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Most Runs in 1947: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The most runs in 1947 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST
1947
79 entries
1
1159
Denis Compton
ENG
316 clear of Bill Edrich
2
843
Bill Edrich
ENG
316 off the lead
3
700
Cyril Washbrook
ENG
459 off the lead
● LEADS
Denis Compton
ENG
1159 · 316 ahead of Edrich
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Compton is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
457
The mark at number ten — 69 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
17 of the top 50 · 5 teams represented
Most Runs — full list
79 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Denis Compton
ENG
1159
2
Bill Edrich
ENG
843
3
Cyril Washbrook
ENG
700
4
Sir Leonard Hutton
ENG
678
5
Dudley Nourse
SA
621
6
Bruce Mitchell
SA
597
7
Alan Melville
SA
569
8
Arthur Morris
AUS
553
9
Norman Yardley
ENG
458
10
Donald Bradman
AUS
457
11
Keith Miller
AUS
340
12
Godfrey Evans
ENG
306
13
Ken Viljoen
SA
270
14
Lindsay Hassett
AUS
224
15
Ossie Dawson
SA
204
16
Colin McCool
AUS
184
17
Sid Barnes
AUS
178
18
Wally Hammond
ENG
154
19
Don Tallon
AUS
139
20
Ray Lindwall
AUS
136
21
Jack Ikin
ENG
120
22
Walter Hadlee
NZ
116
23
Athol Rowan
SA
114
24
Tufty Mann
SA
109
25
Dennis Dyer
SA
96
26
Tony Harris
SA
93
27
Sir Alec Bedser
ENG
88
28
Lindsay Tuckett
SA
87
29
Joe Hardstaff
ENG
76
30
Ken Cranston
ENG
71
31
Dick Howorth
ENG
68
32
Cliff Gladwin
ENG
67
33
Lala Amarnath
IND
66
34
Charlie Barnett
ENG
63
35
Ian Johnson
AUS
59
36
Bert Sutcliffe
NZ
58
37
Vijay Hazare
IND
57
38
Ron Hamence
AUS
56
39
Dattu Phadkar
IND
53
40
Bruce Dooland
AUS
49
41
Gul Mohammad
IND
47
42
George Fullerton
SA
46
43
Gogumal Kishenchand
IND
45
43
Jack Cowie
NZ
45
44
Merv Harvey
AUS
43
45
Chandu Sarwate
IND
41
46
Doug Wright
ENG
36
47
Jack Robertson
ENG
34
48
Bill Brown
AUS
29
49
Peter Smith
ENG
27
50
Tom Dollery
ENG
26
50
Jack Martin
ENG
26
51
Tom Burtt
NZ
24
52
Eric Hollies
ENG
23
53
Hemu Adhikari
IND
21
53
Johnny Lindsay
SA
21
54
Roy Scott
NZ
18
54
Brun Smith
NZ
18
54
Verdun Scott
NZ
18
55
Vinoo Mankad
IND
17
55
Amir Elahi
PAK
17
56
Jack Plimsoll
SA
16
57
Laurie Fishlock
ENG
14
58
Ernie Toshack
AUS
13
59
C.S. Nayudu
IND
12
59
Don Taylor
NZ
12
59
Ian Smith
SA
12
60
Merv Wallace
NZ
9
60
George Tribe
AUS
9
61
George Pope
ENG
8
62
Bill Copson
ENG
6
62
Ranga Sohoni
IND
6
63
Sam Cook
ENG
4
64
Jenni Irani
IND
3
65
Khandu Rangnekar
IND
1
65
Eric Tindill
NZ
1
66
Jack Young
ENG
0
66
Bill Johnston
AUS
0
66
Bill Voce
ENG
0
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