Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1972 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1972 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

21054

Test

19771

ODI

1283

Total Wickets

All time

368

Test

325

ODI

Total Sixes

All time

756

Test

720

ODI

Total Fours

All time

27504

Test

25236

ODI

2268

Total Fifties

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Greg CHAPPELL 744
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		692
Glenn TURNER NZ		672
Keith STACKPOLE AUS		635
Tony GREIG ENG		547
Bev CONGDON NZ		531
Roy FREDERICKS WI		487
Charlie DAVIS WI		466
Rod MARSH AUS		454
Ross EDWARDS AUS		449

Most Runs (Test)
Glenn TURNER 672
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		643
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		605
Bev CONGDON NZ		531
Tony GREIG ENG		492
Roy FREDERICKS WI		487
Keith STACKPOLE AUS		485
Charlie DAVIS WI		466
Rod MARSH AUS		437
Lawrence ROWE WI		419

Most Runs (ODI)
Dennis AMISS 168
Keith STACKPOLE AUS		150
Keith FLETCHER ENG		114
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		101
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		87
Paul SHEAHAN AUS		75
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		74
Ross EDWARDS AUS		69
Alan KNOTT ENG		56
Tony GREIG ENG		55

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Ian CHAPPELL 1462
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		1449
Tony GREIG ENG		1370
Keith STACKPOLE AUS		1225
Glenn TURNER NZ		759
Ross EDWARDS AUS		751
John EDRICH ENG		713
Paul SHEAHAN AUS		684
Rod MARSH AUS		627
Barry WOOD ENG		614

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Ian CHAPPELL 1322
Tony GREIG ENG		1294
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		1283
Keith STACKPOLE AUS		949
Glenn TURNER NZ		759
John EDRICH ENG		713
Ross EDWARDS AUS		648
Ray ILLINGWORTH ENG		601
Rod MARSH AUS		595
Barry WOOD ENG		584

Most Balls Faced (ODI)
Keith STACKPOLE 276
Dennis AMISS ENG	258
Keith FLETCHER ENG	196
Greg CHAPPELL AUS	166
Ian CHAPPELL AUS	140
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG	136
Paul SHEAHAN AUS	124
Ross EDWARDS AUS	103
Tony GREIG ENG	76
John HAMPSHIRE ENG	73

Highest Score (All time)
Glenn TURNER 259
Lawrence ROWE WI		214
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		196
Charlie DAVIS WI		183
Terry JARVIS NZ		182
Ross EDWARDS AUS		170
Bev CONGDON NZ		166
Roy FREDERICKS WI		163
Majid KHAN PAK		158
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		142

Highest Score (Test)
Glenn TURNER 259
Lawrence ROWE WI		214
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		196
Charlie DAVIS WI		183
Terry JARVIS NZ		182
Ross EDWARDS AUS		170
Bev CONGDON NZ		166
Roy FREDERICKS WI		163
Majid KHAN PAK		158
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		142

Highest Score (ODI)
Dennis AMISS 103
Keith STACKPOLE AUS		61
Keith FLETCHER ENG		60
Ross EDWARDS AUS		57
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		53
Alan KNOTT ENG		50
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		48
Brian CLOSE ENG		43
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		41

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Asif MASOOD 100.00
Brian CLOSE ENG		98.00
Bob WOOLMER ENG		75.00
Zaheer ABBAS PAK		73.08
Rod MARSH AUS		72.41
Asif IQBAL PAK		66.67
Asif IQBAL PAK		66.67
Ian REDPATH AUS		64.98
Jeff THOMSON AUS		63.33
John BENAUD AUS		62.75
John PRICE ENG		60.53

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Asif MASOOD 100.00
Rod MARSH AUS		73.45
Zaheer ABBAS PAK		73.08
Asif IQBAL PAK		66.67
Asif IQBAL PAK		66.67
Ian REDPATH AUS		64.98
Jeff THOMSON AUS		63.33
John BENAUD AUS		62.75
John PRICE ENG		60.53
Erapalli PRASANNA IND		60.00
Majid KHAN PAK		56.16

Best Strike Rate (ODI)
Brian CLOSE 98.00
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		91.67
Alan KNOTT ENG		87.50
Dennis LILLEE AUS		81.25
Bob WOOLMER ENG		75.00
Tony GREIG ENG		72.37
Graeme WATSON AUS		68.75
Ross EDWARDS AUS		66.99
Bob MASSIE AUS		66.67
Doug WALTERS AUS		65.38

Most sixes (All time)
Rod MARSH 10
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		5
Alvin KALLICHARRAN WI		2

Most sixes (Test)
Rod MARSH 10
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		5
Alvin KALLICHARRAN WI		2

Most sixes (ODI)
Brian CLOSE 1
John HAMPSHIRE ENG		0

Best Averages (All time)
Majid KHAN 227 / 4

Best Averages (Test)
Greg CHAPPELL 643 / 11

Best Averages (ODI)
Geoff BOYCOTT 74 / 3

Most 50s (All time)
Keith STACKPOLE 7
Tony GREIG ENG		5
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		4
Bev CONGDON NZ		3
Roy FREDERICKS WI		2

