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1970s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
🥇 1	CH Lloyd	CH Lloyd (WI)	1971-1980	48	81	5	3475	242*	45.72	2045+	62.10	8	17	3	285+	35
🥈 2	CG Greenidge	CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1980	21	40	3	1732	134	46.81	1166+	59.51	5	9	4	206+	23
🥉 3	Wasim Raja	Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1979	28	47	6	1575	117*	38.41	1231+	52.15	2	10	4	130+	21
4	AW Greig	AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	58	93	4	3599	148	40.43	7251+	46.03	8	20	5	437	19
5	RW Marsh	RW Marsh (AUS)	1970-1980	55	88	9	2471	132	31.27	4619+	47.06	3	12	6	261	17
6	Haroon Rasheed	Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1977-1979	14	25	1	853	122	35.54	983+	48.62	2	3	-	60+	16
6	Javed Miandad	Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1979	25	43	11	2059	206	64.34	2163+	41.51	6	10	2	174+	16
8	IVA Richards	IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1980	30	49	2	2736	291	58.21	2116+	70.46	9	9	2	266+	15
8	Asif Iqbal	Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1971-1979	39	66	5	2644	175	43.34	2196+	48.72	10	7	6	242+	15
10	KD Walters	KD Walters (AUS)	1970-1977	47	82	8	2968	250	40.10	4800+	51.47	7	19	1	323	14
11	Imran Khan	Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	25	42	5	832	59	22.48	844+	40.87	-	1	2	41+	13
11	SM Gavaskar	SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1979	60	108	7	5647	221	55.91	6806+	44.32	22	25	6	530+	13
13	N Kapil Dev	N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	23	31	3	893	126*	31.89	746+	82.97	1	5	2	76+	12
13	MG Burgess	MG Burgess (NZ)	1971-1979	33	59	3	1815	111	32.41	1831+	41.34	4	9	2	132+	12
13	IM Chappell	IM Chappell (AUS)	1970-1976	45	84	5	3512	196	44.45	6431+	46.18	10	17	8	406	12
13	AI Kallicharran	AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1980	53	89	9	3956	187	49.45	3189+	46.53	11	20	7	360+	12
17	IT Botham	IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1979	22	30	1	1068	137	36.82	2023	52.79	4	3	2	113	11
17	Intikhab Alam	Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1977	21	33	2	739	138	23.83	502+	46.01	1	4	5	59+	11
17	Sir RJ Hadlee	Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1979	26	47	5	844	87	20.09	804+	45.27	-	3	4	55+	11
20	KJ Hughes	KJ Hughes (AUS)	1977-1980	20	38	3	1426	130*	40.74	3523+	39.02	3	8	2	137	9
20	Majid Khan	Majid Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	38	69	2	2884	167	43.04	2028+	47.83	7	11	4	247+	9
20	GS Chappell	GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1980	54	96	13	4398	247*	52.98	8118+	49.61	15	21	6	466	9
23	DK Lillee	DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1980	35	45	14	497	73*	16.03	996+	44.37	-	1	6	48	8
23	DB Vengsarkar	DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1979	34	56	6	1997	157*	39.94	2974+	36.18	5	10	6	138+	8
23	Zaheer Abbas	Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1971-1979	36	64	4	2563	274	42.71	2748+	52.72	6	9	5	198+	8
26	SA Durani	SA Durani (IND)	1971-1973	6	10	-	267	73	26.70	613+	39.64	-	2	1	33+	7
26	BD Julien	BD Julien (WI)	1973-1977	24	34	6	866	121	30.92	836+	66.26	2	3	-	78+	7
26	BP Patel	BP Patel (IND)	1974-1977	21	38	5	972	115*	29.45	794+	43.07	1	5	-	86+	7
26	KD Ghavri	KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1979	32	45	11	777	86	22.85	1097+	42.02	-	2	1	57+	7
26	VA Holder	VA Holder (WI)	1971-1979	37	53	11	602	42	14.33	438+	44.06	-	-	6	36+	7
26	DL Murray	DL Murray (WI)	1973-1980	43	65	5	1553	91	25.88	1651+	42.33	-	10	4	118+	7
