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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,[a][b] 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

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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

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Team wins, losses, draws and ties

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As of July 2023, West Indies played 573 Test matches resulting in 182 victories, 209 defeats, 181 draws and 1 tie for an overall winning percentage of 31.76.[7]

Opponent 1st Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
 Afghanistan 2019 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 Australia 1930 118 32 60 25 1 27.11
 Bangladesh 2002 20 14 4 2 0 70
 England 1928 163 59 51 53 0 36.19
 India 1948 100 30 23 47 0 30.00
 New Zealand 1952 49 13 17 19 0 26.53
 Pakistan 1958 54 18 21 15 0 33.33
 South Africa 1992 32 3 22 7 0 9.37
 Sri Lanka 1993 24 4 11 9 0 16.66
 Zimbabwe 2000 12 8 0 4 0 66.66
Total 573 182 209 181 1 31.76
Last updated: 29 July 2023[8]

First Test series wins

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Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
 Afghanistan YTP 2019
 Australia 1965 1980
 Bangladesh 2004 2002
 England 1935 1950
 India 1953 1949
 Ireland YTP YTP
 New Zealand 1985 1952
 Pakistan 1958 1980
 South Africa 1992 –
 Sri Lanka 1997
 Zimbabwe 2000 2001
Last updated: 20 June 2020[9]

First Test match wins

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Opponent Home Away
Venue Year Venue Year
 Afghanistan YTP Lucknow 2019
 Australia Kingston 1965 Sydney 1980
 Bangladesh Kingston 2004 Dhaka 2002
 England Georgetown 1930 Lord's 1950
 India Bridgetown 1953 Chennai 1949
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand Bridgetown 1985 Christchurch 1952
 Pakistan Port of Spain 1958 Lahore 1959
 South Africa Bridgetown 1992 Port Elizabeth 2007
 Sri Lanka St. John's 1997 -
 Zimbabwe Port of Spain 2000 Bulawayo 2001
Last updated: 20 June 2020[10]

Team scoring records

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Most runs in an innings

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The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The third Test of the 1958 series against Pakistan saw West Indies set their highest innings total of 790/3d.[11][12]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 790/3d  Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 26 February 1958
2 751/5d  England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 10 April 2004
3 749/9d Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 26 February 2009
4 747  South Africa Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 29 April 2005
5 692/8d  England Kennington Oval, London, England 24 August 1995
Last updated: 20 February 2021[13]

Highest successful run chases

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West Indies' 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 in Test Matches.[14]

Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 418/7 418  Australia Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 9 May 2003
2 395/7 395  Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 3 February 2021
3 348/5 345  New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 27 February 1969
4 344/1 342  England Lord's, London, England 28 June 1984
5 322/5 322 Headingley, Leeds, England 25 August 2017
Last updated: 7 February 2021[15]

Fewest runs in an innings

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The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs.[16] The lowest score in Test history for West Indies is 47 against England in the second innings of the first Test of the English cricket team in the West Indies in 2003-04.[17][18]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
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, Leeds, England 17 August 2000
Last updated: 20 June 2020[17]

Most runs conceded in an innings

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The highest innings total scored against West Indies is by England when they scored 849 in the fourth Test of the England's tour of `West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park.[12]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 849  England Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3 April 1930
2 758/8d  Australia 11 June 1955
3 668 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 14 May 1955
4 658/9d  South Africa Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 26 December 2003
5 657/8d  Pakistan Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 17 January 1958
Last updated: 23 August 2020[19]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

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The lowest innings total scored against West Indies is 43 in the first test of Bangladesh's tour of West Indies in 2018[18]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 43  Bangladesh Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda 4 July 2018
2 46  England Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago| 25 March 1994
3 51 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 4 February 2009
4 63  Zimbabwe Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago| 16 March 2000
5 71  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 8 July 1976
Last updated: 3 December 2017[20]

Result records

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A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[21]

Greatest win margins (by innings)

