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Bradman posing with his "Don Bradman" Sykes brand bat in 1932
Don Bradman (pictured), widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, still holds several records.

Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days,[a][b] and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5][6] Australia was a founding member of the ICC having played the first Test match against England in March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[7] They have played a total of 869 matches, second only to England who have played just over 1,000.[8] As of December 2024, Australia is the most successful team in Test cricket with an overall winning percentage of 47.70, ahead of their nearest rival South Africa on 38.93.[8]

Top order batsman and former captain Don Bradman holds several batting records. Considered to be the greatest batsman of all time, he played 52 Tests between 1928 and 1948.[9] He holds the record for the highest Test average of 99.94, has scored the most Test double centuries with 12, the equal most Test triple centuries with 2 and the most runs scored in a series with 974 during the 1930 Ashes series.[10][11][12][13] He also holds the highest fifth-wicket partnership with Sid Barnes with 405 runs, set during the 1946–47 Ashes series, the oldest of the wicket partnerships records.[14] A further two Australian partnership records for the second and the sixth wickets set by Bradman still stand.[15]

Shane Warne, regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of the game, holds several Test records.[16] He held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[17] Warne is second only to Muralitharan in taking the most five-wicket hauls in an innings and the most ten-wicket hauls in a Test match.[18][19] Glenn McGrath, who took 563 wickets in his career, is third to England's James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket.[20] Adam Gilchrist is Australia's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 416 dismissals. He is second only to South Africa's Mark Boucher with 555 to his name.[21] Allan Border, who made his Test debut in 1978 and captained Australia from 1984 until his retirement in 1994, holds the Australian record for the most consecutive matches played with 153 and the record for the most matches played as skipper for Australia with 93.[22][23]

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 Australia only, and are correct as of December 2024.

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 Australia was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

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Team wins, losses, draws and ties

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As of December 2024, Australia has played 870 Test matches resulting in 415 victories, 233 defeats, 219 draws and 2 ties for an overall winning percentage of 47.70, the highest winning percentage of Test playing teams.[8] Australia has played the second-highest number of Test matches, behind England who have competed in 1,082.[8] Australia has never lost or drawn a match against Zimbabwe, the only team to do so save for Ireland.[24] Australia is also the only team to win their debut Test match with every other team losing their first Test except Zimbabwe who drew against India.[25]

Australian Test results by opposition
Opposition First Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
 Bangladesh 18 July 2003[26] 6 5 1 0 0 83.33
 England 15 March 1877[27] 361 152 112 97 0 42.10
ICC World XI 14 October 2005[28] 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 India 28 November 1947[29] 111 46 33 30 1 41.44
 New Zealand 29 March 1946[30] 62 36 8 18 0 58.06
 Pakistan 11 October 1956[31] 72 37 15 20 0 51.38
 South Africa 11 October 1902[32] 101 54 26 21 0 53.46
 Sri Lanka 22 April 1983[33] 33 20 5 8 0 60.60
 West Indies 12 December 1930[34] 120 61 33 25 1 50.83
 Zimbabwe 14 October 1999[35] 3 3 0 0 0 100.00
Total 869 415 233 218 2 47.70
Last updated: 26 December 2024[8][36]

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 fifth Test of the 1954–55 series against the West Indies saw Australia set their highest innings total of 8/758d, the ninth-highest score in Test cricket.[37]

Highest Test innings scores by Australia
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 8/758d  West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 11 June 1955
2 6/735d  Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 9 October 2003
3 6/729d  England Lord's, London, England 27 June 1930
4 701  England The Oval, London, England 18 August 1934
5 695  England The Oval, London, England 16 August 1930
Last updated: 30 November 2024[38]

Highest successful run chases

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Australia's highest successful run chase in Test cricket came in the fourth Test of the 1948 Ashes series at Headingley. Australia reached the target of 404 runs with seven wickets in hand. This was a Test record at the time of posting and remained so until May 2003 when the West Indies defeated Australia at the Antigua Recreation Ground. Set 418 for victory in the final innings, the hosts achieved the target for the loss of seven wickets.[39][40]

Highest successful Test run chases by Australia
Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 3/404 404  England Headingley, Leeds, England 22 July 1948
2 6/369 369  Pakistan Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 18 November 1999
3 7/362 359  West Indies Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 31 March 1978
4 8/342 339  India WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 16 December 1977
5 5/336 336  South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 20 January 1950
Last updated: 30 November 2024[39]

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.[41] The equal fifth-lowest score in Test history is Australia's total of 36 scored in their first innings against England in the first Test of the 1902 Ashes series.[42]

Lowest Test innings scores by Australia
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 36  England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 29 May 1902
2 42  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 10 February 1888
3 44  England The Oval, London, England 10 August 1896
4 47  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 9 November 2011
5 53  England Lord's, London, England 22 June 1896
Last updated: 30 November 2024[43]

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.[44]

Greatest win margins (by innings)

