Batting Most Runs Innings

High scores in 1959 in Tests

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
RB Kanhai	217	420	-	32	0	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	1	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
CC McDonald	170	487	315	12	0	53.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
Saeed Ahmed	166	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	3	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
MC Cowdrey	160	280	-	14	4	-	England	v India	Leeds	2	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
BF Butcher	142	335	-	10	0	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
ER Dexter	141	237	292	24	0	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
NCL O'Neill	134	220	-	19	0	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	2	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
CC McDonald	133	339	249	7	0	53.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
G Pullar	131	330	-	14	0	-	England	v India	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
PBH May	124*	250	-	14	0	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
JKC Holt	123	255	-	21	0	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
PR Umrigar	118	260	-	13	0	-	India	v England	Manchester	4	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
RN Harvey	114	230	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Delhi	2	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
AA Baig	112	260	-	12	0	-	India	v England	Manchester	4	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
CG Borde	109	240	-	16	0	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
PBH May	106	219	-	18	0	-	England	v India	Nottingham	1	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
Hanif Mohammad	103	390	-	7	0	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	2	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
Hanif Mohammad	101*	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	3	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
MC Cowdrey	100*	365	302	7	0	33.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
JS Solomon	100*	-	-	-	0	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
OG Smith	100	-	-	-	2	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
MJK Smith	100	210	-	12	0	-	England	v India	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
RB Kanhai	99	201	-	14	0	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
P Roy	99	-	-	-	0	-	India	v Australia	Delhi	3	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
MJK Smith	98	197	-	14	0	-	England	v India	The Oval	2	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
CG Borde	96	195	-	-	0	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	3	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
RN Harvey	96	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	2	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
R Subba Row	94	306	-	11	0	-	England	v India	The Oval	2	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
PBH May	92	318	269	10	0	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NJ Contractor	92	-	-	-	0	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
CC Hunte	92	177	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
Saeed Ahmed	91	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	1	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
KF Barrington	87	180	-	11	2	-	England	v India	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
MC Cowdrey	84	234	198	9	0	42.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
JKC Holt	81*	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	3	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
NJ Contractor	81	255	-	9	1	-	India	v England	Lord's	1	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
KF Barrington	80	225	-	10	0	-	England	v India	Lord's	2	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
KF Barrington	80	165	-	12	0	-	England	v India	Leeds	2	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
Saeed Ahmed	78	330	-	7	0	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	2	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
WGA Parkhouse	78	260	-	-	0	-	England	v India	Leeds	2	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
KD Mackay	78	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Delhi	2	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
NCL O'Neill	77	222	194	7	0	39.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PR Umrigar	76	185	-	10	0	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
RG Nadkarni	76	235	-	8	0	-	India	v England	The Oval	3	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
G Pullar	75	210	-	-	0	-	England	v India	Leeds	2	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
CG Borde	75	162	-	9	0	-	India	v England	Manchester	2	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
ATW Grout	74	131	133	8	0	55.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
NJ Contractor	74	-	-	-	0	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	3	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
TG Evans	73	75	73	12	0	100.00	England	v India	Nottingham	1	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
GS Sobers	72	138	-	-	0	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	1	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
AK Davidson	71	232	173	8	0	41.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
BF Butcher	71	-	-	-	0	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	2	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
PBH May	71	144	143	10	0	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
PE Richardson	68	219	159	4	0	42.76	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
PE Richardson	67	188	-	5	0	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
MC Cowdrey	67	-	-	10	1	-	England	v India	Manchester	1	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
ATW Grout	66*	85	-	7	0	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	2	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
JW Burke	66	247	191	2	0	34.55	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
JS Solomon	66	-	-	-	0	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	3	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
Hanif Mohammad	66	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	1	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
R Swetman	65	104	-	10	0	-	England	v India	The Oval	2	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
R Benaud	64	184	139	7	0	46.04	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
W Mathias	64	180	-	8	0	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	1	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
MC Cowdrey	63*	-	-	-	1	-	England	v India	Lord's	4	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
JKC Holt	63	-	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
HR Adhikari	63	203	-	-	0	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
BF Butcher	61	-	-	-	0	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	3	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
B Sutcliffe	61	163	131	7	1	46.56	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	1	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
VL Manjrekar	61	-	-	-	0	-	India	v England	Lord's	3	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
PBH May	59	130	116	8	0	50.86	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
P Roy	58	-	-	-	0	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	3	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
MJ Horton	58	130	-	6	0	-	England	v India	Nottingham	1	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
Ijaz Butt	58	367	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	1	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
KD Mackay	57	199	154	6	0	37.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
CG Borde	56	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	4	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
NCL O'Neill	56	150	112	4	0	50.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
JW Guy	56	143	127	9	0	44.09	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	3	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
JS Solomon	56	165	-	5	0	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	1	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
KF Barrington	56	146	-	6	2	-	England	v India	Nottingham	1	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
NJ Contractor	56	-	-	-	0	-	India	v England	Manchester	4	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
DA Sharpe	56	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	1	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
LE Favell	54	147	169	4	0	31.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
TW Graveney	54	137	102	4	0	52.94	England	v Australia	Melbourne	3	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
P Roy	54	183	-	4	0	-	India	v England	Nottingham	2	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
Imtiaz Ahmed	54	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	3	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
RN Harvey	54	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	2	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
TW Graveney	53*	308	231	5	0	22.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
AG Kripal Singh	53	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	2	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
CC McDonald	53	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
DK Gaekwad	52	-	-	-	0	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	3	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
CC McDonald	51*	71	54	7	0	94.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	4	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
Hanif Mohammad	51	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	1	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
RN Harvey	51	-	-	-	0	-	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
RB Kenny	51	-	-	-	0	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	3	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
R Illingworth	50	141	-	7	0	-	England	v India	The Oval	2	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
P Roy	49	-	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	2	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
P Roy	49	169	-	8	0	-	India	v England	Nottingham	3	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
WGA Parkhouse	49	169	-	-	0	-	England	v India	Manchester	3	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
Hanif Mohammad	49	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	1	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
Ijaz Butt	47*	-	-	-	0	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	2	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473

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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:

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]