This list of first-class cricket records itemises some record team and individual performances in first-class cricket. The list is necessarily selective, since it is in cricket's nature to generate copious records and statistics. Both instance records (such as highest team and individual scores, lowest team scores and record margins of victory) and season and career records (such as most runs or wickets in a season, and most runs or wickets in a career) are included.
Some matches are not universally accepted as first-class for statistical purposes and there are thus variations in published statistics, mainly because of the different proposals that have been made for the start of first-class statistical records, ranging from the 17th century to 1864. For a more detailed explanation, see Variations in first-class cricket statistics.
Records shown here are quoted by either CricketArchive or Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, unless otherwise stated.
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