List of List A cricket records
This is a list of List A cricket records; that is, world-record team and individual performances in List A cricket.
Listing criteria[edit]
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[edit]
- Team notation
- (200/3) indicates that a team scored 200 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained
- (200) indicates that a team scored 200 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
- (5/20) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while conceding 20 runs
- Currently playing
- † indicates a current cricketer
- Start Date
- indicates the date the match was played
Batting records[edit]
Most runs in a career[edit]
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Rank | Runs | Innings | Player | Nationality | Average | 100s | 50s | Span |
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1 | 22,211 | 601 | Graham Gooch | ![]() |
40.16 | 44 | 139 | 1973-1997 |
2 | 22,059 | 630 | Graeme Hick | ![]() ![]() |
41.30 | 40 | 139 | 1983-2008 |
3 | 21,999 | 538 | Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
45.54 | 60 | 114 | 1989-2012 |
4 | 19,456 | 501 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
43.52 | 39 | 120 | 1997-2020 |
5 | 16,995 | 466 | Viv Richards | ![]() |
41.96 | 26 | 109 | 1973-1993 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 26 September 2015 |
Most centuries in a career[edit]
Rank | Centuries | Innings | Player | Nationality | Runs | Span |
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1 | 60 | 538 | Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
21,999 | 1989-2012 |
2 | 54 | 313 | Virat Kohli† | 15,236 | 2006-2023 | |
3 | 44 | 601 | Graham Gooch | ![]() |
22,211 | 1973-1997 |
4 | 40 | 630 | Graeme Hick | ![]() ![]() |
22,059 | 1983-2008 |
5 | 39 | 501 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
19,456 | 1997-2020 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 16 November 2023 |
Most half centuries in a career[edit]
Rank | Half centuries | Innings | Player | Nationality | Span |
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1 | 139 | 601 | Graham Gooch | ![]() |
1973-1997 |
630 | Graeme Hick | ![]() ![]() |
1983-2008 | ||
3 | 120 | 501 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
1997-2020 |
4 | 116 | 385 | Michael Bevan | ![]() |
1989-2006 |
5 | 114 | 538 | Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
1989-2012 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 23 December 2019 |
Most 50+ scores in career[edit]
Rank | 50+ scores | Innings | Player | Nationality | Centuries | Half centuries | Span |
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1 | 183 | 601 | Graham Gooch | ![]() |
44 | 139 | 1973–1997 |
2 | 179 | 630 | Graeme Hick | ![]() ![]() |
40 | 139 | 1983–2008 |
3 | 174 | 538 | Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
60 | 114 | 1989–2012 |
4 | 159 | 501 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
39 | 120 | 1997–2020 |
5 | 138 | 416 | Desmond Haynes | ![]() |
28 | 110 | 1977–1997 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 20 November 2023 |
Highest individual scores[edit]
Rank | Score | Player | Nationality | Match Date |
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1 | 277 | Narayan Jagadeesan | ![]() |
21 November 2022 |
2 | 268 | Ali Brown | ![]() |
19 June 2002 |
3 | 264 | Rohit Sharma | ![]() |
13 November 2014 |
4 | 257 | D'Arcy Short | ![]() |
28 September 2018 |
5 | 248 | Shikhar Dhawan | ![]() |
12 August 2013 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 9 August 2023 |
Highest average[edit]
Qualification: Minimum 50 innings
Rank | Average | Player | Nationality | Innings | Runs | Not Outs | 100s | 50s | Span |
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1 | 58.16 | Ruturaj Gaikwad† | ![]() |
76 | 4,130 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2017–2023 |
2 | 57.86 | Michael Bevan | ![]() |
385 | 15,103 | 124 | 13 | 116 | 1989–2006 |
3 | 57.76 | Sam Hain† | ![]() |
62 | 3,004 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 2013–2023 |
4 | 57.66 | Prithvi Shaw† | ![]() |
57 | 3,056 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2017–2023 |
5 | 57.48 | Virat Kohli† | 313 | 15,290 | 47 | 54 | 80 | 2006–2023 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 20 November 2023 |
