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1972 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Most runs conceded in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Innings in match	Team	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	AB Howard	62.0	16	140	2	2.25	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	draw	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
🥈 2	HJ Howarth	74.0	24	138	2	1.86	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
🥉 3	RS Cunis	38.0	8	130	1	3.42	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
4	AA Mallett	38.0	4	124	3	2.44	2	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	won	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
5	DK Lillee	32.2	8	123	5	3.80	3	Australia	v England	The Oval	won	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
6	RS Cunis	34.0	3	118	1	3.47	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
7	Intikhab Alam	18.0	2	115	-	4.79	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
8	AA Mallett	52.0	20	114	5	2.19	2	Australia	v England	Leeds	lost	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
9	MHN Walker	24.0	1	112	2	3.50	2	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	won	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
10	JA Snow	34.5	5	111	1	3.18	2	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
11	JC Alabaster	25.0	4	110	-	4.40	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
11	Asif Masood	19.0	1	110	3	4.34	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
13	HJ Howarth	51.0	17	109	2	2.13	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
14	HJ Howarth	44.0	6	108	2	2.45	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
14	BR Taylor	33.0	3	108	2	3.27	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
16	BR Taylor	37.0	7	105	3	2.83	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	draw	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
17	HJ Howarth	53.0	17	102	3	1.92	2	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
18	Intikhab Alam	16.0	-	101	2	4.73	1	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
19	JR Thomson	17.0	1	100	-	4.41	2	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	won	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
19	Asif Masood	12.0	-	100	2	6.25	3	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
19	Sarfraz Nawaz	22.5	4	100	2	3.31	1	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
22	Inshan Ali	51.0	16	99	2	1.94	4	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	draw	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
22	Sarfraz Nawaz	22.0	2	99	2	3.37	3	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
24	Asif Masood	17.0	-	97	-	4.27	1	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
25	LR Gibbs	45.0	9	94	2	2.08	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
25	JA Snow	24.0	1	94	3	3.91	3	England	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
25	DL Underwood	35.0	11	94	2	2.68	4	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
25	KJ O'Keeffe	23.0	1	94	1	3.06	2	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	won	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
29	Inshan Ali	46.5	10	92	2	1.96	1	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	draw	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
29	JA Snow	31.0	8	92	5	2.96	1	England	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
31	VA Holder	40.0	13	91	3	2.27	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
32	DK Lillee	28.0	3	90	2	3.21	1	Australia	v England	Lord's	won	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
32	DL Underwood	38.0	16	90	4	2.36	2	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
32	DK Lillee	16.6	1	90	1	4.02	2	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	won	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
35	AW Greig	38.4	9	88	2	2.27	1	England	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
35	Majid Khan	20.0	1	88	2	3.30	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
37	RS Cunis	20.4	2	87	-	4.20	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
37	JA Snow	27.0	2	87	4	3.22	4	England	v Australia	Manchester	won	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
37	JSE Price	26.1	5	87	2	3.32	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	lost	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
37	GG Arnold	35.0	11	87	3	2.48	2	England	v Australia	The Oval	lost	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
41	MG Webb	25.0	4	86	-	3.44	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
41	BE Congdon	33.0	7	86	2	2.60	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	draw	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
43	RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	2.55	1	Australia	v England	Lord's	won	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
44	DJ Colley	33.0	3	83	3	2.51	1	Australia	v England	Manchester	lost	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
44	Saleem Altaf	25.0	1	83	2	2.49	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
46	Inshan Ali	35.0	11	81	1	2.31	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
47	AA Mallett	23.0	4	80	3	3.47	1	Australia	v England	The Oval	won	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
47	Majid Khan	21.0	2	80	-	2.85	1	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
49	HJ Howarth	38.0	10	79	-	2.07	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	draw	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
49	BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	1.88	2	India	v England	Delhi	lost	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
51	RW Morgan	30.0	8	78	-	2.60	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
