Youngest to score five Test centuries
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Match End | Age |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-1993 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 1382 | 165 | 43.18 | 5 | 6 | Feb 15, 1993 | 19y 297d |
| RN Harvey (Aus) | 1948-1950 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 843 | 178 | 105.37 | 5 | 1 | Feb 14, 1950 | 21y 129d |
| GA Headley (WI) | 1930-1931 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 860 | 223 | 66.15 | 5 | 0 | Jan 20, 1931 | 21y 235d |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1979 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 1592 | 206 | 75.80 | 5 | 8 | Feb 7, 1979 | 21y 240d |
| Saleem Malik (Pak) | 1982-1984 | 21 | 29 | 5 | 1126 | 119* | 46.91 | 5 | 5 | Dec 15, 1984 | 21y 243d |
| DG Bradman (Aus) | 1928-1930 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
1196 | 334 | 99.66 | 5 | 2 | Jul 15, 1930 | 21y 322d | | GS Sobers (WI) | 1954-1958 | 21 | 37 |
6 | 1865 | 365* | 60.16 | 5 | 6 | Dec 17, 1958 | 22y 142d | | AN Cook (Eng) | 2006-2007 | 15 |
28 | 2 | 1207 | 127 | 46.42 | 5 | 4 | May 21, 2007 | 22y 147d | | RJ Shastri (India) | 1981-1985 |
32 | 49 | 8 | 1580 | 142 | 38.53 | 5 | 6 | Jan 5, 1985 | 22y 223d | | RG Pollock (SA) |
1963-1967 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 1510 | 209 | 55.92 | 5 | 7 | Jan 5, 1967 | 22y 312d | | GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2003 | 18 | 29 | 1 |
1639 | 277 | 58.53 | 5 | 4 | Dec 16, 2003 | 22y 318d | | L Hutton (Eng) | 1937-1939 | 13 | 21 |
1 | 1345 | 364 | 67.25 | 5 | 3 | Aug 22, 1939 | 23y 60d | | KD Walters (Aus) | 1965-1969 | 16 |
26 | 3 | 1706 | 242 | 74.17 | 6 | 9 | Feb 20, 1969 | 23y 61d | | DB Vengsarkar (India) | 1976-1979 |
32 | 52 | 5 | 1878 | 157* | 39.95 | 5 | 9 | Dec 9, 1979 | 23y 247d | | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
1997-2001 | 29 | 47 | 2 | 1938 | 242 | 43.06 | 5 | 9 | Mar 11, 2001 | 23y 288d | | MD Crowe (NZ) | 1982-1986 | 30 | 49 | 4 |
1718 | 188 | 38.17 | 5 | 5 | Jul 29, 1986 | 23y 310d | | ED Weekes (WI) | 1948-1949 | 7 | 10 |
0 | 878 | 194 | 87.80 | 5 | 0 | Jan 4, 1949 | 23y 313d | | RR Sarwan (WI) | 2000-2004 | 46 |
81 | 6 | 3134 | 261* | 41.78 | 5 | 20 | Jun 7, 2004 | 23y 350d | | M Azharuddin (India) | 1984-1987 |
18 | 27 | 3 | 1307 | 199 | 54.45 | 5 | 4 | Feb 16, 1987 | 24y 8d | | JH Kallis (SA) |
1995-1999 | 29 | 46 | 5 | 1682 | 148* | 41.02 | 5 | 8 | Nov 14, 1999 | 24y 29d |
Youngest to score ten Test centuries
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Match End | Age |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-1996 | 41 | 60 | 7 | 2911 | 179 | 54.92 | 10 | 14 | Jul 9, 1996 | 23y 76d |
| DG Bradman (Aus) | 1928-1931 | 16 | 23 | 1 |
2227 | 334 | 101.22 | 10 | 2 | Dec 21, 1931 | 23y 116d | | GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2005 | 38 | 65 |
4 | 3265 | 277 | 53.52 | 10 | 11 | Apr 24, 2005 | 24y 82d | | RN Harvey (Aus) | 1948-1953 | 24 |
41 | 4 | 2416 | 205 | 65.29 | 10 | 8 | Feb 12, 1953 | 24y 127d | | GS Sobers (WI) | 1954-1960 |
33 | 56 | 8 | 3068 | 365* | 63.91 | 10 | 8 | Dec 14, 1960 | 24y 139d | | AN Cook (Eng) |
2006-2009 | 50 | 90 | 5 | 3654 | 160 | 42.98 | 10 | 20 | Dec 30, 2009 | 25y 5d | | Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1983 | 50 | 81 | 14 |
3860 | 280* | 57.61 | 10 | 20 | Jan 19, 1983 | 25y 221d | | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2010 | 60 | 103 |
11 | 4155 | 217* | 45.16 | 10 | 22 | Jun 22, 2010 | 26y 125d | | MD Crowe (NZ) | 1982-1989 | 43 |
