Test matches

1979 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Most sixes in an innings

RankPlayerRuns scored in an innsMinsBalls4s6sSRTeamOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
IT Botham13720115210590.13Englandv IndiaLeeds16 Aug 1979Test # 853
🥈 2
J Garner60113833472.28West Indiesv AustraliaBrisbane1 Dec 1979Test # 862
🥉 3
SFAF Bacchus61--73-West Indiesv IndiaDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
🥉 3
Yashpal Sharma10028023910341.84Indiav AustraliaDelhi13 Oct 1979Test # 858
🥉 3
KD Ghavri861539912386.86Indiav AustraliaWankhede3 Nov 1979Test # 860
6
IT Botham74158976276.28Englandv AustraliaAdelaide27 Jan 1979Test # 843
6
SM Gavaskar40--52-Indiav West IndiesKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
6
N Kapil Dev62--72-Indiav West IndiesKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
6
MG Burgess4084-32-New Zealandv PakistanNapier16 Feb 1979Test # 847
6
Asif Iqbal441531193236.97Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne10 Mar 1979Test # 849
6
S Venkataraghavan2852463260.86Indiav EnglandBirmingham12 Jul 1979Test # 851
6
DI Gower821319410287.23Englandv IndiaLord's2 Aug 1979Test # 852
6
DB Vengsarkar11236628312239.57Indiav AustraliaBengaluru19 Sep 1979Test # 856
14
ST Clarke12---1-West Indiesv IndiaChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
14
VA Holder20---1-West Indiesv IndiaChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
14
N Kapil Dev126-124111101.61Indiav West IndiesDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
14
N Phillip26---1-West Indiesv IndiaDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
14
WM Darling1535331145.45Australiav EnglandAdelaide27 Jan 1979Test # 843
14
RGD Willis24252031120.00Englandv AustraliaAdelaide27 Jan 1979Test # 843
14
BL Cairns2327-41-New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch2 Feb 1979Test # 844
14
Anwar Khan12---1-Pakistanv New ZealandChristchurch2 Feb 1979Test # 844
14
Haroon Rasheed35151-21-Pakistanv New ZealandChristchurch2 Feb 1979Test # 844
14
Javed Miandad160420-171-Pakistanv New ZealandChristchurch2 Feb 1979Test # 844
14
GA Gooch741481367154.41Englandv AustraliaSydney10 Feb 1979Test # 846
14
GP Howarth114280-111-New Zealandv PakistanNapier16 Feb 1979Test # 847
14
JV Coney49195-61-New Zealandv PakistanAuckland23 Feb 1979Test # 848
14
JV Coney82189-121-New Zealandv PakistanAuckland23 Feb 1979Test # 848
14
Imran Khan33--41-Pakistanv New ZealandAuckland23 Feb 1979Test # 848
14
Zaheer Abbas135387-151-Pakistanv New ZealandAuckland23 Feb 1979Test # 848
14
KJ Hughes842672098140.19Australiav PakistanMelbourne10 Mar 1979Test # 849
14
JK Moss3883574166.66Australiav PakistanW.A.C.A24 Mar 1979Test # 850
14
Asif Iqbal3544465176.08Pakistanv AustraliaW.A.C.A24 Mar 1979Test # 850
14
Asif Iqbal13430428018147.85Pakistanv AustraliaW.A.C.A24 Mar 1979Test # 850
14
Haroon Rasheed471531175140.17Pakistanv AustraliaW.A.C.A24 Mar 1979Test # 850
14
Imran Khan145132-143.75Pakistanv AustraliaW.A.C.A24 Mar 1979Test # 850
14
IT Botham3333394184.61Englandv IndiaBirmingham12 Jul 1979Test # 851
14
GA Gooch8312210913176.14Englandv IndiaBirmingham12 Jul 1979Test # 851
14
IT Botham3852554169.09Englandv IndiaThe Oval30 Aug 1979Test # 854
14
PH Edmonds2736314187.09Englandv IndiaThe Oval30 Aug 1979Test # 854
14
GA Gooch3167663146.96Englandv IndiaThe Oval30 Aug 1979Test # 854
14
AR Border16241636024145.00Australiav IndiaChennai11 Sep 1979Test # 855
14
KJ Hughes10027620410149.01Australiav IndiaChennai11 Sep 1979Test # 855
14
DB Vengsarkar651117710184.41Indiav AustraliaChennai11 Sep 1979Test # 855
14
GR Viswanath16140529711154.20Indiav AustraliaBengaluru19 Sep 1979Test # 856
14
Yashpal Sharma37121884142.04Indiav AustraliaBengaluru19 Sep 1979Test # 856
14
SM Gavaskar11532923817148.31Indiav AustraliaDelhi13 Oct 1979Test # 858
14
SMH Kirmani3546395189.74Indiav AustraliaDelhi13 Oct 1979Test # 858
14
KJ Hughes641371207153.33Australiav IndiaEden Gardens26 Oct 1979Test # 859
14
KJ Hughes923012409138.33Australiav IndiaEden Gardens26 Oct 1979Test # 859
