Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1961 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1961 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

22386

Test

22386

Total Wickets

All time

443

Test

443

Total Sixes

All time

648

Test

648

Total Fours

All time

28674

Test

28674

Total Fifties

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Ken BARRINGTON 1035
Ted DEXTER ENG		868
Geoff PULLAR ENG		624
Norm O'NEILL AUS		599
Peter BURGE AUS		547
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		536
Chandu BORDE IND		498
Polly UMRIGAR IND		470
Raman SUBBA ROW ENG		468

Most Runs (Test)
Ken BARRINGTON 1035
Ted DEXTER ENG		868
Geoff PULLAR ENG		624
Norm O'NEILL AUS		599
Peter BURGE AUS		547
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		536
Chandu BORDE IND		498
Polly UMRIGAR IND		470
Raman SUBBA ROW ENG		468

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Norm O'NEILL 522
Bob SIMPSON AUS	512
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI	468
Colin MCDONALD AUS	397
Peter BURGE AUS	389
Joe SOLOMON WI	380
Gerry ALEXANDER WI	360
Frank WORRELL WI	359
Sir CONRAD HUNTE WI	334
Ken MACKAY AUS	320

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Norm O'NEILL 522
Bob SIMPSON AUS	512
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI	468
Colin MCDONALD AUS	397
Peter BURGE AUS	389
Joe SOLOMON WI	380
Gerry ALEXANDER WI	360
Frank WORRELL WI	359
Sir CONRAD HUNTE WI	334
Ken MACKAY AUS	320

Highest Score (All time)
Vijay MANJREKAR 189
Peter BURGE AUS	181
Ted DEXTER ENG	180
Chandu BORDE IND	177
Ken BARRINGTON ENG	172
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI	168
Polly UMRIGAR IND	147
Javed BURKI PAK	138
Raman SUBBA ROW ENG	137
Imtiaz AHMED PAK	135

Highest Score (Test)
Vijay MANJREKAR 189
Peter BURGE AUS	181
Ted DEXTER ENG	180
Chandu BORDE IND	177
Ken BARRINGTON ENG	172
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI	168
Polly UMRIGAR IND	147
Javed BURKI PAK	138
Raman SUBBA ROW ENG	137
Imtiaz AHMED PAK	135

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Tony LOCK 150.00
Cammie SMITH WI		59.50
Rohan KANHAI WI		55.03
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		54.27
Gerry ALEXANDER WI		53.33
Sir WES HALL WI		44.97
Alf VALENTINE WI		44.83
Colin MCDONALD AUS		41.06
Neil HARVEY AUS		40.22
Ian MECKIFF AUS		40.00

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Tony LOCK 150.00
Cammie SMITH WI		59.50
Rohan KANHAI WI		55.03
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		54.27
Gerry ALEXANDER WI		53.33
Sir WES HALL WI		44.97
Alf VALENTINE WI		44.83
Colin MCDONALD AUS		41.06
Neil HARVEY AUS		40.22
Ian MECKIFF AUS		40.00

Most sixes (All time)
Motganhalli JAISIMHA 4
Intikhab ALAM PAK		3
Brian CLOSE ENG		2
Raman SUBBA ROW ENG		1

Most sixes (Test)
Motganhalli JAISIMHA 4
Intikhab ALAM PAK		3
Brian CLOSE ENG		2
Raman SUBBA ROW ENG		1

Best Averages (All time)
Mushtaq MOHAMMAD 263 / 4

Best Averages (Test)
Mushtaq MOHAMMAD 263 / 4

Most 50s (All time)
Ted DEXTER 5
Geoff PULLAR ENG		4
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		3

Most 50s (Test)
Ted DEXTER 5
Geoff PULLAR ENG		4
Vijay MANJREKAR IND		3

Most 100s (All time)
Ken BARRINGTON 4
Polly UMRIGAR IND		3
Raman SUBBA ROW ENG		2
Mushtaq MOHAMMAD PAK		1

Most 100s (Test)
Ken BARRINGTON 4
Polly UMRIGAR IND		3
Raman SUBBA ROW ENG		2
Mushtaq MOHAMMAD PAK		1

Most Not Outs (All time)
Alf VALENTINE 4
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		3
Ian MECKIFF AUS		2

Most Not Outs (Test)
Alf VALENTINE 4
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		3
Ian MECKIFF AUS		2

Most Wickets (All time)
Alan DAVIDSON 37
David ALLEN ENG		35
Richie BENAUD AUS		33
Ken MACKAY AUS		21
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		20
Lance GIBBS WI		19
Tony LOCK ENG		18
Brian STATHAM ENG		17
Ramakant DESAI IND		16
Frank MISSON AUS		14

Most Wickets (Test)
Alan DAVIDSON 37
David ALLEN ENG		35
Richie BENAUD AUS		33
Ken MACKAY AUS		21
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		20
Lance GIBBS WI		19
Tony LOCK ENG		18
Brian STATHAM ENG		17
Ramakant DESAI IND		16
Frank MISSON AUS		14

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Goofy LAWRENCE 8/40
Richie BENAUD AUS		6/15
Peter POLLOCK SA		6/18
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		6/30
Haseeb AHSAN PAK		6/42
Ken MACKAY AUS		5/1
David ALLEN ENG		5/12
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		5/14
Graham MCKENZIE AUS		5/15
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		5/17

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Goofy LAWRENCE 8/40
Richie BENAUD AUS		6/15
Peter POLLOCK SA		6/18
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		6/30
Haseeb AHSAN PAK		6/42
Ken MACKAY AUS		5/1
David ALLEN ENG		5/12
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		5/14
Graham MCKENZIE AUS		5/15
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		5/17

