Adam Gilchrist was involved in 31 of Australia's 32 Test wins during their two streaks of 16 consecutive victories © Getty Images

Australia hold the records for the longest winning streaks in both Tests and ODIs: they have won 21 consecutive one-day internationals and 16 Tests in a row twice. But did any of the players feature in all of those wins? This week's List looks at players who have won and lost the most matches in a row.

Only four Australians - Justin Langer, Glenn McGrath, Michael Slater and Mark Waugh - were part of Australia's record-breaking winning spree of 16 Test wins that began in Harare in 1999 and ended in Kolkata in 2001. None of those players was involved in all 16 wins when Australia equalled that record, beginning their streak against South Africa at the MCG in 2005 and ending it against India at the SCG in 2008. Only Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee and Ricky Ponting played in all the games in the second set. However, Gilchrist with 31 comes closest to playing in all 32 games - he missed the first Test of their winning streak in 1999 before replacing Ian Healy.

Most consecutive wins by a player - Tests

Player	Mat		Start Match	Opposition	Scorecard		End Match	Opposition	Scorecard
JL Langer	16		Oct 14, 1999	v Zimbabwe	Test 1463		Feb 27, 2001	v India	Test 1531
GD McGrath	16		Oct 14, 1999	v Zimbabwe	Test 1463		Feb 27, 2001	v India	Test 1531
MJ Slater	16		Oct 14, 1999	v Zimbabwe	Test 1463		Feb 27, 2001	v India	Test 1531
ME Waugh	16		Oct 14, 1999	v Zimbabwe	Test 1463		Feb 27, 2001	v India	Test 1531
AC Gilchrist	16		Dec 26, 2005	v South Africa	Test 1779		Jan 2, 2008	v India	Test 1857
ML Hayden	16		Dec 26, 2005	v South Africa	Test 1779		Jan 2, 2008	v India	Test 1857
MEK Hussey	16		Dec 26, 2005	v South Africa	Test 1779		Jan 2, 2008	v India	Test 1857
B Lee	16		Dec 26, 2005	v South Africa	Test 1779		Jan 2, 2008	v India	Test 1857
RT Ponting	16		Dec 26, 2005	v South Africa	Test 1779		Jan 2, 2008	v India	Test 1857
AC Gilchrist	15		Nov 5, 1999	v Pakistan	Test 1467		Feb 27, 2001	v India	Test 1531
SR Waugh	15		Oct 14, 1999	v Zimbabwe	Test 1463		Feb 27, 2001	v India	Test 1531
MJ Clarke	14		Oct 14, 2005	v ICC World XI	Test 1768		Jan 2, 2008	v India	Test 1857
RT Ponting	13		Oct 14, 1999	v Zimbabwe	Test 1463		Feb 27, 2001	v India	Test 1531
SR Clark	13		Mar 16, 2006	v South Africa	Test 1789		Jan 2, 2008	v India	Test 1857
SK Warne	12		Dec 26, 2005	v South Africa	Test 1779		Jan 2, 2007	v England	Test 1826

None of the contemporary Australians appears in the table of most consecutive matches without a defeat, as on the rare occasions Australia haven't won, they've generally lost rather than drawn. Gordon Greenidge and Malcolm Marshall are No. 1 and 2 on that list. Greenidge played 38 Tests between 1980 and 1984 without losing even one. West Indies won 20 and drew 18 of those Tests. Greenidge built on the West Indies' run of 27 Tests undefeated by missing the Melbourne Test in 1981-82 which Australia won by 58 runs.

England's Ray Illingworth and three West Indians - Jeff Dujon, Desmond Haynes and Viv Richards - have all played 27 consecutive Tests without a defeat. Illingworth's 27 Tests, however, spanned more than five years, a period during which England played 39 Tests. Among current players, Stuart MacGill is on a 12-Test winning streak, although he has taken the last four years to play that many Tests for Australia.

