1950s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

High scores

RankPlayerRunsMinsBalls4s6sSRTeamOppositionGroundInnings in matchMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
GS Sobers365*614-38--West Indiesv PakistanKingston226 Feb 1958Test # 450
🥈 2
Hanif Mohammad337970-24--Pakistanv West IndiesBridgetown317 Jan 1958Test # 446
🥉 3
PBH May285*600-252-Englandv West IndiesBirmingham330 May 1957Test # 439
4
DCS Compton278287-341-Englandv PakistanNottingham201 Jul 1954Test # 388
5
FMM Worrell261335-352-West Indiesv EnglandNottingham220 Jul 1950Test # 325
6
CC Hunte260--281-West Indiesv PakistanKingston226 Feb 1958Test # 450
7
TW Graveney258471-30--Englandv West IndiesNottingham104 Jul 1957Test # 441
8
RB Kanhai256400-42--West Indiesv IndiaEden Gardens131 Dec 1958Test # 463
9
DJ McGlew255*534-19--South Africav New ZealandWellington106 Mar 1953Test # 368
10
FMM Worrell237570-35--West Indiesv IndiaKingston228 Mar 1953Test # 371
11
EAB Rowan236550-28--South Africav EnglandLeeds126 Jul 1951Test # 337
12
MH Mankad231525-21--Indiav New ZealandChennai106 Jan 1956Test # 420
13
B Sutcliffe230*540-30--New Zealandv IndiaDelhi116 Dec 1955Test # 418
14
PR Umrigar223503-26--Indiav New ZealandHyderabad (Deccan)119 Nov 1955Test # 416
14
MH Mankad223470-22--Indiav New ZealandBrabourne102 Dec 1955Test # 417
16
CL Walcott220390-281-West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown106 Feb 1954Test # 383
17
DS Atkinson219351-291-West Indiesv AustraliaBridgetown214 May 1955Test # 406
18
RB Kanhai217420-32--West Indiesv PakistanLahore126 Mar 1959Test # 473
19
Imtiaz Ahmed209380-28--Pakistanv New ZealandLahore226 Oct 1955Test # 414
20
AD Nourse208555-25--South Africav EnglandNottingham107 Jun 1951Test # 334
21
ED Weekes207445-20--West Indiesv IndiaPort of Spain221 Jan 1953Test # 363
22
AR Morris206462-23--Australiav EnglandAdelaide102 Feb 1951Test # 330
22
ED Weekes206360----West Indiesv EnglandPort of Spain117 Mar 1954Test # 385
24
RN Harvey205295-19--Australiav South AfricaMelbourne106 Feb 1953Test # 365
24
L Hutton205532-241-Englandv West IndiesKingston230 Mar 1954Test # 386
26
RN Harvey204410-241-Australiav West IndiesKingston211 Jun 1955Test # 408
27
L Hutton202*470-22--Englandv West IndiesThe Oval212 Aug 1950Test # 326
28
GS Sobers198340-28--West Indiesv IndiaKanpur312 Dec 1958Test # 461
29
ED Weekes197-----West Indiesv PakistanBridgetown117 Jan 1958Test # 446
30
FMM Worrell191*575-26--West Indiesv EnglandNottingham204 Jul 1957Test # 441
31
RN Harvey190361-21--Australiav South AfricaSydney209 Jan 1953Test # 362
32
Waqar Hasan189430-30--Pakistanv New ZealandLahore226 Oct 1955Test # 414
32
JW Burke189578-15--Australiav South AfricaCape Town131 Dec 1957Test # 445
32
Wazir Mohammad189405-22--Pakistanv West IndiesPort of Spain226 Mar 1958Test # 453
35
MH Mankad184270-191-Indiav EnglandLord's319 Jun 1952Test # 352
36
VL Manjrekar177555-20--Indiav New ZealandDelhi216 Dec 1955Test # 418
37
TW Graveney175495----Englandv IndiaBrabourne214 Dec 1951Test # 342
38
P Roy173472-12--Indiav New ZealandChennai106 Jan 1956Test # 420
39
CC McDonald17048731512-53.96Australiav EnglandAdelaide130 Jan 1959Test # 466
40
L Hutton169460-241-Englandv West IndiesGeorgetown124 Feb 1954Test # 384
41
CL Walcott168*--24--West Indiesv EnglandLord's324 Jun 1950Test # 324
42
OG Smith168416-103-West Indiesv EnglandNottingham304 Jul 1957Test # 441
43
AL Hassett167--141-Australiav South AfricaGqeberha103 Mar 1950Test # 322
43
FMM Worrell167435----West Indiesv EnglandPort of Spain117 Mar 1954Test # 385
43
RN Harvey16737032516-51.38Australiav EnglandMelbourne231 Dec 1958Test # 462
46
JKC Holt166--251-West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown306 Feb 1954Test # 383
46
Saeed Ahmed166-----Pakistanv AustraliaLahore321 Nov 1959Test # 480
48
VS Hazare164*515----Indiav EnglandDelhi202 Nov 1951Test # 339
49
TW Graveney164325-17--Englandv West IndiesThe Oval122 Aug 1957Test # 443
50