Most 50s (Test)
Tony GREIG 5
Bev CONGDON NZ		3
Farokh ENGINEER IND		2

Most 50s (ODI)
Keith STACKPOLE 2
Ian CHAPPELL AUS		1

Most 100s (All time)
Greg CHAPPELL 3
Bev CONGDON NZ		2
Sadiq MOHAMMAD PAK		1

Most 100s (Test)
Greg CHAPPELL 3
Glenn TURNER NZ		2
Lawrence ROWE WI		1

Most 100s (ODI)
Dennis AMISS 1

Most Not Outs (All time)
Tony GREIG 4
Rod MARSH AUS		3
Bishan BEDI IND		2

Most Not Outs (Test)
Dennis LILLEE 4
Saleem ALTAF PAK		3
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		2

Most Not Outs (ODI)
John SNOW 2
Jeff HAMMOND AUS		1

Most Wickets (All time)
Dennis LILLEE 44
Bob MASSIE AUS		30
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		28
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		27
Ashley MALLETT AUS		25
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		23
Tony GREIG ENG		19
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		18
Hedley HOWARTH NZ		14

Most Wickets (Test)
Dennis LILLEE 39
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		27
John SNOW ENG		24
Ashley MALLETT AUS		23
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		22
Tony GREIG ENG		18
Hedley HOWARTH NZ		14

Most Wickets (ODI)
Geoff ARNOLD 6
Dennis LILLEE AUS		5
John SNOW ENG		4
Bob MASSIE AUS		3
Basil D'OLIVEIRA ENG		2

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Ashley MALLETT 8/9
Bob MASSIE AUS		8/26
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		8/42
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		7/9
Dennis LILLEE AUS		6/7
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		6/16
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		6/17
John SNOW ENG		5/11
Tony GREIG ENG		5/13
Bishan BEDI IND		5/50

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Ashley MALLETT 8/9
Bob MASSIE AUS		8/26
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		8/42
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		7/9
Dennis LILLEE AUS		6/7
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		6/16
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		6/17
John SNOW ENG		5/11
Tony GREIG ENG		5/13
Bishan BEDI IND		5/50

Best Bowling Fig (ODI)
Geoff ARNOLD 4/27
Dennis LILLEE AUS		3/25
John SNOW ENG		3/29
Bob WOOLMER ENG		3/33
Doug WALTERS AUS		2/16
Ashley MALLETT AUS		2/16
Barry WOOD ENG		2/20
Graeme WATSON AUS		2/28
Bob MASSIE AUS		2/35
Basil D'OLIVEIRA ENG		1/19

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Tony HOWARD 2/140
Hedley HOWARTH NZ		3/138
Bob CUNIS NZ		1/130
Ashley MALLETT AUS		8/124
Dennis LILLEE AUS		6/123
Intikhab ALAM PAK		2/115
Max WALKER AUS		3/112
John SNOW ENG		5/111
Jack ALABASTER NZ		1/110
Asif MASOOD PAK		3/110

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Tony HOWARD 2/140
Hedley HOWARTH NZ		3/138
Bob CUNIS NZ		1/130
Ashley MALLETT AUS		8/124
Dennis LILLEE AUS		6/123
Intikhab ALAM PAK		2/115
Max WALKER AUS		3/112
John SNOW ENG		5/111
Asif MASOOD PAK		3/110
Jack ALABASTER NZ		1/110

Worst Bowling Fig (ODI)
David COLLEY 0/72
Dennis LILLEE AUS		3/56
Tony GREIG ENG		1/50
Bob WOOLMER ENG		3/50
Bob MASSIE AUS		2/49
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		4/47
Basil D'OLIVEIRA ENG		1/46
Ashley MALLETT AUS		2/43
Jeff HAMMOND AUS		1/41
John SNOW ENG		3/35

Most Dots (All time)
Ian REDPATH 0

Most Dots (Test)
Ian REDPATH 0

Most Dots (ODI)
Brian CLOSE 0

Dennis LILLEE AUS		21.11
Bishan BEDI IND		19.25
Chris OLD ENG		19.17
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		18.13
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		17.70
Erapalli PRASANNA IND		17.33
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		17.21
Barry WOOD ENG		16.50
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		14.22

Dennis LILLEE AUS		20.49
Bishan BEDI IND		19.25
Chris OLD ENG		19.17
Bob MASSIE AUS		18.70
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		18.13
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		17.70
Erapalli PRASANNA IND		17.33
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		16.82
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		14.22

Jeff HAMMOND AUS		41.00
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		37.00
Bob WOOLMER ENG		26.00
John SNOW ENG		24.25
Doug WALTERS AUS		20.00
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		18.67
Graeme WATSON AUS		14.00
Barry WOOD ENG		10.00