26	RC Fredericks	RC Fredericks (WI)	1971-1977	49	90	7	3809	169	45.89	3069+	51.54	8	22	5	305+	7
33	BL Irvine	BL Irvine (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	353	102	50.42	650	54.30	1	2	-	33	6
33	J Garner	J Garner (WI)	1977-1980	9	12	1	186	60	16.90	121+	73.55	-	1	5	16+	6
33	GJ Gilmour	GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	15	22	1	483	101	23.00	708	68.22	1	3	3	67	6
33	BL Cairns	BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1979	14	25	5	347	52*	17.35	320+	38.75	-	1	2	23+	6
33	GS Sobers	GS Sobers (WI)	1971-1974	17	28	4	1256	178*	52.33	866+	46.88	5	4	4	94+	6
33	BL D'Oliveira	BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	19	32	2	1094	117	36.46	2556	42.80	2	7	1	137	6
33	AME Roberts	AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1980	29	38	5	290	54	8.78	447+	34.67	-	1	5	19+	6
33	M Amarnath	M Amarnath (IND)	1976-1979	25	43	2	1450	101*	35.36	1114+	42.99	2	9	5	75+	6
33	KR Stackpole	KR Stackpole (AUS)	1970-1974	26	50	2	1868	207	38.91	3150+	48.66	5	10	4	234	6
33	CM Old	CM Old (ENG)	1972-1978	41	58	7	751	65	14.72	2050+	35.80	-	2	8	91	6
33	KWR Fletcher	KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1970-1977	46	76	10	2748	216	41.63	6512+	38.80	7	15	5	311	6
33	G Boycott	G Boycott (ENG)	1970-1979	44	77	9	3806	191	55.97	10884	34.96	12	21	2	369	6
33	GR Viswanath	GR Viswanath (IND)	1971-1979	62	108	8	4611	179	46.11	5222+	41.74	10	28	5	405+	6
46	BA Richards	BA Richards (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
46	MA Holding	MA Holding (WI)	1975-1980	15	22	2	225	55	11.25	340+	43.52	-	1	3	31+	5
46	KD Boyce	KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1976	21	30	3	657	95*	24.33	631+	72.26	-	4	4	78+	5
46	LG Rowe	LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1980	26	41	2	1785	302	45.76	2312+	47.18	6	6	2	185+	5
46	APE Knott	APE Knott (ENG)	1970-1977	71	112	10	3509	135	34.40	7046+	46.97	5	23	6	403	5
51	DL Haynes	DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1980	4	7	1	266	66	44.33	123+	68.29	-	3	-	33	4
51	MAK Pataudi	MAK Pataudi (IND)	1973-1975	7	12	1	241	73	21.90	501+	29.34	-	2	-	22+	4
51	Yashpal Sharma	Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1979-1979	13	19	4	591	100*	39.40	1581+	37.38	1	4	2	63	4
51	B Yardley	B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1979	14	26	4	576	74	26.18	648+	44.44	-	3	1	70	4
51	PM Toohey	PM Toohey (AUS)	1977-1980	15	29	1	893	122	31.89	1247+	42.26	1	7	3	81	4
51	RO Collinge	RO Collinge (NZ)	1971-1978	22	32	11	284	68*	13.52	391+	31.20	-	1	8	25+	4
51	JR Thomson	JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1979	34	46	9	433	49	11.70	766+	48.43	-	-	11	44	4
51	BE Congdon	BE Congdon (NZ)	1971-1978	32	56	5	1935	176	37.94	3439+	33.61	6	9	5	147+	4
59	J Benaud	J Benaud (AUS)	1972-1973	3	5	-	223	142	44.60	247+	62.75	1	-	-	24	3
59	EJ Barlow	EJ Barlow (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	360	127	51.42	930	38.70	2	1	-	36	3
59	MJ Procter	MJ Procter (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	1	209	48	34.83	381	54.85	-	-	-	21	3
59	JA Jameson	JA Jameson (ENG)	1971-1974	4	8	-	214	82	26.75	427	50.11	-	1	-	25	3
59	JV Coney	JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1979	7	12	-	365	82	30.41	438+	28.08	-	2	-	35+	3
59	SFAF Bacchus	SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1978-1979	8	14	-	514	250	36.71	15+	73.33	1	2	2	47+	3
59	DS Steele	DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1976	8	16	-	673	106	42.06	1700	39.58	1	5	1	74	3