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Steve Waugh in January 2002
In 2002, Steve Waugh (pictured) led Australia to victory over South Africa by an innings and 360 runs, Australia's greatest winning margin by an innings.[45][46]

The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The next largest victory was Australia's win against South Africa in the first Test of the 2001–02 tour at the Wanderers Stadium, where the tourists won by an innings and 360 runs.[47]

Largest Test victories by an innings by Australia
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 360 runs  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 22 February 2002
2 Innings and 332 runs  England The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 29 November 1946
3 Innings and 259 runs  South Africa St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 3 March 1950
4 Innings and 226 runs  India The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 28 November 1947
5 Innings and 222 runs  New Zealand Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 26 November 1993
Last updated: 30 November 2024[45]

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 next largest victory was recorded by Australia with their win over England in the final Test of the 1934 Ashes series by 562 runs.[48]

Largest Test victories by runs by Australia
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 562 runs  England The Oval, London, England 18 August 1934
2 530 runs  South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 17 February 1911
3 491 runs  Pakistan WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 16 December 2004
4 419 runs  West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 8 December 2022
5 409 runs  England Lord's, London, England 24 June 1948
Last updated: 30 November 2024[45]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

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Australia have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 32 occasions, more than any other Test playing team.[49][c]

Test victories by 10 wickets by Australia
Rank Victories Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 8  England The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 23 November 2017
2 6  South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 2 January 2002
 West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 17 January 2024
4 4  India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 6 December 2024
5 3  New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 19 March 2010
 Pakistan The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 5 November 1999
7 2  Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 29 June 2022
8 1  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 14 October 1999
Last updated: 30 November 2024[49]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

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Australian cricket team that toured England in 1902
The Australian cricket team captained by Joe Darling (seated middle), won the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series by a margin of three runs and lost the fifth Test by a margin of one wicket.[59][60] Both records still stand over a century later as Australia's narrowest win by runs and narrowest loss by wickets, respectively.[61][62]

Australia's narrowest win by runs was against England in the fourth Test of the 1902 Ashes series at Old Trafford. Set 124 runs for victory in the final innings, England were bowled all out for 120 to give victory to Australia by three runs.[59] This was the equal fourth-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993 and the one-run victory by New Zealand against England in 2023.[63]

Smallest Test victories by runs by Australia
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 3 runs  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 24 July 1902
2 6 runs  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 20 February 1885
3 7 runs  England The Oval, London, England 28 August 1882
4 11 runs  England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 16 January 1925
5 16 runs  India The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 2 December 1977
 Sri Lanka Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 17 August 1992
Last updated: 30 November 2024[61]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

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Australia's narrowest win by wickets came in the fourth Test of the West Indies tour of Australia in 1951–52. Played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the hosts won the match by a margin of one wicket, one of only fifteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[64]

Smallest Test victories by wickets by Australia
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket  West Indies Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 31 December 1951
2 2 wickets  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 13 December 1907
 West Indies Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 10 February 1961
 India WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 16 December 1977
 South Africa St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 14 March 1997
 South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 31 March 2006
 South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 17 November 2011
 England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 16 June 2023
Last updated: 30 November 2024[61]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

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The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[47] 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.[65]

Largest Test defeats by an innings by Australia
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 579 runs ♠  England The Oval, London, England 20 August 1938
2 Innings and 230 runs  England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 24 March 1892
3 Innings and 225 runs  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 9 February 1912
4 Innings and 219 runs  India Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 18 March 1998
5 Innings and 217 runs  England The Oval, London, England 12 August 1886
Last updated: 30 November 2024[66]

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.[48] The match was played at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, the first of only two Test matches contested at the venue.[67]

Largest Test defeats by runs by Australia
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 675 runs ♠  England Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia 30 November 1928
2 492 runs  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 30 March 2018
3 408 runs  West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 26 January 1980
4 373 runs  Pakistan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 16 October 2018
5 356 runs  Pakistan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 30 October 2014
Last updated: 30 November 2024[66]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

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Australia have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 10 occasions.[68][d]

Test defeats by 10 wickets by Australia
Rank Defeats Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 6  West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 13 March 1999
2 3  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 2 December 1932
3 1  South Africa Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 24 January 1964
Last updated: 30 November 2024[68]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

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Allan Border in Hong Kong in October 1988
Allan Border (pictured) was the captain of the Australian team that lost the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1993 by a margin of one run, the narrowest loss in Test cricket history.[63][80]

Only two matches in 147 years of Test cricket have been decided by a margin of one run. The first was the fourth Test of the West Indian tour of Australia in 1992–93 playing for the Frank Worrell Trophy. Contested at Adelaide Oval, Australia was set 186 runs for victory in the final innings. With just two runs left to score, Australia's number eleven batsman Craig McDermott was caught behind off the bowling of Courtney Walsh, to give the victory to the tourists.[63][80][81]

