Test matches

1972 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	GM Turner	259	704	759	22	-	34.12	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	2	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
🥈 2	GM Turner	223*	572	-	26	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	2	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
🥉 3	LG Rowe	214	427	-	19	1	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	1	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
4	IM Chappell	196	295	243	21	4	80.65	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	2	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
5	CA Davis	183	602	-	21	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	3	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
6	TW Jarvis	182	540	555	19	-	32.79	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	2	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
7	R Edwards	170*	324	290	13	-	58.62	Australia	v England	Nottingham	3	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
8	BE Congdon	166*	527	-	14	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
9	RC Fredericks	163	408	-	20	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	1	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
10	Majid Khan	158	303	276	18	-	57.24	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
11	GS Sobers	142	363	-	18	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	3	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
11	J Benaud	142	211	207	18	2	68.59	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
13	Sadiq Mohammad	137	313	261	15	-	52.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
14	IR Redpath	135	277	204	14	-	66.17	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
15	GS Chappell	131	373	303	14	-	43.23	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
16	AP Sheahan	127	275	207	12	-	61.35	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
17	BE Congdon	126	258	-	11	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	2	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
18	IM Chappell	118	330	267	20	-	44.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
18	RW Marsh	118	164	123	10	4	95.93	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	2	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
20	GS Chappell	116*	230	204	12	-	56.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
21	KR Stackpole	114	335	255	10	-	44.70	Australia	v England	Nottingham	1	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
22	GS Chappell	113	241	226	17	-	50.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
23	BF Hastings	105	275	-	15	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	2	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
24	MG Burgess	101	185	-	15	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	4	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
24	AI Kallicharran	101	181	-	13	1	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	1	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
26	LG Rowe	100*	153	-	13	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	3	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
26	AI Kallicharran	100*	254	-	7	1	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	1	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
28	BW Luckhurst	96	325	268	7	-	35.82	England	v Australia	Nottingham	4	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
29	GM Turner	95	262	-	12	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
30	APE Knott	92	135	126	17	-	73.01	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
31	RW Marsh	91	123	111	9	4	81.98	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
32	CA Davis	90	253	-	12	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	2	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
32	B Wood	90	272	216	15	-	41.66	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
34	R Edwards	89	210	-	5	1	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	2	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
35	BE Congdon	82	244	-	7	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
36	Sadiq Mohammad	81	215	-	8	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	3	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
37	KR Stackpole	79	201	163	9	-	48.46	Australia	v England	The Oval	4	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
37	R Edwards	79	222	178	9	-	44.38	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
39	KJ Wadsworth	78	284	-	9	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	2	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
40	ED Solkar	75	246	197	11	-	38.07	India	v England	Delhi	3	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
40	FM Engineer	75	215	144	10	-	52.08	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
42	RW Marsh	74	125	83	11	-	89.15	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
43	GS Chappell	72	128	110	8	-	65.45	Australia	v England	Nottingham	3	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
43	Wasim Bari	72	113	-	10	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	1	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
45	AR Lewis	70*	165	158	7	-	44.30	England	v India	Delhi	4	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
46	RC Fredericks	69	204	-	9	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	2	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
47	AW Greig	68*	273	242	8	1	28.09	England	v India	Delhi	2	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
48	Intikhab Alam	68	141	126	6	-	53.96	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
49	KR Stackpole	67	201	141	6	-	47.51	Australia	v England	Manchester	4	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
49	AW Greig	67	164	135	7	-	49.62	England	v India	Eden Gardens	4	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
51	IM Chappell	66	130	105	11	-	62.85	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
52	Intikhab Alam	64	195	-	8	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	1	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
53	APE Knott	63	128	98	9	-	64.28	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
53	FM Engineer	63	170	132	9	-	47.72	India	v England	Delhi	3	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
55	MG Burgess	62*	-	-	6	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
56	AW Greig	62	146	116	6	-	53.44	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
56	GS Chappell	62	108	80	7	-	77.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
58	BE Congdon	61*	235	215	3	-	28.37	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	2	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
59	RC Fredericks	60	145	-	4	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	1	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
59	Mushtaq Mohammad	60	133	157	5	-	38.21	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
61	BE Congdon	58	160	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	4	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
61	S Abid Ali	58	154	103	9	-	56.31	India	v England	Delhi	1	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
63	KR Stackpole	57*	103	79	8	-	72.15	Australia	v England	Lord's	4	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
64	AW Greig	57	158	123	8	-	46.34	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
64	R Illingworth	57	276	252	3	2	22.61	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
66	IM Chappell	56	143	113	6	1	49.55	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
67	AW Greig	54	152	117	4	-	46.15	England	v Australia	Lord's	1	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
67	DJ Colley	54	119	91	5	-	59.34	Australia	v England	Nottingham	1	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
69	KR Stackpole	53	114	85	7	-	62.35	Australia	v England	Manchester	2	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
69	SA Durani	53	199	139	7	1	38.12	India	v England	Eden Gardens	3	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
71	KR Stackpole	52	121	119	6	-	43.69	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
72	RS Cunis	51	179	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
72	LG Rowe	51	-	-	5	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	3	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
72	PH Parfitt	51	182	128	4	-	39.84	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
72	Zaheer Abbas	51	72	55	5	-	92.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
76	BL D'Oliveira	50*	170	162	8	-	30.86	England	v Australia	Nottingham	4	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
77	DAJ Holford	50	96	-	9	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	3	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
77	GA Greenidge	50	180	-	6	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	1	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
77	GM Turner	50	210	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	4	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
77	RW Marsh	50	74	68	6	2	73.52	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
77	IM Chappell	50	158	130	5	-	38.46	Australia	v England	Nottingham	3	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
77	Saeed Ahmed	50	95	73	8	-	68.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
83	JH Edrich	49	181	136	5	-	36.02	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
84	JA Snow	48	177	155	6	-	30.96	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
84	Intikhab Alam	48	107	126	11	-	38.09	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
86	G Boycott	47	104	81	7	-	58.02	England	v Australia	Manchester	3	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
86	Majid Khan	47	87	89	6	-	52.80	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
88	DAJ Holford	46*	106	-	6	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	1	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
89	BR Taylor	46	85	-	5	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
89	PH Parfitt	46	276	217	3	-	21.19	England	v Australia	Nottingham	4	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
89	DL Amiss	46	98	73	7	-	63.01	England	v India	Delhi	2	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
92	MC Carew	45	-	-	7	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	3	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
92	JH Edrich	45	129	101	7	-	44.55	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
92	B Wood	45	152	149	5	-	30.20	England	v India	Delhi	4	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
95	TM Findlay	44*	103	-	4	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	1	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
95	AP Sheahan	44*	142	121	4	-	36.36	Australia	v England	The Oval	4	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
97	AP Sheahan	44	108	-	4	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	2	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
97	AL Wadekar	44	118	84	8	-	52.38	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
99	RW Marsh	43*	87	51	5	-	84.31	Australia	v England	The Oval	4	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
100	MC Carew	43	115	-	5	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	1	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693

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