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Haseeb AHSAN 6/202
Brian STATHAM ENG		5/147
Salim DURANI IND		5/139
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		6/136
David ALLEN ENG		5/133
Bob BARBER ENG		3/124
Nasim-ul-Ghani PAK		2/123
Ken MACKAY AUS		5/121
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		5/120
Intikhab ALAM PAK		2/118

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Haseeb AHSAN 6/202
Brian STATHAM ENG		5/147
Salim DURANI IND		5/139
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		6/136
David ALLEN ENG		5/133
Bob BARBER ENG		3/124
Nasim-ul-Ghani PAK		2/123
Ken MACKAY AUS		5/121
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		5/120
Intikhab ALAM PAK		2/118

Most Dots (All time)
Ramakant DESAI 0

Most Dots (Test)
Ramakant DESAI 0

Les JACKSON ENG		20.75
Frank CAMERON NZ		20.45
Jack ALABASTER NZ		19.29
Mohammad MUNAF PAK		19.20
Goofy LAWRENCE SA		16.75
Peter POLLOCK SA		15.09
Bapu NADKARNI IND		13.40
Mike SMITH ENG		10.00
Peter RICHARDSON ENG		5.00

Les JACKSON ENG		20.75
Frank CAMERON NZ		20.45
Jack ALABASTER NZ		19.29
Mohammad MUNAF PAK		19.20
Goofy LAWRENCE SA		16.75
Peter POLLOCK SA		15.09
Bapu NADKARNI IND		13.40
Mike SMITH ENG		10.00
Peter RICHARDSON ENG		5.00

Best Economy (All time)
Neil HARVEY 0.00
John SPARLING NZ		0.00
Joe SOLOMON WI		0.33
Bapu NADKARNI IND		0.78
Mike SMITH ENG		1.25
Polly UMRIGAR IND		1.66
Peter RICHARDSON ENG		1.67
Eric RUSSELL ENG		1.83
Ron GAUNT AUS		1.87
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		1.88

Best Economy (Test)
Neil HARVEY 0.00
John SPARLING NZ		0.00
Joe SOLOMON WI		0.33
Bapu NADKARNI IND		0.78
Mike SMITH ENG		1.25
Polly UMRIGAR IND		1.66
Peter RICHARDSON ENG		1.67
Eric RUSSELL ENG		1.83
Ron GAUNT AUS		1.87
Fazal MAHMOOD PAK		1.88

Mohammad MUNAF PAK		55.32
Goofy LAWRENCE SA		53.15
Frank CAMERON NZ		49.85
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		49.20
Mike SMITH ENG		48.00
Dick MOTZ NZ		47.45
Peter POLLOCK SA		41.62
Jack ALABASTER NZ		38.14
Peter RICHARDSON ENG		18.00

Mohammad MUNAF PAK		55.32
Goofy LAWRENCE SA		53.15
Frank CAMERON NZ		49.85
Fred TRUEMAN ENG		49.20
Mike SMITH ENG		48.00
Dick MOTZ NZ		47.45
Peter POLLOCK SA		41.62
Jack ALABASTER NZ		38.14
Peter RICHARDSON ENG		18.00

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Richie BENAUD 998
David ALLEN ENG	875
Alan DAVIDSON AUS	858
Ken MACKAY AUS	745
Tony LOCK ENG	707
Frank MISSON AUS	544
Fred TRUEMAN ENG	529
Ramakant DESAI IND	517
Brian STATHAM ENG	501
Chandu BORDE IND	480

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Richie BENAUD 998
David ALLEN ENG	875
Alan DAVIDSON AUS	858
Ken MACKAY AUS	745
Tony LOCK ENG	707
Frank MISSON AUS	544
Fred TRUEMAN ENG	529
Ramakant DESAI IND	517
Brian STATHAM ENG	501
Chandu BORDE IND	480

Most Maiden Overs (All time)
David ALLEN 170
Tony LOCK ENG		128
Richie BENAUD AUS		110
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		99
Ken MACKAY AUS		95
Lance GIBBS WI		65
Bapu NADKARNI IND		62
Salim DURANI IND		50
David SMITH ENG		46

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
David ALLEN 170
Tony LOCK ENG		128
Richie BENAUD AUS		110
Alan DAVIDSON AUS		99
Ken MACKAY AUS		95
Lance GIBBS WI		65
Bapu NADKARNI IND		62
Salim DURANI IND		50
David SMITH ENG		46

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Alan DAVIDSON 4
Lance GIBBS WI		2
Haseeb AHSAN PAK		1

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Alan DAVIDSON 4
Lance GIBBS WI		2
Haseeb AHSAN PAK		1

Series updates of 1961

The Ashes (Australia in England)

08 Jun-17 Aug 1961

2-1 (5)
Australia

England in Pakistan Test Series

21 Oct-02 Feb 1962

1-0 (3)
England

England in India Test Series

11 Nov-10 Jan 1962

2-0 (5)
India

New Zealand in South Africa Test Series

08 Dec-16 Feb 1962

2-2 (5)
drawn

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Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1961 Performances & Rankings

1035

868

624

599

547

536

498

470

468

1035

868

624

599

547

536

498

470

468

522

512

468

397

389

380

360

359

334

320

522

512

468

397

389

380

360

359

334

320

189

181

180

177

172

168

147

138

137

135

189

181

180

177

172

168

147

138

137

135

150.00

59.50

55.03

54.27

53.33

44.97

44.83

41.06

40.22

40.00

150.00

59.50

55.03

54.27

53.33

44.97

44.83

41.06

40.22

40.00

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