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Donald Bradman, holder of several batting records including highest batting average

Test cricket refers to the form of the sport played by international teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).^[1] Test matches differ from One Day Internationals in that the former consist of two innings per team, and innings are not restricted in terms of overs.^[2] Test cricket is a subset of first-class cricket, so statistics and records set in Test matches also count toward first-class records. The duration of Tests, currently limited to five days, has varied through Test history, ranging from three days to timeless matches.^[3][4] The first recognised Test match was played between England and Australia in March 1877;^[5] since then there have been nearly 2,000 Tests played by 11 teams. The frequency of Tests has steadily increased partly because of the rise in the number of Test-playing countries, as well as cricket boards' looking to maximise revenue.^[6]

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics.^[7] This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket.

The most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 332 of their 712 Tests (46.62). Barring the ICC World XI, a rest of world team which played a single Test against Australia in 2005, the least successful team are Bangladesh who have struggled since their introduction to Test cricket in 2000, leading some to question their Test status.^[8][9][10]

Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time,^[11][12] holds several personal and partnership records. He scored the most runs in a series, has the most double centuries and was a part of the record fifth and sixth wicket partnerships. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94, considered one of cricket's most famous statistics,^[13][14] it stands nearly 40 runs higher than any other batsman's average.

In 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19-90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one.^[15] Laker's second innings analysis of 10-53 was the first occasion of a bowler taking all ten wickets in a Test match innings and they remain the best innings figures. Indian Leg-spinner Anil Kumble is the only other bowler to have taken 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10-74 against Pakistan in 1999.^[16] West Indies batsman Brian Lara is the holder of the highest individual score in Test cricket, he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier. Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10 years earlier.^[17]

The trend of countries to increase the number in Test matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players with many record holders still playing. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets.^[18] Within a year, the equivalent batting record of highest run-scorer had also changed hands: Sachin Tendulkar surpassed the tally of 11,953 runs by Brian Lara.^[19] The records for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper and catches by a fielder are also held by active players: Mark Boucher and Rahul Dravid respectively.

Contents [hide] 1 Listing criteria 2 Listing notation 3 Team records 3.1 Result records 3.1.1 Greatest win margins (by innings) 3.1.2 Greatest win margin (by runs) 3.1.3 Narrowest win margin (by wickets) 3.1.4 Narrowest win margin (by runs) 3.1.5 Follow-on records (victory after following-on) 3.2 Team scoring records 4 Individual records 4.1 Individual records (batting) 4.1.1 Career runs 4.1.2 Innings or series 4.1.3 Most runs in an over 4.1.4 Centuries 4.2 Individual records (bowling) 4.2.1 Career 4.2.2 Series 4.2.3 Innings 4.2.4 Match records 4.3 Individual records (fielding) 4.3.1 Most catches in Test career 4.4 Individual records (wicket-keeping) 4.5 Individual records (other) 5 Partnership records 5.1 Highest wicket partnerships 5.2 Highest partnerships 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).

[edit] 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.
• (300-3 d) 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.

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 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.

Currently playing

• † indicates a current Test cricketer.

Seasons

• Cricket is played during the summer months in most countries. Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may therefore span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in (e.g.) "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "2009". An international Test series may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "any series or matches which began between May and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and April will appear in the relevant cross-year season".^[20] In the record tables, a two-year span generally indicates that the record was set within a domestic season in one of the above named countries.

[edit] Team records

[edit] Result records

[edit] Greatest win margins (by innings)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
Innings and 579 runs	England (903-7 d) beat Australia (201 & 123)	The Oval, London	1938
Innings and 360 runs	Australia (652-7 d) beat South Africa (159 & 133)	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	2001–02
Innings and 336 runs	West Indies (614-5 d) beat India (124 & 154)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	1958–59
Innings and 332 runs	Australia (645) beat England (141 & 172)	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1946–47
Innings and 324 runs	Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246)	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	2002
Last updated: 9 August 2009[21]

[edit] Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
675 runs	England (521 & 342-8 d) beat Australia (122 & 66)	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	1928–29
562 runs	Australia (701 & 327) beat England (321 & 145)	The Oval, London	1934
530 runs	Australia (328 & 578) beat South Africa (205 & 171)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1910–11
491 runs	Australia (381 & 361-5 d) beat Pakistan (72 & 179)	WACA Ground, Perth	2004–05
465 runs	Sri Lanka (384 & 447-6 d) beat Bangladesh (208 & 158)	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	2008–09
Last updated: 9 August 2009[22]

