Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). This is a list of West Indies Test cricket records. It is based on the list of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the West Indian Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team.
Key The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for West Indies only, and are correct . + Key Symbol Meaning Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ Test cricket record d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d) Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opposition The team The West Indies was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played
Team records
Team wins, losses, draws and ties , West Indies played 586 Test matches resulting in 185 victories, 218 defeats, 182 draws and 1 tie for an overall winning percentage of 31.57.
Opponent 1st Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won 100 8 8.82 Total 587 219 182 31.52 Last updated: 14 July 2025
First Test series wins
Opponent Home Away / Neutral YTP 2019 1965 1980 2004 2002 1935 1950 1953 1949 YTP YTP 1985 1952 1958 1980 1992 – 1997 2000 2001 Last updated: 10 July 2025
First Test match wins
Opponent Home Away / Neutral Venue Year Venue Year YTP Lucknow 2019 Kingston 1965 Sydney 1980 Kingston 2004 Dhaka 2002 Georgetown 1930 Lord's 1950 Bridgetown 1953 Chennai 1949 YTP Bridgetown 1985 Christchurch 1952 Port of Spain 1958 Lahore 1959 Bridgetown 1992 Port Elizabeth 2007 St. John's 1997 - Port of Spain 2000 Bulawayo 2001 Last updated: 10 July 2025
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The third Test of the 1958 series against Pakistan saw West Indies set their highest innings total of 790/3d.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 3 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 4 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 5 Kennington Oval, London, England Last updated: 10 July 2025
Highest successful run chases West Indies's highest fourth innings total is 418/7 in a successful run chase against Australia at St. John's in May 2003 which is also the highest successful run chase in Test Matches.
Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date 1 418 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 2 395 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 3 345 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 4 342 Lord's, London, England 5 322 Headingley, Leeds, England Last updated: 10 July 2025
Fewest runs in an innings The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs. The lowest score in Test history for West Indies is 27 against Australia in the second innings of the Third Test of the Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2025.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 27 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2 47 3 51 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 4 53 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan 5 54 Lord's, London, England Last updated: 14 July 2025
Most runs conceded in an innings The highest innings total scored against West Indies is by England when they scored 849 in the fourth Test of the England's tour of `West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2 3 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 4 Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 5 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Last updated: 10 July 2025
Fewest runs conceded in an innings The lowest innings total scored against West Indies is 43 in the first test of Bangladesh's tour of West Indies in 2018
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 43 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda 2 46 3 51 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 4 63 5 71 Old Trafford, Manchester, England Last updated: 14 July 2025
Result records A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.
Greatest win margins (by innings) The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The largest victory for West Indies, which is the third largest, is their win against India in the third Test of the 1958–59 tour at the Eden Gardens, where the hosts lost by an innings and 336 runs.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 336 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 2 Innings and 322 runs Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 3 Innings and 310 runs Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 4 Innings and 226 runs Lord's, London, England 5 Innings and 219 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda Last updated: 14 July 2025
Greatest win margins (by runs) The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The largest victory recorded by West Indies, which is the seventh largest victory, is the third Test of the 1976 tour by 425 runs against England at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 425 runs Old Trafford, Manchester, England 2 408 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 3 381 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 4 343 runs 5 326 runs Lord's, London, England Last updated: 14 July 2025
Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets) West Indies have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 28 occasions.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 8 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda 2 6 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3 5 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 4 4 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 5 3 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 6 1 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Last updated: 14 July 2025
Narrowest win margins (by runs) The narrowest win is West Indies's one-run win over Australia in 1993.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 2 The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 3 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 4 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 5 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Last updated: 14 July 2025
Narrowest win margins (by wickets) West Indies' narrowest win by wickets is by 1 wicket, which they have achieved thrice, has come in the third Test of the 1998-99 Australia tour at Kensington Oval, Barbados and twice against Pakistan, once Pakistan's tour in 2000 at Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's and during the 2021 tour at Sabina Park, Kingston. These are three of only fifteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 1 wicket Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 4 2 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Last updated: 10 July 2025
Greatest loss margins (by innings) The Oval in London played host to the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket. The final Test of the 1938 Ashes saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 579 runs, to the draw the series at one match all. West Indies biggest defeat came during the Wisden Trophy in 2007 when they lost by an innings and 283 runs at Headingley, Leeds.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 283 runs Headingley, Leeds, England 2 Innings and 272 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India 3 Innings and 237 runs The Oval, London, England 4 Innings and 220 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 5 Innings and 217 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia Last updated: 10 July 2025
Greatest loss margins (by runs) The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket. West Indies's biggest defeat by runs was 419 against Australia in the second Test of the 2022 tour of Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 419 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 2 382 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 3 379 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 4 352 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 5 351 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa Last updated: 10 July 2025
Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets) West Indies have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 18 occasions.
Rank Number of Defeats Opposition Most Recent Venue Most Recent Date 1 6 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 2 5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston, England 3 2 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 5 1 Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India Last updated: 10 July 2025
Narrowest loss margins (by runs) The narrowest loss of West Indies in terms of runs is by 26 runs against England in the fifth test of the England's tour of West Indies in 1974.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 26 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 2 27 runs Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 3 30 runs Headingley, Leeds, England 4 35 runs WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 5 37 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Last updated: 10 July 2025
Narrowest loss margins (by wickets) The narrowest loss of West Indies in terms of wickets is by 1 wicket twice. First such loss came against Australia in the fourth test of West Indies tour of Australia in 1951-52 and the other one came against New Zealand in the first test of West Indies tour of New Zealand in 1979–80.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 1 wicket Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 2 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Lord's, London, England 2 3 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Last updated: 10 July 2025
Tied matches