Batting Most Runs Career

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Most runs

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JH Edrich (ENG)	1970-1975	19	36	3	1554	175	47.09	4456	34.87	3	8	-	154	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1970-1979	17	33	6	1533	191	56.77	4607	33.27	4	8	2	131	0
APE Knott (ENG)	1970-1977	27	45	4	1388	135	33.85	2992	46.39	2	9	2	152	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	21	37	1	1303	110	36.19	2634	49.46	1	10	2	175	5
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	18	31	2	1210	127	41.72	1106+	45.93	3	7	1	151	2
GR Viswanath (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	1	991	161*	61.93	1395+	52.54	2	7	-	90+	1
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1980	12	20	2	934	178	51.88	743+	68.50	3	4	1	118	5
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	-	875	127	51.47	1682+	46.78	5	2	1	112	1
RC Fredericks (WI)	1973-1976	11	21	1	798	169	39.90	569+	73.28	1	4	1	111	4
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1979	13	24	4	771	174	38.55	1885	40.90	2	4	4	82	1
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1980	10	15	-	724	140	48.26	928+	71.33	2	3	1	99	2
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	-	692	112	40.70	1193+	41.74	1	4	-	69	4
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1970-1974	11	21	2	677	131	35.63	1958	34.57	2	3	2	71	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1972-1979	8	15	2	665	152*	51.15	1287+	50.42	3	1	2	76	4
DL Murray (WI)	1973-1980	14	22	-	650	90	29.54	693+	55.84	-	6	-	76	5
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1970-1977	14	25	-	638	146	25.52	1801	35.42	1	3	2	63	0
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1975-1977	8	14	1	633	149	48.69	1565	40.44	3	1	1	78	2
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1977-1979	10	15	-	609	88	40.60	1105+	42.26	-	5	1	84	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1972-1979	8	16	-	604	101	37.75	1069+	55.84	1	5	1	68	2
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	11	19	1	602	117	33.44	1554	38.73	1	3	1	68	2
Majid Khan (PAK)	1972-1979	8	16	1	595	158	39.66	1061+	54.00	2	1	3	69	1
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1977-1979	11	16	2	590	101*	42.14	1219+	44.38	1	3	-	61+	1
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1979	13	25	1	561	81	23.37	1814	30.92	-	3	3	48	0
GM Turner (NZ)	1973-1977	7	12	1	541	110*	49.18	1419	38.12	2	2	-	55	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1972	11	18	3	527	57	35.13	1551	33.97	-	2	1	57	2
RG Pollock (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	517	274	73.85	960	53.85	1	3	-	76	1
BA Richards (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1979	7	13	1	460	102	38.33	948	48.52	1	1	-	43	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1977	8	15	2	456	132	35.07	1345	33.90	2	1	-	42	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1977-1979	6	10	-	447	100	44.70	749+	48.19	1	3	2	30	0
LG Rowe (WI)	1973-1980	11	17	-	445	107	26.17	778+	44.85	1	3	1	55	1
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1972-1979	8	16	1	409	121	27.26	1104+	33.87	1	1	-	41	0
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1972-1977	5	10	-	400	137	40.00	650+	47.38	2	1	2	40	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1973-1977	8	15	-	370	108	24.66	1162	31.84	1	-	1	35	0
DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1975	3	6	-	365	92	60.83	860	42.44	-	4	-	41	2
EJ Barlow (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	360	127	51.42	930	38.70	2	1	-	36	3
RB Kanhai (WI)	1973-1973	5	8	1	358	105	51.14	-	0.00	1	3	-	43	1
BL Irvine (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	353	102	50.42	650	54.30	1	2	-	33	6
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1979	9	14	-	349	74	24.92	781	44.68	-	2	1	35	2
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1976	8	13	2	337	95*	30.63	325+	73.84	-	2	2	44	0
JFM Morrison (NZ)	1973-1974	6	11	-	336	117	30.54	902	37.25	1	1	2	29	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1975	15	22	1	336	48	16.00	881	38.13	-	-	5	36	2
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1979	5	9	1	331	129*	41.37	866	38.22	1	2	-	34	0
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	6	11	-	329	188	29.90	782	42.07	1	1	-	31	0
BF Hastings (NZ)	1973-1974	6	11	-	319	101	29.00	859	37.13	1	1	1	31	0
DL Amiss (ENG)	1974-1977	10	19	1	305	90	16.94	904	33.73	-	2	5	21	0
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1979-1979	6	8	2	304	100*	50.66	733+	41.47	1	2	2	32	4
KJ Wadsworth (NZ)	1973-1974	6	11	1	289	80	28.90	604	47.84	-	2	1	28	0
