List of women's Test cricket records

This is a list of women's Test cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in women's Test cricket. Records for the short form of women's international cricket, One Day Internationals, are at List of women's One Day International cricket records.

Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. Women's Test cricket has been played since 1934–35 with essentially the same rules as are played today, and therefore many comparisons can be made of teams and individuals through these records.

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).

Listing notation

Team notation

(300–3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
(300–3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
(300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out.

Batting notation

(100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
(100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.

Bowling notation

(5–100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.

Currently playing

Current Test cricketers are shown in bold.

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

Matches played

Team	1st Test	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Won
Australia	December 1934	79	22	11	46	27.84
England	December 1934	100	20	16	64	20.00
India	October 1976	40	7	6	27	17.50
Ireland	July 2000	1	1	0	0	100.00
Netherlands	July 2007	1	0	1	0	0.00
New Zealand	February 1935	45	2	10	33	4.44
Pakistan	April 1998	3	0	2	1	0.00
South Africa	December 1960	14	1	6	7	7.14
Sri Lanka	April 1998	1	1	0	0	100.00
West Indies	May 1976	12	1	3	8	8.33

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 February 2024.

Most consecutive Test wins
Win	Team	Period
3	Australia	1985 (Gosford) — 1987 (Worcester)
	Australia	1991 (Adelaide) — 1992 (Sydney)
	Australia	2001 (Shenley) — 2003 (Brisbane)
	India	2006 (Taunton) — 2014 (Mysore)
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 30 January 2022. * indicates the sequence is in progress.

Most consecutive Test losses
Loss	Team	Period
4	New Zealand	1934–35 (Christchurch) — 1954 (Leeds)
2	Australia	1934–35 (Brisbane) — 1934–35 (Sydney)
	New Zealand	1968–69 (Christchurch) — 1968–69 (Auckland)
	England	1984–85 (Gosford) — 1984–85 (Bendigo)
	India	1990–91 (Adelaide) — 1990–91 (Melbourne)
	Pakistan	1997–98 (Colombo) — 2000 (Dublin)
	England	2001 (Shenley) — 2001 (Leeds)
	England	2014 (Wormsley) — 2015 (Canterbury)
	England	2023 (Nottingham) — 2023 (Navi Mumbai)*
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021. * indicates the sequence is in progress.

Most consecutive Test draws
Draw	Team	Period
11	India	1983–84 (Delhi) — 1990–91 (Sydney)
9	England	1954 (Worcester) — 1960–61 (Johannesburg)
	New Zealand	1978–79 (Melbourne) — 1989–90 (Wellington)
	New Zealand	1991–92 (New Plymouth) — 2004 (Scarborough)*
8	England	1995–96 (Hyderabad) — 1999 (Shenley)
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021. * indicates the sequence is in progress.

Result records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank	Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1	Innings and 337 runs	England (503–5 d) beat New Zealand (44 and 122)	Lancaster Park	1934–35
2	Innings and 284 runs	Australia (575–9 d) beat South Africa (76 and 215)	WACA Ground	2023–24
3	Innings and 140 runs	Australia (344) beat England (103 and 101)	Denis Compton Oval	2001
4	Innings and 102 runs	Australia (338–6 d) beat New Zealand (149 and 87)	Basin Reserve	1947–48
5	Innings and 96 runs	England (455) beat South Africa (130 and 229)	County Ground, Taunton	2003
Source: Cricinfo. Last update 17 February 2024.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1	347 runs	India (428 and 186–6 d) beat England (136 and 131)	DY Patil Stadium	2023–24
2	309 runs	Sri Lanka (305–9 d and 275–8 d) beat Pakistan (171 and 100)	Colts Cricket Club Ground	1997–98
3	188 runs	New Zealand (168 and 220–8 d) beat South Africa (111 and 89)	Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	1971–72
4	186 runs	Australia (213 and 173–5 d) beat England (72 and 128)	Adelaide Oval	1948–49
5	185 runs	England (204 and 164–7 d) beat New Zealand (61 and 122)	Eden Park	1948–49
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 16 December 2023.