72 | 6 | 2948 | 188 | 44.66 | 10 | 9 | Feb 14, 1989 | 26y 145d | | V Sehwag (India) | 2001-2005 |
34 | 56 | 1 | 3079 | 309 | 55.98 | 10 | 9 | Mar 28, 2005 | 26y 159d | | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
1997-2003 | 54 | 86 | 7 | 3877 | 242 | 49.07 | 10 | 19 | Dec 21, 2003 | 26y 208d | | IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1982 | 50 | 75 | 3 |
2625 | 149* | 36.45 | 10 | 10 | Jun 28, 1982 | 26y 216d | | HM Amla (SA) | 2004-2010 | 43 | 75 |
6 | 3261 | 253* | 47.26 | 10 | 16 | Feb 18, 2010 | 26y 324d | | JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2002 | 62 |
102 | 18 | 4185 | 189* | 49.82 | 10 | 23 | Oct 27, 2002 | 27y 11d | | KP Pietersen (Eng) | 2005-2007 |
30 | 57 | 2 | 2898 | 226 | 52.69 | 10 | 10 | Aug 13, 2007 | 27y 47d | | RT Ponting (Aus) |
1995-2002 | 55 | 87 | 12 | 3382 | 197 | 45.09 | 10 | 15 | Mar 12, 2002 | 27y 83d | | KD Walters (Aus) | 1965-1973 | 39 | 68 | 7 |
3021 | 242 | 49.52 | 10 | 17 | Mar 28, 1973 | 27y 97d | | RB Richardson (WI) | 1983-1989 | 45 | 76 |
7 | 3320 | 194 | 48.11 | 10 | 13 | May 3, 1989 | 27y 111d | | GS Chappell (Aus) | 1970-1975 | 35 |
61 | 9 | 2769 | 247* | 53.25 | 11 | 12 | Dec 2, 1975 | 27y 117d | | M Azharuddin (India) | 1984-1990 |
39 | 59 | 3 | 2875 | 199 | 51.33 | 10 | 9 | Aug 14, 1990 | 27y 187d |
Youngest to score 15 Test centuries
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Match End | Age |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-1998 | 59 | 89 | 9 | 4265 | 179 | 53.31 | 15 | 18 | Mar 10, 1998 | 24y 320d |
| AN Cook (Eng) | 2006-2010 | 62 | 111 | 7 | 4814 | 235* | 46.28 | 15 | 23 | Dec 7, 2010 | 25y 347d |
| DG Bradman (Aus) | 1928-1934 | 28 | 42 | 3 |
3849 | 334 | 98.69 | 15 | 6 | Aug 22, 1934 | 25y 360d | | RN Harvey (Aus) | 1948-1955 | 39 | 67 |
6 | 3766 | 205 | 61.73 | 15 | 12 | Jun 17, 1955 | 26y 252d | | GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2002-2008 | 67 |
118 | 5 | 5507 | 277 | 48.73 | 15 | 22 | Jul 14, 2008 | 27y 164d | | JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2004 |
75 | 123 | 20 | 5486 | 189* | 53.26 | 15 | 27 | Jan 20, 2004 | 28y 96d | | RT Ponting (Aus) |
1995-2003 | 65 | 103 | 13 | 4423 | 197 | 49.14 | 15 | 17 | Apr 13, 2003 | 28y 115d | | KP Pietersen (Eng) | 2005-2008 | 45 | 83 | 3 |
4039 | 226 | 50.48 | 15 | 11 | Dec 23, 2008 | 28y 179d | | RR Sarwan (WI) | 2000-2009 | 81 | 142 |
8 | 5671 | 291 | 42.32 | 15 | 31 | May 18, 2009 | 28y 329d | | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2006 | 82 |
134 | 10 | 6114 | 374 | 49.30 | 15 | 29 | Jul 31, 2006 | 29y 65d | | SM Gavaskar (India) | 1971-1978 |
40 | 77 | 6 | 3673 | 220 | 51.73 | 15 | 16 | Nov 19, 1978 | 29y 132d | | V Sehwag (ICC/India) |
2001-2008 | 59 | 100 | 4 | 5102 | 319 | 53.14 | 15 | 14 | Aug 3, 2008 | 29y 288d | | GS Sobers (WI) | 1954-1966 | 53 | 90 | 10 |
4611 | 365* | 57.63 | 15 | 14 | Jun 4, 1966 | 29y 311d | | Younis Khan (Pak) | 2000-2007 | 57 | 103 |
7 | 4736 | 267 | 49.33 | 15 | 19 | Dec 4, 2007 | 30y 5d | | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2007 | 68 |
112 | 9 | 5741 | 287 | 55.73 | 15 | 23 | Nov 20, 2007 | 30y 24d | | Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1987 |
86 | 133 | 18 | 6251 | 280* | 54.35 | 15 | 34 | Aug 11, 1987 | 30y 60d | | MD Crowe (NZ) |
1982-1992 | 63 | 106 | 10 | 4591 | 299 | 47.82 | 15 | 15 | Dec 9, 1992 | 30y 78d | | AR Border (Aus) | 1978-1985 | 73 | 129 | 23 |
5485 | 196 | 51.74 | 15 | 29 | Nov 12, 1985 | 30y 108d | | R Dravid (India) | 1996-2003 | 70 | 120 |
