List of Australia Test cricket records against West Indies

This is a list of Australian Test cricket records against West Indies. It is based on the List of Australia Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Australian Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team, against the West Indian Test cricket team. Australia played its first recognised Test cricket match against West Indies in December 1930, and the records listed here date from that time.

Listing criteria

In general the top ten are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the ten, 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, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

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 giving away 100 runs.

Currently playing

  • Record holders who are currently playing Test cricket (i.e. their record details listed could change) are shown in bold

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties, and draws

Matches played

Team

1st Test

Matches

Won

Lost

Drawn

Tied

% Won

Dec 1930

105

50

31

22

1

47.61

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 October 2009.

Highest scores (Innings)

Rank

Score

Opposition

Venue

Season

1

758-8d

Kingston

1954-55

2

668

Bridgetown

1954-55

3

650-9d

Bridgetown

1964-65

4

619

Sydney

1968-69

5

605-9d

Bridgetown

2002-03

6

600-9d

Port of Spain

1954-55

7

576-4d

Port of Spain

2002-03

8

558

Brisbane

1930-31

9

547

Sydney

1968-69

10

533

Adelaide

1968-69

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 October 2009.

Lowest scores (Innings)

Rank

Score

Opposition

Venue

Season

1

76

Perth

1984-85

2

82

Adelaide

1951-52

3

90

Port of Spain

1977-78

4

97

Bridgetown

1983-84

5

105

Port of Spain

1994-95

6

114

Melbourne

1988-89

7

116

Sydney

1951-52

8

119

Perth

1992-93

9

122

Melbourne

1996-97

10

128

Port of Spain

1994-95

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 October 2009.

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

Innings and 217 runs

(558) beat (193 & 148)

Brisbane

1930-31

2

Innings and 183 runs

(517) beat (130 & 204)

Adelaide

1996-97

3

Innings and 172 runs

(369) beat (107 & 90)

Sydney

1930-31

4

Innings and 126 runs

(332) beat (82 & 124)

Brisbane

2000-01

5

Innings and 122 runs

(328-8d) beat (99 & 107)

Melbourne

1930-31

6

Innings and 82 runs

(758-8d) beat (357 & 319)

Kingston

1954-55

7

Innings and 55 runs

(471) beat (163 & 253)

Sydney

1984-85

8

Innings and 53 runs

(531) beat (265 & 213)

Kingston

1994-95

9

Innings and 30 runs

(510) beat (200 & 280)

Melbourne

1968-69

10

Innings and 27 runs

(396) beat (196 & 173)

Perth

2000-01

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 7 October 2009.

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

10 wickets

(376 & 172-0) beat (296 & 249)

Adelaide

1930-31

10 wickets

(294 & 63-0) beat (224 & 131)

Port of Spain

1964-65

10 wickets

(547 & 42-0) beat (264 & 324)

Sydney

1968-69

10 wickets

(341 & 135-0) beat (366 & 109)

Georgetown

1972-73

10 wickets

(346 & 39-0) beat (195 & 189)

Bridgetown

1994-95

6

9 wickets

(515 & 20-1) beat (259 & 275)

Kingston

1954-55

9 wickets

(489 & 147-1) beat (237 & 398)

Georgetown

2002-03

9 wickets

(605-9d & 8-1) beat (325 & 284)

Bridgetown

2002-03

9 wickets

(406 & 78-1) beat (149 & 334)

Hobart

2005-06

10

8 wickets

(257 & 133-2) beat (182 & 207)

Georgetown

1954-55

8 wickets

(366 & 219-2) beat (214 & 370)

Brisbane

1975-76

8 wickets

(485 & 55-2) beat (224 & 312)

Melbourne

1975-76

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 8 October 2009.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

382 runs

(619 & 394-8d) beat (279 & 382)

Sydney

1968-69

2

379 runs

(435 & 283-2d) beat (210 & 129)

Brisbane

2005-06

3

352 runs

(364 & 262-5d) beat (165 & 109)

Melbourne

2000-01

4

312 runs

(269 & 261) beat (167 & 51)

Port of Spain

1998-99

5

202 runs

(116 & 377) beat (78 & 213)

Sydney

1951-52

6

190 runs

(418 & 345-7d) beat (274 & 299)

Adelaide

1975-76

7

176 runs

(303 & 306) beat (222 & 211)

St John's

1998-99

8

165 runs

(351 & 300-3d) beat (160 & 326)

Melbourne

1975-76

9

157 runs

(403 & 265) beat (214 & 297)

St John's

1990-91

10

139 runs

(395 & 196) beat (233 & 219)

Melbourne

1992-93

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 October 2009.

