ground 1876–77
66.85% 123 of 184 Michael Slater v England Sydney Cricket Ground 1998–99
63.98% 167 of 261 V. V. S. Laxman v Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1999–00
63.51% 134 of 211 Gordon Greenidge v England Manchester 1976
63.41% 52* of 82 Asanka Gurusinha v India Chandigarh 1990–91
Source: Howstat. Last updated: 04 September 2007.
Notes:
  • This record was set in the first innings of the first test match ever played, and has never been beaten.

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Half Centuries

Most Test 50+ Scores
50+ Scores Player Matches
90 Allan Border 156
88 Sachin Tendulkar 147
82 Brian Lara 131
Steve Waugh 168
79 Sunil Gavaskar 125
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 24 January 2008
Fastest Test Half Centuries
No. Balls Player Opponent Venue Season
24 Jacques Kallis v Zimbabwe Cape Town 2004-05
26 Shahid Afridi v India Bangalore 2004-05
26 Mohammad Ashraful v India Mirpur 2007
27 Mohammad Yousuf v South Africa Cape Town 2002-03
28 Foffie Williams v England Bridgetown 1975-76
28 Ian Botham v India Delhi 1981-82
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 May 2007.

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Centuries

Most Test centuries
Centuries Player Matches
39 Sachin Tendulkar 147
34 Sunil Gavaskar 125
Brian Lara 131
Ricky Ponting 110
32 Steve Waugh 168
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 24 January 2008
Fastest Test centuries
No. Balls Player Opponent Venue Season
56 Viv Richards v England St John's 1985-86
57 Adam Gilchrist v England Perth 2006-07
67 Jack Gregory v South Africa Johannesburg 1921-22
69 Shivnarine Chanderpaul v Australia Georgetown 2002-03
71 Roy Fredericks v Australia Perth 1975-76
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Individual records (bowling)

Career

Most wickets in a career
Wickets Player Matches Average
735 Muttiah Muralitharan 120 21.95
708 Shane Warne 145 25.41
608 Anil Kumble 127 29.06
563 Glenn McGrath 115 21.64
519 Courtney Walsh 132 24.44
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 28 March 2008.
Best career average
Average Player Balls Wickets
10.75 George Lohmann 3,830 112
12.70 / John Ferris 2,302 61
15.54 Billy Barnes 2,289 51
16.42 Billy Bates 2,364 50
16.43 Sydney Barnes 7,873 189
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled.

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Note:

If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.00 runs per wicket (ie no runs were conceded). This record is shared by Englishmen A N Hornby, who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 28 balls he bowled, Wilf Barber, who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 2 balls he bowled, and New Zealander, Bruce Murray, who took 1 wicket with no runs conceded off 6 balls. Albert Neilson Hornby (Blackburn, Lancashire, 10 February 1847 – 17 December 1925 in Nantwich, Cheshire) was the England cricket captain who lost the Test match at home in 1882 against the Australian cricket team that gave rise to the Ashes. ... Wilfred Barber (born April 18, 1901, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, died September 10, 1968, Bradford, Yorkshire) was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1935. ... Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray (b. ...

Series

Most wickets in a series
Wickets Player Series
49 (4 Tests) Sydney Barnes v South Africa, 1913-14
46 (5 Tests) Jim Laker v Australia, 1956
44 (5 Tests) Clarrie Grimmett v South Africa, 1935-36
42 (6 Tests) Terry Alderman v England, 1981
41 (6 Tests) Terry Alderman v England, 1989
Rodney Hogg v England, 1978-79
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Innings

Best figures in an innings
Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
10-53 Jim Laker v Australia Manchester 1956
10-74 Anil Kumble v Pakistan Delhi 1998-99
9-28 George Lohmann v South Africa Johannesburg 1895-96
9-37 Jim Laker v Australia Manchester 1956
9-51 Muttiah Muralitharan v Zimbabwe Kandy 2001-02
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.
Best figures in an innings - progression of record
Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
7-55 Tom Kendall (AUS)
(in the inaugural Test Match)		 v England Melbourne 1876-77
7-44 Fred Spofforth v England The Oval, London 1882
7-28 Billy Bates v Australia Melbourne 1882-83
8-35 George Lohmann v Australia Sydney 1886-87
8-11 Johnny Briggs v South Africa Cape Town 1888-89
8-7 George Lohmann v South Africa Port Elizabeth 1895-96
9-28 George Lohmann v South Africa Johannesburg 1895-96
10-53 Jim Laker v Australia Manchester 1956
Calculated at the conclusion of each Test.