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Rank	Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1	2 wickets	Australia (120 and 160–8) beat England (158 and 120)	New Road, Worcester	1951
2	4 wickets	England (144 and 173–6) beat New Zealand (212 and 104)	Cooks Gardens	1991–92
3	5 wickets	India (161–9 d and 55–5) beat West Indies (127 and 88)	Moin-ul-Haq Stadium	1976–77
		Australia (78 and 139–5) beat England (124 and 92)	The Gabba	2002–03
		India (307 and 98–5) beat England (99 and 305)	County Ground, Taunton	2006
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank	Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
1	2 runs	England (196 and 194) beat India (263 and 125)	Keenan Stadium	1995–96
2	5 runs	England (91 and 296) beat Australia (262 and 120)	Adelaide Oval	1984–85
3	24 runs	England (214–4 d and 164) beat West Indies (188 and 166)	Edgbaston	1979
4	25 runs	England (222 and 231) beat Australia (302 and 126)	Stanley Park	1937
5	31 runs	Australia (300 and 102) beat England (204 and 167)	County Ground, Northampton	1937
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Tied Tests

There have been no tied matches in women's Test cricket.^[1]

Follow On Records (Victory after Following-on)

No team has won a match after being made to follow-on.^[2]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings
Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
575-9 d	Australia (v South Africa)	WACA Ground	2023–24
569–6 d	Australia (v England)	Woodbridge Road	1998
525	Australia (v India)	Ahmedabad	1983–84
517–8	New Zealand (v England)	Scarborough	1996
503–5 d	England (v New Zealand)	Lancaster Park	1934–35
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 16 February 2024.

Fewest runs in a completed innings
Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
35	England (v Australia)	Junction Oval	1957–58^[3]
38	Australia (v England)	Junction Oval	1957–58^[3]
44	New Zealand (v England)	Lancaster Park	1934–35
47	Australia (v England)	Brisbane	1934–35
50	Netherlands (v South Africa)	Hazelaarweg Stadion	2007
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Highest successful fourth innings^[a]
Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
198–3	Australia (v England)	Bankstown Oval	2011
183–4	India (v England)	Wormsley Park	2014
173–3	England (v New Zealand)	Hagley Oval	1968–69
173–6	England (v New Zealand)	Cooks Gardens	1991–92
160–8	Australia (v England)	New Road, Worcester	1951
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021. ^ Meaning the highest innings that results in the team winning the match.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Career runs

Most career runs
Runs	Inns.	Player	Period
1,935	44	Jan Brittin	1979—1998
1,676	43	Charlotte Edwards	1996—2015
1,594	38	Rachael Heyhoe Flint	1960—1979
1,301	29	Debbie Hockley	1979—1996
1,164	31	Carole Hodges	1984—1992
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Highest career average
Average	Inns.	Player	Period
81.90	13	Denise Annetts	1987—1992
62.37	10	Lorraine Hill	1975—1977
61.86	22	Ellyse Perry	2008—
59.88	22	Enid Bakewell	1968—1979
58.61	15	Belinda Haggett	1987—1992
Qualification: 10 innings. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 February 2024.
Notes: If the qualification is removed, the highest career batting average list is topped by Chamani Seneviratna, who averaged 148 across two Test innings.^[4]

Innings or series

Highest individual score
Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
242	Kiran Baluch	v West Indies	National Stadium, Karachi	2003–04
214	Mithali Raj	v England	Taunton	2002
213*	Ellyse Perry	v England	Sydney	2017
210	Annabel Sutherland	v South Africa	Perth	2023–24
209*	Karen Rolton	v England	Headingley	2001
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 16 February 2024.

Most runs in a series
Runs	Inns.	Player	Series
453	9	Denise Emerson	v England, 1984–85
450	5	Jan Brittin	v Australia, 1998
429	10	Jan Brittin	v Australia, 1984–85
412	5	Enid Bakewell	v New Zealand, 1968–69
381	10	Shantha Rangaswamy	v West Indies, 1976–77
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 21 October 2021.

Highest individual score — progression of record
Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
72	Myrtle Maclagan (in the inaugural Test Match)	v Australia	Brisbane	1934–35
119	Myrtle Maclagan	v Australia	Sydney	1934–35
189	Betty Snowball	v New Zealand	Lancaster Park	1934–35
190	Sandhya Agarwal	v England	New Road, Worcester	1986
193	Denise Annetts	v England	Collingham and Linton Cricket Club Ground	1987
204	Kirsty Flavell	v England	Scarborough	1996
204	Michelle Goszko	v England	Denis Compton Oval	2001
209*	Karen Rolton	v England	Headingley	2001
214	Mithali Raj	v England	Taunton	2002
242	Kiran Baluch	v West Indies	Karachi	2003–04
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 21 October 2021.

