Most Balls Faced in 1956: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most balls faced in 1956, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1956107 entries
13Johnny WardleENG1 clear of Collie Smith
22Collie SmithWI1 off the lead
22Roy McLeanSA1 off the lead
● LEADS
Johnny WardleENG
3 · 1 ahead of Smith
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Wardle is out on their own
● NATION IN FRONT
England
18 of the top 50 · 6 teams represented
★ RANGE
3
top of the list, down to 0 at the other end

Most Balls Faced — full list

107 entries, ranked
1Johnny WardleENG3
2Collie SmithWI2
2Roy McLeanSA2
3Russell EndeanSA0
3Headley KeithSA0
3Neil AdcockSA0
3Trevor GoddardSA0
3Peter HeineSA0
3Scotch TaylorSA0
3Clairmonte DepeiazaWI0
3Tom DewdneyWI0
3Hammond FurlongeWI0
3Alphonso RobertsWI0
3Denis ComptonENG0
3Cyril WashbrookENG0
3Godfrey EvansENG0
3Jim LakerENG0
3John GoddardWI0
3Sir Everton WeekesWI0
3Denis AtkinsonWI0
3Sonny RamadhinWI0
3Alf ValentineWI0
3Alfie BinnsWI0
3Frank KingWI0
3Bruce PairaudeauWI0
3Sir Garry SobersWI0
3Trevor BaileyENG0
3Doug InsoleENG0
3David SheppardENG0
3Brian StathamENG0
3Willie WatsonNZ0
3Tom GraveneyENG0
3Peter MayENG0
3Fred TruemanENG0
3Tony LockENG0
3Bob AppleyardENG0
3Frank TysonENG0
3Colin CowdreyENG0
3Peter RichardsonENG0
3Alan OakmanENG0
3Fazal MahmoodPAK0
3Hanif MohammadPAK0
3Imtiaz AhmedPAK0
3Khan MohammadPAK0
3Waqar HasanPAK0
3Zulfiqar AhmedPAK0
3Wazir MohammadPAK0
3AlimuddinPAK0
3Wallis MathiasPAK0
3Gul MohammadIND0
3Abdul KardarIND0
3Vinoo MankadIND0
3Hemu AdhikariIND0
3Dattu PhadkarIND0
3Polly UmrigarIND0
3Ghulam AhmedIND0
3Pankaj RoyIND0
3Subhash GupteIND0
3Vijay ManjrekarIND0
3Gulabrai RamchandIND0
3Jayasinghrao GhorpadeIND0
3Naren TamhaneIND0
3Prakash BhandariIND0
3Jasubhai PatelIND0
3AG Kripal SinghIND0
3Nari ContractorIND0
3Ian JohnsonAUS0
3Ray LindwallAUS0
3Keith MillerAUS0
3Neil HarveyAUS0
3Jim BurkeAUS0
3Gil LangleyAUS0
3Richie BenaudAUS0
3Colin McDonaldAUS0
3Ron ArcherAUS0
3Ian CraigAUS0
3Alan DavidsonAUS0
3Len MaddocksAUS0
3Peter BurgeAUS0
3Pat CrawfordAUS0
3Ken MackayAUS0
3Jack RutherfordAUS0
3Bert SutcliffeNZ0
3Don TaylorNZ0
3Harry CaveNZ0
3John ReidNZ0
3Tony MacGibbonNZ0
3Alex MoirNZ0
3Don BeardNZ0
3Gordon LeggatNZ0
3Bob BlairNZ0
3Lawrie MillerNZ0
3Murray ChappleNZ0
3Matt PooreNZ0
3John BeckNZ0
3Noel McGregorNZ0
3Jack AlabasterNZ0
3Trevor McMahonNZ0
3John GuyNZ0
3Allen LissetteNZ0
3Sammy GuillenNZ0
3Ian SinclairNZ0
3Trevor BarberNZ0
3Hugh TayfieldSA0
3John WatkinsSA0
3Clive van RyneveldSA0
3John WaiteSA0
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