13 | 5909 | 222 | 55.22 | 15 | 29 | Oct 12, 2003 | 30y 274d | | MP Vaughan (Eng) | 1999-2005 | 60 |
107 | 8 | 4399 | 197 | 44.43 | 15 | 12 | Aug 15, 2005 | 30y 290d |
Youngest to score 20 Test centuries | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO |
Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Match End | Age | | SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-1999 | 69 |
107 | 11 | 5321 | 179 | 55.42 | 20 | 21 | Oct 14, 1999 | 26y 173d | | GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2002-2010 |
81 | 142 | 9 | 6769 | 277 | 50.89 | 20 | 26 | Jan 17, 2010 | 28y 350d | | RT Ponting (Aus) |
1995-2003 | 74 | 117 | 15 | 5749 | 257 | 56.36 | 20 | 21 | Dec 30, 2003 | 29y 11d | | JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2005 | 87 | 147 | 24 |
6833 | 189* | 55.55 | 20 | 34 | Jan 25, 2005 | 29y 101d | | DG Bradman (Aus) | 1928-1938 | 35 | 55 |
5 | 4974 | 334 | 99.48 | 20 | 8 | Jun 28, 1938 | 29y 305d | | SM Gavaskar (India) | 1971-1979 | 50 |
93 | 7 | 4947 | 221 | 57.52 | 20 | 21 | Sep 4, 1979 | 30y 56d | | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2007 |
92 | 150 | 10 | 7058 | 374 | 50.41 | 20 | 30 | Dec 13, 2007 | 30y 200d | | AR Border (Aus) |
1978-1986 | 86 | 151 | 25 | 6615 | 196 | 52.50 | 20 | 32 | Dec 3, 1986 | 31y 129d | | Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1989 | 96 | 147 | 18 |
7151 | 280* | 55.43 | 20 | 35 | Feb 14, 1989 | 31y 247d | | V Sehwag (ICC/India) | 2001-2010 | 77 | 132 |
5 | 6831 | 319 | 53.78 | 20 | 21 | Jul 22, 2010 | 31y 275d | | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2009 | 85 |
142 | 10 | 7308 | 287 | 55.36 | 20 | 32 | Aug 30, 2009 | 31y 307d | | R Dravid (India) | 1996-2005 |
88 | 149 | 18 | 7658 | 270 | 58.45 | 20 | 36 | Mar 20, 2005 | 32y 68d | | Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) |
1998-2006 | 71 | 118 | 9 | 5929 | 223 | 54.39 | 20 | 25 | Nov 14, 2006 | 32y 79d | | GS Sobers (WI) | 1954-1969 | 69 | 119 | 16 |
6430 | 365* | 62.42 | 20 | 25 | Jan 29, 1969 | 32y 185d | | RN Harvey (Aus) | 1948-1961 | 70 | 120 |
10 | 5530 | 205 | 50.27 | 20 | 20 | Jun 13, 1961 | 32y 248d | | ML Hayden (Aus) | 1994-2004 | 55 |
95 | 8 | 5059 | 380 | 58.14 | 20 | 15 | Jul 13, 2004 | 32y 258d | | GS Chappell (Aus) | 1970-1982 |
76 | 134 | 16 | 6291 | 247* | 53.31 | 20 | 29 | Mar 22, 1982 | 33y 227d | | BC Lara (WI) |
1990-2003 | 92 | 161 | 4 | 7921 | 375 | 50.45 | 20 | 38 | Apr 23, 2003 | 33y 356d | | DC Boon (Aus) | 1984-1994 | 94 | 169 | 20 |
6916 | 200 | 46.41 | 20 | 30 | Dec 29, 1994 | 34y 0d | | JL Langer (Aus) | 1993-2004 | 82 | 139 |
6 | 6011 | 250 | 45.19 | 20 | 22 | Nov 30, 2004 | 34y 9d |
Youngest to take five Test five-wicket hauls
| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | 5 | 10 | Match End | Age |
|---|
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-1990 | 10 | 2098 | 983 | 53 | 7/76 | 12/130 | 18.54 | 5 | 2 | Nov 25, 1990 | 19y 9d |
| IK Pathan (India) | 2003-2005 | 15 | 3253 | 1726 | 66 | 7/59 | 12/126 | 26.15 | 6 | 2 | Sep 22, 2005 | 20y 330d |
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 1978-1979 | 23 | 4757 | 2413 | 87 | 6/63 | 9/121 | 27.73 | 5 | 0 | Dec 30, 1979 | 20y 358d |
| DL Vettori (NZ) | 1997-2000 | 29 | 7845 | 3310 | 103 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 32.13 | 5 | 1 | Mar 15, 2000 | 21y 48d |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) | 1998-2001 | 18 | 4580 | 2158 | 75 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 28.77 | 5 | 2 | Dec 6, 2001 | 21y 156d |
