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Test (5-Days) Cricket Records
| Most consecutive wins | | MATCHES | TEAM | PERIOD | | 16 | Australia | From Harare, 1999-2000 to Mumbai, 2000-01 | | 16 | Australia | From Melbourne 2005-06 to Sydney, 2008 | | 11 | West Indies | From Bridgetown, 1983-84 to Adelaide, 1984-85 |
| Most consecutive defeats | | MATCHES | TEAM | PERIOD | | 21 | Bangladesh | From Chittagong, 2001-02 to Harare, 2003-04 | | 11 | Zimbabwe | From Colombo, 2001-02 to Sydney, 2003-04 | | 8 | South Africa | From Port Elizabeth 1889 to Cape Town, 1899 |
| Highest individual score | | PLAYER | RUNS | OPPONENT | YEAR | | Brian Lara (WI) | 400* | England | St John`s, Antigua 2003-04 | | Matthew Hayden (AUS) | 380 | Zimbabwe | WACA, Perth 2003-04 | | Brian Lara (WI) | 375 | England | St John`s, Antigua 1993-94 |
| Most centuries | | PLAYER | CENTURIES | MATCHES | | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 39 | 150 | | Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 35 | 119
| | Sunil Gavaskar (IND) | 34 | 125 |
| Most consecutive matches by a player | | MATCHES | PLAYER | FROM | TO | | 153 | AR Border (AUS) | Melbourne, 1978/79 | Durban, 1993/94 | | 107 | ME Waugh (AUS) | Manchester, 1993 | Sharjah, 2002/03 | | 106 | SM Gavaskar (IND) | Mumbai, 1974/75 | Chennai, 1986/87 |
| Most consecutive draws | | MATCHES | TEAM | PERIOD | | 10 | West Indies | From Georgetown, 1970-71 to Bridgetown, 1972-73
| | 9 | India | From Port-of-Spain, 1952-53 to Hyderabad, 1955-56
| | 9 | India | from Kolkata, 1959-60 to Delhi, 1961-62 |
| Greatest win margins (by innings) | | MARGIN | MATCH | YEAR | | Innings and 579 runs | England (903-7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123) | 1938 | | Innings and 360 runs | Australia (652-7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133) | 2001-02
| | Innings and 336 runs | West Indies (614-5 d) beat India (124 & 154) | 1958-59 |
| Greatest win margins (by runs) | | MARGIN | MATCH | YEAR | | 675 | England (521 & 342-8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66) | 1928-29
| | 562 | Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145) | 1934 | | 530 | Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171) | 1910-11 |
| Narrowest win margins (by runs) | | MARGIN | MATCH | YEAR | | 1 | West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184) | 1992-93 | | 2 | England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279) | 2005 | | 3 | Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120) | 1902 |
| Tied Tests | | MATCH | YEAR | West Indies (453 & 284) Tied with Australia (505 & 232) | 1960-61 | | Australia (574-7d & 170-5d) Tied with India (397 & 347) | 1986-87 |
| Most Man of the Match awards | | PLAYER | MATCHES | MOM_AWARDS | | JH Kallis (SA) | 114 | 19 | | M Muralitharan (SL) | 118 | 18 | | Wasim Akram (Pak) | 104 | 17 |
| Most runs in an innings | | RUNS | MATCH | VENUE | YEAR | | 952-6 dec. | Sri Lanka (v India) | Melbourne, 1978/79 | Colombo (RPS) 1997 | | 903-7 dec. | England (v Australia) | Manchester, 1993 | The Oval 1938 | | 849 | England (v West Indies) | Mumbai, 1974/75 | Kingston 1929-30 |
| Lowest total in an innings | | RUNS | MATCH | YEAR | | 26 | New Zealand (v England) | 1954-55 | | 30 | South Africa (v England) | 1895-96 | | 30 | South Africa (v England) | 1924 |
