As India and England prepare to square off in the first Test of the four-match series at Lord's, Rajneesh Gupta presents the many landmarks on the road to the 2000th match of cricket's longest version.
Landmark Tests
Test #1 - Australia v England at Melbourne in 1877
Test #100 - Australia v England at Sydney in 1908
Test #200 - South Africa v England at Johannesburg in 1930
Test #300 - England v Australia at Lord's in 1948
Test #400 - Pakistan v India at Karachi in 1955
Test #500 - Australia v West Indies at Melbourne in 1960-61
Test #600 - Australia v England at Adelaide in 1966
Test #700 - England v Australia at Nottingham in 1972
Test #800 - Australia v England at Melbourne in 1977
Test #900 - West Indies v England at Bridgetown in 1981
Test #1000 - Pakistan v New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1984
Test #1100 - England v West Indies at Manchester in 1988
Test #1200 - South Africa v India at Durban in 1992
Test #1300 - England v West Indies at Birmingham in 1995
Test #1400 - South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg in 1998
Test #1500 - England v West Indies at Birmingham in 2000
Test #1600 - Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore in 2002
Test #1700 - England v New Zealand at Lord's in 2004
Test #1800 - South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town in 2006
Test #1900 - New Zealand v West Indies at Napier in 2008
Test #2000 - England v India at Lord's in 2011
Summary of results
Mts |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Drawn |
W/L |
Won% | |
Australia |
730 |
341 |
192 |
2 |
195 |
1.77 |
46.71 |
England |
911 |
322 |
261 |
0 |
328 |
1.23 |
35.35 |
South Africa |
358 |
125 |
124 |
0 |
109 |
1.00 |
34.92 |
West Indies |
473 |
153 |
156 |
1 |
163 |
0.98 |
32.35 |
New Zealand |
364 |
68 |
147 |
0 |
149 |
0.46 |
18.68 |
India |
451 |
110 |
139 |
1 |
201 |
0.79 |
24.39 |
Pakistan |
358 |
108 |
100 |
0 |
150 |
1.08 |
30.17 |
Sri Lanka |
201 |
61 |
71 |
0 |
69 |
0.85 |
30.35 |
Zimbabwe |
83 |
8 |
49 |
0 |
26 |
0.16 |
9.64 |
Bangladesh |
68 |
3 |
59 |
0 |
6 |
0.05 |
4.41 |
ICC World XI |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Highest team total
Score |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season | |
Sri Lanka |
952-6d |
v India |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997-98 |
England |
903-7d |
v Australia |
The Oval |
1938 |
England |
849 |
v West Indies |
Kingston |
1929-30 |
West Indies |
790-3d |
v Pakistan |
Kingston |
1957-58 |
Pakistan |
765-6d |
v Sri Lanka |
Karachi |
2008-09 |
Sri Lanka |
760-7d |
v India |
Ahmedabad |
2009-10 |
Australia |
758-8d |
v West Indies |
Kingston |
1954-55 |
Sri Lanka |
756-5d |
v South Africa |
Colombo (SSC) |
2006 |
West Indies |
751-5d |
v England |
St John's |
2003-04 |
West Indies |
749-9d |
v England |
Bridgetown |
2008-09 |
Lowest team total
Score |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season | |
New Zealand |
26 |
v England |
Auckland |
1954-55 |
South Africa |
30 |
v England |
Port Elizabeth |
1895-96 |
South Africa |
30 |
v England |
Birmingham |
1924 |
South Africa |
35 |
v England |
Cape Town |
1898-99 |
Australia |
36 |
v England |
Birmingham |
1902 |
South Africa |
36 |
v Australia |
Melbourne |
1931-32 |
Australia |
42 |
v England |
Sydney |
1887-88 |
New Zealand |
42 |
v Australia |
Wellington |
1945-46 |
India |
42# |
v England |
Lord's |
1974 |
South Africa |
43 |
v England |
