List of Zimbabwe Test cricket records

This is a list of Zimbabwean Cricket team's Test Cricket records. It is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Zimbabwean cricket team.

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).

Listing notation

Team Notation

  • (300–3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
  • (300–3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
  • (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

Batting Notation

  • (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
  • (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.

Bowling Notation

  • (5–100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 100 runs.

Currently playing

  • Record holders who are currently playing Test cricket (i.e. their record details listed could change) are shown in bold

Team records

Matches played (total)

Team1st TestMatchesWonLostDrawnTied% Won
 ZimbabweOctober 1992102116526010.89
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 18 July 2017.

Matches played (by country)

TeamOpponent1st TestMatchesWonLostDrawnTied% WonW/L ratio
 Zimbabwe Australia1999303000.000.0
 Bangladesh200114653042.851.20
 England1996603300.000.0
 India199211272018.180.28
 New Zealand199217011600.000.0
 Pakistan1993173104017.640.30
 South Africa1995908100.000.0
 Sri Lanka199418013500.000.0
 West Indies20001007300.000.0
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 August 2018.

Batting records

Highest individual score

RankRunsPlayerOppositionVenueSeason
1266David Houghton Sri LankaBulawayo1994–95
2232*Andy Flower IndiaNagpur2000–01
3203*Guy Whittall New ZealandBulawayo1997–98
4201*Grant Flower PakistanHarare1994–95
5199*Andy Flower South AfricaHarare2001–02
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 21 September 2015.

Most career runs

RankRunsPlayerMatchesInningsNOAverage
14794Andy Flower631121951.54
23457Grant Flower67123629.54
32858Alistair Campbell60109427.21
42207Guy Whittall4682729.42
52084Hamilton Masakadza3672229.77
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 21 September 2015.

Bowling records

Best Bowling In An Innings

RankFiguresPlayerOppositionVenueSeason
18/109Paul Strang New ZealandBulawayo2000–01
26/59Douglas Hondo BangladeshDhaka2004–05
36/73Ray Price West IndiesHarare2003–04
6/73Heath Streak IndiaHarare2005–06
56/87Heath Streak EnglandLord's2000
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 21 September 2015.

Most career wickets

RankWicketsPlayerMatchesAverage
1216Heath Streak6528.14
280Ray Price2236.06
370Paul Strang2436.02
468Henry Olonga3038.52
556Bryan Strang2639.33
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 03 November 2016.

Fielding records

Most catches in career (non-wicketkeeper)

Rank Catches Player Matches
1 60 Alistair Campbell 60
2 43 Grant Flower 67
3 34 Stuart Carlisle 37
4 25 Hamilton Masakadza 33
5 22 Brendan Taylor 23
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 18 July 2017.

Partnership records

Highest partnerships for each wicket

Wicket Runs Batsmen Opponent Venue Match date
1st 164 Dion Ebrahim & Alistair Campbell West Indies Bulawayo 19 Jul 2001
2nd 160 Sikandar Raza & Hamilton Masakadza Bangladesh Chittagong 12 Nov 2014
3rd 194 Alistair Campbell & David Houghton Sri Lanka Harare 26 Oct 1994
4th 269 Grant Flower & Andy Flower Pakistan Harare 31 Jan 1995
5th 277* Murray Goodwin & Andy Flower Pakistan Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
6th 165 David Houghton & Andy Flower India Harare 18 Oct 1992
7th 154 Heath Streak & Andy Blignaut West Indies Harare 27 July 2001
8th 168 Heath Streak & Andy Blignaut West Indies Harare 04 Nov 2003
9th 87 Paul Strang & Bryan Strang Pakistan Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
10th 97* Andy Flower & Henry Olonga India Delhi 18 Nov 2000
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 05 November 2016.
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