Best and worst series records

Travis Basevi
29-Apr-2008
Winning all Test series played in
Player Span Mat Series Won Draw Lost
A Symonds (Aus) 2004-2008 19 77 0 0
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2005-200822 7 7 0 0
CE Eksteen (SA) 1993-2000 7 6 6 0 0
EJ Smith (Eng)1911-1913 11 5 5 00
LF Kline (Aus) 1957-1961 13 5 5 0 0
SR Clark (Aus) 2006-2008 15 5 50 0
FR Foster (Eng) 1911-1912 11 4 4 0 0
GG Macaulay (Eng) 1923-1933 8 44 0 0
CL McCool (Aus) 1946-195014 4 4 0 0
ERH Toshack (Aus) 1946-1948 12 4 4 0 0
SJE Loxton (Aus)1948-1951 12 4 4 00
WW Daniel (WI) 1976-1984 10 4 4 0 0
EAE Baptiste (WI) 1983-1990 10 4 40 0
PA Jaques (Aus) 2005-2008 8 4 4 0 0

Never losing a Test series
Player SpanMat Series Won Draw Lost
PJL Dujon (WI) 1981-1991 81 19 12 7 0
SCG MacGill (Aus) 1998-2007 42 18 162 0
AL Logie (WI) 1983-1991 52 14 9 5 0
RA Harper (WI) 1983-1993 25 118 3 0
BP Patterson (WI) 1986-199228 11 7 4 0
RK Chauhan (India) 1993-1998 21 10 6 4 0
Saleem Jaffar (Pak)1986-1992 14 9 5 40
AJ Bichel (Aus) 1997-2003 19 9 8 1 0
DR Jardine (Eng) 1928-1934 22 8 71 0
E Paynter (Eng) 1931-1939 20 8 6 2 0
CR Matthews (SA) 1992-1995 18 85 3 0
WA Brown (Aus) 1934-194822 7 6 1 0
BN Jarman (Aus) 1959-1969 19 7 3 4 0
GJ Gilmour (Aus)1973-1977 15 7 5 20
Akram Raza (Pak) 1989-1995 9 7 5 2 0
VG Kambli (India) 1993-1995 17 7 52 0
MTG Elliott (Aus) 1996-2004 21 7 6 1 0
A Symonds (Aus) 2004-2008 19 77 0 0
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2005-200822 7 7 0 0
I Meckiff (Aus) 1957-1963 18 6 5 1 0
WW Davis (WI)1983-1988 15 6 5 10
CE Eksteen (SA) 1993-2000 7 6 6 0 0
PL Harris (SA) 2007-2008 13 6 51 0

All Test series played in ending as a draw
Player Span Mat SeriesWon Draw Lost
Abdul Kadir (Pak)1964-1965 4 3 0 30
RH Vance (NZ) 1988-1989 4 3 0 3 0
WE Astill (Eng) 1927-1930 9 2 02 0
WS Farrer (SA) 1962-1964 6 2 0 2 0
SG Gedye (NZ) 1964-1965 4 20 2 0
KS Indrajitsinhji (India) 1964-19694 2 0 2 0
Arif Butt (Pak) 1964-1965 3 2 0 2 0
RM Prideaux (Eng)1968-1969 3 2 0 20
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL) 1986-1987 2 2 0 2 0
Zakir Khan (Pak) 1986-1989 2 2 02 0
AH Gray (WI) 1986-1987 5 2 0 2 0
DS Mohanty (India) 1997-1997 2 20 2 0
PP Chawla (India) 2006-20082 2 0 2 0

