999 Tests played
357 won
297 lost
345 drawn
Win percentage by decade
33.3%
1870s
58.6%
1880s
50.0%
1890s
28.9%
1900s
66.6%
1910s
37.5%
1920s
31.9%
1930s
18.8%
1940s
47.0%
1950s
32.0%
1960s
34.7%
1970s
19.2%
1980s
1990s
24.3%
2000s
42.6%
2010s
43.4%
Best partnership
411
v West Indies, Edgbaston, 1957
Colin Cowdrey
Peter May
Most runs
Most catches
Alastair Cook 12,145
156 Tests
Alan Knott 250
Most wickets
Most ducks
James Anderson 540
138 Tests
Stuart Broad 27
118 Tests
Best bowling
Jim Laker
Innings 10-53
Match 19-90
v Australia
1956
Highest
individual score
Len Hutton
364
v Australia
1938
999 Tests played
Best bowling
Jim Laker
Innings 10-53
Match 19-90
v Australia
1956
Highest
individual score
Len Hutton
364
v Australia
1938
357 won
297 lost
345 drawn
Win percentage by decade
33.3%
1870s
58.6%
1880s
50.0%
1890s
28.9%
1900s
66.6%
1910s
37.5%
1920s
31.9%
1930s
18.8%
1940s
Most wickets
Most ducks
47.0%
1950s
32.0%
1960s
34.7%
1970s
19.2%
1980s
1990s
24.3%
2000s
42.6%
James Anderson 540
138 Tests
Stuart Broad 27
118 Tests
2010s
43.4%
Best partnership
Most runs
Most catches
411
v West Indies, Edgbaston, 1957
Alastair Cook 12,145
156 Tests
Alan Knott 250
Colin Cowdrey
Peter May