Test Cricket 1970s and 1980s - Top Batsmen

 (27 November 1970 to 16 April 1990)

Sunil Gavaskar led the charge in the 1970s with a tremendous series in the West Indies, 774 runs in four Test matches, including a double century and century in the same Test. He never looked back, becoming the first to scale the Everest of 10,000 Test runs, earlier going past the inimitable Don Bradman’s 35-year-old record of 29 hundreds, setting a new benchmark for Sachin Tendulkar to surpass.

Greg Chappell made his Test debut just before Gavaskar, an upright, elegant player who overhauled Bradman’s Australian record aggregate of 6996 runs. The supercilious marauder Vivian Richards arrived a few years later, followed by the impish, street-smart Javed Mianded. The left-handed gritty fighter Allan Border followed suit, and went on to top Gavaskar’s aggregate, becoming the first to post 11,000 Test runs. Meanwhile, the copybook opener Geoff Boycott carried over his broad blade from the 1960s. All of them scored over 5000 Test runs and averaged above 50 in this golden age of the 1970s and 1980s.

Two other Australians, Ian Redpath and Dean Jones, averaged over 50, hitting up more than 2500 Test runs. Even in the evening of his brilliant career, the great Gary Sobers crashed 1256 runs in 17 Tests in the 1970s, at an average of 52.33 with a highest of 178 not out with 5 hundreds and 4 fifties. Two openers Charlie Davis of the West Indies, and Mark Taylor of Australia, averaged in the mid-60s while notching up over 1000 runs. Davis averaged 66.56 for his 1065 runs, and Taylor averaged 64.72 as he scored 1618 runs.

David Gower, Gordon Greenidge, Dilip Vengsarkar, Clive Lloyd, Gundappa Viswanath, Desmond Haynes, Ian Botham and Zaheer Abbas crafted over 5000 runs in this period. All of them averaged in the 40s, except allrounder Botham who scored 34.35 runs per innings. Several other batsmen scored over 2000 runs and averaged above 40.

Top Rungetters (minimum 5000 runs)

Sunil Gavaskar (India), Tests 125, Highest Score 236*, Runs 10122, Average 51.12, Hundreds 34, Fifties 45

Allan Border (Australia), Tests 115, Highest Score 205, Runs 8701, Average 53.38, Hundreds 23, Fifties 48

Vivian Richards (West Indies), Tests 111, Highest Score 291, Runs 7990, Average 51.21, Hundreds 24, Fifties 38

Javed Miandad (Pakistan), Tests 104, Highest Score 280*, Runs 7891, Average 56.36, Hundreds 22, Fifties 38

David Gower (England), Tests 106, Highest Score 215, Runs 7383, Average 43.42, Hundreds 15, Fifties 37

Gordon Greenidge (West Indies), Tests 100, Highest Score 223, Runs 7134, Average 46.02, Hundreds 18, Fifties 34

Greg Chappell (Australia), Tests 87, Highest Score 247*, Runs 7110, Average 53.86, Hundreds 24, Fifties 31

Dilip Vengsarkar (India), Tests 107, Highest Score 166, Runs 6545, Average 44.22, Hundreds 17, Fifties 32

Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Tests 92, Highest Score 242*, Runs 6356, Average 48.51, Hundreds 16, Fifties 34

Gundappa Viswanath (India), Tests 87, Highest Score 222, Runs 5746, Average 41.63, Hundreds 13, Fifties 33

Desmond Haynes (West Indies), Tests 89, Highest Score 184, Runs 5711, Average 41.99, Hundreds 14, Fifties 31

Geoff Boycott (England), Tests 67, Highest Score 191, Runs 5505, Average 50.50, Hundreds 16, Fifties 29

Ian Botham (England), Tests 97, Highest Score 208, Runs 5119, Average 34.35, Hundreds 14, Fifties 22

Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan), Tests 77, Highest Score 274, Runs 5023, Average 45.25, Hundreds 12, Fifties 20

 

Best Averages (minimum 2000 runs and average of 50 and above)

Javed Miandad (Pakistan), Tests 104, Highest Score 280*, Runs 7891, Average 56.36, Hundreds 22, Fifties 38

Greg Chappell (Australia), Tests 87, Highest Score 247*, Runs 7110, Average 53.86, Hundreds 24, Fifties 31

Allan Border (Australia), Tests 115, Highest Score 205, Runs 8701, Average 53.38, Hundreds 23, Fifties 48

Dean Jones (Australia), Tests 34, Highest Score 216, Runs 2637, Average 51.70, Hundreds 9, Fifties 9

Vivian Richards (West Indies), Tests 111, Highest Score 291, Runs 7990, Average 51.21, Hundreds 24, Fifties 38

Sunil Gavaskar (India), Tests 125, Highest Score 236*, Runs 10122, Average 51.12, Hundreds 34, Fifties 45

Ian Redpath (Australia), Tests 29, Highest Score 171, Runs 2578, Average 50.54, Hundreds 7, Fifties 15

Geoff Boycott (England), Tests 67, Highest Score 191, Runs 5505, Average 50.50, Hundreds 16, Fifties 29

 

Best Averages (minimum 1000 runs but below 2000 runs, and average of 50 and above)

Charlie Davis (West Indies), Tests 11, Highest Score 183, Runs 1065, Average 66.56, Hundreds 3, Fifties 4

Mark Taylor (Australia), Tests 15, Highest Score 219, Runs 1618, Average 64.72, Hundreds 6, Fifties 8

Gary Sobers (West Indies), Tests 17, Highest Score 178*, Runs 1256, Average 52.33, Hundreds 5, Fifties 4

