Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1977 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1977 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

30712

Test

28560

ODI

2152

Total Wickets

All time

765

Test

670

ODI

Total Sixes

All time

102

Test

ODI

Total Fours

All time

2246

Test

2088

ODI

158

Total Fifties

All time

109

Test

103

ODI

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Greg CHAPPELL 910
Majid KHAN PAK	738
Mike BREARLEY ENG	682
Doug WALTERS AUS	673
Sunil GAVASKAR IND	650
Tony GREIG ENG	628
Wasim RAJA PAK	620
Rick MCCOSKER AUS	615
Derek RANDALL ENG	601
Gordon GREENIDGE WI	544

Most Runs (Test)
Greg CHAPPELL 736
Majid KHAN PAK		715
Doug WALTERS AUS		661
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		650
Rick MCCOSKER AUS		603
Tony GREIG ENG		602
Wasim RAJA PAK		541
Gordon GREENIDGE WI		536
Mike BREARLEY ENG		535
Haroon RASHEED PAK		524

Most Runs (ODI)
Greg CHAPPELL 174
Dennis AMISS ENG		151
Mike BREARLEY ENG		147
Derek RANDALL ENG		111
Javed MIANDAD PAK		100
Brian ROSE ENG		99
Chris OLD ENG		81
Wasim RAJA PAK		79
Graham BARLOW ENG		69
Asif IQBAL PAK		59
Asif IQBAL PAK		59

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Mike BREARLEY 1967
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		1842
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		1517
Tony GREIG ENG		1515
Rick MCCOSKER AUS		1499
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		1490
Dennis AMISS ENG		1366
Derek RANDALL ENG		1286
Doug WALTERS AUS		1217
Bob WOOLMER ENG		1094

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Mike BREARLEY 1690
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		1621
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		1517
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		1490
Tony GREIG ENG		1460
Rick MCCOSKER AUS		1455
Doug WALTERS AUS		1193
Dennis AMISS ENG		1145
Derek RANDALL ENG		1131
Bob WOOLMER ENG		1094

Most Balls Faced (ODI)
Mike BREARLEY 277
Dennis AMISS ENG		221
Brian ROSE ENG		210
Derek RANDALL ENG		155
Javed MIANDAD PAK		137
Craig SERJEANT AUS		126
Chris OLD ENG		110
Mudassar NAZAR PAK		106

Highest Score (All time)
Doug WALTERS 250
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		191
Bob SIMPSON AUS		176
Derek RANDALL ENG		174
Gary COSIER AUS		168
Majid KHAN PAK		167
Clive LLOYD WI		157
Bob WOOLMER ENG		137
Asif IQBAL PAK		135
Asif IQBAL PAK		135
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		127

Highest Score (Test)
Doug WALTERS 250
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		191
Bob SIMPSON AUS		176
Derek RANDALL ENG		174
Gary COSIER AUS		168
Majid KHAN PAK		167
Clive LLOYD WI		157
Bob WOOLMER ENG		137
Asif IQBAL PAK		135
Asif IQBAL PAK		135
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		127

Highest Score (ODI)
Greg CHAPPELL 125
Dennis AMISS ENG	108
Mike BREARLEY ENG	78
Javed MIANDAD PAK	77
Asif IQBAL PAK	59
Asif IQBAL PAK	59
Brian ROSE ENG	54
Derek RANDALL ENG	51
Craig SERJEANT AUS	46
Clive LLOYD WI	45
Roy FREDERICKS WI	44

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Sir VIV RICHARDS 142.86
Phil EDMONDS ENG		100.00
Hasan JAMIL PAK		90.57
Roy FREDERICKS WI		83.33
Alan HURST AUS		81.25
Bernard JULIEN WI		76.92
Wasim RAJA PAK		69.59
Pervez MIR PAK		64.29

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Roy FREDERICKS 100.00
Alan HURST AUS		81.25
Gary COSIER AUS		64.87
Gary GILMOUR AUS		64.00
Chetan CHAUHAN IND		62.50
Zaheer ABBAS PAK		60.15
Bishan BEDI IND		59.15
Jock EDWARDS NZ		58.33
Mick MALONE AUS		56.79
David HOOKES AUS		56.78

