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285Peter May's 285 is the highest score by an England captain in Tests against West Indies. Len Hutton is in second and third position, for his 205 and 169, which were both made in the 1954 series. Michael Vaughan, however, holds the record for the most centuries scored by an England captain (4) against West Indies.

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The opening pair of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes has been involved in the most century stands in West Indies-England Tests. Four other pairs have been involved in four century partnerships. The Michael Atherton-Alec Stewart pairing is the only England pair to have four century stands.

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Records

Highest percentage of runs in a completed innings - Test matches
Player Runs Total % Inns Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
C Bannerman 165* 245 67.34 1 Australia v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
MJ Slater 123 184 66.84 3 Australia v England Sydney 2 Jan 1999 Test # 1439
VVS Laxman 167 261 63.98 3 India v Australia Sydney 2 Jan 2000 Test # 1481
CG Greenidge 134 211 63.50 1 West Indies v England Manchester 8 Jul 1976 Test # 779
AP Gurusinha 52* 82 63.41 2 Sri Lanka v India Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990 Test # 1156
JR Reid 100 159 62.89 3 New Zealand v England Christchurch 15 Mar 1963 Test # 542
SM Nurse 258 417 61.87 1 West Indies v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 1969 Test # 652
M Amarnath 60 97 61.85 3 India v West Indies Kingston 21 Apr 1976 Test # 776
GN Yallop 121 198 61.11 1 Australia v England Sydney 10 Feb 1979 Test # 846
GA Gooch 154* 252 61.11 3 England v West Indies Leeds 6 Jun 1991 Test # 1171
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Most batsmen reaching double figures in an innings - One-Day Internationals
Team Score Num Inns Result Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
West Indies 246 10 2 lost v Australia Bridgetown 13 Mar 1991 ODI # 674
Pakistan 259/9 10 2 lost v West Indies Dhaka 29 Oct 1998 ODI # 1361
Zimbabwe 262 10 2 lost v India Rajkot 14 Dec 2000 ODI # 1660
India 275 10 2 lost v Pakistan Jaipur 18 Nov 2007 ODI # 2647
West Indies 267/9 9 2 won v Pakistan Birmingham 11 Jun 1975 ODI # 26
Australia 274 9 2 lost v West Indies Lord's 21 Jun 1975 ODI # 33
Sri Lanka 288/9 9 2 lost v Pakistan Swansea 9 Jun 1983 ODI # 198
India 247 9 1 won v Australia Chelmsford 20 Jun 1983 ODI # 219
India 222/8 9 1 lost v Australia Srinagar 9 Sep 1986 ODI # 391
England 217/9 9 2 won v Pakistan Birmingham 25 May 1987 ODI # 450
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Victory losing fewest wickets - Test matches
Winner Wkts Margin Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
England 2 inns & 18 runs v South Africa Lord's 28 Jun 1924 Test # 154
England 2 inns & 71 runs v New Zealand Leeds 3 Jul 1958 Test # 456
England 2 inns & 78 runs v India Birmingham 4 Jul 1974 Test # 741
South Africa 2 inns & 60 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003 Test # 1640
India 3 inns & 109 runs v New Zealand Chennai 6 Jan 1956 Test # 420
West Indies 3 inns & 174 runs v Pakistan Kingston 26 Feb 1958 Test # 450
Pakistan 3 inns & 119 runs v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983 Test # 946
Pakistan 3 inns & 264 runs v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001 Test # 1560
Sri Lanka 3 inns & 254 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004 Test # 1699
South Africa 3 inns & 21 runs v Zimbabwe Cape Town 4 Mar 2005 Test # 1737
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Most runs from fours and sixes in a match - Twenty20 Internationals
Team 1 Team 2 4s 6s Runs Winner Ground Match Date Scorecard
New Zealand Australia 40 21 286 tied Christchurch 28 Feb 2010 T20I # 149
South Africa England 32 23 266 South Africa Centurion 15 Nov 2009 T20I # 125
South Africa West Indies 36 18 252 South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007 T20I # 20
New Zealand Zimbabwe 31 21 250 New Zealand Hamilton 14 Feb 2012 T20I # 220
India Sri Lanka 47 10 248 Sri Lanka Nagpur 9 Dec 2009 T20I # 126
India Sri Lanka 35 17 242 India Mohali 12 Dec 2009 T20I # 127
India New Zealand 40 13 238 New Zealand Johannesburg 16 Sep 2007 T20I # 32
South Africa Australia 35 16 236 South Africa Johannesburg 24 Feb 2006 T20I # 6
England India 33 17 234 India Durban 19 Sep 2007 T20I # 40
South Africa Zimbabwe 37 14 232 South Africa Kimberley 10 Oct 2010 T20I # 189
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