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.

Batting records[]

Most runs in a career[]

All-time leading run scorer Graham Gooch

Rank	Player	Nationality	Runs	Average
1	Graham Gooch	England	22,211	40.16
2	Graeme Hick	England / Zimbabwe	22,059	41.30
3	Sachin Tendulkar	India	21,999	45.54
4	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	19,453	43.61
5	Viv Richards	West Indies	16,995	41.96
6	Ricky Ponting	Australia	16,363	41.74
7	Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	16,349	40.56
8	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	16,128	31.19
9	Allan Lamb	England	15,658	39.14
10	Desmond Haynes	West Indies	15,651	42.07
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 26 September 2015

Most centuries in a career[]

Rank	Centuries	Innings	Player	Nationality
1	60	538	Sachin Tendulkar	India
2	47	278	Virat Kohli	India
3	44	601	Graham Gooch	England
4	40	630	Graeme Hick	England / Zimbabwe
5	39	501	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka
6	34	445	Ricky Ponting	Australia
7	33	436	Gordon Greenidge	West Indies
8	32	287	Rohit Sharma	India
9	31	421	Sourav Ganguly	India
9	31	542	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 23 December 2019

Most half centuries in a career[]

Rank	Half centuries	Innings	Player	Nationality
1	139	601	Graham Gooch	England
1	139	630	Graeme Hick	England / Zimbabwe
2	120	501	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka
3	116	385	Michael Bevan	Australia
4	114	538	Sachin Tendulkar	India
5	112	416	Rahul Dravid	India
6	110	416	Desmond Haynes	West Indies
7	109	406	Jacques Kallis	South Africa
7	109	466	Sir Viv Richards	West Indies
9	107	472	Neil Fairbrother	England
10	101	407	Javed Miandad	Pakistan
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 23 December 2019

Most 50+ Score in a career[]

Rank	50 (and over)	Innings	Player	Nationality	Centuries	Half centuries
1	183	601	Graham Gooch	England	44	139
2	179	630	Graeme Hick	England / Zimbabwe	40	139
3	174	538	Sachin Tendulkar	India	60	114
4	159	501	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	39	120
5	138	416	Desmond Haynes	West Indies	28	110
6	135	466	Viv Richards	West Indies	26	109
7	133	416	Rahul Dravid	India	21	112
7	133	445	Ricky Ponting	Australia	34	99
9	132	406	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	23	109
10	129	385	Michael Bevan	Australia	13	116
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 23 December 2019

Highest individual scores[]

Rank	Player	Nationality	High score
1	Ali Brown	England	268
2	Rohit Sharma	India	264
3	D'Arcy Short	Australia	257
4	Shikhar Dhawan	India	248
5	Martin Guptill	New Zealand	237*
6	Ben Dunk	Australia	229*
7	Prithvi Shaw	India	227*
8	Graeme Pollock	South Africa	222*
9	Jamie How	New Zealand	222
10	Ben Duckett	England	220*
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 28 September 2018

Highest average[]

Qualification: Minimum 50 innings

Rank	Average	Player	Nationality
1	59.78	Sam Hain	England
2	57.86	Michael Bevan	Australia
3	57.67	Virat Kohli	India
4	57.46	Shan Masood	Pakistan
5	54.88	Khurram Manzoor
6	54.76	Babar Azam
7	54.20	Cheteshwar Pujara	India
8	53.47	AB de Villiers	South Africa
9	53.11	James Taylor	England
10	52.30	Saleem Elahi	Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 14 July 2021

Record partnerships by wicket[]

Wicket	Runs	Batting partners	Batting team	Fielding team	Venue	Season
1st	367*	Morné van Wyk and Cameron Delport	Dolphins	Knights	Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein	2014–15
2nd	372	Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels	West Indies	Zimbabwe	Manuka Oval, Canberra	2014–15
3rd	338	Sanju Samson and Sachin Baby	Kerala	Goa	Alur Cricket Stadium II, Bangalore	2019–20
4th	276	Mominul Haque and Roshen Silva	Prime Doleshwar	Abahani Limited	Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra	2013–14
5th	267*	Minhajul Abedin and Khaled Mahmud	Bangladesh	Bahawalpur	United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi	1997–98
6th	272	Aiden Markram and Farhaan Behardien	Titans	Cape Cobras	Newlands, Cape Town	2018–19
7th	215*	Simi Singh and George Dockrell	Leinster Lightning	Northern Knights	The Vineyard, Dublin	2018
8th	203	Shahid Iqbal and Haaris Ayaz	Karachi Whites	Hyderabad	United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi	1998–99
9th	155	Chris Read and Andrew Harris	Nottinghamshire	Durham	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	2006
10th	128	Ashish Reddy and Ravi Kiran	Hyderabad	Kerala	, Secunderabad	2014–15
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 12 October 2019

