Roll of honour
- On this page – a whole range of tables and lists! – all up-to-date up to 19 Jan 2021
- First up is the Table Toppers Summary
- The detail of this summary is in the next table – leaders over time
- The Biggest series wins (in terms of points gained)
- Each teams highest and lowest score
- The highest run rates recorded in a series (and biggest difference between run rates)
- The country table gives all the details for each country in one table
Roll of Honour – Overall Summary
| 25 Feb 2021 | Country | Total length of reigns | No. of reigns | Highest Score | Longest Reign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  |
Australia | 338 | 14 | 120.18 | 146 (from Apr 01 - Aug 09) |
| 2nd |  |
West Indies | 156 | 4 | 118.09 | 130 (From Jun 80 - Mar 95) |
| 4th |  |
South Africa | 80 | 10 | 98.84 | 26 (From Aug 12 - Mar 14) |
| 3rd |  |
England | 65 | 7 | 101.82 | 26 (From Jan 11 - Aug 12) |
| 5th |  |
India | 65* | 7 | 92.80 | 32 (Aug 16 - Feb 18) |
Australia are clearly the overall Champions.
They have been champions for longest time and more frequently than any other country.
They also hold the highest ever score, a record held since Nov 1959, although the West Indies got close in 1986 mid way through their record breaking longest reign.
No one looked like getting close to matching the sustained dominance of the West Indies during the 1980’s and early 90’s. However Australia’s run at the top in the early 2000s surpassed their own reign of 56 series in the late 1990’s, and became the longest ever…. They hold all the records….
India became the fifth team to top the table… The previous new table topper was South Africa in 1970…
(Note: all figures in these tables are ‘standardised’ – the total score for the countries is always rounded up to 540 – so that an accurate comparison can be gained over the years. See FAQ for explanation)
Roll of Honour – detail of this summary – Biggest series wins – highest team scores – lowest team scores – highest run rates – country table
Roll of Honour by leaders over time
| Team | When & How took lead | Length of reign | Top score during reign, plus how and when |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Jan 21 when beat Australia 2-1 in Australia | 4* | 88.91 when took lead |
| Australia | Mar 20 when India lose 2-0 away to New Zealand | 6 | 81.94 when took lead |
| India | Feb 19 when South Africa lost 2-0 at home to Sri Lanka | 19 | 92.80 after defeating Bangladesh in Nov 19 |
| South Africa | Jan 19 defeating Pakistan 3-0 | 3 | 77.61 when took lead |
| India | Jan 19 defeating Australia 2-1 (away) | 1 | 75.89 when took lead |
| South Africa | Sep 18 when India lost 4-1 to England | 8 | 73.04 when took lead |
| India | Jul 18 when South Africa lost 2-0 to Sri Lanka | 1 | 83.90 when took lead |
| South Africa | April 18 defeating Australia 3-1 | 7 | 86.70 when took lead |
| India | Aug 16 Australia losing 3-0 to Sri Lanka | 32 | 90.93 beating Sri Lanka 3-0 in Aug 16 |
| Australia | Dec-15 South Africa losing to India 3-0 | 8 | 75.32 when took lead Dec-15 |
| South Africa | Oct-14 Australia losing 2-0 to Pakistan | 18 | 84.77 Beating West Indies 2-0 Jan-15 |
| Australia | Mar-14 Beat South Africa 2-1 in South Africa | 8 | 85.76 When took lead Mar-14 |
| South Africa | Aug-12 Beat England 2-0 in England | 26 | 98.84 Beating Pakistan 3-0 Feb-13 |
| England | Jan-11 Beating Australia 3-1 in Australia | 26 | 98.26 Beating India 4-0 Aug-11 |