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

1 wicket

(216 & 260-9) beat (272 & 203)

Melbourne

1951-52

2

2 wickets

(356 & 258-8) beat (292 & 321)

Melbourne

1960-61

3

3 wickets

(226 & 236-7) beat (216 & 245)

Brisbane

1951-52

3 wickets

(286 & 362-7) beat (205 & 439)

Georgetown

1977-78

5

5 wickets

(403 & 130-5) beat (391 & 141)

Adelaide

2000-01

6

6 wickets

(452 & 174-4) beat (272 & 352)

Sydney

2000-01

7

7 wickets

(517 & 137-3) beat (362 & 290)

Sydney

1951-22

7 wickets

(348 & 70-3) beat (181 & 233)

Melbourne

1960-61

7 wickets

(405 & 82-3) beat (355 & 128)

Sydney

1975-76

7 wickets

(401 & 82-3) beat (224 & 256)

Sydney

1988-89

7 wickets

(428 & 182-3) beat (405 & 204)

Adelaide

2005-06

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 21 October 2009.

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

44 runs

(332 & 289) beat (280 & 324)

Port of Spain

1972-73

2

58 runs

(198 & 222) beat (201 & 161)

Melbourne

1981-82

3

87 runs

(251 & 439-5d) beat (216 & 387)

Bridgetown

2008

4

95 runs

(431 & 167) beat (312 & 191)

Kingston

2008

5

118 runs

(576-4d & 238-3d) beat (408 & 288)

Port of Spain

2002-03

6

123 runs

(479 & 217-6d) beat (277 & 296)

Brisbane

1996-97

7

124 runs

(331 & 312-4d) beat (304 & 215)

Sydney

1996-97

8

139 runs

(395 & 196) beat (233 & 219)

Melbourne

1992-93

9

157 runs

(403 & 265) beat (214 & 297)

St John's

1990-91

10

165 runs

(351 & 300-3d) beat (160 & 326)

Melbourne

1975-76

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 October 2009.

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

Innings and 112 runs

(416) beat (76 & 228)

Perth

1984-85

2

Innings and 106 runs

(405) beat (90 & 209)

Port of Spain

1977-78

3

Innings and 87 runs

(585) beat (329 & 169)

Perth

1975-76

4

Innings and 36 runs

(498) beat (262 & 200)

St John's

1983-84

5

Innings and 25 runs

(322) beat (119 & 178)

Perth

1992-93

Note: a West Indies win against Australia by an innings has only occurred on 5 occasions.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 October 2009.

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

10 wickets

(397 & 22-0) beat (259 & 107)

Melbourne

1979-80

10 wickets

(509 & 21-0) beat (429 & 97)

Bridgetown

1983-84

10 wickets

(305 & 55-0) beat (199 & 160)

Kingston

1983-84

10 wickets

(569 & 31-0) beat (348 & 248)

Georgetown

1990-91

10 wickets

(384 & 57-0) beat (243 & 194)

Perth

1996-97

10 wickets

(431 & 3-0) beat (256 & 177)

Kingston

1998-99

7

9 wickets

(288 & 141-1) beat (250 & 178)

Bridgetown

1977-78

9 wickets

(394 & 63-1) beat (167 & 289)

Brisbane

1988-89

9 wickets

(136 & 98-1) beat (128 & 105)

Port of Spain

1994-95

10

8 wickets

(424 & 26-2) beat (175 & 271)

Brisbane

1984-85

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 28 October 2009.

