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Test Cricket - Match Records and Statistics - Partnerships and Opening Batsmen
Highest Opening Stands
Match
Players
1
2
Country
Inns
Stand
Ground
Versus
1
28/01/1966
R B Simpson
(225)
W M Lawry
(119)
Australia
1st
244
Adelaide Oval
England
2
09/05/2003
J L Langer
(111)
M L Hayden
(177)
Australia
2nd
242
Antigua Recreation Ground
West Indies
3
29/04/2005
A B de Villiers
(114)
G C Smith
(126)
South Africa
1st
245
Antigua Recreation Ground
West Indies
4
12/04/1990
C G Greenidge
(149)
D L Haynes
(167)
West Indies
1st
298
Antigua Recreation Ground
England
5
28/04/1983
C G Greenidge
(154)
D L Haynes
(136)
West Indies
1st
296*
Antigua Recreation Ground
India
6
28/06/2000
M S Atapattu
(207)
S T Jayasuriya
(188)
Sri Lanka
1st
335
Asgiriya Stadium
Pakistan
7
24/01/1930
C S Dempster
(136)
J E Mills
(117)
New Zealand
1st
276
Basin Reserve
England
8
06/04/1972
G M Turner
(259)
T W Jarvis
(182)
New Zealand
1st
387
Bourda
West Indies
9
02/03/1984
C G Greenidge
(120)
D L Haynes
(103)
West Indies
2nd
250*
Bourda
Australia
10
05/11/2015
J A Burns
(129)
D A Warner*
(116)
Australia
2nd
237
Brisbane Cricket Ground
New Zealand
11
05/11/1999
M J Slater
(169)
G S Blewett
(89)
Australia
1st
269
Brisbane Cricket Ground
Pakistan
12
09/07/2004
J L Langer
(162)
M L Hayden
(117)
Australia
1st
255
Cazaly's Stadium
Sri Lanka
13
02/10/2019
M A Agarwal*
(215)
R G Sharma*
(176)
India
1st
317
Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium
South Africa
14
27/11/1996
A C Hudson
(146)
G Kirsten
(102)
South Africa
1st
236
Eden Gardens
India
15
24/07/2003
G C Smith
(277)
H H Gibbs
(179)
South Africa
1st
338
Edgbaston
England
16
27/12/1948
L Hutton
(158)
C Washbrook
(195)
England
1st
359
Ellis Park
South Africa
17
13/01/2006
V Sehwag
(254)
R Dravid
(128)
India
1st
410
Gaddafi Stadium
Pakistan
18
24/11/2009
G Gambhir
(167)
V Sehwag
(131)
India
1st
233
Green Park
Sri Lanka
19
07/09/2001
H H Gibbs
(147)
G Kirsten
(220)
South Africa
1st
256
Harare Sports Club
Zimbabwe
20
06/05/2004
M S Atapattu
(170)
S T Jayasuriya
(157)
Sri Lanka
1st
281
Harare Sports Club
Zimbabwe
21
18/08/1960
G Pullar
(175)
M C Cowdrey
(155)
England
2nd
290
Kennington Oval
South Africa
22
05/05/1965
W M Lawry
(210)
R B Simpson
(201)
Australia
1st
382
Kensington Oval
West Indies
23
10/06/2015
M Vijay
(150)
S Dhawan*
(173)
India
1st
283
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium
Bangladesh
24
26/12/2004
M E Trescothick
(132)
A J Strauss
(136)
England
2nd
273
Kingsmead
South Africa
25
17/06/1993
M A Taylor
(111)
M J Slater
(152)
Australia
1st
260
Lord's
England
26
28/06/1924
J B Hobbs
(211)
H Sutcliffe
(122)
England
1st
268
Lord's
South Africa
27
27/01/1949
A F Rae
(109)
J B Stollmeyer
(160)
West Indies
1st
239
MA Chidambaram Stadium
India
28
06/10/2017
D Elgar*
(113)
A K Markram*
(143)
South Africa
1st
243
Mangaung Oval
Bangladesh
29
01/01/1925
J B Hobbs
(154)
H Sutcliffe
(176)
England
1st
283
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia
30
09/02/1912
J B Hobbs
(178)
W Rhodes
(179)
England
1st
323
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia
31
19/12/2019
Shan Masood*
(135)
Abid Ali*
(174)
Pakistan
2nd
278
National Stadium (Karachi)
Sri Lanka
32
06/12/1997
Aamir Sohail
(160)
Ijaz Ahmed
(151)
Pakistan
1st
298
National Stadium (Karachi)
West Indies
33
24/10/1964
Khalid Ibadulla
(166)
Abdul Kadir
(95)
Pakistan
1st
249
National Stadium (Karachi)
Australia
34
06/01/1956
M H Mankad
(231)
P Roy
(173)
India
1st
413
Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
New Zealand
35
02/01/2003
G C Smith
(151)
H H Gibbs
(228)
South Africa
1st
368
Newlands
Pakistan
36
01/01/1931
B Mitchell
(123)
I J Siedle
(141)
South Africa
1st
260
Newlands
England
37
01/01/1936
W A Brown
(121)
J H Fingleton
(112)
Australia
1st
233
Newlands
South Africa
38
14/03/2013
M Vijay
(153)
S Dhawan*
(187)
India
1st
289
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
Australia
39
04/02/2023
K C Brathwaite*
(182)
T Chanderpaul*
(207)
West Indies
1st
336
Queens Sports Club
Zimbabwe
40
01/12/2022
Z Crawley*
(122)
B M Duckett*
(107)
England
1st
233
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Pakistan
41
04/03/2022
Abdullah Shafique*
(136)
Imam-ul-Haq*
(111)
Pakistan
2nd
252*
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Australia
42
28/02/2019
J A Raval
(132)
T W M Latham*
(161)
New Zealand
1st
254
Seddon Park
Bangladesh
43
16/12/1999
A F G Griffith
(114)
S L Campbell
(170)
West Indies
1st
276
Seddon Park
New Zealand
44
28/04/2015
Tamim Iqbal*
(206)
Imrul Kayes
(150)
Bangladesh
2nd
312
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
Pakistan
45
25/05/2007
K D Karthik*
(129)
W Jaffer
(138)
India
1st
281*
Shere Bangla National Stadium
Bangladesh
46
25/07/2012
C H Gayle*
(150)
K O A Powell*
(134)
West Indies
1st
254
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
New Zealand
47
16/01/2004
G C Smith
(139)
H H Gibbs
(192)
South Africa
1st
301
SuperSport Park
West Indies
48
07/01/1966
G Boycott
(84)
R W Barber
(185)
England
1st
234
Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia
49
10/08/1989
G R Marsh
(138)
M A Taylor
(219)
Australia
1st
329
Trent Bridge
England
50
29/02/2008
N D McKenzie
(226)
G C Smith
(232)
South Africa
1st
415
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
Bangladesh
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