Graham Gooch holds the record for most Test cricket team-mates

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Graham Gooch holds the record for most Test cricket team-mates
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Graham Gooch holds the record for playing alongside the highest number of different team-mates in Test cricket history. Over the course of his 118-Test career between 1975 and 1995, the former England captain appeared with 113 unique colleagues. This total currently stands as a world record. Frank Woolley follows with 111 team-mates, while James Anderson and Wally Hammond are the only other English players to have worked with 100 or more partners. Four of the five cricketers globally with the most Test team-mates are English. Joe Root is currently 17th among English players, having played with 85 different team-mates in the longest format of the game.

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  • Graham Gooch played with 113 different Test team-mates between 1975 and 1995.
  • Frank Woolley ranks second among English players with 111 partners.
  • James Anderson and Wally Hammond also recorded over 100 Test team-mates.
  • Joe Root has played with 85 different team-mates in his Test career so far.
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BBC Sport looks at which England cricketers have played with the highest number of different team-mates in their Test careers

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