Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1959 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1959 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Total Matches

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Total Runs

All time

25462

Test

25462

Total Wickets

All time

590

Test

590

Total Sixes

All time

486

Test

486

Total Fours

All time

15048

Test

15048

Total Fifties

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Colin MCDONALD 671
Colin COWDREY ENG		658
Peter MAY ENG		590
Neil HARVEY AUS		543
Saeed AHMED PAK		533
Nari CONTRACTOR IND		527
Chandu BORDE IND		479
Rohan KANHAI WI		427
Norm O'NEILL AUS		418

Most Runs (Test)
Colin MCDONALD 671
Colin COWDREY ENG		658
Peter MAY ENG		590
Neil HARVEY AUS		543
Saeed AHMED PAK		533
Nari CONTRACTOR IND		527
Chandu BORDE IND		479
Rohan KANHAI WI		427
Norm O'NEILL AUS		418

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Colin MCDONALD 867
Tom GRAVENEY ENG	854
Colin COWDREY ENG	743
Peter MAY ENG	719
Peter RICHARDSON ENG	454
Jim BURKE AUS	440
Ted DEXTER ENG	366
Norm O'NEILL AUS	336
Alan DAVIDSON AUS	312
Ken MACKAY AUS	297

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Colin MCDONALD 867
Tom GRAVENEY ENG		854
Colin COWDREY ENG		743
Peter MAY ENG		719
Peter RICHARDSON ENG		454
Jim BURKE AUS		440
Ted DEXTER ENG		366
Norm O'NEILL AUS		336
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		312
Ken MACKAY AUS		297

Highest Score (All time)
Rohan KANHAI 217
Colin MCDONALD AUS		170
Saeed AHMED PAK		166
Colin COWDREY ENG		160
Basil BUTCHER WI		142
Ted DEXTER ENG		141
Norm O'NEILL AUS		134
Geoff PULLAR ENG		131
Peter MAY ENG		124
John HOLT WI		123

Highest Score (Test)
Rohan KANHAI 217
Colin MCDONALD AUS		170
Saeed AHMED PAK		166
Colin COWDREY ENG		160
Basil BUTCHER WI		142
Ted DEXTER ENG		141
Norm O'NEILL AUS		134
Geoff PULLAR ENG		131
Peter MAY ENG		124
John HOLT WI		123

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Ken HOUGH 110.71
Ian MECKIFF AUS		100.00
Godfrey EVANS ENG		98.72
Bob BLAIR NZ		57.14
Brian STATHAM ENG		50.00
Richie BENAUD AUS		48.33
Colin MCDONALD AUS		47.29
Frank TYSON ENG		46.96
Bert SUTCLIFFE NZ		45.91
Wally GROUT AUS		44.50

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Ken HOUGH 110.71
Ian MECKIFF AUS		100.00
Godfrey EVANS ENG		98.72
Bob BLAIR NZ		57.14
Brian STATHAM ENG		50.00
Richie BENAUD AUS		48.33
Colin MCDONALD AUS		47.29
Frank TYSON ENG		46.96
Bert SUTCLIFFE NZ		45.91
Wally GROUT AUS		44.50

Most sixes (All time)
Colin COWDREY 6
Ken BARRINGTON ENG		4
Collie SMITH WI		2
Nari CONTRACTOR IND		1

Most sixes (Test)
Colin COWDREY 6
Ken BARRINGTON ENG		4
Collie SMITH WI		2
Nari CONTRACTOR IND		1

Best Averages (All time)
Hanif MOHAMMAD 412 / 7

Best Averages (Test)
Hanif MOHAMMAD 412 / 7

Most 50s (All time)
Ken BARRINGTON 4
Neil HARVEY AUS		3
Norm O'NEILL AUS		2

Most 50s (Test)
Ken BARRINGTON 4
Neil HARVEY AUS		3
Norm O'NEILL AUS		2

Most 100s (All time)
Colin MCDONALD 2
Ted DEXTER ENG		1

Most 100s (Test)
Colin MCDONALD 2
Ted DEXTER ENG		1

Most Not Outs (All time)
Surendranath 6
Ramakant DESAI IND		5
Brian STATHAM ENG		4
Ian MECKIFF AUS		3
Ijaz BUTT PAK		2

Most Not Outs (Test)
Surendranath 6
Ramakant DESAI IND		5
Brian STATHAM ENG		4
Ian MECKIFF AUS		3
Ijaz BUTT PAK		2

Most Wickets (All time)
Richie BENAUD 54
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		38
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		37
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		32
Sir WES HALL WI		25
Subhash GUPTE IND		22
Brian STATHAM ENG		20
Surendranath IND		18
Tony LOCK ENG		17

Most Wickets (Test)
Richie BENAUD 54
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		38
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		37
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		32
Sir WES HALL WI		25
Subhash GUPTE IND		22
Brian STATHAM ENG		20
Surendranath IND		18
Tony LOCK ENG		17

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Jasubhai PATEL 9/55
Lindsay KLINE AUS		7/14
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		7/16
Ken MACKAY AUS		6/1
Tony LOCK ENG		6/8
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		6/16
Richie BENAUD AUS		5/0
Surendranath IND		5/4
Collie SMITH WI		5/4
Brian STATHAM ENG		5/6

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Jasubhai PATEL 9/55
Lindsay KLINE AUS		7/14
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		7/16
Ken MACKAY AUS		6/1
Tony LOCK ENG		6/8
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		6/16
Richie BENAUD AUS		5/0
Surendranath IND		5/4
Collie SMITH WI		5/4
Brian STATHAM ENG		5/6

