List of Test cricket records

This is a list of Test cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Test cricket. Records for the short form of international cricket, One-day Internationals, are at List of One-day International records.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score - progression of record

Highest individual score

Most career runs

Most runs in a series

Highest career average

• Note:If the qualification is removed, the highest career batting average list is topped by Andy Ganteaume, who scored 112 in his one and only Test innings.

Most Test centuries

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets

Best career average

• Note: If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.00 runs per wicket (ie no runs were conceded). This record is shared by Englishmen Monkey Hornby, who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 28 balls he bowled, Wilf Barber, who took one wicket without conceding a run in the 2 balls he bowled, and New Zealander, Bruce Murray, who took 1 wicket with no runs conceded off 6 balls.

Most wickets in a series

Best figures in an innings

Best figures in an innings - progression of record

Best figures in a match

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

Individual records (wicket-keepers)

Most catches in Test career

Most stumpings in Test career

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Most matches played as captain