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

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(edition 2 of ‘The Big Book of World Cup Cricket’ with some modifications)

Contents

Section 1 - Cricket World Cup: A Great Spectacle. This is a snapshot of each of the first nine tournaments played all round the globe, including review, the commercial aspect, sponsorship, logos, mascots and prize money.

Section 2 - Classic Matches. 49 of the most exciting contests.

Section 3 - Memorable Performances. 51 brilliant individual feats by different players in various matches.

Section 4 - Hall of Fame. Match-by match World Cup performances of 75 top players who appeared in these nine tournaments, from Clive Lloyd to Sourav Ganguly, and also comprising interviews with Cup-winning captains Kapil Dev, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting. 

Section 5 - Scorecards of all the 303 matches in World Cup 1975 to 2007.

Section 6 - Tailenders: sidelights, lighter moments and trivia.

Handwritten letter of Sir Donald Bradman received by the author in 1999.

Around 225 photographs from the world’s best photographers and agencies.

428 pages.      

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Volume 2: Cricket World Cup Hat-trick of Home Wins

India 2011   #   Australia 2015   #   England 2019

Contents

Section 1 - Cricket World Cup: A Great Spectacle. This is a snapshot the 2011, 2015 and 2019 tournaments, all won by the host nations India, Australia and England respectively, including review, the commercial aspect, sponsorship, logos, mascots and prize money.

Section 2 - Classic Matches. 28 of the most exciting contests.

Section 3 - Memorable Performances. 36 brilliant individual feats by different players in various matches.

Section 4 - Hall of Fame. Match-by match World Cup performances of 53 top players who appeared in these three and earlier tournaments, from Sachin Tendulkar to Jofra Archer. 

Section 5 - Scorecards of all the 142 matches in World Cup 2011, 2015 and 2019.

Section 6 - Tailenders: sidelights, lighter moments and trivia.

Around 130 photographs from the world’s best photographers and agencies.

328 pages.

Size 8.5 inches x 11 inches, on art paper with hard cover and jacket.

ISBN 978-81-967423-5-5

Volume 3: Cricket World Cup 2023 A Final Twist

Contents

Section 1 - Cricket World Cup: A Great Spectacle. This is a snapshot of the 2023 tournament, including review, the commercial aspect, sponsorship, logos, mascots and prize money.

Section 2 - Classic Matches. 9 of the most exciting contests.

Section 3 - Memorable Performances. 15 brilliant individual feats by different players in various matches.

Section 4 - Hall of Fame. Match-by match World Cup performances of 42 top players who appeared in this and earlier tournaments, from Virat Kohli to Rachin Ravindra. 

Section 5 - Statistics and Records of all the 13 World Cup tournaments from 1975 to 2023.

Section 6 - Scorecards of all the 48 matches in World Cup 2023.

Section 7 - Batting and Bowling Averages, and Fielding Records, of all the 1222 players who appeared in the World Cup from 1975 to 2023.

Section 8 - Tailenders: sidelights, lighter moments and trivia.

Around 75 photographs from the world’s best photographers and agencies.

372 pages.

Size 8.5 inches x 11 inches, on art paper with hard cover and jacket.

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Test Cricket after World War II, 1950s and 1960s - Frank Worrell XI vs Richie Benaud XI

 29 March 1946 to 10 March 1970

A dream contest between the great players of the post Second World War era and the 1950s and 1960s would be one between teams led by two of the most charismatic captains, Frank Worrell and Richie Benaud. The effort has been to include the West Indies players in Worrell’s side, and the Australians in Benaud’s lineup. Don Bradman has been kept out of this ambit as he was essentially a player of the late 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

What is immediately noticeable is that there were not too many top-class opening batsmen in this period but a plethora of accomplished middle-order players who would vie for places in teams of this nature. Len Hutton is an automatic choice, and placed in Worrell’s team with Conrad Hunte as his partner. One is inclined to select Bobby Simpson in Benaud’s squad, with a toss-up between his left-handed compatriots Arthur Morris and Bill Lawry. The former gets the vote for his grace and charm.

In the middle-order would be the three Ws, Everton Weekes, Clyde Walcott and Worrell himself. Worrell could turn his left-arm over with his pace as well as spin. On the other side one would pick Ken Barrington, Neil Harvey and Graeme Pollock. The allrounders spots are obvious, Gary Sobers and Keith Miller respectively. There is a bonus pair of spinning allrounders, the left-armer Vinoo Mankad who batted right-handed, and leg-spinner Benaud. The two top wicketkeepers of the time were Godfrey Evans and Wally Grout.

There is then a stirring face-off between speed merchants Freddie Trueman and Brian Statham with Ray Lindwall, who could wield the willow as well, and Keith Miller, already chosen as allrounder. Alec Bedser would back up the Aussie pair. The off-spinner’s spots go to Lance Gibbs and Jim Laker.

What an exciting contest this would be!