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Ramakant DESAI 5/169
Vinoo MANKAD IND		4/167
Subhash GUPTE IND		4/166
Tony LOCK ENG		6/130
Surendranath IND		5/115
Haseeb AHSAN PAK		3/115
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		6/109
Jim LAKER ENG		5/107
Nasim-ul-Ghani PAK		4/106
Mohammad MUNAF PAK		2/100

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Ramakant DESAI 5/169
Vinoo MANKAD IND		4/167
Subhash GUPTE IND		4/166
Tony LOCK ENG		6/130
Surendranath IND		5/115
Haseeb AHSAN PAK		3/115
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		6/109
Jim LAKER ENG		5/107
Nasim-ul-Ghani PAK		4/106
Mohammad MUNAF PAK		2/100

Most Dots (All time)
Nari CONTRACTOR 0

Most Dots (Test)
Nari CONTRACTOR 0

Tommy GREENHOUGH ENG		18.21
John REID NZ		17.67
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		17.06
Ted DEXTER ENG		16.17
Jim BURKE AUS		16.00
Lindsay KLINE AUS		14.07
Sonny RAMADHIN WI		13.44
Brian CLOSE ENG		10.60
Jasubhai PATEL IND		8.86

Tommy GREENHOUGH ENG		18.21
John REID NZ		17.67
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		17.06
Ted DEXTER ENG		16.17
Jim BURKE AUS		16.00
Lindsay KLINE AUS		14.07
Sonny RAMADHIN WI		13.44
Brian CLOSE ENG		10.60
Jasubhai PATEL IND		8.86

Best Economy (All time)
John HOLT 0.00
Sir CONRAD HUNTE WI		1.00
Alan MOSS ENG		1.46
Ray ILLINGWORTH ENG		1.46
Martin HORTON ENG		1.50
Ken MACKAY AUS		1.54
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		1.65
Ted DEXTER ENG		1.67
Sonny RAMADHIN WI		1.72
Lindsay KLINE AUS		1.77

Best Economy (Test)
John HOLT 0.00
Sir CONRAD HUNTE WI		1.00
Alan MOSS ENG		1.46
Ray ILLINGWORTH ENG		1.46
Martin HORTON ENG		1.50
Ken MACKAY AUS		1.54
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		1.65
Ted DEXTER ENG		1.67
Sonny RAMADHIN WI		1.72
Lindsay KLINE AUS		1.77

Brian STATHAM ENG		47.04
Sonny RAMADHIN WI		46.87
Jim LAKER ENG		46.09
Jim BURKE AUS		45.00
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		44.83
Sir WES HALL WI		44.28
John REID NZ		44.20
Jasubhai PATEL IND		26.10
Brian CLOSE ENG		19.20

Brian STATHAM ENG		47.04
Sonny RAMADHIN WI		46.87
Jim LAKER ENG		46.09
Jim BURKE AUS		45.00
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		44.83
Sir WES HALL WI		44.28
John REID NZ		44.20
Jasubhai PATEL IND		26.10
Brian CLOSE ENG		19.20

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Richie BENAUD 1007
Subhash GUPTE IND	977
Ramakant DESAI IND	894
Fred TRUEMAN ENG	782
Alan DAVIDSON AUS	745
Surendranath IND	634
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK	546
Sir WES HALL WI	498
Chandu BORDE IND	482
Ian MECKIFF AUS	389

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Richie BENAUD 1007
Subhash GUPTE IND	977
Ramakant DESAI IND	894
Fred TRUEMAN ENG	782
Alan DAVIDSON AUS	745
Surendranath IND	634
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK	546
Sir WES HALL WI	498
Chandu BORDE IND	482
Ian MECKIFF AUS	389

Most Maiden Overs (All time)
Richie BENAUD 177
Surendranath IND	103
Alan DAVIDSON AUS	98
Subhash GUPTE IND	88
Fred TRUEMAN ENG	81
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK	79
Ken MACKAY AUS	69
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI	55
Bapu NADKARNI IND	54
Ramakant DESAI IND	53

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
Richie BENAUD 177
Surendranath IND	103
Alan DAVIDSON AUS	98
Subhash GUPTE IND	88
Fred TRUEMAN ENG	81
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK	79
Ken MACKAY AUS	69
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI	55
Bapu NADKARNI IND	54
Ramakant DESAI IND	53

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Fazal MAHMOOD 4
Tony LOCK ENG		2
Lindsay KLINE AUS		1

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Fazal MAHMOOD 4
Tony LOCK ENG		2
Lindsay KLINE AUS		1

Series updates of 1959

India in England Test Series

04 Jun-20 Aug 1959

5-0 (5)
England

Australia in Pakistan Test Series

13 Nov-04 Dec 1959

2-0 (3)
Australia

West Indies in Pakistan Test Series

20 Feb-26 Mar 1959

2-1 (3)
Pakistan

Australia in India Test Series

12 Dec-23 Jan 1960

2-1 (5)
Australia

England in New Zealand Test Series

27 Feb-14 Mar 1959

1-0 (2)
England

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Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1959 Performances & Rankings

671

658

590

543

533

527

479

427

418

671

658

590

543

533

527

479

427

418

867

854

743

719

454

440

366

336

312

297

867

854

743

719

454

440

366

336

312

297

217

170

166

160

142

141

134

131

124

123

217

170

166

160

142

141

134

131

124

123

110.71

100.00

98.72

57.14

50.00

48.33

47.29

46.96

45.91

44.50

110.71

100.00

98.72

57.14

50.00

48.33

47.29

46.96

45.91

44.50

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