Batting Most Runs Innings

High scores in 1961 in Tests

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
VL Manjrekar	189*	445	-	29	-	-	India	v England	Delhi	1	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
PJP Burge	181	411	-	22	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
ER Dexter	180	344	-	31	-	-	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
CG Borde	177*	540	-	13	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
KF Barrington	172	406	-	26	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	3	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
GS Sobers	168	270	234	25	1	71.79	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
KF Barrington	151*	420	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
PR Umrigar	147*	400	-	16	-	-	India	v England	Kanpur	1	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
KF Barrington	139	430	-	19	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	2	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
Javed Burki	138	375	-	17	1	-	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	1	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
R Subba Row	137	385	-	15	1	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
Imtiaz Ahmed	135	-	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
WM Lawry	130	369	-	18	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	2	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
DJ McGlew	127*	312	-	10	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	1	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
ML Jaisimha	127	249	-	14	2	-	India	v England	Delhi	1	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
ER Dexter	126*	256	-	15	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	3	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
G Pullar	119	313	-	14	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	3	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
PR Umrigar	117	-	-	14	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
RB Kanhai	117	149	-	14	2	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
NCL O'Neill	117	200	-	14	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
RB Kanhai	115	222	-	12	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RN Harvey	114	212	-	15	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
KF Barrington	113*	359	-	12	-	-	England	v India	Delhi	2	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
PR Umrigar	112	-	-	-	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	1	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
R Subba Row	112	244	-	14	-	-	England	v Australia	Birmingham	3	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
FCM Alexander	108	212	190	9	1	56.84	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	3	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
Saeed Ahmed	103	218	-	10	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
WM Lawry	102	268	-	13	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
Mushtaq Mohammad	101	205	-	19	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	2	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
JHB Waite	101	206	-	13	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	1	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
MJK Smith	99	-	-	13	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	2	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
VL Manjrekar	96	225	-	10	-	-	India	v England	Kanpur	1	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
PBH May	95	228	-	14	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
MC Cowdrey	93	255	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	2	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
NJ Contractor	92	354	-	7	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	1	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
RB Simpson	92	194	231	10	-	39.82	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	4	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CC McDonald	91	166	175	6	-	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	2	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
G Pullar	89	250	-	13	-	-	England	v India	Delhi	2	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
FCM Alexander	87*	148	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RN Harvey	85	180	185	9	-	45.94	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	4	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RB Simpson	85	208	-	4	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
ER Dexter	85	185	-	11	-	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
VL Manjrekar	84	-	-	-	-	-	India	v England	Brabourne	4	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
KF Barrington	83	226	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	3	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
G Pullar	83	170	-	10	1	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
FMM Worrell	82	198	224	11	1	36.60	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	3	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
NCL O'Neill	82	117	-	11	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
NJ Contractor	81	241	-	9	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
CC Hunte	79	220	-	6	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
KF Barrington	78	218	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
AK Davidson	77*	174	-	10	2	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
R Benaud	77	213	-	7	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RB Simpson	76	210	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
ER Dexter	76	84	-	14	1	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	4	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
Mushtaq Mohammad	76	-	-	11	-	-	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	1	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
JR Reid	75*	120	-	11	1	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
RB Simpson	75	200	237	5	-	31.64	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	2	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
WM Lawry	74	178	-	11	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	1	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
Saeed Ahmed	74	-	-	12	-	-	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	1	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
PGZ Harris	74	-	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	2	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GT Dowling	74	243	-	9	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
FCM Alexander	73	155	126	5	-	57.93	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	3	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
RN Harvey	73	150	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	1	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
NCL O'Neill	71	142	148	10	-	47.97	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	2	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
FMM Worrell	71	174	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
CC McDonald	71	169	-	4	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
PBH May	71	183	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	1	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
BC Booth	71	199	-	12	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	2	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
PE Richardson	71	187	-	7	-	-	England	v India	Brabourne	1	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
SA Durani	71	158	-	10	2	-	India	v England	Brabourne	2	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
NCL O'Neill	70	131	146	8	-	47.94	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	4	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
ML Jaisimha	70	230	-	8	1	-	India	v England	Kanpur	1	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
RW Barber	69*	181	-	7	-	-	England	v India	Kanpur	2	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
CG Borde	69	261	-	9	-	-	India	v England	Brabourne	2	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
PJP Burge	68	194	194	7	-	35.05	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	2	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
VL Manjrekar	68	-	-	6	-	-	India	v England	Brabourne	2	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
CG Borde	68	177	-	10	-	-	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
NCL O'Neill	67	155	-	9	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	3	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
ER Dexter	66*	-	-	9	-	-	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	4	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
KF Barrington	66	199	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	3	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
NCL O'Neill	65	179	-	8	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	4	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RF Surti	64	120	-	7	-	-	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	1	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
GS Sobers	64	177	179	5	-	35.75	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	1	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
KD Mackay	64	-	-	10	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
MAK Pataudi	64	164	-	11	-	-	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
FCM Alexander	63*	148	-	5	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
G Pullar	63	218	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	2	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
JHB Waite	63	-	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	3	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
RA McLean	63	-	-	-	1	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	1	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
KD Mackay	62*	223	-	6	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	4	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
Hanif Mohammad	62	220	-	7	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	1	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
VL Mehra	62	224	-	9	-	-	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
PE Richardson	62	109	-	6	-	-	England	v India	Eden Gardens	2	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
ER Dexter	62	124	-	11	-	-	England	v India	Eden Gardens	4	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
Javed Burki	61	240	-	12	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	2	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
CG Borde	61	142	-	7	-	-	India	v England	Eden Gardens	3	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
R Subba Row	59	171	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Birmingham	1	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
GT Dowling	58	-	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
WM Lawry	57	110	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Birmingham	2	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
ER Dexter	57	150	-	8	-	-	England	v India	Eden Gardens	2	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518

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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 England at Eden Gardens, England tour of India 4th Test, Dec 30, 1961 - Jan 4, 1962 [Test # 518]

South Africa vs New Zealand at Johannesburg, New Zealand tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1961 [Test # 517]

India vs England at Delhi, England tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 13-18, 1961 [Test # 516]