Best Strike Rate (ODI)
Sir VIV RICHARDS 142.86
Imran NIAZI PAK		114.71
Phil EDMONDS ENG		100.00
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		94.12
Asif IQBAL PAK		90.77
Asif IQBAL PAK		90.77
Hasan JAMIL PAK		90.57
Wasim RAJA PAK		83.16
Roy FREDERICKS WI		81.48
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		78.73

Most sixes (All time)
Wasim RAJA 19
Gordon GREENIDGE WI		9
Clive LLOYD WI		8
Haroon RASHEED PAK		6
Tony GREIG ENG		5
Asif IQBAL PAK		3
Asif IQBAL PAK		3

Most sixes (Test)
Wasim RAJA 16
Gordon GREENIDGE WI		8
Clive LLOYD WI		7
Haroon RASHEED PAK		6
Tony GREIG ENG		5
Majid KHAN PAK		3
Javed MIANDAD PAK		2

Most sixes (ODI)
Wasim RAJA 3
Derek RANDALL ENG		2
Clive LLOYD WI		1

Best Averages (All time)
Gordon GREENIDGE 544 / 11

Best Averages (Test)
Bob SIMPSON 317 / 6

Best Averages (ODI)
Mudassar NAZAR 53 / 2

Most 50s (All time)
Wasim RAJA 5
Majid KHAN PAK		4
Doug WALTERS AUS		3

Most 50s (Test)
Wasim RAJA 5
Majid KHAN PAK		4
Doug WALTERS AUS		3

Most 50s (ODI)
Javed MIANDAD 1

Most 100s (All time)
Sunil GAVASKAR 4
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		3
Bob WOOLMER ENG		2
Sadiq MOHAMMAD PAK		1

Most 100s (Test)
Sunil GAVASKAR 4
Bob WOOLMER ENG		2
Sadiq MOHAMMAD PAK		1

Most 100s (ODI)
Dennis AMISS 1

Most Not Outs (All time)
Bob WILLIS 9
Bishan BEDI IND		8
Colin CROFT WI		7
Max WALKER AUS		5
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		3

Most Not Outs (Test)
Bob WILLIS 8
Colin CROFT WI		7
Max WALKER AUS		5
Wasim BARI PAK		4
Sam GANNON AUS		3
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		2

Most Not Outs (ODI)
Sir IAN BOTHAM 2
Len PASCOE AUS		1

Most Wickets (All time)
Bishan BEDI 42
Bob WILLIS ENG		37
John LEVER ENG		34
Colin CROFT WI		33
Jeff THOMSON AUS		31
Joel GARNER WI		25
Imran KHAN PAK		21
Sarfraz NAWAZ PAK		20

Most Wickets (Test)
Bishan BEDI 42
Bob WILLIS ENG		34
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		33
Colin CROFT WI		30
Jeff THOMSON AUS		29
John LEVER ENG		25
Joel GARNER WI		22
Imran KHAN PAK		21
Sarfraz NAWAZ PAK		20

Most Wickets (ODI)
John LEVER 9
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		6
Gary COSIER AUS		5
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		4
Joel GARNER WI		3

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Colin CROFT 8/29
Bishan BEDI IND		6/6
Bob WILLIS ENG		6/14
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		6/25
Imran KHAN PAK		6/50
Imran NIAZI PAK		6/102
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		5/0
Madan LAL IND		5/3
Karsan GHAVRI IND		5/4
Gary COSIER AUS		5/6

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Colin CROFT 8/29
Bishan BEDI IND		6/6
Bob WILLIS ENG		6/15
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		6/25
Imran KHAN PAK		6/50
Imran NIAZI PAK		6/102
Madan LAL IND		5/3
Karsan GHAVRI IND		5/4
John LEVER ENG		5/12
Mick MALONE AUS		5/14