[edit] Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
By 1 wicket	England (183 & 263-9) beat Australia (324 & 121)	The Oval, London	1902
By 1 wicket	South Africa (91 & 287-9) beat England (184 & 190)	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1905–06
By 1 wicket	England (382 & 282-9) beat Australia (266 & 397)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1907–08
By 1 wicket	England (183 & 173-9) beat South Africa (113 & 242)	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	1922–23
By 1 wicket	Australia (216 & 260-9) beat West Indies (272 & 203)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1951–52
By 1 wicket	New Zealand (249 & 104-9) beat West Indies (140 & 212)	Carisbrook Stadium, Dunedin	1979–80
By 1 wicket	Pakistan (256 & 315-9) beat Australia (337 & 232)	National Stadium, Karachi	1994–95
By 1 wicket	West Indies (329 & 311-9) beat Australia (490 & 146)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	1998–99
By 1 wicket	West Indies (273 & 216-9) beat Pakistan (269 & 219)	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	1999–00
By 1 wicket	Pakistan (175 & 262-9) beat Bangladesh (281 & 154)	Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan	2003
By 1 wicket	Sri Lanka (321 & 352-9) beat South Africa (361 & 311)	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	2006
Last updated: 9 August 2009[23]

[edit] Narrowest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1 run	West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184)	Adelaide Oval	1992–93
2 runs	England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	2005
3 runs	Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120)	Old Trafford, Manchester	1902
	England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1982–83
5 runs	South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111)	Sydney Cricket Ground	1993–94
Last updated: 9 August 2009[24]

[edit] Follow-on records (victory after following-on)

See also: Follow-on

Margin	Teams		Venue	Season
171 runs	India (171 & 657-7 d)	Australia (445 & 212)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	2000–01
18 runs	England (174 & 356)	Australia (401-9 d & 111)	Headingley, Leeds	1981
10 runs	England (325 & 437)	Australia (586 & 166)	Sydney Cricket Ground	1894–95
Last updated: 9 August 2009[25]

[edit] Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
952-6 d	Sri Lanka (v India)	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	1997
903-7 d	England (v Australia)	The Oval, London	1938
849	England (v West Indies)	Sabina Park, Kingston	1929–30
790-3 d	West Indies (v Pakistan)	Sabina Park, Kingston	1957–58
765-6 d	Pakistan (v Sri Lanka)	National Stadium, Karachi	2008–09
Last updated: 9 August 2009[26]

Fewest runs in a completed innings

Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
26	New Zealand (v England)	Eden Park, Auckland	1954–55
30	South Africa (v England)	St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1895–96
	South Africa (v England)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	1924
35	South Africa (v England)	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	1898–99
36	Australia (v England)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	1902
	South Africa (v Australia)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1931–32
Last updated: 9 August 2009[27]

Most runs in the fourth innings to win

Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
418-7	West Indies (v Australia)	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	2002–03
414-4	South Africa (v Australia)	WACA Ground, Perth	2008–09
406-4	India (v West Indies)	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	1975–76
404-3	Australia (v England)	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	1948
387-4	India (v England)	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	2008–09
Last updated: 9 August 2009[28]

[edit] Individual records

[edit] Individual records (batting)

[edit] Career runs

Most career runs

Runs	Player	Period
13,447 (271 Innings)	Sachin Tendulkar†	1989–
11,953 (232 innings)	Brian Lara	1990–2006
11,928 (243 innings)	Ricky Ponting†	1995–
11,395 (240 innings)	Rahul Dravid†	1996–
11,174 (265 innings)	Allan Border	1978–1994
Last updated: 29 March 2010[29]