Smallest Test defeats by runs by Australia
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 run ♠  West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 23 January 1993
2 2 runs  England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 4 August 2005
3 3 runs  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 1982
4 5 runs  South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 2 January 1994
5 7 runs  New Zealand Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 9 December 2011
Last updated: 30 November 2024[62]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

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Test cricket has seen fifteen matches decided by a margin of one wicket, with Australia being defeated in six of them.[64] The first of these was the final Test of the 1902 Ashes series at The Oval where England ran down the target of 263 runs in the final innings.[60] The most recent occurring during the 2019 Ashes series against England. The third Test at Headingley saw the hosts achieving their highest successful run chase in Test cricket of 359 runs.[82]

Test defeats by 1 wicket by Australia
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket  England The Oval, London, England 11 August 1902
 England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 1 January 1908
 Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 28 September 1994
 West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 26 March 1999
 India Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India 1 October 2010
 England Headingley, Leeds, England 22 August 2019
Last updated: 30 November 2024[62]

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.[44] Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia.[83]

Tied Test matches
Opposition Venue Date
 West Indies ♠ The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 9 December 1960
 India ♠ M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 18 September 1986
Last updated: 30 November 2024[83]

Batting records

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Matthew Hayden in 2012
Matthew Hayden (pictured) has scored the highest individual Test score (380) for Australia.[84]

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.[85]

India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289. Allan Border and Steve Waugh are the only other Australian batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.[86]

Most career Test runs by Australian batsmen
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period
1 13,378 Ricky Ponting 168 287 1995–2012
2 11,174 Allan Border 156 265 1978–1994
3 10,927 Steve Waugh 168 260 1985–2004
4 9,877 Steve Smith † 113 201 2010–2024
5 8,786 David Warner 112 205 2011–2024
Last updated: 26 December 2024[87]

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 individual Test innings score with 380, surpassing Brian Lara's 375 scored against England in April 1994 at the Antigua Recreation Ground.[88] Six months after Hayden set the record, the West Indian claimed it back scoring 400 not out against the same opposition and on the same ground.[89]

Highest individual Test score by Australian batsmen
Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 380 Matthew Hayden  Zimbabwe WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 9 October 2003
2 335* David Warner  Pakistan Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 29 November 2019
3 334* Mark Taylor  Pakistan Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar, Pakistan 15 October 1998
4 334 Don Bradman  England Headingley, Leeds, England 11 July 1930
5 329* Michael Clarke  India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 3 January 2012
Last updated: 30 November 2024[84]

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.[90]

Australia's Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, finished his Test career with an average of 99.94.[9] Adam Voges who retired in 2016, has the second-best career average in Test cricket with 61.87.[91]

Highest career average by Australian batsmen
Rank Average Player Runs Innings Not out Period
1 99.94 ♠ Don Bradman 6,996 80 10 1928–1948
2 61.87 Adam Voges 1,485 31 7 2015–2016
3 56.44 Steve Smith † 9,877 201 25 2010–2024
4 53.86 Greg Chappell 7,110 151 19 1970–1984
5 51.85 Ricky Ponting 13,378 287 29 1995–2012
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 26 December 2024[92]

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.[93]

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, the currently active Joe Root of England on 65, as of December 2024, India's Rahul Dravid and Allan Border of Australia on 63 and in sixth with 62 fifties to his name, Australia's Ricky Ponting.[94]

Most Test half-centuries by Australian batsmen
Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 63 Allan Border 265 11,174 1978–1994
2 62 Ricky Ponting 287 13,378 1995–2012
3 50 Steve Waugh 260 10,927 1985–2004
4 47 Mark Waugh 209 8,029 1991–2002
5 42 Steve Smith † 201 9,871 2010–2024
Last updated: 26 December 2024[95]

Most centuries

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Ricky Ponting in Melbourne in 2015
Ricky Ponting (pictured) has scored the most Test runs (13,378), the most centuries (41) and the most fours (1,509) for Australia.[87][96][97]

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.[98]

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.[99]

Most Test centuries by Australian batsmen
Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 41 Ricky Ponting 287 13,378 1995–2012
2 33 Steve Smith † 200 9,809 2010–2024
3 32 Steve Waugh 260 10,927 1985–2004
4 30 Matthew Hayden 184 8,625 1994–2009
5 29 Don Bradman 80 6,996 1928–1948
Last updated: 26 December 2024[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, India's Virat Kohli and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka have all scored seven and Ponting is one of eight cricketers who reached the mark on six occasions.[11]

Most Test double centuries by Australian batsmen
Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 12 ♠ Don Bradman 80 6,996 1928–1948
2 6 Ricky Ponting 287 13,378 1995–2012
3 4 Greg Chappell 151 7,110 1970–1984
Michael Clarke 198 8,643 2004–2015
Steve Smith † 200 9,809 2010–2024
Last updated: 26 December 2024[100]

Most triple centuries

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

Bradman holds the equal Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two, along with India's Virender Sehwag and West Indians Chris Gayle and Brian Lara.[12] Six Australians have scored a single Test triple century with former vice-captain David Warner the most recent to do so in 2019, as of December 2024.[101][102]

