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1960s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	RB Simpson	311	762	743	23	1	41.85	Australia	v England	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1964	Test # 564
🥈 2	JH Edrich	310*	532	450	52	5	68.88	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	1	08 Jul 1965	Test # 593
🥉 3	RM Cowper	307	727	589	20	-	52.12	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
4	SM Nurse	258	476	-	34	1	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	13 Mar 1969	Test # 652
5	KF Barrington	256	683	624	26	-	41.02	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	23 Jul 1964	Test # 564
6	G Boycott	246*	573	555	30	1	44.32	England	v India	Leeds	1	08 Jun 1967	Test # 618
7	KD Walters	242	480	412	24	-	58.73	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	1	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
8	GT Dowling	239	556	519	26	5	46.05	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	1	22 Feb 1968	Test # 631
9	GS Sobers	226	647	-	24	-	-	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	2	06 Jan 1960	Test # 485
10	RB Simpson	225	545	427	18	1	52.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
11	WM Lawry	210	-	-	-	3	-	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1	05 May 1965	Test # 589
12	BF Butcher	209*	461	416	22	-	50.24	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	3	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
13	RG Pollock	209	350	-	30	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
14	ER Dexter	205	495	-	22	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	2	02 Feb 1962	Test # 522
14	WM Lawry	205	461	416	12	1	49.27	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	2	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
16	MAK Pataudi	203*	430	-	23	2	-	India	v England	Delhi	3	08 Feb 1964	Test # 556
16	Hanif Mohammad	203*	445	-	33	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	1	02 Apr 1965	Test # 586
18	EJ Barlow	201	392	-	27	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	2	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
18	RB Simpson	201	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1	05 May 1965	Test # 589
18	SM Nurse	201	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	2	05 May 1965	Test # 589
21	DN Sardesai	200*	548	-	25	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	3	12 Mar 1965	Test # 582
22	FMM Worrell	197*	682	-	17	2	-	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	2	06 Jan 1960	Test # 485
23	BK Kunderan	192	415	-	31	-	-	India	v England	Chennai	1	10 Jan 1964	Test # 551
24	VL Manjrekar	189*	445	-	29	-	-	India	v England	Delhi	1	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
25	Hanif Mohammad	187*	542	556	21	-	33.63	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	2	27 Jul 1967	Test # 621
26	RW Barber	185	296	255	19	-	72.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
27	MC Cowdrey	182	323	-	23	1	-	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	1	16 Aug 1962	Test # 534
27	CC Hunte	182	504	485	27	-	37.52	West Indies	v England	Manchester	1	06 Jun 1963	Test # 543
27	DT Lindsay	182	273	227	25	5	80.17	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
30	NCL O'Neill	181	401	-	22	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	2	09 Dec 1960	Test # 498
30	PJP Burge	181	411	-	22	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
32	ER Dexter	180	344	-	31	-	-	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	08 Jun 1961	Test # 507
33	CG Borde	177*	540	-	13	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
34	G Pullar	175	365	-	15	1	-	England	v South Africa	The Oval	3	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
34	RG Pollock	175	283	-	18	3	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	2	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
36	ER Dexter	174	481	484	22	-	35.95	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	23 Jul 1964	Test # 564
36	GS Sobers	174	240	260	24	-	66.92	West Indies	v England	Leeds	1	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
38	PR Umrigar	172*	248	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3	04 Apr 1962	Test # 528
39	KF Barrington	172	406	-	26	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	3	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
39	ER Dexter	172	234	-	18	5	-	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	1	16 Aug 1962	Test # 534
39	ER Dexter	172	339	-	28	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
39	Saeed Ahmed	172	350	-	18	1	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	2	09 Apr 1965	Test # 587
43	BC Booth	169	330	-	19	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	1	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
44	GS Sobers	168	270	234	25	1	71.79	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
44	SM Nurse	168	215	-	22	2	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	4	27 Feb 1969	Test # 648
46	Khalid Ibadulla	166	330	-	20	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	1	24 Oct 1964	Test # 569
46	WM Lawry	166	398	406	23	-	40.88	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
48	G Pullar	165	414	-	16	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Dhaka	2	19 Jan 1962	Test # 521
48	TW Graveney	165	359	361	19	-	45.70	England	v West Indies	The Oval	2	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
48	RM Cowper	165	321	345	13	-	47.82	Australia	v India	Sydney	3	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