Most career runs – progression of record

Runs	Player	Record held until
239	Charles Bannerman	4 January 1882
676	George Ulyett[a]	13 August 1884
860	Billy Murdoch[b]	14 August 1886
1,277	Arthur Shrewsbury	23 January 1902
1,293	Joe Darling[c]	18 February 1902
1,366	Syd Gregory[d]	14 June 1902
1,531	Archie MacLaren[e]	13 August 1902
3,412	Clem Hill	27 December 1924
5,410	Jack Hobbs	29 June 1937
7,249	Wally Hammond	27 November 1970
7,459	Colin Cowdrey[f]	23 March 1972
8,032	Garfield Sobers	23 December 1981
8,114	Geoff Boycott	12 November 1983
10,122	Sunil Gavaskar	25 February 1993
11,174	Allan Border	25 November 2005
11,953	Brian Lara	17 October 2008
13,447	Sachin Tendulkar†	current
Last updated: 15 February 2010[30] Notes: ^[a] Ulyett finished his career with 949 runs. ^[b] Murdoch finished his career with 908 runs. ^[c] Darling finished his career with 1,657 runs. ^[d] Gregory finished his career with 2,282 runs. ^[e] MacLaren finished his career with 1,931 runs. ^[f] Cowdrey finished his career with 7,624 runs.

Highest career average

Average	Player	Period
99.94 (80 innings)	Donald Bradman	1928–1948
60.97 (41 innings)	Graeme Pollock	1963–1970
60.83 (40 innings)	George Headley	1930–1954
60.73 (84 innings)	Herbert Sutcliffe	1924–1935
59.23 (31 innings)	Eddie Paynter	1931–1939
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 9 August 2009[31]
Notes: If the qualification is removed, the highest career batting average list is topped by Andy Ganteaume, who scored 112 in his only Test innings.[32]

[edit] Innings or series

Highest individual score

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
400*	Brian Lara	v England	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	2003–04
380	Matthew Hayden	v Zimbabwe	WACA Ground, Perth	2003–04
375	Brian Lara	v England	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	1993–94
374	Mahela Jayawardene†	v South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	2006
365*	Garfield Sobers	v Pakistan	Sabina Park, Kingston	1957–58
Last updated: 9 August 2009[33]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
165*	Charles Bannerman	v EnglandMelbourne Cricket Ground	1876–77	Michael Vaughan	v Australia	Lords, London `! 211	Billy Murdoch	v England	The Oval, London	1884
287	Tip Foster	v Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1903–04
325	Andy Sandham	v West Indies	Sabina Park, Kingston	1929–30
334	Donald Bradman	v England	Headingley Stadium, Leeds	1930
336*	Wally Hammond	v New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	1932–33
364	Len Hutton	v Australia	The Oval, London	1938
365*	Garfield Sobers	v Pakistan	Sabina Park, Kingston	1957–58
375	Brian Lara	v England	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	1993–94
380	Matthew Hayden	v Zimbabwe	WACA Ground, Perth	2003–04
400*	Brian Lara	v England	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	2003–04
Last updated: 9 August 2009[34]

Most runs in a series

Runs	Player	Series
974 (7 innings)	Donald Bradman	v England, 1930
905 (9 innings)	Wally Hammond	v Australia, 1928–29
839 (11 innings)	Mark Taylor	v England, 1989
834 (9 innings)	Neil Harvey	v South Africa, 1952–53
829 (7 innings)	Viv Richards	v England, 1976
Last updated: 9 August 2009[35]

[edit] Most runs in an over

Runs	Sequence	Batsman	Bowler	Venue	Season
28	4-6-6-4-4-4	Brian Lara	Robin Peterson	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	2003–04
27	6-6-6-6-2-1	Shahid Afridi†	Harbhajan Singh†	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	2005–06
26	4-4-6-0-6-6	Mitchell Johnson†	Paul Harris†	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	2008–09
	4-0-6-6-6-4	Brian Lara	Danish Kaneria†	Multan Cricket Stadium	2006–07
	4-4-4-4-6-4	Craig McMillan	Younis Khan†	Seddon Park, Hamilton	2000–01
Last updated: 9 August 2009[36]

[edit] Centuries

Most Test Half-centuries

Half Centuries	Player	Matches
63	Allan Border	156
58	Rahul Dravid†	139
54	Sachin Tendulkar†	166
53	Shivnarine Chanderpaul†	124
52	Jacques Kallis†	139
Last updated: 19 June 2010[37]

Most Test centuries

Centuries	Player	Matches
47	Sachin Tendulkar†	166
39	Ricky Ponting†	142
35	Jacques Kallis†	139
34	Sunil Gavaskar	125
	Brian Lara	131
Last updated: 19 June 2010[38]