ML Apte163*-----Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain319 Feb 1953Test # 367
51
AL Hassett163359-15--Australiav South AfricaAdelaide124 Jan 1953Test # 364
52
WR Endean162*452-9--South Africav AustraliaMelbourne324 Dec 1952Test # 361
53
RN Harvey162380-17--Australiav EnglandBrisbane126 Nov 1954Test # 391
54
ED Weekes161335----West Indiesv IndiaPort of Spain219 Feb 1953Test # 367
54
JW Burke161504----Australiav IndiaBrabourne226 Oct 1956Test # 432
54
OG Smith161341-191-West Indiesv EnglandBirmingham230 May 1957Test # 439
57
MC Cowdrey160280-144-Englandv IndiaLeeds202 Jul 1959Test # 476
58
DCS Compton158336-22--Englandv South AfricaManchester107 Jul 1955Test # 410
59
AR Morris157--151-Australiav South AfricaGqeberha103 Mar 1950Test # 322
60
L Hutton156*370-11--Englandv AustraliaAdelaide202 Feb 1951Test # 330
60
RT Simpson156*338-12--Englandv AustraliaMelbourne223 Feb 1951Test # 331
62
ED Weekes156211-19--West Indiesv New ZealandWellington103 Mar 1956Test # 423
63
VS Hazare155300-19--Indiav EnglandBrabourne114 Dec 1951Test # 342
63
CL Walcott155294-23--West Indiesv AustraliaKingston111 Jun 1955Test # 408
65
VM Merchant154450----Indiav EnglandDelhi202 Nov 1951Test # 339
65
CC McDonald154315-161-Australiav South AfricaAdelaide124 Jan 1953Test # 364
65
MC Cowdrey154500-16--Englandv West IndiesBirmingham330 May 1957Test # 439
68
AR Morris153419-182-Australiav EnglandBrisbane126 Nov 1954Test # 391
69
JB Stollmeyer152324-14--West Indiesv New ZealandAuckland115 Feb 1952Test # 350
69
MC Cowdrey152352-14--Englandv West IndiesLord's220 Jun 1957Test # 440
71
RN Harvey151*328----Australiav South AfricaDurban420 Jan 1950Test # 320
72
L Hutton150317-20--Englandv IndiaLord's219 Jun 1952Test # 352
72
P Roy150-----Indiav West IndiesKingston328 Mar 1953Test # 371
72
Saeed Ahmed150--16--Pakistanv West IndiesGeorgetown113 Mar 1958Test # 452
75
KR Miller147346-15--Australiav West IndiesKingston126 Mar 1955Test # 403
76
VS Hazare146*285----Indiav PakistanBrabourne213 Nov 1952Test # 357
77
KR Miller145*354-61-Australiav EnglandSydney205 Jan 1951Test # 329
78
L Hutton145315-16--Englandv AustraliaLord's225 Jun 1953Test # 373
78
CL Walcott145-----West Indiesv PakistanGeorgetown213 Mar 1958Test # 452
80
EAB Rowan143-----South Africav AustraliaDurban120 Jan 1950Test # 320
81
GS Sobers142*--81-West Indiesv IndiaBrabourne328 Nov 1958Test # 459
82
Hanif Mohammad142--171-Pakistanv IndiaBahawalpur215 Jan 1955Test # 395
82
RA McLean142213-211-South Africav EnglandLord's223 Jun 1955Test # 409
82
CC Hunte142300-17--West Indiesv PakistanBridgetown117 Jan 1958Test # 446
82
BF Butcher142335-10--West Indiesv IndiaChennai121 Jan 1959Test # 465
86
ER Dexter14123729224-48.28Englandv New ZealandChristchurch127 Feb 1959Test # 470
87
P Roy140330-20--Indiav EnglandBrabourne114 Dec 1951Test # 342
87
RN Harvey140244-17--Australiav IndiaBrabourne226 Oct 1956Test # 432
89
ED Weekes139210-241-West Indiesv AustraliaPort of Spain111 Apr 1955Test # 404
90
FMM Worrell138305-17--West Indiesv EnglandThe Oval112 Aug 1950Test # 326
90
PBH May138380----Englandv South AfricaLeeds226 Jul 1951Test # 337
92
AJ Watkins137*540----Englandv IndiaDelhi302 Nov 1951Test # 339
92
B Sutcliffe137*300-15--New Zealandv IndiaHyderabad (Deccan)319 Nov 1955Test # 416
94
RT Simpson137270-21--Englandv South AfricaNottingham207 Jun 1951Test # 334
94
KR Miller137243-22--Australiav West IndiesBridgetown114 May 1955Test # 406
96
JR Reid135196-182-New Zealandv South AfricaCape Town101 Jan 1954Test # 379
96
PBH May135-----Englandv West IndiesPort of Spain217 Mar 1954Test # 385
98
TE Bailey134*379-13--Englandv New ZealandChristchurch217 Mar 1951Test # 332
99
JHB Waite134510----South Africav AustraliaDurban224 Jan 1958Test # 447
99
NCL O'Neill134220-19--Australiav PakistanLahore221 Nov 1959Test # 480

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Additional Information

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures