Wisden's Top 10 Test batting and bowling list

Don Bradman and South African off-spinner Hugh Tayfield head a list for all-time best test batting and bowling performances announced by Wisden on Thursday.

Batting

Top 10 batting performances
S.NO	Name	Score	For	Agst	Venue	Season
1	Don Bradman	270	Australia	England	Melbourne	1936-37
2	Brian Lara	153*	West Indies	Australia	Bridgetown	1998-99
3	Graham Gooch	154*	England	West Indies	Headlingley	1991
4	Ian Botham	149*	England	Australia	Headlingley	1981
5	Don Bradman	299*	Australia	South Africa	Adelaide	1931-32
6	VVS Laxman	281	India	Australia	Calcutta	2000-01
7	Clem Hill	188	Australia	England	Melbourne	1897-98
8	Azhar Mahmood	132	Pakistan	South Africa	Durban	1997-98
9	Kim Hughes	100*	Australia	West Indies	Melbourne	1981-82
10	Brian Lara	375	West Indies	England	St.John's	1993-94

Top 10 bowling performances
S.NO	Name	Figures	For	Agst	Venue	Season
1	Hugh Tayfield	9-113	South Africa	England	Johannesburg	1956-57
2	Anil Kumble	10-74	India	Pakistan	Delhi	1998-99
3	Jim Laker	10-53	England	Australia	Old Trafford	1956
4	Jack White	8-126	England	Australia	Adelaide	1928-29
5	Richard Hadlee	9-52	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	1985-86
6	Devon Malcolm	9-57	England	South Africa	The Oval	1994
7	Bob Willis	8-43	England	Australia	Headingley	1981
8	Hedley Verity	8-43	England	Australia	Lord's	1934
9	Bill O'Reilly	7-54	Australia	v England	Trent Bridge	1934
10	Graham McKenzie	8-71	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	1968-69

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