Fastest Test centuries

No. of balls	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
56	Viv Richards	v England	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	1985–86
57	Adam Gilchrist	v England	WACA Ground, Perth	2006–07
67	Jack Gregory	v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1921–22
69	Shivnarine Chanderpaul†	v Australia	Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana	2002–03
70	Chris Gayle†	v Australia	WACA Ground, Perth	2009–10
Last updated: 30 December 2009[39]

Most Test double centuries

Double centuries	Player	Matches
12	Donald Bradman	52
9	Brian Lara	131
7	Wally Hammond	85
6	Virender Sehwag†	72
	Kumar Sangakkara†	88
Last updated: 15 January 2009[40]

Most Test triple centuries

Triple centuries	Player	Matches
2	Donald Bradman	52
2	Virender Sehwag†	72
2	Brian Lara	131
Last updated: 30 December 2009[41]

[edit] Individual records (bowling)

[edit] Career

Most wickets in a career

Wickets	Player	Matches	Average
792	Muttiah Muralitharan	132	22.71
708	Shane Warne	145	25.41
619	Anil Kumble	132	29.65
563	Glenn McGrath	124	21.64
519	Courtney Walsh	132	24.44
Last updated: 6 December 2009[42]

Best career average

Average	Player	Balls	Wickets
10.75	George Lohmann	3,830	112
12.70	/ John Ferris[a]	2,302	61
15.54	Billy Barnes	2,289	51
16.42	Billy Bates	2,364	50
16.43	Sydney Barnes	7,873	189
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled. Last updated: 9 August 2009[43] Note: If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.00 runs per wicket (i.e. no runs were conceded). This record is shared by Englishmen A N Hornby, Wilf Barber and New Zealander, Bruce Murray who took one wicket without conceding a run.[44] ^[a] John Ferris was one of a few cricketers to play Test cricket for more than one country. He played in eight Tests for Australia from 1886–87 and a single Test for England in South Africa in 1891–92.[45]

[edit] Series

Most wickets in a series

Wickets	Player	Series
49 (4 Tests)	Sydney Barnes	v South Africa, 1913–14
46 (5 Tests)	Jim Laker	v Australia, 1956
44 (5 Tests)	Clarrie Grimmett	v South Africa, 1935–36
42 (6 Tests)	Terry Alderman	v England, 1981
41 (6 Tests)	Terry Alderman	v England, 1989
	Rodney Hogg	v England, 1978–79
Last updated: 9 August 2009[46]

[edit] Innings

Best figures in an innings

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
10-53	Jim Laker	v Australia	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
10-74	Anil Kumble	v Pakistan	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1998–99
9-28	George Lohmann	v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1895–96
9-37	Jim Laker	v Australia (1st innings)	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
9-51	Muttiah Muralitharan†	v Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	2001–02
Last updated: 9 August 2009[47]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
7-55	Tom Kendall (in the inaugural Test Match)	v England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1876–77
7-44	Fred Spofforth	v England	The Oval, London	1882
7-28	Billy Bates	v Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1882–83
8-35	George Lohmann	v Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1886–87
8-11	Johnny Briggs	v South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	1888–89
8-7	George Lohmann	v South Africa	St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1895–96
9-28	George Lohmann	v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1895–96
10-53	Jim Laker	v Australia	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
Calculated at the conclusion of each Test. Last updated: 9 August 2009

[edit] Match records

Best figures in a match

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
19-90	Jim Laker	v Australia	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
17-159	Sydney Barnes	v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1913–14
16-136	Narendra Hirwani	v West Indies	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	1987–88
16-137	Bob Massie	v England	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	1972
16-220	Muttiah Muralitharan†	v England	The Oval, London	1998
Last updated: 9 August 2009[48]

[edit] Individual records (fielding)

[edit] Most catches in Test career

Catches	Player	Matches
193	Rahul Dravid†	139
181	Mark Waugh	128
171	Stephen Fleming	111
170	Ricky Ponting†	144
164	Brian Lara	131
Last updated: 2 April 2010[49]

[edit] Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals

Dismissals	Player	Matches
500 (478 catches + 22 stumpings)	Mark Boucher†	133
416 (379 catches + 37 stumpings)	Adam Gilchrist	96
395 (366 catches + 29 stumpings)	Ian Healy	119
355 (343 catches + 12 stumpings)	Rod Marsh	96
270 (265 catches + 5 stumpings)	Jeff Dujon	81
Last updated: 22 June 2010[50]
Note: Alec Stewart took 277 dismissals but this includes 36 catches taken in 51 matches in which he was not the designated wicket-keeper.