 

Best Averages (minimum 2000 runs and average of 40 and above, but below 50)

Dennis Amiss (England), Tests 45, Highest Score 262*, Runs 3487, Average 49.11, Hundreds 11, Fifties 11

Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Tests 37, Highest Score 199, Runs 2527, Average 48.59, Hundreds 8, Fifties 9

Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Tests 92, Highest Score 242*, Runs 6356, Average 48.51, Hundreds 16, Fifties 34

Glenn Turner (New Zealand), Tests 32, Highest Score 259, Runs 2441, Average 47.86, Hundreds 6, Fifties 11

Ian Chappell (Australia), Tests 44, Highest Score 196, Runs 3578, Average 47.07, Hundreds 10, Fifties 18

Richie Richardson (West Indies), Tests 49, Highest Score 194, Runs 3515, Average 46.25, Hundreds 10, Fifties 13

Gordon Greenidge (West Indies), Tests 100, Highest Score 223, Runs 7134, Average 46.02, Hundreds 18, Fifties 34

Roy Fredericks (West Indies), Tests 49, Highest Score 169, Runs 3809, Average 45.89, Hundreds 8, Fifties 22

Martin Crowe (New Zealand), Tests 48, Highest Score 188, Runs 3288, Average 45.66, Hundreds 11, Fifties 11

Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan), Tests 77, Highest Score 274, Runs 5023, Average 45.25, Hundreds 12, Fifties 20

Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies), Tests 66, Highest Score 187, Runs 4399, Average 44.43, Hundreds 12, Fifties 21

Dilip Vengsarkar (India), Tests 107, Highest Score 166, Runs 6545, Average 44.22, Hundreds 17, Fifties 32

Lawrence Rowe (West Indies), Tests 30, Highest Score 302, Runs 2047, Average 43.55, Hundreds 7, Fifties 7

David Gower (England), Tests 106, Highest Score 215, Runs 7383, Average 43.42, Hundreds 15, Fifties 37

Mohinder Amarnath (India), Tests 68, Highest Score 138, Runs 4362, Average 42.76, Hundreds 11, Fifties 24

Doug Walters (Australia), Tests 49, Highest Score 250, Runs 3107, Average 42.56, Hundreds 8, Fifties 19

Asif Iqbal (Pakistan), Tests 41, Highest Score 175, Runs 2703, Average 42.23, Hundreds 10, Fifties 7

Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan), Tests 35, Highest Score 201, Runs 2449, Average 42.22, Hundreds 8, Fifties 12

Desmond Haynes (West Indies), Tests 89, Highest Score 184, Runs 5711, Average 41.99, Hundreds 14, Fifties 31

Salim Malik (Pakistan), Tests 57, Highest Score 119*, Runs 2718, Average 41.81, Hundreds 7, Fifties 15

Gundappa Viswanath (India), Tests 87, Highest Score 222, Runs 5746, Average 41.63, Hundreds 13, Fifties 33

Majid Khan (Pakistan), Tests 53, Highest Score 167, Runs 3584, Average 41.19, Hundreds 8, Fifties 17

Keith Fletcher (England), Tests 53, Highest Score 216, Runs 3045, Average 41.14, Hundreds 7, Fifties 18

Graham Yallop (Australia), Tests 39, Highest Score 268, Runs 2756, Average 41.13, Hundreds 8, Fifties 9

John Edrich (England), Tests 37, Highest Score 175, Runs 2427, Average 41.13, Hundreds 4, Fifties 14

Tony Greig (England), Tests 58, Highest Score 148, Runs 3599, Average 40.43, Hundreds 8, Fifties 20

 

Full Career of those who also played in eras before or after

Allan Border (Australia, 1978-94), Tests 156, Highest Score 205, Runs 11174, Average 50.56, Hundreds 27, Fifties 63

Graham Gooch (England, 1975-95), Tests 118, Highest Score 333, Runs 8900, Average 42.58, Hundreds 20, Fifties 46

Javed Miandad (Pakistan, 1976-93), Tests 124, Highest Score 280*, Runs 8832, Average 52.57, Hundreds 23, Fifties 43

Vivian Richards (West Indies, 1975-91), Tests 121, Highest Score 291, Runs 8540, Average 50.23, Hundreds 24, Fifties 45

David Gower (England, 1978-92), Tests 117, Highest Score 215, Runs 8231, Average 44.25, Hundreds 18, Fifties 39

Geoff Boycott (England, 1964-82), Tests 108, Highest Score 246*, Runs 8114, Average 47.72, Hundreds 22, Fifties 42

Gary Sobers (West Indies, 1954-74), Tests 93, Highest Score 365*, Runs 8032, Average 57.78, Hundreds 26, Fifties 30

Gordon Greenidge (West Indies, 1974-91), Tests 108, Highest Score 226, Runs 7558, Average 44.72, Hundreds 19, Fifties 34

Mark Taylor (Australia, 1989-99), Tests 104, Highest Score 186, Runs 7525, Average 43.49, Hundreds 19, Fifties 40

Clive Lloyd (West Indies, 1966-85), Tests 110, Highest Score 242*, Runs 7515, Average 46.67, Hundreds 19, Fifties 39

Desmond Haynes (West Indies, 1978-94), Tests 116, Highest Score 184, Runs 7487, Average 42.29, Hundreds 18, Fifties 39

David Boon (Australia, 1984-96), Tests 107, Highest Score 200, Runs 7422, Average 43.65, Hundreds 21, Fifties 32

