List of New South Wales cricket records

This is a list of records for the New South Wales cricket team.

First-class records

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Individual records

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Most matches played

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Rank Matches Player Period
1 135 Greg Matthews 1982/83 – 1997/98
2 120 Phil Emery 1987/88 – 1998/99
3 115 Geoff Lawson 1977/78 – 1991/92
4 108 Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
5 107 Steve Rixon 1974/75 – 1987/88
Source: [1]. Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Most catches (fielder)

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Rank Catches Player Matches
1 122 Mark Taylor 88
2 116 Mark Waugh 96
3 102 Greg Matthews 117
4 92 Richie Benaud 73
5 91 Rick McCosker 70
Source: [2]. Last accessed: 8 October 2009

Most dismissals

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Rank Dismissals Player Matches
1 339 (298 c. 41 st.) Phil Emery 109
2 260 (240 c. 20 st.) Brad Haddin 79
3 259 (218 c. 41 st.) Steve Rixon 94
4 211 (179 c. 32 st.) Brian Taber 64
5 179 (109 c. 70 st.) Bert Oldfield 52
Source: [3]. Last accessed: 8 October 2009

Team records

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Highest team totals

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Rank Runs Opponent Venue Season
1 918 South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1900–01
2 839 Tasmania Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1898–99
3 815 Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1908–09
4 807 South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1899–1900
5 805 Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1905–06
Source: [4]. Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Lowest team totals

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Rank Runs Opponent Venue Season
1 37 Victoria The Domain, Sydney 1868–69
2 42 Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1859–60
3 44 Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1859–60
4 44 Victoria The Domain, Sydney 1860–61
5 44 Victoria Albert Cricket Ground, Sydney 1872–73
Source: [5]. Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Greatest win margins (by innings)

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Rank Margin Opponent Venue Season
1 Innings and 605 runs South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1900–01
2 Innings and 527 runs South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1908–09
3 Innings and 487 runs Tasmania Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1898–1899
4 Innings and 392 runs South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1899-1900
5 Innings and 384 runs New Zealanders Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1898–99
Source: [6]. Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

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Rank Margin Opponent Venue Season
1 685 runs Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1929–30
2 638 runs South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1920–21
3 541 runs South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1925–26
4 456 runs Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1910–11
5 404 runs Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1940–41
Source: [7]. Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Batting records

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Highest individual scores

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Rank Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
1 452* Don Bradman Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1929–30
2 383 Charles Gregory Queensland Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 1906–07
3 359 Bob Simpson Queensland Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 1963–64
4 340* Don Bradman Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1928–29
5 321 Billy Murdoch Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1881–82
Source: [8]. Last accessed: 8 October 2009.

Most career runs

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Rank Runs Player Career
1 8,174 (163 inns.) Michael Bevan 1989/90 – 2003/04
2 7,425 (164 inns.) Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
3 6,636 (149 inns.) Steve Waugh 1983/84 – 2003/04
4 6,170 (153 inns.) Mark Taylor 1985/86 – 1998/99
5 6,127 (99 inns.) Alan Kippax 1918/19 – 1934/35
Source: [9]. Last updated: 9 October 2009.

Most runs in a season

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Rank Runs Player Average Season
1 1,506 (17 inns.) Simon Katich 94.12 2007–08
2 1,240 (20 inns.) Michael Bevan 82.66 1993–94
3 1,191 (19 inns.) Phil Jaques 66.16 2004–05
4 1,109 (20 inns.) Dirk Wellham 73.93 1982–83
5 1,096 (21 inns.) Rick McCosker 60.88 1982–83
Source: [10]. Last updated: 9 October 2009.

Highest batting averages

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Rank Average Player Career
1 100.97 (56 inns.) Don Bradman 1927/28 – 1933/34
2 71.26 (68 inns.) Simon Katich 2001/02 – 2008/09
3 68.07 (99 inns.) Alan Kippax 1918/19 – 1934/35
4 68.00 (81 inns.) Monty Noble 1894/95 – 1908/09
5 66.17 (27 inns.) Phillip Hughes 2007/08 – 2008/2009
Qualification: 20 innings.

Source: [11]. Last updated: 9 October 2009.

Most centuries

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Rank Centuries Player Matches
1 32 Michael Bevan 93
2 23 Alan Kippax 63
3 23 Mark Waugh 96
4 22 Steve Waugh 86
5 19 Monty Noble 51
Source: [12]. Last updated: 9 Oct 2009.

Bowling records

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Most career wickets

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Rank Wickets Player Matches Average
1 367 Geoff Lawson 103 23.63
2 363 Greg Matthews 117 29.04
3 328 Stuart MacGill 86 34.26
4 290 Doug Bollinger 89 28.15
5 266 Richie Benaud 73 26.96
Source: [13]. Last updated: 6 February 2018.

Most wickets in a season

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Rank Wickets Player Matches Season
1 54 Stuart MacGill 11 2004–05
2 52 Bill O'Reilly 6 1939–40
3 49 Greg Matthews 11 1991–92
4 48 David Hourn 9 1977–78
5 48 Stuart MacGill 10 2002–03
Source: [14]. Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Best career average

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Rank Average Player Balls Wickets
1 17.18 Bill O'Reilly 11,105 207
2 18.09 Pat Crawford 1,104 61
3 19.08 Charlie Turner 3,920 73
4 19.30 Clem Hill 3,032 40
5 19.52 Andrew Newell 2,164 40
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled.

Source: [15]. Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Best figures in an innings

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Rank Figures Player Opponent Venue Season
1 9–41 Bill O'Reilly South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1937–38
2 9–50 Bill O'Reilly Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1933–34
3 9–52 Bill Howell Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1902–03
4 9–77 David Hourn Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1978–79
5 9–83 Bob Holland South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1983–84
Source: [16]. Last updated: 12 October 2009.

Best figures in a match

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Rank Bowling Player Opponent Venue Season
1 15–125 Tom McKibbin South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1896–97
2 14–45 Bill O'Reilly Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1938–39
3 14–98 Bill O'Reilly South Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 1936–37
4 14–189 Tom McKibbin South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1894–95
5 13–87 Ranji Hordern Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1910–11
Source: [17]. Last updated: 12 October 2009.

List A records

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Individual records

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Most matches played

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Rank Matches Player Period
1 88 Brad Haddin 1999–2013
2 85 Stuart Clark 1997–2011
3 78 Dominic Thornely 2002–2011
4 72 Doug Bollinger 2003–2017
5 69 Nathan Bracken 1998–2010
Source: [18]. Last updated: 12 September 2018.

Most catches (fielder)

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Rank Catches Player Matches
1 42 Mark Waugh 69
2 31 Shane Lee 59
3 29 Mark Taylor 44
4 29 Nic Maddinson 56
5 28 Moises Henriques 68
Source: [19]. Last updated: 12 September 2018.

Most dismissals

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Rank Dismissals Player Matches
1 158 (123 c. 35 st.) Brad Haddin 88
2 95 (86 c. 9 st.) Peter Nevill 61
3 85 (73 c. 12 st.) Phil Emery 61
4 31 (25 c. 6 st.) Steve Rixon 25
5 21 (19 c. 2 st.) Daniel Smith 30
Source: [20]. Last updated: 12 September 2018.

Team records

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Highest team totals

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Rank Runs Opponent Venue Season
1 397–4 Tasmania Bankstown Oval, Sydney 2001–02
2 350 Victoria North Sydney Oval, Sydney 2012-13
3 338-3 Cricket Australia XI Bankstown Oval, Sydney 2015-16
4 332–8 Cricket Australia XI Hurstville Oval, Sydney 2017-18
5 328-6 Cricket Australia XI Hurstville Oval, Sydney 2016-17
Source: [21]. Last updated: 12 September 2018.

Greatest win margins (by runs)

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Rank Margin Opponent Venue Season
1 279 runs Cricket Australia XI Bankstown Oval, Sydney 2015-16
2 156 runs South Australia North Sydney Oval, Sydney 2015-16
3 153 runs Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 1987-88
4 146 runs Queensland Drummoyne Oval, Sydney 2015-16
5 144 runs Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 2005–06
Source: [22]. Last updated: 12 September 2018.

Batting records

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Highest individual score

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Rank Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
1 197 David Warner Victoria North Sydney Oval, Sydney 2013-14
2 179* Daniel Smith Victoria North Sydney Oval, Sydney 2011-12
3 171* Phil Jaques Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 2009-10
4 165* David Warner Tasmania Hurstville Oval, Sydney 2008–09
5 164* Moises Henriques Cricket Australia XI Hurstville Oval, Sydney 2016-17
Source: [23]. Last updated: 12 September 2018.

Most career runs

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Rank Runs Player Career
1 2,724 (86 inns.) Brad Haddin 1998/99 – 2013/14
2 2,454 (59 inns.) Michael Bevan 1989/90 – 2002/03
3 2,341 (64 inns.) Phil Jaques 2001/02 – 2010/11
4 2,293 (55 inns.) Steve Waugh 1983/84 – 2003/04
5 2,173 (69 inns.) Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
Source: [24]. Last updated: 12 September 2018.

Highest batting averages

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Rank Average Player Career
1 62.92 (59 inns.) Michael Bevan 1989/90 – 2002/03
2 55.67 (41 inns.) Steve Smith 2007/08 – present
3 52.11 (55 inns.) Steve Waugh 1984/85 – 2003/04
4 44.57 (21 inns.) Rick McCosker 1973/74 – 1983/84
5 42.90 (35 inns.) David Warner 2001/02 – present
Qualification: 20 innings.

Source: [25]. Last updated: 12 September 2018.