Never winning a Test series
Player SpanMat Series Won Draw Lost
JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 58 18 0 4 14
BC Strang (Zim) 1995-2001 26 18 04 14
RO Collinge (NZ) 1965-1978 35 16 0 4 12
B Sutcliffe (NZ) 1947-1965 42 150 2 13
PA Strang (Zim) 1994-200124 14 0 4 10
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1989 22 12 0 4 8
RC Motz (NZ)1961-1969 32 11 0 56
DL Houghton (Zim) 1992-1997 22 11 0 5 6
Manjural Islam (Ban) 2001-2004 17 11 00 11
Al Sahariar (Ban) 2000-2003 15 10 0 0 10
AM Moir (NZ) 1951-1959 17 90 0 9
GM Ritchie (Aus) 1982-198730 9 0 2 7
C Pringle (NZ) 1990-1995 14 9 0 2 7
Hannan Sarkar (Ban)2002-2004 17 9 0 09
Alok Kapali (Ban) 2002-2006 17 9 0 0 9
DJ Bravo (WI) 2004-2008 28 9 01 8
AR MacGibbon (NZ) 1951-1958 26 8 0 0 8
RW Blair (NZ) 1953-1964 19 80 1 7
SN McGregor (NZ) 1955-196525 8 0 3 5
JC Alabaster (NZ) 1955-1972 21 8 0 2 6
BW Sinclair (NZ)1963-1968 21 8 0 35
RW Morgan (NZ) 1965-1972 20 8 0 4 4
Asif Masood (Pak) 1969-1977 16 8 05 3
Aminul Islam (Ban) 2000-2002 13 8 0 0 8
H Masakadza (Zim) 2001-2005 15 80 0 8
Shahadat Hossain (Ban) 2005-200815 8 0 0 8
D Ramdin (WI) 2005-2008 24 8 0 1 7

Losing all Test series played in
Player Span Mat Series Won Draw Lost
Manjural Islam (Ban) 2001-2004 17 11 0 0 11
Al Sahariar (Ban)2000-2003 15 10 0 010
AM Moir (NZ) 1951-1959 17 9 0 0 9
Hannan Sarkar (Ban) 2002-2004 17 9 00 9
Alok Kapali (Ban) 2002-2006 17 9 0 0 9
AR MacGibbon (NZ) 1951-1958 26 80 0 8
Aminul Islam (Ban) 2000-200213 8 0 0 8
H Masakadza (Zim) 2001-2005 15 8 0 0 8
Shahadat Hossain (Ban)2005-2008 15 8 0 08
CB Llewellyn (SA) 1896-1912 15 7 0 0 7
TA Ward (SA) 1912-1924 23 7 00 7
Mohammad Sharif (Ban) 2001-2007 10 7 0 0 7
Enamul Haque (Ban) 2001-2003 10 70 0 7
Shahriar Nafees (Ban) 2005-200815 7 0 0 7
JA Hayes (NZ) 1951-1958 15 6 0 0 6
JG Leggat (NZ)1952-1956 9 6 0 06
Akram Khan (Ban) 2000-2003 8 6 0 0 6
Mushfiqur Rahman (Ban) 2001-2004 10 6 00 6
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 2001-2003 12 6 0 0 6
Sanwar Hossain (Ban) 2001-2003 9 60 0 6
CP Carter (SA) 1912-192410 5 0 0 5
MB Poore (NZ) 1953-1956 14 5 0 0 5
Mehrab Hossain (Ban)2000-2003 9 5 0 05
Naimur Rahman (Ban) 2000-2002 8 5 0 0 5
MA Vermeulen (Zim) 2002-2004 8 5 00 5
BRM Taylor (Zim) 2004-2005 10 5 0 0 5
Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban) 2005-2008 8 50 0 5
RS Morton (WI) 2005-200813 5 0 0 5

