Test matches

1979 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	N Phillip	38.2	3	159	3	4.14	1	West Indies	v India	Delhi	draw	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
🥈 2	JD Higgs	47.0	11	150	3	3.19	1	Australia	v India	Delhi	draw	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
🥉 3	JD Higgs	59.6	15	148	5	1.85	3	Australia	v England	Sydney	lost	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
4	N Kapil Dev	48.0	15	146	5	3.04	1	India	v England	Birmingham	lost	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
5	JD Higgs	41.3	12	143	7	3.44	2	Australia	v India	Chennai	draw	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
6	ST Clarke	36.0	7	139	3	3.86	1	West Indies	v India	Delhi	draw	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
7	RR Jumadeen	45.4	4	137	3	3.00	1	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	draw	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
8	G Dymock	42.2	8	135	4	3.18	1	Australia	v India	Delhi	draw	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
8	NS Yadav	42.0	8	135	1	3.21	1	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	draw	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
8	Iqbal Qasim	44.0	15	135	4	3.06	1	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	lost	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
11	KD Ghavri	38.0	5	129	-	3.39	1	India	v England	Birmingham	lost	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
12	DR Parry	39.0	6	127	2	3.25	1	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	draw	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
13	MD Marshall	34.0	3	123	1	3.61	1	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	draw	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
14	KD Ghavri	31.0	2	122	2	3.93	2	India	v England	Lord's	draw	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
14	JD Higgs	34.4	4	122	3	3.51	2	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
16	Sikander Bakht	38.0	7	121	3	3.18	4	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	draw	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
17	KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	3.80	2	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	draw	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
17	VA Holder	43.0	6	118	-	2.74	1	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	draw	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
17	RM Hogg	32.0	6	118	-	3.68	2	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	draw	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
20	BS Chandrasekhar	41.0	10	117	1	2.85	2	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	draw	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
21	JD Higgs	29.0	4	116	2	4.00	1	Australia	v India	Wankhede	lost	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
21	NS Yadav	39.0	5	116	2	2.97	1	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	draw	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
23	AG Hurst	19.5	1	115	3	4.39	3	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	lost	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
24	Abdul Qadir	35.0	8	114	1	3.25	2	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	draw	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
25	BS Chandrasekhar	29.0	1	113	-	3.89	1	India	v England	Birmingham	lost	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
26	Sarfraz Nawaz	35.1	7	112	2	2.39	2	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
27	VA Holder	40.0	7	109	-	2.72	1	West Indies	v India	Delhi	draw	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
28	S Venkataraghavan	31.0	4	107	-	3.45	1	India	v England	Birmingham	lost	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
28	B Yardley	44.0	16	107	4	2.43	2	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	draw	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
30	Imran Khan	33.0	6	106	5	2.40	2	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	draw	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
30	CEH Croft	28.0	3	106	1	3.78	3	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	draw	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
30	G Dymock	31.0	2	106	4	3.41	2	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
33	B Yardley	25.0	2	105	2	3.15	2	Australia	v England	Sydney	lost	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
33	Imran Khan	32.0	5	105	3	2.46	2	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
35	Sir RJ Hadlee	27.0	3	104	5	2.88	2	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	draw	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
35	DK Lillee	29.1	8	104	4	3.56	2	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	draw	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
37	DR Doshi	43.0	10	103	6	2.39	1	India	v Australia	Chennai	draw	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
37	RM Hogg	26.0	2	103	2	3.96	2	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	draw	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
39	DR Doshi	52.3	20	102	3	1.94	1	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	draw	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
40	Sir RJ Hadlee	25.0	3	101	4	3.03	1	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	draw	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
40	S Venkataraghavan	46.0	16	101	1	2.19	1	India	v Australia	Chennai	draw	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
40	NS Yadav	36.0	10	101	1	2.80	3	India	v Australia	Delhi	draw	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
43	G Dymock	35.0	7	99	5	2.82	1	Australia	v India	Kanpur	lost	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
44	N Kapil Dev	20.0	-	98	1	4.90	2	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	draw	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
44	IT Botham	45.5	14	98	5	2.13	3	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
46	AG Hurst	37.0	9	97	4	1.96	3	Australia	v England	Adelaide	lost	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
46	IT Botham	29.0	5	97	3	3.34	4	England	v India	The Oval	draw	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
46	RJ Bright	32.0	9	97	1	3.03	2	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	draw	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
49	BL Cairns	31.0	5	96	2	2.32	1	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	lost	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
49	P Willey	43.5	15	96	2	2.19	4	England	v India	The Oval	draw	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
