Test matches

1979 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Most runs from fours and sixes in an innings

Rank	Player	Runs scored in an inns	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	4+6	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	SFAF Bacchus	250	510	-	33	-	132	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
🥈 2	AR Border	162	416	360	24	1	102	45.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
🥉 3	DI Gower	200	365	279	24	-	96	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
4	SM Gavaskar	221	490	443	21	-	84	49.88	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
5	IVA Richards	140	329	259	20	-	80	54.05	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
6	Asif Iqbal	134	304	280	18	1	78	47.85	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
7	Javed Miandad	160	420	-	17	1	74	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
7	SM Gavaskar	115	329	238	17	1	74	48.31	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
7	KJ Hughes	130	378	244	17	1	74	53.27	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
10	SM Gavaskar	120	344	-	18	-	72	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
10	GR Viswanath	131	274	207	18	-	72	63.28	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
12	IT Botham	137	201	152	10	5	70	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
13	GR Viswanath	124	346	-	17	-	68	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
13	SM Gavaskar	123	303	239	17	-	68	51.46	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
13	SMH Kirmani	101	306	206	17	-	68	49.02	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
16	Zaheer Abbas	135	387	-	15	1	66	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
16	KD Ghavri	86	153	99	12	3	66	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
18	AI Kallicharran	98	209	155	16	-	64	63.22	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
18	Majid Khan	108	219	157	16	-	64	68.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
20	Javed Miandad	129	390	276	15	-	60	46.73	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
20	DB Vengsarkar	112	366	283	12	2	60	39.57	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
20	GN Yallop	167	520	392	15	-	60	42.60	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
20	Wasim Raja	97	251	174	15	-	60	55.74	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
24	GA Gooch	83	122	109	13	1	58	76.14	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
24	Yashpal Sharma	100	280	239	10	3	58	41.84	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
26	BA Edgar	129	414	-	14	-	56	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
26	GR Viswanath	179	420	-	14	-	56	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
26	GR Viswanath	113	351	337	14	-	56	33.53	India	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
26	N Kapil Dev	83	104	74	14	-	56	112.16	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
26	DF Whatmore	77	119	91	14	-	56	84.61	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
31	JV Coney	82	189	-	12	1	54	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
32	DW Randall	150	582	498	13	-	52	30.12	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
32	HA Gomes	91	265	-	13	-	52	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
32	GN Yallop	121	267	212	13	-	52	57.07	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
32	Majid Khan	119	411	-	13	-	52	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
32	DI Gower	82	131	94	10	2	52	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
32	DB Vengsarkar	103	353	295	13	-	52	34.91	India	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
32	GN Yallop	89	198	-	13	-	52	-	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
32	Mudassar Nazar	126	450	337	13	-	52	37.38	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
32	SM Gavaskar	88	260	219	13	-	52	40.18	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
32	AR Border	115	383	296	13	-	52	38.85	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
42	N Kapil Dev	126	-	124	11	1	50	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
42	GP Howarth	114	280	-	11	1	50	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
42	GR Viswanath	161	405	297	11	1	50	54.20	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
42	DB Vengsarkar	89	262	228	11	1	50	39.03	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
42	DB Vengsarkar	146	522	370	11	1	50	39.45	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
47	JG Wright	88	309	-	12	-	48	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
47	G Boycott	155	458	341	12	-	48	45.45	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
47	GR Viswanath	96	247	177	12	-	48	54.23	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
47	GS Chappell	124	376	299	12	-	48	41.47	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
47	SM Gavaskar	81	230	150	12	-	48	54.00	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
52	SFAF Bacchus	61	-	-	7	3	46	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
52	KJ Hughes	100	276	204	10	1	46	49.01	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
52	DB Vengsarkar	65	111	77	10	1	46	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
55	DB Vengsarkar	109	330	-	11	-	44	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
55	GR Viswanath	73	194	164	11	-	44	44.51	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
55	N Kapil Dev	69	120	79	11	-	44	87.34	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
58	KJ Hughes	92	301	240	9	1	42	38.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
58	B Yardley	61	96	70	9	1	42	87.14	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
58	IVA Richards	96	160	110	9	1	42	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
61	AD Gaekwad	102	340	-	10	-	40	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
61	M Amarnath	101	265	-	10	-	40	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
61	N Kapil Dev	62	-	-	7	2	40	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
61	Asif Iqbal	104	237	-	10	-	40	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
61	Wasim Raja	74	172	-	10	-	40	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
61	SM Gavaskar	68	137	117	10	-	40	58.11	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
61	CPS Chauhan	84	368	-	10	-	40	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
61	Yashpal Sharma	85	145	117	10	-	40	72.64	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
61	CPS Chauhan	73	228	178	10	-	40	41.01	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
61	BM Laird	92	303	185	10	-	40	49.72	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
61	GS Chappell	74	150	115	10	-	40	64.34	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
61	KJ Hughes	99	235	195	10	-	40	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
73	KJ Hughes	84	267	209	8	1	38	40.19	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
74	WM Darling	91	276	200	9	-	36	45.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
74	AR Border	45	101	115	9	-	36	39.13	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
74	CPS Chauhan	60	142	-	9	-	36	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
74	IT Botham	74	158	97	6	2	36	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
74	GR Viswanath	78	213	181	9	-	36	43.09	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
74	RW Taylor	64	123	112	9	-	36	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
74	SM Gavaskar	78	240	209	9	-	36	37.32	India	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
74	SM Gavaskar	76	175	-	9	-	36	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
74	CPS Chauhan	58	303	-	9	-	36	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
74	AMJ Hilditch	85	182	162	9	-	36	52.46	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
74	J Garner	60	113	83	3	4	36	72.28	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
74	Yashpal Sharma	60	194	135	9	-	36	44.44	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
86	GA Gooch	74	148	136	7	1	34	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
86	KJ Hughes	64	137	120	7	1	34	53.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
88	Javed Miandad	81	244	-	8	-	32	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
88	Talat Ali	61	183	-	8	-	32	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
88	SM Gavaskar	40	-	-	5	2	32	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
88	MG Burgess	71	288	-	8	-	32	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
88	Zaheer Abbas	59	149	105	8	-	32	56.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
88	WM Darling	75	205	131	8	-	32	57.25	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
88	CPS Chauhan	56	167	142	8	-	32	39.43	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
88	DW Randall	57	156	135	8	-	32	42.22	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
88	SM Gavaskar	59	142	117	8	-	32	50.42	India	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
88	P Willey	52	96	80	8	-	32	65.00	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
88	DL Bairstow	59	135	114	8	-	32	51.75	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
88	AR Border	50	174	138	8	-	32	36.23	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
88	DB Vengsarkar	52	115	-	8	-	32	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857

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