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

By 408 runs

(328 & 448) beat (203 & 165)

Adelaide

1979-80

2

By 343 runs

(149 & 536-9d) beat (134 & 208)

Bridgetown

1990-91

3

By 285 runs

(280 & 361-9d) beat (242 & 114)

Melbourne

1989-90

4

By 222 runs

(339 & 326) beat (202 & 241)

Sydney

1960-61

5

By 212 runs

(355 & 180) beat (179 & 144)

Bridgetown

1964-65

6

By 198 runs

(292 & 290) beat (290 & 94)

Port of Spain

1977-78

7

By 191 runs

(356 & 292-7d) beat (284 & 173)

Adelaide

1984-85

8

By 179 runs

(239 & 373) beat (217 & 216)

Kingston

1964-65

9

By 169 runs

(449 & 349) beat (395 & 234)

Perth

1988-89

10

By 125 runs

(296 & 353) beat (284 & 240)

Brisbane

1968-69

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 29 October 2009.

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

1 wicket

(329 & 311-9) beat (490 & 146)

Bridgetown

1998-99

2

3 wickets

(240 & 418-7) beat (240 & 417)

St John's

2002-03

3

5 wickets

(389 & 239-5) beat (238 & 386)

Adelaide

1981-82

4

6 wickets

(105 & 233-4) beat (255 & 107)

Adelaide

1951-52

6 wickets

(255 & 87-4) beat (122 & 234)

Melbourne

1996-97

6

8 wickets

(424 & 26-2) beat (175 & 271)

Brisbane

1984-85

7

9 wickets

(288 & 141-1) beat (250 & 178)

Bridgetown

1977-78

9 wickets

(394 & 63-1) beat (167 & 289)

Brisbane

1988-89

9 wickets

(136 & 98-1) beat (128 & 105)

Port of Spain

1994-95

1

10 wickets

(397 & 22-0) beat (259 & 107)

Melbourne

1979-80

10 wickets

(509 & 21-0) beat (429 & 97)

Bridgetown

1983-84

10 wickets

(305 & 55-0) beat (199 & 160)

Kingston

1983-84

10 wickets

(569 & 31-0) beat (348 & 248)

Georgetown

1990-91

10 wickets

(384 & 57-0) beat (243 & 194)

Perth

1996-97

10 wickets

(431 & 3-0) beat (256 & 177)

Kingston

1998-99

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 2 November 2009.

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

Rank

Margin

Teams

Venue

Season

1

By 1 run

(252 & 146) beat (213 & 184)

Adelaide

1992-93

2

By 30 runs

(350-6d & 124-5d) beat (224 & 220)

Sydney

1930-31

3

By 125 runs

(296 & 353) beat (284 & 240)

Brisbane

1968-69

4

By 169 runs

(449 & 349) beat (395 & 234)

Perth

1988-89

5

By 179 runs

(239 & 373) beat (217 & 216)

Kingston

1964-65

6

By 191 runs

(356 & 292-7d) beat (284 & 173)

Adelaide

1984-85

7

By 198 runs

(292 & 290) beat (290 & 94)

Port of Spain

1977-78

8

By 212 runs

(355 & 180) beat (179 & 144)

Bridgetown

1964-65

9

By 222 runs

(339 & 326) beat (202 & 241)

Sydney

1960-61

10

By 285 runs

(280 & 361-9d) beat (242 & 114)

Melbourne

1989-90

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 November 2009.

Tied Matches

Home Team

Away Team

Game Details

Venue

Season

(453 & 284) tied with (505 & 232)

Brisbane

1960-61

Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 2 November 2009.

Individual records

Individual records (appearances)

Most career matches

Rank

Appearances

Player

Span

1

32

Steve Waugh

1988–2003

2

31

Alan Border

1979–1993

3

28

Ian Healy

1988–1999

28

Mark Waugh

1991–2001

5

23

Glen McGrath

1995–2005

6

22

David Boon

1984–1995

7

20

Mark Taylor

1989–1997

8

19

Shane Warne

1992–2005

9

18

Justin Langer

1993–2005

18

Ricky Ponting

1996-

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 7 October 2009.