| AL Valentine (WI) | 1950-1952 | 8 | 4032 | 1286 | 55 | 8/104 | 11/204 | 23.38 | 5 | 2 | Jan 3, 1952 | 21y 250d |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) | 1995-1999 | 18 | 5042 | 2295 | 75 | 5/32 | 10/187 | 30.60 | 6 | 1 | Jan 31, 1999 | 22y 33d |
| Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) | 2007-2009 | 14 | 2991 | 1357 | 48 | 7/36 | 9/115 | 28.27 | 5 | 0 | Jul 20, 2009 | 22y 118d |
| WW Hall (WI) | 1958-1960 | 12 | 3185 | 1397 | 66 | 7/69 | 11/126 | 21.16 | 5 | 1 | Mar 15, 1960 | 22y 185d |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1978 | 7 | 1593 | 663 | 36 | 8/34 | 8/51 | 18.41 | 5 | 0 | Jun 19, 1978 | 22y 207d |
| S Ramadhin (WI) | 1950-1952 | 10 | 4576 | 1424 | 49 | 6/86 | 11/152 | 29.06 | 5 | 1 | Feb 12, 1952 | 22y 287d |
| Danish Kaneria (Pak) | 2000-2003 | 13 | 3085 | 1448 | 58 | 7/77 | 12/94 | 24.96 | 5 | 1 | Oct 21, 2003 | 22y 309d |
| A Kumble (India) | 1990-1994 | 14 | 4960 | 1810 | 77 | 7/59 | 11/128 | 23.50 | 5 | 1 | Jan 22, 1994 | 23y 97d |
| GD McKenzie (Aus) | 1961-1964 | 19 | 5696 | 2376 | 86 | 7/153 | 10/91 | 27.62 | 5 | 1 | Oct 7, 1964 | 23y 105d |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1992-1995 | 20 | 5282 | 2272 | 74 | 5/64 | 7/151 | 30.70 | 5 | 0 | Sep 19, 1995 | 23y 155d |
| PM Pollock (SA) | 1961-1964 | 13 | 3257 | 1476 | 62 | 6/38 | 9/99 | 23.80 | 5 | 0 | Dec 29, 1964 | 23y 182d |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1985-1989 | 29 | 6203 | 2649 | 94 | 6/91 | 10/128 | 28.18 | 5 | 1 | Dec 14, 1989 | 23y 194d |
| DL Underwood (Eng) | 1966-1969 | 16 | 3923 | 1128 | 67 | 7/32 | 12/101 | 16.83 | 6 | 2 | Aug 26, 1969 | 24y 79d |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1992-1994 | 22 | 6389 | 2328 | 96 | 7/52 | 12/128 | 24.25 | 5 | 1 | Jan 6, 1994 | 24y 115d |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2007 | 14 | 2562 | 1640 | 61 | 5/34 | 10/93 | 26.88 | 5 | 1 | Nov 11, 2007 | 24y 137d |
Youngest to take ten Test five-wicket hauls
| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | 5 | 10 | Match End | Age |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-1992 | 19 | 3745 | 1908 | 93 | 7/76 | 12/130 | 20.51 | 10 | 2 | Aug 9, 1992 | 20y 267d |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) | 1998-2002 | 29 | 7790 | 3486 | 127 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 27.44 | 10 | 2 | Oct 12, 2002 | 22y 101d |
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 1978-1982 | 36 | 7976 | 3946 | 142 | 7/56 | 11/146 | 27.78 | 10 | 1 | Jan 6, 1982 | 23y 0d |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) | 1995-2000 | 27 | 7852 | 3444 | 115 | 6/46 | 10/187 | 29.94 | 10 | 2 | May 22, 2000 | 23y 145d |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1979 | 19 | 4476 | 1897 | 100 | 8/34 | 11/140 | 18.97 | 10 | 1 | Aug 7, 1979 | 23y 256d |
| Danish Kaneria (Pak) | 2000-2005 | 26 | 7347 | 3605 | 121 | 7/77 | 12/94 | 29.79 | 10 | 2 | Mar 28, 2005 | 24y 102d |
| GD McKenzie (Aus) | 1961-1966 | 33 | 9700 | 4078 | 143 | 7/153 | 10/91 | 28.51 | 10 | 1 | Dec 28, 1966 | 25y 187d |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2008 | 29 | 5650 | 3400 | 150 | 6/49 | 10/91 | 22.66 | 11 | 3 | Dec 30, 2008 | 25y 186d |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1992-1998 | 35 | 10169 | 4323 | 147 | 7/94 | 12/117 | 29.40 | 11 | 1 | Jan 11, 1998 | 25y 269d |
| DL Vettori (NZ) | 1997-2004 | 57 | 14160 | 6251 | 178 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 35.11 | 10 | 2 | Oct 29, 2004 | 25y 276d |