Most catches

Catches	Player	Matches
478	Mark Boucher†	133
379	Adam Gilchrist	96
366	Ian Healy	119
343	Rod Marsh	96
265	Jeff Dujon	81
Last updated: 22 June 2010[51]

Most stumpings

Stumpings	Player	Matches
52	Bert Oldfield	54
46	Godfrey Evans	91
38	Syed Kirmani	88
37	Adam Gilchrist	96
29	Ian Healy	119
Last updated: 30 November 2009[52]

[edit] Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Matches	Player	Period
168	Steve Waugh	1985–2004
166	Sachin Tendulkar†	1989–Present
156	Allan Border	1978–1994
145	Shane Warne	1992–2007
144	Ricky Ponting†	1995–Present
Last updated: 2 April 2010[53]

Most matches played as captain

Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied
93	Allan Border	32	22	38	1
80	Stephen Fleming	28	27	25	0
77	Graeme Smith†	36	23	18	0
74	Clive Lloyd	36	12	26	0
69	Ricky Ponting†	46	11	12	0
Last updated: 22 June 2010[54]

Most matches won as captain

Won	Player	Lost	Drawn	Ties	Matches
46	Ricky Ponting†	11	12	0	69
41	Steve Waugh	9	7	0	57
36	Clive Lloyd	12	26	0	74
36	Graeme Smith†	23	18	0	77
32	Allan Border	22	38	1	93
Last updated: 22 June 2010[55]

[edit] Partnership records

[edit] Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Team	Players		Opposition	Venue	Season
1st wicket	415		Graeme Smith† (232)	Neil McKenzie† (226)	v Bangladesh	Chittagong Divisional Stadium	2008
2nd wicket	576		Sanath Jayasuriya (340)	Roshan Mahanama (225)	v India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	1997–98
3rd wicket	624		Kumar Sangakkara† (287)	Mahela Jayawardene† (374)	v South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	2006
4th wicket	437		Thilan Samaraweera† (231)	Mahela Jayawardene† (240)	v Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	2009
5th wicket	405		Sid Barnes (234)	Donald Bradman (234)	v England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1946–47
6th wicket	351		Mahela Jayawardene† (275)	Prasanna Jayawardene† (154*)	v India	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad	2009–10
7th wicket	347		Denis Atkinson (219)	Clairmonte Depeiaza (122)	v Australia	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	1954–55
8th wicket	313		Wasim Akram (257*)	Saqlain Mushtaq (79)	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura Stadium	1996–97
9th wicket	195		Mark Boucher† (78)	Pat Symcox (108)	v Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1997–98
10th wicket	151		Azhar Mahmood (128*)	Mushtaq Ahmed (59)	v South Africa	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	1997–98
			Brian Hastings (110)	Richard Collinge (68*)	v Pakistan	Eden Park, Auckland	1972–73
Last updated: 19 November 2009[56]

[edit] Highest partnerships

Runs	Team	Players		Opposition	Venue	Season
624 (3rd wicket)		Kumar Sangakkara† (287)	Mahela Jayawardene† (374)	v South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	2006
576 (2nd wicket)		Sanath Jayasuriya (340)	Roshan Mahanama (225)	v India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	1997–98
467 (3rd wicket)		Andrew Jones (186)	Martin Crowe (299)	v Sri Lanka	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1990–91
451 (2nd wicket)		Bill Ponsford (266)	Donald Bradman (244)	v England	The Oval, London	1934
451 (3rd wicket)		Mudassar Nazar (231)	Javed Miandad (280*)	v India	Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad	1982–83
Last updated: 9 August 2009[57]

[edit] See also

Cricket portal

• List of Test cricket triple centuries
• List of One Day International cricket records
• List of Australia Test cricket records
• List of England Test cricket records
• List of Indian Test cricket records
• List of Sri Lankan Test cricket records

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