Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KD Walters	250	394	342	30	2	73.09	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
GS Chappell	247*	410	356	30	1	69.38	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974	Test # 733
KWR Fletcher	216	443	413	29	-	52.30	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
LG Rowe	214	427	-	19	1	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
Javed Miandad	206	410	-	29	2	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976	Test # 784
Mushtaq Mohammad	201	383	-	20	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973	Test # 712
CA Davis	183	602	-	21	-	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
MH Denness	181	414	392	25	-	46.17	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
KWR Fletcher	178	379	380	21	2	46.84	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
Asif Iqbal	175	275	-	18	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973	Test # 712
Sadiq Mohammad	166	362	-	19	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	02 Feb 1973	Test # 710
Asif Iqbal	166	334	-	13	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	09 Oct 1976	Test # 782
DL Amiss	164*	378	351	25	-	46.72	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1975	Test # 758
RC Fredericks	163	408	-	20	-	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
Javed Miandad	163	259	-	19	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	09 Oct 1976	Test # 782
Javed Miandad	160*	420	-	17	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
IR Redpath	159*	348	310	20	-	51.29	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
CT Radley	158	648	524	15	-	30.15	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
IM Chappell	145	283	268	17	1	54.10	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974	Test # 733
GS Sobers	142	363	-	18	-	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
AW Greig	139	200	178	16	-	78.08	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
DL Amiss	138*	363	276	12	-	50.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
Zaheer Abbas	135	387	-	15	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
GS Chappell	133	186	175	18	-	76.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974	Test # 733
RW Marsh	132	303	266	9	-	49.62	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	Test # 730
G Boycott	131	417	374	9	-	35.02	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
S Amarnath	124	259	-	16	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1976	Test # 769
KR Stackpole	122	222	192	13	-	63.54	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
IM Chappell	121	199	218	13	1	55.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974	Test # 733
Majid Khan	119*	411	-	13	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
SM Gavaskar	119	265	-	20	-	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	10 Nov 1976	Test # 785
SM Gavaskar	116	368	-	15	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1976	Test # 769
G Boycott	115	221	181	20	-	63.53	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
Majid Khan	112	130	-	18	2	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976	Test # 784
DI Gower	111	249	253	14	-	43.87	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
Majid Khan	110	269	-	15	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
Mushtaq Mohammad	107	295	-	11	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976	Test # 784
KD Walters	104*	167	138	15	-	75.36	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
Asif Iqbal	104	237	-	10	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Sadiq Mohammad	103*	-	-	14	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	23 Oct 1976	Test # 783
GR Viswanath	103*	147	-	8	-	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	18 Nov 1976	Test # 786
IT Botham	103	313	288	12	1	35.76	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
APE Knott	101	181	149	11	1	67.78	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
AI Kallicharran	101	181	-	13	1	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
Mushtaq Mohammad	101	257	-	9	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	23 Oct 1976	Test # 783
GJ Gilmour	101	187	146	20	1	69.17	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
LG Rowe	100*	153	-	13	-	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
AI Kallicharran	100*	254	-	7	1	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972	Test # 696
BL D'Oliveira	100	216	216	13	2	46.29	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
Majid Khan	98	225	-	19	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	23 Oct 1976	Test # 783
APE Knott	96	300	251	9	-	38.24	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
KD Walters	94	132	141	8	2	66.66	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	Test # 730
IR Redpath	93	237	206	11	-	45.14	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974	Test # 733
G Boycott	92	220	200	13	1	46.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
GA Gooch	91*	187	175	11	-	52.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
CA Davis	90	253	-	12	-	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
G Miller	89	338	273	10	-	32.60	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
SMH Kirmani	88	188	-	12	-	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	10 Nov 1976	Test # 785
GR Viswanath	87	251	-	8	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976	Test # 787
KJ O'Keeffe	85	200	195	9	-	43.58	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	Test # 730
Javed Miandad	85	141	-	5	3	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976	Test # 784
RB McCosker	84	241	186	8	-	45.16	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
GR Viswanath	83	178	-	10	-	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	05 Feb 1976	Test # 771
BP Patel	82	124	-	11	3	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	10 Nov 1976	Test # 785
KWR Fletcher	81	246	246	10	-	32.92	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
BP Patel	81	248	-	7	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Feb 1976	Test # 772
Javed Miandad	81	244	-	8	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Majid Khan	79	199	-	10	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	02 Feb 1973	Test # 710
Majid Khan	79	186	-	12	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	02 Feb 1973	Test # 710
KD Walters	79	179	142	9	-	55.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
GR Viswanath	79	208	-	7	-	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	05 Feb 1976	Test # 771
AD Gaekwad	77*	-	-	6	-	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	18 Nov 1976	Test # 786
RB McCosker	77*	147	129	7	-	59.68	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
G Boycott	77	442	302	9	-	25.49	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
CT Radley	77	229	200	9	-	38.50	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
Wasim Raja	74	172	-	10	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Asif Iqbal	73	210	-	7	1	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	23 Oct 1976	Test # 783
IR Redpath	71	258	205	7	-	34.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974	Test # 735
SM Gavaskar	71	203	-	7	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	05 Feb 1976	Test # 771
DI Gower	71	180	139	8	-	51.07	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
M Amarnath	70	109	-	9	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	18 Nov 1976	Test # 786
RC Fredericks	69	204	-	9	-	0.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
Sadiq Mohammad	68	161	-	7	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	02 Feb 1973	Test # 710
GR Viswanath	68	186	-	11	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	18 Nov 1976	Test # 786
GRJ Roope	68	257	210	10	-	32.38	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
Mushtaq Mohammad	67*	96	-	10	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976	Test # 784
SM Gavaskar	66	195	-	9	-	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	18 Nov 1976	Test # 786
R Illingworth	65	147	138	9	-	47.10	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
KD Walters	65	115	103	10	-	63.10	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974	Test # 735
P Lever	64	165	124	6	-	51.61	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
JH Edrich	64	182	158	10	-	40.50	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
M Amarnath	64	107	-	8	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1976	Test # 769
SMH Kirmani	64	177	-	9	-	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	18 Nov 1976	Test # 786
S Venkataraghavan	64	183	-	4	1	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976	Test # 787
GJ Gilmour	64	132	96	9	1	66.66	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
AW Greig	63	123	95	6	2	66.31	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
Sadiq Mohammad	61	157	-	5	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973	Test # 712
Mushtaq Mohammad	61	125	-	9	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
G Boycott	61	165	144	3	2	42.36	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
Talat Ali	61	183	-	8	-	0.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844

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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]