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Donald Bradman, holder of several Test batting records including highest batting average Test cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[1] Unlike One Day Internationals, Test matches consist of two innings per team, with no limit in the number of overs.[2] Test cricket is first-class cricket, so statistics and records set in Test matches are also counted 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 earliest match now recognised as a Test was played between England and Australia in March 1877;[5] since then there have been over 2,000 Tests played by 13 teams. The frequency of Tests has steadily increased partly because of the increase in the number of Test-playing countries, and partly as cricket boards seek to maximise their 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. As of March 2021, the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 393 of their 830 Tests (47.24%). Excluding teams who have only played a single Test (the ICC World XI and a rest of world team who 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 to questioning of 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 5th wicket partnership. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics,[13][14] it still stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's career average. Don Bradman is the only player in the world to have scored 5000 runs against a single opposition: 5028 runs against England.[15] In the Manchester Test of 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.[16] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture all ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best innings figures. Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble was the second bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10–74 against Pakistan in 1999.[17] In December 2021, New Zealand spinner, Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings.[18] West Indies batsman Brian Lara has 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.[19] Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq holds the record of the fastest Test half century, scoring 50 runs from 21 balls. The record for the fastest Test century is held by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who scored 100 runs from 54 balls in his final Test match. The trend of countries to increase the number of Test matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets.[20] 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.[21] The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa[22] while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Rahul Dravid.[23] Listing criteriaIn 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). Listing notationTeam notation
Team recordsTeam wins, losses and drawsResult recordsGreatest win margins (by innings)
Greatest win margin (by runs)
Matches that finished with scores level
Narrowest win margin (by wickets)
Narrowest win margin (by runs)
Victory after following-on
Most consecutive wins
Team scoring recordsMost runs in an innings
Individual recordsIndividual records (batting)Career runsMost career runs
Most runs at each batting position
Highest career batting average
Innings or seriesBrian Lara was the first to score 400 in International Cricket Highest individual scoreSee also: List of Test cricket triple centuries
Calendar year and between dismissalsMost runs in a calendar year
Highest scores at each batting position
Innings as captainHighest individual score as captain
Innings carrying the batHighest individual score (see also List of cricketers who have carried the bat in international cricket)
Most runs in an over
CenturiesMost Test centuriesSee also: List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored
Half-centuriesMost Test 50+
Most fours in career
Most sixes in career
Ducks
Individual records (bowling)Most wickets in a career
Most wickets in a career – Progression of record
Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets
Best career bowling average
Best career strike rate
Most 5 wickets in an innings
Most 10 wickets in a match
SeriesMost wickets in a series
InningsBest figures in an innings
Match recordsBest figures in a match
Innings as captainBest figures in an innings as captain
Match records as captainBest figures in a match as captain
Individual records (fielding)Most catches in Test career
Individual records (wicket-keeping)Most dismissals
Individual records (as an all-rounder)10 wickets and a century in a Test match
Individual records (other)Most matches played
Partnership recordsHighest partnership for each wicket
Highest partnerships
Highest overall partnership runs by a pair
See also
References
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Who hit most half centuries in test?The God Of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar leads the list of players to score most fifties in the test. West Indies' Shiv chanderpaul is a distant second followed by Rahul Dravid. There are 2 Indians on the list.
Who has the most 50s in test?
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