Test matches

1979 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	SFAF Bacchus	250	510	-	33	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
🥈 2	SM Gavaskar	221	490	443	21	-	49.88	India	v England	The Oval	4	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
🥉 3	DI Gower	200*	365	279	24	-	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	1	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
4	GR Viswanath	179	420	-	14	-	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
5	GN Yallop	167	520	392	15	-	42.60	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	1	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
6	AR Border	162	416	360	24	1	45.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	1	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
7	GR Viswanath	161*	405	297	11	1	54.20	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	2	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
8	Javed Miandad	160*	420	-	17	1	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
9	G Boycott	155	458	341	12	-	45.45	England	v India	Birmingham	1	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
10	DW Randall	150	582	498	13	-	30.12	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
11	DB Vengsarkar	146*	522	370	11	1	39.45	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
12	IVA Richards	140	329	259	20	-	54.05	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
13	IT Botham	137	201	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	1	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
14	Zaheer Abbas	135	387	-	15	1	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
15	Asif Iqbal	134*	304	280	18	1	47.85	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
16	GR Viswanath	131	274	207	18	-	63.28	India	v Australia	Delhi	1	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
17	KJ Hughes	130*	378	244	17	1	53.27	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
18	Javed Miandad	129*	390	276	15	-	46.73	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
19	BA Edgar	129	414	-	14	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
20	N Kapil Dev	126*	-	124	11	1	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
21	Mudassar Nazar	126	450	337	13	-	37.38	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	1	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
22	G Boycott	125	418	293	6	-	42.66	England	v India	The Oval	3	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
23	GR Viswanath	124	346	-	17	-	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	2	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
23	GS Chappell	124	376	299	12	-	41.47	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
25	SM Gavaskar	123	303	239	17	-	51.46	India	v Australia	Wankhede	1	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
26	GN Yallop	121	267	212	13	-	57.07	Australia	v England	Sydney	1	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
27	SM Gavaskar	120	344	-	18	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
28	Majid Khan	119*	411	-	13	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	3	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
29	SM Gavaskar	115	329	238	17	1	48.31	India	v Australia	Delhi	1	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
29	AR Border	115	383	296	13	-	38.85	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	3	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
31	GP Howarth	114	280	-	11	1	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	2	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
32	GR Viswanath	113	351	337	14	-	33.53	India	v England	Lord's	3	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
33	DB Vengsarkar	112	366	283	12	2	39.57	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	2	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
34	DB Vengsarkar	109	330	-	11	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
35	Majid Khan	108	219	157	16	-	68.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	3	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
36	AR Border	105	378	275	7	-	38.18	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
37	Asif Iqbal	104	237	-	10	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	1	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
38	DB Vengsarkar	103	353	295	13	-	34.91	India	v England	Lord's	3	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
39	AD Gaekwad	102	340	-	10	-	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
40	M Amarnath	101*	265	-	10	-	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
40	SMH Kirmani	101*	306	206	17	-	49.02	India	v Australia	Wankhede	1	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
42	Yashpal Sharma	100*	280	239	10	3	41.84	India	v Australia	Delhi	1	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
43	KJ Hughes	100	276	204	10	1	49.01	Australia	v India	Chennai	1	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
44	G Boycott	99*	337	285	8	-	34.73	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	4	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
45	KJ Hughes	99	235	195	10	-	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	1	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
46	AI Kallicharran	98	209	155	16	-	63.22	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
47	RW Taylor	97	361	300	6	-	32.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
47	Wasim Raja	97	251	174	15	-	55.74	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	1	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
49	GR Viswanath	96	247	177	12	-	54.23	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
49	IVA Richards	96	160	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
51	Wasim Raja	94*	229	124	5	1	75.80	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	2	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
52	KJ Hughes	92	301	240	9	1	38.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	1	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
52	BM Laird	92	303	185	10	-	49.72	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
54	WM Darling	91	276	200	9	-	45.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
54	HA Gomes	91	265	-	13	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	3	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
56	GN Yallop	89	198	-	13	-	-	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
56	DB Vengsarkar	89	262	228	11	1	39.03	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
58	JG Wright	88	309	-	12	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	2	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
58	SM Gavaskar	88	260	219	13	-	40.18	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	2	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
60	KJ Hughes	86	261	195	7	-	44.10	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	1	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
60	KD Ghavri	86	153	99	12	3	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	1	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
62	Yashpal Sharma	85*	145	117	10	-	72.64	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	4	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
63	AR Border	85	347	250	7	-	34.00	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	2	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
63	AMJ Hilditch	85	182	162	9	-	52.46	Australia	v India	Delhi	3	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
65	KJ Hughes	84	267	209	8	1	40.19	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
65	CPS Chauhan	84	368	-	10	-	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	3	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
67	GA Gooch	83	122	109	13	1	76.14	England	v India	Birmingham	1	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
67	N Kapil Dev	83	104	74	14	-	112.16	India	v Australia	Chennai	2	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
69	JV Coney	82	189	-	12	1	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	1	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
69	DI Gower	82	131	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	2	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
71	Javed Miandad	81	244	-	8	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
71	SM Gavaskar	81	230	150	12	-	54.00	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	3	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
73	CPS Chauhan	80	314	263	7	-	30.41	India	v England	The Oval	4	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
73	KJ Hughes	80	168	144	8	-	55.55	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
75	CPS Chauhan	79	300	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
75	WM Darling	79	189	140	7	-	56.42	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	4	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
75	GA Gooch	79	246	205	7	-	38.53	England	v India	The Oval	1	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
78	GR Viswanath	78	213	181	9	-	43.09	India	v England	Birmingham	2	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
78	SM Gavaskar	78	240	209	9	-	37.32	India	v England	Leeds	2	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
80	DF Whatmore	77	119	91	14	-	84.61	Australia	v India	Delhi	2	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
81	SM Gavaskar	76	175	-	9	-	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	1	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
81	Javed Miandad	76	157	141	8	-	53.90	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	1	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
83	WM Darling	75	205	131	8	-	57.25	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	2	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
83	BM Laird	75	302	218	8	-	34.40	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
85	IT Botham	74	158	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
85	GA Gooch	74	148	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
85	Wasim Raja	74	172	-	10	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	1	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
85	GS Chappell	74	150	115	10	-	64.34	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
89	CPS Chauhan	73	228	178	10	-	41.01	India	v Australia	Wankhede	1	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
89	GR Viswanath	73	194	164	11	-	44.51	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	2	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
91	MG Burgess	71	288	-	8	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	3	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
92	KJ Hughes	70	160	102	6	-	68.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
93	JV Coney	69	263	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	2	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
93	N Kapil Dev	69	120	79	11	-	87.34	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	1	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
93	BM Laird	69	277	176	3	-	39.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
96	SM Gavaskar	68	137	117	10	-	58.11	India	v England	Birmingham	3	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
97	AR Border	66*	155	115	4	-	57.39	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	4	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
98	DB Vengsarkar	65*	178	183	6	-	35.51	India	v England	Leeds	2	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
99	DI Gower	65	141	111	6	-	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
99	DB Vengsarkar	65	111	77	10	1	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	2	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855

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