High scores in 1978 in Tests - England
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Innings in match | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 158 | 648 | 524 | 15 | - | 30.15 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 2 | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 131 | 417 | 374 | 9 | - | 35.02 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 1 | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 111 | 249 | 253 | 14 | - | 43.87 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 108 | 166 | 110 | 12 | 1 | 98.18 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 1 | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 106 | 310 | 234 | 11 | - | 45.29 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 2 | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 103 | 313 | 288 | 12 | 1 | 35.76 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 1 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 102 | 254 | 221 | 9 | - | 46.15 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 100* | 325 | 303 | 8 | - | 33.00 | England | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 4 | 2 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
| 100 | 195 | 140 | 11 | - | 71.42 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 2 | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 91* | 187 | 175 | 11 | - | 52.00 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 4 | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 89 | 338 | 273 | 10 | - | 32.60 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 1 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 79 | 260 | 198 | 9 | - | 39.89 | England | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 2 | 2 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
| 77 | 442 | 302 | 9 | - | 25.49 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
| 77 | 229 | 200 | 9 | - | 38.50 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 2 | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 77 | 454 | 337 | 1 | - | 22.84 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 75 | 223 | 196 | 10 | 1 | 38.26 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 74* | 210 | 175 | 5 | - | 42.28 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 4 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 74 | 323 | 344 | 6 | - | 21.51 | England | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 4 | 2 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
| 71 | 180 | 139 | 8 | - | 51.07 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 2 | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 69 | 130 | 124 | 7 | 1 | 55.64 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 1 | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 68 | 257 | 210 | 10 | - | 32.38 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 2 | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 59 | 164 | 159 | 3 | - | 37.10 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 1 | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 58 | 103 | 102 | 9 | - | 56.86 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 2 | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 56 | 257 | 201 | 3 | - | 27.86 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 3 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 56 | 291 | 241 | 5 | - | 23.23 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 56 | 102 | 76 | 9 | - | 73.68 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 1 | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 55 | 199 | 135 | 5 | - | 40.74 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 3 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 55 | 165 | 128 | 7 | - | 42.96 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 1 | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 54 | 232 | 177 | 4 | - | 30.50 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 2 | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 54 | 131 | 91 | 5 | - | 59.34 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 1 | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 53 | 132 | 114 | 9 | - | 46.49 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 2 | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 50 | 235 | 185 | 5 | - | 27.02 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 1 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 50 | 75 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 71.42 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 1 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 50 | 182 | 172 | 6 | - | 29.06 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 1 | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 49 | 150 | 126 | 2 | - | 38.88 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 49 | 102 | 73 | 5 | - | 67.12 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 49 | 167 | 128 | 3 | - | 38.28 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 4 | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
| 48* | 109 | 90 | 4 | - | 53.33 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 4 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 48 | 160 | 124 | 5 | - | 38.70 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 2 | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 46 | 143 | 132 | 3 | - | 34.84 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 1 | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 46 | 65 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 75.40 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 4 | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 45 | 283 | 217 | 4 | - | 20.73 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 1 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 45 | 90 | 65 | 3 | - | 69.23 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 44 | 111 | 90 | 5 | - | 48.88 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 43 | 174 | 131 | 5 | - | 32.82 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 42* | 136 | 95 | 6 | - | 44.21 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 4 | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 40 | 145 | 104 | 4 | - | 38.46 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 40 | 95 | 87 | 5 | - | 45.97 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 4 | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
| 39 | 120 | 99 | 6 | - | 39.39 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 2 | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
| 38 | 164 | 121 | 2 | - | 31.40 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 2 | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 38 | 197 | 155 | 1 | - | 24.51 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 4 | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
| 37 | 111 | 109 | 6 | - | 33.94 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
| 36* | 62 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 76.59 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 1 | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 36 | 231 | 200 | 1 | - | 18.00 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 33* | 222 | 157 | 1 | - | 21.01 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 3 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 33* | 101 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 37.50 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 33 | 137 | 91 | - | - | 36.26 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 2 | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 32 | 120 | 83 | 3 | - | 38.55 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 2 | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 31 | 145 | 110 | 3 | - | 28.18 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 30* | 46 | 31 | 3 | - | 96.77 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 3 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 30 | 76 | 59 | 2 | - | 50.84 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 2 | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 30 | 52 | 39 | 4 | - | 76.92 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 29* | 113 | 102 | 2 | - | 28.43 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 29 | 59 | 48 | 4 | - | 60.41 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
| 28 | 140 | 127 | 3 | - | 22.04 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 27 | 159 | 145 | 3 | - | 18.62 | England | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 2 | 2 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
| 27 | 93 | 70 | 1 | - | 38.57 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 26 | 120 | 80 | 3 | - | 32.50 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 3 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 25 | 79 | 42 | 3 | - | 59.52 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 25 | 110 | 91 | 1 | - | 27.47 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
| 24 | 110 | 94 | 2 | - | 25.53 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
| 24 | 103 | 73 | 3 | - | 32.87 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 2 | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 23 | 118 | 103 | 3 | - | 22.33 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 23 | 128 | 103 | - | - | 22.33 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 22 | 98 | 113 | - | - | 19.46 | England | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 2 | 2 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
| 22 | 80 | 80 | 2 | - | 27.50 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 22 | 67 | 63 | 2 | - | 34.92 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 1 | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 22 | 83 | 80 | 3 | - | 27.50 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
| 21 | 76 | 54 | 1 | - | 38.88 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
| 21 | 96 | 78 | 3 | - | 26.92 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 2 | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 20 | 91 | 67 | 1 | - | 29.85 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 2 | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
| 20 | 172 | 115 | - | - | 17.39 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 19 | 34 | 24 | 3 | - | 79.16 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 4 | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
| 19 | 87 | 76 | - | - | 25.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
| 18* | 94 | 91 | 1 | - | 19.78 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 3 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 18* | 79 | 53 | - | - | 33.96 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 2 | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
| 18 | 67 | 69 | 1 | - | 26.08 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 18 | 105 | 74 | 3 | - | 24.32 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 3 | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
| 18 | 39 | 29 | 1 | - | 62.06 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 1 | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 17 | 80 | 64 | 1 | - | 26.56 | England | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 2 | 2 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
| 17 | 117 | 104 | 1 | - | 16.34 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 16 | 166 | 111 | - | - | 14.41 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 2 | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 16 | 68 | 54 | 3 | - | 29.62 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 16 | 98 | 82 | - | - | 19.51 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 4 | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 15 | 47 | 46 | 2 | - | 32.60 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 1 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 15 | 24 | 14 | 3 | - | 107.14 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 2 | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 14 | 64 | 52 | 1 | - | 26.92 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 2 | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 14 | 49 | 54 | - | 1 | 25.92 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 2 | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 14 | 60 | 40 | - | - | 35.00 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
| 13 | 21 | 16 | 1 | - | 81.25 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 3 | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 |
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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:
Australia vs England at Melbourne, England tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 838]
India vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, West Indies tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 839]
England vs Australia at W.A.C.A, England tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 15-20, 1978 [Test # 836]