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1966 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Highest partnerships by runs

Rank	Partners	Runs	Wickets	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	GS Sobers, DAJ Holford	274*	6th	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
🥈 2	GS Sobers, SM Nurse	265	5th	West Indies	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
🥉 3	RB Simpson, WM Lawry	244	1st	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
4	G Boycott, RW Barber	234	1st	England	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
5	PL van der Merwe, DT Lindsay	221	7th	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
6	JT Murray, TW Graveney	217	8th	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
7	WM Lawry, RM Cowper	212	3rd	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
8	KD Walters, PJP Burge	198	5th	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
9	JH Edrich, KF Barrington	178	3rd	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
10	GS Sobers, BF Butcher	173	5th	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
11	KD Walters, RM Cowper	172	4th	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
12	TW Graveney, MC Cowdrey	169	4th	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
13	JM Parks, MC Cowdrey	138	6th	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
14	C Milburn, TW Graveney	130*	5th	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
15	JA Snow, K Higgs	128	10th	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
15	GD Watson, KR Stackpole	128	7th	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
17	GS Sobers, DAJ Holford	127	6th	West Indies	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
18	MJK Smith, PH Parfitt	125	5th	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
19	GS Sobers, RB Kanhai	122	5th	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
20	RB Simpson, WM Lawry	120	1st	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
21	DT Lindsay, HR Lance	119	5th	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
22	JH Edrich, KF Barrington	118	3rd	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
22	WE Russell, MC Cowdrey	118	2nd	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
22	RB Simpson, WM Lawry	118	1st	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
25	RB Simpson, IR Redpath	117	2nd	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
26	TW Graveney, G Boycott	115	2nd	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
27	MJK Smith, PH Parfitt	113	5th	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
28	PL van der Merwe, RG Pollock	112	6th	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
29	RB Kanhai, BF Butcher	110	3rd	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
29	CH Lloyd, CC Hunte	110	4th	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
29	DT Lindsay, HR Lance	110	6th	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
32	DJ Brown, DA Allen	107	8th	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
32	SM Nurse, BF Butcher	107	4th	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
34	JH Edrich, MC Cowdrey	105	4th	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
34	SM Nurse, RB Kanhai	105	5th	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
36	GS Sobers, CH Lloyd	102*	5th	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
37	SA Durani, CG Borde	102	6th	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
38	SM Nurse, CC Hunte	99	4th	West Indies	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
39	G Boycott, RW Barber	98	1st	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
40	K Higgs, BL D'Oliveira	96	7th	England	v West Indies	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
41	S Venkataraghavan, BK Kunderan	95	9th	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
42	WM Lawry, RM Cowper	94	3rd	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
42	RB Simpson, IM Chappell	94	4th	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
44	RB Simpson, WM Lawry	93	1st	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
44	FJ Titmus, JM Parks	93	8th	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
44	Nawab of Pataudi, CG Borde	93	4th	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
47	RG Pollock, A Bacher	91	3rd	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
48	EC Petrie, RC Motz	89	8th	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
48	C Milburn, KF Barrington	89	2nd	England	v West Indies	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
50	G Thomas, RB Simpson	87	2nd	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
51	GS Sobers, SM Nurse	86	5th	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
51	IR Redpath, WM Lawry	86	2nd	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
51	PM Pollock, DB Pithey	86	8th	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
54	RG Pollock, PM Pollock	85	9th	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
55	DAJ Holford, JL Hendriks	83	7th	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
56	MC Cowdrey, KF Barrington	82	4th	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
57	G Thomas, RM Cowper	81	2nd	Australia	v England	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
57	FJ Titmus, KF Barrington	81	7th	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
57	JT Murray, MC Cowdrey	81	6th	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
57	DT Lindsay, HR Lance	81	6th	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
61	EC Petrie, RC Motz	79	8th	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
62	RB Simpson, RM Cowper	78	3rd	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
63	TW Jarvis, BE Congdon	77	2nd	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
64	MJK Smith, MC Cowdrey	76	5th	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
65	CC Hunte, BF Butcher	74	3rd	West Indies	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
65	DN Sardesai, ML Jaisimha	74	1st	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
67	MC Cowdrey, KF Barrington	72	4th	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
67	GS Sobers, WW Hall	72	8th	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
69	BW Sinclair, BE Congdon	71	3rd	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
69	TR Veivers, IM Chappell	71	6th	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
71	JH Edrich, RW Barber	69	2nd	England	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
71	V Pollard, BE Congdon	69	4th	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
73	GS Sobers, CC Hunte	68	5th	West Indies	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
74	SM Nurse, BF Butcher	66	4th	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
74	SM Nurse, RB Kanhai	66	4th	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
74	JH Edrich, RW Barber	66	2nd	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
77	KR Stackpole, RB Simpson	65	7th	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
77	DL Underwood, BL D'Oliveira	65	10th	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
77	RB Kanhai, CC Hunte	65	2nd	West Indies	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
80	RB Simpson, WM Lawry	62	1st	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
81	TR Veivers, IR Redpath	61*	5th	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
82	RM Cowper, IM Chappell	61	5th	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
83	BW Sinclair, MJF Shrimpton	60	3rd	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
83	GS Sobers, CC Griffith	60	8th	West Indies	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
83	SM Nurse, PD Lashley	60	4th	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
83	BK Kunderan, ML Jaisimha	60	1st	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
87	RM Cowper, BC Booth	59	4th	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
87	JM Parks, K Higgs	59	9th	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
87	C Milburn, K Higgs	59	8th	England	v West Indies	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
90	JM Parks, DA Allen	58	7th	England	v West Indies	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
90	EJ Barlow, A Bacher	58	2nd	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
90	RF Surti, ML Jaisimha	58	2nd	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
93	SM Nurse, BF Butcher	57	4th	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
93	RB Kanhai, BF Butcher	57	3rd	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
95	IJ Jones, DA Allen	55	10th	England	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
95	EDAS McMorris, RB Kanhai	55	2nd	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
97	TW Graveney, G Boycott	54	3rd	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
98	WE Russell, C Milburn	53	1st	England	v West Indies	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
98	GS Sobers, DAJ Holford	53	6th	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
100	TR Veivers, KR Stackpole	52	6th	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613

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