Most Test triple centuries by Australian batsmen
Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 2 ♠ Don Bradman 80 6,996 1928–1948
2 1 Bob Cowper 46 2,061 1964–1968
Bob Simpson 111 4,869 1957–1978
Matthew Hayden 184 8,625 1994–2009
Mark Taylor 186 7,525 1989–1999
Michael Clarke 198 8,645 2004–2015
David Warner 205 8,786 2011–2024
Last updated: 30 November 2024[101]

Most sixes

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A score of six runs is scored if the ball has been struck by the bat and is first grounded beyond the boundary without having been in contact with the ground within the field of play.[103]

The current English captain Ben Stokes holds the record for the most sixes scored in Test matches with 133, as of December 2024. Stokes overtook New Zealand's Brendon McCullum's mark of 107 sixes in February 2023.[104] Former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist is third clearing the boundary 100 times throughout his career.[105]

Most career Test sixes by Australian batsmen
Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period
1 100 Adam Gilchrist 137 5,570 1999–2008
2 82 Matthew Hayden 184 8,625 1994–2009
3 73 Ricky Ponting 287 13,378 1995–2012
4 69 David Warner 205 8,786 2011–2024
5 55 Steve Smith 201 9,875 2010–2024
Last updated: 26 December 2024[106]

Most fours

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A score of four runs is scored if the ball is grounded beyond the boundary with first having been in contact with the ground within the field of play.[103]

Tendulkar has also scored most fours in Test cricket with 2,059[e] ahead of his compatriot Rahul Dravid on 1,654 and West Indian Brian Lara on 1,559. Ponting is in fourth reaching the boundary on 1,509 occasions.[107]

Most career Test fours by Australian batsmen
Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 1,509 Ricky Ponting 287 13,378 1995–2012
2 1,175 Steve Waugh 260 10,927 1985–2004
3 1,161 Allan Border 265 11,174 1978–1994
4 1,081 Steve Smith † 201 9,877 2010–2024
5 1,049 Matthew Hayden 184 8,625 1994–2009
Last updated: 26 December 2024[97]

Most runs in a series

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The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Mark Taylor with 839 in the 1989 Ashes and Neil Harvey with 834 in 1952–53 South African series are third and fourth on the list, respectively.[13]

Most runs in a Test series by Australian batsmen
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
1 974 ♠ Don Bradman 5 7 1930 Ashes series
2 839 Mark Taylor 6 11 1989 Ashes series
3 834 Neil Harvey 5 9 South African cricket team in Australia in 1952–53
4 810 Don Bradman 5 9 1936–37 Ashes series
5 806 Don Bradman 5 5 South African cricket team in Australia in 1931–32
Last updated: 30 November 2024[111]

Most ducks

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A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[112] Glenn McGrath has scored the fourth-highest number of ducks in Test cricket with 35 behind the West Indies' Courtney Walsh with 43, Stuart Broad of England with 39 and New Zealand's Chris Martin who failed to post a score 36 times.[113]

Most Test ducks by Australian batsmen
Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 35 Glenn McGrath 124 138 1993–2007
2 34 Shane Warne 145 199 1992–2007
3 22 Steve Waugh 168 260 1985–2004
4 19 Mitchell Johnson 73 109 2007–2015
Mark Waugh 128 209 1991–2002
Last updated: 30 November 2024[114]

Bowling records

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Shane Warne in Melbourne in 2015
Shane Warne (pictured) has taken the most Test wickets (708), the most five-wicket hauls (37) and the most ten-wicket hauls (10) for Australia.[115][116][117]

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.

Shane Warne held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[17] Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name. James Anderson of England is third with 704 Test wickets to his name, overtaking Australia's Glenn McGrath in September 2018 to become the fast bowler with the most Test wickets.[118] India's Anil Kumble is fourth on the list taking 619 wickets. Stuart Broad with 566 wickets moved into fifth in September 2022 after becoming the second fast bowler to overtake McGrath's total of 563 wickets.[119][120][20]

Most career Test wickets by Australian bowlers
Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Runs Period
1 708 Shane Warne 145 273 17,995 1992–2007
2 563 Glenn McGrath 124 243 12,186 1993–2007
3 533 Nathan Lyon † 132 246 16,232 2011–2024
4 372 Mitchell Starc † 92 176 10,252 2011–2024
5 355 Dennis Lillee 70 132 8,493 1971–1984
Last updated: 26 December 2024[115]

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.[121]

There have been three occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all 10 wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956, India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan and in 2021 Ajaz Patel of New Zealand took 10/119 against India. Arthur Mailey is one of 16 bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings.[122]