| T Richardson (Eng) | 1893-1896 | 8 | 2933 | 1422 | 66 | 7/168 | 13/244 | 21.54 | 10 | 3 | Jul 18, 1896 | 25y 342d |
| SP Gupte (India) | 1951-1956 | 18 | 6170 | 2124 | 87 | 7/128 | 9/145 | 24.41 | 10 | 0 | Jan 11, 1956 | 26y 31d |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1985-1992 | 42 | 9072 | 3881 | 159 | 6/62 | 11/160 | 24.40 | 10 | 2 | Jul 7, 1992 | 26y 34d |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1992-1995 | 39 | 11704 | 4316 | 187 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 23.08 | 10 | 3 | Nov 13, 1995 | 26y 61d |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-1999 | 34 | 7532 | 2974 | 140 | 7/87 | 9/103 | 21.24 | 10 | 0 | Nov 1, 1999 | 26y 108d |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1984 | 34 | 7309 | 3438 | 156 | 7/53 | 10/107 | 22.03 | 11 | 1 | Dec 11, 1984 | 26y 237d |
| DL Underwood (Eng) | 1966-1972 | 26 | 7090 | 2158 | 114 | 7/32 | 12/97 | 18.92 | 10 | 4 | Jul 29, 1972 | 27y 51d |
| A Kumble (India) | 1990-1998 | 45 | 13593 | 5437 | 190 | 7/59 | 11/128 | 28.61 | 10 | 1 | Mar 21, 1998 | 27y 155d |
| GF Lawson (Aus) | 1980-1985 | 31 | 7156 | 3690 | 134 | 8/112 | 11/134 | 27.53 | 10 | 2 | Jul 16, 1985 | 27y 221d |
| DK Lillee (Aus) | 1971-1977 | 31 | 8400 | 3852 | 160 | 6/66 | 11/123 | 24.07 | 10 | 3 | Mar 1, 1977 | 27y 226d |
Youngest to take 15 Test five-wicket hauls
| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | 5 | 10 | Match End | Age |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-1993 | 25 | 5163 | 2646 | 143 | 7/76 | 13/135 | 18.50 | 15 | 3 | Dec 14, 1993 | 22y 28d |
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 1978-1983 | 47 | 10451 | 5521 | 187 | 8/85 | 11/146 | 29.52 | 15 | 1 | Jan 28, 1983 | 24y 22d |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) | 1998-2004 | 41 | 11393 | 5110 | 185 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 27.62 | 15 | 3 | Dec 2, 2004 | 24y 152d |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1981 | 38 | 8717 | 3842 | 181 | 8/34 | 13/106 | 21.22 | 15 | 3 | Jul 21, 1981 | 25y 239d |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1992-1998 | 42 | 13040 | 5462 | 203 | 9/65 | 16/220 | 26.90 | 16 | 2 | Aug 31, 1998 | 26y 136d |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1985-1994 | 52 | 11672 | 5044 | 217 | 7/119 | 11/160 | 23.24 | 15 | 3 | Feb 20, 1994 | 27y 262d |
| GD McKenzie (Aus) | 1961-1969 | 50 | 15070 | 6305 | 222 | 8/71 | 10/91 | 28.40 | 15 | 3 | Nov 9, 1969 | 28y 138d |
| A Kumble (India) | 1990-1999 | 56 | 17525 | 7017 | 259 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 27.09 | 15 | 3 | Nov 2, 1999 | 29y 16d |
| Danish Kaneria (Pak) | 2000-2010 | 57 | 16816 | 8460 | 250 | 7/77 | 12/94 | 33.84 | 15 | 2 | Jan 6, 2010 | 29y 21d |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-1999 | 48 | 11573 | 5130 | 226 | 8/38 | 10/78 | 22.69 | 15 | 1 | Mar 30, 1999 | 29y 49d |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2008 | 82 | 19709 | 8774 | 256 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 34.27 | 15 | 3 | May 26, 2008 | 29y 120d |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2006 | 71 | 15003 | 7974 | 288 | 7/37 | 13/132 | 27.68 | 15 | 4 | Dec 30, 2006 | 29y 177d |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1992-1999 | 72 | 20665 | 8204 | 322 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.47 | 15 | 4 | Sep 11, 1999 | 29y 363d |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1988 | 53 | 11828 | 5478 | 255 | 7/53 | 11/120 | 21.48 | 15 | 2 | Apr 27, 1988 | 30y 9d |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2003 | 73 | 16140 | 6129 | 299 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 20.49 | 15 | 1 | Aug 18, 2003 | 30y 33d |
| Imran Khan (Pak) | 1971-1983 | 46 | 11903 | 5085 | 217 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 23.43 | 15 | 4 | Jan 8, 1983 | 30y 44d |
| DK Lillee (Aus) | 1971-1980 | 38 | 10435 | 4770 | 206 | 6/26 | 11/123 | 23.15 | 15 | 5 | Feb 6, 1980 | 30y 203d |
| DL Underwood (Eng) | 1966-1977 | 68 | 17774 | 6184 | 248 | 8/51 | 13/71 | 24.93 | 15 | 6 | Feb 16, 1977 | 31y 253d |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-1998 | 47 | 11005 | 5233 | 237 | 8/71 | 12/139 | 22.08 | 15 | 2 | Aug 10, 1998 | 31y 294d |
| RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1983 | 43 | 11007 | 4981 | 195 | 7/23 | 11/58 | 25.54 | 15 | 3 | Aug 15, 1983 | 32y 43d |
Youngest to take 20 Test five-wicket hauls
| Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | 5 | 10 | Match End | Age |
|---|
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-1998 | 51 | 10292 | 5517 | 254 | 7/76 | 13/135 | 21.72 | 20 | 5 | Mar 10, 1998 | 26y 114d |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1982 | 54 | 12767 | 5807 | 249 | 8/34 | 13/106 | 23.32 | 20 | 4 | Aug 31, 1982 | 26y 280d |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) | 1998-2007 | 59 | 15815 | 7390 | 246 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 30.04 | 20 | 4 | Dec 4, 2007 | 27y 154d |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1992-2000 | 55 | 17301 | 7133 | 278 | 9/65 | 16/220 | 25.65 | 21 | 4 | Jul 23, 2000 | 28y 97d |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1985-1995 | 67 | 15266 | 6524 | 289 | 7/119 | 11/160 | 22.57 | 20 | 3 | Dec 12, 1995 | 29y 192d |
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 1978-1989 | 98 | 20388 | 9965 | 340 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 29.30 | 20 | 2 | Apr 20, 1989 | 30y 104d |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1989 | 64 | 14487 | 6525 | 313 | 7/22 | 11/120 | 20.84 | 20 | 3 | Apr 12, 1989 | 30y 359d |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-2001 | 73 | 17399 | 7373 | 343 | 8/38 | 10/27 | 21.49 | 20 | 3 | Aug 4, 2001 | 31y 176d |
| A Kumble (India) | 1990-2002 | 75 | 23466 | 9599 | 346 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 27.74 | 20 | 4 | Oct 20, 2002 | 32y 3d |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1992-2001 | 96 | 26745 | 11190 | 421 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 26.57 | 20 | 5 | Dec 18, 2001 | 32y 96d |
| DK Lillee (Aus) | 1971-1981 | 55 | 14822 | 6832 | 296 | 7/89 | 11/123 | 23.08 | 20 | 6 | Nov 17, 1981 | 32y 122d |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2000 | 60 | 13216 | 6282 | 290 | 8/71 | 12/139 | 21.66 | 20 | 3 | Jan 5, 2000 | 33y 77d |
| RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1985 | 58 | 14607 | 6464 | 281 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 23.00 | 21 | 5 | Nov 12, 1985 | 34y 132d |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-1998 | 77 | 17350 | 6870 | 324 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 21.20 | 20 | 3 | Feb 17, 1998 | 34y 149d |
| Imran Khan (Pak) | 1971-1987 | 68 | 15786 | 6615 | 302 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 21.90 | 20 | 5 | Jul 6, 1987 | 34y 223d |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2000 | 118 | 26157 | 11337 | 457 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 24.80 | 20 | 2 | Jun 17, 2000 | 37y 231d |
