Most Balls Faced in 1954: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most balls faced in 1954, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST1954101 entries
1298Peter MayENG37 clear of Colin Cowdrey
2261Colin CowdreyENG37 off the lead
3233Neil HarveyAUS65 off the lead
● LEADS
Peter MayENG
298 · 37 ahead of Cowdrey
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — May is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
79
The mark at number ten — 91 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
12 of the top 50 · 6 teams represented

Most Balls Faced — full list

101 entries, ranked
1Peter MayENG298
2Colin CowdreyENG261
3Neil HarveyAUS233
4Jim BurkeAUS173
5Sir Leonard HuttonENG162
6Bill EdrichENG136
7Ron ArcherAUS108
8Richie BenaudAUS98
9Tom GraveneyENG81
9Bob AppleyardENG81
10Johnny WardleENG79
11Les FavellAUS71
12Trevor BaileyENG61
13Alan DavidsonAUS60
14Brian StathamENG57
15Frank TysonENG52
16Arthur MorrisAUS32
16Ray LindwallAUS32
17Graeme HoleAUS30
18Bill JohnstonAUS22
19Gil LangleyAUS20
20Godfrey EvansENG15
21John HoltWI5
22Frank WorrellWI3
22Bert SutcliffeNZ3
23Esmond KentishWI2
24Alf ValentineWI1
24Maqsood AhmedPAK1
25Waqar HasanPAK0
25Mahmood HussainPAK0
25Zulfiqar AhmedPAK0
25Wazir MohammadPAK0
25AlimuddinPAK0
25Khalid WazirPAK0
25ShujauddinPAK0
25Ebbu GhazaliPAK0
25Khalid HasanPAK0
25Aslam KhokharPAK0
25Jack CheethamSA0
25Hugh TayfieldSA0
25John WatkinsSA0
25Jackie McGlewSA0
25Clive van RyneveldSA0
25John WaiteSA0
25Roy McLeanSA0
25Russell EndeanSA0
25Ken FunstonSA0
25Anton MurraySA0
25Neil AdcockSA0
25David IronsideSA0
25Dick WestcottSA0
25George HeadleyWI0
25Jeffrey StollmeyerWI0
25Gerry GomezWI0
25Robert ChristianiWI0
25Wilf FergusonWI0
25Sir Clyde WalcottWI0
25Sir Everton WeekesWI0
25Frank MooneyNZ0
25Geoff RaboneNZ0
25John ReidNZ0
25Tony MacGibbonNZ0
25Bob BlairNZ0
25Lawrie MillerNZ0
25Murray ChappleNZ0
25Eric DempsterNZ0
25Matt PooreNZ0
25Guy OvertonNZ0
25John BeckNZ0
25Bill BellNZ0
25Ian LeggatNZ0
25Fazal MahmoodPAK0
25Hanif MohammadPAK0
25Imtiaz AhmedPAK0
25Khan MohammadPAK0
25Jim LakerENG0
25Sir Alec BedserENG0
25David SheppardENG0
25Reg SimpsonENG0
25Willie WatsonENG0
25Dick SpoonerENG0
25Fred TruemanENG0
25Tony LockENG0
25Alan MossENG0
25Charles PalmerENG0
25Keith MillerAUS0
25Abdul KardarIND0
25Ian JohnsonAUS0
25Len MaddocksAUS0
25Denis ComptonENG0
25Frank KingWI0
25Bruce PairaudeauWI0
25Michael FrederickWI0
25Clifford McWattWI0
25Sir Garry SobersWI0
25Keith AndrewENG0
25Denis AtkinsonWI0
25Sonny RamadhinWI0
25Jim McConnonENG0
25Jim ParksENG0
25Peter LoaderENG0
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