Fastest 100[edit]
Rank | Balls | Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 29 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | South Australia | Tasmania | Adelaide | 8 October 2023 |
2 | 31 | ![]() |
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Johannesburg | 18 January 2015 |
3 | 36 | ![]() |
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Queenstown | 1 January 2014 | |
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Somerset | Devon | Recreation Ground, Torquay | 27 June 1990 | ||
5 | 37 | ![]() |
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Nairobi | 4 October 1996 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 8 October 2023 |
Most runs in an over[edit]
Record partnerships by wicket[edit]
Bowling records[edit]
Most wickets[edit]
Rank | Wickets | Matches | Player | Nationality | Average | 4 Wkts | 5 Wkts | Span |
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1 | 881 | 594 | Wasim Akram | ![]() |
21.91 | 34 | 12 | 1984-2003 |
2 | 684 | 458 | Allan Donald | ![]() |
21.84 | 27 | 11 | 1985-2004 |
3 | 682 | 453 | Muttiah Muralitharan | ![]() |
22.39 | 17 | 12 | 1991-2011 |
4 | 674 | 481 | John Lever | ![]() |
19.70 | 26 | 8 | 1968-1990 |
411 | Waqar Younis | ![]() |
22.36 | 27 | 17 | 1988-2004 | ||
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 5 December 2012 |
Most five wickets in an innings[edit]
Rank | 5+ wickets | Matches | Player | Nationality | Wickets | Average | Career Span |
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1 | 17 | 411 | Waqar Younis | ![]() |
674 | 22.37 | 1998-2004 |
2 | 12 | 140 | Mitchell Starc† | ![]() |
295 | 20.71 | 2009-2023 |
453 | Muttiah Muralitharan | ![]() |
682 | 22.39 | 1991-2011 | ||
594 | Wasim Akram | ![]() |
881 | 22.91 | 1984-2003 | ||
5 | 11 | 501 | Shahid Afridi | ![]() |
510 | 33.82 | 1995-2017 |
458 | Allan Donald | ![]() |
684 | 21.84 | 1985-2004 | ||
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 19 March 2023 |
Best bowling figures[edit]
Rank | Figures | Player | Nationality | Venue | Season |
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1 | 8/10 | Shahbaz Nadeem | ![]() |
Chennai | 2018-19 |
2 | 8/15 | Rahul Sanghvi | Una | 1997-98 | |
3 | 8/19 | Chaminda Vaas | ![]() |
Colombo (SSC) | 2001-02 |
4 | 8/20 | Tharaka Kottehewa | Colombo (Moors) | 2007-08 | |
5 | 8/21 | Michael Holding | ![]() |
Hove | 1988 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 3 June 2020 |
Best career bowling average[edit]
Rank | Bowling Average | Player | Nationality | Wickets | Runs Conceded | Balls | Period |
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1 | 16.05 | Keith Boyce | ![]() |
268 | 4,304 | 7,833 | 1967-1977 |
2 | 16.61 | Joel Garner | ![]() |
397 | 6,598 | 13,359 | 1976-1992 |
3 | 16.66 | Dulanjana Mendis† | ![]() |
137 | 2,283 | 3,715 | 2009-2023 |
4 | 16.80 | Fred Rumsey | ![]() |
130 | 2,185 | 4,802 | 1963-1973 |
5 | 17.05 | Tony Nicholson | 173 | 2,951 | 5,862 | 1963-1975 | |
Qualification: 2,500 balls Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 11 August 2023 |
Best career bowling strike rate[edit]
Rank | Bowling strike rate | Player | Nationality | Wickets | Runs Conceded | Balls | Period |
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1 | 23.1 | Andrew Tye† | ![]() |
142 | 3,022 | 3,282 | 2013-2024 |
2 | 24.2 | Matt Coles | ![]() |
139 | 3,243 | 3,364 | 2009-2019 |
3 | 25.3 | John Sullivan | ![]() |
113 | 1,978 | 2,859 | 1963-1976 |
4 | 25.3 | Bilal Khan† | ![]() |
130 | 2,626 | 3,300 | 2008-2023 |
5 | 25.4 | Sadaf Hussain | ![]() |
139 | 3,029 | 3,531 | 2010-2019 |
Qualification: 2,500 balls Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 11 August 2023 |
Most games in a career[edit]
Rank | Games | Player | Nationality | Runs | Wickets | Career Span |
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1 | 651 | Graeme Hick | ![]() ![]() |
22,059 | 225 | 1983–2008 |
2 | 613 | Graham Gooch | ![]() |
22,211 | 310 | 1973–1997 |
3 | 594 | Wasim Akram | ![]() |
6,993 | 881 | 1984–2003 |
4 | 557 | Sanath Jayasuriya | ![]() |
16,128 | 413 | 1989–2011 |
5 | 551 | Mike Gatting | ![]() |
14,476 | 175 | 1975–1998 |
Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
21,999 | 201 | 1989–2013 | ||
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 2 November 2016 |
Wicket-keeping records[edit]
