English Test Records - Bat & Ball

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All things being equal the English Test batting and bowling all-time records should be broken this summer.

Jimmy Anderson needs 4 wickets to overtake Ian Botham's 383 wickets so barring a major injury, that should happen in the Caribbean. Anderson is 15th in the All-Time list (Botham 14th)

Alastair Cook needs 668 more runs to overhaul Graham Gooch's 8900 in the 10 tests (3 in West Indies, 2 against New Zealand and 5 Ashes tests). Cook is 21st in the All-Time list (Gooch 13th - Michael Clarke the only current player between Gooch and Cook)

Current Batting Records (before 1st Test in West Indies):
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8423 - Alastair Cook
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott

Current Bowling Records
383 - Sir Ian Botham
380 - Jimmy Anderson
325 - Bob Willis
307 - Fred Truman
297 - Derek Underwood
264 - Stuart Broad
 
Current Batting Records:
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8434 - Alastair Cook
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
 
James Anderson has overtaken Ian Botham to become the leading wicket taker in Tests for England.
Anderson went into this, his 100th Test, with 380 victims. But the wicket of Marlon Samuels drew him level with Botham's previous mark of 383, which has stood since 1986, before he dismissed Denesh Ramdin, edging to Alastair Cook at slip, in the final session as England pressed for victory to set a new benchmark.
 
Current Batting Records (after 1st Test in West Indies):
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8447 - Alastair Cook
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott

Current Bowling Records
384 - Jimmy Anderson
383 - Sir Ian Botham
325 - Bob Willis
307 - Fred Truman
297 - Derek Underwood
267 - Stuart Broad
 
Anderson's record is worthy of praise. It's very hard for pace bowlers these days. They can little rest because of the constant demands of international cricket (all formats), so it's a miracle he has stayed fit most of the time.

His great skills are the ability to swing the new ball both ways and then bowl reverse swing or cutters with the old ball. In English type conditions, he is very hard to play. He is comfortably the best in the world. But like most fast bowlers, he suffers from there being too many flat pitches elsewhere around the world where teams can score 500 without too much trouble. Without the express pace of a bowler like Steyn , it is very hard to take wickets on those pitches (as yesterday proved). So 384 wickets in 100 Tests (when he only took 60 in his first 20 at an average of nearly 40) is pretty remarkable in modern cricket.
 
Current Batting Records (after the 2nd test in West Indies):
8900 - Graham Gooch
8582 - Alastair Cook
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott

Alistair Cook passed Sir Viv Richards and Alec Stewart during the 2nd test (and is only 4 runs short of Virender Sehwag)

Current Bowling Records
390 - Jimmy Anderson
383 - Sir Ian Botham
325 - Bob Willis
307 - Fred Truman
297 - Derek Underwood
272 - Stuart Broad

Jimmy Anderson now level with Makhaya Ntini
 
Joe Root now has 2,056 runs from 24 tests at an average of 57.11
He is the 2nd youngest Englishman to pass 2,000 test runs (Cook quickest)
 
After his hundred in the 3rd test, Alastair Cook moved above Sehwag and Hayden in the all-time list and to within 213 of Gooch
Current Batting Records:
8900 - Graham Gooch
8687 - Alastair Cook
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
 
Position after West Indies Series:

Current Batting Records
8900 - Graham Gooch
8691 - Alastair Cook
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott

Cook is now 17th in the all-time list and needs 231 to pass Gooch

Ian Bell has 7,311 runs and is 9th in the English stats (39th overall)

Current Bowling Records
397 - Jimmy Anderson
383 - Sir Ian Botham
325 - Bob Willis
307 - Fred Truman
297 - Derek Underwood
274 - Stuart Broad

Anderson is now 12th in the all-time list - Broad is 32nd
 
devonFRATTONiser said:
So Cook's 178 runs in the first test against NZ take him up to 8869, just 31 behind Gooch
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Yes that's right - here is the position after 1st test at Lords:

Current Batting Records
8900 - Graham Gooch
8869 - Alastair Cook
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott

Cook is now 14th in the all-time list and needs 32 to pass Gooch

Ian Bell has 7,341 runs and is 9th in the English stats (39th overall)

Current Bowling Records
399 - Jimmy Anderson
383 - Sir Ian Botham
325 - Bob Willis
307 - Fred Truman
297 - Derek Underwood
280 - Stuart Broad

Anderson is still 12th in the all-time list - Broad is 32nd
 
Congratulations to Alastair Cook who passed Graham Gooch's record on the second day at Headingley - great reception from the Yorkshire crowd

Current Batting Records
8944 - Alastair Cook
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott

Cook is now 13th in the all-time list (Graeme Smith next in his sights on 9265 - the only player left above Cook under 10,000)
 
Current Batting Records (after 1st Test in Cardiff)

9032 - Alastair Cook
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231- David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
7728 - Michael Atherton
7624 - Colin Cowdrey

Alastair Cook is now 13th in the all-time list and needs 234 to pass Graeme Smith

Ian Bell has 7,415 runs and is 9th in the English stats, He is 39th overall (needs 8 to pass David Boon)
 
Current Bowling Records

406 - Jimmy Anderson
383 - Sir Ian Botham
325 - Bob Willis
307 - Fred Truman
297 - Derek Underwood
292 - Stuart Broad

Anderson is 11th in the all-time list - Broad is 30th
 
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