Cape Town |
1888-89 |
# One batsman absent
Highest individual innings
|
Runs |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season |
BC Lara (WI) |
400* |
v England |
St John's |
2003-04 |
ML Hayden (Aus) |
380 |
v Zimbabwe |
Perth |
2003-04 |
BC Lara (WI) |
375 |
v England |
St John's |
1993-94 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
374 |
v South Africa |
Colombo (SSC) |
2006 |
GS Sobers (WI) |
365* |
v Pakistan |
Kingston |
1957-58 |
L Hutton (Eng) |
364 |
v Australia |
The Oval |
1938 |
ST Jayasuriya (SL) |
340 |
v India |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997-98 |
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) |
337 |
v West Indies |
Bridgetown |
1957-58 |
WR Hammond (Eng) |
336* |
v New Zealand |
Auckland |
1932-33 |
MA Taylor (Aus) |
334* |
v Pakistan |
Peshawar |
1998-99 |
DG Bradman (Aus) |
334 |
v England |
Leeds |
1930 |
Most runs in a match
Runs |
Batsman |
1st |
2nd |
Team |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season |
456 |
GA Gooch |
333 |
123 |
England |
v India |
Lord's |
1990 |
426 |
MA Taylor |
334* |
92 |
Australia |
v Pakistan |
Peshawar |
1998-99 |
400 |
BC Lara |
400* |
- |
West Indies |
v England |
St John's |
2003-04 |
380 |
GS Chappell |
247* |
133 |
Australia |
v New Zealand |
Wellington |
1973-74 |
380 |
ML Hayden |
380 |
- |
Australia |
v Zimbabwe |
Perth |
2003-04 |
375 |
A Sandham |
325 |
50 |
England |
v West Indies |
Kingston |
1929-30 |
375 |
BC Lara |
375 |
- |
West Indies |
v England |
St John's |
1993-94 |
374 |
DPMD Jayawardene |
374 |
- |
Sri Lanka |
v South Africa |
Colombo (SSC) |
2006 |
365 |
GS Sobers |
365* |
- |
West Indies |
v Pakistan |
Kingston |
1957-58 |
364 |
L Hutton |
364 |
- |
England |
v Australia |
The Oval |
1938 |
Leading run-scorers
Mts |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
0 | |
SR Tendulkar (Ind) |
177 |
290 |
32 |
14692 |
248* |
56.94 |
51 |
59 |
14 |
RT Ponting (Aus) |
152 |
259 |
28 |
12363 |
257 |
53.51 |
39 |
56 |
14 |
R Dravid (Ind+) |
153 |
265 |
30 |
12314 |
270 |
52.4 |
32 |
60 |
8 |
BC Lara (WI+) |
131 |
232 |
6 |
11953 |
400* |
52.88 |
34 |
48 |
17 |
JH Kallis (SA+) |
145 |
246 |
38 |
11947 |
201* |
57.43 |
40 |
54 |
10 |
AR Border (Aus) |
156 |
265 |
44 |
11174 |
205 |
50.56 |
27 |
63 |
11 |
SR Waugh (Aus) |
168 |
260 |
46 |
10927 |
200 |
51.06 |
32 |
50 |
22 |
SM Gavaskar (Ind) |
125 |
214 |
16 |
10122 |
236* |
51.12 |
34 |
45 |
12 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
119 |
196 |
13 |
9630 |
374 |
52.62 |
28 |
38 |
11 |
S Chanderpaul (WI) |
133 |
227 |
36 |
9367 |
203* |
49.04 |
23 |
55 |
13 |
Highest partnership for each wicket
Wkt |
Runs |
Partners |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season |
1st |
415 |
ND McKenzie, GC Smith (SA) |
v Bangladesh |
Chittagong |
2007-08 |
2nd |
576 |
ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama (SL) |
v India |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997-98 |
3rd |
624 |
KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
v South Africa |
Colombo (SSC) |
2006 |
4th |
437 |
DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera (SL) |
v Pakistan |
Karachi |
2008-09 |
5th |
405 |
SG Barnes, DG Bradman (Aus) |
v England |
Sydney |
1946-47 |
6th |
351 |
DPMD J'wardene, HAPW J'wardene (SL) |
v India |
Ahmedabad |
2009-10 |
7th |
347 |
DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza (WI) |
v Australia |
Bridgetown |
1954-55 |
