List of England Test cricket records
In general the top ten are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the ten, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Listing notation
Team Notation
- (300-3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
- (300-3d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
- (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.
Batting Notation
- (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
- (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
Bowling Notation
- (5-100) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while giving away 100 runs.
Currently playing
- Record holders who are currently playing Test cricket (i.e. their record details listed could change) are shown in bold.
Team records
Team wins, losses, ties and draws
Matches played
Team | 1st Test | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won |
England | March, 1877 | 969 | 346 | 282 | 341 | 0 | 35.70 |
Source:[1]. Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Results summary
Opposition | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won |
Australia | 1877–2015 | 341 | 108 | 140 | 93 | 0 | 31.67 |
Bangladesh | 2003–2010 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
India | 1932–2014 | 112 | 43 | 21 | 48 | 0 | 38.39 |
New Zealand | 1930–2015 | 101 | 48 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 47.52 |
Pakistan | 1954–2015 | 77 | 22 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 28.57 |
South Africa | 1889–2016 | 145 | 58 | 32 | 55 | 0 | 40.00 |
Sri Lanka | 1982–2014 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 35.71 |
West Indies | 1928–2015 | 151 | 46 | 54 | 50 | 0 | 30.46 |
Zimbabwe | 1996–2003 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
Source:[2]. Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Highest scores
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Place | Year | Result |
1 | 903/7d | vs. Australia | The Oval | London, England | 1938 | Won |
2 | 849 | vs. West Indies | Sabina Park | Kingston, Jamaica | 1930 | Draw |
3 | 710/7d | vs. India | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, England | 2011 | Won |
4 | 658/8d | vs. Australia | Trent Bridge | Nottingham, England | 1938 | Draw |
5 | 654/5 | vs. South Africa | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban, South Africa | 1939 | Draw |
6 | 653/4d | vs. India | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 1990 | Won |
7 | 652/7d | vs. India | Chepauk Stadium | Chennai, India | 1985 | Won |
8 | 644 | vs. Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | 2011 | Won |
9 | 636 | vs. Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | 1928 | Won |
10 | 633/5d | vs. India | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, England | 1979 | Won |
Source:[3]. Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Lowest scores
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Place | Year | Result |
1 | 45 | v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | 1886/87 | Won |
2 | 46 | v West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1994 | Lost |
3 | 51 | v West Indies | Sabina Park | Kingston, Jamaica | 2009 | Lost |
4 | 52 | v Australia | The Oval | London, England | 1948 | Lost |
5 | 53 | v Australia | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 1888 | Lost |
6 | 61 | v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne, Australia | 1903/04 | Lost |
61 | v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne, Australia | 1901/02 | Lost |
8 | 62 | v Australia | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 1888 | Lost |
9 | 64 | v New Zealand | Basin Reserve | Wellington, New Zealand | 1977/78 | Lost |
10 | 65 | v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | 1894/95 | Won |
Source:[4]. Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Greatest win margins (by innings)
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Place | Season |
1 | Innings and 579 runs | vs. Australia | The Oval | London, England | 1938 |
2 | Innings and 285 runs | vs. India | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 1974 |
3 | Innings and 283 runs | vs. West Indies | Headingley Stadium | Leeds, England | 2007 |
4 | Innings and 261 runs | vs. Bangladesh | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 2005 |
