Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1955 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1955 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Total Matches

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Total Runs

All time

31708

Test

31708

Total Wickets

All time

718

Test

718

Total Sixes

All time

954

Test

954

Total Fours

All time

27288

Test

27288

Total Fifties

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

141

Test

141

ODI

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Sir CLYDE WALCOTT 827
Bert SUTCLIFFE NZ	774
Peter MAY ENG	759
Neil HARVEY AUS	696
Vijay MANJREKAR IND	655
Denis COMPTON ENG	654
Colin MCDONALD AUS	635
John REID NZ	625
Keith MILLER AUS	544
Polly UMRIGAR IND	543

Most Runs (Test)
Sir CLYDE WALCOTT 827
Bert SUTCLIFFE NZ		774
Peter MAY ENG		759
Neil HARVEY AUS		696
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		655
Denis COMPTON ENG		654
Colin MCDONALD AUS		635
John REID NZ		625
Keith MILLER AUS		544
Polly UMRIGAR IND		543

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Colin MCDONALD 218
Denis COMPTON ENG	200
Peter MAY ENG	188
Trevor BAILEY ENG	182
Tom GRAVENEY ENG	157
Keith MILLER AUS	80
Bill WATSON AUS	76
Alan DAVIDSON AUS	69
Peter BURGE AUS	67
Len MADDOCKS AUS	62

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Colin MCDONALD 218
Denis COMPTON ENG		200
Peter MAY ENG		188
Trevor BAILEY ENG		182
Tom GRAVENEY ENG		157
Keith MILLER AUS		80
Bill WATSON AUS		76
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		69
Peter BURGE AUS		67
Len MADDOCKS AUS		62

Highest Score (All time)
Bert SUTCLIFFE 230
Polly UMRIGAR IND		223
Denis ATKINSON WI		219
Imtiaz AHMED PAK		209
Neil HARVEY AUS		204
Waqar HASAN PAK		189
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		177
Denis COMPTON ENG		158
Sir CLYDE WALCOTT WI		155

Highest Score (Test)
Bert SUTCLIFFE 230
Polly UMRIGAR IND		223
Denis ATKINSON WI		219
Imtiaz AHMED PAK		209
Neil HARVEY AUS		204
Waqar HASAN PAK		189
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		177
Denis COMPTON ENG		158
Sir CLYDE WALCOTT WI		155

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Frank KING 200.00
Sir LEONARD HUTTON ENG		150.00
Tom GRAVENEY ENG		70.70
Johnny WARDLE ENG		62.50
Richie BENAUD AUS		61.70
Keith MILLER AUS		58.75
Les FAVELL AUS		55.56
Peter BURGE AUS		52.24

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Frank KING 200.00
Sir LEONARD HUTTON ENG		150.00
Tom GRAVENEY ENG		70.70
Johnny WARDLE ENG		62.50
Richie BENAUD AUS		61.70
Keith MILLER AUS		58.75
Les FAVELL AUS		55.56
Peter BURGE AUS		52.24

Most sixes (All time)
John REID 6
Paul WINSLOW SA		5
Bert SUTCLIFFE NZ		4
Sir EVERTON WEEKES WI		2

Most sixes (Test)
John REID 6
Paul WINSLOW SA		5
Bert SUTCLIFFE NZ		4
Sir EVERTON WEEKES WI		2

Best Averages (All time)
Clairmonte DEPEIAZA 169 / 3

Best Averages (Test)
Clairmonte DEPEIAZA 169 / 3

Most 50s (All time)
Imtiaz AHMED 4
Sir EVERTON WEEKES WI		3
Jackie MCGLEW SA		2

Most 50s (Test)
Imtiaz AHMED 4
Sir EVERTON WEEKES WI		3
Jackie MCGLEW SA		2

Most 100s (All time)
Sir CLYDE WALCOTT 5
Neil HARVEY AUS		3
Hanif MOHAMMAD PAK		2