Most consecutive matches without a loss by a player - Tests

Player	Mat		Start Match	Opposition	Scorecard		End Match	Opposition	Scorecard
CG Greenidge	38		Feb 22, 1980	v New Zealand	Test 875		Dec 22, 1984	v Australia	Test 1005
MD Marshall	35		Dec 15, 1978	v India	Test 837		Dec 22, 1984	v Australia	Test 1005
R Illingworth	27		Aug 18, 1966	v West Indies	Test 609		Aug 5, 1971	v India	Test 691
PJL Dujon	27		Jan 2, 1982	v Australia	Test 917		Dec 22, 1984	v Australia	Test 1005
DL Haynes	27		Jan 2, 1982	v Australia	Test 917		Dec 22, 1984	v Australia	Test 1005
IVA Richards	27		Jan 2, 1982	v Australia	Test 917		Dec 22, 1984	v Australia	Test 1005
JH Edrich	26		Jun 20, 1968	v Australia	Test 638		Aug 5, 1971	v India	Test 691
CH Lloyd	26		Jan 2, 1982	v Australia	Test 917		Dec 22, 1984	v Australia	Test 1005
KR Miller	25		Mar 29, 1946	v New Zealand	Test 275		Feb 2, 1951	v England	Test 330
BR Knight	25		Jan 19, 1962	v Pakistan	Test 521		Aug 7, 1969	v New Zealand	Test 657
APE Knott	25		Jun 20, 1968	v Australia	Test 638		Aug 5, 1971	v India	Test 691
AL Hassett	24		Mar 29, 1946	v New Zealand	Test 275		Feb 2, 1951	v England	Test 330
HA Gomes	24		Jan 2, 1982	v Australia	Test 917		Dec 22, 1984	v Australia	Test 1005
RR Lindwall	23		Mar 29, 1946	v New Zealand	Test 275		Feb 2, 1951	v England	Test 330
AR Morris	23		Nov 29, 1946	v England	Test 279		Feb 2, 1951	v England	Test 330

The longest stretch of matches without a win belongs to Bert Sutcliffe, who played 42 matches for New Zealand and wasn't involved in a single win. He missed the last two Tests of West Indies' tour in 1955-56, when New Zealand won one Test in Auckland, their maiden Test victory. Sutcliffe also missed the tour of South Africa in 1961-62, which New Zealand drew 2-2.

Most consecutive matches without a win by a player - Tests

Player	Mat		Start Match	Opposition	Scorecard		End Match	Opposition	Scorecard
B Sutcliffe	42		Mar 21, 1947	v England	Test 284		May 27, 1965	v England	Test 591
Habibul Bashar	32		Nov 10, 2000	v India	Test 1512		Dec 17, 2004	v India	Test 1727
SM Gavaskar	31		Dec 9, 1981	v England	Test 912		Oct 24, 1984	v Pakistan	Test 996
N Kapil Dev	31		Dec 9, 1981	v England	Test 912		Oct 24, 1984	v Pakistan	Test 996
SMH Kirmani	31		Dec 9, 1981	v England	Test 912		Oct 24, 1984	v Pakistan	Test 996
Khaled Mashud	31		Nov 10, 2000	v India	Test 1512		Dec 17, 2004	v India	Test 1727
GJ Whittall	30		Feb 7, 1995	v Pakistan	Test 1288		Dec 26, 2000	v New Zealand	Test 1524
Mushtaq Mohammad	28		Mar 26, 1959	v West Indies	Test 473		Jan 6, 1973	v Australia	Test 707
DB Vengsarkar	28		Dec 9, 1981	v England	Test 912		Oct 24, 1984	v Pakistan	Test 996
AD Nourse	27		Jul 27, 1935	v England	Test 245		Mar 3, 1950	v Australia	Test 322
JR Reid	26		Jul 23, 1949	v England	Test 316		Mar 3, 1956	v West Indies	Test 423
BC Strang	26		Feb 7, 1995	v Pakistan	Test 1288		Jul 27, 2001	v West Indies	Test 1553
RJ Shastri	25		Dec 9, 1981	v England	Test 912		Oct 24, 1984	v Pakistan	Test 996
MW Gatting	25		Jan 10, 1987	v Australia	Test 1065		Jan 1, 1995	v Australia	Test 1281
Javed Omar	25		Apr 19, 2001	v Zimbabwe	Test 1543		Dec 17, 2004	v India	Test 1727

Bangladesh players feature prominently in the table of most consecutive Test defeats: the longest streak belongs to Habibul Bashar who lost 21 consecutive Tests between 2001-02 and 2003-04. The first non-Bangladesh players in the table are England's Chris Lewis and Mike Gatting, both of whom lost ten Tests in a row.