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Match

Best figures in a match
Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
19-90 Jim Laker v Australia Manchester 1956
17-159 Sydney Barnes v South Africa Johannesburg 1913-14
16-136 Narendra Hirwani v West Indies Chennai 1987-88
16-137 Bob Massie v England Lord's, London 1972
16-220 Muttiah Muralitharan v England The Oval, London 1998
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

Rank Catches Player Matches
1 181 Mark Waugh 128
2 172 Rahul Dravid 122
3 171 Stephen Fleming 111
4 164 /ICC Brian Lara 131
5 157 Mark Taylor 104
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 13 April 2008.

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Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals
Dismissals Player Matches
431 (411 c. 20 st.) /ICC Mark Boucher 114
416 (379 c. 37 st.) Adam Gilchrist 96
395 (366 c. 29 st.) Ian Healy 119
355 (343 c. 12 st.) Rod Marsh 96
270 (265 c. 5 st.) Jeff Dujon 81
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 13 April 2008.
Note: Alec Stewart took 277 dismissals but this includes 36 catches taken in 51 matches in which he was not the designated wicket-keeper
Most catches
Catches Player Matches
411 /ICC Mark Boucher 114
379 Adam Gilchrist 96
366 Ian Healy 119
343 Rod Marsh 96
265 Jeff Dujon 81
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 13 April 2008.
Most stumpings
Stumpings Player Matches
52 Bert Oldfield 54
46 Godfrey Evans 91
38 Syed Kirmani 88
37 Adam Gilchrist 96
29 Ian Healy 119
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 13 April 2008.

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Individual records (other)

Most matches played
Matches Player Period
168 Steve Waugh 1985–2004
156 Allan Border 1978–1994
147 Sachin Tendulkar 1989–
145 Shane Warne 1992–2007
133 Alec Stewart 1990–2003
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 28 January 2008.
Most matches played as captain
Matches Player Won Lost Drawn Tied
93 Allan Border 32 22 38 1
80 Stephen Fleming 28 27 25 0
74 Clive Lloyd 36 12 26 0
58 Graeme Smith 27 17 14 0
57 Steve Waugh 41 9 7 0
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 13 April 2008.

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Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
1st wicket 415 Graeme Smith & Neil McKenzie v Bangladesh Chittagong 2008
2nd wicket 576 Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama v India Colombo 1997-98
3rd wicket 624 Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene v South Africa Colombo 2006
4th wicket 411 Peter May & Colin Cowdrey v West Indies Birmingham 1957
5th wicket 405 Sid Barnes & Don Bradman v England Sydney 1946-47
6th wicket 346 Jack Fingleton & Don Bradman v England Melbourne 1936-37
7th wicket 347 Denis Atkinson & Clairmonte Depeiaza v Australia Bridgetown 1954-55
8th wicket 313 Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 1996-97
9th wicket 195 Mark Boucher & Pat Symcox v Pakistan Johannesburg 1997-98
10th wicket 151 Azhar Mahmood & Mushtaq Ahmed v South Africa Rawalpindi 1997-98
Brian Hastings & Richard Collinge v Pakistan Auckland 1972-73
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: March 1, 2008.

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Highest partnerships

Rank Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
1 624 (3rd wicket) Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene v South Africa Colombo 2006
2 576 (2nd wicket) Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama v India Colombo 1997-98
3 467 (3rd wicket) Andrew Jones & Martin Crowe v Sri Lanka Wellington 1990-91
=4 451 (2nd wicket) Don Bradman & Bill Ponsford v England London 1934
=4 451 (3rd wicket) Mudassar Nazar & Javed Miandad v India Hyderabad 1982-83
Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 04 September 2007.

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See also

Cricket Portal

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References

  1. ^ Cricinfo - Statsguru - AG Ganteaume - Tests - Innings by innings list
  2. ^ Cricinfo - Statsguru - LG Rowe - Tests - Innings by innings list
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