Test matches

1959 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

High scores

Rank	Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	RB Kanhai	217	420	-	32	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	1	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
🥈 2	CC McDonald	170	487	315	12	-	53.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
🥉 3	Saeed Ahmed	166	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	3	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
4	MC Cowdrey	160	280	-	14	4	-	England	v India	Leeds	2	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
5	BF Butcher	142	335	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
6	ER Dexter	141	237	292	24	-	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
7	NCL O'Neill	134	220	-	19	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	2	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
8	CC McDonald	133	339	249	7	-	53.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
9	G Pullar	131	330	-	14	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
10	PBH May	124*	250	-	14	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
11	JKC Holt	123	255	-	21	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
12	PR Umrigar	118	260	-	13	-	-	India	v England	Manchester	4	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
13	RN Harvey	114	230	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Delhi	2	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
14	AA Baig	112	260	-	12	-	-	India	v England	Manchester	4	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
15	CG Borde	109	240	-	16	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
16	PBH May	106	219	-	18	-	-	England	v India	Nottingham	1	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
17	Hanif Mohammad	103	390	-	7	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	2	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
18	Hanif Mohammad	101*	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	3	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
19	MC Cowdrey	100*	365	302	7	-	33.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
19	JS Solomon	100*	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
21	OG Smith	100	-	-	-	2	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
21	MJK Smith	100	210	-	12	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
23	RB Kanhai	99	201	-	14	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
23	P Roy	99	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Delhi	3	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
25	MJK Smith	98	197	-	14	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	2	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
26	CG Borde	96	195	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	3	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
26	RN Harvey	96	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	2	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
28	R Subba Row	94	306	-	11	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	2	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
29	PBH May	92	318	269	10	-	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
29	NJ Contractor	92	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
29	CC Hunte	92	177	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
32	Saeed Ahmed	91	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	1	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
33	KF Barrington	87	180	-	11	2	-	England	v India	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
34	MC Cowdrey	84	234	198	9	-	42.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
35	JKC Holt	81*	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	3	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
36	NJ Contractor	81	255	-	9	1	-	India	v England	Lord's	1	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
37	KF Barrington	80	225	-	10	-	-	England	v India	Lord's	2	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
37	KF Barrington	80	165	-	12	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
39	Saeed Ahmed	78	330	-	7	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	2	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
39	WGA Parkhouse	78	260	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
39	KD Mackay	78	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Delhi	2	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
42	NCL O'Neill	77	222	194	7	-	39.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
43	PR Umrigar	76	185	-	10	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
43	RG Nadkarni	76	235	-	8	-	-	India	v England	The Oval	3	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
45	G Pullar	75	210	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
45	CG Borde	75	162	-	9	-	-	India	v England	Manchester	2	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
47	ATW Grout	74	131	133	8	-	55.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
47	NJ Contractor	74	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	3	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
49	TG Evans	73	75	73	12	-	100.00	England	v India	Nottingham	1	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
50	GS Sobers	72	138	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	1	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
51	AK Davidson	71	232	173	8	-	41.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
51	BF Butcher	71	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
51	PBH May	71	144	143	10	-	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
54	PE Richardson	68	219	159	4	-	42.76	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
55	PE Richardson	67	188	-	5	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
55	MC Cowdrey	67	-	-	10	1	-	England	v India	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
57	ATW Grout	66*	85	-	7	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	2	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
58	JW Burke	66	247	191	2	-	34.55	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
58	JS Solomon	66	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	3	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
58	Hanif Mohammad	66	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	1	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
61	R Swetman	65	104	-	10	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	2	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
62	R Benaud	64	184	139	7	-	46.04	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
62	W Mathias	64	180	-	8	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	1	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
64	MC Cowdrey	63*	-	-	-	1	-	England	v India	Lord's	4	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
65	JKC Holt	63	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
65	HR Adhikari	63	203	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
67	BF Butcher	61	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	3	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
67	B Sutcliffe	61	163	131	7	1	46.56	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	1	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
67	VL Manjrekar	61	-	-	-	-	-	India	v England	Lord's	3	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
70	PBH May	59	130	116	8	-	50.86	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
71	P Roy	58	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	3	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
71	MJ Horton	58	130	-	6	-	-	England	v India	Nottingham	1	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
71	Ijaz Butt	58	367	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	1	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
74	KD Mackay	57	199	154	6	-	37.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
75	CG Borde	56	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	4	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
75	NCL O'Neill	56	150	112	4	-	50.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
75	JW Guy	56	143	127	9	-	44.09	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	3	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
75	JS Solomon	56	165	-	5	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	1	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
75	KF Barrington	56	146	-	6	2	-	England	v India	Nottingham	1	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
75	NJ Contractor	56	-	-	-	-	-	India	v England	Manchester	4	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
75	DA Sharpe	56	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	1	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
82	LE Favell	54	147	169	4	-	31.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
82	TW Graveney	54	137	102	4	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
82	P Roy	54	183	-	4	-	-	India	v England	Nottingham	2	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
82	Imtiaz Ahmed	54	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	3	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
82	RN Harvey	54	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	2	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
87	TW Graveney	53*	308	231	5	-	22.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
88	AG Kripal Singh	53	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	2	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
88	CC McDonald	53	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
90	DK Gaekwad	52	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	3	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
91	CC McDonald	51*	71	54	7	-	94.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	4	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
92	Hanif Mohammad	51	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	1	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
92	RN Harvey	51	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
92	RB Kenny	51	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	3	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
95	R Illingworth	50	141	-	7	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	2	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
96	P Roy	49	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	2	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
96	P Roy	49	169	-	8	-	-	India	v England	Nottingham	3	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
96	WGA Parkhouse	49	169	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	3	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
96	Hanif Mohammad	49	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	1	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
100	Ijaz Butt	47*	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	2	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473

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