| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO Fleetwood-Smith | 87.0 | 11 | 298 | 1 | 522.0 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 | Test # 266 | |
| RK Chauhan | 78.0 | 8 | 276 | 1 | 468.0 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| NS Yadav | 75.0 | 18 | 196 | 1 | 450.0 | India | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1984 | Test # 996 | |
| ACB Langton | 56.0x8 | 12 | 132 | 1 | 448.0 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
| N Gordon | 55.2x8 | 10 | 174 | 1 | 442.0 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
| MG Waite | 72.0 | 16 | 150 | 1 | 432.0 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 | Test # 266 | |
| A Kumble | 72.0 | 7 | 223 | 1 | 432.0 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| Zulfiqar Babar | 72.0 | 17 | 183 | 1 | 432.0 | Pakistan | v England | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 | Test # 2180 | |
| BS Bedi | 71.0 | 19 | 163 | 1 | 426.0 | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 | |
| SL Boock | 70.0 | 10 | 229 | 1 | 420.0 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 24 Feb 1989 | Test # 1116 | |
| NM Kulkarni | 70.0 | 12 | 195 | 1 | 420.0 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 69.0 | 28 | 106 | 1 | 414.0 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Feb 1989 | Test # 1116 | |
| LR Gibbs | 66.0 | 22 | 129 | 1 | 396.0 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 26 Mar 1965 | Test # 584 | |
| HJ Tayfield | 49.0x8 | 17 | 107 | 1 | 392.0 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 7 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
| MW Tate | 65.1 | 12 | 153 | 1 | 391.0 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 | Test # 198 | |
| AMB Rowan | 65.0 | 11 | 174 | 1 | 390.0 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
| EJ Chatfield | 65.0 | 14 | 158 | 1 | 390.0 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 24 Feb 1989 | Test # 1116 | |
| M Muralidaran | 65.0 | 14 | 172 | 1 | 390.0 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 | Test # 1909 | |
| MW Tate | 64.0 | 16 | 148 | 1 | 384.0 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 27 Jun 1930 | Test # 195 | |
| CV Grimmett | 64.0 | 22 | 118 | 1 | 384.0 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 2 Dec 1932 | Test # 220 | |
| J Briggs | 63.0 | 27 | 128 | 1 | 378.0 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1898 | Test # 55 | |
| MH Mankad | 63.0 | 16 | 129 | 1 | 378.0 | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 | |
| DS Atkinson | 62.0 | 35 | 61 | 1 | 372.0 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
| K Farnes | 46.0x8 | 9 | 108 | 1 | 368.0 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
| AV Bedser | 46.0x8 | 7 | 153 | 1 | 368.0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
| DVP Wright | 46.0x8 | 8 | 169 | 1 | 368.0 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 | |
| HJ Howarth | 46.0x8 | 9 | 135 | 1 | 368.0 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 20 Feb 1975 | Test # 757 | |
| MH Mankad | 61.0 | 34 | 71 | 1 | 366.0 | India | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 12 Feb 1955 | Test # 398 | |
| OG Smith | 61.0 | 30 | 93 | 1 | 366.0 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
| NBF Mann | 60.0 | 22 | 94 | 1 | 360.0 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| JA Young | 60.0 | 28 | 79 | 1 | 360.0 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 | |
| R Tattersall | 60.0 | 23 | 83 | 1 | 360.0 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
| HMRKB Herath | 60.0 | 12 | 148 | 1 | 360.0 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | 16 Jul 2014 | Test # 2129 | |
| ND Hirwani | 59.0 | 18 | 137 | 1 | 354.0 | India | v England | The Oval | 23 Aug 1990 | Test # 1150 | |
| BAW Mendis | 59.0 | 14 | 157 | 1 | 354.0 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 | Test # 1909 | |
| SP Gupte | 58.0 | 15 | 166 | 1 | 348.0 | India | v West Indies | Chennai | 21 Jan 1959 | Test # 465 | |
| GRJ Matthews | 58.0 | 16 | 145 | 1 | 348.0 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 4 Jan 1991 | Test # 1160 | |
| A Mishra | 58.0 | 6 | 203 | 1 | 348.0 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 | Test # 1933 | |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 58.0 | 6 | 161 | 1 | 348.0 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 | Test # 2418 | |
| FE Woolley | 43.0x8 | 5 | 135 | 1 | 344.0 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 | Test # 160 | |
| TL Goddard | 43.0x8 | 10 | 136 | 1 | 344.0 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 7 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
| AL Thomson | 43.0x8 | 8 | 136 | 1 | 344.0 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 | Test # 674 | |
| JC White | 57.0 | 30 | 64 | 1 | 342.0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 | |
| CV Grimmett | 57.0 | 20 | 122 | 1 | 342.0 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 6 Jul 1934 | Test # 235 | |
| GS Sobers | 57.0 | 25 | 94 | 1 | 342.0 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
| LR Gibbs | 57.0 | 24 | 68 | 1 | 342.0 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 | Test # 635 | |
| S Venkataraghavan | 57.0 | 12 | 163 | 1 | 342.0 | India | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1971 | Test # 685 | |
| JE Emburey | 57.0 | 24 | 91 | 1 | 342.0 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Feb 1988 | Test # 1093 | |
| TL Goddard | 42.0x8 | 18 | 62 | 1 | 336.0 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 | |
| FJ Titmus | 42.0x8 | 12 | 86 | 1 | 336.0 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1966 | Test # 601 | |
| HMRKB Herath | 56.0 | 8 | 154 | 1 | 336.0 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Jan 2015 | Test # 2155 | |
| DS Atkinson | 55.0 | 20 | 132 | 1 | 330.0 | West Indies | v Australia | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | Test # 408 | |
| Nasim-ul-Ghani | 55.0 | 17 | 109 | 1 | 330.0 | Pakistan | v India | Kanpur | 16 Dec 1960 | Test # 499 | |
| TW Cartwright | 55.0 | 18 | 97 | 1 | 330.0 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 1965 | Test # 575 | |
| M Muralidaran | 55.0 | 21 | 108 | 1 | 330.0 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 20 Oct 1994 | Test # 1271 | |
| Saeed Ajmal | 55.0 | 8 | 167 | 1 | 330.0 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 | Test # 2009 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
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Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, Jan 4-8, 2023
[Test # 2488] |
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Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, 2nd Test, Jan 2-6, 2023
[Test # 2487] |
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Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2022
[Test # 2486] |