8th |
332 |
IJL Trott, SCJ Broad (Eng) |
v Pakistan |
Lord's |
2010 |
9th |
195 |
MV Boucher, PL Symcox (SA) |
v Pakistan |
Johannesburg |
1997-98 |
10th |
151 |
BF Hastings, RO Collinge (NZ) |
v Pakistan |
Auckland |
1972-73 |
10th |
151 |
Azhar Mahmood, Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) |
v South Africa |
Rawalpindi |
1997-98 |
Highest partnerships
Runs |
Wkt |
Batsmen |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season |
624 |
3 |
DPMD J'wardene, KC Sangakkara (SL) |
v South Africa |
Colombo (SSC) |
2006 |
576 |
2 |
ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama (SL) |
v India |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997-98 |
467 |
3 |
MD Crowe, AH Jones (NZ) |
v Sri Lanka |
Wellington |
1990-91 |
451 |
2 |
DG Bradman, WH Ponsford (Aus) |
v England |
The Oval |
1934 |
451 |
3 |
Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar (Pak) |
v India |
Hyderabad |
1982-83 |
446 |
2 |
CC Hunte, GS Sobers (WI) |
v Pakistan |
Kingston |
1957-58 |
438 |
2 |
MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara (SL) |
v Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo |
2003-04 |
437 |
4 |
DPMD J'wardene, TT Samaraweera (SL) |
v Pakistan |
Karachi |
2008-09 |
429* |
3 |
HH Dippenaar, JA Rudolph (SA) |
v Bangladesh |
Chittagong |
2002-03 |
415 |
1 |
ND McKenzie, GC Smith (SA) |
v Bangladesh |
Chittagong |
2007-08 |
413 |
1 |
MH Mankad, P Roy (India) |
v New Zealand |
Chennai |
1955-56 |
411 |
4 |
MC Cowdrey, PBH May (Eng) |
v West Indies |
Birmingham |
1957 |
410 |
1 |
R Dravid, V Sehwag (India) |
v Pakistan |
Lahore |
2005-06 |
405 |
5 |
SG Barnes, DG Bradman (Aus) |
v England |
Sydney |
1946-47 |
Most runs off single over
Balls |
Batsman |
Bowler |
Teams |
Venue |
Season |
28 |
BC Lara (466444) |
RJ Peterson |
WI v SA |
Johannesburg |
2003-04 |
27 |
Shahid Afridi (666621) |
Harbhajan Singh |
Pak v Ind |
Lahore |
2005-06 |
26 |
CD McMillan (444464) |
Younis Khan |
NZ v Pak |
Hamilton |
2000-01 |
26 |
BC Lara (406664) |
Danish Kaneria |
WI v Pak |
Multan |
2006-07 |
26 |
MG Johnson (446066) |
PL Harris |
Aus v SA |
Johannesburg |
2008-09 |
25 |
AME Roberts (46266L) |
IT Botham |
WI v Eng |
Port-of-Spain |
1980-81 |
25 |
B Sutcliffe (66061) & RW Blair(600) |
HJ Tayfield |
NZ v SA |
Johannesburg |
1953-54 |
25 |
NJ Astle (666L0) & CL Cairns (41) |
AR Caddick |
NZ v Eng |
Christchurch |
2001-02 |
25 |
RR Sarwan (44444nb40) |
MM Patel |
WI v Ind |
Basseterre |
2006 |
25 |
AB de Villiers (66661w) |
AB McDonald |
SA v Aus |
Cape Town |
2008-09 |
25 |
LRPL Taylor (.nb41666) & JS Patel (1) |
NM Hauritz |
NZ v Aus |
Hamilton |
2009-10 |
Fastest fifty
Balls |
Batsman |
Teams |
Venue |
Season |
24 |
JH Kallis |
South Africa v Zimbabwe |
Cape Town |
2004-05 |
26 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan v India |
Bangalore |
2004-05 |
26 |
Mohammad Ashraful |
Bangaldesh v India |
Mirpur |
2007 |
27 |
Yousuf Youhana |
Pakistan v South Africa |
Cape Town |
2002-03 |
28 |
EAV Williams |
West Indies v England |
Bridgetown |
1947-48 |
28 |
IT Botham |
England v India |
Delhi |
1981-82 |
29 |
B Yardley |
Australia v West Indies |
Bridgetown |
1977-78 |
29 |
TG Southee |
New Zealand v England |
Napier |
2007-08 |
30 |
Kapil Dev |
India v Pakistan |
Karachi |
1982-83 |
30 |
TM Dilshan |
Sri Lanka v New Zealand |
Galle |
2009 |
Fastest hundred
Balls |
Batsman |
Teams |
Venue |
Season |
56 |
IVA Richards |
West Indies v England |
