Highest Score in 1956: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the highest score in 1956, featuring the most impactful players of the year.

Position	Stats Value	Player Name	Team Name
1	231	Vinoo Mankad	India
2	173	Pankaj Roy	India
3	161	Jim Burke	Australia
4	156	Sir Everton Weekes	West Indies
5	140	Neil Harvey	Australia
6	117	Peter Richardson	England
7	113	David Sheppard	England
8	109	Gulabrai Ramchand	India
9	101	Peter May	England
10	98	Cyril Washbrook	England
11	97	Richie Benaud	Australia
12	94	Denis Compton	England
13	89	Colin McDonald	Australia
14	85	Denis Atkinson	West Indies
15	84	John Reid	New Zealand
16	83	Peter Burge	Australia
16	83	John Goddard	West Indies
17	81	Colin Cowdrey	England
18	79	Polly Umrigar	India
19	77	Don Taylor	New Zealand
20	73	Ian Johnson	Australia
21	69	Abdul Kardar	India
22	68	Bruce Pairaudeau	West Indies
23	67	Wazir Mohammad	Pakistan
24	66	John Beck	New Zealand
25	64	Collie Smith	West Indies
25	64	Hammond Furlonge	West Indies
26	61	Gordon Leggat	New Zealand
26	61	Keith Miller	Australia
27	55	Vijay Manjrekar	India
28	49	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
29	48	Ray Lindwall	Australia
29	48	Bert Sutcliffe	New Zealand
30	47	Lawrie Miller	New Zealand
30	47	Godfrey Evans	England
31	44	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies
32	42	Headley Keith	South Africa
33	41	Sammy Guillen	New Zealand
33	41	Noel McGregor	New Zealand
34	40	Ian Craig	Australia
34	40	John Reid	New Zealand
35	38	Ken Mackay	Australia
36	37	Alan Davidson	Australia
37	36	Tony MacGibbon	New Zealand
38	34	Pat Crawford	Australia
38	34	Alimuddin	Pakistan
39	33	Ron Archer	Australia
39	33	Hemu Adhikari	India
39	33	Trevor Bailey	England
40	31	Don Beard	New Zealand
41	30	Alex Moir	New Zealand
41	30	Jack Rutherford	Australia
42	29	Doug Insole	England
43	28	Alphonso Roberts	West Indies
44	27	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
44	27	Alfie Binns	West Indies
44	27	Gul Mohammad	India
45	25	Tony Lock	England
46	24	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
47	23	John Guy	New Zealand
48	22	Frank Tyson	England
48	22	Harry Cave	New Zealand
48	22	Nari Contractor	India
49	20	AG Kripal Singh	India
50	18	Tom Graveney	England
50	18	Ian Sinclair	New Zealand
50	18	Willie Watson	New Zealand
50	18	Russell Endean	South Africa
51	17	Neil Adcock	South Africa
51	17	Peter Heine	South Africa
51	17	John Waite	South Africa
51	17	Prakash Bhandari	India
52	16	Clive van Ryneveld	South Africa
53	15	Matt Poore	New Zealand
53	15	Imtiaz Ahmed	Pakistan
54	14	Clairmonte Depeiaza	West Indies
54	14	Gil Langley	Australia
55	13	Ghulam Ahmed	India
55	13	Frank King	West Indies
56	12	Scotch Taylor	South Africa
56	12	Trevor Barber	New Zealand
56	12	Jim Laker	England
57	10	Alan Oakman	England
57	10	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
58	9	John Watkins	South Africa
58	9	Bob Blair	New Zealand
58	9	Naren Tamhane	India
59	8	Subhash Gupte	India
59	8	Len Maddocks	Australia
60	7	Fred Trueman	England
61	6	Johnny Wardle	England
61	6	Jasubhai Patel	India
61	6	Waqar Hasan	Pakistan
61	6	Roy McLean	South Africa
62	5	Alf Valentine	West Indies
62	5	Hanif Mohammad	Pakistan
62	5	Jack Alabaster	New Zealand
63	4	Trevor McMahon	New Zealand
63	4	Tom Dewdney	West Indies
64	3	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
64	3	Murray Chapple	New Zealand
64	3	Dattu Phadkar	India
65	2	Brian Statham	England
66	1	Bob Appleyard	England
66	1	Allen Lissette	New Zealand
67	0	Zulfiqar Ahmed	Pakistan
67	0	Wallis Mathias	Pakistan
67	0	Johnny Hayes	New Zealand
67	0	Jayasinghrao Ghorpade	India