Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in 1960s in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
G Pullar	175	365	-	15	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
ER Dexter	172	339	-	28	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
BC Booth	169	330	-	19	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
WM Lawry	157	329	255	19	0	61.56	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
MC Cowdrey	155	287	-	22	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
RB Simpson	153	386	-	12	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
KF Barrington	148*	432	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
JR Reid	142	259	-	21	2	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
BW Sinclair	138	346	-	22	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
KR Stackpole	134	192	-	18	2	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
PH Parfitt	122*	333	289	18	0	42.21	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
KF Barrington	121	329	-	16	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
MJK Smith	121	320	-	12	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
G Boycott	117	423	396	12	0	29.54	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
PT Barton	109	276	-	20	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
JM Parks	108*	247	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
MC Cowdrey	105	188	-	11	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965	Test # 595
BC Booth	102*	306	233	5	0	43.77	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
PGZ Harris	101	269	-	10	2	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
MJK Smith	99	243	-	10	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
WM Lawry	98	253	-	9	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
IR Redpath	97	247	254	14	0	38.18	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
RW Barber	97	147	111	10	0	87.38	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
BK Shepherd	96	212	222	10	0	43.24	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
RB Simpson	94	273	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
KF Barrington	93	181	-	11	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
JR Reid	92	135	-	10	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
PJP Burge	91	235	-	3	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
KF Barrington	91	180	-	11	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	22 Jul 1965	Test # 594
R Subba Row	90	298	-	5	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
R Benaud	90	189	187	5	0	48.12	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
WM Lawry	89	192	160	4	0	55.62	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
NCL O'Neill	88	166	141	8	0	62.41	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
WM Lawry	87*	153	-	10	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
BC Booth	87	294	288	8	0	30.20	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
PH Parfitt	86	255	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965	Test # 595
NCL O'Neill	82	208	-	10	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
KF Barrington	80	232	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jul 1960	Test # 494
IR Redpath	80	369	-	8	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
MC Cowdrey	78*	178	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
GT Dowling	78	290	-	8	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
RB Simpson	78	200	-	5	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
BK Shepherd	78	158	-	9	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
G Boycott	76*	240	247	12	0	30.76	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
KF Barrington	76	167	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
GD McKenzie	76	183	153	6	2	49.67	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
JR Reid	75*	120	-	11	1	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
BC Booth	75	183	152	5	0	49.34	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
PGZ Harris	74	-	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GT Dowling	74	243	-	9	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
RW Barber	74	166	-	3	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
G Boycott	73	268	284	2	0	25.70	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
KF Barrington	73	155	-	4	2	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
KF Barrington	72	216	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
BK Shepherd	70	157	-	7	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
WE Russell	70	184	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
IR Redpath	69*	-	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
ME Chapple	69	155	-	10	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
JR Reid	69	201	-	8	2	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
SN McGregor	68	141	-	11	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
MC Cowdrey	67	173	-	8	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jul 1960	Test # 494
NCL O'Neill	66	140	-	6	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
RB Simpson	65	144	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
SN McGregor	62	303	-	5	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
ER Dexter	61	229	-	8	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
RW Barber	61	170	-	5	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
JR Reid	60	84	-	10	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
RM Cowper	60	-	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
G Pullar	59	136	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
ME Chapple	59	140	-	6	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
JM Parks	59	137	-	7	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
FJ Titmus	59	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	22 Jul 1965	Test # 594
GT Dowling	58	-	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
RB Simpson	58	123	97	3	0	59.79	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
BC Booth	58	153	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
RW Barber	58	159	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
MC Cowdrey	58	233	-	4	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
R Subba Row	56	240	212	-	0	26.41	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
ER Dexter	56	125	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
PJP Burge	56	135	137	7	0	40.87	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
RW Barber	56	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	22 Jul 1965	Test # 594
RB Simpson	55*	114	104	5	0	52.88	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
SN McGregor	55	-	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
SG Gedye	55	137	-	7	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
TR Veivers	55	168	-	5	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
MJK Smith	54	155	144	5	0	37.50	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
PT Barton	54	-	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
IR Redpath	54	137	-	8	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
RM Cowper	54	165	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
ER Dexter	52	150	141	8	0	36.87	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
PM Walker	52	144	-	5	2	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
SG Gedye	52	225	-	3	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
BW Sinclair	52	168	-	7	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
PH Parfitt	52	198	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
AE Dick	50*	92	-	6	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
GD Watson	50	93	-	8	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
JT Sparling	49	245	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
KF Barrington	49	147	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
IM Chappell	49	-	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
RB Simpson	48	-	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611

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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:

India v Australia at Chennai, 5th Test, Dec 24-28, 1969 [Test # 669]

India v Australia at Eden Gardens, 4th Test, Dec 12-16, 1969 [Test # 668]

India v Australia at Delhi, 3rd Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 1969 [Test # 667]