Frank Worrell XI                             

Len Hutton                                        

Conrad Hunte                                    

Everton Weekes                                 

Clyde Walcott                                    

Frank Worrell                                     

Gary Sobers                                       

Vinoo Mankad                                   

Godfrey Evans                                   

Freddie Trueman                                

Brian Statham                                    

Lance Gibbs                                       

Richie Benaud XI

Arthur Morris

Bobby Simpson

Ken Barrington

Neil Harvey

Graeme Pollock

Keith Miller

Richie Benaud

Wally Grout

Ray Lindwall

Alec Bedser

Jim Laker

The figures of these players during this period are:

Batsmen

Ken Barrington (England), Tests 82, Highest Score 256, Runs 6808, Average 58.67, Hundreds 20, Fifties 35

Neil Harvey (Australia), Tests 79, Highest Score 205, Runs 6149, Average 48.41, Hundreds 21, Fifties 24

Len Hutton (England), Tests 66, Highest Score 206, Runs 5626, Average 54.62, Hundreds 14, Fifties 30

Everton Weekes (West Indies), Tests 48, Highest Score 207, Runs 4455, Average 58.61, Hundreds 15, Fifties 19

Bobby Simpson (Australia), Tests 52, Highest Score 311, Runs 4131, Average 48.60, Hundreds 8, Fifties 24

Frank Worrell (West Indies), Tests 51, Highest Score 261, Runs 3860, Average 49.48, Hundreds 9, Fifties 22
Clyde Walcott (West Indies), Tests 44, Highest Score 220, Runs 3798, Average 56.68, Hundreds 15, Fifties 14

Arthur Morris (Australia), Tests 46, Highest Score 206, Runs 3533, Average 46.48, Hundreds 12, Fifties 12

Conrad Hunte (West Indies), Tests 44, Highest Score 260, Runs 3245, Average 45.06, Hundreds 8, Fifties 13

Graeme Pollock (South Africa), Tests 23, Highest Score 274, Runs 2256, Average 60.97, Hundreds 7, Fifties 11

Allrounders

Gary Sobers (West Indies), Tests 76, Highest Score 365*, Runs 6776, Average 58.92, 100s 21, 50s 26, Best bowling 6/73, Wickets 193, Average 34.59, 5WI 6, 10WM –, Quotient 1.70

Keith Miller (Australia), Right-hand bat, Right-arm fast, Tests 55, Highest Score 147, Runs 2958, Average 36.97, 100s 7, 50s 13, Best bowling 7/60, Wickets 170, Average 22.97, 5WI 7, 10WM 1, Quotient 1.60

Vinoo Mankad (India), Tests 44, Highest Score 231, Runs 2109, Average 31.47, 100s 5, 50s 6, Best bowling 8/52, Wickets 162, Average 32.32, 5WI 8, 10WM 2, Quotient 0.97

Ray Lindwall (Australia), Tests 61, Highest Score 118, Runs 1502, Average 21.15, 100s 2, 50s 5, Best bowling 7/38, Wickets 228, Average 23.03, 5WI 12, 10WM –, Quotient 0.91

Richie Benaud (Australia), Tests 63, Highest Score 122, Runs 2201, Average 24.45, 100s 3, 50s 9, Best bowling 7/72, Wickets 248, Average 27.03, 5WI 16, 10WM 1, Quotient 0.90

Wicketkeepers

Godfrey Evans (England), Tests 91, Dismissals 219, Catches 173, Stumpings 46, Highest Score 104, Runs 2439, Average 20.49, 100s 2, 50s 8

Wally Grout (Australia) Tests 51, Dismissals 187, Catches 163, Stumpings 24, Highest Score 74, Runs 890, Average 15.08, 50s 3

Bowlers

Fred Trueman (England), Tests 67, Balls 15178, Wickets 307, Average 21.57, BBI 8/31, BBM 12/119, 5WI 17, 10WM 3

Brian Statham (England), Tests 70, Balls 16056, Wickets 252, Average 24.84, BBI 7/39, BBM 11/97, 5WI 9, 10WM 1

Alec Bedser (England), Tests 51, Balls 15918, Wickets 236, Average 24.89, BBI 7/44, BBM 14/99, 5WI 15, 10WM 5

Lance Gibbs (West Indies), Tests 50, Balls 17229, Wickets 209, Average 27.54, BBI 8/38, BBM 11/157, 5WI 13, 10WM 2

Jim Laker (England), Tests 46, Balls 12027, Wickets 193, Average 21.24, BBI 10/53, BBM 19/90, 5WI 9, 10WM 3

Full Test Career

Len Hutton (England 1937-55), Tests 79, Highest Score 364, Runs 6971, Average 56.67, Hundreds 19, Fifties 33

Bobby Simpson (Australia 1957-78), Tests 62, Highest Score 311, Runs 4869, Average 46.81, Hundreds 10, Fifties 27

Gary Sobers (West Indies 1954-74), Tests 93, Highest Score 365*, Runs 8032, Average 57.78, 100s 26, 50s 30, Best bowling 6/73, Wickets 235, Average 34.03, 5WI 6, 10WM –, Quotient 1.69

Lance Gibbs (West Indies 1958-76), Tests 79, Balls 27115, Wickets 309, Average 29.09, BBI 8/38, BBM 11/157, 5WI 18, 10WM 2