5 | Innings and 244 runs | vs. India | The Oval | London, England | 2014 |
6 | Innings and 242 runs | vs. India | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, England | 2011 |
7 | Innings and 237 runs | vs. West Indies | The Oval | London, England | 1957 |
8 | Innings and 230 runs | vs. Australia | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide, Australia | 1891/92 |
9= | Innings and 225 runs | vs. Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne, Australia | 1911/12 |
Innings and 225 runs | vs. Pakistan | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 2010 |
Source:[5]. Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Greatest win margins (by runs)
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Place | Season |
1 | 675 runs | vs. Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Brisbane, Australia | 1928 |
2 | 354 runs | vs. Pakistan | Trent Bridge Cricket Ground | Nottingham, England | 2010 |
3 | 347 runs | vs. Australia | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 2013 |
4 | 338 runs | vs. Australia | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide, Australia | 1933 |
5 | 329 runs | vs. Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Chittagong, Bangladesh | 2003 |
6 | 322 runs | vs. Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Brisbane, Australia | 1936 |
7 | 319 runs | vs. India | Trent Bridge Cricket Ground | Nottingham, England | 2011 |
8 | 312 runs | vs. South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town, South Africa | 1957 |
9 | 299 runs | vs. Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | 1971 |
10 | 289 runs | vs. Australia | The Oval | London, England | 1926 |
Source:.[6] Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)
Individual records
Most Tests as Captain
Most Test career appearances
Most Test career runs
Rank | Runs | Player | Matches | Average | Career Span |
1 | 9,964 | Alastair Cook | 126 | 46.56 | 2006–present |
2 | 8,900 | Graham Gooch | 118 | 42.58 | 1975–1995 |
3 | 8,463 | Alec Stewart | 133 | 39.54 | 1990–2003 |
4 | 8,231 | David Gower | 117 | 44.25 | 1978–1992 |
5 | 8,181 | Kevin Pietersen | 104 | 47.28 | 2005–2014 |
6 | 8,114 | Geoff Boycott | 108 | 47.72 | 1964–1982 |
7 | 7,728 | Michael Atherton | 115 | 37.69 | 1989–2001 |
8 | 7,727 | Ian Bell | 118 | 42.69 | 2004–2015 |
9 | 7,624 | Colin Cowdrey | 114 | 44.06 | 1954–1975 |
10 | 7,249 | Wally Hammond | 85 | 58.45 | 1927–1947 |
Source:.[9] Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Most Test career centuries
Rank | Hundreds | Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Career Span |
1 | 28 | Alastair Cook | 126 | 9,964 | 46.56 | 2006–present |
2 | 23 | Kevin Pietersen | 104 | 8,181 | 47.28 | 2005–2014 |
3 | 22 | Wally Hammond | 85 | 7,249 | 58.45 | 1927–1947 |
22 | Colin Cowdrey | 114 | 7,624 | 44.06 | 1954–1975 |
22 | Geoff Boycott | 108 | 8,114 | 47.72 | 1964–1982 |
22 | Ian Bell | 118 | 7,727 | 42.69 | 2004–2015 |
7 | 21 | Andrew Strauss | 100 | 7,037 | 40.91 | 2004–2012 |
8 | 20 | Ken Barrington | 82 | 6,806 | 58.67 | 1955–1968 |
20 | Graham Gooch | 118 | 8,900 | 42.58 | 1975–1995 |
10 | 19 | Len Hutton | 79 | 6,971 | 56.67 | 1937–1955 |
Source:[10]. Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Highest individual scores
No. | Score | Batsmen | Against | Stadium | Place | Year |
1 | 364 | Len Hutton | vs. Australia | The Oval | London, England | 1938 |
2 | 336* | Wally Hammond | vs. New Zealand | Eden Park | Auckland, New Zealand | 1933 |
3 | 333 | Graham Gooch | vs. India | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 1990 |
4 | 325 | Andy Sandham | vs. West Indies | Sabina Park | Kingston, Jamaica | 1930 |
5 | 310* | John Edrich | vs. New Zealand | Headingley Stadium | Leeds, England | 1965 |
6 | 294 | Alastair Cook | vs. India | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, England | 2011 |
7 | 287 | R. E. Foster | vs. Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, Australia | 1903 |
8 | 285* | Peter May | vs. West Indies | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, England | 1957 |
9 | 278 | Denis Compton | vs. Pakistan | Trent Bridge Cricket Ground | Nottingham, England | 1954 |
10 | 263 | Alastair Cook (2) | vs. Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2015 |
