Most Runs in 1956: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most runs in 1956, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1956109 entries
1491Peter RichardsonENG18 clear of Peter May
2473Peter MayENG18 off the lead
3468Jim BurkeAUS23 off the lead
● LEADS
Peter RichardsonENG
491 · 18 ahead of May
↑ IN THE CHASE
3
players sit within 10% of the lead on most runs
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
282
The mark at number ten — 99 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
12 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Most Runs — full list

109 entries, ranked
1Peter RichardsonENG491
2Peter MayENG473
3Jim BurkeAUS468
4Neil HarveyAUS456
5Sir Everton WeekesWI418
6Pankaj RoyIND342
7Vinoo MankadIND313
7Richie BenaudAUS313
8Colin CowdreyENG309
9Colin McDonaldAUS295
10Peter BurgeAUS282
11Polly UmrigarIND254
12John ReidNZ242
13Keith MillerAUS235
14David SheppardENG199
15Vijay ManjrekarIND197
16John BeckNZ191
17Denis AtkinsonWI183
18Bert SutcliffeNZ180
19Gulabrai RamchandIND179
20Denis ComptonENG166
21Godfrey EvansENG165
22Ken MackayAUS160
23Ian CraigAUS155
24Ian JohnsonAUS153
25Tony MacGibbonNZ148
26Don TaylorNZ147
26John GoddardWI147
27Trevor BaileyENG143
28Lawrie MillerNZ133
29Ray LindwallAUS130
30Noel McGregorNZ122
31Ron ArcherAUS119
32Gordon LeggatNZ112
33Cyril WashbrookENG104
34Bruce PairaudeauWI101
35Sammy GuillenNZ98
36Sonny RamadhinWI95
37Sir Garry SobersWI81
38Collie SmithWI78
39Abdul KardarIND69
40John ReidNZ68
41Wazir MohammadPAK67
41Hammond FurlongeWI67
42Alex MoirNZ66
43Alan DavidsonAUS64
44Alfie BinnsWI62
45Hemu AdhikariIND60
46Don BeardNZ59
47Trevor GoddardSA54
48Pat CrawfordAUS53
49AG Kripal SinghIND47
49Harry CaveNZ47
50Tony LockENG46
50Gil LangleyAUS46
51AlimuddinPAK44
51Headley KeithSA44
52Nari ContractorIND42
52John GuyNZ42
53Tom GraveneyENG41
54Jim LakerENG40
55Gul MohammadIND39
56Doug InsoleENG35
57Ghulam AhmedIND34
58Willie WatsonNZ32
59Peter HeineSA30
59Jack RutherfordAUS30
60Alphonso RobertsWI28
61Frank TysonENG27
62Clive van RyneveldSA26
62Hugh TayfieldSA26
63Ian SinclairNZ25
64Naren TamhaneIND24
65Russell EndeanSA21
66Prakash BhandariIND19
67Scotch TaylorSA18
67Clairmonte DepeiazaWI18
68John WatkinsSA17
68John WaiteSA17
68Neil AdcockSA17
68Trevor BarberNZ17
69Matt PooreNZ16
70Imtiaz AhmedPAK15
71Alan OakmanENG14
71Len MaddocksAUS14
72Subhash GupteIND13
72Frank KingWI13
73Bob BlairNZ11
74Alf ValentineWI10
74Fazal MahmoodPAK10
75Tom DewdneyWI9
75Fred TruemanENG9
75Jasubhai PatelIND9
76Johnny WardleENG6
76Jack AlabasterNZ6
76Trevor McMahonNZ6
76Waqar HasanPAK6
76Roy McLeanSA6
77Hanif MohammadPAK5
78Murray ChappleNZ4
78Dattu PhadkarIND4
79Khan MohammadPAK3
80Allen LissetteNZ2
80Brian StathamENG2
81Bob AppleyardENG1
82Johnny HayesNZ0
82Jayasinghrao GhorpadeIND0
82Zulfiqar AhmedPAK0
82Wallis MathiasPAK0
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