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.
TEST1956110 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
295
The mark at number ten — 100 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
12 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Most Runs — full list

110 entries, ranked
1Peter RichardsonENG491
2Peter MayENG473
3Jim BurkeAUS468
4Neil HarveyAUS456
5Sir Everton WeekesWI418
6Pankaj RoyIND342
7Vinoo MankadIND313
7Richie BenaudAUS313
8John ReidNZ310
9Colin CowdreyENG309
10Colin McDonaldAUS295
11Peter BurgeAUS282
12Polly UmrigarIND254
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
40Hammond FurlongeWI67
40John ReidNZ68
40Wazir MohammadPAK67
41Alex MoirNZ66
42Alan DavidsonAUS64
43Alfie BinnsWI62
44Hemu AdhikariIND60
45Don BeardNZ59
46Trevor GoddardSA54
47Pat CrawfordAUS53
48AG Kripal SinghIND47
48Harry CaveNZ47
49Tony LockENG46
49Gil LangleyAUS46
50Headley KeithSA44
50AlimuddinPAK44
51Nari ContractorIND42
51John GuyNZ42
52Tom GraveneyENG41
53Jim LakerENG40
54Gul MohammadIND39
55Doug InsoleENG35
56Ghulam AhmedIND34
57Willie WatsonNZ32
58Jack RutherfordAUS30
58Willie WatsonNZ32
58Peter HeineSA30
59Alphonso RobertsWI28
60Frank TysonENG27
61Hugh TayfieldSA26
61Clive van RyneveldSA26
62Ian SinclairNZ25
63Naren TamhaneIND24
64Russell EndeanSA21
65Prakash BhandariIND19
66Clairmonte DepeiazaWI18
66Scotch TaylorSA18
67Neil AdcockSA17
67John WaiteSA17
67John WatkinsSA17
67Trevor BarberNZ17
68Matt PooreNZ16
69Imtiaz AhmedPAK15
70Alan OakmanENG14
70Len MaddocksAUS14
71Subhash GupteIND13
71Frank KingWI13
72Bob BlairNZ11
73Alf ValentineWI10
73Fazal MahmoodPAK10
74Tom DewdneyWI9
74Fred TruemanENG9
74Jasubhai PatelIND9
75Johnny WardleENG6
75Jack AlabasterNZ6
75Trevor McMahonNZ6
75Waqar HasanPAK6
75Roy McLeanSA6
76Hanif MohammadPAK5
77Murray ChappleNZ4
77Dattu PhadkarIND4
78Khan MohammadPAK3
79Allen LissetteNZ2
79Brian StathamENG2
80Bob AppleyardENG1
81Johnny HayesNZ0
81Jayasinghrao GhorpadeIND0
81Zulfiqar AhmedPAK0
81Wallis MathiasPAK0
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