English Test Records - Bat & Ball

Whilst Jimmy seems immortal I'm not sure he'll get up to second spot - I can see Broady going past McGrath this year though - to have two of the top 5 is pretty incredible though.

 

Current Batting Records (after Pakistan series)
12472 - Alastair Cook
10629 - Joe Root
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231 - David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
7728 - Michael Atherton
7727 - Ian Bell
7624 - Colin Cowdrey
7249 - Wally Hammond
7037 - Andrew Strauss
6971 - Len Hutton
6806 - Ken Barrington
6744 - Graham Thorpe
5825 - Marcus Trescothick
5807 - Denis Compton
5764 - Nasser Hussain
5719 - Michael Vaughan
5602 - Ben Stokes
5482 - Jonny Bairstow
5410 - Jack Hobbs
5200 - Sir Ian Botham

Joe Root is 12th in the all-time list - he is 298 behind Steve Waugh

 

Current Bowling Records (after Pakistan series)

675 - Jimmy Anderson
566 - Stuart Broad
389 - Sir Ian Botham
325 - Bob Willis
307 - Fred Truman
297 - Derek Underwood
255 - Graeme Swann
252 - Brian Statham
248 - Matthew Hoggard
236 - Sir Alec Bedser
234 - Andrew Caddick
229 - Darren Gough
226 - Steve Harmison
226 - Andrew Flintoff
202 - John Snow
193 - Jim Laker

Jimmy Anderson is 3rd in the all-time list. He is 33 adrift of Shane Warne.

Stuart Broad is 5th - he is 53 behind Anil Kumble

 

Can he reach 700 in 2023?

4 wickets per Test could mean it should happen in the Ashes, that is if he is not rested, rotated or injured.

Has been Stokes leading wicket taker, 8 Tests 35 wickets at 17.85. Root has the most runs under Stokes 10 Tests 740 at 52.85