Batting Most Runs Innings

High scores in 1979 in Tests

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
SFAF Bacchus	250	510	-	33	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
SM Gavaskar	221	490	443	21	-	49.88	India	v England	The Oval	4	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
DI Gower	200*	365	279	24	-	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	1	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
GR Viswanath	179	420	-	14	-	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
GN Yallop	167	520	392	15	-	42.60	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	1	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
AR Border	162	416	360	24	1	45.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	1	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
GR Viswanath	161*	405	297	11	1	54.20	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	2	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
Javed Miandad	160*	420	-	17	1	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
G Boycott	155	458	341	12	-	45.45	England	v India	Birmingham	1	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DW Randall	150	582	498	13	-	30.12	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DB Vengsarkar	146*	522	370	11	1	39.45	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
IVA Richards	140	329	259	20	-	54.05	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
IT Botham	137	201	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	1	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
Zaheer Abbas	135	387	-	15	1	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
Asif Iqbal	134*	304	280	18	1	47.85	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
GR Viswanath	131	274	207	18	-	63.28	India	v Australia	Delhi	1	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
KJ Hughes	130*	378	244	17	1	53.27	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
Javed Miandad	129*	390	276	15	-	46.73	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
BA Edgar	129	414	-	14	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
N Kapil Dev	126*	-	124	11	1	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
Mudassar Nazar	126	450	337	13	-	37.38	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	1	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
G Boycott	125	418	293	6	-	42.66	England	v India	The Oval	3	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
GR Viswanath	124	346	-	17	-	-	India	v West Indies	Chennai	2	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
GS Chappell	124	376	299	12	-	41.47	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
SM Gavaskar	123	303	239	17	-	51.46	India	v Australia	Wankhede	1	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
GN Yallop	121	267	212	13	-	57.07	Australia	v England	Sydney	1	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
SM Gavaskar	120	344	-	18	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
Majid Khan	119*	411	-	13	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	3	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
SM Gavaskar	115	329	238	17	1	48.31	India	v Australia	Delhi	1	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
AR Border	115	383	296	13	-	38.85	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	3	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
GP Howarth	114	280	-	11	1	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	2	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
GR Viswanath	113	351	337	14	-	33.53	India	v England	Lord's	3	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
DB Vengsarkar	112	366	283	12	2	39.57	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	2	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
DB Vengsarkar	109	330	-	11	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
Majid Khan	108	219	157	16	-	68.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	3	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
AR Border	105	378	275	7	-	38.18	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Asif Iqbal	104	237	-	10	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	1	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
DB Vengsarkar	103	353	295	13	-	34.91	India	v England	Lord's	3	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
AD Gaekwad	102	340	-	10	-	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
M Amarnath	101*	265	-	10	-	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
SMH Kirmani	101*	306	206	17	-	49.02	India	v Australia	Wankhede	1	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
Yashpal Sharma	100*	280	239	10	3	41.84	India	v Australia	Delhi	1	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
KJ Hughes	100	276	204	10	1	49.01	Australia	v India	Chennai	1	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
G Boycott	99*	337	285	8	-	34.73	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	4	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
KJ Hughes	99	235	195	10	-	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	1	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
AI Kallicharran	98	209	155	16	-	63.22	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RW Taylor	97	361	300	6	-	32.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Wasim Raja	97	251	174	15	-	55.74	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	1	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
GR Viswanath	96	247	177	12	-	54.23	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
IVA Richards	96	160	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
Wasim Raja	94*	229	124	5	1	75.80	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	2	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
KJ Hughes	92	301	240	9	1	38.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	1	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
BM Laird	92	303	185	10	-	49.72	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
WM Darling	91	276	200	9	-	45.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
HA Gomes	91	265	-	13	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	3	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
GN Yallop	89	198	-	13	-	-	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
DB Vengsarkar	89	262	228	11	1	39.03	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
JG Wright	88	309	-	12	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	2	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
SM Gavaskar	88	260	219	13	-	40.18	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	2	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
KJ Hughes	86	261	195	7	-	44.10	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	1	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
KD Ghavri	86	153	99	12	3	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	1	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
Yashpal Sharma	85*	145	117	10	-	72.64	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	4	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
AR Border	85	347	250	7	-	34.00	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	2	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
AMJ Hilditch	85	182	162	9	-	52.46	Australia	v India	Delhi	3	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
KJ Hughes	84	267	209	8	1	40.19	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
CPS Chauhan	84	368	-	10	-	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	3	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
GA Gooch	83	122	109	13	1	76.14	England	v India	Birmingham	1	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
N Kapil Dev	83	104	74	14	-	112.16	India	v Australia	Chennai	2	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
JV Coney	82	189	-	12	1	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	1	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
DI Gower	82	131	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	2	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
Javed Miandad	81	244	-	8	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
SM Gavaskar	81	230	150	12	-	54.00	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	3	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
CPS Chauhan	80	314	263	7	-	30.41	India	v England	The Oval	4	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
KJ Hughes	80	168	144	8	-	55.55	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
CPS Chauhan	79	300	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
WM Darling	79	189	140	7	-	56.42	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	4	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
GA Gooch	79	246	205	7	-	38.53	England	v India	The Oval	1	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
GR Viswanath	78	213	181	9	-	43.09	India	v England	Birmingham	2	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
SM Gavaskar	78	240	209	9	-	37.32	India	v England	Leeds	2	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
DF Whatmore	77	119	91	14	-	84.61	Australia	v India	Delhi	2	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
SM Gavaskar	76	175	-	9	-	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	1	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
Javed Miandad	76	157	141	8	-	53.90	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	1	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
WM Darling	75	205	131	8	-	57.25	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	2	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
BM Laird	75	302	218	8	-	34.40	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
IT Botham	74	158	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GA Gooch	74	148	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
Wasim Raja	74	172	-	10	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	1	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
GS Chappell	74	150	115	10	-	64.34	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
CPS Chauhan	73	228	178	10	-	41.01	India	v Australia	Wankhede	1	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
GR Viswanath	73	194	164	11	-	44.51	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	2	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
MG Burgess	71	288	-	8	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	3	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
KJ Hughes	70	160	102	6	-	68.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
JV Coney	69	263	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	2	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
N Kapil Dev	69	120	79	11	-	87.34	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	1	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
BM Laird	69	277	176	3	-	39.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
SM Gavaskar	68	137	117	10	-	58.11	India	v England	Birmingham	3	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
AR Border	66*	155	115	4	-	57.39	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	4	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
DB Vengsarkar	65*	178	183	6	-	35.51	India	v England	Leeds	2	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
DI Gower	65	141	111	6	-	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DB Vengsarkar	65	111	77	10	1	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	2	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India vs Pakistan at Kanpur, Pakistan tour of India 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India vs Pakistan at Wankhede, Pakistan tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]