Test matches

1961 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

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Rank	Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	VL Manjrekar	189*	445	-	29	-	-	India	v England	Delhi	1	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
🥈 2	PJP Burge	181	411	-	22	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
🥉 3	ER Dexter	180	344	-	31	-	-	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
4	CG Borde	177*	540	-	13	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
5	KF Barrington	172	406	-	26	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	3	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
6	GS Sobers	168	270	234	25	1	71.79	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
7	KF Barrington	151*	420	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
8	PR Umrigar	147*	400	-	16	-	-	India	v England	Kanpur	1	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
9	KF Barrington	139	430	-	19	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	2	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
10	Javed Burki	138	375	-	17	1	-	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	1	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
11	R Subba Row	137	385	-	15	1	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
12	Imtiaz Ahmed	135	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
13	WM Lawry	130	369	-	18	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
14	DJ McGlew	127*	312	-	10	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	1	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
15	ML Jaisimha	127	249	-	14	2	-	India	v England	Delhi	1	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
16	ER Dexter	126*	256	-	15	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	3	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
17	G Pullar	119	313	-	14	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	3	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
18	PR Umrigar	117	-	-	14	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
18	RB Kanhai	117	149	-	14	2	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
18	NCL O'Neill	117	200	-	14	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
21	RB Kanhai	115	222	-	12	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
22	RN Harvey	114	212	-	15	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
23	KF Barrington	113*	359	-	12	-	-	England	v India	Delhi	2	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
24	PR Umrigar	112	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	1	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
24	R Subba Row	112	244	-	14	-	-	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
26	FCM Alexander	108	212	190	9	1	56.84	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	3	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
27	Saeed Ahmed	103	218	-	10	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
28	WM Lawry	102	268	-	13	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
29	Mushtaq Mohammad	101	205	-	19	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	2	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
29	JHB Waite	101	206	-	13	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	1	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
31	MJK Smith	99	-	-	13	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	2	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
32	VL Manjrekar	96	225	-	10	-	-	India	v England	Kanpur	1	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
33	PBH May	95	228	-	14	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
34	MC Cowdrey	93	255	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
35	NJ Contractor	92	354	-	7	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	1	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
35	RB Simpson	92	194	231	10	-	39.82	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	4	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
37	CC McDonald	91	166	175	6	-	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	2	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
38	G Pullar	89	250	-	13	-	-	England	v India	Delhi	2	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
39	FCM Alexander	87*	148	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
40	RN Harvey	85	180	185	9	-	45.94	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	4	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
40	RB Simpson	85	208	-	4	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
40	ER Dexter	85	185	-	11	-	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
43	VL Manjrekar	84	-	-	-	-	-	India	v England	Brabourne	4	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
44	KF Barrington	83	226	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
44	G Pullar	83	170	-	10	1	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
46	FMM Worrell	82	198	224	11	1	36.60	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	3	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
46	NCL O'Neill	82	117	-	11	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
48	NJ Contractor	81	241	-	9	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
49	CC Hunte	79	220	-	6	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
50	KF Barrington	78	218	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
51	AK Davidson	77*	174	-	10	2	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
52	R Benaud	77	213	-	7	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
53	RB Simpson	76	210	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
53	ER Dexter	76	84	-	14	1	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	4	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
53	Mushtaq Mohammad	76	-	-	11	-	-	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	1	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
56	JR Reid	75*	120	-	11	1	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
57	RB Simpson	75	200	237	5	-	31.64	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	2	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
58	WM Lawry	74	178	-	11	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	1	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
58	Saeed Ahmed	74	-	-	12	-	-	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	1	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
58	PGZ Harris	74	-	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	2	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
58	GT Dowling	74	243	-	9	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
62	FCM Alexander	73	155	126	5	-	57.93	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	3	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
62	RN Harvey	73	150	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
64	NCL O'Neill	71	142	148	10	-	47.97	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
64	FMM Worrell	71	174	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
64	CC McDonald	71	169	-	4	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
64	PBH May	71	183	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
64	BC Booth	71	199	-	12	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
64	PE Richardson	71	187	-	7	-	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
64	SA Durani	71	158	-	10	2	-	India	v England	Brabourne	2	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
71	NCL O'Neill	70	131	146	8	-	47.94	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	4	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
71	ML Jaisimha	70	230	-	8	1	-	India	v England	Kanpur	1	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
73	RW Barber	69*	181	-	7	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	2	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
74	CG Borde	69	261	-	9	-	-	India	v England	Brabourne	2	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
75	PJP Burge	68	194	194	7	-	35.05	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	2	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
75	VL Manjrekar	68	-	-	6	-	-	India	v England	Brabourne	2	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
75	CG Borde	68	177	-	10	-	-	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
78	NCL O'Neill	67	155	-	9	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
79	ER Dexter	66*	-	-	9	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	4	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
80	KF Barrington	66	199	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
81	NCL O'Neill	65	179	-	8	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	4	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
82	RF Surti	64	120	-	7	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	1	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
82	GS Sobers	64	177	179	5	-	35.75	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	1	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
82	KD Mackay	64	-	-	10	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
82	MAK Pataudi	64	164	-	11	-	-	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
86	FCM Alexander	63*	148	-	5	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
87	G Pullar	63	218	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
87	JHB Waite	63	-	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	3	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
87	RA McLean	63	-	-	-	1	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	1	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
90	KD Mackay	62*	223	-	6	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	4	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
91	Hanif Mohammad	62	220	-	7	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
91	VL Mehra	62	224	-	9	-	-	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
91	PE Richardson	62	109	-	6	-	-	England	v India	Eden Gardens	2	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
91	ER Dexter	62	124	-	11	-	-	England	v India	Eden Gardens	4	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
95	Javed Burki	61	240	-	12	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	2	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
95	CG Borde	61	142	-	7	-	-	India	v England	Eden Gardens	3	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
97	R Subba Row	59	171	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
98	GT Dowling	58	-	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
99	WM Lawry	57	110	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
99	ER Dexter	57	150	-	8	-	-	England	v India	Eden Gardens	2	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518

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