Best figures in an Test innings by Australian bowlers
Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 9/121 Arthur Mailey  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 11 February 1921
2 8/24 Glenn McGrath  Pakistan WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 16 December 2004
3 8/31 Frank Laver  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 26 July 1909
4 8/38 Glenn McGrath  England Lord's, London, England 19 June 1997
5 8/43 Albert Trott  England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 11 January 1895
Last updated: 30 November 2024[123]

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. Bob Massie's figures of 16/137, taken in second match of the 1972 Ashes series, is the fourth-best in Test cricket history.[124]

Best figures in an Test match by Australian bowlers
Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 16/137 Bob Massie  England Lord's, London, England 22 June 1972
2 14/90 Fred Spofforth  England The Oval, London, England 28 August 1882
3 14/199 Clarrie Grimmett  South Africa Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 29 January 1932
4 13/77 Monty Noble  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 1 January 1902
5 13/110 Fred Spofforth  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 2 January 1879
Last updated: 30 November 2024[125]

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 seventeen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team,[126] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket.[127]

Best career Test average by Australian bowlers
Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 14.25 J. J. Ferris 48 684 2,030 1887–1890
2 16.53 Charles Turner 101 1,670 5,179 1887–1895
3 17.97 Bert Ironmonger 74 1,330 4,695 1928–1933
4 18.41 Fred Spofforth 94 1,731 4,185 1877–1887
5 20.53 Alan Davidson 186 3,819 11,587 1953–1963
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 30 November 2024[128]

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.[112]

English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. Australia's Bert Ironmonger, with a rate of 1.69 runs per over conceded over his 14-match Test career, is fifth on the list.[129]

Best career Test economy rate by Australian bowlers
Rank Economy rate Player Runs Balls Wickets Period
1 1.69 Bert Ironmonger 1,330 4,695 74 1928–1933
2 1.78 Ken Mackay 1,721 5,792 50 1956–1963
3 1.88 Ernie Toshack 989 3,140 47 1946–1948
4 1.93 Charles Turner 1,670 5,179 101 1887–1895
5 1.94 Bill O'Reilly 3,254 10,024 144 1932–1946
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 30 November 2024[130]

Best career strike rate

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J. J. Ferris c. 1895
J. J. Ferris (pictured) holds the Australian record for the best Test career bowling average and strike rate, with figures of 14.25 and 42.29, respectively.[128][131]

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[112]

As with the career average above, George Lohmann is the bowler with the best Test career strike rate at 34.19. He is followed the currently active players of South African left-arm pacer Marco Jansen and Indian left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav on 37.11 and 37.37, respectively as of December 2024. J. J. Ferris sits in fourth with an overall career strike rate of 37.73 balls per wicket.[132]

Best career Test strike rate by Australian bowlers
Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Balls Runs Period
1 42.29 J. J. Ferris 48 2,030 684 1887–1890
2 44.52 Fred Spofforth 94 4,185 1,731 1877–1887
3 45.12 Jack Saunders 79 3,565 1,796 1902–1908
4 46.47 Pat Cummins † 283 13,152 6,399 2011–2024
5 46.69 H. V. Hordern 46 2,148 1,075 1911–1912
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 26 December 2024[131]

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.[133]

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan tops the table in five-wicket hauls in Test cricket taking 67 throughout his career. He is followed jointly by the late Shane Warne and the recently retired right-arm off spinner for India Ravichandran Ashwin who took his 37th five-wicket haul in September 2024.[134][18]

Most Test five-wicket hauls in an innings by Australian bowlers
Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Innings Balls Wickets Period
1 37 Shane Warne 273 40,705 708 1992–2007
2 29 Glenn McGrath 243 29,248 563 1993–2007
3 24 Nathan Lyon † 246 33,169 533 2011–2024
4 23 Dennis Lillee 132 18,467 355 1971–1984
5 21 Clarrie Grimmett 67 14,513 216 1925–1936
Last updated: 26 December 2024[116]

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.

Shane Warne is second only to Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket with Muralitharan haven taken 22 to Warne's 10.[19]

Most Test ten-wicket hauls in an innings by Australian bowlers
Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Innings Wickets Period
1 10 Shane Warne 145 273 708 1992–2007
2 7 Clarrie Grimmett 37 67 216 1925–1936
Dennis Lillee 70 132 355 1971–1984
4 5 Nathan Lyon † 132 246 533 2011–2024
5 4 Fred Spofforth 18 30 94 1877–1887
Last updated: 26 December 2024[117]

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.[135][136] The worst figures by an Australian is 0/156 that came off the bowling of Mitchell Swepson in his debut Test in March 2022 against Pakistan.[137][138][139]

Worst figures in an Test innings by Australian bowlers
Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/156 Mitchell Swepson 53.4  Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 12 March 2022
2 0/149 Bryce McGain 18  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 19 March 2009
3 0/147 Shane Warne 42  India Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 18 March 1998
4 0/146 Nathan Lyon † 34  South Africa WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 3 November 2016
5 0/146 Stuart MacGill 38  India Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 2 January 2004
Last updated: 30 November 2024[139]

Worst figures in a match

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The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[140] He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it – enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 54 years prior.[141][142][143]