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

Rank

Runs

Player

Match

Venue

Season

1

242

Doug Walters

v

Sydney

1968-69

2

223

Don Bradman

v

Brisbane

1930-31

3

216

Dean Jones

v

Adelaide

1988-89

4

210

Bill Lawry

v

Bridgetown

1964-65

5

206

Ricky Ponting

v

Port of Spain

2002-03

6

205

Bill Lawry

v

Melbourne

1968-69

7

204

Neil Harvey

v

Kingston

1954-55

8

201

Bob Simpson

v

Bridgetown

1964-65

9

200

Steve Waugh

v

Kingston

1994-95

10

199

Steve Waugh

v

Bridgetown

1998-99

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 8 October 2009.

Most career runs

Rank

Runs

Player

Matches

Innings

Average

1

2192

Steve Waugh

32

51

49.81

2

2052

Alan Border

31

59

39.46

3

1858

Mark Waugh

28

48

41.28

4

1695

Ricky Ponting

18

33

62.77

5

1545

Ian Chappell

17

31

57.22

6

1437

David Boon

22

40

39.91

7

1400

Greg Chappell

17

31

56.00

8

1247

Ian Redpath

16

29

44.53

9

1237

Matthew Hayden

15

27

51.54

10

1212

Justin Langer

18

33

37.87

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 21 October 2009.

Most career 50+ scores

Rank

50+s

Player

Matches

Innings

Average

1

17

Mark Waugh

28

48

41.28

17

Alan Border

31

59

39.46

3

16

Steve Waugh

32

51

49.81

4

12

Ian Chappell

17

31

57.22

12

Greg Chappell

17

31

56.00

12

Ricky Ponting

18

33

62.77

7

11

Doug Walters

9

14

92.00

11

David Boon

22

40

39.91

9

10

Ian Redpath

16

29

44.53

10

Justin Langer

18

33

37.87

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 October 2009.

Most career 100s

Rank

100s

Player

Matches

Innings

Average

1

7

Ricky Ponting

18

33

62.77

7

Steve Waugh

32

51

49.81

3

6

Doug Walters

9

14

92.00

4

5

Matthew Hayden

15

27

51.54

5

Ian Chappell

17

31

57.22

5

Greg Chappell

17

31

56.00

7

4

Keith Miller

10

16

53.40

4

Bill Lawry

10

17

69.00

4

Ian Redpath

16

29

55.53

4

Mark Waugh

28

48

41.28

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 October 2009.

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets

Rank

Wickets

Player

Matches

Average

1

110

Glen McGrath

23

19.38

2

65

Shane Warne

19

29.95

3

64

Brett Lee

12

23.00

4

62

Jeff Thompson

12

29.30

5

60

Stuart MacGill

16

34.08

6

59

Craig McDermott

14

28.86

7

55

Dennis Lillee

12

27.74

8

53

Merv Hughes

14

28.75

9

50

Jason Gillespie

13

21.12

10

47

Graham McKenzie

10

30.53

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 28 October 2009.

Best Bowling In An Innings

Rank

Figures

Player

Opposition

Venue

Season

1

8/71

Graham McKenzie

Melbourne

1968-69

2

8/87

Merv Hughes

Perth

1988-89

3

8/112

Geoff Lawson

Adelaide

1984-85

4

7/23

Bert Ironmonger

Melbourne

1930-31

5

7/44

Ian Johnson

Georgetown

1954-55

6

7/46

Alan Border

Sydney

1988-89

7

7/52

Shane Warne

Melbourne

1992-93

8

7/83

Dennis Lillee

Melbourne

1981-82

9

7/87

Clarrie Grimmett

Adelaide

1930-31

10

7/89

Mike Whitney

Adelaide

1988-89

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 29 October 2009.

Most career 5-wickets-in-an-innings

Rank

5s

Player

Matches

Wickets

BBI

Average

1

8

Glen McGrath

23

110

6/17

19.38

2

5

Alan Davidson

4

33

6/53

18.54

3

3

Max Walker

8

37

6/114

23.21

3

Keith Miller

10

40

6/107

25.97

3

Dennis Lillee

12

55

7/83

27.74

3

Brett Lee

12

64

5/30

23.00

3

Jason Gillespie

13

50

6/40

21.12

3

Jeff Thompson

14

62

6/50

29.30

3

Merv Hughes

14

53

8/87

28.75

3

Shane Warne

19

65

7/52

29.95

BBI - Best Bowling in an Innings.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 2 November 2009.