| India | Oct-10 India beating Australia 2-0 | 5 | 78.99 When took lead Oct-10 |
| Australia | Jan-10 Australia beating Pakistan 3-0 | 12 | 83.18 When beat New Zealand 2-0 Mar-10 |
| India | Dec-09 India beating Sri Lanka 2-1 | 3 | 80.43 When took lead Dec-09 |
| Australia | Apr-01 South Africa only beating West Indies 2-1 away | 146 | 120.18 Beating Sri Lanka 2-0 Nov-07 |
| South Africa | Mar-01 Australia lose 2-1 away to India | 2 | 86.58 When beat Sri Lanka 2-0 before took lead Jan-01 |
| Australia | Mar-00 Beat New Zealand 3-0 away | 15 | 95.38 Beat West Indies 5-0 at home Jan-01 |
| South Africa | Mar-00 Beat India 2-0 away | 3 | 85.14 when took lead Mar-00 |
| Australia | Jan-00 South Africa only beat England 2-1 at home | 1 | 83.3 Beat India 3-0 at home before took lead Jan-00 |
| South Africa | Mar-99 Beat New Zealand 1-0 away | 11 | 86.83 Beat Zimbabwe 2-1 at home Nov-99 |
| Australia | May-95 Beat West Indies 2-1 away | 56 | 85.18 Beat South Africa 1-0 at home Feb-98 |
| West Indies | Jun-80 Beat England 1-0 at home | 130 | 118.09 Beat England 5-0 at home Feb-86 |
| England | Jun-78 Beat Pakistan 2-0 at home | 15 | 79.14 Beat Australia 5-1 away Dec-78 |
| West Indies | Feb-78 West Indies beating Australia 3-1 | 1 | 70.13 Beat Australia 3-1 at home Mar-78 |
| South Africa | Feb-78 England only draw away against New Zealand | 1 | 67.34 Before exclusion! |
| England | Jun-77 England beat Australia 3-0 at home | 3 | 70.6 when took lead Jun-77 |
| Australia | Dec-72 India beat England 2-1 at home | 27 | 92.7 Beat West Indies 5-1 at home Nov-75 |
| South Africa begin exclusion from International Sport - lasts 20 years - 20 points taken off (real) score - but remember all scores are standardised so that the table total always equals 540 | |||
| England | Nov-70 Beat Australia 2-0 away | 8 | 97.7 When took lead Nov-70 |
| South Africa | Jan-70 Beat Australia 4-0 at home | 1 | 89.25 When took lead Jan-70 |
| Australia | Dec-68 Beat West Indies 3-1 at home | 8 | 84.24 When took lead Dec-68 |
| West Indies | Jun-68 England only drawing 1-1 with Australia at home | 1 | 83.79 After losing to England(!) prior to becoming leaders Mar-68 |
| England | Mar-68 Beat West Indies 1-0 away | 1 | 85.81 When went top Mar-68 |
| West Indies | Jun-63 Beat England 3-1 away | 24 | 100.68 Beat India 2-0 away Dec-66 |
| Australia | Dec-58 Beat England 4-0 at home | 18 | 119.17 Beat Pakistan 2-0 away Nov-59 |
| England | Feb-56 Beat Australia 2-1 at home | 9 | 101.82 Beat New Zealand 4-0 at home Jun-58 |
| Australia | Mar-55 Beat West Indies 3-0 away | 5 | 87.82 when went top Mar-55 |
| England | Nov-54 Beat Australia 3-1 away | 3 | 86.09 Beat New Zealand 2-0 away Mar-55 |
| Australia | Mar-46 Beat New Zealand 1-0 away | 29 | 115.59 Beat West Indies 4-1 at home Nov-51 |
Roll of Honour – detail of this summary – Biggest series wins – highest team scores – lowest team scores – highest run rates – country table
Biggest Series Wins
Most recent entries…
- Sri Lanka’s whitewash of table topping Australia gave them a point increase of 16.92 (Aug 16) 11th on table
- India’s thrashing of South Africa that knocked them from Number 1 to number 4 in the table gained India 17.11 points – the 10th best series on record
- Australia’s whitewash of England in the winter of 2013-14 comes in at number 2 – but is not the best or worst for either team as number 1 looks fairly similar!