Best Bowling Fig (ODI)
Greg CHAPPELL 5/0
Gary COSIER AUS		5/18
John LEVER ENG		4/18
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		3/21
Joel GARNER WI		3/27
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		3/29
Len PASCOE AUS		3/44
Colin CROFT WI		3/50
Tony GREIG ENG		2/2
Bob WILLIS ENG		2/14

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Andy ROBERTS 4/174
Sir RICHARD HADLEE NZ		3/155
Imran KHAN PAK		6/147
Dayle HADLEE NZ		2/130
Joel GARNER WI		4/130
Ewen CHATFIELD NZ		3/125
Sarfraz NAWAZ PAK		4/125
Colin CROFT WI		8/119
Saleem ALTAF PAK		3/117
Imran KHAN POR		0/115
Imran KHAN POR		0/115

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Andy ROBERTS 4/174
Sir RICHARD HADLEE NZ		3/155
Imran KHAN PAK		6/147
Joel GARNER WI		4/130
Dayle HADLEE NZ		2/130
Ewen CHATFIELD NZ		3/125
Sarfraz NAWAZ PAK		4/125
Colin CROFT WI		8/119
Saleem ALTAF PAK		3/117
Imran KHAN POR		0/115
Imran KHAN POR		0/115

Worst Bowling Fig (ODI)
Ray BRIGHT 1/56
Jeff THOMSON AUS		2/51
Mike HENDRICK ENG		1/50
Colin CROFT WI		3/50
Chris OLD ENG		1/49
Geoff MILLER ENG		1/46
John LEVER ENG		4/45
Len PASCOE AUS		3/44
Geoff DYMOCK AUS		1/39
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		3/39

Most Dots (All time)
Karsan GHAVRI 0

Most Dots (Test)
Karsan GHAVRI 0

Most Dots (ODI)
Bob WILLIS 0

John LEVER ENG		18.21
Mick MALONE AUS		17.33
Imran NIAZI PAK		17.00
Gary COSIER AUS		16.71
Majid KHAN PAK		15.40
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		14.43
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		12.14
Dennis LILLEE AUS		10.20
Bob WOOLMER ENG		10.00

Bob WILLIS ENG		20.47
Colin CROFT WI		19.90
Mike HENDRICK ENG		19.50
Imran NIAZI PAK		17.00
Majid KHAN PAK		15.40
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		14.20
Mick MALONE AUS		12.83
Dennis LILLEE AUS		10.20
Bob WOOLMER ENG		10.00

Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		15.00
Len PASCOE AUS		14.67
John LEVER ENG		10.22
Bob WILLIS ENG		10.00
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		9.67
Joel GARNER WI		9.00
Tony GREIG ENG		4.33
Gary COSIER AUS		3.60
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		3.33

Best Economy (All time)
Bob WOOLMER 1.11
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		1.29
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		1.33
Mick MALONE AUS		1.53
Liaqat ALI PAK		1.59
Erapalli PRASANNA IND		1.77
Majid KHAN PAK		1.99
Derek RANDALL ENG		2.00
Parthasarthi SHARMA IND		2.00
Yajurvindra SINGH IND		2.00

Best Economy (Test)
Bob WOOLMER 1.11
Sunil GAVASKAR IND		1.29
Geoff BOYCOTT ENG		1.33
Mick MALONE AUS		1.35
Liaqat ALI PAK		1.59
Erapalli PRASANNA IND		1.77
Majid KHAN PAK		1.99
Derek RANDALL ENG		2.00
Parthasarthi SHARMA IND		2.00
Yajurvindra SINGH IND		2.00

Best Economy (ODI)
Greg CHAPPELL 1.79
Gary COSIER AUS		2.12
Bob WILLIS ENG		2.14
Mick MALONE AUS		2.45
Tony GREIG ENG		2.50
Peter WILLEY ENG		2.64
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		2.64
Max WALKER AUS		2.64
Geoff COPE ENG		2.71
Joel GARNER WI		3.00

John LEVER ENG		38.26
Wayne CLARK AUS		38.16
Colin CROFT WI		36.95
Gary COSIER AUS		35.31
Sikander BAKHT PAK		33.60
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		31.89
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		26.44
Imran NIAZI PAK		26.00
Dennis LILLEE AUS		20.76

