List of New South Wales cricket records
# List of New South Wales cricket records

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

## First-class records

### Individual records

**Most matches played**

| 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: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009. ||||

**Most catches (fielder)**

| 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: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009 |||

**Most dismissals**

| 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: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009 ||||

### Team records

**Highest team totals**

| 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: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009. |||||

**Lowest team totals**

| 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: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009. |||||

**Greatest win margins (by innings)**

| 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: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009. |||||

**Greatest win margins (by runs)**

| 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: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009. |||||

### Batting records

**Highest individual scores**

| 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: . Last accessed: 8 October 2009. ||||||

**Most career runs**

| 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: . Last updated: 9 October 2009. ||||

**Most runs in a season**

| 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: . Last updated: 9 October 2009. ||||

**Highest batting averages**

| 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: . Last updated: 9 October 2009. ||||

**Most centuries**

| 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: . Last updated: 9 Oct 2009. ||||

### Bowling records

**Most career wickets**

| 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: . Last updated: 6 February 2018. |||||

**Most wickets in a season**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 October 2009. |||||

**Best career average**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 October 2009. |||||

**Best figures in an innings**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 October 2009. ||||||

**Best figures in a match**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 October 2009. ||||||

## List A records

### Individual records

**Most matches played**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 September 2018. ||||

**Most catches (fielder)**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 September 2018. |||

**Most dismissals**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 September 2018. ||||

### Team records

**Highest team totals**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 September 2018. |||||

**Greatest win margins (by runs)**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 September 2018. |||||

### Batting records

**Highest individual score**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 September 2018. ||||||

**Most career runs**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 September 2018. ||||

**Highest batting averages**

| 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: . Last updated: 12 September 2018. ||||