Source:.[11] Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Most career wickets
Most five wickets in an innings
Best bowling in an innings
No. | Figures | Bowler | Against | Stadium | Place | Year |
1 | 10/53 | Jim Laker | vs. Australia | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | Manchester, England | 1956 |
2 | 9/28 | George Lohmann | vs. South Africa | Old Wanderers | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1896 |
3 | 9/37 | Jim Laker (2) | vs. Australia | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | Manchester, England | 1956 |
4 | 9/57 | Devon Malcolm | vs. South Africa | The Oval | London, England | 1994 |
5 | 9/103 | Sydney Barnes | vs. South Africa | Old Wanderers | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1913 |
6 | 8/7 | George Lohmann (2) | vs. South Africa | St George's Park | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1896 |
7 | 8/11 | Johnny Briggs | vs. South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town, South Africa | 1889 |
8 | 8/15 | Stuart Broad | vs. Australia | Trent Bridge | Nottingham, England | 2015 |
9 | 8/29 | Sydney Barnes (2) | vs. South Africa | The Oval | London, England | 1913 |
10 | 8/31 | Fred Trueman | vs. India | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | Manchester, England | 1952 |
11 | 8/34 | Ian Botham | vs. Pakistan | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 1978 |
Source:.[14] Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Partnership records
Highest wicket partnerships (by wicket)
No. | Score | Batsmen | Against | Stadium | Place | Year |
1 | 359 | Len Hutton & Cyril Washbrook | vs. South Africa | Ellis Park | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1948 |
2 | 382 | Len Hutton & Maurice Leyland | vs. Australia | The Oval | London, England | 1938 |
3 | 370 | Bill Edrich & Dennis Compton | vs. South Africa | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 1947 |
4 | 411 | Peter May & Colin Cowdrey | vs. West Indies | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, England | 1957 |
5 | 254 | Keith Fletcher & Tony Greig | vs. India | Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai, India | 1973 |
6 | 399 | Ben Stokes & Jonny Bairstow | vs. South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town, South Africa | 2016 |
7 | 197 | M.J.K. Smith & Jim Parks | vs. West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 1960 |
8 | 332 | Jonathan Trott & Stuart Broad | vs. Pakistan | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 2010 |
9 | 163* | Colin Cowdrey & Alan Smith | vs. New Zealand | Basin Reserve | Wellington, New Zealand | 1963 |
10 | 198 | Joe Root & James Anderson | vs. India | Trent Bridge Cricket Ground | Nottingham, England | 2014 |
Source:.[15] Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
Highest wicket partnerships (by runs)
No. | Wicket | Score | Batsmen | Against | Stadium | Place | Year |
1 | 4th wicket | 411 | Peter May & Colin Cowdrey | vs. West Indies | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, England | 1957 |
2 | 6th wicket | 399 | Ben Stokes & Jonny Bairstow | vs. South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town, South Africa | 2016 |
3 | 2nd wicket | 382 | Len Hutton & Maurice Leyland | vs. Australia | The Oval | London, England | 1938 |
4 | 3rd wicket | 370 | Bill Edrich & Dennis Compton | vs. South Africa | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 1947 |
5 | 2nd wicket | 369 | John Edrich & Ken Barrington | vs. New Zealand | Headingley Stadium | Leeds, England | 1965 |
6 | 1st wicket | 359 | Len Hutton & Cyril Washbrook | vs. South Africa | Ellis Park | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1948 |
7 | 2nd wicket | 351 | Graham Gooch & David Gower | vs. Australia | The Oval | London, England | 1985 |
8 | 3rd wicket | 350 | Ian Bell & Kevin Pietersen | vs. India | The Oval | London, England | 2011 |
9 | 8th wicket | 332 | Jonathan Trott & Stuart Broad | vs. Pakistan | Lord's Cricket Ground | London, England | 2010 |
10 | 2nd wicket | 331 | Tim Robinson & David Gower | vs. Australia | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, England | 1985 |
Source:.[16] Last updated: 3 February 2016. |
See also
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