Most 100s (Test)
Sir CLYDE WALCOTT 5
Neil HARVEY AUS		3
Hanif MOHAMMAD PAK		2

Most Not Outs (All time)
Johnny HAYES 4
Bob APPLEYARD ENG		3

Most Not Outs (Test)
Johnny HAYES 4
Bob APPLEYARD ENG		3

Most Wickets (All time)
Subhash GUPTE 45
Frank TYSON ENG		33
Khan MOHAMMAD PAK		30
Johnny WARDLE ENG		29
Hugh TAYFIELD SA		26
Trevor GODDARD SA		25
Keith MILLER AUS		24
Ray LINDWALL AUS		23

Most Wickets (Test)
Subhash GUPTE 45
Frank TYSON ENG		33
Khan MOHAMMAD PAK		30
Johnny WARDLE ENG		29
Hugh TAYFIELD SA		26
Trevor GODDARD SA		25
Keith MILLER AUS		24
Ray LINDWALL AUS		23

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Brian STATHAM 7/9
Subhash GUPTE IND	7/18
Ian JOHNSON AUS	7/26
Polly UMRIGAR IND	6/0
Mahmood HUSSAIN PAK	6/1
Gulabrai RAMCHAND IND	6/3
Khan MOHAMMAD PAK	6/10
Frank TYSON ENG	6/10
Zulfiqar AHMED PAK	6/11
Keith MILLER AUS	6/18

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Brian STATHAM 7/9
Subhash GUPTE IND		7/18
Ian JOHNSON AUS		7/26
Polly UMRIGAR IND		6/0
Mahmood HUSSAIN PAK		6/1
Gulabrai RAMCHAND IND		6/3
Khan MOHAMMAD PAK		6/10
Frank TYSON ENG		6/10
Zulfiqar AHMED PAK		6/11
Keith MILLER AUS		6/18

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Bunny BUTLER 2/151
Collie SMITH WI		3/145
Tony MACGIBBON NZ		4/135
Subhash GUPTE IND		7/133
Alf VALENTINE WI		3/133
Denis ATKINSON WI		5/132
Bapu NADKARNI IND		0/132
Brian STATHAM ENG		7/129
Frank KING WI		2/126
Tom DEWDNEY WI		4/125

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Bunny BUTLER 2/151
Collie SMITH WI		3/145
Tony MACGIBBON NZ		4/135
Subhash GUPTE IND		7/133
Alf VALENTINE WI		3/133
Denis ATKINSON WI		5/132
Bapu NADKARNI IND		0/132
Brian STATHAM ENG		7/129
Frank KING WI		2/126
Tom DEWDNEY WI		4/125

Most Dots (All time)
Prakash BHANDARI 0

Most Dots (Test)
Prakash BHANDARI 0

Frank TYSON ENG		16.55
Jasubhai PATEL IND		16.33
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		16.00
Khan MOHAMMAD PAK		15.93
Bob APPLEYARD ENG		15.72
Zulfiqar AHMED PAK		15.16
Jim LAKER ENG		12.00
Sir EVERTON WEEKES WI		8.00
Sir LEONARD HUTTON ENG		2.00

Frank TYSON ENG		16.55
Jasubhai PATEL IND		16.33
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		16.00
Khan MOHAMMAD PAK		15.93
Bob APPLEYARD ENG		15.72
Zulfiqar AHMED PAK		15.16
Jim LAKER ENG		12.00
Sir EVERTON WEEKES WI		8.00
Sir LEONARD HUTTON ENG		2.00

Best Economy (All time)
Imtiaz AHMED 0.00
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		0.80
Vijay MEHRA IND		1.00
Vijay MEHRA IND		1.00
Polly UMRIGAR IND		1.23
Abdul KARDAR IND		1.28
Norman MARSHALL WI		1.34
Jim LAKER ENG		1.39
Jasubhai PATEL IND		1.48
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		1.51
Maqsood AHMED PAK		1.57

