Batting Most Runs Innings

High scores in 1956 in Tests

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
MH Mankad	231	525	-	21	0	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	1	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
P Roy	173	472	-	12	0	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	1	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
JW Burke	161	504	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	2	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
ED Weekes	156	211	-	19	0	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	1	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
RN Harvey	140	244	-	17	0	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	2	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
ED Weekes	123	-	-	17	0	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
PE Richardson	117	525	-	6	0	-	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	-	-	-	0	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PE Richardson	104	222	-	11	0	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
ED Weekes	103	156	-	16	0	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
PBH May	101	317	-	12	0	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
C Washbrook	98	328	-	13	0	-	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	0	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
CC McDonald	89	337	-	10	0	-	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	0	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	1	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
JDC Goddard	83*	-	-	-	0	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
PBH May	83*	286	-	9	0	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PJP Burge	83	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	2	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
MC Cowdrey	81	160	-	7	0	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	81	275	-	6	0	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
MC Cowdrey	80	190	-	11	0	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PR Umrigar	79*	-	-	-	0	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	1	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
P Roy	79	-	-	-	0	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	3	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
CC McDonald	78	230	-	7	0	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	1	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
PR Umrigar	78	360	-	-	0	-	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	0	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	73	170	-	10	0	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	3	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
IWG Johnson	73	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RN Harvey	69	270	-	4	0	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	3	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
AH Kardar	69	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	2	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
RN Harvey	69	187	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	3	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
BH Pairaudeau	68	173	-	7	0	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	1	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
Wazir Mohammad	67	-	-	-	0	-	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	0	-	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	0	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
RN Harvey	64	205	-	8	0	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
JR Reid	63	178	-	6	0	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	3	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
PBH May	63	150	-	8	0	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	2	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
Rev.DS Sheppard	62	98	-	9	0	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JG Leggat	61	-	-	-	0	-	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	0	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	1	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
MC Cowdrey	59	212	-	4	0	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JW Burke	58*	240	-	7	0	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PJP Burge	58	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	1	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
R Benaud	56	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	3	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JEF Beck	55	279	-	4	0	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	2	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
VL Manjrekar	55	-	-	-	0	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PBH May	53	125	-	7	0	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	4	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TL Goddard	49	160	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JDC Goddard	48*	129	-	7	0	-	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	0	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	2	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
LSM Miller	47	-	-	-	0	-	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	0	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	2	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
S Ramadhin	44	72	-	8	0	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	2	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
DD Taylor	43	149	-	-	0	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	2	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
PBH May	43	111	-	6	0	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	1	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
HJ Keith	42	106	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
SN McGregor	41	128	-	-	0	-	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	0	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	2	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
VL Manjrekar	41	-	-	-	0	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	1	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
B Sutcliffe	40	-	-	-	0	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	3	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
JR Reid	40	36	-	7	0	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	3	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
TG Evans	40	67	-	5	0	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
ID Craig	40	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RN Harvey	39	156	-	2	0	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JEF Beck	38	124	-	6	0	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	1	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
KD Mackay	38	160	-	4	0	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	1	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
ID Craig	38	259	-	5	0	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	37*	93	-	3	0	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PE Richardson	37	110	-	3	0	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
AK Davidson	37	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	3	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
RN Harvey	37	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
AR MacGibbon	36	96	-	4	0	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
SC Guillen	36	83	-	-	0	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	2	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
ID Craig	36	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	1	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
PJP Burge	35*	128	-	5	0	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	4	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
DCS Compton	35*	75	-	4	0	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
AR MacGibbon	35	75	-	5	0	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	3	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
PJP Burge	35	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
Alimuddin	34*	-	-	-	0	-	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	0	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
WPA Crawford	34	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
TE Bailey	33*	129	-	3	0	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	1	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
S Ramadhin	33	-	-	-	0	-	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	0	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
HR Adhikari	33	-	-	-	0	-	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]