Jeff THOMSON AUS		40.94
David HOLFORD WI		40.80
Colin CROFT WI		38.84
Sam GANNON AUS		38.51
Wayne CLARK AUS		38.16
Sikander BAKHT PAK		33.60
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		28.80
Imran NIAZI PAK		26.00
Dennis LILLEE AUS		20.76

Len PASCOE AUS		22.00
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		20.55
John LEVER ENG		18.00
Greg CHAPPELL AUS		11.20
Tony GREIG ENG		10.40
Gary COSIER AUS		10.20

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Bishan BEDI 931
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND	821
Jeff THOMSON AUS	781
Andy ROBERTS NZ	734
Bob WILLIS ENG	726
Imran KHAN PAK	680
Sarfraz NAWAZ PAK	651
Colin CROFT WI	647
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG	646
Joel GARNER WI	644

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Bishan BEDI 931
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		821
Andy ROBERTS NZ		707
Bob WILLIS ENG		696
Jeff THOMSON AUS		684
Imran KHAN PAK		680
Sarfraz NAWAZ PAK		651
Joel GARNER WI		617
Colin CROFT WI		597

Most Runs Conceed (ODI)
Jeff THOMSON 97
Chris OLD ENG		94
John LEVER ENG		92
Geoff MILLER ENG		89
Ray BRIGHT AUS		61
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		60
Mike HENDRICK ENG		50
Phil EDMONDS ENG		47
Len PASCOE AUS		44

Most Maiden Overs (ODI)
Chris OLD 5
John LEVER ENG		4
Joel GARNER WI		3
Mick MALONE AUS		2

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Bishan BEDI 5
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		4
Bob WILLIS ENG		3
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		2
Karsan GHAVRI IND		1

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Bishan BEDI 5
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		4
Bob WILLIS ENG		3
Sir IAN BOTHAM ENG		2
Dennis LILLEE AUS		1

Five Wicket haul (ODI)
Gary COSIER 1

Series updates of 1977

Australia in New Zealand Test Series

18 Feb-25 Feb 1977

1-0 (2)
Australia

Centenary Test (England in Australia)

12 Mar-12 Mar 1977

-
Australia

Pakistan in West Indies Test Series

18 Feb-15 Apr 1977

2-1 (5)
West Indies

The Ashes (Australia in England)

16 Jun-25 Aug 1977

3-0 (5)
England

England in Pakistan Test Series

14 Dec-18 Jan 1978

0-0 (3)
drawn

India in Australia Test Series

02 Dec-28 Jan 1978

3-2 (5)
Australia

Pakistan in West Indies ODI Match

16 Mar-16 Mar 1977

1-0 (1)
West Indies

Prudential Trophy (Australia in England)

02 Jun-06 Jun 1977

2-1 (3)
England

England in Pakistan ODI Series

23 Dec-13 Jan 1978

2-1 (3)
England

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Most Maiden Overs (All time)
Bishan BEDI 108
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		104
Erapalli PRASANNA IND		90
Sarfraz NAWAZ PAK		55
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		52
Max WALKER AUS		49
Bob WILLIS ENG		45
Imran KHAN PAK		43
Colin CROFT WI		41
Joel GARNER WI		40

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
Bishan BEDI 108
Derek UNDERWOOD ENG		103
Erapalli PRASANNA IND		90
Sarfraz NAWAZ PAK		55
Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHAR IND		52
Max WALKER AUS		46
Imran KHAN PAK		43
Bob WILLIS ENG		42
Colin CROFT WI		39
Joel GARNER WI		37

Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1977 Performances & Rankings

910

738

682

673

650

628

620

615

601

544

736

715

661

650

603

602

541

536

535

524

174

151

147

111

100

99

81

79

69

59

59

1967

1842

1517

1515

1499

1490

1366

1286

1217

1094

1690

1621

1517

1490

1460

1455

1193

1145

1131

1094

277

221

210

155

137

126

110

106

250

191

176

174

168

167

157

137

135

135

127

250

191

176

174

168

167

157

137

135