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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 their win against India in the third Test of the 1958–59 tour at the Eden Gardens, where the hosts lost by an innings and 336 runs.[22]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 336 runs  India Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 31 December 1958
2 Innings and 322 runs  New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 10 February 1995
3 Innings and 310 runs  Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 8 December 2002
4 Innings and 226 runs  England Lord's, London, England 23 August 1973
5 Innings and 219 runs  Bangladesh Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda 4 July 2018
Last updated: 20 June 2020[23]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

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The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The largest victory recorded by West Indies, which is the seventh largest victory, is the third Test of the 1976 tour by 425 runs against England at Old Trafford, Manchester.[24]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 425 runs  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 8 July 1976
2 408 runs  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 26 January 1980
3 381 runs  England Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 23 January 2019
4 343 runs  Australia 19 April 1991
5 326 runs  England Lord's, London, England 24 June 1950
Last updated: 3 December 2017[23]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

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West Indies have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 28 occasions.[23]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 8  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 3  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: 28 June 2022[23]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

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The narrowest win is West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.[25]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 run  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 23 January 1993
2 8 runs The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 25 January 2024
3 17 runs  Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 11 February 2021
4 30 runs  Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 27 February 1931
5 35 runs  Zimbabwe Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 16 March 2000
Last updated: 14 February 2021[26]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

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West Indies' narrowest win by wickets is by 1 wicket, which they have achieved thrice, has come in the third Test of the 1998-99 Australia tour at Kensington Oval, Barbados and twice against Pakistan, once Pakistan's tour in 2000 at Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's and during the 2021 tour at Sabina Park, Kingston. These are three of only fifteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[27][28][29][30]

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
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 12 August 2021
4 2 wickets  England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 5 June 1980
 Pakistan Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 22 April 1988
Last updated: 15 August 2021[26]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

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The Oval in London played host to the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[22] The final Test of the 1938 Ashes saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 579 runs, to the draw the series at one match all.[31] West Indies biggest defeat came during the Wisden Trophy in 2007 when they lost by an innings and 283 runs at Headingley, Leeds.[32]

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[32]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

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The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket.[24] West Indies biggest defeat by runs was 419 against Australia in the second Test of the 2022 tour of Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 419 runs  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 8 December 2022
2 382 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 14 February 1969
3 379 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 3 November 2005
4 352 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2000
5 351 runs  South Africa Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 15 January 1999
Last updated: 11 December 2022[32]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

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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 Australia in 2024.

Rank Number of Defeats Opposition Most Recent Venue Date
1 6  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 17 January 2024
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[32]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

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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.[33]

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[33]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

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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.[33]

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[33]

Tied matches

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A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[21] Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia.[7]

Opposition Venue Date
 Australia ♠ The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 9 December 1960
Last updated: 3 December 2017[33]

Individual records

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Batting records

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Most career runs

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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.[34] 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.[35]

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
6 7,515 Clive Lloyd 110 175 1966-1985
7 7,487 Desmond Haynes 116 202 1978-1994
8 7,214 Chris Gayle 103 182 2000-2014
9 6,227 Rohan Kanhai 79 137 1957-1974
10 5,949 Richie Richardson 86 146 1983-1995
Last updated: 1 December 2022[36]

Fastest runs getter

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Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Reference
1000 Everton Weekes 9 ♠ 12 ♠ 4 February 1949 [37]
2000 George Headley 17 32 24 June 1939 [38]
3000 Everton Weekes 31 51 11 April 1955 [39]
4000 22 71 25 July 1957 [40]
5000 Gary Sobers 56 95 4 August 1966 [41]
6000 65 111 28 March 1968 [42]
7000 79 138 19 March 1971 [43]
8000 91 157 16 February 1974 [44]
9000 Brian Lara 101 177 2 January 2004 [45]
10000 111 ♠ 195 ♠ 12 August 2004 [46]
11000 121 213 25 November 2005 [47]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Most runs in each batting position