Most consecutive losses by a player - Tests

Player	Mat		Start Match	Opposition	Scorecard		End Match	Opposition	Scorecard
Habibul Bashar	21		Nov 15, 2001	v Zimbabwe	Test 1568		Feb 19, 2004	v Zimbabwe	Test 1683
Khaled Mashud	19		Nov 15, 2001	v Zimbabwe	Test 1568		Feb 19, 2004	v Zimbabwe	Test 1683
Javed Omar	14		Nov 15, 2001	v Zimbabwe	Test 1568		Oct 29, 2003	v England	Test 1667
Mohammad Ashraful	14		Nov 15, 2001	v Zimbabwe	Test 1568		Feb 19, 2004	v Zimbabwe	Test 1683
Hannan Sarkar	13		Jul 21, 2002	v Sri Lanka	Test 1609		Feb 19, 2004	v Zimbabwe	Test 1683
Mashrafe Mortaza	13		Nov 15, 2001	v Zimbabwe	Test 1568		Dec 17, 2004	v India	Test 1727
Manjural Islam	12		Dec 18, 2001	v New Zealand	Test 1577		Feb 19, 2004	v Zimbabwe	Test 1683
Al Sahariar	11		Nov 15, 2001	v Zimbabwe	Test 1568		Jul 18, 2003	v Australia	Test 1650
Khaled Mahmud	11		Dec 18, 2001	v New Zealand	Test 1577		Oct 29, 2003	v England	Test 1667
CC Lewis	10		Aug 6, 1992	v Pakistan	Test 1193		Mar 25, 1994	v West Indies	Test 1257
MW Gatting	10		Jun 30, 1988	v West Indies	Test 1100		Dec 24, 1994	v Australia	Test 1279
Mohammad Sharif	10		Apr 19, 2001	v Zimbabwe	Test 1543		Jul 3, 2007	v Sri Lanka	Test 1838
RW Blair	9		Dec 11, 1953	v South Africa	Test 377		Jul 24, 1958	v England	Test 457
M Dillon	9		Dec 6, 1997	v Pakistan	Test 1391		Dec 26, 2000	v Australia	Test 1525
Mehrab Hossain	9		Nov 10, 2000	v India	Test 1512		May 1, 2003	v South Africa	Test 1642

In one-day internationals the longest winning streak is Australia's 21 wins in 2003. Hayden, Ponting and Brad Hogg played in 20 of those games but no player played in all 21. McGrath played in 17, but had his personal streak also extending to 20 after missing Australia's only loss of the 2002-03 VB Series, against Sri Lanka at Sydney.

Pakistan are currently on an 11-ODI winning streak, though most of their wins have been against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik are the only players to have featured in all those games. Pakistan's next one-day assignment is a tri-series in Bangladesh, followed by the Asia Cup and they have an opportunity to extend their streak.

Most consecutive wins by a player - ODIs

Player	Mat		Start Match	Opposition	Scorecard		End Match	Opposition	Scorecard
ML Hayden	20		Jan 11, 2003	v England	ODI 1932		May 24, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2018
GB Hogg	20		Jan 11, 2003	v England	ODI 1932		May 24, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2018
GD McGrath	20		Dec 13, 2002	v England	ODI 1917		May 24, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2018
RT Ponting	20		Jan 11, 2003	v England	ODI 1932		May 24, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2018
WW Davis	19		Jun 11, 1983	v Australia	ODI 203		Feb 2, 1985	v Sri Lanka	ODI 300
MG Bevan	19		Jan 11, 2003	v England	ODI 1932		May 24, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2018
AC Gilchrist	18		Jan 11, 2003	v England	ODI 1932		May 24, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2018
B Lee	18		Jan 11, 2003	v England	ODI 1932		May 24, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2018
DR Martyn	18		Jan 11, 2003	v England	ODI 1932		Aug 6, 2003	v Bangladesh	ODI 2040
A Symonds	17		Jan 19, 2003	v England	ODI 1938		May 24, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2018
GR Marsh	16		Dec 26, 1989	v Sri Lanka	ODI 596		Dec 16, 1990	v England	ODI 653
CG Greenidge	15		Jun 4, 1984	v England	ODI 266		Nov 14, 1986	v Pakistan	ODI 398
DS Lehmann	15		Dec 13, 2002	v England	ODI 1917		May 17, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2011
AJ Bichel	15		Jan 11, 2003	v England	ODI 1932		May 21, 2003	v West Indies	ODI 2016
JH Kallis	14		Jan 13, 1996	v England	ODI 1036		Feb 4, 1997	v India	ODI 1173

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