And look at the list of world-class players who could not make it to these teams:

Batsmen                                                                                

Colin Cowdrey (England), Tests 104, Highest Score 182, Runs 7228, Average 46.33, Hundreds 22, Fifties 37

Denis Compton (England), Tests 70, Highest Score 278, Runs 5339, Average 49.89, Hundreds 15, Fifties 26

Rohan Kanhai (West Indies), Tests 61, Highest Score 256, Runs 5056, Average 48.15, Hundreds 12, Fifties 22

Bill Lawry (Australia), Tests 62, Highest Score 210, Runs 4910, Average 47.66, Hundreds 13, Fifties 24

Tom Graveney (England), Tests 79, Highest Score 258, Runs 4882, Average 44.38, Hundreds 11, Fifties 20

Peter May (England), Tests 66, Highest Score 285*, Runs 4537, Average 46.77, Hundreds 13, Fifties 22

Ted Dexter (England), Tests 62, Highest Score 205, Runs 4502, Average 47.89, 100s 9, 50s 27

Lindsay Hassett (Australia), Tests 39, Highest Score 198*, Runs 2874, Average 49.55, Hundreds 10, Fifties 10

Seymour Nurse (West Indies) Tests 29, Highest Score 258, Runs 2523, Average 47.60, Hundreds 6, Fifties 10

Doug Walters (Australia), Tests 25, Highest Score 242, Runs 2250, Average 59.21, Hundreds 7, Fifties 14

Vijay Hazare (India), Tests 30, Highest Score 164*, Runs 2192, Average 47.65, Hundreds 7, Fifties 9

Bob Cowper (Australia), Tests 27, Highest Score 307, Runs 2061, Average 46.84, Hundreds 5, Fifties 10

Allrounders

Trevor Goddard (South Africa), Tests 41, Highest Score 112, Runs 2516, Average 34.46, 100s 1, 50s 18, Best bowling 6/53, Wickets 123, Average 26.22, 5WI 5, 10WM –, Quotient 1.31

Alan Davidson (Australia), Tests 44, Highest Score 80, Runs 1328, Average 24.59, 100s -, 50s 5, Best bowling 7/93, Wickets 186, Average 20.53, 5WI 14, 10WM 2, Quotient 1.19

Trevor Bailey (England), Tests 61, Highest Score 134*, Runs 2290, Average 29.74, 100s 1, 50s 10, Best bowling 7/34, Wickets 132, Average 29.21, 5WI 5, 10WM 1, Quotient 1.01

Wicketkeepers

Johnny Waite (South Africa), Tests 50, Dismissals 141, Catches 124, Stumpings 17, Highest Score 134, Runs 2405, Average 30.44, 100s 4, 50s 16

Jim Parks (England), Tests 46, Dismissals 112, Catches 101 (2 more catches as fielder), Stumpings 11, Highest Score 108 not out, Runs 1962, Average 32.16, 100s 2, 50s 9

Bowlers

Graham McKenzie (Australia) 1961-70, Tests 57, Balls 16797, Wickets 239, Average 29.19, BBI 8/71, BBM 10/91, 5WI 16, 10WM 3

Wesley Hall (West Indies) 1958-69, Tests 48, Balls 10421, Wickets 192, Average 26.38, BBI 7/69, BBM 11/126, 5WI 9, 10WM 1

Tony Lock (England) 1952-68, Tests 49, Balls 13147, Wickets 174, Average 25.58, BBI 7/35, BBM 11/48, 5WI 9, 10WM 3

Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 1949-60, Tests 37, Balls 13568, Wickets 170, Average 25.91, BBI 9/113, BBM 13/165, 5WI 14, 10WM 2

Bill Johnston (Australia) 1947-55, Tests 40, Balls 11048, Wickets 160, Average 23.91, BBI 6/44, BBM 9/183, 5WI 7, 10WM –

Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) 1950-61, Tests 43, Balls 13939, Wickets 158, Average 28.98, BBI 7/49, BBM 11/152, 5WI 10, 10WM 1

Subhash Gupte (India) 1951-61, Tests 36, Balls 11284, Wickets 149, Average 29.55, BBI 9/102, BBM 10/223, 5WI 12, 10WM 1

Full Test Career

Colin Cowdrey, span 1954-75, Tests 114, Highest Score 182, Runs 7624, Average 44.06, Hundreds 22, Fifties 38

Rohan Kanhai, span 1957-74, Tests 79, Highest Score 256, Runs 6227, Average 47.53, Hundreds 15, Fifties 28

Denis Compton, span 1937-57, Tests 78, Highest Score 278, Runs 5807, Average 50.06, Hundreds 17, Fifties 28

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

Bill Lawry, span 1961-71, Tests 67, Highest Score 210, Runs 5234, Average 47.15, Hundreds 13, Fifties 27

Lindsay Hassett, span 1938-53, Tests 43, Highest Score 198*, Runs 3073, Average 46.56, Hundreds 10, Fifties 11

Graham McKenzie, span 1961-71, Tests 60, Balls 17681, Wickets 246, Average 29.78, BBI 8/71, BBM 10/91, 5WI 16, 10WM 3