St John's |
1985-86 |
57 |
AC Gilchrist |
Australia v England |
Perth |
2006-07 |
67 |
JM Gregory |
Australia v South Africa |
Johannesburg |
1921-22 |
69 |
S Chanderpaul |
West Indies v Australia |
Georgetown |
2002-03 |
70 |
CH Gayle |
West Indies v Australia |
Perth |
2009-10 |
71 |
RC Fredericks |
West Indies v Australia |
Perth |
1975-76 |
74 |
Majid Khan |
Pakistan v New Zealand |
Karachi |
1976-77 |
74 |
Kapil Dev |
India v Sri Lanka |
Kanpur |
1986-87 |
74 |
M Azharuddin |
India v South Africa |
Calcutta |
1996-97 |
75 |
AB de Villiers |
South Africa v India |
Centurion |
2010-11 |
76 |
GL Jessop |
England v Australia |
The Oval |
1902 |
Best bowling in an innings
Wkts |
Runs |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season | |
JC Laker (Eng) |
10 |
53 |
v Australia |
Manchester |
1956 |
A Kumble (Ind) |
10 |
74 |
v Pakistan |
Delhi |
1998-99 |
GA Lohmann (Eng) |
9 |
28 |
v South Africa |
Johannesburg |
1895-96 |
JC Laker (Eng) |
9 |
37 |
v Australia |
Manchester |
1956 |
M Muralitharan (SL) |
9 |
51 |
v Zimbabwe |
Kandy |
2001-02 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
9 |
52 |
v Australia |
Brisbane |
1985-86 |
Abdul Qadir (Pak) |
9 |
56 |
v England |
Lahore |
1987-88 |
DE Malcolm (Eng) |
9 |
57 |
v South Africa |
The Oval |
1994 |
M Muralitharan (SL) |
9 |
65 |
v England |
The Oval |
1998 |
JM Patel (Ind) |
9 |
69 |
v Australia |
Kanpur |
1959-60 |
Best bowling a match
Wkts |
Runs |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season | |
JC Laker (Eng) |
19 |
90 |
v Australia |
Manchester |
1956 |
SF Barnes (Eng) |
17 |
159 |
v South Africa |
Johannesburg |
1913-14 |
ND Hirwani (India) |
16 |
136 |
v West Indies |
Chennai |
1987-88 |
RAL Massie (Aus) |
16 |
137 |
v England |
Lord's |
1972 |
M Muralitharan (SL) |
16 |
220 |
v England |
The Oval |
1998 |
J Briggs (Eng) |
15 |
28 |
v South Africa |
Cape Town |
1888-89 |
GA Lohmann (Eng) |
15 |
45 |
v South Africa |
Port Elizabeth |
1895-96 |
C Blythe (Eng) |
15 |
99 |
v South Africa |
Leeds |
1907 |
H Verity (Eng) |
15 |
104 |
v Australia |
Lord's |
1934 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
15 |
123 |
v Australia |
Brisbane |
1985-86 |
Leading wicket-takers
Mts |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Avg |
5I |
10M | |
M Muralitharan (SL+) |
133 |
44039 |
18180 |
800 |
9-51 |
22.72 |
67 |
22 |
SK Warne (Aus) |
145 |
40705 |
17995 |
708 |
8-71 |
25.41 |
37 |
10 |
A Kumble (Ind) |
132 |
40850 |
18355 |
619 |
10-74 |
29.65 |
35 |
8 |
GD McGrath (Aus) |
124 |
29248 |
12186 |
563 |
8-24 |
21.64 |
29 |
3 |
CA Walsh (WI) |
132 |
30019 |
12688 |
519 |
7-37 |
24.44 |
22 |
3 |
Kapil Dev (Ind) |
131 |
27740 |
12867 |
434 |
9-83 |
29.64 |
23 |
2 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
86 |
21918 |
9611 |
431 |
9-52 |
22.29 |
36 |
9 |
SM Pollock (SA) |
108 |
24353 |
9733 |
421 |
7-87 |
23.11 |
16 |
1 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) |
104 |
22627 |
9779 |
414 |
7-119 |
23.62 |
25 |
5 |
CEL Ambrose (WI) |
98 |
22103 |
8501 |
405 |
8-45 |
20.99 |
22 |
3 |
Harbhajan Singh (Ind) |
96 |
27233 |
12797 |
404 |
8-84 |
31.67 |
25 |
5 |
Most dismissals in a career
Mts |
Dis |
Ct |
St | |
MV Boucher (SA+) |
139 |
521 |
499 |
22 |
AC Gilchrist (Aus) |
96 |
416 |
379 |
37 |
IA Healy (Aus) |
119 |
395 |
366 |
29 |
RW Marsh (Aus) |
96 |
355 |
343 |
12 |
AJ Stewart (Eng) |
133 |
277 |
263 |
14 |
PJL Dujon (WI) |
81 |
272 |
267 |
5 |
APE Knott (Eng) |