Dilip Vengsarkar (India, 1976-92), Tests 116, Highest Score 166, Runs 6868, Average 42.13, Hundreds 17, Fifties 35

Rohan Kanhai (West Indies, 1957-74), Tests 79, Highest Score 256, Runs 6227, Average 47.53, Hundreds 15, Fifties 28

Mohammad Azharuddin (India, 1984-2000), Tests 99, Highest Score 199, Runs 6215, Average 45.03, Hundreds 22 Fifties 21

Gundappa Viswanath (India, 1969-83), Tests 91, Highest Score 222, Runs 6080, Average 41.93, Hundreds 14, Fifties 35

Richie Richardson (West Indies, 1983-95), Tests 86, Highest Score 194, Runs 5949, Average 44.39, Hundreds 16, Fifties 27

Salim Malik (Pakistan, 1982-99), Tests 103, Highest Score 237, Runs 5768, Average 43.69, Hundreds 15, Fifties 29

Martin Crowe (New Zealand, 1982-95), Tests 77, Highest Score 299, Runs 5444, Average 45.36, Hundreds 17, Fifties 18

Doug Walters (Australia, 1965-81), Tests 74, Highest Score 250, Runs 5357, Average 48.26, Hundreds 15, Fifties 33

Ian Chappell (Australia, 1964-80), Tests 75, Highest Score 196, Runs 5345, Average 42.42, Hundreds 14, Fifties 26

Ian Botham (England, 1977-92), Tests 102, Highest Score 208, Runs 5200, Average 33.54, Hundreds 14, Fifties 22

John Edrich (England, 1963-76), Tests 77, Highest Score 310*, Runs 5138, Average 43.54, Hundreds 12, Fifties 24

Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan, 1969-85), Tests 78, Highest Score 274, Runs 5062, Average 44.79, Hundreds 12, Fifties 20

Ian Redpath (Australia, 1964-76), Tests 66, Highest Score 171, Runs 4737, Average 43.45, Hundreds 8, Fifties 31

Mohinder Amarnath (India, 1969-88), Tests 69, Highest Score 138, Runs 4378, Average 42.50, Hundreds 11, Fifties 24

Roy Fredericks (West Indies, 1968-77, Tests 59, Highest Score 169, Runs 4334, Average 42.49, Hundreds 8, Fifties 26

Majid Khan (Pakistan, 1964-83), Tests 63, Highest Score 167, Runs 3931, Average 38.92, Hundreds 8, Fifties 19

Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan, 1959-79), Tests 57, Highest Score 201, Runs 3643, Average 39.17, Hundreds 10, Fifties 19

Dean Jones (Australia, 1984-92), Tests 52, Highest Score 216, Runs 3631, Average 46.55, Hundreds 11, Fifties 14

Dennis Amiss (England, 1966-77), Tests 50, Highest Score 262*, Runs 3612, Average 46.30, Hundreds 11, Fifties 11

Asif Iqbal (Pakistan, 1964-80), Tests 58, Highest Score 175, Runs 3575, Average 38.85, Hundreds 11, Fifties 12

Keith Fletcher (England, 1968-82), Tests 59, Highest Score 216, Runs 3272, Average 39.90, Hundreds 7, Fifties 19

Glenn Turner (New Zealand, 1969-83), Tests 41, Highest Score 259, Runs 2991, Average 44.64, Hundreds 7, Fifties 14

Graham Yallop (Australia, 1976-84), Tests 39, Highest Score 268, Runs 2756, Average 41.13, Hundreds 8, Fifties 9

Test Cricket after World War II, 1950s and 1960s - Records

 (29 March 1946 to 10 March 1970)

Gary Sobers.....record score in Test cricket.

Jim Laker.....best analysis ever in an innings as well as Test.

Australia remained on top during this period, though their performance declined a bit, and England narrowed the gap. West Indies took a giant leap, and were now stationed at third place behind England. South Africa improved their record and were beginning to become a force. It was a pity that they were banished for 22 years after this period. New entrants Pakistan made an impressive start, and were perched at fifth spot, just behind South Africa. Like the West Indies, India made a quantum jump, but had to be content at the sixth position. New Zealand slipped a bit, to find themselves at the bottom.

TEAM PERFORMANCES

Australia - 1946 to 1970, Tests Played 146, Won 66, Lost 30, Tied 1, Drawn 49, Success % 62.32

England - 1946 to 1969, Tests Played 215, Won 77, Lost 46, Drawn 92, Success % 57.20

West Indies - 1948 to 1969, Tests Played 106, Won 39, Lost 30, Tied 1, Drawn 36, Success % 54.24

South Africa - 1947 to 1970, Tests Played 82, Won 23, Lost 30, Drawn 29, Success % 45.73

Pakistan - 1952 to 1969, Tests Played 59, Won 10, Lost 17, Drawn 32, Success % 44.06

India - 1946 to 1969, Tests Played 109, Won 15, Lost 44, Drawn 50, Success % 36.69

New Zealand - 1946 to 1969, Tests Played 81, Won 7, Lost 40, Drawn 34, Success % 29.62

(Success % = Won 2 points, Tied 1 point, Drawn 1 point)