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Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Test Career Span Ref
Opener Gordon Greenidge 182 7,488 45.11 1974–1991 [48]
Number 3 Richie Richardson 107 4,711 47.11 1983–1995 [49]
Number 4 Brian Lara 148 7,535 51.26 1990–2006 [50]
Number 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 151 6,883 56.42 1994–2015 [51]
Number 6 Garry Sobers 57 2,614 53.35 1954–1974 [52]
Number 7 Jeff Dujon 69 2,113 33.54 1981-1991 [53]
Number 8 Jason Holder† 58 1,525 32.44 2015–2023 [54]
Number 9 Curtly Ambrose 97 973 12.01 1988–2000 [55]
Number 10 Wes Hall 41 462 14.90 1958–1969 [56]
Number 11 Courtney Walsh 122 553 7.47 1984–2001 [57]
Last updated: 25 July 2023.

Most runs against each team

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Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref
 Afghanistan 111 Shamarh Brooks† 1 1 2019–2019 [58]
 Australia 2,815 Brian Lara 30 56 1992-2005 [59]
 Bangladesh 1,033 Kraigg Brathwaite† 14 26 2011–2024 [60]
 England 3,214 Garry Sobers 36 61 1954-1974 [61]
 India 2,344 Clive Lloyd 28 44 1966-1983 [62]
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand 1,258 Chris Gayle 12 21 2002-2014 [63]
 Pakistan 1,173 Brian Lara 22 1990-2006 [64]
 South Africa 1,715 18 35 1992-2005 [65]
 Sri Lanka 1,125 8 14 1993-2003 [66]
 Zimbabwe 498 Chris Gayle 13 2000-2013 [67]
Last updated: 3 December 2024.

Highest individual score

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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.[68] 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.[69]

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[70]

Highest individual score against each team

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Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref
 Afghanistan 111 Shamarh Brooks Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019 [71]
 Australia 277 Brian Lara Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 2 January 1993 [72]
 Bangladesh 261* Ramnaresh Sarwan Sabina Park, Kingston, West Indies 4 June 2004 [73]
 England 400* Brian Lara Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua, West Indies 10 April 2004 [74]
 India 256 Rohan Kanhai Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 31 December 1958 [75]
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand 258 Seymour Nurse AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 13 March 1969 [76]
 Pakistan 365* Garry Sobers Sabina Park, Kingston, West Indies 26 February 1958 [77]
 South Africa 317 Chris Gayle Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua, West Indies 29 April 2005 [78]
 Sri Lanka 333 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 15 November 2010 [79]
 Zimbabwe 207* Tagenarine Chanderpaul Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 4 February 2023 [80]
Last updated: 11 February 2023

Highest individual score – progression of record

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Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
52 Joe Small  England Lord's, London, England 1928
53 Clifford Roach Kennington Oval, London, England
176 George Headley Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 1929-30
209 Clifford Roach Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana
223 George Headley Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
270* 1934-35
365* Garfield Sobers  Pakistan 1957–58
375 Brian Lara  England Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 1993-94
400* 2003–04
Last updated: 20 June 2020[70]

Highest career average

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A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[81]

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period
1 60.83 George Headley 40 2,190 4 1930–1954
2 58.61 Everton Weekes 81 4,455 5 1948–1958
3 57.78 Garfield Sobers 160 8,032 21 1954–1974
4 56.68 Clyde Walcott 74 3,78 7 1948–1960
5 54.20 Charlie Davis 29 1,301 5 1968–1973
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 20 June 2020[82]

Highest Average in each batting position

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Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Allan Rae 24 1,016 46.18 1948-1953 [83]
Number 3 George Headley 32 2,064 71.17 1930–1954 [84]
Number 4 Gary Sobers 24 1,530 63.75 1956-1969 [85]
Number 5 Frank Worrell 23 1,189 59.45 1948–1962 [86]
Number 6 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 49 2,528 64.82 ♠ 1994–2015 [87]
Number 7 Jeff Dujon 69 2,113 33.54 1981-1991 [88]
Number 8 Jason Holder† 56 1,425 30.97 2015–2023 [89]
Number 9 Michael Holding 23 403 17.52 1976–1987 [90]
Number 10 Curtly Ambrose 28 311 17.27 1988-2000 [91]
Number 11 Colin Croft 24 74 10.57 1977-1982 [92]
Last updated: 2 March 2023. Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position

Most half-centuries

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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.[93]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 66 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 280 11,867 1994–2015
2 48 Brian Lara 230 11,912 1990–2006
3 45 Viv Richards 182 8,542 1974–1991
4 39 Clive Lloyd 175 7,515 1966–1985
Desmond Haynes 202 7,487 1978–1994
Last updated: 13 December 2015[94]

Most centuries

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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.[95]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 34 Brian Lara 230 11,912 1990–2006
2 30 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 280 11,867 1994–2015
3 26 Garfield Sobers 160 8,032 1954–1974
4 24 Viv Richards 182 8,542 1974–1991
5 19 Clive Lloyd 175 7,515 1966–1985
Gordon Greenidge 185 7,558 1974-1991
Last updated: 20 June 2020[96]

Most double centuries

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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.[97]

Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 9 Brian Lara 230 11,912 1990–2006
2 4 Gordon Greenidge 185 7,558 1974-1991
3 3 Viv Richards 182 8,540 1974-1991
Chris Gayle 182 7,214 2000–2014
5 2 George Headley 40 2,190 1930-1954
Lawrence Rowe 49 2,047 1972-1980
Seymour Nurse 54 2,523 1960-1969
Everton Weekes 81 4,455 1948-1958
Frank Worrell 87 3,860 1948-1963
Rohan Kanhai 137 6,227 1957-1974
Ramnaresh Sarwan 154 5,842 2000-2011
Garfield Sobers 160 8,032 1954–1974
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 280 11,867 1994–2015
Last updated: 20 June 2020[98]

Most triple centuries

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

Lara and Gayle hold the equal Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two, along with Australia's Don Bradman and India's Virender Sehwag.[99]

Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 2 Chris Gayle 182 7,214 2000–2014
Brian Lara 230 11,912 1990–2006
3 1 Lawrence Rowe 49 2,047 1972-1980
Garfield Sobers 160 8,032 1954–1974
Last updated: 20 June 2020[100]

Most Sixes

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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[101]

Most Fours

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Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 1,551 Brian Lara 230 11,912 1990–2006
2 1,285 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 280 11,867 1994–2015
3 1,051 Viv Richards 182 8,540 1974–1991
4 1,046 Chris Gayle 182 7,214 2000–2014
5 884 Gordon Greenidge 185 7,558 1974–1991
Last updated: 20 June 2020[102]

Most runs in a series

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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.[103]

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[104]

Most ducks in career

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A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[105] Courtney Walsh holds the record for highest number of ducks in Test cricket.[106]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 43 Courtney Walsh 132 185 1984–2001
2 26 Mervyn Dillon 38 68 1989–2003
Curtly Ambrose 98 145 1988–2000
4 23 Shannon Gabriel† 58 87 2012–2023
5 20 Kemar Roach† 80 126 2009–2024
Last updated: 18 January 2024[107]

Bowling records

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Most career wickets

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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' Courtney Walsh is the first fast bowler to take 500 Test wickets. He is sixth on the list of bowlers with most wickets, with 519 wickets. James Anderson of England is fourth on the list with 600 wickets as of January 2021.[108][109][110]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period
1 519 Courtney Walsh 132 242 24.44 1984–2001
2 405 Curtly Ambrose 98 179 20.99 1988–2000
3 376 Malcolm Marshall 81 151 20.94 1978–1991
4 309 Lance Gibbs 79 148 29.09 1958–1976
5 277 Kemar Roach† 82 149 27.55 2009–2024
6 259 Joel Garner 58 111 20.97 1977–1987
7 249 Michael Holding 60 113 23.68 1975–1987
8 235 Gary Sobers 93 159 34.03 1954–1974
9 202 Andy Roberts 47 90 25.61 1974–1983
10 192 Wes Hall 48 92 26.38 1958–1969
Last updated: 28 November 2024[111]