Highest percentage of series won (qualification: 10 series played)
Player SpanMat Series Won Draw Lost% won
DS Lehmann (Aus) 1998-2004 27 12 11 0 1 91.66
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2004-2008 33 11 10 0 1 90.90
SCG MacGill (Aus) 1998-2007 42 1816 2 0 88.88
AC Gilchrist (Aus)1999-2008 96 30 26 22 86.66
B Lee (Aus) 1999-2008 65 22 19 2 1 86.36
ML Hayden (Aus) 1994-2008 94 31 26 3 2 83.87
MS Kasprowicz (Aus) 1996-2006 38 1714 0 3 82.35
RT Ponting (Aus)1995-2008 116 41 33 35 80.48
J Garner (WI) 1977-1987 58 15 12 2 1 80.00
GS Blewett (Aus) 1995-2000 46 15 12 1 2 80.00
W Barnes (Eng) 1880-1890 21 108 0 2 80.00
SM Katich (Aus)2001-2005 23 10 8 11 80.00
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2007 124 42 33 4 5 78.57
JN Gillespie (Aus) 1996-2006 71 26 20 3 3 76.92
WAS Oldfield (Aus) 1920-1937 54 1310 0 3 76.92
SK Warne (Aus)1992-2007 145 46 35 56 76.08
JL Langer (Aus) 1993-2007 105 36 27 4 5 75.00
MA Holding (WI) 1975-1987 60 16 12 2 2 75.00
J Briggs (Eng) 1884-1899 33 129 0 3 75.00
DR Martyn (Aus)1992-2006 67 23 17 42 73.91
HA Gomes (WI) 1976-1987 60 15 11 3 1 73.33
WW Armstrong (Aus) 1902-1921 50 11 8 0 3 72.72
DG Bradman (Aus) 1928-1948 52 118 1 2 72.72
MHN Walker (Aus)1972-1977 34 11 8 21 72.72
RA Harper (WI) 1983-1993 25 11 8 3 0 72.72
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 121 29 21 7 1 72.41
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1991 81 2115 5 1 71.42
RR Lindwall (Aus)1946-1960 61 17 12 14 70.58
PBH May (Eng) 1951-1961 66 17 12 3 2 70.58
CG Greenidge (WI) 1974-1991 108 27 19 6 2 70.37
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 116 3021 8 1 70.00
Rashid Latif (Pak)1992-2003 37 20 14 24 70.00
WG Grace (Eng) 1880-1899 22 10 7 0 3 70.00
VT Trumper (Aus) 1899-1912 48 10 7 0 3 70.00
JW Hearne (Eng) 1911-1926 24 107 0 3 70.00
AL Hassett (Aus)1938-1953 43 10 7 21 70.00
AR Morris (Aus) 1946-1955 46 10 7 1 2 70.00
CC Hunte (WI) 1958-1967 44 10 7 0 3 70.00
DW Steyn (SA) 2004-2008 23 107 1 2 70.00

Highest percentage of series lost (qualification: 10 series played)
Player Span Mat Series Won Draw Lost % lost
Manjural Islam (Ban) 2001-2004 17 11 0 0 11 100.00
Al Sahariar (Ban) 2000-2003 15 10 0 0 10 100.00
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2000-2008 50 251 0 24 96.00
Khaled Mashud (Ban)2000-2007 44 23 1 022 95.65
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2001-2008 42 22 1 0 21 95.45
Javed Omar (Ban) 2001-2007 40 20 1 0 19 95.00
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2000-2008 33 171 0 16 94.11
Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban)2001-2008 29 14 1 013 92.85
T Taibu (Zim) 2001-2005 24 12 1 0 11 91.66
Tapash Baisya (Ban) 2002-2005 21 12 1 0 11 91.66
Rajin Saleh (Ban) 2003-2007 22 111 0 10 90.90
B Sutcliffe (NZ)1947-1965 42 15 0 213 86.66
AW Nourse (SA) 1902-1924 45 12 2 0 10 83.33
TR Gripper (Zim) 1999-2004 20 11 2 0 9 81.81
M Mbangwa (Zim) 1996-2000 15 102 0 8 80.00
MW Goodwin (Zim)1998-2000 19 10 2 08 80.00
RW Price (Zim) 1999-2004 18 10 2 0 8 80.00
JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 58 18 0 4 14 77.77
BC Strang (Zim) 1995-2001 26 180 4 14 77.77
D Ganga (WI)1998-2008 48 18 4 014 77.77
BA Young (NZ) 1993-1999 35 17 2 2 13 76.47
RO Collinge (NZ) 1965-1978 35 16 0 4 12 75.00
CB Wishart (Zim) 1995-2005 27 163 1 12 75.00
DD Ebrahim (Zim)2001-2005 29 16 3 112 75.00
HW Taylor (SA) 1912-1932 42 12 2 1 9 75.00
DBL Powell (WI) 2002-2008 27 12 1 2 9 75.00

Highest percentage of series drawn (qualification: 10 series played)
Player SpanMat Series Won Draw Lost% drawn
NJN Hawke (Aus) 1963-1968 27 11 2 7 2 63.63
PI Pocock (Eng) 1968-1985 25 10 2 5 3 50.00
DR Tuffey (NZ) 2000-2004 22 132 6 5 46.15
RC Motz (NZ)1961-1969 32 11 0 56 45.45
BF Hastings (NZ) 1969-1976 31 11 1 5 5 45.45
DL Houghton (Zim) 1992-1997 22 11 0 5 6 45.45
Asif Iqbal (Pak) 1964-1980 58 205 9 6 45.00
WM Lawry (Aus)1961-1971 67 16 5 74 43.75
GD McKenzie (Aus) 1961-1971 60 16 5 7 4 43.75
GT Dowling (NZ) 1961-1972 39 14 1 6 7 42.85
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 1959-1977 47 193 8 8 42.10
JHB Waite (SA)1951-1965 50 12 2 55 41.66
BR Knight (Eng) 1961-1969 29 12 5 5 2 41.66
Saleem Yousuf (Pak) 1982-1990 32 12 6 5 1 41.66
PV Simmons (WI) 1988-1997 26 125 5 2 41.66
MH Richardson (NZ)2000-2004 38 17 5 75 41.17
MS Sinclair (NZ) 1999-2008 32 15 5 6 4 40.00
DJ Brown (Eng) 1965-1969 26 10 4 4 2 40.00
RK Chauhan (India) 1993-1998 21 106 4 0 40.00

