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Women's Test Cricket Records & Statistics

Historical records and statistical milestones

Records as of 4 October 2026. Totals for active players change after every completed match.

Men'sWomen's

Most career runs

Most career runs - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamRuns
1Jan BrittinEngland1,935
2Charlotte EdwardsEngland1,676
3Rachael Heyhoe-FlintEngland1,594

Highest individual innings

Highest individual innings - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamRuns
1Kiran BaluchPakistan v West Indies; Karachi; 2004242
2Mithali RajIndia v England; Taunton; 2002214
3Ellyse PerryAustralia v England; North Sydney; 2017213*

Most career centuries

Most career centuries - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamHundreds
1Jan BrittinEngland5
2Enid BakewellEngland4
2Sandhya AgarwalIndia4
2Debbie HockleyNew Zealand4
2Claire TaylorEngland4
2Charlotte EdwardsEngland4
2Annabel SutherlandAustralia4

Six players share second place; every joint record holder is listed.

Fastest century

Fastest century - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamBalls to 100
1Nat Sciver-BruntEngland v South Africa; Bloemfontein; 202496
2Shafali VermaIndia v South Africa; Chennai; 2024113
3Smriti MandhanaIndia v South Africa; Chennai; 2024122

Most career wickets

Most career wickets - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamWickets
1Mary DugganEngland77
2Betty WilsonAustralia68
3Diana EduljiIndia63

Best bowling in an innings

Best bowling in an innings - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamWickets / runs
1Neetu DavidIndia v England; Jamshedpur; 19958/53
2Ashleigh GardnerAustralia v England; Nottingham; 20238/66
3Sneh RanaIndia v South Africa; Chennai; 20248/77

Best bowling in a match

Best bowling in a match - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamWickets / runs
1Shaiza KhanPakistan v West Indies; Karachi; 200413/226
2Ashleigh GardnerAustralia v England; Nottingham; 202312/165
3Betty WilsonAustralia v England; Melbourne; 195811/16

Highest team innings total

Highest team innings total - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamScore
1Indiav South Africa; Chennai; 2024603/6d
2Australiav South Africa; Perth; 2024575/9d
3Australiav England; Guildford; 1998569/6d

Lowest completed team innings

Lowest completed team innings - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamRuns
1Englandv Australia; Melbourne; 195835
2Australiav England; Melbourne; 195838
3New Zealandv England; Christchurch; 193544

Most catches as a fielder

Most catches as a fielder - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamCatches
1Carole HodgesEngland; excludes wicketkeeping catches25

Historical leader shown.

Most wicketkeeping dismissals

Most wicketkeeping dismissals - Women's Test
RankPlayer or teamDismissals
1Christina Matthews46 catches plus 12 stumpings58

Leader shown.

How to read these records

  • An asterisk means not out. The letter d means declared. Bowling figures show wickets taken followed by runs conceded.
  • Ranks use the record value. Equal records share a rank, with the next rank skipped. Bowling ties require equal wickets and equal runs conceded.
  • The scope is senior official internationals, including eligible Associate teams. Domestic, franchise, youth and unofficial matches are excluded.
  • Career records count every official international appearance in that format, including representative XIs where applicable. A country-only filter can produce different totals.