95 |
269 |
250 |
19 |
Wasim Bari (Pak) |
81 |
228 |
201 |
27 |
TG Evans (Eng) |
91 |
219 |
173 |
46 |
RD Jacobs (WI) |
65 |
219 |
207 |
12 |
Kamran Akmal (Pak) |
53 |
206 |
184 |
22 |
AC Parore (NZ) |
78 |
204 |
197 |
7 |
Most catches as a fielder
Mts |
Ct | |
R Dravid (Ind+) |
153 |
203 |
ME Waugh (Aus) |
128 |
181 |
RT Ponting (Aus) |
152 |
178 |
SP Fleming (NZ) |
111 |
171 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
119 |
168 |
JH Kallis (SA+) |
145 |
166 |
BC Lara (W+I) |
131 |
164 |
MA Taylor (Aus) |
104 |
157 |
AR Border (Aus) |
156 |
156 |
ML Hayden (Aus) |
103 |
128 |
SK Warne (Aus) |
145 |
125 |
Most appearances
Mts | |
SR Tendulkar (Ind) |
177 |
SR Waugh (Aus) |
168 |
AR Border (Aus) |
156 |
R Dravid (Ind+) |
153 |
RT Ponting (Aus) |
152 |
JH Kallis (SA+) |
145 |
SK Warne (Aus) |
145 |
MV Boucher (SA+) |
139 |
S Chanderpaul (WI) |
133 |
M Muralitharan (SL+) |
133 |
AJ Stewart (Eng) |
133 |
Most matches as captain
Mts |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Drawn |
W/L |
Won% | |
AR Border (Aus) |
93 |
32 |
22 |
1 |
38 |
1.45 |
34.40 |
GC Smith (SA+) |
83 |
38 |
24 |
0 |
21 |
1.58 |
45.78 |
SP Fleming (NZ) |
80 |
28 |
27 |
0 |
25 |
1.03 |
35.00 |
RT Ponting (Aus) |
77 |
48 |
16 |
0 |
13 |
3.00 |
62.33 |
CH Lloyd (WI) |
74 |
36 |
12 |
0 |
26 |
3.00 |
48.64 |
SR Waugh (Aus) |
57 |
41 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
4.55 |
71.92 |
A Ranatunga (SL) |
56 |
12 |
19 |
0 |
25 |
0.63 |
21.42 |
MA Atherton (Eng) |
54 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
20 |
0.61 |
24.07 |
WJ Cronje (SA) |
53 |
27 |
11 |
0 |
15 |
2.45 |
50.94 |
MP Vaughan (Eng) |
51 |
26 |
11 |
0 |
14 |
2.36 |
50.98 |
IVA Richards (WI) |
50 |
27 |
8 |
0 |
15 |
3.37 |
54.00 |
MA Taylor (Aus) |
50 |
26 |
13 |
0 |
11 |
2.00 |
52.00 |
Most consecutive matches as captain
Team |
Mts |
From |
Until | |
AR Border |
Australia |
93 |
1984-85 |
1993-94 |
RT Ponting |
Australia |
73 |
2004-05 |
2010-11 |
SP Fleming |
New Zealand |
65 |
1999 |
2006-07 |
MA Atherton |
England |
52 |
1993 |
1997-98 |
MA Taylor |
Australia |
50 |
1994 |
1998-99 |
GS Sobers |
West Indies |
39 |
1964-65 |
1971-72 |
ST Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka |
38 |
1999-00 |
2002-03 |
M Azharuddin |
India |
37 |
1989-90 |
1996 |
GC Smith |
South Africa |
36 |
2002-03 |
2005-06 |
PBH May |
England |
35 |
1955 |
1959 |
Most matches as umpire
Mts | ||
SA Bucknor (WI) |
128 | |
RE Koertzen (SA) |
108 | |
DJ Harper (Aus) |
95 | |
DR Shepherd (Eng) |
92 | |
DB Hair (Aus) |
78 | |
S Venkataraghavan (Ind) |
73 | |
BF Bowden (NZ) |
67 | |
SJA Taufel (Aus) |
67 | |
HD Bird (Eng) |
66 | |
Aleem Dar (Pak) |
65 |
Most man of match awards
Mts |
Awards | |
JH Kallis (SA+) |
145 |
22 |
M Muralitharan (SL+) |
133 |
19 |
SK Warne (Aus) |
145 |
17 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) |
104 |
17 |
RT Ponting (Aus) |
152 |
16 |
CEL Ambrose (WI) |
98 |
14 |
SR Tendulkar (Ind) |
177 |
14 |
SR Waugh (Aus) |
168 |
14 |
IT Botham (Eng) |
102 |
12 |
BC Lara (WI+) |
131 |
12 |
KC Sangakkara (SL) |
97 |
12 |
Most man of series awards
Mts |
Awards | |
M Muralitharan (SL+) |
133 |
11 |
JH Kallis (SA+) |
145 |
9 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
86 |
8 |
Imran Khan (Pak) |
88 |
8 |
SK Warne (Aus) |
145 |
8 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) |
104 |
7 |
CEL Ambrose (WI) |
98 |
6 |
MD Marshall (WI) |
81 |
6 |
SR Waugh (Aus) |
168 |
6 |