English Test Records - Bat & Ball

Current Batting Records (after 2nd Test at Lords)

9139 - 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 127 to pass Graeme Smith

Ian Bell has 7,427 runs and is 9th in the English stats, He is 38th overall (needs 6 to pass Desmond Haynes)

 

Here is a list of the highest test runs amongst players still playing test cricket:

Kumar Sangakarra - 12305
Alistair Cook - 9139
Younis Khan - 8814
Michael Clarke - 8592
AB DeVilliers - 7606
Ian Bell - 7427
Chris Gayle - 7214
Hashim Amla - 6770
Brendan McCullum - 6008

Arguably you could include Shiv Chanderpaul (dropped rather than retired) on 11867

Kumar Sangakarra wil retire during the forthcoming test series against India

 

Current Batting Records (after 3rd Test at Edgbaston)

9180 - 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 86 to pass Graeme Smith

Ian Bell has 7,545 runs and is 9th in the English stats, He overtook Desmond Haynes, Clive Lloyd, Mark Taylor and Mohammed Youseff with his exploits at Birmingham. He is 34th overall (needs 14 to pass Gordon Greenidge)

 

Current Bowling Records (after 3rd Test at Egdbaston)

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

Anderson is 11th in the all-time list (needs 2 to overtake Wasim Akram) - Broad is 29th

 

Current Bowling Records (after 4th Test at Trent Bridge)

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

Anderson is 11th in the all-time list (needs 2 to overtake Wasim Akram) - Broad is 27th (1 behind Lance Gibbs)

No change to list during 5th Test at the Oval

 

Current Batting Records (after 5th Test at the Oval)

9330 - 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 12th in the all-time list and needs 793 to pass Sunil Gavaskar

Ian Bell has 7,569 runs and is 9th in the English stats. He is 33rd overall.

 

Current Batting Records (after 1st Test in Abu Dhabi)

9593 - Alastair Cook
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231 - David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
7728 - Michael Atherton
7637 - Ian Bell
7624 - Colin Cowdrey

Alastair Cook is now 12th in the all-time list and needs 528 to pass Sunil Gavaskar

Ian Bell moved past Colin Cowdrey and is 8th in the English stats. He is 31st overall (also overtook AB DeVilliers - though that could be temporary).

 

Current Bowling Records (after 1st Test in Abu Dhabi)

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

Anderson is equal 9th in the all-time list (level with Harbhajan Singh and 4 behind Shaun Pollock) - Broad is equal 26th (level with Lance Gibbs and 1 behind Brett Lee)

 

Following Zaheer Khan's retirement from test cricket there are only 4 current players in the Top 50 bowling list

Aside from Anderson and Broad, Dale Steyn has 402 wickets (13th place) and Rangana Herath has 288 (32nd)

 

Current Batting Records (after 3rd Test in Sharjah)

9780 - Alastair Cook
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231 - David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
7728 - Michael Atherton
7727 - Ian Bell
7624 - Colin Cowdrey

Alastair Cook is now 12th in the all-time list and needs 343 to pass Sunil Gavaskar

Ian Bell is 30th overall and just 1 behind Michael Atherton

 

Current Bowling Records (after 3rd Test in Sharjah)

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

Anderson is 8th in the all-time list (5 behind Richard Hadlee) - Broad is 24th (10 behind Bob Willis, though Mitchell Johnson is only 5 behind and playing in the series against New Zealand)

 

Batsmen currently playing test cricket:

Alistair Cook - 9,780
Younis Khan - 9,116
AB deVilliers - 7,770 (after 1st Inns today)
Ian Bell - 7,727
Hasim Amla - 6,820 (after 1st Inns today)
Brendan McCullum - 6,094

Younger Players who may/should threaten the Top 50:
Joe Root (age 24) - 3,024
Steve Smith (26) - 3,171
David Warner (27) - 4,181
Virat Kohli (27) - 2,824
Kane Williamson (24) - 3,468 (not out overnight)

 

Ross Taylor's heroics against Australia (235 no overnight) took him past 5,000 runs to 5,030 - so now 7 current test players on that list
He is the 86th player to reach that milestone

 

Bowlers currently playing Test Cricket:

Jimmy Anderson - 426
Harbajan Singh - 417 (not currently selected in side)
Dale Steyn - 402
Stuart Broad - 315
Mitchell Johnson - 311
Rangana Herath - 293
Morne Morkel - 218
Ishant Sharma - 200

 

Current Batting Records (after 1st Test in Durban)

9787 - Alastair Cook
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231 - David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
7728 - Michael Atherton
7727 - Ian Bell
7624 - Colin Cowdrey

Alastair Cook is 12th in the all-time list and needs 336 to pass Sunil Gavaskar

Dropped Ian Bell remains 30th overall and just 1 behind Michael Atherton

Joe Root now has 3,117 test runs

 

Current Bowling Records (after 1st Test in Durban)

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

The injured Jimmy Anderson is 8th in the all-time list (5 behind Richard Hadlee) - Stuart Broad is 24th (5 behind Bob Willis)

 

After the Durban Test match, Alastair Cook has played in 123 tests - only Alec Stewart with 133 has played more times for England. Here's the Top 20 for England:

133 - Alec Stewart
123 - Alistair Cook
118 - Ian Bell and Graham Gooch
117 - David Gower
115 - Michael Atherton
114 - Colin Cowdrey
110 - Jimmy Anderson
108 - Geoffrey Boycott
104 - Kevin Pietersen
102 - Sir Ian Botham
100 - Andrew Strauss & Graham Thorpe
96 - Nasser Hussain
95 - Alan Knott
91 - Godfrey Evans
90 - Bob Willis
88 - Stuart Broad
86 - Derek Underwood
85 - Wally Hammond

Stewart is =13th on the all-time list, headed by Sachin Tendulkar with 200 tests

 

Current Batting Records (after 2nd Test in Cape Town)

9822 - Alastair Cook
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231 - David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
7728 - Michael Atherton
7727 - Ian Bell
7624 - Colin Cowdrey

Alastair Cook is 12th in the all-time list and needs 301 to pass Sunil Gavaskar

Dropped Ian Bell remains 30th overall and just 1 behind Michael Atherton

Of the young batch of players Joe Root now has 3,196 test runs, Ben Stokes has 1,282 and Jonny Bairstow has 1,145

 

Current Bowling Records (after 2nd Test in Cape Town)

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

Jimmy Anderson is 8th in the all-time list (4 behind Richard Hadlee) - Stuart Broad is 24th (3 behind Bob Willis)

Of the other current bowlers Steven Finn has 110, Moeen Ali 61 and Ben Stokes 47

 

Current Batting Records (after 3rd Test in Johannesburg)

9883 - Alastair Cook
8900 - Graham Gooch
8463 - Alec Stewart
8231 - David Gower
8181 - Kevin Pietersen
8114 - Geoffrey Boycott
7728 - Michael Atherton
7727 - Ian Bell
7624 - Colin Cowdrey

Alastair Cook is 12th in the all-time list and needs 240 to pass Sunil Gavaskar

Dropped Ian Bell remains 30th overall and just 1 behind Michael Atherton

Joe Root now has 3,310 test runs at an average of 55.16 (9 hundreds)