Best Economy (Test)
Imtiaz AHMED 0.00
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		0.80
Vijay MEHRA IND		1.00
Vijay MEHRA IND		1.00
Polly UMRIGAR IND		1.23
Abdul KARDAR IND		1.28
Norman MARSHALL WI		1.34
Jim LAKER ENG		1.39
Jasubhai PATEL IND		1.48
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		1.51
Maqsood AHMED PAK		1.57

Jim LAKER ENG		51.77
Ray LINDWALL AUS		51.18
Brian STATHAM ENG		51.02
Bob APPLEYARD ENG		44.67
Frank TYSON ENG		37.95
Tom GRAVENEY ENG		36.00
John HOLT WI		24.00
Sir EVERTON WEEKES WI		13.20
Sir LEONARD HUTTON ENG		3.60

Jim LAKER ENG		51.77
Ray LINDWALL AUS		51.18
Brian STATHAM ENG		51.02
Bob APPLEYARD ENG		44.67
Frank TYSON ENG		37.95
Tom GRAVENEY ENG		36.00
John HOLT WI		24.00
Sir EVERTON WEEKES WI		13.20
Sir LEONARD HUTTON ENG		3.60

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Subhash GUPTE 976
Tony MACGIBBON NZ	803
Keith MILLER AUS	786
Ray LINDWALL AUS	714
Richie BENAUD AUS	694
Vinoo MANKAD IND	628
Brian STATHAM ENG	604
Johnny WARDLE ENG	586
Johnny HAYES NZ	583
Harry CAVE NZ	581

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Subhash GUPTE 976
Tony MACGIBBON NZ		803
Keith MILLER AUS		786
Ray LINDWALL AUS		714
Richie BENAUD AUS		694
Vinoo MANKAD IND		628
Brian STATHAM ENG		604
Johnny WARDLE ENG		586
Johnny HAYES NZ		583
Harry CAVE NZ		581

Most Maiden Overs (All time)
Subhash GUPTE 230
Vinoo MANKAD IND		172
Trevor GODDARD SA		148
Harry CAVE NZ		144
Johnny WARDLE ENG		133
Hugh TAYFIELD SA		124
John REID NZ		117
Gulabrai RAMCHAND IND		105
Khan MOHAMMAD PAK		97

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
Subhash GUPTE 230
Vinoo MANKAD IND		172
Trevor GODDARD SA		148
Harry CAVE NZ		144
Johnny WARDLE ENG		133
Hugh TAYFIELD SA		124
John REID NZ		117
Gulabrai RAMCHAND IND		105
Khan MOHAMMAD PAK		97

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Subhash GUPTE 6
Hugh TAYFIELD SA		3
Zulfiqar AHMED PAK		2
Ghulam AHMED IND		1

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Subhash GUPTE 6
Hugh TAYFIELD SA		3
Zulfiqar AHMED PAK		2
Ghulam AHMED IND		1

Series updates of 1955

Australia in West Indies Test Series

26 Mar-11 Jun 1955

3-0 (5)
Australia

South Africa in England Test Series

09 Jun-13 Aug 1955

3-2 (5)
England

New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series

13 Oct-07 Nov 1955

2-0 (3)
Pakistan

India in Pakistan Test Series

01 Jan-26 Feb 1955

0-0 (5)
drawn

New Zealand in India Test Series

19 Nov-06 Jan 1956

2-0 (5)
India

England in New Zealand Test Series

11 Mar-25 Mar 1955

2-0 (2)
England

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Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1955 Performances & Rankings

827

774

759

696

655

654

635

625

544

543

827

774

759

696

655

654

635

625

544

543

218

200

188

182

157

80

76

69

67

62

218

200

188

182

157

80

76

69

67

62

230

223

219

209

204

189

177

158

155

230

223

219

209

204

189

177

158

155

200.00

150.00

70.70

62.50

61.70

58.75

55.56

52.24

200.00

150.00

70.70

62.50

61.70

58.75

55.56

52.24

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5

4

2

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