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.