Best Economy (All time)
Terry JARVIS 0.00
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		1.00
Raphick JUMADEEN WI		1.00
Syed ABID ALI IND		1.40
John INVERARITY AUS		1.48
Bishan BEDI IND		1.52
Charlie DAVIS WI		1.64
David HOLFORD WI		1.74
Maurice FOSTER WI		1.75
Roy FREDERICKS WI		1.76

Best Economy (Test)
Terry JARVIS 0.00
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		1.00
Raphick JUMADEEN WI		1.00
Syed ABID ALI IND		1.40
Doug WALTERS AUS		1.40
John INVERARITY AUS		1.48
Bishan BEDI IND		1.52
Charlie DAVIS WI		1.64
David HOLFORD WI		1.74
Maurice FOSTER WI		1.75

Best Economy (ODI)
John SNOW 2.94
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		2.96
Ashley MALLETT AUS		3.19
Barry WOOD ENG		3.33
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		3.39
Tony GREIG ENG		3.43
Graeme WATSON AUS		3.50
Doug WALTERS AUS		3.64
Basil D'OLIVEIRA ENG		3.92
Dennis LILLEE AUS		3.94

Dennis LILLEE AUS		47.10
Chris OLD ENG		47.00
Max WALKER AUS		45.60
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		40.23
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		40.14
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		38.18
Mushtaq MOHAMMAD PAK		36.40
Bob WOOLMER ENG		36.36
Barry WOOD ENG		24.00

Ashley MALLETT AUS		50.63
Erapalli PRASANNA IND		50.00
Dennis LILLEE AUS		48.06
Chris OLD ENG		47.00
Max WALKER AUS		45.60
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		42.08
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		40.23
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		38.18
Mushtaq MOHAMMAD PAK		36.40

Bob MASSIE AUS		60.60
Jeff HAMMOND AUS		54.00
John SNOW ENG		49.50
Dennis LILLEE AUS		39.60
Bob WOOLMER ENG		36.36
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		33.00
Graeme WATSON AUS		24.00
Barry WOOD ENG		18.00

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Dennis LILLEE 929
Hedley HOWARTH NZ		703
John SNOW ENG		652
Ashley MALLETT AUS		643
Bob MASSIE AUS		634
Bob CUNIS NZ		617
Tony GREIG ENG		586
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		482
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		478
Bev CONGDON NZ		446

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Dennis LILLEE 799
Hedley HOWARTH NZ		703
Bob CUNIS NZ		617
Ashley MALLETT AUS		560
John SNOW ENG		555
Bob MASSIE AUS		505
Tony GREIG ENG		483
Bruce TAYLOR NZ		478
Bev CONGDON NZ		446
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		417

Most Runs Conceed (ODI)
Bob WOOLMER 130
Bob MASSIE AUS		129
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		112
Tony GREIG ENG		103
Basil D'OLIVEIRA ENG		102
John SNOW ENG		97
Ashley MALLETT AUS		83
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		74
David COLLEY AUS		72

Most Maiden Overs (All time)
Hedley HOWARTH 100
Dennis LILLEE AUS		99
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		78
Bob MASSIE AUS		69
Tony GREIG ENG		67
Bishan BEDI IND		62
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		56
Inshan ALI WI		53
Vanburn HOLDER WI		52

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
Hedley HOWARTH 100
Dennis LILLEE AUS		95
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		78
Bob MASSIE AUS		64
Tony GREIG ENG		63
Bishan BEDI IND		62
Sir GARRY SOBERS WI		56
Inshan ALI WI		53
Vanburn HOLDER WI		52

Most Maiden Overs (ODI)
Bob MASSIE 5
Tony GREIG ENG		4
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		3
Basil D'OLIVEIRA ENG		2

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Dennis LILLEE 3
Ashley MALLETT AUS		2
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		1

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Dennis LILLEE 3
Ashley MALLETT AUS		2
Geoff ARNOLD ENG		1

Series updates of 1972

New Zealand in West Indies Test Series

16 Feb-20 Apr 1972

0-0 (5)
drawn

The Ashes (Australia in England)

08 Jun-10 Aug 1972

2-2 (5)
drawn

Prudential Trophy (Australia in England)

24 Aug-28 Aug 1972

2-1 (3)
England

England in India Test Series

20 Dec-06 Feb 1973

2-1 (5)
India

Pakistan in Australia Test Series

22 Dec-06 Jan 1973

3-0 (3)
Australia

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Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1972 Performances & Rankings

744

692

672

635

547

531

487

466

454

449

672

643

605

531

492

487

485

466

437

419

168

150

114

101

87

75

74

69

56

55

1462

1449

1370

1225

759

751

713

684

627

614

1322

1294

1283

949

759

713

648

601

595

584

276

258

196

166

140

136

124

103

76

73

259

214

196

183

182

170

166

163

158

142

259

214

196

183

182

170

166

163

158