Lowest percentage of series won (qualification: 10 series played)
Player Span Mat Series Won Draw Lost % won
JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 58 18 0 4 14 0.00
BC Strang (Zim) 1995-2001 26 18 0 4 14 0.00
RO Collinge (NZ) 1965-1978 35 160 4 12 0.00
B Sutcliffe (NZ)1947-1965 42 15 0 213 0.00
PA Strang (Zim) 1994-2001 24 14 0 4 10 0.00
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1989 22 12 0 4 8 0.00
RC Motz (NZ) 1961-1969 32 110 5 6 0.00
DL Houghton (Zim)1992-1997 22 11 0 56 0.00
Manjural Islam (Ban) 2001-2004 17 11 0 0 11 0.00
Al Sahariar (Ban) 2000-2003 15 10 0 0 10 0.00
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2000-2008 50 251 0 24 4.00
GJ Whittall (Zim)1993-2002 46 24 1 617 4.16
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2000-2007 44 23 1 0 22 4.34
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2001-2008 42 22 1 0 21 4.54
BE Congdon (NZ) 1965-1978 61 211 8 12 4.76
Javed Omar (Ban)2001-2007 40 20 1 019 5.00
MG Burgess (NZ) 1968-1980 50 18 1 6 11 5.55
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2000-2008 33 17 1 0 16 5.88
GT Dowling (NZ) 1961-1972 39 141 6 7 7.14
JM Parker (NZ)1973-1980 36 14 1 310 7.14
Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) 2001-2008 29 14 1 0 13 7.14
RJ Ratnayake (SL) 1983-1992 23 13 1 3 9 7.69
DK Morrison (NZ) 1987-1997 48 242 6 16 8.33
V Pollard (NZ)1965-1973 32 12 1 38 8.33
BR Taylor (NZ) 1965-1973 30 12 1 4 7 8.33
RS Madugalle (SL) 1982-1988 21 12 1 3 8 8.33
LRD Mendis (SL) 1982-1988 24 121 4 7 8.33
T Taibu (Zim)2001-2005 24 12 1 011 8.33
DBL Powell (WI) 2002-2008 27 12 1 2 9 8.33
Tapash Baisya (Ban) 2002-2005 21 12 1 0 11 8.33
Nasim-ul-Ghani (Pak) 1958-1973 29 111 4 6 9.09
BF Hastings (NZ)1969-1976 31 11 1 55 9.09
DR Hadlee (NZ) 1969-1978 26 11 1 4 6 9.09
HJ Howarth (NZ) 1969-1977 30 11 1 4 6 9.09
KJ Wadsworth (NZ) 1969-1976 33 111 4 6 9.09
RJ Bright (Aus)1977-1986 25 11 1 37 9.09
RL Dias (SL) 1982-1987 20 11 1 4 6 9.09
Rajin Saleh (Ban) 2003-2007 22 11 1 0 10 9.09
ADR Campbell (Zim) 1992-2002 60 313 7 21 9.67

