Test matches

1971 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

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Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	FM Engineer	35	40	4	-	87.50	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
🥈 2	APE Knott	90	116	11	1	77.58	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
🥉 3	JH Hampshire	51*	69	7	-	73.91	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
4	KR Stackpole	33	46	7	-	71.73	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
5	APE Knott	101	149	11	1	67.78	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
6	KD Walters	39*	58	4	-	67.24	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
7	APE Knott	116	175	22	-	66.28	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
8	S Abid Ali	26	40	3	-	65.00	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
9	RA Hutton	81	125	13	-	64.80	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
10	BL D'Oliveira	58	94	9	-	61.70	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
11	Asif Iqbal	104*	169	16	-	61.53	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
12	DL Amiss	56	92	10	-	60.86	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
13	BL D'Oliveira	74	123	12	-	60.16	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
14	KR Stackpole	67	112	6	2	59.82	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
15	JA Jameson	28	47	2	-	59.57	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
16	RW Marsh	92*	155	12	-	59.35	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
17	MG Burgess	104	176	12	1	59.09	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
18	P Lever	36	61	5	-	59.01	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
19	Zaheer Abbas	274	467	38	-	58.67	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
20	BW Luckhurst	101	173	10	1	58.38	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
21	G Boycott	119*	210	12	-	56.66	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
22	KR Stackpole	87	155	11	-	56.12	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
22	KD Walters	55	98	5	-	56.12	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
24	JA Snow	73	132	6	-	55.30	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
25	SM Gavaskar	53	96	5	-	55.20	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
26	JH Edrich	59	108	7	-	54.62	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
27	R Illingworth	48*	88	8	-	54.54	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
28	JA Jameson	82	152	10	2	53.94	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
29	BL D'Oliveira	73	136	14	-	53.67	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
30	FM Engineer	59	111	-	-	53.15	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
31	MC Cowdrey	54	102	8	-	52.94	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
32	KWR Fletcher	28*	53	5	-	52.83	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
33	G Boycott	77	147	11	-	52.38	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
33	JH Edrich	55	105	8	-	52.38	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
35	IM Chappell	111	212	12	-	52.35	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
36	G Boycott	112	214	14	1	52.33	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
37	FM Engineer	28	54	3	-	51.85	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
38	GT Dowling	31*	60	2	-	51.66	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
39	P Lever	64	124	6	-	51.61	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
40	KD Walters	42	82	1	-	51.21	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
41	KD Walters	55	110	8	-	50.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
41	P Lever	47	94	3	1	50.00	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
41	BL D'Oliveira	30	60	4	-	50.00	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
44	APE Knott	67	135	9	1	49.62	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
45	JH Hampshire	40	81	7	-	49.38	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
46	TJ Jenner	30	62	3	-	48.38	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
47	JH Edrich	40	83	3	-	48.19	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
48	FM Engineer	28*	59	3	-	47.45	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
49	JA Snow	37	79	5	-	46.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
50	AL Wadekar	85	182	11	-	46.70	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
51	G Boycott	121*	261	12	1	46.36	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
52	BL D'Oliveira	100	216	13	2	46.29	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
53	RA Hutton	28	61	6	-	45.90	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
54	BW Luckhurst	59	129	7	-	45.73	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
55	BL D'Oliveira	72	158	9	-	45.56	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
56	Zaheer Abbas	40	88	2	-	45.45	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
57	BL D'Oliveira	47	104	3	-	45.19	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
58	ED Solkar	50	113	6	-	44.24	India	v England	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
59	SM Gavaskar	57	129	5	-	44.18	India	v England	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
60	JH Edrich	130	301	14	-	43.18	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
61	RW Marsh	28	66	2	-	42.42	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
62	JA Snow	38	90	5	-	42.22	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
63	BW Luckhurst	53*	126	3	-	42.06	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
64	Majid Khan	35	84	3	-	41.66	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
64	BW Luckhurst	30	72	5	-	41.66	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
66	Sadiq Mohammad	91	220	16	-	41.36	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
67	P Lever	88*	214	7	-	41.12	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
68	JH Edrich	37	90	2	-	41.11	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
69	KR Stackpole	136	335	16	-	40.59	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
70	IM Chappell	25	62	1	-	40.32	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
71	KJ O'Keeffe	27	67	2	-	40.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
72	JH Edrich	57	142	3	-	40.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
73	JH Hampshire	55	138	5	-	39.85	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
74	BL D'Oliveira	117	294	11	1	39.79	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
75	G Boycott	33	83	5	-	39.75	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
76	G Boycott	142*	360	12	-	39.44	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
77	BE Congdon	55	140	6	-	39.28	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
78	V Pollard	34	87	2	-	39.08	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
79	BW Luckhurst	109	280	11	-	38.92	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
79	RA Hutton	58*	149	5	1	38.92	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
81	AA Mallett	28	72	4	-	38.88	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
82	DN Sardesai	54	139	7	-	38.84	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
83	KWR Fletcher	80	206	8	-	38.83	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
84	BW Luckhurst	108*	279	14	-	38.70	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
85	IR Redpath	72	187	7	-	38.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
86	RS Cunis	35	91	3	-	38.46	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
87	APE Knott	96	251	9	-	38.24	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
88	AL Wadekar	45	118	4	-	38.13	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
89	IR Redpath	59	155	2	-	38.06	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
90	APE Knott	41	108	5	-	37.96	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
91	BL D'Oliveira	56	148	6	-	37.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
92	IM Chappell	30	80	2	-	37.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
93	IM Chappell	104	278	9	-	37.41	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
94	MC Cowdrey	45	121	7	-	37.19	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
95	JH Edrich	62	169	5	-	36.68	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
96	R Illingworth	53	145	6	-	36.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
97	BW Luckhurst	78	215	11	-	36.27	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
98	AL Wadekar	48	133	2	-	36.09	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
99	G Boycott	58	161	6	-	36.02	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
100	Aftab Gul	27	75	3	-	36.00	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689

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