Highest proportion of runs in a completed innings total

Percentage	Runs	Batsman	Opponent	Venue	Season
68.29%	112* of 164	Enid Bakewell	v West Indies	Edgbaston	1979
61.01%	108 of 177	Shantha Rangaswamy	v New Zealand	Dunedin	1976–77
59.30%	204 of 344	Michelle Goszko	v England	Denis Compton Oval	2001
59.23%	77* of 130	Eris Paton	v England	Eden Park	1957–58
56.56%	168* of 297	Heather Knight	v Australia	Canberra	2022

Half Centuries, Centuries and Double Centuries

Most Test 50+ Scores
50+ Scores	Player	Matches
16	Jan Brittin	27
13	Rachael Heyhoe Flint	22
13	Charlotte Edwards	23
11	Enid Bakewell	12
11	Debbie Hockley	19
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021

Most Test Centuries
Centuries	Player	Matches
5	Jan Brittin	27
4	Enid Bakewell	12
	Sandhya Agarwal	13
	Claire Taylor	15
	Debbie Hockley	19
	Charlotte Edwards	23
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Most Test Double Centuries
Double Centuries	Player	Matches
1	Michelle Goszko	4
	Kiran Baluch	3
	Kirsty Flavell	6
	Joanne Broadbent	10
	Tammy Beaumont	8
	Ellyse Perry	12
	Mithali Raj	12
	Karen Rolton	14
	Annabel Sutherland	5
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 16 February 2024.

Individual records (bowling)

Career

Most wickets in career
Wickets	Player	Matches	Average
77	Mary Duggan	17	13.49
68	Betty Wilson	11	11.80
63	Diana Edulji	20	25.77
60	Myrtle Maclagan	14	15.58
	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	13	19.11
	Shubhangi Kulkarni	19	27.45
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Best career average
Average	Player	Balls	Wickets
11.80	Betty Wilson	2,885	68
12.73	Sally Moffat	1,025	15
13.49	Mary Duggan	3,734	77
15.25	Molly Hide	2,064	36
15.58	Myrtle Maclagan	3,432	60
Qualification: 1000 balls bowled. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.
Note: If the qualification is removed, the best career average record is at 0.50 runs per wicket. This record is held by the South African Susan Benade, who took 2 wickets with 1 run conceded off 24 balls.^[5]

Series

Most wickets in a series
Wickets	Matches	Player	Series
23	3	Julia Greenwood	v West Indies, 1979
23	5	Shubhangi Kulkarni	v West Indies, 1976–77
21	3	Betty Wilson	v England, 1957–58
21	5	Avril Starling	v Australia, 1984–85
20	3	Myrtle Maclagan	v Australia, 1934–35
	3	Mary Duggan	v Australia, 1951
	4	Avril Starling	v Australia, 1984–85
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Innings

Best figures in an innings
Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
8–53	Neetu David	v England	Keenan Stadium	1995–96
8–66	Ashleigh Gardner	v England	Trent Bridge	2023
7–6	Mary Duggan	v Australia	Junction Oval	1957–58^[3]
7–7	Betty Wilson	v England	Junction Oval	1957–58^[3]
7–10	Myrtle Maclagan	v Australia	Brisbane	1934–35
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 June 2023.

Best figures in an innings – progression of record
Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
7–10	Myrtle Maclagan (in the inaugural Test Match)	v Australia	Brisbane	1934–35
7–6	Mary Duggan	v Australia	Junction Oval	1957–58
8–53	Neetu David	v England	Keenan Stadium	1995–96
Calculated at the conclusion of each Test. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Match

Best figures in a match
Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
13–226	Shaiza Khan	v West Indies	Karachi	2003–04
12-165	Ashleigh Gardner	v England	Trent Bridge	2023
11–16	Betty Wilson	v England	Junction Oval	1957–58
11–63	Julia Greenwood	v West Indies	Canterbury	1979
11–107	Lucy Pearson	v Australia	Sydney	2003
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 June 2023.