49	DK Lillee	36.0	7	96	3	2.66	2	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	lost	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
52	N Kapil Dev	25.4	3	95	2	3.70	1	India	v Australia	Chennai	draw	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
52	JD Higgs	37.0	9	95	1	2.56	2	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	draw	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
52	G Dymock	31.0	5	95	2	3.06	1	Australia	v India	Wankhede	lost	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
55	BL Cairns	28.0	5	94	3	2.51	2	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	draw	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
55	AG Hurst	24.7	2	94	5	2.83	3	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	won	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
55	MA Holding	30.0	4	94	1	3.13	3	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	draw	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
58	N Kapil Dev	38.0	11	93	3	2.44	2	India	v England	Lord's	draw	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
58	AG Hurst	29.0	3	93	-	3.20	2	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	draw	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
60	DR Doshi	43.0	10	92	4	2.13	1	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	draw	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
61	RM Hogg	33.0	8	91	-	2.75	1	Australia	v India	Delhi	draw	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
61	B Yardley	42.0	11	91	4	2.16	2	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	draw	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
63	Sarfraz Nawaz	26.0	5	90	-	2.59	2	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	draw	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
63	JR Thomson	24.0	4	90	3	3.75	2	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	draw	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
65	N Phillip	27.0	4	89	1	3.29	1	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	draw	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
65	RGD Willis	28.0	4	89	1	3.17	4	England	v India	The Oval	draw	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
65	N Kapil Dev	28.5	4	89	2	3.08	3	India	v England	The Oval	draw	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
65	N Kapil Dev	25.0	4	89	2	3.56	1	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	draw	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
69	Sikander Bakht	21.0	4	88	3	3.14	2	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	won	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
69	RM Hogg	19.0	2	88	1	3.47	1	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	won	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
71	IT Botham	28.0	3	87	2	2.33	2	England	v Australia	Sydney	won	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
71	BS Bedi	38.5	13	87	2	2.24	2	India	v England	Lord's	draw	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
71	PH Edmonds	38.0	11	87	1	2.28	4	England	v India	The Oval	draw	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
71	Iqbal Qasim	30.0	5	87	1	2.90	4	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	draw	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
75	BL Cairns	19.0	1	86	3	3.39	1	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	draw	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
75	GB Troup	22.5	2	86	1	2.85	1	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	draw	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
75	Sarfraz Nawaz	35.4	7	86	9	1.81	4	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	won	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
75	IT Botham	26.0	4	86	2	3.30	2	England	v India	Birmingham	won	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
79	Sarfraz Nawaz	19.0	1	85	-	3.35	4	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
79	RM Hogg	22.0	1	85	2	3.86	2	Australia	v India	Chennai	draw	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
79	KD Ghavri	24.0	3	85	-	3.54	1	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	draw	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
82	N Kapil Dev	27.0	7	84	3	3.11	1	India	v England	Leeds	draw	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
83	Sir RJ Hadlee	26.0	4	83	3	2.39	3	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	lost	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
83	N Kapil Dev	32.0	12	83	3	2.59	1	India	v England	The Oval	draw	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
83	KD Ghavri	24.0	3	83	1	3.45	1	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	draw	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
86	B Yardley	40.0	15	82	2	2.05	3	Australia	v India	Kanpur	lost	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
86	N Kapil Dev	32.0	7	82	5	2.56	2	India	v Australia	Delhi	draw	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
86	DL Underwood	41.0	14	82	3	2.00	3	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
89	Imran Khan	17.0	1	81	-	3.57	4	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
90	IT Botham	35.0	13	80	1	2.28	3	England	v India	Lord's	draw	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
90	CEH Croft	25.0	6	80	3	3.20	1	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	draw	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
92	S Venkataraghavan	22.0	2	79	1	3.59	2	India	v England	Lord's	draw	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
92	PR Sleep	28.0	7	79	-	2.82	1	Australia	v India	Wankhede	lost	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
94	N Kapil Dev	27.0	5	78	2	2.88	2	India	v Australia	Kanpur	won	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
94	IT Botham	35.0	9	78	6	2.22	1	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	lost	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
96	SL Boock	30.0	6	77	2	1.92	3	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	draw	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
96	Imran Khan	17.7	2	77	3	3.23	1	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	draw	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
96	S Venkataraghavan	45.0	10	77	3	1.71	3	India	v Australia	Chennai	draw	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
99	KD Ghavri	34.0	11	76	3	2.23	3	India	v England	The Oval	draw	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
99	RMH Binny	18.5	2	76	2	4.03	2	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	draw	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866

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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