The worst figures by an Australian came in the first Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series when Mitchell Johnson returned figures of 0/66 and 0/104 for a total of 0/170 off 42 overs,[144] equalling the figures that Geoff Lawson set in the second Test of the Ashes series of 1986–87 from 50 overs.[145][146]

Worst figures in an Test match by Australian bowlers
Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/170 Mitchell Johnson 42  England The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 25 November 2010
2 0/170 Geoff Lawson 50  England WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 28 November 1986
3 0/162 Tim Wall 45  England Old Trafford, Manchester, England 6 July 1934
4 0/160 Steve Waugh 51  West Indies WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 2 December 1988
5 0/157 Lindsay Kline 33[f]  West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 27 January 1961
Last updated: 30 November 2024[146]

Most wickets in a series

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Clarrie Grimmett in 1932
Clarrie Grimmett (pictured) took 44 wickets in the 1935–36 series against South Africa, the most by any Australian cricketer in a series.[148]

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. Jim Laker sits second on the list with 46 wickets taken during the 1956 Ashes series. Australia's Clarrie Grimmett is third with his 44 wickets taken against South Africa during the 1935–36 tour.[149]

Most wickets in a Test series by Australian bowlers
Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Series
1 44 Clarrie Grimmett 5 10 Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1935–36
2 42 Terry Alderman 6 12 1981 Ashes series
3 41 Rodney Hogg 6 11 1978–79 Ashes series
Terry Alderman 6 11 1989 Ashes series
5 40 Shane Warne 5 10 2005 Ashes series
Last updated: 30 November 2024[148]

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.[150]

Most career dismissals

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Adam Gilchrist in June 2010
Adam Gilchrist (pictured) has taken the most wicket-keeping Test dismissals (416) for Australia.[151]

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,[152][153] 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.[154]

Australia's Adam Gilchrist is second only to South Africa's Mark Boucher in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper, with Boucher taking 555 to Gilchrist 416.[21]

Most career Test dismissals by Australian wicket-keepers
Rank Dismissals Player Matches Period
1 416 Adam Gilchrist 96 1999–2008
2 395 Ian Healy 119 1988–1999
3 355 Rod Marsh 96 1970–1984
4 270 Brad Haddin 66 2008–2015
5 187 Wally Grout 51 1957–1966
Last updated: 30 November 2024[151]

Most career catches

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Boucher also leads Gilchrist in the number of catches taken as a designated wicket-keeper in Test cricket, 532 to 379.[155]

Most career Test catches by Australian wicket-keepers
Rank Catches Player Matches Period
1 379 Adam Gilchrist 96 1999–2008
2 366 Ian Healy 119 1988–1999
3 343 Rod Marsh 96 1970–1984
4 262 Brad Haddin 66 2008–2015
5 163 Wally Grout 51 1957–1966
Last updated: 30 November 2024[156]

Most career stumpings

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Bert Oldfield in 1930
Bert Oldfield (pictured) holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52.[157]

Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper,[158] holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. He is followed by England's Godfrey Evans with 46 to his name. Indian glovemen Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni are both equal third on 38 and Gilchrist is fifth on the list with 37.[157]

Most career Test stumpings by Australian wicket-keepers
Rank Stumpings Player Matches Period
1 52 ♠ Bert Oldfield 54 1920–1937
2 37 Adam Gilchrist 96 1999–2008
3 29 Ian Healy 119 1988–1999
4 24 Jack Blackham 32 1877–1894
Wally Grout 51 1957–1966
Last updated: 30 November 2024[159]

Most dismissals in an innings

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Five 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, the West Indies Ridley Jacobs in 2000 and most recently West Indian gloveman Joshua Da Silva against South Africa in 2023.[160]

The feat of taking 6 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 25 wicket-keepers on 33 occasions including 5 Australians.[161]

Most dismissals in an Test innings by Australian wicket-keepers
Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 6 Wally Grout  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 23 December 1957
Rod Marsh  England The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 26 November 1982
Ian Healy  England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England 5 June 1997
Brad Haddin  India The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 17 December 2014
Alex Carey  West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 8 December 2022
Last updated: 30 November 2024[162]

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 which broke the previous record held by fellow Australian Rod Marsh where he took 28 catches in the 1982–83 Ashes series.[163]

Most dismissals in an Test series by Australian wicket-keepers
Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Series
1 29 ♠ Brad Haddin 5 10 2013 Ashes series
2 28 Rod Marsh 5 10 1982–83 Ashes series
3 27 Ian Healy 6 12 1997 Ashes series
4 26 Tim Paine 5 9 2017–18 Ashes series
5 26 Adam Gilchrist 5 10 2001 Ashes series
Adam Gilchrist 5 10 2006–07 Ashes series
Last updated: 30 November 2024[164]

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.[g] A fair catch is defined as a fielder catching the ball, from a legal delivery, fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat.[152][153] 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.[166][167]