- India’s whitewash at home v Australia in Mar 2013 a gain of 18.91 the then 4th best and India’s best ever also Australia’s worst ever away series
- Pakistan’s whitewash of England – a gain of 19.05 – the then 3rd best ever…
- England’s whitewash of India (Summer 2012) – a gain of 15.76 just outside our table
| Position | Gain | By | Home/Away | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23.30 | Australia | Home | England | Dec 58 |
| 2 | 20.29 | Australia | Home | England | Jan 14 |
| 3 | 19.15 | South Africa | Away | Australia | Dec 52 |
| 4 | 19.05 | Pakistan | Home | England | Feb 12 |
| 5 | 18.91 | India | Home | Australia | Mar 13 |
| 6 | 18.75 | South Africa | Home | Australia | Jan 70 |
| 7 | 18.05 | England | Home | Australia | Jun 77 |
| 8 | 17.82 | India | Home | Australia | Nov 08 |
| 9 | 17.32 | Australia | Home | England | Dec 79 |
| 10 | 17.11 | India | Home | South Africa | Dec 15 |
| 11 | 16.92 | Sri Lanka | Home | Australia | Aug 16 |
| 12 | 16.90 | England | Away | West Indies | May 68 |
| 13 | 16.78 | England | Home | India | Sep 18 |
| 14 | 16.59 | Australia | Away | West Indies | Mar 55 |
Roll of Honour – detail of this summary – Biggest series wins – highest team scores – lowest team scores – highest run rates – country table
Highest Team Scores
| Position | Team | Highest Score | When | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Australia | 120.18 | Nov 07 |
| 2 |  |
West Indies | 118.09 | Feb 86 |
| 3 | |
England | 101.82 | Jun 58 |
| 4 | |
South Africa | 98.84 | Feb 13 |
| 5 | |
India | 92.80 | Nov 19 |
| 6 |  |
Pakistan | 76.66 | Feb 89 |
| 8 |  |
New Zealand | 73.55 | Jan 21 |
| 7 |  |
Sri Lanka | 63.52 | Mar 02 |
| 9 |  |
Zimbabwe | 37.76 | Dec 98 |
| 10 |  |
Bangladesh | 34.80 | Sep 17 |
| 12 |  |
Afghanistan | 22.19 | Sep 19 |
| 11 |  |
Ireland | 19.97 | Jul 19 |
Roll of Honour – detail of this summary – Biggest series wins – highest team scores – lowest team scores – highest run rates – country table
Lowest Team Scores
| Position | Team | Lowest Score | When | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Australia | 36.15 | Dec 85 |
| 2 | |
South Africa | 35.82 | Dec 49 |
| 3 | |
Pakistan | 30.97 | Oct 52 |
| 4 | |
India | 28.78 | Jun 59 |
| 6 | |
Sri Lanka | 25.89 | Aug 88 |
| 7 | |
England | 25.71 | Jun 89 |
| 5 | |
West Indies | 25.65 | Jan 16 |
| 8 | |
New Zealand | 22.99 | Feb 59 |
| 10 | |
Afghanistan | 19.65 | July 18 |
| 9 | |
Ireland | 19.10 | Mar 19 |
| 11 | |
Zimbabwe | 15.60 | Mar 13 |
| 12 | |
Bangladesh | 11.45 | Dec 02 |
Roll of Honour – detail of this summary – Biggest series wins – highest team scores – lowest team scores – highest run rates – country table
Highest Run-Rates
New Zealand’s 2016 domination of Zimbabwe gave an 8th best run rate of all time – 110.33, a mere 87.5 points above Zimbabwe’s
| Position | Run Rate | No of tests | By | Home/away | Against | Opposition Run Rate | Difference | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 182 | 1 | Pakistan | Home | Bangladesh | 14.10 | 167.90 | Sep 01 |
| Pakistan v Bangladesh in Sep 2001 produced the highest run rate and the biggest difference (although this is just for a 1 test series) | ||||||||
| 2 | 162.50 | 2 | England | Home | Bangladesh | 17.18 | 145.32 | Jun 05 |