Most dismissals in a career[edit]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Nationality | Catches | Stumpings | Career Span |
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1 | 661 | Steve Rhodes | ![]() |
532 | 129 | 1984–2004 |
2 | 642 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
514 | 124 | 1997–2017 |
3 | 591 | Adam Gilchrist | ![]() |
526 | 65 | 1992–2010 |
4 | 563 | Jack Russell | ![]() |
465 | 98 | 1982–2004 |
5 | 543 | MS Dhoni | ![]() |
392 | 141 | 1999–2019 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019 |
Most catches in a career[edit]
Rank | Catches | Matches | Player | Nationality | Career Span | |
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1 | 532 | 477 | Steve Rhodes | ![]() |
1984–2004 | |
2 | 526 | 356 | Adam Gilchrist | ![]() |
1992–2010 | |
3 | 518 | 529 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
1997–2017 | |
4 | 484 | 365 | Mark Boucher | ![]() |
1995–2011 | |
5 | 466 | 409 | Warren Hegg | ![]() |
1987–2005 | |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019 |
Most stumpings in a career[edit]
Rank | Stumpings | Matches | Player | Nationality | Career Span | |
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1 | 141 | 423 | MS Dhoni | ![]() |
1999–2019 | |
2 | 139 | 357 | Moin Khan | ![]() |
1989-2005 | |
3 | 129 | 477 | Steve Rhodes | ![]() |
1984–2004 | |
4 | 124 | 529 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
1997–2017 | |
5 | 99 | 411 | Paul Nixon | ![]() |
1987–2011 | |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 19 March 2023 |
Highest team scores[edit]
Rank | Score | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date |
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1 | 506/2 | ![]() |
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Bangalore | 21 November 2022 |
2 | 498/4 | ![]() |
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Amstelveen | 17 June 2022 |
3 | 496/4 | ![]() |
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The Oval, London | 29 April 2007 |
4 | 481/6 | ![]() |
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Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 19 June 2018 |
5 | 458/4 | ![]() |
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Leicester | 19 June 2018 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 13 August 2023 |
Lowest team scores[edit]
Only completed innings are listed:
Rank | Score | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date |
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1 | 18 | ![]() |
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Blairmont Sports Club Ground | 17 October 2007 |
2 | 19 | ![]() |
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Colombo (Colts) | 13 December 2012 |
3 | 23 | ![]() |
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Leeds | 23 June 1974 |
4 | 24 | ![]() |
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Al Amerat | 19 February 2019 |
5 | 30 | ![]() |
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Dhaka | 27 December 2002 |
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Colombo | 28 March 2021 | ||
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 28 March 2021 |
Largest successful run chases[edit]
50 over cricket
Rank | Team | Opponent | Runs chased | Venue | Date |
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1 | ![]() |
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438/9 | Johannesburg | 12 March 2006 |
Source: CricketArchive(subscription required) Archived 19 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Last updated: 12 October 2013 |
40 over cricket
Rank | Team | Opponent | Runs chased | Venue | Date |
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1 | ![]() |
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337/7 | St Lawrence | 19 June 2013[2][3] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Most runs off an over in List-A cricket". Cricinfo. ESPN.
- ^ Mark Doig (25 June 2013). "Record breaking effort in Kent's victory over Sussex". News Shopper. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Steve Wolfe (19 June 2013). "Spitfires make history securing win". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
External links[edit]
- Cricket Archive (subscription required)
- Records for List A matches ESPNcricinfo