59	WM Lawry	WM Lawry (AUS)	1970-1971	9	18	2	517	84	32.31	1677	30.82	-	4	1	56	3
59	PH Edmonds	PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1979	18	21	5	277	50	17.31	713	38.84	-	1	-	32	3
59	DI Gower	DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1979	17	26	2	1187	200*	49.45	2240	52.99	3	5	2	131	3
59	GA Gooch	GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1979	17	27	2	754	91*	30.16	1865	40.42	-	6	3	81	3
59	ED Solkar	ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1977	22	39	4	877	102	25.05	1467+	31.08	1	6	-	72+	3
59	R Illingworth	R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1973	25	40	3	1035	107	27.97	3082	33.58	1	3	3	108	3
59	RB McCosker	RB McCosker (AUS)	1975-1979	23	42	5	1545	127	41.75	3576	43.20	4	9	5	139	3
59	S Venkataraghavan	S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1971-1979	36	45	5	477	64	11.92	535+	37.00	-	2	7	29+	3
59	BS Bedi	BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	48	69	20	452	50*	9.22	414+	49.03	-	1	16	37+	3
59	DL Amiss	DL Amiss (ENG)	1971-1977	45	80	9	3487	262*	49.11	7302+	42.19	11	11	8	409	3
76	RAL Massie	RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1973	6	8	1	78	42	11.14	190+	34.73	-	-	3	3	2
76	ST Clarke	ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1979	6	9	3	50	15	8.33	12+	66.66	-	-	2	2+	2
76	AN Connolly	AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1971	5	10	2	97	36	12.12	171	56.72	-	-	2	10	2
76	GN Edwards	GN Edwards (NZ)	1977-1978	5	10	-	244	55	24.40	397	61.46	-	3	2	36	2
76	Mohsin Khan	Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1978-1979	6	10	-	282	46	28.20	727+	36.17	-	-	-	26+	2
76	PH Sharma	PH Sharma (IND)	1974-1977	5	10	-	187	54	18.70	245+	25.30	-	1	-	21+	2
76	N Phillip	N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	9	15	5	297	47	29.70	47+	55.31	-	-	1	21+	2
76	AP Sheahan	AP Sheahan (AUS)	1970-1974	12	21	3	618	127	34.33	1331+	43.12	1	2	3	63	2
76	WK Lees	WK Lees (NZ)	1976-1979	12	23	2	557	152	26.52	81+	35.80	1	-	2	50+	2
76	JFM Morrison	JFM Morrison (NZ)	1973-1976	14	24	-	610	117	25.41	1170+	38.63	1	3	4	49+	2
76	RA Woolmer	RA Woolmer (ENG)	1975-1977	15	26	1	920	149	36.80	2236	41.14	3	2	2	113	2
76	IC Davis	IC Davis (AUS)	1973-1977	15	27	1	692	105	26.61	1581	43.76	1	4	3	67	2
76	A Turner	A Turner (AUS)	1975-1977	14	27	1	768	136	29.53	1516	50.65	1	3	2	79	2
76	AR Border	AR Border (AUS)	1978-1980	14	28	3	1102	162	44.08	2905+	36.83	3	6	1	120	2
76	RB Kanhai	RB Kanhai (WI)	1971-1974	18	29	3	1171	158*	45.03	777+	48.90	3	6	1	110+	2
76	GRJ Roope	GRJ Roope (ENG)	1973-1978	21	32	4	860	77	30.71	2589+	30.89	-	7	3	86	2
76	JA Snow	JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1976	24	38	3	499	73	14.25	1308	38.14	-	1	9	50	2
76	MH Denness	MH Denness (ENG)	1972-1975	27	43	2	1610	188	39.26	3603+	39.88	4	6	2	185	2
76	Mushtaq Mohammad	Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1971-1979	35	61	3	2449	201	42.22	2273+	32.86	8	12	3	198+	2
76	IR Redpath	IR Redpath (AUS)	1970-1976	33	64	7	2861	171	50.19	6522+	37.99	7	18	3	282	2
76	Wasim Bari	Wasim Bari (PAK)	1971-1979	45	68	18	892	85	17.84	910+	29.12	-	5	14	54+	2
97	Anwar Khan	Anwar Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	1	2	1	15	12	15.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
97	IW Callen	IW Callen (AUS)	1978-1978	1	2	2	26	22*	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1
97	JK Moss	JK Moss (AUS)	1979-1979	1	2	1	60	38*	60.00	136	44.11	-	-	-	4	1
97	GS Camacho	GS Camacho (WI)	1971-1971	2	4	-	68	35	17.00	-	-	-	-	-	7+	1

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