QuickStat: Test Batting Records

In cricket, knowing who holds the various records is like knowing the capitals of the world in geography: if you cannot name the main ones, then you are bound to look a bit silly; if you don’t know the other ones, it does not matter one iota. As such, QuickStat is just an effort to include the blue chip records in an easy to digest list. In the categories, where the records are aggregated over the history of cricket, I’ll also include (where possible) the highest current player along with their age: usually with the constant cycle of retirements, it’s difficult to keep track of who might be able to overtake the record holder.