High scores in 1979 in FC - vs Australia
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Innings in match | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 161* | 405 | 297 | 11 | 1 | 54.20 | India | v Australia | Bengaluru | 2 | 19 Sep 1979 | Test # 856 | |
| 150 | 582 | 498 | 13 | - | 30.12 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 3 | 6 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
| 140 | 329 | 259 | 20 | - | 54.05 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
| 134* | 304 | 280 | 18 | 1 | 47.85 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 | 24 Mar 1979 | Test # 850 | |
| 131 | 274 | 207 | 18 | - | 63.28 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 1 | 13 Oct 1979 | Test # 858 | |
| 129* | 390 | 276 | 15 | - | 46.73 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 24 Mar 1979 | Test # 850 | |
| 123 | 303 | 239 | 17 | - | 51.46 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 1 | 3 Nov 1979 | Test # 860 | |
| 115 | 329 | 238 | 17 | 1 | 48.31 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 1 | 13 Oct 1979 | Test # 858 | |
| 112 | 366 | 283 | 12 | 2 | 39.57 | India | v Australia | Bengaluru | 2 | 19 Sep 1979 | Test # 856 | |
| 108 | 219 | 157 | 16 | - | 68.78 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 101* | 306 | 206 | 17 | - | 49.02 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 1 | 3 Nov 1979 | Test # 860 | |
| 100* | 280 | 239 | 10 | 3 | 41.84 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 1 | 13 Oct 1979 | Test # 858 | |
| 99* | 337 | 285 | 8 | - | 34.73 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 4 | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
| 97 | 361 | 300 | 6 | - | 32.33 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 3 | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
| 96 | 247 | 177 | 12 | - | 54.23 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 2 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 96 | 160 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 87.27 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 89 | 262 | 228 | 11 | 1 | 39.03 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 2 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 86 | 153 | 99 | 12 | 3 | 86.86 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 1 | 3 Nov 1979 | Test # 860 | |
| 85* | 145 | 117 | 10 | - | 72.64 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 4 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 84 | 368 | - | 10 | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 3 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 83 | 104 | 74 | 14 | - | 112.16 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 2 | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| 76 | 175 | - | 9 | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 1 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 74 | 158 | 97 | 6 | 2 | 76.28 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 1 | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
| 74 | 148 | 136 | 7 | 1 | 54.41 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
| 73 | 228 | 178 | 10 | - | 41.01 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 1 | 3 Nov 1979 | Test # 860 | |
| 65 | 141 | 111 | 6 | - | 58.55 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
| 65 | 111 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 84.41 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 2 | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| 64 | 235 | 203 | 5 | - | 31.52 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 3 | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
| 64 | 251 | 184 | 6 | - | 34.78 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 2 | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
| 60 | 113 | 83 | 3 | 4 | 72.28 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
| 59 | 138 | 108 | 7 | - | 54.62 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 1 | 6 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
| 59 | 149 | 105 | 8 | - | 56.19 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 58 | 303 | - | 9 | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 1 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 57 | 235 | 206 | 6 | - | 27.66 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 2 | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| 54 | 89 | 88 | 6 | - | 61.36 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 53 | 216 | 195 | 2 | - | 27.17 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 3 | 6 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
| 52 | 204 | 150 | 4 | - | 34.66 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 2 | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| 52 | 140 | - | 7 | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 3 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 52 | 115 | - | 8 | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 1 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 50 | 130 | 80 | 7 | - | 62.50 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 2 | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| 50 | 180 | 130 | 4 | - | 38.46 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 4 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 50 | 145 | 109 | 7 | - | 45.87 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
| 49 | 265 | 212 | 2 | - | 23.11 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 3 | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
| 48 | 137 | 94 | 5 | - | 51.06 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 47 | 153 | 117 | 5 | 1 | 40.17 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 | 24 Mar 1979 | Test # 850 | |
| 46 | 200 | 148 | 3 | - | 31.08 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
| 45 | 90 | - | 8 | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 3 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 44 | 153 | 119 | 3 | 2 | 36.97 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 44 | 115 | - | - | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 1 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 42 | 147 | 132 | 4 | - | 31.81 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 3 | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