Bowling records[]

Most wickets[]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Wickets	Average
1	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	881	21.91
2	Allan Donald	South Africa	684	21.84
3	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	682	22.39
4	John Lever	England	674	19.70
4	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	674	22.36
6	John Emburey	England	647	25.98
7	Ian Botham		612	24.94
8	Darren Gough		598	24.17
9	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	573	22.93
10	Derek Underwood	England	572	19.43
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 5 December 2012

Most five wickets in an innings[]

Rank	5+ (Wicket)	Matches	Player	Nationality	Wickets	Average	Career Span
1	17	411	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	674	22.37	1998-2004
2	12	453	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	682	22.39	1991-2011
2	12	594	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	881	22.91	1984-2003
4	11	128	Mitchell Starc	Australia	265	21.31	2009-2021
		458	Allan Donald	South Africa	684	21.84	1985-2004
		501	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	510	33.82	1995-2017
7	10	256	Joel Garner	West Indies	397	16.61	1976-1992
		262	Brett Lee	Australia	438	24.05	1997-2012
		291	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	446	27.49	2001-2019
10	9	260	James Kirtley	England	395	23.12	1995-2010
		280	Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh	412	25.98	2001-2020
		282	Franklyn Stephenson	West Indies	448	19.91	1981-1997
		305	Ian Harvey	Australia	445	22.36	1993-2010
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 21 July 2021

Best bowling figures[]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Figures	Venue	Season
1	Shahbaz Nadeem	India	8/10	Chennai	2018-19
2	Rahul Sanghvi	India	8/15	Una	1997-98
3	Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	8/19	Colombo (SSC)	2001-02
4	Tharaka Kottehewa	Sri Lanka	8/20	Colombo (Moors)	2007-08
5	Michael Holding	West Indies	8/21	Hove	1988
6	Keith Boyce	West Indies	8/26	Old Trafford	1971
7	Romesh Eranga	Sri Lanka	8/30	Colombo (Colts)	2007-08
8	Derek Underwood	England	8/31	Edinburgh	1987
9	Brandon Mavuta	Zimbabwe	8/38	Harare	2017-18
10	Shaun Tait	Australia	8/43	Adelaide	2003-04
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 3 June 2020

Best career bowling strike rate[]

Rank	Bowling strike rate	Player	Wickets	Runs Conceded	Balls	Period
1	24.2	Matt Coles	139	3,243	3,364	2009-2019
2	25.0	Mitchell Starc	271	5,717	6,787	2009-present
3	25.3	John Sullivan	113	1,978	2,859	1963-1976
4	25.4	Sadaf Hussain	139	3,029	3,531	2010-2019
5	25.6	Mustafizur Rahman	144	3,106	3,693	2014-present
6	25.7	Adam Hollioake	352	8,186	9,074	1992-2004
7	25.8	Ajantha Mendis	287	5,586	7,413	2006-2019
8	26.0	David Payne	110	2,746	2,867	2009-2019
9	26.1	Dulanjana Mendis	107	1,808	2,803	2009-2019
10	26.3	Mitchell McClenaghan	190	4,770	5,015	2007-present
Qualification: 2,500 balls Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 4 August 2021

Most games in a career[]

Rank	Games	Player	Nationality	Career Span
1	651	Graeme Hick	England / Zimbabwe	1983–2008
2	613	Graham Gooch	England	1973–1997
3	594	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	1984–2003
4	557	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	1989–2011
5	551	Mike Gatting	England	1975–1998
5	551	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989–2013
7	546	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1995–2016
8	536	John Emburey	England	1975–2000
9	528	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	1997–2017
10	525	Kim Barnett	England	1979–2005
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 2 November 2016

