Batting Most Runs Innings

High scores in 1956 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
MH Mankad	231	525	-	21	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	1	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
P Roy	173	472	-	12	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	1	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
JW Burke	161	504	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	2	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
ED Weekes	156	211	-	19	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	1	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
RN Harvey	140	244	-	17	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	2	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
ED Weekes	123	-	-	17	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
PE Richardson	117	525	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
Rev.DS Sheppard	113	295	-	14	1	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
GS Ramchand	109	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PE Richardson	104	222	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
ED Weekes	103	156	-	16	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
PBH May	101	317	-	12	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
C Washbrook	98	328	-	13	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
R Benaud	97	140	-	14	1	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	3	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
DCS Compton	94	210	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
CC McDonald	89	337	-	10	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
DS Atkinson	85	-	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
JR Reid	84	190	-	11	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	1	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
JDC Goddard	83*	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
PBH May	83*	286	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PJP Burge	83	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	2	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
MC Cowdrey	81	160	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	81	275	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
MC Cowdrey	80	190	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PR Umrigar	79*	-	-	-	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	1	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
P Roy	79	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	3	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
CC McDonald	78	230	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	1	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
PR Umrigar	78	360	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	3	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
DD Taylor	77	155	-	9	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
PBH May	73	211	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	73	170	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
IWG Johnson	73	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RN Harvey	69	270	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	3	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
AH Kardar	69	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	2	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
RN Harvey	69	187	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	3	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
BH Pairaudeau	68	173	-	7	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	1	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
Wazir Mohammad	67	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	2	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JEF Beck	66	81	-	11	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	3	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
JW Burke	65	250	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	1	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
OG Smith	64	112	-	9	1	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
HA Furlonge	64	211	-	8	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
RN Harvey	64	205	-	8	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
JR Reid	63	178	-	6	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	3	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
PBH May	63	150	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	2	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
Rev.DS Sheppard	62	98	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JG Leggat	61	-	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	3	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
KR Miller	61	217	-	2	2	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
DS Atkinson	60	90	-	9	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	1	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
MC Cowdrey	59	212	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JW Burke	58*	240	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PJP Burge	58	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	1	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
R Benaud	56	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	3	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JEF Beck	55	279	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	2	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
VL Manjrekar	55	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PBH May	53	125	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	4	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TL Goddard	49	160	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JDC Goddard	48*	129	-	7	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
RR Lindwall	48*	-	-	-	1	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	2	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
B Sutcliffe	48	95	-	6	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	3	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
B Sutcliffe	47	204	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	2	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
LSM Miller	47	-	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	1	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
TG Evans	47	29	-	5	2	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JR Reid	44	-	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	2	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
S Ramadhin	44	72	-	8	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
DD Taylor	43	149	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	2	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
PBH May	43	111	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
HJ Keith	42	106	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
SN McGregor	41	128	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
SC Guillen	41	40	-	3	2	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	3	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
KR Miller	41	130	-	4	1	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	2	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
JW Burke	41	102	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	2	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
VL Manjrekar	41	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	1	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
B Sutcliffe	40	-	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	3	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
JR Reid	40	36	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	3	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
TG Evans	40	67	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
ID Craig	40	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RN Harvey	39	156	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JEF Beck	38	124	-	6	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	1	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
KD Mackay	38	160	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	1	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
ID Craig	38	259	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	37*	93	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PE Richardson	37	110	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
AK Davidson	37	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	3	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
RN Harvey	37	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
AR MacGibbon	36	96	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
SC Guillen	36	83	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	2	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
ID Craig	36	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	1	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
PJP Burge	35*	128	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
DCS Compton	35*	75	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
AR MacGibbon	35	75	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	3	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
PJP Burge	35	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
Alimuddin	34*	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	4	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
AR MacGibbon	34	-	-	4	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	3	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
PE Richardson	34	114	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
WPA Crawford	34	-	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
TE Bailey	33*	129	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
S Ramadhin	33	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
RG Archer	33	80	-	6	1	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
JW Burke	33	105	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
HR Adhikari	33	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs South Africa at Johannesburg, England tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 24-29, 1956 [Test # 434]

Australia vs India at Eden Gardens, Australia tour of India 3rd Test, Nov 2-6, 1956 [Test # 433]

India vs Australia at Brabourne, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Oct 26-31, 1956 [Test # 432]