Test matches

1997 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	ST Jayasuriya	340	799	578	36	2	156	58.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
🥈 2	N Hussain	207	437	337	38	-	152	61.42	England	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
🥉 3	BA Young	267	605	422	37	-	148	63.27	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
4	GS Blewett	214	519	421	33	-	132	50.83	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
5	MTG Elliott	199	450	351	26	3	122	56.69	Australia	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
6	SC Ganguly	173	516	361	25	2	112	47.92	India	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
7	RS Mahanama	225	753	561	27	-	108	40.10	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
8	SR Tendulkar	169	329	254	26	-	104	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
8	Saleem Malik	155	338	240	26	-	104	64.58	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
10	GJ Whittall	203	453	359	22	2	100	56.54	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
11	AJ Stewart	173	362	277	23	1	98	62.45	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
11	SR Tendulkar	148	320	244	20	3	98	60.65	India	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
13	ST Jayasuriya	199	425	226	21	2	96	88.05	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
14	BC Lara	132	223	183	22	1	94	72.13	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
15	SR Waugh	160	501	366	22	-	88	43.71	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
15	SC Ganguly	147	427	312	19	2	88	47.11	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
15	Inzamam-ul-Haq	177	443	320	19	2	88	55.31	Pakistan	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
18	R Dravid	148	541	362	21	-	84	40.88	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
18	Aamer Sohail	160	354	255	21	-	84	62.74	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
20	M Azharuddin	115	174	110	19	1	82	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
20	NS Sidhu	201	673	491	19	1	82	40.93	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
20	GS Blewett	125	300	228	19	1	82	54.82	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
23	MTG Elliott	112	240	180	20	-	80	62.22	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
23	SR Tendulkar	143	292	247	20	-	80	57.89	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
23	PA de Silva	146	363	226	20	-	80	64.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
26	SP Fleming	129	368	254	18	1	78	50.78	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
27	PA de Silva	138	273	208	19	-	76	66.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
27	GP Thorpe	138	290	245	19	-	76	56.32	England	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
29	ME Waugh	116	323	228	17	1	74	50.87	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
29	Aamer Sohail	160	441	297	17	1	74	53.87	Pakistan	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
29	CL Hooper	106	135	90	14	3	74	117.77	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
32	RT Ponting	127	261	202	16	1	70	62.87	Australia	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
33	GP Thorpe	119	341	245	17	-	68	48.57	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
33	CL Hooper	129	275	212	17	-	68	60.84	West Indies	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
33	NS Sidhu	131	476	372	14	2	68	35.21	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
36	DJ Cullinan	122	261	200	15	1	66	61.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
36	ML Hayden	125	354	226	15	1	66	55.30	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
36	GW Flower	151	335	240	12	3	66	62.91	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
36	Inzamam-ul-Haq	96	225	169	15	1	66	56.80	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
36	PA de Silva	110	377	263	15	1	66	41.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
36	Ijaz Ahmed	151	485	337	15	1	66	44.80	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
42	RS Kaluwitharana	103	134	103	13	2	64	100.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
42	NS Sidhu	111	250	200	13	2	64	55.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
42	PA de Silva	126	293	211	16	-	64	59.71	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
42	SR Tendulkar	139	397	266	16	-	64	52.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
42	NJ Astle	96	218	176	13	2	64	54.54	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
47	SR Tendulkar	92	222	147	14	1	62	62.58	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
47	PA de Silva	168	508	383	14	1	62	43.86	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
49	G Kirsten	103	290	204	15	-	60	50.49	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
49	BC Lara	78	167	144	12	2	60	54.16	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
49	SC Williams	83	155	118	12	2	60	70.33	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
49	G Kirsten	100	298	208	15	-	60	48.07	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
49	Moin Khan	80	154	120	12	2	60	66.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
49	GS Blewett	99	260	210	15	-	60	47.14	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
49	MS Atapattu	98	403	273	15	-	60	35.89	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
56	L Klusener	102	141	100	13	1	58	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
56	SC Ganguly	73	174	138	13	1	58	52.89	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
56	MTG Elliott	85	160	113	13	1	58	75.22	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
56	NS Sidhu	79	214	162	13	1	58	48.76	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
60	MA Butcher	87	266	210	14	-	56	41.42	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
60	N Hussain	105	250	181	14	-	56	58.01	England	v Australia	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
60	A Ranatunga	86	150	110	14	-	56	78.18	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
60	AJ Stewart	87	136	107	14	-	56	81.30	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
60	M Azharuddin	108	207	174	14	-	56	62.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
60	DL Vettori	90	176	162	14	-	56	55.55	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
60	Ali Naqvi	115	352	270	14	-	56	42.59	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
60	MS Atapattu	108	341	244	14	-	56	44.26	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
60	R Dravid	93	302	219	14	-	56	42.46	India	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
60	RT Ponting	105	269	208	14	-	56	50.48	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
70	Moin Khan	98	175	109	9	3	54	89.90	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
70	A Ranatunga	66	81	62	9	3	54	106.45	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
70	AM Bacher	96	236	191	12	1	54	50.26	South Africa	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
73	NJ Astle	102	279	214	13	-	52	47.66	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
73	SR Waugh	108	241	174	13	-	52	62.06	Australia	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
73	SR Waugh	75	170	102	13	-	52	73.52	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
73	GP Thorpe	82	127	92	13	-	52	89.13	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
73	PA de Silva	120	268	198	13	-	52	60.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
73	PL Symcox	81	124	94	10	2	52	86.17	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
73	SP Fleming	91	282	229	13	-	52	39.73	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
73	SC Ganguly	109	325	240	10	2	52	45.41	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
73	SC Ganguly	99	309	188	13	-	52	52.65	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
73	S Chanderpaul	95	267	154	13	-	52	61.68	West Indies	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
73	CL Hooper	73	152	94	7	4	52	77.65	West Indies	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
84	SC Ganguly	60	124	93	11	1	50	64.51	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
84	SC Williams	128	452	299	11	1	50	42.80	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
84	BC Lara	103	217	178	11	1	50	57.86	West Indies	v India	St John's	4 Apr 1997	Test # 1364
84	PA de Silva	103	169	99	11	1	50	104.04	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
84	MA Taylor	129	396	296	11	1	50	43.58	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
84	BC Lara	115	266	207	11	1	50	55.55	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
84	Azhar Mahmood	128	350	267	11	1	50	47.94	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
84	ME Waugh	86	186	149	11	1	50	57.71	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
92	SM Pollock	79	204	158	12	-	48	50.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
92	MG Bevan	87	235	164	12	-	48	53.04	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
92	GP Thorpe	108	329	249	12	-	48	43.37	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
92	WJ Cronje	79	148	111	9	2	48	71.17	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
92	S Chanderpaul	137	446	284	12	-	48	48.23	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
92	MTG Elliott	66	145	113	12	-	48	58.40	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
92	ST Jayasuriya	85	223	115	9	2	48	73.91	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
92	MA Taylor	76	219	155	12	-	48	49.03	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
92	GW Flower	83	178	155	12	-	48	53.54	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379

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