HIGHEST TOTALS

790/3d - West Indies v Pakistan, Kingston, 1957-58

758/8d - Australia v West Indies, Kingston, 1955

681/8d - West Indies v England, Port of Spain, 1953-54

674 - Australia v India, Adelaide, 1947-48

668 - Australia v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1955

659/8d - Australia v England, Sydney, 1946-47

657/8d - Pakistan v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1957-58

656/8d - Australia v England, Manchester, 1964

650/6d - Australia v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1965

645 - Australia v England, Brisbane, 1946-47

644/8d - West Indies v India, Delhi, 1958-59

631 - West Indies v India, Delhi, 1948-49

631/8d - West Indies v India, Kingston, 1961-62

629/6d - West Indies v India, Bombay, 1948-49

622/9d - South Africa v Australia, Durban, 1969-70

620 - South Africa v Australia, Johannesburg, 1966-67

619/6d - England v West Indies, Nottingham, 1957

619 - Australia v West Indies, Sydney, 1968-69

616 - West Indies v Australia, Adelaide, 1968-69

614/5d - West Indies v India, Calcutta, 1958-59

611 - England v Australia, Manchester, 1964

608 - England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1948-49

601/8d - Australia v England, Brisbane, 1954-55

600/9d - Australia v West Indies, Port of Spain, 1955

LOWEST TOTALS

26 - New Zealand v England, Auckland, 1954-55

42 - New Zealand v Australia, Wellington, 1945-46

47 - New Zealand v England, Lord’s, London, 1958

52 - England v Australia, The Oval, London, 1948

54 - New Zealand v Australia, Wellington, 1945-46

58 - India v England, Manchester, 1952

58 - India v Australia, Brisbane, 1947-48

67 - New Zealand v England, Leeds, 1958

67 - India v Australia, Melbourne, 1947-48

70 - New Zealand v Pakistan, Dhaka, 1955-56

72 - South Africa v England, Cape Town, 1956-57

72 - South Africa v England, Johannesburg, 1956-57

74 - New Zealand v England, Lord’s, London, 1958

74 - New Zealand v Australia, Dunedin, 1955-56

75 - Australia v South Africa, Durban, 1949-50

76 - West Indies v Pakistan, Dhaka, 1958-59

77 - West Indies v New Zealand, Auckland, 1955-56

78 - Australia v England, Lord’s, London, 1968

78 - West Indies v Australia, Sydney, 1951-52

79 - New Zealand v Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 1964-65

79 - New Zealand v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1953-54

80 - Australia v Pakistan, Karachi, 1956-57

82 - India v England, Manchester, 1952

82 - Australia v West Indies, Adelaide, 1951-52

84 - Australia v England, Manchester, 1956

85 - New Zealand v England, Manchester, 1958

86 - West Indies v England, The Oval, London, 1957

87 - England v Australia, Melbourne, 1958-59

87 - Pakistan v England, Lord’s, London, 1954

88 - India v New Zealand, Bombay, 1964-65

88 - South Africa v England, Nottingham, 1960

89 - India v New Zealand, Hyderabad (Ind), 1969-70

89 - New Zealand v England, Auckland, 1962-63

89 - West Indies v England, The Oval, London, 1957

90 - Pakistan v England, Manchester, 1954

91 - West Indies v England, Birmingham, 1963

92 - India v England, Birmingham, 1967

94 - New Zealand v England, Birmingham, 1958

98 - India v West Indies, Port of Spain, 1961-62

98 - India v England, The Oval, London, 1952

98 - India v Australia, Brisbane, 1947-48

99 - South Africa v Australia, Cape Town, 1957-58

99 - South Africa v Australia, Durban, 1949-50

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Gary Sobers - 365*, West Indies v Pakistan, Kingston, 1957-58

Hanif Mohammad - 337, Pakistan v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1957-58

Bobby Simpson - 311, Australia v England, Manchester, 1964

John Edrich - 310*, England v New Zealand, Leeds, 1965

Bob Cowper - 307, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1965-66

Peter May - 285*, England v West Indies, Birmingham, 1957

Denis Compton - 278, England v Pakistan, Nottingham, 1954

Graeme Pollock - 274, South Africa v Australia, Durban, 1969-70

Frank Worrell - 261, West Indies v England, Nottingham, 1950

Conrad Hunte - 260, West Indies v Pakistan, Kingston, 1957-58

Tom Graveney - 258, England v West Indies, Nottingham, 1957

Seymour Nurse - 258, West Indies v New Zealand, Christchurch, 1968-69

Rohan Kanhai - 256, West Indies v India, Calcutta, 1958-59

Ken Barrington - 256, England v Australia, Manchester, 1964

Jackie McGlew - 255*, South Africa v New Zealand, Wellington, 1952-53

HUNDRED ON TEST DEBUT

SC ‘Billy’ Griffith - 140, England v West Indies, Port of Spain, 1947-48

Andy Ganteaume - 112, West Indies v England, Port of Spain, 1947-48

Jim Burke - 101*, Australia v England, Adelaide, 1950-51

Peter May - 138, England v South Africa, Leeds, 1951

RH Deepak Shodhan - 110, India v Pakistan, Calcutta, 1952-53

Bruce Pairaudeau - 115, West Indies v India, Port of Spain, 1952-53

OG ‘Collie’ Smith - 104, West Indies v Australia, Kingston, 1954-55

AG Kripal Singh - 100*, India v New Zealand, Hyderabad (Ind), 1955-56

Conrad Hunte - 142, West Indies v Pakistan, Bridgetown, 1957-58

Arthur Milton - 104*, England v New Zealand, Leeds, 1958

Abbas Ali Baig - 112, India v England, Manchester, 1959

Hanumant Singh - 105, India v England, Delhi, 1963-64

Khalid Ibadullah - 166, Pakistan v Australia, Karachi, 1964-65

Bruce Taylor - 105, New Zealand v India, Calcutta, 1964-65

Doug Walters - 155, Australia v England, Brisbane, 1965-66

John Hampshire - 107, England v West Indies, Lord’s, London, 1969

Gundappa Visvanath - 137, India v Australia, Kanpur, 1969-70 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET

1^st Wicket - 413, MH ‘Vinoo’ Mankad & Pankaj Roy, India v New Zealand, Madras, 1955-56

2^nd Wicket - 446, Conrad Hunte & Gary Sobers, West Indies v Pakistan, Kingston, 1957-58

3^rd Wicket - 370, Denis Compton & Bill Edrich, England v South Africa, Lord’s, London, 1947

4^th Wicket - 411, Colin Cowdrey & Peter May, England v West Indies, Birmingham, 1957

5^th Wicket - 405, Sidney Barnes & Don Bradman, Australia v England, Sydney, 1946-47

6^th Wicket - 274*, David Holford & Gary Sobers, West Indies v England, Lord’s, London, 1966

7^th Wicket - 347, Denis Atkinson & Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indies v Australia, Bridgetown, 1955

8^th Wicket - 217, Tom Graveney & John Murray, England v West Indies, The Oval, London, 1966

9^th Wicket - 190, Asif Iqbal & Intikhab Alam, Pakistan v England, The Oval, London, 1967

10^th Wicket - 128, Ken Higgs & John Snow, England v West Indies, The Oval, London, 1966

OTHER DOUBLE CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS

4^th Wicket - 399, Gary Sobers & Frank Worrell, West Indies v England, Bridgetown, 1959-60

1st Wicket - 382, Bill Lawry & Bobby Simpson, Australia v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1965

2^nd Wicket - 369, Ken Barrington & John Edrich, England v New Zealand, Leeds, 1965

1^st Wicket - 359, Len Hutton & Cyril Washbrook, England v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1948-49

3^rd Wicket - 341, Eddie Barlow & Graeme Pollock, South Africa v Australia, Adelaide, 1963-64

3^rd Wicket - 338, Everton Weekes & Frank Worrell, West Indies v England, Port of Spain, 1953-54

4^th Wicket - 336, Bill Lawry & Doug Walters, Australia v West Indies, Sydney, 1968-69

3^rd Wicket - 319, Alan Melville & Dudley Nourse, South Africa v England, Nottingham, 1947

7^th Wicket - 308, Imtiaz Ahmed & Waqar Hasan, Pakistan v New Zealand, Lahore, 1955-56

2^nd Wicket - 301, Arthur Morris & Don Bradman, Australia v England, Leeds, 1948

2^nd Wicket - 298, Bill Lawry & Ian Chappell, Australia v West Indies, Melbourne, 1968-69

3^rd Wicket - 295, Neil Harvey & Colin McDonald, Australia v West Indies, Kingston, 1955

1^st Wicket - 290, Colin Cowdrey & Geoff Pullar, England v South Africa, The Oval, London, 1960

4^th Wicket - 283, Everton Weekes & Frank Worrell, West Indies v England, Nottingham, 1950

3^rd Wicket - 276, Don Bradman & Lindsay Hassett, Australia v England, Brisbane, 1946-47

2^nd Wicket - 275, Lindsay Hassett & Colin McDonald, Australia v South Africa, Adelaide, 1952-53

3^rd Wicket - 273, Rohan Kanhai & Seymour Nurse, West Indies v England, Port of Spain, 1967-68

2^nd Wicket - 269, Gary Sobers & Clyde Walcott, West Indies v Pakistan, Georgetown, 1957-58

4^th Wicket - 267, Gerry Gomez & Clyde Walcott, West Indies v India, Delhi, 1948-49

2^nd Wicket - 266, Tom Graveney & Peter Richardson, England v West Indies, Nottingham, 1957

5^th Wicket - 265, Seymour Nurse & Gary Sobers, West Indies v England, Leeds, 1966

2^nd Wicket - 255, Rohan Kanhai & Easton McMorris, West Indies v India, Kingston, 1961-62

4^th Wicket - 252, Geoff Boycott & Basil D’Oliveira, England v India, Leeds, 1967

4^th Wicket - 250, Rohan Kanhai & Gary Sobers, West Indies v England, Georgetown, 1967-68

1^st Wicket - 249, Abdul Kadir & Khalid Ibadullah, Pakistan v Australia, Karachi, 1964-65

2^nd Wicket - 249, John Edrich & Phil Sharpe, England v New Zealand, Nottingham, 1969

2^nd Wicket - 248, Colin Cowdrey & Ted Dexter, England v Pakistan, The Oval, London, 1962

7^th Wicket - 246, Jackie McGlew & Anton Murray, South Africa v New Zealand, Wellington, 1952-53

2^nd Wicket - 246, Hanif Mohammad & Saeed Ahmed, Pakistan v India, Bombay, 1960-61

3^rd Wicket - 246, Ken Barrington & Ted Dexter, England v Australia, Manchester, 1964

1^st Wicket - 244, Bill Lawry & Bobby Simpson, Australia v England, Adelaide, 1965-66

3^rd Wicket - 242, Clyde Walcott & Everton Weekes, West Indies v Australia, Port of Spain, 1955

6^th Wicket - 240, Barry Knight & Peter Parfitt, England v New Zealand, Auckland, 1962-63

1^st Wicket - 239, Allan Rae & Jeff Stollmeyer, West Indies v India, Madras, 1948-49

3^rd Wicket - 238, Vijay Manjrekar & Polly Umrigar, India v New Zealand, Hyderabad (Ind), 1955-56

5^th Wicket - 237, Denis Compton & Norman Yardley, England v South Africa, Nottingham, 1947