India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 210. He is followed the former English captain and currently active Joe Root on 207, as of December 2024, Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Ricky Ponting is the highest ranked Australian in fifth, securing 196 catches in his Test career.[168]

Jack Gregory
Jack Gregory (pictured) took 15 catches during Australia's 5–0 whitewash of England in the 1920–21 Ashes series – a Test cricket record.[169]
Most career Test catches by Australian non-wicket-keepers
Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Period
1 196 Ricky Ponting 168 328 1995–2012
2 189 Steve Smith † 112 213 2010–2024
3 181 Mark Waugh 128 245 1991–2002
4 157 Mark Taylor 104 197 1989–1999
5 156 Allan Border 156 277 1978–1994
Last updated: 26 December 2024[170]

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,[171] 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.[172] Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, and India's KL 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.[169]

Most catches in a Test series by Australian non-wicket-keepers
Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Series
1 15 ♠ Jack Gregory 5 10 1920–21 Ashes series
2 14 Greg Chappell 6 11 1974–75 Ashes series
3 13 Bob Simpson 5 9 Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1957–58
Bob Simpson 5 10 West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960–61
5 12 Dav Whatmore 5 7 Australian cricket team in India in 1979–80
Steve Smith † 4 8 2019 Ashes series
Allan Border 6 12 1981 Ashes series
Last updated: 30 November 2024[173]

Other records

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Most career matches

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India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200. He is followed by the English fast bowler James Anderson who played 188th and final Test match in July 2024,[174] with former captains Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint third with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions.[175] A total of 15 cricketers have played 100 Tests for Australia.[176]

Most career Test matches by Australian cricketers
Rank Matches Player Period
1 168 Ricky Ponting 1995–2012
Steve Waugh 1985–2004
3 156 Allan Border 1978–1994
4 145 Shane Warne 1992–2007
5 133 Nathan Lyon † 2011–2024
Last updated: 26 December 2024[176]

Most consecutive career matches

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Allan Border in March 2013
Allan Border (pictured) holds the Australian record for the most consecutive career Test matches and the most matches as captain of Australia with 153 and 93, respectively.[22][23]

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.[177] Mark Waugh, the Australian middle order batsman who played 107 consecutive Test matches, is third. The recently retired New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, who is fifth on the list with 101 matches, is the highest ranked cricketer who never missed a Test match during his playing career. Adam Gilchrist, in seventh on 96, is the highest ranked Australian player to achieve the feat.[22][178][179]

Most consecutive career Test matches by Australian cricketers
Rank Matches Player Period
1 153 Allan Border 1979–1994
2 107 Mark Waugh 1993–2002
3 100 Nathan Lyon 2011–2023
4 96 Adam Gilchrist 1999–2008
5 86 Matthew Hayden 2000–2008
Last updated: 30 November 2024[22]

Most matches as captain

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See also: List of Australia national cricket captains

Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109. Allan Border, who skippered Australia from 1984 to 1994 is second with 93 matches. New Zealand's captain from 1997 to 2006, Stephen Fleming, is third on the list with 80 and in fourth on 77 is Australia's Ricky Ponting who led the side for six years from 2004 to 2010.[180]

Most career Test matches by Australian captains
Rank Matches Player Period
1 93 Allan Border 1984–1994
2 77 Ricky Ponting 2004–2010
3 57 Steve Waugh 1999–2004
4 50 Mark Taylor 1994–1999
5 48 Greg Chappell 1975–1983
Last updated: 30 November 2024[23]

Youngest players

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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. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[181][182] The youngest Australian to play Test cricket was Ian Craig who at the age of 17 years and 239 days debuted in the final Test of the series against South Africa in February 1953.[183]

Youngest Test cricketers to play for Australia
Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 17 years and 239 days Ian Craig  South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 6 February 1953
2 18 years and 193 days Pat Cummins  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 17 November 2011
3 18 years and 232 days Tom Garrett  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 15 March 1877
4 19 years and 85 days Sam Konstas  India Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 26 December 2024
5 19 years and 96 days Clem Hill  England Lord's, London, England 22 June 1896
Last updated: 26 December 2024[183]

Oldest players on debut

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Bert Ironmonger circa 1930
Bert Ironmonger (pictured here in his 40s) is the oldest Australian cricketer to play in a Test match and was the second-oldest to make his debut for Australia.[184][185]

At 49 years and 119 days, James Southerton of England, playing in the very first Test match in March 1877, is the oldest player to make his debut in Test cricket. Second on the list is Miran Bakhsh of Pakistan who at 47 years and 284 days made his debut against India in 1955. Australia's Don Blackie is the third-oldest player to make his debut, breaking into the side during the second Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series at the age of 46 years and 253 days. He broke the record set by his teammate Bert Ironmonger who debuted in the previous Test match two weeks earlier.[184]

Oldest Test cricketers to make their debut for Australia
Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 46 years and 253 days Don Blackie  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 14 December 1928
2 46 years and 237 days Bert Ironmonger  England Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia 30 November 1928
3 38 years and 35 days Bob Holland  West Indies The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 23 November 1984
4 37 years and 290 days Ned Gregory  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 15 March 1877
Nat Thomson  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 15 March 1877
Last updated: 30 November 2024[186]

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 second-oldest Test player is Bert Ironmonger who was aged 50 years and 327 days when he represented Australia for the final time in the fifth Test of the 1932–33 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[185]

Oldest Test cricketers to play for Australia
Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 50 years and 327 days Bert Ironmonger  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 23 February 1933
2 46 years and 309 days Don Blackie  England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 1 February 1929
3 44 years and 69 days Clarrie Grimmett  South Africa Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 28 February 1936
4 43 years and 259 days Sammy Carter  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 26 November 1921
5 43 years and 255 days Warren Bardsley  England The Oval, London, England 14 August 1926
Last updated: 30 November 2024[187]

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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Don Bradman and Sid Barnes walk from the field in 1946
Don Bradman (left) and Sid Barnes (right) set the highest fifth wicket partnership in Test cricket, scoring 405 against England in 1946.[14]

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.

The Australian pair of Sid Barnes and Don Bradman came together in the second Test of the 1946–47 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground and put together a fifth wicket partnership of 405 runs—the oldest of the Test wicket partnerships records.[14]

Highest Test partnerships by wicket by Australian batsmen
Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 382 Bill Lawry Bob Simpson  West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 5 May 1965
2nd wicket 451 Bill Ponsford Don Bradman  England The Oval, London, England 18 August 1934
3rd wicket 315 Ricky Ponting Darren Lehmann  West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 19 April 2003
4th wicket 449 Adam Voges Shaun Marsh †  West Indies Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 10 December 2015
5th wicket 405 ♠ Sid Barnes Don Bradman  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 13 December 1946
6th wicket 346 Jack Fingleton Don Bradman  England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 1 January 1937
7th wicket 217 Doug Walters Gary Gilmour  New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 18 February 1977
8th wicket 243 Roger Hartigan Clem Hill  England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 10 January 1908
9th wicket 154 Syd Gregory Jack Blackham  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 14 December 1894
10th wicket 163 Phillip Hughes Ashton Agar †  England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 10 July 2013
Last updated: 30 November 2024[15]

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. Equal fifth on the list is Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad of Pakistan who together scored 451 against Pakistan in 1983 and the Australian pairing of Bill Ponsford and Don Bradman putting on the same score against England in the 1934 Ashes series.[188]

Highest Test partnerships by runs by Australian batsmen
Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date
2nd wicket 451 Bill Ponsford Don Bradman  England The Oval, London, England 18 August 1934
4th wicket 449 Adam Voges Shaun Marsh †  West Indies Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 10 December 2015
5th wicket 405 Sid Barnes Don Bradman  England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 13 December 1946
4th wicket 388 Bill Ponsford Don Bradman  England Headingley, Leeds, England 20 July 1934
4th wicket 386 Ricky Ponting Michael Clarke  India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 24 January 2012
Last updated: 30 November 2024[189]

Umpiring records

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Daryl Harper in 2019
Daryl Harper (pictured) holds the Australian record for the most number of Test matches umpired with 95.[190]

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 145. Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking West Indian Steve Bucknor's mark of 128 matches.[191] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108. The most experienced Australian is Daryl Harper who is fourth on the list with 95 Test matches umpired.[192]

Most Test matches umpired by Australian umpires
Rank Matches Umpire Period
1 95 Daryl Harper 1998–2011
2 91 Rod Tucker † 2010–2024
3 78 Darrell Hair 1992–2008
4 74 Simon Taufel 2000–2012
5 72 Paul Reiffel † 2008–2024
Last updated: 8 December 2024[190]

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. ^ The other teams to have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are the West Indies (28),[50] England (22),[51] Pakistan (13),[52] Sri Lanka (11),[53] India (9),[54] South Africa (9),[55] New Zealand (5),[56] Bangladesh (1)[57] and Zimbabwe (1).[58]
  4. ^ The other teams to have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are Ireland (1),[69] Afghanistan (2),[70] Bangladesh (6),[71] Sri Lanka (7),[72] Zimbabwe (8),[73] Pakistan (10),[74] South Africa (12),[75] New Zealand (13),[76] the West Indies (18),[77] India (19)[78] and England (25).[79]
  5. ^ ESPNcricinfo lists this number as 2,058 with a note that complete career figures are not known.[107] This is due to the incomplete scorecard for the one off Test played between India and Sri Lanka in November 1990 at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh including whether Tendulkar scored any boundaries in his innings total of 11 runs.[108] CricketArchive's scorecard of this match is missing this information as well.[109] Charles Davis' Test Match Database does lists Tendulkar as scoring a single boundary in India's only innings of the match.[110]
  6. ^ 8 ball overs[147]
  7. ^ 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.[165]

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