Most dismissals in a career[]

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Nationality	Catches	Stumpings	Career Span
1	661	Steve Rhodes	England	532	129	1984–2004
2	642	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	514	124	1997–2017
3	591	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	526	65	1992–2010
4	563	Jack Russell	England	465	98	1982–2004
5	543	MS Dhoni	India	392	134	1999–2019
6	527	Warren Hegg	England	466	61	1987–2005
7	520	Paul Nixon	England	421	99	1987–2011
8	515	Mark Boucher	South Africa	484	31	1995–2011
9	490	Alec Stewart	England	442	48	1981–2003
10	476	Moin Khan	Pakistan	337	139	1989–2005
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Most Catches in a career[]

Rank	Catches	Matches	Player	Nationality	Career Span
1	532	477	Steve Rhodes	England	1984–2004
2	526	356	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	1992–2010
3	518	529	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	1997–2017
4	484	365	Mark Boucher	South Africa	1995–2011
5	466	409	Warren Hegg	England	1987–2005
6	465	479	Jack Russell		1982–2004
7	442	504	Alec Stewart		1981–2003
8	421	411	Paul Nixon		1987–2011
9	411	429	David Bairstow		1970-1990
10	402	423	MS Dhoni	India	1999–2019
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Most Stumpings in a career[]

Rank	Stumpings	Matches	Player	Nationality	Career Span
1	141	423	MS Dhoni	India	1999–2019
2	139	357	Moin Khan	Pakistan	1989-2005
3	129	477	Steve Rhodes	England	1984–2004
4	124	529	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	1997–2017
5	99	411	Paul Nixon	England	1987–2011
6	98	479	Jack Russell	England	1982–2004
7	89	340	Kamran Akmal	Pakistan	1997-2019
8	87	251	Romesh Kaluwitharana	Sri Lanka	1990-2005
9	83	305	Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	2004-2021
10	75	333	Alec Stewart	England	1963-1984
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 18 January 2019

Highest team scores[]

Rank	Team	Opponent	Score	Venue	Date
1	Surrey	Gloucestershire	496/4	The Oval, London	29 April 2007
2	England	Australia	481/6	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	19 June 2018
3	India A	Leicestershire	458/4	Leicester	19 June 2018
4	Nottinghamshire	Northamptonshire	445/8	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	6 June 2016
5	England	Pakistan	444/3	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	30 August 2016
6	Sri Lanka	Netherlands	443/9	Amstelveen	4 June 2006
7	South Africa	West Indies	439/2	Johannesburg	18 January 2015
8	South Africa	Australia	438/9	Johannesburg	12 March 2006
9	Surrey	Glamorgan	438/5	The Oval	19 June 2002
10	South Africa	India	438/4	Mumbai	25 October 2015
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 3 June 2020

Lowest team scores[]

Only completed innings are listed:

Rank	Team	Opponent	Score	Venue	Date
1	West Indies under-19s	Barbados	18	Blairmont	17 October 2007
2	Saracens Sports Club	Colts Cricket Club	19	Colombo (Colts)	13 December 2012
3	Middlesex	Yorkshire	23	Leeds	23 June 1974
4	Oman	Scotland	24	Al Amerat	19 February 2019
5	Chittagong Division	Sylhet Division	30	Dhaka	27 December 2002
6	Border	South Western Districts	31	East London	28 October 2007
7	Saurashtra	Mumbai	34	Mumbai	2 January 2000
8	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka	35	Fatullah	12 September 2013
	Cricket Coaching School	Abahani Limited		Harare	25 April 2004
	Rajasthan	Railways		Nagpur	11 November 2014
Source: ESPN Cricinfo Last updated: 3 June 2020

Largest successful run chases[]

50 over cricket

Rank	Team	Opponent	Runs chased	Venue	Date
1	South Africa	Australia	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
1	Kent	Sussex	337/7	St Lawrence	19 June 2013^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ 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[]

Cricket Archive (subscription required)
Records for List A matches ESPNcricinfo

[1] Mark Doig (25 June 2013). "Record breaking effort in Kent's victory over Sussex". News Shopper. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[2] Steve Wolfe (19 June 2013). "Spitfires make history securing win". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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