This is a list of Tamil Nadu first-class cricket records, with each list containing the top five performances in the category.
Currently active players are bolded.
Team records
Highest innings totals Rank Score Opponent Season 1 912/6 dec Goa 1988/89 2 785 Hyderabad 2009/10 3 709 Railways 1987/88 4 698/8 dec Gujarat 2011/12 5 695/5 dec Uttar Pradesh 2013/14 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 October 2016.
Lowest innings totals Rank Score Opponent Season 1 56 Ceylon Cricket Association 1956/57 2 61 Bombay 1972/73 3 68 Punjab 2015/16 4 69 Baroda 1949/50 5 69 Punjab 2015/16 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 October 2016.
Largest margin of runs victory Rank Margin Opponent Season 1 inns & 280 runs Goa 1991/92 2 inns & 238 runs Uttar Pradesh 2008/09 3 inns & 197 runs Goa 1999/00 4 inns & 195 runs Kerala 1983/84 5 inns & 166 runs Andhra 1991/92 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 October 2016.
Largest margin of runs victory Rank Margin Opponent Season 1 379 runs Mysore 1936/37 2 316 runs Travancore-Cochin 1953/54 3 279 runs Madhya Pradesh 1967/68 4 277 runs Jammu and Kashmir 2014/15 5 269 runs Assam 2003/04 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 October 2016.
Batting records
Highest individual scores Rank Score Player Opponent Season 1 313 Woorkeri Raman Goa 1988/89 2 302* Arjan Kripal Singh Goa 1988/89 3 300 Abhinav Mukund Maharashtra 2008/09 4 288 Sridharan Sriram Uttar Pradesh 1999/00 5 267 Sridharan Sriram Bengal 2002/03 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 October 2016.
Bowling records
Best innings bowling Rank Score Player Opponent Season 1 9/50 KS Kannan Hyderabad 1947/48 2 9/54 T. A. Sekhar Kerala 1982/83 3 9/76 Vaman Kumar Kerala 1969/70 4 8/37 Vikram Thambuswamy Andhra 1967/68 5 8/40 Sunil Valson Andhra 1981/82 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 October 2016.
Best match bowling Rank Score Player Opponent Season 1 14/118 Sunil Subramaniam Assam 1992/93 2 14/152 V. V. Kumar Kerala 1969/70 3 14/194 A. G. Ram Singh Bengal 1943/44 4 13/73 M. J. Gopalan Ceylon 1932/33 5 13/96 T. A. Sekhar Kerala 1982/83 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 October 2016.
Hat-Trick Rank Player Opponent Season 1 M. J. Gopalan Ceylon 1932/33 2 Gopalaswami Parthasarathy Southern India (not in Ranji Trophy) 1936/37 3 B. Kalyanasundaram Bombay 1972/73 4 Bharat Arun Goa 1986/87 5 Sunil Subramaniam Kerala 1992/93 6 Damodaran Devanand Orissa 1998/99 7 Ramakrishnan Ramkumar Karnataka 2003/04 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 October 2016.
Notes
All lists are referenced to CricketArchive.
See also
Tamil Nadu cricket team List of Tamil Nadu List A cricket records