48	IM Chappell	165	310	320	16	-	51.56	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	2	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
52	JH Edrich	164	459	422	20	-	38.86	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
53	GS Sobers	163*	329	299	13	-	54.51	West Indies	v England	Lord's	3	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
54	NCL O'Neill	163	360	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	2	01 Jan 1960	Test # 484
54	KF Barrington	163	339	-	26	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	1	08 Jul 1965	Test # 593
56	GS Sobers	161	244	241	26	1	66.80	West Indies	v England	Manchester	1	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
57	Hanif Mohammad	160	380	-	17	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Brabourne	1	02 Dec 1960	Test # 497
57	PJP Burge	160	314	308	24	-	51.94	Australia	v England	Leeds	2	02 Jul 1964	Test # 563
59	MC Cowdrey	159	263	-	21	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1	31 May 1962	Test # 530
60	BL D'Oliveira	158	309	325	21	-	48.61	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
61	WM Lawry	157	329	255	19	-	61.56	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	2	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
62	MC Cowdrey	155	287	-	22	-	-	England	v South Africa	The Oval	3	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
62	KD Walters	155	322	315	11	2	49.20	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
62	JH Edrich	155	346	330	19	-	46.96	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	2	07 Aug 1969	Test # 657
65	RN Harvey	154	326	-	18	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
65	AJ Pithey	154	440	-	12	1	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
67	GS Sobers	153	-	-	11	4	-	West Indies	v India	Kingston	2	07 Mar 1962	Test # 526
67	TW Graveney	153	245	-	22	1	-	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	2	21 Jun 1962	Test # 531
67	RB Simpson	153	405	-	13	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	2	24 Oct 1964	Test # 569
67	MAK Pataudi	153	265	-	29	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Eden Gardens	2	05 Mar 1965	Test # 581
67	RB Simpson	153	386	-	12	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	1	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
67	RB Kanhai	153	300	-	18	1	-	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1	14 Mar 1968	Test # 635
73	GS Sobers	152	440	362	18	-	41.98	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	1	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
74	KF Barrington	151*	420	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
74	B Sutcliffe	151*	355	-	24	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	1	05 Mar 1965	Test # 581
76	MC Cowdrey	151	375	-	23	1	-	England	v India	Delhi	2	08 Feb 1964	Test # 556
76	TW Graveney	151	297	308	20	2	49.02	England	v India	Lord's	2	22 Jun 1967	Test # 619
76	IM Chappell	151	252	224	21	-	67.41	Australia	v India	Melbourne	2	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
76	WM Lawry	151	500	367	12	-	41.14	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	1	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
80	RB Kanhai	150	412	301	21	-	49.83	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	1	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
81	KF Barrington	148*	432	-	9	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	1	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
82	MAK Pataudi	148	348	348	15	1	42.52	India	v England	Leeds	3	08 Jun 1967	Test # 618
82	KF Barrington	148	308	310	17	-	47.74	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	1	27 Jul 1967	Test # 621
82	MC Cowdrey	148	271	-	21	-	-	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2	14 Mar 1968	Test # 635
85	PR Umrigar	147*	400	-	16	-	-	India	v England	Kanpur	1	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
86	GS Sobers	147	371	-	21	-	-	West Indies	v England	Kingston	2	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
87	Asif Iqbal	146	200	244	21	2	59.83	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	3	24 Aug 1967	Test # 623
87	JH Edrich	146	469	-	10	1	-	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	2	29 Feb 1968	Test # 633
89	GS Sobers	145	420	-	18	1	-	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	2	09 Mar 1960	Test # 490
90	KC Bland	144*	248	-	17	2	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	3	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
91	RM Cowper	143	343	-	18	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2	26 Mar 1965	Test # 584
91	KF Barrington	143	390	-	14	2	-	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1	19 Jan 1968	Test # 627
91	GT Dowling	143	343	-	16	2	-	New Zealand	v India	Dunedin	1	15 Feb 1968	Test # 630
91	AL Wadekar	143	371	-	12	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	2	29 Feb 1968	Test # 632
95	JR Reid	142	259	-	21	2	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
95	KF Barrington	142	344	289	14	-	49.13	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	2	24 Aug 1967	Test # 623
97	Javed Burki	140	351	-	17	-	-	Pakistan	v England	Dhaka	1	19 Jan 1962	Test # 521
98	KF Barrington	139	430	-	19	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	2	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
98	RB Kanhai	139	-	-	-	2	-	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	1	04 Apr 1962	Test # 528
98	C Milburn	139	-	-	17	1	-	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	1	06 Mar 1969	Test # 650

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