| SF Barnes (Eng) | 1901-1913 | 25 | 7178 | 2834 | 167 | 9/103 | 17/159 | 16.97 | 21 | 6 | Dec 30, 1913 | 40y 255d |
| CV Grimmett (Aus) | 1925-1936 | 37 | 14513 | 5231 | 216 | 7/40 | 14/199 | 24.21 | 21 | 7 | Mar 3, 1936 | 44y 69d |
Youngest to play 50 Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Bat Av | 100 | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Av | 5 | Match End | Age |
|---|
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-1997 | 50 | 3438 | 179 | 49.82 | 11 | 4 | 2/10 | 61.75 | 0 | Mar 18, 1997 | 23y 328d |
| RR Sarwan (WI) | 2000-2004 | 50 | 3401 | 261* | 40.97 | 6 | 20 | 4/37 | 39.65 | 0 | Aug 21, 2004 | 24y 59d |
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 1978-1983 | 50 | 2129 | 126* | 32.25 | 3 | 200 | 8/85 | 29.33 | 15 | Mar 16, 1983 | 24y 69d |
| RJ Shastri (India) | 1981-1987 | 50 | 2307 | 142 | 36.61 | 6 | 111 | 5/75 | 39.71 | 2 | Feb 8, 1987 | 24y 257d |
| DL Vettori (NZ) | 1997-2003 | 50 | 1249 | 137* | 20.47 | 1 | 150 | 7/87 | 35.78 | 7 | Dec 30, 2003 | 24y 337d |
| AN Cook (Eng) | 2006-2009 | 50 | 3654 | 160 | 42.98 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 0 | Dec 30, 2009 | 25y 5d |
| Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) | 2001-2009 | 50 | 2149 | 158* | 23.10 | 5 | 19 | 2/42 | 58.63 | 0 | Jul 20, 2009 | 25y 13d |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2009 | 50 | 3308 | 217* | 42.41 | 8 | 2 | 2/49 | 49.50 | 0 | Mar 2, 2009 | 25y 13d |
| MV Boucher (SA) | 1997-2002 | 50 | 1761 | 125 | 28.86 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | Feb 24, 2002 | 25y 83d |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) | 1998-2005 | 50 | 841 | 66 | 15.29 | 0 | 219 | 8/84 | 27.87 | 17 | Dec 22, 2005 | 25y 172d |
| Saleem Malik (Pak) | 1982-1988 | 50 | 2234 | 119* | 37.86 | 6 | 5 | 1/3 | 19.80 | 0 | Oct 11, 1988 | 25y 178d |
| JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2001 | 50 | 2952 | 160 | 41.00 | 7 | 94 | 6/67 | 27.44 | 2 | Apr 23, 2001 | 25y 189d |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1983 | 50 | 3860 | 280* | 57.61 | 10 | 17 | 3/74 | 36.64 | 0 | Jan 19, 1983 | 25y 221d |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 2000-2005 | 50 | 3364 | 317 | 40.04 | 7 | 31 | 5/34 | 37.51 | 1 | May 3, 2005 | 25y 224d |
| GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2002-2006 | 50 | 3969 | 277 | 47.81 | 11 | 8 | 2/145 | 93.75 | 0 | Dec 30, 2006 | 25y 332d |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2003 | 50 | 3501 | 242 | 47.95 | 9 | 4 | 2/32 | 53.50 | 0 | Jun 24, 2003 | 26y 28d |
| DB Vengsarkar (India) | 1976-1982 | 50 | 2847 | 157* | 39.00 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 0 | Jun 28, 1982 | 26y 83d |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-1998 | 50 | 538 | 45 | 9.96 | 0 | 244 | 7/76 | 22.06 | 19 | Mar 2, 1998 | 26y 106d |
| DI Gower (Eng) | 1978-1983 | 50 | 3374 | 200* | 42.17 | 5 | 1 | 1/1 | 2.00 | 0 | Jul 18, 1983 | 26y 108d |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1977-1982 | 50 | 2625 | 149* | 36.45 | 10 | 229 | 8/34 | 22.89 | 19 | Jun 28, 1982 | 26y 216d |
Youngest to play 100 Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Bat Av | 100 | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Av | 5 | Match End | Age |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-2002 | 100 | 8405 | 217 | 57.96 | 30 | 27 | 3/10 | 43.88 | 0 | Sep 9, 2002 | 29y 138d |
| MV Boucher (ICC/SA) | 1997-2007 | 100 | 3723 | 125 | 29.78 | 4 | 1 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 0 | Jan 15, 2007 | 30y 43d |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2006 | 100 | 7940 | 189* | 56.31 | 24 | 197 | 6/54 | 31.73 | 4 | Apr 19, 2006 | 30y 185d |
| N Kapil Dev (India) | 1978-1989 | 100 | 4142 | 163 | 31.37 | 6 | 354 | 9/83 | 28.87 | 21 | Nov 20, 1989 | 30y 318d |
| RT Ponting (Aus) | 1995-2006 | 100 | 8253 | 257 | 57.71 | 28 | 5 | 1/0 | 44.80 | 0 | Jan 6, 2006 | 31y 18d |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2010 | 100 | 3962 | 140 | 30.71 | 5 | 325 | 7/87 | 33.86 | 18 | Mar 31, 2010 | 31y 63d |
| DI Gower (Eng) | 1978-1988 | 100 | 7000 | 215 | 44.02 | 14 | 1 | 1/1 | 20.00 | 0 | Jul 26, 1988 | 31y 116d |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2009 | 100 | 7959 | 374 | 52.36 | 24 | 4 | 2/32 | 58.00 | 0 | Jan 6, 2009 | 31y 224d |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1994-2006 | 100 | 6631 | 203* | 44.50 | 14 | 8 | 1/2 | 99.37 | 0 | Nov 23, 2006 | 32y 99d |
| MA Atherton (Eng) | 1989-2000 | 100 | 6742 | 185* | 37.87 | 14 | 2 | 1/20 | 151.00 | 0 | Aug 7, 2000 | 32y 137d |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 100 | 692 | 32* | 9.74 | 0 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.53 | 18 | Dec 20, 2009 | 32y 167d |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1976-1989 | 100 | 7694 | 280* | 57.41 | 22 | 17 | 3/74 | 40.11 | 0 | Dec 6, 1989 | 32y 177d |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1992-2002 | 100 | 2052 | 99 | 16.54 | 0 | 444 | 8/71 | 26.56 | 21 | Mar 12, 2002 | 32y 180d |
| SR Waugh (Aus) | 1985-1998 | 100 | 6288 | 200 | 49.51 | 14 | 85 | 5/28 | 34.80 | 3 | Jan 5, 1998 | 32y 217d |
| DB Vengsarkar (India) | 1976-1988 | 100 | 6356 | 166 | 45.72 | 17 | 0 | - | - | 0 | Nov 29, 1988 | 32y 237d |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2006 | 100 | 3406 | 111 | 31.24 | 2 | 391 | 7/87 | 23.25 | 16 | Apr 19, 2006 | 32y 277d |
| SP Fleming (NZ) | 1994-2006 | 100 | 6200 | 274* | 38.75 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 0 | Apr 19, 2006 | 33y 18d |
| R Dravid (ICC/India) | 1996-2006 | 100 | 8553 | 270 | 57.79 | 22 | 1 | 1/18 | 39.00 | 0 | Mar 22, 2006 | 33y 70d |
| AR Border (Aus) | 1978-1988 | 100 | 7670 | 205 | 52.17 | 23 | 16 | 3/20 | 47.18 | 0 | Dec 29, 1988 | 33y 155d |
| IA Healy (Aus) | 1988-1998 | 100 | 3741 | 161* | 28.34 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | Feb 3, 1998 | 33y 279d |
Youngest to play 150 Test
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Bat Av | 100 | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Av | 5 | Match End | Age |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-2008 | 150 | 11877 | 248* | 54.23 | 39 | 42 | 3/10 | 52.66 | 0 | Aug 11, 2008 | 35y 109d |
| RT Ponting (Aus) | 1995-2010 | 150 | 12320 | 257 | 54.27 | 39 | 5 | 1/0 | 48.40 | 0 | Dec 7, 2010 | 35y 353d |
| SR Waugh (Aus) | 1985-2002 | 150 | 9631 | 200 | 49.38 | 27 | 89 | 5/28 | 35.92 | 3 | Oct 12, 2002 | 37y 132d |
| AR Border (Aus) | 1978-1993 | 150 | 10876 | 205 | 51.30 | 27 | 39 | 7/46 | 38.43 | 2 | Dec 7, 1993 | 38y 133d |
Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1983: Australia v England at Adelaide, The Ashes 2nd Test, Dec 3-7, 2010
• ODI # 3075: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2010
• T20I # 192: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Only T20I, Oct 31, 2010
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites