High scores in 1950s in Tests - England
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
285* | 600 | - | 25 | 2 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
278 | 287 | - | 34 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 | Test # 388 | |
258 | 471 | - | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
205 | 532 | - | 24 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 | Test # 386 | |
202* | 470 | - | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
175 | 495 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
169 | 460 | - | 24 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 | Test # 384 | |
164 | 325 | - | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 | Test # 443 | |
160 | 280 | - | 14 | 4 | 0.00 | England | v India | Leeds | 02 Jul 1959 | Test # 476 | |
158 | 336 | - | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
156* | 370 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 | Test # 330 | |
156* | 338 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
154 | 500 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
152 | 352 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 20 Jun 1957 | Test # 440 | |
150 | 317 | - | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
145 | 315 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
141 | 237 | 292 | 24 | 0 | 48.28 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
138 | 380 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
137* | 540 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
137 | 270 | - | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
135 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
134* | 379 | - | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 17 Mar 1951 | Test # 332 | |
133 | 360 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
131 | 330 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 | Test # 477 | |
126 | 278 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
124* | 250 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Mar 1959 | Test # 472 | |
119 | 353 | - | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | The Oval | 14 Aug 1952 | Test # 354 | |
117 | 269 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
117 | 525 | - | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1956 | Test # 434 | |
116 | 263 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 | |
114 | 330 | - | 14 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 | |
113* | 174 | - | 17 | 2 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
113 | 295 | - | 14 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
113 | 315 | 298 | 11 | 0 | 37.91 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
112 | 320 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
112 | 270 | - | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 23 Jun 1955 | Test # 409 | |
111 | 166 | 157 | 14 | 0 | 70.70 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
110* | 363 | - | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 | |
109 | 346 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
107 | 298 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 | Test # 443 | |
106 | 219 | - | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Nottingham | 04 Jun 1959 | Test # 474 | |
104* | 295 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
104 | 142 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 | Test # 323 | |
104 | 135 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
104 | 315 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 | Test # 353 | |
104 | 298 | 280 | 10 | 0 | 37.14 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
104 | 222 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
104 | 183 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
102 | 320 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
102 | 239 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1954 | Test # 393 | |
101 | 203 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 | Test # 388 | |
101 | 317 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | Test # 427 | |
101 | 369 | - | 9 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
101 | 153 | - | 7 | 4 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 24 Jul 1958 | Test # 457 | |
100* | 365 | 302 | 7 | 0 | 33.11 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
100 | 300 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
100 | 280 | - | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1958 | Test # 454 | |
100 | 210 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 | Test # 477 | |
98* | 178 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 05 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 | |
98 | 328 | - | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | Test # 427 | |
98 | 197 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | The Oval | 20 Aug 1959 | Test # 478 | |
97 | 210 | - | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 | Test # 411 | |
95 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
94 | 335 | - | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
94 | 210 | - | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 23 Aug 1956 | Test # 429 | |
94 | 306 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | The Oval | 20 Aug 1959 | Test # 478 | |
93 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 | |
93 | 164 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Pakistan | Manchester | 22 Jul 1954 | Test # 389 | |
92 | 315 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
92 | - | - | - | 1 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
92 | 318 | 269 | 10 | 0 | 34.20 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
91 | 199 | - | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1954 | Test # 393 | |
89* | 299 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 13 Aug 1955 | Test # 412 | |
88 | 191 | - | 13 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1954 | Test # 391 | |
88 | 261 | - | 11 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1954 | Test # 391 | |
87 | 234 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 09 Jun 1955 | Test # 407 | |
87 | 180 | - | 11 | 2 | 0.00 | England | v India | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 | Test # 477 | |
86 | 240 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | The Oval | 14 Aug 1952 | Test # 354 | |
84 | 87 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 | Test # 388 | |
84 | 188 | 200 | 8 | 0 | 42.00 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
84 | - | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1958 | Test # 454 | |
84 | 234 | 198 | 9 | 0 | 42.42 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
83* | 286 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 23 Aug 1956 | Test # 429 | |
83 | 242 | - | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 09 Jun 1955 | Test # 407 | |
82* | 213 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 | Test # 323 | |
82 | 218 | - | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 | |
82 | 115 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 20 Jun 1957 | Test # 440 | |
81 | 271 | - | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 17 Mar 1951 | Test # 332 | |
81 | 160 | - | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1956 | Test # 425 | |
81 | 275 | - | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1956 | Test # 425 | |
81 | - | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1958 | Test # 454 | |
80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
80 | 270 | - | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1955 | Test # 396 | |
80 | 190 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
80 | 394 | - | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 | |
80 | 225 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 18 Jun 1959 | Test # 475 | |
80 | 165 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Leeds | 02 Jul 1959 | Test # 476 | |
79 | 158 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 05 Jan 1951 | Test # 329 | |
79 | 174 | - | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
79 | 144 | - | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 17 Mar 1951 | Test # 332 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India vs Australia at Kanpur, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]
India vs Australia at Delhi, Australia tour of India 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]
Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi, Australia tour of Pakistan 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]