Most wickets against each team

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Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period Ref
 Afghanistan 10 Rahkeem Cornwall† 1 2 12.10 2019–2019 [112]
 Australia 135 Courtney Walsh 38 69 28.68 1984–2001 [113]
 Bangladesh 48 Kemar Roach† 12 22 20.10 2009–2024 [114]
 England 164 Curtly Ambrose 34 63 18.79 1988–2000 [115]
 India 76 Malcolm Marshall 17 30 21.98 1978–1989 [116]
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand 43 Courtney Walsh 10 19 21.93 1985–1999 [117]
 Pakistan 63 18 31 23.04 1986–2000 [118]
 South Africa 51 10 20 19.80 1992–2001 [119]
 Sri Lanka 32 Kemar Roach† 11 19 27.46 2010–2021 [120]
 Zimbabwe 19 Shane Shillingford 2 4 10.52 2013–2013 [121]
Gudakesh Motie† 13.63 2023–2023
Last updated: 28 November 2024

Fastest wicket taker

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Wickets Bowler Match Record Date Reference
50 Alf Valentine 8 31 December 1951 [122]
100 19 24 February 1954 [123]
Andy Roberts 22 July 1976
150 33 5 June 1980 [124]
200 Malcolm Marshall 42 7 March 1986 [125]
250 53 22 April 1988 [126]
300 61 24 December 1988 [127]
350 75 19 April 1991 [128]
400 Curtly Ambrose 97 17 August 2000 [129]
450 Courtney Walsh 118 15 June 2000 [130]
500 129 17 March 2001 [131]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Best figures in an innings

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Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[132] 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.[133]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 9/95 Jack Noreiga  India Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 6 March 1971
2 8/29 Colin Croft  Pakistan 4 March 1977
3 8/38 Lance Gibbs  India Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 23 March 1962
4 8/45 Curtly Ambrose  England 5 April 1990
5 8/49 Devendra Bishoo  Pakistan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 13 October 2016
Last updated: 20 June 2020[134]

Best bowling figures against each team

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Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Ref
 Afghanistan 7/75 Rahkeem Cornwall Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 27 November 2019 [135]
 Australia 7/25 Curtly Ambrose Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Australia 30 January 1993 [136]
 Bangladesh 6/3 Jermaine Lawson Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 8 December 2002 [137]
 England 8/45 Curtly Ambrose Kensington Oval, Barbados, West Indies 5 April 1990 [138]
 India 9/95 Jack Noreiga Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies 6 March 1971 [139]
 Ireland YTP
 New Zealand 7/37 Courtney Walsh Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 10 February 1995 [140]
 Pakistan 8/29 Colin Croft Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies 4 March 1977 [141]
 South Africa 7/84 Franklyn Rose Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 26 December 1998 [142]
 Sri Lanka 8/62 Shannon Gabriel Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia, West Indies 14 June 2018 [143]
 Zimbabwe 6/49 Shane Shillingford Kensington Oval, Barbados, West Indies 12 March 2013 [144]
Last updated: 12 February 2021

Best figures in a match

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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.[145]

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[146]

Best career average

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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,[147] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket.[148]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 20.94 Malcolm Marshall 376 7,876 17,584 1978–1991
2 20.97 Joel Garner 259 5,433 13,169 1977–1987
3 20.99 Curtly Ambrose 405 8,501 22,103 1988–2000
4 23.30 Colin Croft 125 2,913 6,615 1977–1982
5 23.68 Michael Holding 249 5,898 12,680 1975–1987
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[149]

Best career economy rate

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A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[105] 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.[150]

Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 1.82 Gerry Gomez 58 1,590 5,236 1939–1954
2 1.90 Denis Atkinson 47 1,647 5,201 1948–1958
3 1.95 Alf Valentine 139 4,215 12,953 1950–1962
4 1.97 Sonny Ramadhin 158 4,579 13,939 1950–1961
5 1.98 Lance Gibbs 309 8,989 27,115 1958–1976
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[151]