G Miller (ENG)	1977-1979	9	14	-	286	64	20.42	914	31.29	-	1	-	25	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1979	8	15	-	283	74	18.86	862	32.83	-	1	2	27	1
MLC Foster (WI)	1973-1978	5	9	1	275	125	34.37	-	0.00	1	-	-	36	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1979	22	35	16	267	24*	14.05	762	35.03	-	-	3	27	1
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1980	4	7	1	266	66	44.33	123+	68.29	-	3	-	33	4
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	-	265	115	44.16	-	0.00	2	-	-	29	0
B Wood (ENG)	1972-1975	4	8	-	262	90	32.75	754	34.74	-	2	-	41	0
AB Williams (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	-	257	100	42.83	-	0.00	1	1	-	43	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1977-1979	9	11	2	250	86	27.77	427+	51.52	-	2	-	26+	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1977	7	13	-	248	81	19.07	492	50.40	-	1	-	22	3
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1970-1975	8	13	-	247	41	19.00	805	30.68	-	-	-	27	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1979	23	35	10	244	30	9.76	638	38.24	-	-	7	29	0
RW Taylor (ENG)	1978-1979	7	12	2	237	97	23.70	919	25.78	-	1	-	15	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1980	6	11	2	233	80*	25.88	227+	44.93	-	1	3	31	1
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1972-1973	3	6	-	227	68	37.83	301+	44.18	-	2	-	28	1
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	-	217	63	36.16	-	0.00	-	3	-	28	0
A Bacher (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	-	217	73	31.00	490	44.28	-	2	-	23	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1979	6	7	1	212	83	35.33	230+	85.65	-	1	-	28+	1
MJ Procter (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	1	209	48	34.83	381	54.85	-	-	-	21	3
D Lloyd (ENG)	1974-1975	4	8	-	196	49	24.50	608	32.23	-	-	-	23	0
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1978	5	9	2	193	65	27.57	-	0.00	-	2	2	27	0
CM Old (ENG)	1974-1978	9	15	2	190	43	14.61	447	42.50	-	-	3	22	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1979	5	9	-	176	48	19.55	445	39.55	-	-	1	16	1
VA Holder (WI)	1973-1978	9	16	2	176	31	12.57	192+	42.70	-	-	2	19	2
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1977	7	12	3	173	37*	19.22	751	23.03	-	-	1	13	0
JH Hampshire (ENG)	1971-1975	4	8	-	168	55	21.00	384	43.75	-	1	1	22	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1974-1977	3	6	-	157	66	26.16	309	50.80	-	1	-	22	1
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1975-1977	3	4	-	149	77	37.25	392	38.01	-	1	1	17	0
AE Greenidge (WI)	1978-1978	2	4	-	142	69	35.50	-	0.00	-	2	-	21	1
MJK Smith (ENG)	1972-1972	3	6	-	140	34	23.33	452	30.97	-	-	-	11	0
HR Lance (SA)	1970-1970	3	5	-	139	61	27.80	365	38.08	-	1	-	13	1
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1974-1975	4	8	-	138	61	17.25	436	31.65	-	1	1	13	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1977-1977	2	4	-	131	59	32.75	326	40.18	-	1	-	18	0
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1972-1973	2	4	-	131	50	32.75	81+	69.13	-	1	-	15	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1979	6	11	1	129	35	12.90	294	43.87	-	-	1	18	0
BD Julien (WI)	1975-1976	3	5	1	124	46*	31.00	213	58.21	-	-	-	14	1
JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1974	4	7	-	123	45	17.57	438	28.08	-	-	-	12	1
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	1	120	46	24.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	18	0
P Lever (ENG)	1970-1975	9	11	1	120	36	12.00	309	38.83	-	-	-	12	0
AV Mankad (IND)	1977-1978	3	5	-	119	44	23.80	276	43.11	-	-	1	7	0
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1972-1972	3	6	1	117	51	23.40	403	29.03	-	1	1	9	0
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1972-1979	8	15	1	116	72	8.28	137+	32.11	-	1	8	15	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1980	9	13	-	112	54	8.61	290+	34.82	-	1	2	12	0
DT Lindsay (SA)	1970-1970	2	4	-	109	60	27.25	204	53.43	-	1	1	15	1
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1977-1979	2	3	-	108	57	36.00	227	47.57	-	1	-	10	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1980	7	11	1	107	34	10.70	279	38.35	-	-	1	18	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1974-1977	5	8	2	104	61	17.33	302	34.43	-	1	3	12	0
GN Edwards (NZ)	1977-1977	2	4	-	100	51	25.00	135	74.07	-	1	1	18	0
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1972-1977	5	10	3	98	21	14.00	307+	23.45	-	-	3	6	0
J Garner (WI)	1978-1980	4	4	1	94	60	31.33	121+	73.55	-	1	1	8	4
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1977-1978	4	7	3	92	25*	23.00	213	43.19	-	-	1	10	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1970-1970	4	7	3	74	36*	18.50	192	38.54	-	-	1	8	1