2^nd Wicket - 237, Vijay Manjrekar & Pankaj Roy, India v West Indies, Kingston, 1952-53

2^nd Wicket - 236, Sidney Barnes & Don Bradman, Australia v India, Adelaide, 1947-48

4^th Wicket - 235, Lindsay Hassett & Keith Miller, Australia v West Indies, Sydney, 1951-52

1^st Wicket - 234, Bob Barber & Geoff Boycott, England v Australia, Sydney, 1965-66

3^rd Wicket - 231, Jackie McGlew & Johnny Waite, South Africa v Australia, Durban, 1957-58

2^nd Wicket - 231, MC ‘Joey’ Carew & Seymour Nurse, West Indies v New Zealand, Christchurch, 1968-69

3^rd Wicket - 228, Denis Compton & Bill Edrich, England v South Africa, Manchester, 1947

3^rd Wicket - 225, Bob Cowper & Brian Booth, Australia v West Indies, Port of Spain, 1964-65

3^rd Wicket - 224, Neil Harvey & Keith Miller, Australia v West Indies, Kingston, 1955

5^th Wicket - 223*, Arthur Morris & Don Bradman, Australia v India, Melbourne, 1947-48

3^rd Wicket - 222*, John Reid & Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand v India, Delhi, 1955-56

4^th Wicket - 222, Vijay Hazare & Vijay Manjrekar, India v England, Leeds, 1952

2^nd Wicket - 222, Frank Worrell & Joseph Holt, West Indies v England, Bridgetown, 1953-54

7^th Wicket - 221, Peter van der Merwe & Denis Lindsay, South Africa v Australia, Johannesburg, 1966-67

5^th Wicket - 220, Ron Archer & Keith Miller, Australia v West Indies, Kingston, 1955

5^th Wicket - 219, Bruce Pairaudeau & Everton Weekes, West Indies v India, Port of Spain, 1952-53

1^st Wicket - 219, Bill Lawry & Ian Redpath, Australia v South Africa, Melbourne, 1963-64

5^th Wicket - 219, Bobby Simpson & Brian Booth, Australia v England, Manchester, 1964

2^nd Wicket - 218, Len Hutton & Bill Edrich, England v New Zealand, The Oval, London, 1949

4^th Wicket - 217, Rohan Kanhai & Basil Butcher, West Indies v India, Calcutta, 1958-59

6^th Wicket - 217, Hanif Mohammad & Majid Khan, Pakistan v New Zealand, Lahore, 1964-65

2^nd Wicket - 217, Bill Lawry & Ian Chappell, Australia v West Indies, Brisbane, 1968-69

1^st Wicket - 214, Jack Moroney & Arthur Morris, Australia v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1949-50

4^th Wicket - 213, Clyde Walcott & Frank Worrell, West Indies v India, Kingston, 1952-53

1^st Wicket - 212, Reg Simpson & Cyril Washbrook, England v West Indies, Nottingham, 1950

3^rd Wicket - 212, Bill Lawry & Bob Cowper, Australia v England, Melbourne, 1965-66

6^th Wicket - 211, Clyde Walcott & Gerry Gomez, West Indies v England, Lord’s, 1950

3^rd Wicket - 211, Vijay Hazare & Vijay Merchant, India v England, Delhi, 1951-52

3^rd Wicket - 211, Vijay Hazare & MH ‘Vinoo’ Mankad, India v England, Lord’s, London, 1952

4^th Wicket - 210, Ian Redpath & Doug Walters, Australia v West Indies, Sydney, 1968-69

3^rd Wicket - 207, Peter May & Tom Graveney, England v West Indies, Nottingham, 1957

3^rd Wicket - 207, Neil Harvey & Norman O’Neill, Australia v India, Bombay, 1959-60

6^th Wicket - 206*, Ken Barrington & Jim Parks, England v South Africa, Durban, 1964-65

6^th Wicket - 206, Ron Archer & Keith Miller, Australia v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1955

4^th Wicket - 206, Ken Barrington & Ted Dexter, England v India, Kanpur, London, 1961-62

2^nd Wicket - 204, Neil Harvey & Jim Burke, Australia v India, Bombay, 1956-57

3^rd Wicket - 202, Neil Harvey & Arthur Morris, Australia v England, Brisbane, 1954-55

1^st Wicket - 201, Bill Lawry & Bobby Simpson, Australia v England, Manchester, 1964

3^rd Wicket - 201, Ken Barrington & Tom Graveney, England v Pakistan, Lord’s, London, 1967

3^rd Wicket - 200, Rohan Kanhai & Seymour Nurse, West Indies v Australia, Bridgetown, 1965

6^th Wicket - 200, HR ‘Tiger’ Lance & Graeme Pollock, South Africa v Australia, Durban, 1969-70

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS

Jim Laker - 10 for 53, England v Australia, Manchester, 1956

Jim Laker - 9 for 37, England v Australia, Manchester, 1956

Jasu Patel - 9 for 69, India v Australia, Kanpur, 1959-60

Subhash Gupte - 9 for 102, India v West Indies, Kanpur, 1958-59

Hugh Tayfield - 9 for 113, South Africa v England, Johannesburg, 1956-57

Freddie Trueman - 8 for 31, England v India, Manchester, 1952

Lance Gibbs - 8 for 38, West Indies v India, Bridgetown, 1961-62

MH ‘Vinoo’ Mankad - 8 for 52, India v Pakistan, Delhi, 1952-53

GB Lawrence - 8 for 53, South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg, 1961-62