Most career 10-wickets-in-a-match

Rank

10s

Player

Matches

Wickets

BBM

Average

1

2

Glen McGrath

23

110

10/127

19.38

2

1

Bert Ironmonger

4

22

11/79

14.68

1

Alan Davidson

4

33

11/222

18.54

1

Colin Miller

4

23

10/113

18.73

1

Clarrie Grimmett

5

33

11/183

17.96

1

Neil Hawke

5

24

10/115

21.83

1

Bruce Yardley

8

35

10/185

23.51

1

Graham McKenzie

10

47

10/159

30.53

1

Geoff Lawson

12

39

11/181

35.38

1

Dennis Lillee

12

55

10/127

27.74

1

Merv Hughes

14

53

13/217

28.75

BBM - Best Bowling in a Match.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 2 November 2009.

Individual records (fielding)

Most dismissals in Test career (wicketkeeper)

Rank

Dismissals

Player

Caught

Stumped

Matches

Innings

1

78

Ian Healy

72

6

28

53

2

65

Rod Marsh

64

1

17

33

3

52

Adam Gilchrist

46

6

12

24

4

41

Gil Langley

32

9

9

18

41

Wally Grout

34

7

10

20

6

25

Steve Rixon

20

5

8

15

7

17

Wayne B. Phillips

17

0

7

10

8

16

Brad Haddin

16

0

3

6

9

13

Barry Jarman

12

1

4

8

13

Bert Oldfield

6

7

5

10

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 November 2009.

Most catches in Test career (non-wicketkeeper)

Rank

Catches

Player

Matches

1

45

Mark Waugh

28

2

29

Bob Simpson

15

3

28

Mark Taylor

20

4

24

Ian Chappell

17

5

23

Matthew Hayden

15

6

22

Ian Redpath

16

7

21

David Boon

22

8

19

Shane Warne

19

19

Alan Border

31

19

Steve Waugh

32

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 November 2009.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership

Runs

Players

Opposition

Venue

Season

1st wicket

382

Bill Lawry & Bob Simpson

Bridgetown

1964-65

2nd wicket

298

Ian Chappell & Bill Lawry

Melbourne

1968-69

3rd wicket

315

Darren Lehmann & Ricky Ponting

Port of Spain

2002-03

4th wicket

336

Bill Lawry & Doug Walters

Sydney

1968-69

5th wicket

281

Ricky Ponting & Steve Waugh

Bridgetown

1998-99

6th wicket

206

Ron Archer & Keith Miller

Bridgetown

1954-55

7th wicket

134

Richie Benaud & Alan Davidson

Brisbane

1960-61

8th wicket

137

Richie Benaud & Ian Johnson

Kingston

1954-55

9th wicket

114

Merv Hughes & Dean Jones

Adelaide

1988-89

10th wicket

97

Tom Hogan & Rodney Hogg

Georgetown

1983-84

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 November 2009.

Highest partnerships by runs

Rank

Partnership

Runs

Players

Opposition

Venue

Season

1

1st wicket

382

Bill Lawry & Bob Simpson

Bridgetown

1964-65

2

4th wicket

336

Bill Lawry & Doug Walters

Sydney

1968-69

3

3rd wicket

315

Darren Lehmann & Ricky Ponting

Port of Spain

2002-03

4

2nd wicket

298

Ian Chappell & Bill Lawry

Melbourne

1968-69

5

3rd wicket

295

Neil Harvey & Colin McDonald

Kingston

1954-55

6

5th wicket

281

Ricky Ponting & Steve Waugh

Bridgetown

1998-99

7

4th wicket

251

Craig Serjeant & Graeme Wood

Georgetown

1977-78

8

2nd wicket

248

Justin Langer & Ricky Ponting

Georgetown

2007-08

9

1st wicket

242

Matthew Hayden & Justin Langer

St John's

2002-03

10

4th wicket

235

Lindsay Hassett & Keith Miller

Sydney

1951-52

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 November 2009.

See also

  • Portal:Cricket
  • Cricket statistics
  • List of Test cricket records
  • List of Australia Test cricket records