| 42 | 91 | 59 | 6 | - | 71.18 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
| 40 | 143 | 113 | 2 | - | 35.39 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 39 | 232 | 160 | 5 | - | 24.37 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 2 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 39 | 88 | 63 | 4 | - | 61.90 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 38* | 67 | 40 | 4 | - | 95.00 | India | v Australia | Bengaluru | 2 | 19 Sep 1979 | Test # 856 | |
| 38* | 206 | 157 | 4 | - | 24.20 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 2 | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
| 38 | 121 | 92 | 3 | - | 41.30 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
| 37 | 121 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 42.04 | India | v Australia | Bengaluru | 2 | 19 Sep 1979 | Test # 856 | |
| 36* | 160 | 118 | 2 | - | 30.50 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
| 36 | 152 | 121 | 2 | - | 29.75 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 35 | 105 | 82 | 3 | - | 42.68 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 35 | 44 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 76.08 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 24 Mar 1979 | Test # 850 | |
| 35 | 46 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 89.74 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 1 | 13 Oct 1979 | Test # 858 | |
| 34 | 98 | 68 | 3 | - | 50.00 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 3 | 6 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
| 34 | 72 | 55 | 5 | - | 61.81 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
| 33 | 107 | 90 | 3 | - | 36.66 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 31 | 80 | 89 | 3 | - | 34.83 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 1 | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
| 31 | 100 | 77 | 6 | - | 40.25 | India | v Australia | Bengaluru | 2 | 19 Sep 1979 | Test # 856 | |
| 30 | 96 | 81 | 3 | - | 37.03 | India | v Australia | Bengaluru | 2 | 19 Sep 1979 | Test # 856 | |
| 30 | 49 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 75.00 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 2 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 29 | 60 | 33 | 3 | - | 87.87 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 24 Mar 1979 | Test # 850 | |
| 29 | 72 | 47 | 4 | - | 61.70 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 1 | 13 Oct 1979 | Test # 858 | |
| 29 | 54 | 38 | 5 | - | 76.31 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 29 | 32 | 24 | 4 | - | 120.83 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 28 | 93 | 75 | 4 | - | 37.33 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 28 | 71 | 54 | 3 | - | 51.85 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 28 | 73 | 53 | 2 | - | 52.83 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 27 | 110 | 81 | 4 | - | 33.33 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 24 Mar 1979 | Test # 850 | |
| 26 | 115 | 91 | 3 | - | 28.57 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 2 | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| 26 | 103 | 73 | 3 | - | 35.61 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 1 | 13 Oct 1979 | Test # 858 | |
| 26 | 64 | 68 | 2 | - | 38.23 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 25 | 125 | 73 | 1 | - | 34.24 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 | 24 Mar 1979 | Test # 850 | |
| 25 | 70 | - | 5 | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 3 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 25 | 73 | 62 | 4 | - | 40.32 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 4 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 25 | 69 | 53 | 2 | - | 47.16 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 2 | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
| 24 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 120.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 1 | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
| 24 | 85 | 80 | 1 | - | 30.00 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 23* | 49 | 38 | 4 | - | 60.52 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 2 | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
| 23 | 54 | 53 | 2 | - | 43.39 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
| 23 | 140 | 109 | 3 | - | 21.10 | Pakistan | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 | 24 Mar 1979 | Test # 850 | |
| 23 | 50 | 42 | 3 | - | 54.76 | England | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 4 | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
| 22 | 128 | 98 | 1 | - | 22.44 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 3 | 6 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
| 22 | 128 | 92 | 3 | - | 23.91 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 2 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 21* | 110 | 113 | 1 | - | 18.58 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 3 | 6 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
| 21 | 72 | 54 | 3 | - | 38.88 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 3 | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
| 21 | 70 | 40 | 2 | - | 52.50 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 2 | 1 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
| 20* | 39 | 30 | 2 | - | 66.66 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 4 | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
| 20* | 75 | 52 | 3 | - | 38.46 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 4 | 26 Oct 1979 | Test # 859 | |
| 20 | 44 | - | 2 | - | - | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 3 | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
| 19 | 91 | 80 | 1 | - | 23.75 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 |
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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:
New South Wales vs Tasmania at Launceston, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [First-class]
Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]
South Australia vs Western Australia at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 28-31, 1979 [First-class]