<P> Australian Donald Bradman, widely considered the greatest batsman of all time, holds several personal and partnership records . He scored the most runs in a series, has the most double centuries and was a part of the record 5th wicket partnership . His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94 . One of cricket's most famous statistics, it stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's average . Don Bradman is the only player in the world to have scored 5000 runs against a single opposition: 5028 runs against England . </P> <P> In the Manchester Test of 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19--90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first - class one . In taking 10--53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture all ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best innings figures . Indian Leg - spinner Anil Kumble is the only other bowler to have taken 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10--74 against Pakistan in 1999 . West Indies batsman Brian Lara has the highest individual score in Test cricket: he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier . Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10 years earlier . Pakistan's Misbah - ul - Haq holds the record of the fastest test half century scoring 50 runs from 21 balls . The record for the fastest test century is held by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum who scored 100 runs from 54 balls in his final test match . </P> <P> The trend of countries to increase the number of Test matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players . Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket - taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne's total of 708 wickets . Within a year, the equivalent batting record of highest run - scorer had also changed hands: Sachin Tendulkar surpassed the tally of 11,953 runs by Brian Lara . The record for most dismissals by a wicket - keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Rahul Dravid . </P> <P> 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). </P>

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