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in Test career

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches
1	25	Carole Hodges	18
2	21	Sudha Shah	21
3	20	Lyn Fullston	12
4	15	Hazel Sanders	12
4	15	Lydia Greenway	14
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals
Dismissals	Player	Matches
58 (46 c. 12 st.)	Christina Matthews	20
43 (39 c. 4 st.)	Jane Smit	21
36 (19 c. 17 st.)	Shirley Hodges	11
28 (16 c. 12 st.)	Bev Brentnall	10
24 (14 c. 10 st.)	Margaret Jennings	8
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Most catches
Catches	Player	Matches
46	Christina Matthews	20
39	Jane Smit	21
20	Alyssa Healy	9
20	Julia Price	10
19	Shirley Hodges	11
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 February 2024.

Most stumpings
Stumpings	Player	Matches
17	Shirley Hodges	11
12	Bev Brentnall	10
12	Christina Matthews	20
11	Edna Ryan	5
10	Fowzieh Khalili	8
10	Margaret Jennings	8
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Individual records (other)

Most matches played
Matches	Player	Period
27	Jan Brittin	1979–1998
23	Charlotte Edwards	1996–2015
22	Rachael Heyhoe Flint	1960–1979
21	Sudha Shah	1976–1991
21	Jane Smit	1992–2006
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Most matches played as captain
Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied
14	Trish McKelvey	2	3	9	0
12	Rachael Heyhoe Flint	2	0	10	0
12	Shantha Rangaswamy	1	2	9	0
11	Belinda Clark	3	1	7	0
	Clare Connor	2	3	6	0
	Molly Hide	4	2	5	0
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Batters		Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
1st wicket	241	Kiran Baluch (242)	Sajjida Shah (98)	Pakistan	v West Indies	National Stadium, Karachi	2003–04
2nd wicket	275	Thirush Kamini (192)	Poonam Raut (130)	India	v South Africa	Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground	2014–15
3rd wicket	309	Lindsay Reeler (110*)	Denise Annetts (193)	Australia	v England	Collingham and Linton Cricket Club Ground	1987
4th wicket	253	Karen Rolton (209*)	Louise Broadfoot (71)	Australia	v England	Headingley	2001
5th wicket	138	Johmari Logtenberg (74)	Charlize van der Westhuizen (83)	South Africa	v England	Denis Compton Oval	2003
6th wicket	229	Jodie Fields (139)	Rachael Haynes (98)	Australia	v England	New Road, Worcester	2009
7th wicket	157	Mithali Raj (214)	Jhulan Goswami (62)	India	v England	Taunton	2002
8th wicket	181	Sally Griffiths (133)	Debbie Wilson (92*)	Australia	v New Zealand	Cornwall Park	1989–90
9th wicket	107	Beverly Botha (72)	Maureen Payne (33)	South Africa	v New Zealand	Newlands	1971–72
10th wicket	119	Shelley Nitschke (81*)	Clea Smith (42)	Australia	v England	County Ground, Hove	2005
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Highest partnerships

Rank	Runs	Batsmen		Team	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	309 (3rd wicket)	Lindsay Reeler (110*)	Denise Annetts (193)	Australia	v England	Collingham and Linton Cricket Club Ground	1987
2	275 (2nd wicket)	Thirush Kamini (192)	Poonam Raut (130)	India	v South Africa	Gangotri Glades Cricket Ground	2014–15
3	253 (4th wicket)	Karen Rolton (209*)	Louise Broadfoot (71)	Australia	v England	Headingley	2001
4	241 (1st wicket)	Kiran Baluch (242)	Sajjida Shah (98)	Pakistan	v West Indies	National Stadium, Karachi	2003–04
5	235 (2nd wicket)	Betty Snowball (189)	Molly Hide (110)	England	v New Zealand	Lancaster Park	1934–35
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 October 2021.

Notes and references

^ "Records – Tied matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
^ "Records – Victory after a follow on". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Same match.
^ "Statsguru – Women's Test matches – Batting records". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
^ WTest – bowling average – Cricinfo

General references

[4] Meaning the highest innings that results in the team winning the match.

[1] "Records – Tied matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

[2] "Records – Victory after a follow on". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

[same-3] Same match.

[5] "Statsguru – Women's Test matches – Batting records". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2009.

[6] WTest – bowling average – Cricinfo

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