Highest percentage of Tests lost

Travis Basevi

Oct 18, 2005, 11:55 AM

Highest percentage of Tests lost (qualification: 25 career Tests)

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	% lost
Javed Omar (Bang)	2001-2005	31	1	27	3	87.10
Habibul Bashar (Bang)	2000-2005	38	1	33	4	86.84
Khaled Mashud (Bang)	2000-2005	37	1	32	4	86.49
Mohammad Ashraful (Bang)	2001-2005	29	1	24	4	82.76
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2004	38	6	25	7	65.79
DD Ebrahim (Zimb)	2001-2005	29	5	19	5	65.52
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1951-1958	26	1	17	8	65.38
D Ganga (WI)	1998-2005	31	5	20	6	64.52
CB Wishart (Zimb)	1995-2005	27	3	17	7	62.96
BC Strang (Zimb)	1995-2001	26	0	16	10	61.54
RF Surti (India)	1960-1969	26	5	15	6	57.69
HH Streak (Zimb)	1993-2005	65	8	37	20	56.92
SV Carlisle (Zimb)	1995-2005	37	6	21	10	56.76
PR Downton (Eng)	1981-1988	30	5	17	8	56.67
JH Sinclair (SAf)	1896-1911	25	8	14	3	56.00
GA Faulkner (SAf)	1906-1924	25	8	14	3	56.00
AW Nourse (SAf)	1902-1924	45	9	25	11	55.56
RD Jacobs (WI)	1998-2004	65	16	36	13	55.38
GW Flower (Zimb)	1992-2004	67	7	37	23	55.22
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1965	58	3	32	23	55.17

Best batting averages in lost Tests (qualification: minimum 20 innings)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100
H Sutcliffe (Eng)	1924-1935	11	22	1198	176	54.45	4
V Sehwag (ICC/India)	2001-2005	10	20	1063	201	53.14	3
L Hutton (Eng)	1946-1954	20	39	1700	202*	50.00	3
JB Hobbs (Eng)	1908-1930	22	42	1889	154	46.07	6
DG Bradman (Aust)	1928-1938	12	22	952	131	43.27	2
A Flower (Zimb)	1992-2002	34	68	2713	199*	43.06	7
VS Hazare (India)	1946-1953	11	22	902	145	42.95	2
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1992-2005	55	110	4695	221	42.68	12
AD Nourse (SAf)	1935-1951	17	34	1331	115	41.59	2
CL Walcott (WI)	1950-1958	13	26	1039	155	41.56	4
VT Trumper (Aust)	1901-1912	14	27	955	214*	41.52	2
PBH May (Eng)	1954-1961	15	30	1215	117	40.50	2
RT Ponting (Aust)	1996-2005	15	30	1198	242	39.93	3
MH Richardson (NZ)	2000-2004	12	24	955	101	39.79	1
GA Faulkner (SAf)	1906-1924	14	28	1061	204	39.29	2
HH Gibbs (SAf)	1996-2005	16	31	1212	183	39.09	2
SR Waugh (Aust)	1986-2003	36	71	2380	199	37.77	5
Saeed Ahmed (Pak)	1958-1973	16	32	1205	166	37.65	2
KC Wessels (Aust/SAf)	1982-1994	11	22	814	98	37.00	0
B Mitchell (SAf)	1929-1949	17	34	1179	109	36.84	1

Best bowling averages in lost Tests (qualification: minimum 2000 balls)

Player	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5
CTB Turner (Aust)	1887-1895	11	1108	61	7/43	18.16	7
SF Barnes (Eng)	1902-1911	9	1086	50	7/60	21.71	5
RM Hogg (Aust)	1978-1984	16	1513	68	6/74	22.25	4
H Trumble (Aust)	1890-1904	11	1098	46	8/65	23.86	4
GD McGrath (Aust)	1994-2004	20	2079	87	7/76	23.89	7
NAT Adcock (SAf)	1955-1962	11	871	36	5/62	24.19	1
Wasim Akram (Pak)	1985-2001	27	2692	109	6/61	24.69	7
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	43	4668	186	6/61	25.09	9
SM Pollock (SAf)	1997-2005	20	2007	79	6/39	25.40	4
Ghulam Ahmed (India)	1949-1959	10	927	36	7/49	25.75	3
Imran Khan (Pak)	1977-1990	17	1783	69	7/52	25.84	6
RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	28	3287	125	6/53	26.29	11
DW Headley (Eng)	1997-1999	10	1215	46	4/40	26.41	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1951-1958	17	1380	52	5/64	26.53	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	26	2530	95	6/51	26.63	4
T Richardson (Eng)	1895-1898	7	1070	40	8/94	26.75	4
RJ Bright (Aust)	1977-1986	9	757	28	7/87	27.03	2
BKV Prasad (India)	1996-2001	13	1500	55	6/33	27.27	5
AN Connolly (Aust)	1964-1971	9	1098	40	6/47	27.44	2
RGD Willis (Eng)	1973-1984	26	2453	89	6/53	27.56	6

Statistics upto and including:
* Test # 1768: Australia v ICC World XI at Sydney, ICC Super Series Test Match Only Test, Oct 14-17, 2005
* ODI # 2284: Australia v ICC World XI at Melbourne (DS), ICC Super Series ODIs 3rd Match, Oct 9, 2005