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1966 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	WW Hall	30*	29	5	-	103.44	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
🥈 2	CC Griffith	30	30	5	-	100.00	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
🥉 3	C Milburn	42	46	7	1	91.30	England	v West Indies	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
4	SM Nurse	35	39	3	-	89.74	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
5	RB Kanhai	25	30	1	-	83.33	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
5	G Boycott	25	30	5	-	83.33	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
7	DT Lindsay	182	227	25	5	80.17	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
8	KF Barrington	115	153	8	2	75.16	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
9	C Milburn	126*	170	17	3	74.11	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
10	RW Barber	185	255	19	-	72.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
11	C Milburn	94	136	12	2	69.11	England	v West Indies	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
12	DT Lindsay	69	101	8	-	68.31	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
13	GS Sobers	94	138	13	-	68.11	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
14	SM Nurse	49	72	5	-	68.05	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
15	KR Stackpole	43	64	7	-	67.18	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
16	GS Sobers	174	260	24	-	66.92	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
17	GS Sobers	161	241	26	1	66.80	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
18	BF Butcher	49	74	6	1	66.21	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
19	SM Nurse	93	142	11	-	65.49	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
20	DJ Sincock	27	42	5	-	64.28	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
20	BL D'Oliveira	27	42	5	-	64.28	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
22	KF Barrington	32*	50	3	-	64.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
23	BL D'Oliveira	88	141	8	4	62.41	England	v West Indies	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
24	JM Parks	49	81	3	-	60.49	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
25	BF Butcher	60	102	9	-	58.82	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
26	DA Allen	37	63	7	-	58.73	England	v West Indies	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
27	PJP Burge	27	46	3	-	58.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
28	JM Parks	38	65	4	1	58.46	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
29	SM Nurse	53	91	4	1	58.24	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
30	SM Nurse	70	121	14	-	57.85	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
31	BF Butcher	38	66	7	-	57.57	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
32	G Thomas	51	89	7	-	57.30	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
33	G Thomas	52	91	5	-	57.14	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
33	RB Kanhai	32	56	4	-	57.14	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
35	MC Cowdrey	79	143	7	-	55.24	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
36	JM Parks	91	165	9	-	55.15	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
37	WM Lawry	119	217	9	1	54.83	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
38	RW Barber	36	66	5	-	54.54	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
39	GS Sobers	163*	299	13	-	54.51	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
40	G Thomas	25	46	3	-	54.34	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
41	RW Barber	55	102	7	-	53.92	England	v West Indies	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
42	A Bacher	63	117	9	-	53.84	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
43	C Milburn	29*	54	6	-	53.70	England	v West Indies	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
44	GS Sobers	81	151	12	-	53.64	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
45	BW Sinclair	114	213	11	-	53.52	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
46	G Boycott	60	113	6	-	53.09	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
47	RB Simpson	225	427	18	1	52.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
48	RM Cowper	307	589	20	-	52.12	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
49	DA Allen	50*	97	3	-	51.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
50	RB Kanhai	40	78	2	-	51.28	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
51	BL D'Oliveira	76	149	10	-	51.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
52	JM Parks	89	175	9	-	50.85	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
53	BF Butcher	209*	416	22	-	50.24	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
54	MC Cowdrey	59	118	8	-	50.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
55	SM Nurse	64	130	6	-	49.23	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
56	FJ Titmus	53	108	8	-	49.07	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
57	CC Hunte	135	279	19	-	48.38	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
58	RB Kanhai	104	217	14	-	47.92	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
59	RB Kanhai	45	94	7	-	47.87	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
60	TW Graveney	109	233	11	1	46.78	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
61	BF Butcher	44	95	6	-	46.31	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
62	KF Barrington	30	65	4	-	46.15	England	v West Indies	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
63	TW Graveney	165	361	19	-	45.70	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
64	BR Knight	25	55	2	-	45.45	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
65	JM Parks	45*	101	3	1	44.55	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
66	G Boycott	71	163	6	1	43.55	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
67	JT Murray	112	260	13	-	43.07	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
68	MC Cowdrey	32	75	5	-	42.66	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
69	K Higgs	63	148	3	1	42.56	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
70	SM Nurse	137	323	14	2	42.41	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
71	WM Lawry	108	256	7	-	42.18	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
71	BC Booth	27	64	3	-	42.18	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
73	JH Edrich	103	245	12	-	42.04	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
74	GS Sobers	46	111	7	-	41.44	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
75	TW Graveney	96	233	11	-	41.20	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
76	JA Snow	59*	146	8	-	40.41	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
77	BL D'Oliveira	54	135	10	-	40.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
78	EJ Barlow	50	127	7	-	39.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
79	MC Cowdrey	38	98	6	-	38.77	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
80	BE Congdon	64	167	6	1	38.32	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
81	KF Barrington	60	159	2	-	37.73	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
82	JM Parks	43	114	6	-	37.71	England	v West Indies	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
83	WE Russell	26	69	3	-	37.68	England	v West Indies	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
84	JH Edrich	85	226	7	-	37.61	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
85	MC Cowdrey	69	184	8	-	37.50	England	v West Indies	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
86	CC Hunte	48	130	7	-	36.92	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
87	WE Russell	56	154	5	-	36.36	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
88	MC Cowdrey	96	266	6	-	36.09	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
89	G Boycott	84	234	8	-	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
90	JH Edrich	35	98	5	-	35.71	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
91	HR Lance	44	124	4	-	35.48	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
92	KF Barrington	102	288	4	-	35.41	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
93	K Higgs	49	139	5	2	35.25	England	v West Indies	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
94	MJK Smith	30	91	1	-	32.96	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
95	FJ Titmus	42*	128	2	-	32.81	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
96	DAJ Holford	26	80	4	-	32.50	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
97	DAJ Holford	105*	325	6	-	32.30	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
98	FJ Titmus	33	104	2	-	31.73	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
99	TW Graveney	32	101	4	-	31.68	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
100	MC Cowdrey	27	86	1	-	31.39	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604

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