CA Davis (WI)	1973-1973	2	4	-	70	25	17.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	8	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1973-1973	1	2	-	69	64	34.50	139	49.64	-	1	-	10	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1977-1978	5	9	6	68	26*	22.66	87	78.16	-	-	-	5	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1973-1976	11	18	8	68	13	6.80	140+	30.71	-	-	1	5	0
DA Murray (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	-	67	21	11.16	-	0.00	-	-	-	8	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	4	7	1	67	42	11.16	268	25.00	-	-	3	5	0
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1973-1974	2	4	-	66	28	16.50	200	33.00	-	-	1	5	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	10	16	6	66	15	6.60	244	27.04	-	-	3	10	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1979	2	4	-	65	25	16.25	220	29.54	-	-	-	2	0
GA Greenidge (WI)	1973-1973	3	5	1	65	24	16.25	-	0.00	-	-	1	7	0
Inshan Ali (WI)	1973-1975	4	6	-	63	24	10.50	60+	60.00	-	-	1	7	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1977-1978	5	8	-	63	14	7.87	244	25.81	-	-	-	4	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1977-1979	4	5	1	60	37	15.00	120+	45.83	-	-	-	6	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1970-1970	3	5	-	58	17	11.60	210	27.61	-	-	-	5	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	8	14	5	56	22	6.22	221	25.33	-	-	3	9	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1979	1	2	1	54	38*	54.00	218	24.77	-	-	-	5	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1977-1977	2	4	-	52	43	13.00	56	92.85	-	-	-	8	0
N Gifford (ENG)	1972-1972	3	5	1	50	16*	12.50	174	28.73	-	-	1	7	0
BP Patel (IND)	1977-1977	2	4	-	46	27	11.50	81	56.79	-	-	-	5	0
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1978-1978	2	4	-	42	21	10.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	5	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1979	1	2	-	41	28	20.50	69	59.42	-	-	-	3	0
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1978-1978	1	2	-	39	27	19.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	2	0
D Gamsy (SA)	1970-1970	2	3	1	39	30*	19.50	138	28.26	-	-	-	2	0
MV Narasimha Rao (IND)	1979-1979	2	3	1	35	20*	17.50	111	31.53	-	-	-	5	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1978	3	5	1	33	13*	8.25	97	34.02	-	-	-	3	0
Mohsin Khan (PAK)	1979-1979	1	2	-	28	14	14.00	51	54.90	-	-	-	4	0
TM Findlay (WI)	1973-1973	1	2	-	25	13	12.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	2	0
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1973-1974	3	6	1	24	8	4.80	142	16.90	-	-	-	1	0
JSE Price (ENG)	1972-1972	1	2	1	23	19	23.00	38	60.52	-	-	-	3	0
L Baichan (WI)	1976-1976	1	2	-	23	20	11.50	52	44.23	-	-	-	1	0
RA Austin (WI)	1978-1978	2	2	-	22	20	11.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	3	0
B Andrews (NZ)	1973-1974	2	3	2	22	17	22.00	49	44.89	-	-	-	4	0
P Willey (ENG)	1979-1979	1	2	-	21	12	10.50	36	58.33	-	-	-	2	0
IT Shillingford (WI)	1978-1978	1	2	-	19	16	9.50	-	0.00	-	-	-	3	0
ET Willett (WI)	1973-1973	3	5	2	19	12	6.33	-	0.00	-	-	2	2	0
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1979	5	4	1	18	18	6.00	10+	0.00	-	-	2	2	0
WK Lees (NZ)	1977-1977	1	2	-	17	14	8.50	31	54.83	-	-	-	2	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1973-1978	3	5	5	17	11*	0.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	2	0
Yajurvindra Singh (IND)	1979-1979	1	1	-	15	15	15.00	47	31.91	-	-	-	3	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1974-1974	3	4	2	15	8*	7.50	39	38.46	-	-	-	3	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1977	2	4	1	13	7	4.33	55	23.63	-	-	1	1	0
MG Webb (NZ)	1974-1974	1	1	-	12	12	12.00	41	29.26	-	-	-	0	0
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1978	1	2	1	11	6	11.00	-	0.00	-	-	-	2	0
K Shuttleworth (ENG)	1970-1970	2	2	-	9	7	4.50	30	30.00	-	-	-	1	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1977-1977	2	3	2	9	5	9.00	49	18.36	-	-	-	2	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1978-1980	4	4	2	9	4*	4.50	77+	2.59	-	-	1	0	0
CL King (WI)	1979-1979	1	2	1	8	8*	8.00	26	30.76	-	-	1	1	0
AJ Traicos (SA)	1970-1970	3	4	2	8	5*	4.00	63	12.69	-	-	1	0	0
Talat Ali (PAK)	1972-1972	1	2	1	7	7*	7.00	-	0.00	-	-	1	1	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1977	3	5	2	7	4	2.33	84	8.33	-	-	-	0	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades 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 v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

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

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