14
B Yardley1229281142.85Australiav IndiaEden Gardens26 Oct 1979Test # 859
14
B Yardley6196709187.14Australiav IndiaEden Gardens26 Oct 1979Test # 859
14
N Kapil Dev3049403175.00Indiav AustraliaEden Gardens26 Oct 1979Test # 859
14
DB Vengsarkar8926222811139.03Indiav AustraliaEden Gardens26 Oct 1979Test # 859
14
AR Border2378482147.91Australiav IndiaWankhede3 Nov 1979Test # 860
14
N Kapil Dev3853471180.85Indiav PakistanBengaluru21 Nov 1979Test # 861
14
Imran Khan6119-166.66Pakistanv IndiaBengaluru21 Nov 1979Test # 861
14
KJ Hughes13037824417153.27Australiav West IndiesBrisbane1 Dec 1979Test # 862
14
N Kapil Dev1525201175.00Indiav PakistanDelhi4 Dec 1979Test # 863
14
DB Vengsarkar14652237011139.45Indiav PakistanDelhi4 Dec 1979Test # 863
14
Asif Iqbal641501226152.45Pakistanv IndiaDelhi4 Dec 1979Test # 863
14
Imran Khan3078514158.82Pakistanv IndiaDelhi4 Dec 1979Test # 863
14
RW Marsh421421123137.50Australiav EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 1979Test # 864
14
JM Wiener581361056155.23Australiav EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 1979Test # 864
14
KD Ghavri36103723150.00Indiav PakistanWankhede16 Dec 1979Test # 865
14
DB Vengsarkar452081365133.08Indiav PakistanWankhede16 Dec 1979Test # 865
14
Imran Khan1947282167.85Pakistanv IndiaWankhede16 Dec 1979Test # 865
14
Asif Iqbal1139261142.30Pakistanv IndiaKanpur25 Dec 1979Test # 866
14
Wasim Raja942291245175.80Pakistanv IndiaKanpur25 Dec 1979Test # 866
14
IVA Richards961601109187.27West Indiesv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1979Test # 867
14
AR Border451011159-39.13Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
AR Border602452034-29.55Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
WM Darling1351371-35.13Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
WM Darling912762009-45.50Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
G Dymock-912---Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
G Dymock56654--9.25Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
JD Higgs32429--10.34Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
JD Higgs114032--34.37Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
RM Hogg-54---Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
RM Hogg613171-35.29Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
KJ Hughes1555401-37.50Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
KJ Hughes481841676-28.74Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
AG Hurst-52---Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
AG Hurst-2021---Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
JA Maclean-711---Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
JA Maclean1263581-20.68Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
PM Toohey154--25.00Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
PM Toohey55050--10.00Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
GM Wood-35---Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
GM Wood2775642-42.18Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
GN Yallop1812--8.33Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
GN Yallop441411365-32.35Australiav EnglandSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
IT Botham69088--6.81Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
IT Botham591381087-54.62Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
G Boycott-11---Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
G Boycott85440--20.00Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
JM Brearley179680--21.25Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
JM Brearley532161952-27.17Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
JE Emburey-911---Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
JE Emburey1449391-35.89Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
GA Gooch18102811-22.22Englandv AustraliaSydney6 Jan 1979Test # 840

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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