| Highest fourth innings total | | TOTAL | MATCH | YEAR | | 654/5 | England v South Africa | 1939 | | 451 | New Zealand v England | 2002 | | 445 | India v Australia | 1978 |
| Most career runs | | PLAYER | RUNS | PERIOD | | Brian Lara (WI) | 11,953 runs (232 inns.) | 1990-2006 | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 11,782 runs (237 inns.) | 1989 | | Allan Border (AUS) | 11,174 runs (265 inns.) | 1978 to 1994
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| Highest career average | | PLAYER | AVERAGE | PERIOD | | Don Bradman (AUS) | 99.94 (80 inns.) | 1928 to 1948 | | Michael Hussey (AUS) | 78.14 (36 inns.) | 2005- till date
| | Graeme Pollock (SA) | 60.97 (41 inns.) | 1963 to 1970
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| Most runs in a series by an individual | | PLAYER | RUNS | MATCHES | SERIES | | Don Bradman (AUS) | 974 | 5 | England v Australia, 1930 | | Wally Hammond (ENG) | 905 | 5 | Australia v England, 1928-29 | | Mark Taylor (AUS) | 839 | 6 | England v Australia, 1989 |
| Most runs in a series by an individual | | PLAYER | RUNS | MATCHES | SERIES | | Don Bradman (AUS) | 974 | 5 | England v Australia, 1930 | | Wally Hammond (ENG) | 905 | 5 | Australia v England, 1928-29 | | Mark Taylor (AUS) | 839 | 6 | England v Australia, 1989 |
| Most runs in an over | | PLAYER | RUNS | MATCH | YEAR | | Brian Lara (WI) | 28 | South Africa v West Indies | 2003-04 | | Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 27 | Pakistan v India | 2005-06 | | CD McMillan(NZ) | 26 | New Zealand v Pakistan | 2000-01 |
| Most career wickets | | PLAYER | WICKETS | MATCHES | AVG
| | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | 723 | 118 | 21.77 | | Shane Warne (AUS) | 708 | 145 | 25.41 | | Anil Kumble (IND) | 604 | 125 | 28.85 |
| Best career bowling average | | PLAYER | BALLS | WICKETS | AVERAGE | | George Lohmann (ENG) | 3,830 | 112 | 10.75 | | John Ferris (ENG/AUS) | 2,302 | 61 | 12.70 | | Billy Barnes (ENG) | 2,289 | 51 | 15.54 |
| Most wickets in a series | | PLAYER | WICKETS | SERIES | | Sydney Barnes (ENG) | 49 (4 Tests) | England v South Africa, 1913-14
| | Jim Laker (ENG) | 46 (5 Tests) | England v Australia, 1956 | | Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) | 44 (5 Tests) | South Africa v Australia, 1935-36 |
| Best bowling figures in an innings | | PLAYER | FIGURES | MATCH | YEAR
| | Jim Laker (ENG) | 10-53 | Eng v Aus, Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 | | Anil Kumble (IND) | 10-74 | Ind v Pak, Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi | 1998-99 | | George Lohmann (ENG) | 9-28 | Eng v SA, Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1895-96 |
| Best bowling figures in a match | | PLAYER | FIGURES | MATCH | YEAR
| | Jim Laker (ENG) | 19-90 | Eng v Aus, Old Trafford, Manchester | 1956 | | Sydney Barnes (ENG) | 17-159 | Eng v SA, Johannesburg | 1913-14 | | Narendra Hirwani (IND) | 16-136 | Ind v WI, Chepauk, Chennai | 1987-88 |
| Career best bowling economy rate | | PLAYER | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WK | BEST | ECO | | W Attewell (ENG) | 10 | 2850 | 626 | 28 | 4-42 | 1.31 | | C Gladwin (ENG) | 8 | 2129 | 571 | 15 | 3-21 | 1.60 | | TL Goddard (RSA) | 41 | 1736 | 3226 | 123 | 6-53 | 1.64 |
| Most catches in career by non-wicketkeeper | | PLAYER | TEAM | CATCHES | | Mark Waugh | Australia | 181 | | Stephen Fleming | New Zealand | 166 | | Rahul Dravid | India | 166 |
| Most Catches in an innings by non-wicketkeeper | | PLAYER | CATCHES | MATCH | YEAR
| | VY Richardson(AUS) | 5 | Australia v South Africa | 1935/36 | | Yajurvindra Singh(IND) | 5 | India v England | 1976/77 | | M Azharuddin(IND) | 5 | India v Pakistan | 1989/90 |
| Most catches in a match by non-wicketkeeper | | PLAYER | CATCHES | MATCH | YEAR
| | GS Chappell (AUS) | 7 | Australia v England | 1974/75
| | Yajurvindra Singh(IND) | 7 | India v England | 1976/77 | | HP Tillakaratne (SL) | 7 | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | 1992/93 |
| Most dismissals in Test career by wicketkeeper | | PLAYER | DISMISSALS | MATCHES | | Adam Gilchrist (AUS) | 416 (379 c. 37 st.) | 96 | | Mark Boucher (SA) | 413 (394 c. 19 st.) | 109 | | Ian Healy (AUS) | 395 (366 c. 29 st.) | 119 |
| Most dismissals in a match by wicketkeeper | | PLAYER | DISMISSALS | MATCH | YEAR
| | RC Russell | 11(11ct ) | England v South Africa | 1995/96 | | RW Taylor | 10(10ct) | England v India | 1979/80 | | AC Gilchrist | 10(10ct) | Australia v New Zealand | 1999/00 |
| Most matches played by a player | | PLAYER | MATCHES | PERIOD | | Steve Waugh (AUS) | 168 | 1985 to 2004 | | Allan Border (AUS) | 156 | 1978 to 1994 | | Shane Warne (AUS) | 145 | 1992 to 2007 |
| Most matches played as captain | | PLAYER | MATCHES | WON | LOST | DRAWN | TIED | | Allan Border (AUS) | 93 | 32 | 22 | 38 | 1 | | Stephen Fleming (NZ) | 80 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 0 | | Clive Lloyd (WI) | 74 | 36 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
| Most consecutive matches as captain | PLAYER | MATCHES | PERIOD | | AR Border (Aus) | 93 | Adelaide, 1984/85 to Durban, 1993/94 | | SP Fleming (NZ) | 65 | Birmingham, 1999 to Wellington, 2006/07 | | MA Atherton (Eng) | 52 | Birmingham, 1993 to St John`s, 1997/98 |
| Highest match aggregates | AGG | MATCH | YEAR | 1981-35 | South Africa v England | 1938/39 | 1815-34 | West Indies v England | 1929/30 | 1764-39 | Australia v West Indies | 1968/69 |
| Lowest Match Aggregates | AGG | MATCH | YEAR | 234-29 | Australia v South Africa | 1931/32 | 291-40 | England v Australia | 1888 | 295-28 | New Zealand v Australia | 1945/46 |
| Most 5 wickets in an innings | PLAYER | 5WK | MATCHES | M Muralitharan (SL) | 62 | 118 | SK Warne (Aus) | 37 | 145 | RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 36 | 86 |
| Most 10 wickets in a match | PLAYER | 10WK | MATCHES | M Muralitharan (SL) | 20 | 118 | SK Warne (Aus) | 10 | 145 | RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 9 | 86 |
| Most balls bowled in an innings | | PLAYER | BALLS | FIGURES | MATCH | YEAR | | S Ramadhin | 588 | 98-35-179-2 | WI v Eng | 1957 | | TR Veivers | 571 | 95.1-36-155-3 | Aus v Eng | 1964 | | AL Valentine | 552 | 92-49-140-3 | WI v Eng | 1950 |
| Most matches as umpire | UMPIRE | COUNTRY | MATCHES | SA Bucknor | West Indies | 121 | DR Shepherd | England | 92 | RE Koertzen | South Africa | 88 |
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