MH ‘Vinoo’ Mankad - 8 for 55, India v England, Madras, 1951-52

Hugh Tayfield - 8 for 69, South Africa v England, Durban, 1956-57

Graham McKenzie - 8 for 71, Australia v West Indies, Melbourne, 1968-69

Srinivas Venkataraghavan - 8 for 72, India v New Zealand, Delhi, 1964-65

Alf Valentine - 8 for 104, West Indies v England, Manchester, 1950

Hugh Tayfield - 7 for 23, South Africa v Australia, Durban, 1949-50

Frank Tyson - 7 for 27, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1954-55

Derek Underwood - 7 for 32, England v New Zealand, Lord’s, London, 1969

Trevor Bailey - 7 for 34, England v West Indies, Kingston, 1953-54

Tony Lock - 7 for 35, England v New Zealand, Manchester, 1958

Johnny Wardle - 7 for 36, England v South Africa, Cape Town, 1956-57

Ray Lindwall - 7 for 38, Australia v India, Adelaide, 1947-48

Brian Statham - 7 for 39, England v South Africa, Lord’s, London, 1955

Fazal Mahmood - 7 for 42, Pakistan v India, Lucknow, 1952-53

Ray Lindwall - 7 for 43, Australia v India, Madras, 1956-57

Alec Bedser - 7 for 44, England v Australia, Nottingham, 1953

Ian Johnson - 7 for 44, Australia v West Indies, Georgetown, 1955

Trevor Bailey - 7 for 44, England v West Indies, Lord’s, London, 1957

Freddie Trueman - 7 for 44, England v West Indies, Birmingham, 1963

Alec Bedser - 7 for 49, England v India, Lord’s, London, 1946

Ghulam Ahmed - 7 for 49, India v Australia, Calcutta, 1956-57

Sonny Ramadhin - 7 for 49, West Indies v England, Birmingham, 1957

John Snow - 7 for 49, England v West Indies, Kingston, 1967-68

Derek Underwood - 7 for 50, England v Australia, The Oval, London, 1968

Tony Lock - 7 for 51, England v New Zealand, Leeds, 1958

Alec Bedser - 7 for 52, England v India, Manchester, 1946

Roy Tattersall - 7 for 52, England v South Africa, Lord’s, London, 1951

Denis Atkinson - 7 for 53, West Indies v New Zealand, Auckland, 1955-56

Gerry Gomes - 7 for 55, West Indies v Australia, Sydney, 1951-52

Alec Bedser - 7 for 55, England v Australia, Nottingham, 1953

Johnny Wardle - 7 for 56, England v Pakistan, The Oval, London, 1954

Brian Statham - 7 for 57, England v Australia, Melbourne, 1958-59

Alec Bedser - 7 for 58, England v South Africa, Manchester, 1951

Keith Miller - 7 for 60, Australia v England, Brisbane, 1946-47

Ray Lindwall - 7 for 63, Australia v England, Sydney, 1946-47

Graham McKenzie - 7 for 66, Australia v India, Melbourne, 1967-68

Wesley Hall - 7 for 69, West Indies v England, Kingston, 1959-60

Frank Worrell - 7 for 70, West Indies v England, Leeds, 1957

Richie Benaud - 7 for 72, Australia v India, Madras, 1956-57

Pervez Sajjad - 7 for 74, Pakistan v New Zealand, Lahore, 1969-70

Lindsay Kline - 7 for 75, Australia v Pakistan, Lahore, 1959-60

Freddie Trueman - 7 for 75, England v New Zealand, Christchurch, 1962-63

Fred Titmus - 7 for 79, England v Australia, Sydney, 1962-63

Fazal Mahmood - 7 for 80, Pakistan v Australia, Karachi, 1956-57

Hugh Tayfield - 7 for 81, South Africa v Australia, Melbourne, 1952-53

Joe Partridge - 7 for 91, South Africa v Australia, Sydney, 1963-64

Alan Davidson - 7 for 93, Australia v India, Kanpur, 1959-60

Bishan Singh Bedi - 7 for 98, India v Australia, Calcutta, 1969-70

Mohammad Nazir - 7 for 99, Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi, 1969-70

Jim Laker - 7 for 103, England v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1947-48

Doug Wright - 7 for 105, England v Australia, Sydney, 1946-47

Neil Hawke - 7 for 105, Australia v England, Sydney, 1965-66

Subhash Gupte - 7 for 128, India v New Zealand, Hyderabad (Ind), 1955-56

Graham McKenzie - 7 for 153, Australia v England, Manchester, 1964

Bhagwat Chandrasekhar - 7 for 157, India v West Indies, Bombay, 1966-67

Dattu Phadkar - 7 for 159, India v West Indies, Madras, 1948-49

Subhash Gupte - 7 for 162, India v West Indies, Port of Spain, 1952-53

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH

Jim Laker - 19 for 90, England v Australia, Manchester, 1956

Alec Bedser - 14 for 99, England v Australia, Nottingham, 1953

Jasu Patel - 14 for 124, India v Australia, Kanpur, 1959-60

Fazal Mahmood - 13 for 114, Pakistan v Australia, Karachi, 1956-57

MH ‘Vinoo’ Mankad - 13 for 131, India v Pakistan, Delhi, 1952-53

Hugh Tayfield - 13 for 165, South Africa v Australia, Melbourne, 1952-53

Hugh Tayfield - 13 for 192, South Africa v England, Johannesburg, 1956-57

 

FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS ON TEST DEBUT

Alf Valentine - 8 for 104, West Indies v England, Manchester, 1950

Alec Bedser - 7 for 49, England v India, Lord’s, London, 1946

Mohammad Nazir - 7 for 99, Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi, 1969-70

Jim Laker - 7 for 103, England v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1947-48

Peter Pollock - 6 for 38, South Africa v New Zealand, Durban, 1961-62

Cuan McCarthy - 6 for 43, South Africa v England, Durban, 1948-49

Syed Abid Ali - 6 for 55, India v Australia, Adelaide, 1967-68

Leonard Coldwell - 6 for 85, England v Pakistan, Lord’s, London, 1962

Arif Butt - 6 for 89, Pakistan v Australia, Melbourne, 1964-65

Trevor Bailey - 6 for 118, England v New Zealand, Leeds, 1949

Sydney Burke - 6 for 128, South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town, 1961-62

Alexander Moir - 6 for 155, New Zealand v England, Christchurch, 1950-51

George Cresswell - 6 for 168, New Zealand v England, The Oval London, 1949

Richard Pollard - 5 for 24, England v India, Manchester, 1946

Graham Mckenzie - 5 for 37, Australia v England, Lord’s, London, 1961

Hines Johnson - 5 for 41, West Indies v England, Kingston, 1947-48

Lester King - 5 for 46, West Indies v India, Kingston, 1961-62

David Ironside - 5 for 51, South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg, 1953-54

Robert Appleyard - 5 for 51, England v Pakistan, Nottingham, 1954

Hines Johnson - 5 for 55, West Indies v England, Kingston, 1947-48

David Larter - 5 for 57, England v Pakistan, The Oval, London, 1962

Peter Heine - 5 for 60, South Africa v England, Lord’s, London, 1955

Robert Perry - 5 for 63, England v West Indies, Manchester, 1950

VV Vaman Kumar - 5 for 64, India v Pakistan, Delhi, 1960-61

Sydney Burke - 5 for 68, South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town, 1961-62

Lindsay Tuckett - 5 for 68, South Africa v England, Nottingham, 1947

Bruce Taylor - 5 for 86, New Zealand v India, Calcutta, 1964-65

John Shepherd - 5 for 104, West Indies v England, Manchester, 1969

Jaswick Taylor - 5 for 109, West Indies v Pakistan, Port of Spain, 1957-58

Michael Melle - 5 for 113, South Africa v Australia, Johannesburg, 1949-50

Ian Meckiff - 5 for 125, Australia v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1957-58                                                                                          

TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH ON TEST DEBUT

Alec Bedser - 11 for 145, England v India, Lord’s, London, 1946

Sydney Burke - 11 for 196, South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town, 1961-62

Alf Valentine - 11 for 204, West Indies v England, Manchester, 1950

Hines Johnson - 10 for 96, West Indies v England, Kingston, 1947-48

HAT-TRICKS

Peter Loader - England v West Indies, Leeds, 1957

Lindsay Kline - Australia v South Africa, Cape Town, 1957-58

Wesley Hall - West Indies v Pakistan, Lahore, 1958-59

Geoff Griffin - South Africa v England, Lord’s London, 1960

Lance Gibbs - West Indies v Australia, Adelaide, 1960-61

MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER

Colin Cowdrey (England) - Tests 104, Catches 113

Bobby Simpson (Australia) - Tests 52, Catches 99

Gary Sobers (West Indies) - Tests 76, Catches 95

Tom Graveney (England) - Tests 79, Catches 78

Richie Benaud (Australia) - Tests 63, Catches 65

Freddie Trueman (England) - Tests 67, Catches 64

Neil Harvey (Australia) - Tests 79, Catches 64

Tony Lock (England) - Tests 49, Catches 59

Ken Barrington (England) - Tests 82, Catches 58

Mike Smith (England) - Tests 47, Catches 49

Everton Weekes (West Indies) - Tests 48, Catches 49

Ian Redpath (Australia) - Tests 37, Catches 48

Trevor Goddard (South Africa) - Tests 41, Catches 48

Len Hutton (England) - Tests 66, Catches 48

Ian Chappell (Australia) - Tests 31, Catches 46

Frank Worrell (West Indies) - Tests 51, Catches 43

Denis Compton (England) - Tests 70, Catches 43

Alan Davidson (Australia) - Tests 44, Catches 42

Peter May (England) - Tests 66, Catches 42

John Reid (New Zealand) - Tests 58, Catches 39

Russell Endean (West Indies) - Tests 28, Catches 38

Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) - Tests 55, Catches 38

Keith Miller (Australia) - Tests 55, Catches 38

Peter Parfitt (England) - Tests 34, Catches 37

Chandu Borde (India) - Tests 55, Catches 37

Eddie Barlow (South Africa) - Tests 30, Catches 35

Fred Titmus (England) - Tests 49, Catches 35

Lance Gibbs (West Indies) - Tests 50, Catches 35

MH ‘Vinoo’ Mankad (India) - Tests 44, Catches 33

Graham McKenzie (Australia) - Tests 57, Catches 33

Polly Umrigar (India) - Tests 59, Catches 33

Ajit Wadekar (India) - Tests 21, Catches 32

Trevor Bailey (England) - Tests 61, Catches 32

Jack Ikin (England) - Tests 18, Catches 31

Bill Edrich (England) - Tests 30, Catches 31

Ian Johnson (Australia) - Tests 45, Catches 30

# In addition,

Tom Graveney took 2 catches as wicketkeeper

John Reid took 4 catches as wicketkeeper

Russell Endean took 3 catches as wicketkeeper

Hanif Mohammad took 2 catches as wicketkeeper