51	DAJ Holford	54.0	24	78	1	1.44	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	draw	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
53	RAL Massie	32.0	10	77	2	2.40	3	Australia	v England	The Oval	won	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
54	GS Sobers	42.0	15	76	-	1.80	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	draw	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
54	P Lever	19.0	3	76	-	4.00	3	England	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
54	Asif Iqbal	14.0	-	76	-	4.07	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
57	UG Dowe	29.0	5	75	3	2.58	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
58	BR Taylor	20.3	6	74	7	3.60	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
58	CH Lloyd	36.0	11	74	-	2.05	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	draw	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
58	BR Taylor	19.4	1	74	3	3.76	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
58	AW Greig	29.0	6	74	1	2.55	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	lost	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
62	BE Congdon	31.0	6	73	1	2.35	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
63	PI Pocock	33.0	7	72	3	2.18	3	England	v India	Delhi	won	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
63	CM Old	26.0	7	72	2	2.76	1	England	v India	Eden Gardens	lost	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
65	HJ Howarth	29.0	8	70	3	2.41	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
65	BS Chandrasekhar	24.0	7	70	1	2.91	4	India	v England	Delhi	lost	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
65	RAL Massie	24.0	3	70	4	2.18	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	won	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
65	Intikhab Alam	15.6	3	70	1	3.33	3	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
69	RAL Massie	27.0	5	69	-	2.55	1	Australia	v England	The Oval	won	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
70	DJ Colley	23.0	3	68	1	2.95	3	Australia	v England	Manchester	lost	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
70	DJ Colley	23.3	5	68	2	2.89	2	Australia	v England	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
72	RS Cunis	22.0	5	67	-	3.04	2	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
72	LR Gibbs	35.0	14	67	1	1.91	3	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	draw	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
72	Mushtaq Mohammad	11.2	-	67	3	4.46	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
75	BE Congdon	31.0	7	66	2	2.12	3	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
75	DK Lillee	30.0	8	66	6	2.20	3	Australia	v England	Manchester	lost	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
75	AA Mallett	23.0	7	66	2	2.86	3	Australia	v England	The Oval	won	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
75	RMH Cottam	23.0	5	66	2	2.86	1	England	v India	Delhi	won	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
79	GC Shillingford	24.2	7	65	2	2.67	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
79	BS Chandrasekhar	26.2	5	65	5	2.46	2	India	v England	Eden Gardens	won	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
81	DAJ Holford	44.0	18	64	2	1.45	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
81	LR Gibbs	29.0	6	64	-	2.20	1	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	draw	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
81	GS Sobers	29.0	6	64	4	2.20	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	draw	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
84	GC Shillingford	26.5	8	63	3	2.34	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	draw	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
84	BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	1.57	4	India	v England	Eden Gardens	won	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
86	GG Arnold	25.0	4	62	4	2.48	2	England	v Australia	Manchester	won	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
87	RS Cunis	24.0	5	61	1	2.54	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	draw	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
87	RS Cunis	20.0	5	61	1	3.05	1	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	draw	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
87	P Lever	26.0	8	61	1	2.34	1	England	v Australia	Nottingham	draw	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
87	Majid Khan	17.0	1	61	1	2.69	3	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
91	Inshan Ali	33.0	8	60	1	1.81	3	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	draw	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
91	VA Holder	32.0	13	60	4	1.87	1	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	draw	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
93	Inshan Ali	26.4	8	59	5	2.21	2	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	draw	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
93	GG Arnold	20.0	2	59	1	2.95	4	England	v Australia	Manchester	won	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
93	BS Bedi	47.0	23	59	2	1.25	2	India	v England	Delhi	lost	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
93	AA Mallett	23.6	6	59	8	1.86	3	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	won	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
93	DK Lillee	11.0	1	59	2	4.02	4	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	won	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
93	BS Bedi	26.0	7	59	2	2.26	2	India	v England	Eden Gardens	won	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
99	DK Lillee	24.2	7	58	5	2.38	1	Australia	v England	The Oval	won	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
100	JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	1.78	2	England	v Australia	Lord's	lost	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures