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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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