Best career strike rate

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A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[105] 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.[152]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 46.35 Jermaine Lawson 51 1,512 2,364 2002–2005
2 46.76 Malcolm Marshall 376 7,876 17,584 1978–1991
3 49.32 Colin Croft 125 2,913 6,615 1977–1982
4 50.84 Joel Garner 259 5,433 13,169 1977–1987
5 50.92 Michael Holding 249 5,898 12,680 1975–1987
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[153]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

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A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[154] Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh are joint-17th on the list of most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[155]

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[156]

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

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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.[157]

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[158]

Worst figures in an innings

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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.[159][160] The worst figures by a West Indian is 0/148 that came off the bowling of Shannon Gabriel in the first test of the West Indies's tour of New Zealand in 2013.[161]

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[162]

Worst figures in a match

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The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were returned by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He had figures of 0/180 off his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off his 14 overs in the third innings, for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[163][164]

The worst figures by a West Indian is by Rajindra Dhanraj in the fifth test of the West Indies's tour of England in 1995.[161]

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
Rahkeem Cornwall 46  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 24 July 2020
5 0/160 Jomel Warrican 34  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2015
Last updated:24 July 020[165]

Most wickets in a series

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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.[166]

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[167]

Hat-trick

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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 1 3/3 Pakistan Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore 29 March 1959 [168]
2 Lance Gibbs  Australia 1 4/5 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 30 January 1961 [169]
3 Courtney Walsh 1 & 2 1/5 Australia The Gabba, Brisbane 18–20 November 1988 [170]
4 Jermaine Lawson 1 & 2 3/4 Barbados Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 2–5 May 2003 [171]

Wicket-keeping records

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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.[172]

Most career dismissals

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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,[173][174] 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.[175] West Indies's Jeff Dujon is seventh in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[176]

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[177]

Most career catches

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Dujon is fifth in taking most catches in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[178]

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[179]

Most career stumpings

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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.[180]

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[181]

Most dismissals in an innings

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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.[182]

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[183]

Most dismissals in a match

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Three wicket-keepers have made 11 dismissals in a Test match, Englishman Jack Russell in 1995, South African AB de Villiers in 2013 and most recently India's Rishabh Pant against Australia in 2018.[184]

The feat of making 10 dismissals in a match has been achieved five occasions by five different wicket-keepers.[185]

David Murray, Courtney Browne and Ridley Jacobs have made nine dismissals in a match, the most among West Indian wicket keepers.

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 9 David Murray  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 1981
Courtney Browne  England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 10 August 1995
Ridley Jacobs  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2000
4 8 Junior Murray WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 30 January 1993
Joshua Da Silva  Pakistan Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 12 August 2021
Last updated: 15 August 2021[186]

Most dismissals in a series

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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 dismissals during the West Indies tour of England in 1963.[187]

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[188]

Fielding records

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Most career catches

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Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[c] 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.[190][191]

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.[192]

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[193]

Most catches in a series

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The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time,[194] 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.[195] 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.[196]

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[197]

All-round Records

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1000 runs and 100 wickets

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A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career.[198]

Rank Player Average Difference Matches Runs Bat Avg Wickets Bowl Avg Period
1 Garfield Sobers 23.74 93 8,032 57.78 235 34.03 1954–1974
2 Jason Holder† 0.22 64 2,797 29.44 157 29.21 2014–2023
3 Malcolm Marshall -2.09 81 1810 18.85 376 20.94 1978–1991
4 Curtly Ambrose -8.58 98 1439 12.40 405 20.99 1988–2000
5 Carl Hooper -12.96 102 5762 36.46 114 49.42 1987–2002
6 Kemar Roach -16.12 67 1021 11.87 231 27.05 2009–2024
Last updated: 19 January 2024[199]