| England v Bangladesh in June 2005 produced the highest run rate and difference for a series of at least 2 tests. No team, until 2016, had recorded a run rate of over 100 for a series involving 3 or more tests | ||||||||
| 3 | 129 | 1 | Australia | Away | Sri Lanka | 24 | 105 | Apr 83 |
| 4 | 125 | 2 | Pakistan | Home | Sri Lanka | 63.36 | 61.64 | Mar 09 |
| 5 | 124.08 | 3 | Australia | Home | West Indies | 25.08 | 99.00 | Jan 16 |
| The highest run rate and difference for a series of 3 tests or more | ||||||||
| 5 | 118.45 | 2 | Australia | Home | Sri Lanka | 29.18 | 89.27 | Nov 07 |
| 6 | 112.33 | 2 | South Africa | Home | Bangladesh | 18.60 | 93.73 | Oct 02 |
| 7 | 111 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Home | Bangladesh | 20.90 | 90.10 | Sep 01 |
| 8 | 110.33 | 3 | New Zealand | Away | Zimbabwe | 23.83 | 87.5 | Aug 16 |
| 9 | 108 | 2 | England | Away | New Zealand | 29 | 79 | Feb 75 |
| 10 | 101.23 | 2 | South Africa | Home | Bangladesh | 18.23 | 83 | Oct 17 |
| No other series have a team scoring over 100 run rate... | ||||||||
| further down | 67.32 | 4 | South Africa | Home | West Indies | 34.95 | 32.37 | Jan 04 |
| Highest run rate for a series of 4 tests or more | ||||||||
| further down | 66 | 5 | England | Home | Pakistan | 23 | 43 | May 62 |
| Highest run rate for a series of 5 tests or more, largest difference for a series of 4 or more tests | ||||||||
Roll of Honour – detail of this summary – Biggest series wins – highest team scores – lowest team scores – highest run rates – country table
Country Table
| Country | Series win/loss ratio | Total series wins | Home wins | Away wins | Total series losses | Home losses | Away losses | Biggest home up | Biggest away up | Biggest home down | Biggest away down | Highest score | Lowest score | Best postition | Worst position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1.00 | 92 | 48 | 44 | 92 | 45 | 47 | 23.30 | 16.59 | -19.15 | -18.91 | 120.18 | 36.15 | 1 | 7 |
| Afghanistan | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.84 | 1.70 | -1.08 | -0.35 | 22.19 | 19.65 | 10 | 11 |
| Bangladesh | 0.83 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 4.55 | 4.78 | -1.70 | -5.12 | 34.80 | 11.45 | 8 | 10 |
| England | 1.18 | 114 | 59 | 55 | 97 | 51 | 46 | 18.05 | 16.90 | -16.50 | -23.30 | 101.82 | 25.71 | 1 | 9 |
| India | 0.98 | 81 | 50 | 31 | 83 | 31 | 52 | 18.91 | 14.12 | -9.56 | -16.78 | 92.80 | 28.78 | 1 | 8 |
| Ireland | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.86 | -0.06 | -0.84 | 19.94 | 19.94 | 10 | 12 | |
| New Zealand | 1.02 | 86 | 53 | 33 | 84 | 37 | 47 | 12.91 | 8.29 | -7.63 | -11.93 | 73.55 | 22.99 | 2 | 9 |
| Pakistan | 0.98 | 78 | 42 | 36 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 19.05 | 8.94 | -8.25 | -11.95 | 76.66 | 30.97 | 2 | 9 |
| South Africa | 1.05 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 18.75 | 19.15 | -15.87 | -17.11 | 98.84 | 35.82 | 1 | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.98 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 63 | 26 | 37 | 16.92 | 7.02 | -8.94 | -8.83 | 63.52 | 25.89 | 2 | 9 |
| West Indies | 0.95 | 73 | 34 | 39 | 77 | 34 | 43 | 11.33 | 16.50 | -16.90 | -13.92 | 118.09 | 25.65 | 1 | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.90 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 3.79 | 5.85 | -3.91 | -4.18 | 37.76 | 15.60 | 7 | 12 |