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Most Fours in 1956: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the most fours in 1956, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST
1956
107 entries
1
59
Sir Everton Weekes
WI
10 clear of Peter May
2
49
Peter May
ENG
10 off the lead
3
44
Peter Richardson
ENG
15 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Everton Weekes
WI
59 · 10 ahead of May
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Weekes is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
23
The mark at number ten — 97 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
13 of the top 50 · 6 teams represented
Most Fours — full list
107 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Sir Everton Weekes
WI
59
2
Peter May
ENG
49
3
Peter Richardson
ENG
44
4
John Reid
NZ
37
5
Neil Harvey
AUS
34
6
Colin Cowdrey
ENG
33
7
Richie Benaud
AUS
32
8
Jim Burke
AUS
29
9
Colin McDonald
AUS
26
10
David Sheppard
ENG
23
11
Tony MacGibbon
NZ
21
11
Vinoo Mankad
IND
21
11
John Beck
NZ
21
12
Godfrey Evans
ENG
18
13
Denis Compton
ENG
15
14
Cyril Washbrook
ENG
14
15
Keith Miller
AUS
13
16
Pankaj Roy
IND
12
16
Trevor Bailey
ENG
12
17
Ron Archer
AUS
10
17
Bert Sutcliffe
NZ
10
18
Don Taylor
NZ
9
18
Denis Atkinson
WI
9
18
Collie Smith
WI
9
19
Sonny Ramadhin
WI
8
19
Hammond Furlonge
WI
8
19
Peter Burge
AUS
8
20
Ken Mackay
AUS
7
20
Bruce Pairaudeau
WI
7
20
Ian Craig
AUS
7
20
John Goddard
WI
7
21
Ian Johnson
AUS
6
21
Trevor Goddard
SA
6
22
Headley Keith
SA
5
22
Ray Lindwall
AUS
5
22
Alex Moir
NZ
5
23
Tony Lock
ENG
4
23
Ian Sinclair
NZ
4
24
Hugh Tayfield
SA
3
24
Sammy Guillen
NZ
3
24
Peter Heine
SA
3
24
Doug Insole
ENG
3
24
Jim Laker
ENG
3
25
Willie Watson
NZ
2
25
Tom Graveney
ENG
2
25
Alan Davidson
AUS
2
25
Frank Tyson
ENG
2
25
Neil Adcock
SA
2
25
Clive van Ryneveld
SA
2
25
John Waite
SA
2
26
John Watkins
SA
1
26
Russell Endean
SA
1
26
Fred Trueman
ENG
1
26
Alan Oakman
ENG
1
26
Johnny Wardle
ENG
1
27
Alphonso Roberts
WI
0
27
Sir Garry Sobers
WI
0
27
Clairmonte Depeiaza
WI
0
27
Tom Dewdney
WI
0
27
Alf Valentine
WI
0
27
Alfie Binns
WI
0
27
Frank King
WI
0
27
Fazal Mahmood
PAK
0
27
Hanif Mohammad
PAK
0
27
Imtiaz Ahmed
PAK
0
27
Khan Mohammad
PAK
0
27
Waqar Hasan
PAK
0
27
Zulfiqar Ahmed
PAK
0
27
Wazir Mohammad
PAK
0
27
Alimuddin
PAK
0
27
Wallis Mathias
PAK
0
27
Gul Mohammad
IND
0
27
Abdul Kardar
IND
0
27
Bob Appleyard
ENG
0
27
Brian Statham
ENG
0
27
Hemu Adhikari
IND
0
27
Dattu Phadkar
IND
0
27
Polly Umrigar
IND
0
27
Ghulam Ahmed
IND
0
27
Subhash Gupte
IND
0
27
Vijay Manjrekar
IND
0
27
Gulabrai Ramchand
IND
0
27
Jayasinghrao Ghorpade
IND
0
27
Naren Tamhane
IND
0
27
Prakash Bhandari
IND
0
27
Jasubhai Patel
IND
0
27
AG Kripal Singh
IND
0
27
Nari Contractor
IND
0
27
Len Maddocks
AUS
0
27
Gil Langley
AUS
0
27
Don Beard
NZ
0
27
Gordon Leggat
NZ
0
27
Bob Blair
NZ
0
27
Lawrie Miller
NZ
0
27
Murray Chapple
NZ
0
27
Matt Poore
NZ
0
27
Scotch Taylor
SA
0
27
Roy McLean
SA
0
27
Trevor Barber
NZ
0
27
Harry Cave
NZ
0
27
Jack Rutherford
AUS
0
27
Pat Crawford
AUS
0
27
Noel McGregor
NZ
0
27
Jack Alabaster
NZ
0
27
Trevor McMahon
NZ
0
27
John Guy
NZ
0
27
Allen Lissette
NZ
0
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ODI
India in New Zealand ODI Series
NZ
134 (41.0)
IND
113/7 (26.0)
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