250 runs and 20 wickets in a series

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A total of 18 players on 24 occasions have achieved the double of 250 runs and 20 wickets in a series.[200]

Player Matches Runs Wickets Series
Garfield Sobers 5 424 23 India in West Indies in 1961-62
322 20 West Indies in England in 1963
722 West Indies in England in 1966
Last updated: 22 August 2020[201]

Other records

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Most career matches

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See also: List of cricketers who have played 100 Tests

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.[202]

Rank Matches Player Runs Wkts Period
1 164 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 11,867 9 1994-2015
2 132 Courtney Walsh 936 519 1984-2001
3 130 Brian Lara 11,912 - 1990–2006
4 121 Viv Richards 8,540 32 1974–1991
5 116 Desmond Haynes 7,487 1 1978–1994
Last updated: 20 June 2020[203]

Most consecutive career matches

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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.[204] 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.[205]

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[205]

Most matches as captain

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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.[206]

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied Draw %W %L Period
1 74 Clive Lloyd 36 12 0 26 48.64 16.21 1974-1985
2 50 Viv Richards 27 8 0 15 54.00 16.00 1980–1991
3 47 Brian Lara 10 26 0 11 21.27 55.31 1997–2006
4 39 Gary Sobers 9 10 0 20 23.07 25.64 1965-1972
5 37 Jason Holder 11 21 0 5 29.72 56.75 2015-2020
Last updated: 14 December 2020[207]

Most man of the match awards

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Rank M.O.M. Awards Player Matches Period
1 14 Curtly Ambrose 98 1988–2000
2 12 Brian Lara 130 1990–2006
3 11 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 164 1994–2015
4 10 Malcolm Marshall 81 1978–1991
Viv Richards 121 1974–1991
Last updated: 26 January 2024[208]

Most man of the series awards

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Rank M.O.S. Awards Player Matches Period
1 7 Shivnarine Chanderpaul 164 1994–2015
2 6 Malcolm Marshall 81 1978–1991
Curtly Ambrose 98 1988–2000
4 4 Brian Lara 130 1990–2006
5 3 Kemar Roach† 81 2009–2024
Ramnaresh Sarwan 87 2000–2011
Last updated: 26 January 2024[209]

Youngest players on Debut

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The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days, though there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[210]

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[210][211]

Oldest players on Debut

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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.[212]

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[212][213]

Oldest players

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England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The oldest West Indian Test player is George Headley who was aged 44 years and 230 days when he represented West Indies for the final time in the 1954 tour by England at Sabina Park.[214]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 44 years and 230 days George Headley  England Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 15 January 1954
2 42 years and 242 days Nelson Betancourt Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 1 February 1930
3 41 years and 124 days Lance Gibbs  Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 31 January 1976
4 40 years and 345 days Archie Wiles  England Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England 22 July 1933
5 40 years and 258 days Shivnarine Chanderpaul Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 1 May 2015
Last updated: 28 January 2021[214][215]

Partnership records

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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

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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 336 Kraigg Brathwaite Tagenarine Chanderpaul  Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 6 February 2023
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  Australia Sabina Park, Kingston 13 March 1999
6th wicket 282* Ridley Jacobs  England 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[216]

Highest partnerships by runs

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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.[217]

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[218]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

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Rank Runs Innings Players Highest Average 100/50 T20I career span
1 6,482 148 Gordon Greenidge & Desmond Haynes 298 47.31 16/26 1978-1991
2 3,650 77 Desmond Haynes & Richie Richardson 297 52.14 11/16 1983-1994
3 3,198 58 Brian Lara & Ramnaresh Sarwan 232 55.13 12/8 2000-2006
4 2,621 57 Shivnarine Chanderpaul & Brian Lara 219 46.5 9/9 1994-2006
5 2,176 45 Conrad Hunte & Rohan Kanhai 163 50.6 5/14 1958-1967
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 11 October 2022[219]

Umpiring records

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Most matches umpired

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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.[220] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108.[221]

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[221]

See also

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Notes

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  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.[189]

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