Lowest percentage of series lost (qualification: 10 series played)
Player Span Mat Series Won Draw Lost % lost
PJL Dujon (WI) 1981-1991 81 19 12 7 0 0.00
SCG MacGill (Aus) 1998-2007 42 18 16 2 0 0.00
AL Logie (WI) 1983-1991 52 149 5 0 0.00
RA Harper (WI)1983-1993 25 11 8 30 0.00
BP Patterson (WI) 1986-1992 28 11 7 4 0 0.00
RK Chauhan (India) 1993-1998 21 10 6 4 0 0.00
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 116 3021 8 1 3.33
IVA Richards (WI)1974-1991 121 29 21 71 3.44
RB Richardson (WI) 1983-1995 86 23 14 8 1 4.34
B Lee (Aus) 1999-2008 65 22 19 2 1 4.54
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1991 81 2115 5 1 4.76
Tauseef Ahmed (Pak)1980-1993 34 16 11 41 6.25
ML Hayden (Aus) 1994-2008 94 31 26 3 2 6.45
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 1999-2008 96 30 26 2 2 6.66
HA Gomes (WI) 1976-1987 60 1511 3 1 6.66
J Garner (WI)1977-1987 58 15 12 21 6.66
CG Greenidge (WI) 1974-1991 108 27 19 6 2 7.40
ATW Grout (Aus) 1957-1966 51 13 7 5 1 7.69
Saleem Yousuf (Pak) 1982-1990 32 126 5 1 8.33
DS Lehmann (Aus)1998-2004 27 12 11 01 8.33
TW Graveney (Eng) 1951-1969 79 23 15 6 2 8.69
DR Martyn (Aus) 1992-2006 67 23 17 4 2 8.69
MHN Walker (Aus) 1972-1977 34 118 2 1 9.09
KLT Arthurton (WI)1988-1995 33 11 7 31 9.09
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2004-2008 33 11 10 0 1 9.09

Lowest percentage of series drawn (qualification: 10 series played)
Player SpanMat Series Won Draw Lost% drawn
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2000-2008 50 25 1 0 24 0.00
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2000-2007 44 23 1 0 22 0.00
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2001-2008 42 221 0 21 0.00
Javed Omar (Ban)2001-2007 40 20 1 019 0.00
FE Woolley (Eng) 1909-1934 64 19 12 0 7 0.00
SE Gregory (Aus) 1890-1912 58 18 9 0 9 0.00
D Ganga (WI) 1998-2008 48 184 0 14 0.00
JB Hobbs (Eng)1908-1930 61 17 10 07 0.00
MS Kasprowicz (Aus) 1996-2006 38 17 14 0 3 0.00
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2000-2008 33 17 1 0 16 0.00
Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) 2001-2008 29 141 0 13 0.00
AC Bannerman (Aus)1879-1893 28 13 5 08 0.00
WAS Oldfield (Aus) 1920-1937 54 13 10 0 3 0.00
J Briggs (Eng) 1884-1899 33 12 9 0 3 0.00
AW Nourse (SA) 1902-1924 45 122 0 10 0.00
DS Lehmann (Aus)1998-2004 27 12 11 01 0.00
T Taibu (Zim) 2001-2005 24 12 1 0 11 0.00
Tapash Baisya (Ban) 2002-2005 21 12 1 0 11 0.00
G Giffen (Aus) 1881-1896 31 114 0 7 0.00
C Hill (Aus)1896-1912 49 11 7 04 0.00
WW Armstrong (Aus) 1902-1921 50 11 8 0 3 0.00
CG Macartney (Aus) 1907-1926 35 11 7 0 4 0.00
W Bardsley (Aus) 1909-1926 41 117 0 4 0.00
TR Gripper (Zim)1999-2004 20 11 2 09 0.00
Manjural Islam (Ban) 2001-2004 17 11 0 0 11 0.00
Rajin Saleh (Ban) 2003-2007 22 11 1 0 10 0.00
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2004-2008 33 1110 0 1 0.00
W Barnes (Eng)1880-1890 21 10 8 02 0.00
WG Grace (Eng) 1880-1899 22 10 7 0 3 0.00
H Trumble (Aus) 1890-1904 32 10 5 0 5 0.00
TW Hayward (Eng) 1896-1909 35 105 0 5 0.00
VT Trumper (Aus)1899-1912 48 10 7 03 0.00
JW Hearne (Eng) 1911-1926 24 10 7 0 3 0.00
CC Hunte (WI) 1958-1967 44 10 7 0 3 0.00
M Mbangwa (Zim) 1996-2000 15 102 0 8 0.00
MW Goodwin (Zim)1998-2000 19 10 2 08 0.00
RW Price (Zim) 1999-2004 18 10 2 0 8 0.00
Al Sahariar (Ban) 2000-2003 15 10 0 0 10 0.00

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1873: India v South Africa at Kanpur, 3rd Test, Apr 11-13, 2008
• ODI # 2703: Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, 5th ODI, Apr 19, 2008
• T20I # 55: Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Only T20I, Apr 20, 2008


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