Test matches

1966 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	RM Cowper	307	727	589	20	-	52.12	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
🥈 2	RB Simpson	225	545	427	18	1	52.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
🥉 3	BF Butcher	209*	461	416	22	-	50.24	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	3	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
4	RG Pollock	209	350	-	30	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
5	RW Barber	185	296	255	19	-	72.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
6	DT Lindsay	182	273	227	25	5	80.17	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
7	GS Sobers	174	240	260	24	-	66.92	West Indies	v England	Leeds	1	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
8	TW Graveney	165	359	361	19	-	45.70	England	v West Indies	The Oval	2	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
9	GS Sobers	163*	329	299	13	-	54.51	West Indies	v England	Lord's	3	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
10	GS Sobers	161	244	241	26	1	66.80	West Indies	v England	Manchester	1	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
11	RB Simpson	153	386	-	12	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	1	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
12	SM Nurse	137	341	323	14	2	42.41	West Indies	v England	Leeds	1	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
13	CC Hunte	135	297	279	19	-	48.38	West Indies	v England	Manchester	1	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
14	KR Stackpole	134	192	-	18	2	-	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	1	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
15	C Milburn	126*	179	170	17	3	74.11	England	v West Indies	Lord's	4	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
16	CG Borde	121	274	-	15	-	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	1	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
17	WM Lawry	119	255	217	9	1	54.83	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
18	KF Barrington	115	178	153	8	2	75.16	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
19	BW Sinclair	114	229	213	11	-	53.52	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	1	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
20	JT Murray	112	266	260	13	-	43.07	England	v West Indies	The Oval	2	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
21	TW Graveney	109	230	233	11	1	46.78	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	2	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
22	WM Lawry	108	369	256	7	-	42.18	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
23	DAJ Holford	105*	318	325	6	-	32.30	West Indies	v England	Lord's	3	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
24	BE Congdon	104	321	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	2	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
24	RB Kanhai	104	224	217	14	-	47.92	West Indies	v England	The Oval	1	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
26	JH Edrich	103	253	245	12	-	42.04	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
27	KF Barrington	102	359	288	4	-	35.41	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
28	CC Hunte	101	283	-	16	-	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	2	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
29	WM Lawry	98	253	-	9	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
30	TW Graveney	96	262	233	11	-	41.20	England	v West Indies	Lord's	2	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
30	MC Cowdrey	96	301	266	6	-	36.09	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	2	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
32	C Milburn	94	152	136	12	2	69.11	England	v West Indies	Manchester	3	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
32	GS Sobers	94	127	138	13	-	68.11	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	3	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
34	SM Nurse	93	169	142	11	-	65.49	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	1	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
35	JM Parks	91	220	165	9	-	55.15	England	v West Indies	Lord's	2	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
36	RG Pollock	90	114	-	15	2	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
36	RB Kanhai	90	235	-	8	1	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	1	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
38	MC Cowdrey	89*	351	-	7	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
39	JM Parks	89	178	175	9	-	50.85	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
40	DA Allen	88	222	-	8	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
40	BL D'Oliveira	88	137	141	8	4	62.41	England	v West Indies	Leeds	2	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
42	MJK Smith	87	173	-	12	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
43	JH Edrich	85	239	226	7	-	37.61	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
44	G Boycott	84	242	234	8	-	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
45	CH Lloyd	82	115	-	13	1	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	2	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
46	GS Sobers	81	145	151	12	-	53.64	West Indies	v England	The Oval	1	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
46	DT Lindsay	81	134	-	9	3	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
48	DAJ Holford	80	230	-	6	1	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	2	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
49	MC Cowdrey	79	190	143	7	-	55.24	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
49	BK Kunderan	79	92	-	15	-	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	3	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
51	CH Lloyd	78*	111	-	7	2	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	4	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
52	BL D'Oliveira	76	177	149	10	-	51.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	2	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
52	PL van der Merwe	76	199	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
54	PM Pollock	75*	184	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
55	G Boycott	71	155	163	6	1	43.55	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	4	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
56	SM Nurse	70	129	121	14	-	57.85	West Indies	v England	The Oval	3	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
56	HR Lance	70	-	-	10	1	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
56	GS Sobers	70	85	-	11	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	1	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
59	IR Redpath	69*	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	4	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
60	MC Cowdrey	69	131	184	8	-	37.50	England	v West Indies	Manchester	3	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
60	DT Lindsay	69	122	101	8	-	68.31	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	1	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
62	RB Simpson	65	144	-	6	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
63	BE Congdon	64	170	167	6	1	38.32	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	1	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
63	SM Nurse	64	158	130	6	-	49.23	West Indies	v England	Lord's	1	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
65	RB Kanhai	63	258	268	4	-	23.50	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	3	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
65	K Higgs	63	172	148	3	1	42.56	England	v West Indies	The Oval	2	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
65	A Bacher	63	157	117	9	-	53.84	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
68	RM Cowper	60	250	199	2	-	30.15	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
68	KF Barrington	60	200	159	2	-	37.73	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
68	KD Walters	60	236	201	3	-	29.85	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
68	G Boycott	60	137	113	6	-	53.09	England	v West Indies	Lord's	2	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
68	BF Butcher	60	87	102	9	-	58.82	West Indies	v England	The Oval	3	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
73	JA Snow	59*	140	146	8	-	40.41	England	v West Indies	The Oval	2	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
74	MC Cowdrey	59	154	118	8	-	50.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
75	RC Motz	58	105	-	6	2	-	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	2	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
76	RC Motz	57	117	-	5	3	-	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	1	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
77	WE Russell	56	174	154	5	-	36.36	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
77	SM Nurse	56	148	-	3	1	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	1	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
79	EC Petrie	55	178	-	6	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	2	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
79	RW Barber	55	116	102	7	-	53.92	England	v West Indies	Leeds	3	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
79	SA Durani	55	119	-	9	1	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	1	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
79	TR Veivers	55	168	-	5	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
79	DB Pithey	55	-	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
84	MJK Smith	54	166	-	3	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
84	PH Parfitt	54	172	-	3	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
84	BL D'Oliveira	54	103	135	10	-	40.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	4	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
84	IR Redpath	54	137	-	8	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	1	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
88	GS Sobers	53*	68	-	6	1	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	4	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
89	FJ Titmus	53	95	108	8	-	49.07	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
89	SM Nurse	53	106	91	4	1	58.24	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	3	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
89	HR Lance	53	115	-	3	3	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
92	G Thomas	52	74	91	5	-	57.14	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
93	G Thomas	51	103	89	7	-	57.30	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
93	MAK Pataudi	51	84	-	3	1	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	3	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
95	DA Allen	50*	88	97	3	-	51.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
96	JT Murray	50	116	-	3	2	-	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
96	GS Sobers	50	125	-	8	-	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	2	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
96	EJ Barlow	50	142	127	7	-	39.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
96	PL van der Merwe	50	114	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
96	GD Watson	50	93	-	8	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	1	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613

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