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The stats desk

Test Match Stats reads the longest format through its statistics, quoting the primary scorecards and stating the era context plainly.

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Batting Numbers

Averages and records — with the era adjustment stated, not implied.

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Bowling Numbers

The inverted scale: what makes a great bowling average, decade by decade.

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The Records

From Bradman's 99.94 outward — which records mean what they appear to.

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Reference Data2026-09-27 New Zealand vs England Test Stats: Record and Leaders Explore 118 men’s Tests, the 8–8 record since 2015, venue splits, leading players and major England–New Zealand match records.

Test Match Records2026-09-25 Joe Root Holds the Record for Most Fifties in Test Cricket Joe Root leads men’s Test cricket with 69 fifties. See the all-time list and why this differs from the record for most scores of 50 or more.

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