Top Cricket Stats and Records – 1978 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1978 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Stat Leaders

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Most RunsALL
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1Sunil GAVASKARIND1103
2David GOWERENG923
3Alvin KALLICHARRANWI829
4Graeme WOODAUS783
5Geoff BOYCOTTENG768
6Clive RADLEYENG731
7Dilip VENGSARKARIND688
8Sir IAN BOTHAMENG677
9Zaheer ABBASPAK674
10Javed MIANDADPAK663
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1Sunil GAVASKARIND1099
2Alvin KALLICHARRANWI788
3Geoff BOYCOTTENG759
4Graeme WOODAUS750
5David GOWERENG722
6Dilip VENGSARKARIND651
7Gundappa VISWANATHIND644
8Graham YALLOPAUS634
9Javed MIANDADPAK606
10Sir IAN BOTHAMENG597
Most RunsODI
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1Clive RADLEYENG250
2David GOWERENG201
3Desmond HAYNESWI148
4Mudassar NAZARPAK104
5Surinder AMARNATHIND100
6Graham GOOCHENG94
7Graham ROOPEENG93
8Zaheer ABBASPAK91
9Majid KHANPAK87
Most Balls FacedALL
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1Geoff BOYCOTTENG2655
2Geoff HOWARTHNZ1759
3David GOWERENG1757
4Clive RADLEYENG1735
5Graham ROOPEENG1473
6Sir IAN BOTHAMENG1270
7Mike BREARLEYENG1218
8Bob TAYLORENG1163
9Mudassar NAZARPAK1134
10Geoff MILLERENG1096
Most Balls FacedTEST
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1Geoff BOYCOTTENG2626
2Geoff HOWARTHNZ1642
3David GOWERENG1509
4Clive RADLEYENG1368
5Graham ROOPEENG1286
6Sir IAN BOTHAMENG1212
7Bob TAYLORENG1137
8Geoff MILLERENG1074
9Mike BREARLEYENG1073
10Graham GOOCHENG926
Most Balls FacedODI
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1Clive RADLEYENG367
2Mudassar NAZARPAK261
3David GOWERENG248
4Graham ROOPEENG187
5Anshuman GAEKWADIND150
6Javed MIANDADPAK149
7Mohinder AMARNATHIND146
8Mike BREARLEYENG145
9Desmond HAYNESWI136
10Graham GOOCHENG131
Highest ScoreALL
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1Zaheer ABBASPAK235
2Sunil GAVASKARIND205
3Alvin KALLICHARRANWI187
4Clive RADLEYENG158
5Dilip VENGSARKARIND157
6Javed MIANDADPAK154
7Desmond HAYNESWI148
8Gundappa VISWANATHIND145
9Geoff BOYCOTTENG131
10Kim HUGHESAUS129
Highest ScoreTEST
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1Zaheer ABBASPAK235
2Sunil GAVASKARIND205
3Alvin KALLICHARRANWI187
4Clive RADLEYENG158
5Dilip VENGSARKARIND157
6Javed MIANDADPAK154
7Gundappa VISWANATHIND145
8Geoff BOYCOTTENG131
9Kim HUGHESAUS129
10Graeme WOODAUS126
Highest ScoreODI
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1Desmond HAYNESWI148
2Clive RADLEYENG117
3David GOWERENG114
4Graham GOOCHENG94
5Gary COSIERAUS84
6Anshuman GAEKWADIND78
7Asif IQBALPAK62
7Asif IQBALPAK62
7Asif IQBALPAK62
7Asif IQBALPAK62
8Lance CAIRNSNZ60
9Mudassar NAZARPAK56
Best Strike RateALL
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1Wayne DANIELWI116.67
2Desmond HAYNESWI108.82
3Colin CROFTWI100.00
4Hasan JAMILPAK94.03
5Zaheer ABBASPAK89.22
6Kapil DEVIND87.38
7Vanburn HOLDERWI86.27
8Asif IQBALPAK86.11
8Asif IQBALPAK86.11
8Asif IQBALPAK86.11
8Asif IQBALPAK86.11
9Surinder AMARNATHIND84.03
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1Kapil DEVIND91.01
2Basil WILLIAMSWI84.03
3Faoud BACCHUSWI73.33
4Ashok MANKADIND69.57
5Vanburn HOLDERWI66.67
6Bishan BEDIIND65.79
7Trevor LAUGHLINAUS63.64
8Alvin KALLICHARRANWI59.37
9Sunil GAVASKARIND55.68
10Jock EDWARDSNZ54.96
Best Strike RateODI
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG137.93
2Wayne DANIELWI116.67
3Desmond HAYNESWI108.82
4Gary COSIERAUS107.69
5Vanburn HOLDERWI100.00
6Lance CAIRNSNZ95.40
7Hasan JAMILPAK94.03
Most sixesALL
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1Haroon RASHEEDPAK8
2Javed MIANDADPAK7
3Kapil DEVIND6
4Imran KHANBHR5
4Imran KHANBHR5
5Lance CAIRNSNZ4
Most sixesTEST
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1Haroon RASHEEDPAK8
2Javed MIANDADPAK7
3Kapil DEVIND6
4Imran KHANBHR5
4Imran KHANBHR5
5Kim HUGHESAUS4
6Peter TOOHEYAUS3
7Dilip VENGSARKARIND2
Most sixesODI
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1Lance CAIRNSNZ4
2Desmond HAYNESWI2
3Gary COSIERAUS1
Best AveragesALL
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1Alvin KALLICHARRANWI829 / 14
Best AveragesTEST
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1Desmond HAYNESWI182 / 3
Best AveragesODI
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1Deryck MURRAYWI51 / 1
Most 50sALL
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1Gundappa VISWANATHIND6
2Geoff BOYCOTTENG5
3Sew SHIVNARINEWI4
Most 50sTEST
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1Gundappa VISWANATHIND6
2Geoff BOYCOTTENG5
3Sew SHIVNARINEWI4
4Mudassar NAZARPAK3
Most 50sODI
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1Asif IQBALPAK1
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1Asif IQBALPAK1
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1Asif IQBALPAK1
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1Asif IQBALPAK1
Most 100sALL
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1Sunil GAVASKARIND5
2Alvin KALLICHARRANWI3
3Zaheer ABBASPAK2
4Javed MIANDADPAK1
Most 100sTEST
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1Sunil GAVASKARIND5
2Alvin KALLICHARRANWI3
3Graham YALLOPAUS2
4Craig SERJEANTAUS1
Most 100sODI
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1Desmond HAYNESWI1
Most Not OutsALL
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1Bob WILLISENG8
2Javed MIANDADPAK6
3Erapalli PRASANNAIND5
4Phil EDMONDSENG4
Most Not OutsTEST
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1Bob WILLISENG8
2Jim HIGGSAUS6
3Raphick JUMADEENWI5
4Stephen BOOCKNZ4
5Steve RIXONAUS3
Most Not OutsODI
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1Sarfraz NAWAZPAK3
2Sikander BAKHTPAK2
3Mohsin KHANHK1
Most WicketsALL
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG71
2Bob WILLISENG63
3Phil EDMONDSENG42
4Sarfraz NAWAZPAK31
5Jeff THOMSONAUS30
6Karsan GHAVRIIND29
7Rodney HOGGAUS27
8Wayne CLARKAUS26
Most WicketsTEST
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG66
2Bob WILLISENG57
3Phil EDMONDSENG37
4Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ28
5Karsan GHAVRIIND27
6Chris OLDENG26
7Bruce YARDLEYAUS24
Most WicketsODI
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1Hasan JAMILPAK8
2Bob WILLISENG6
3Sir IAN BOTHAMENG5
4Geoff MILLERENG4
Best Bowling FigALL
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG8/13
2Phil EDMONDSENG7/0
3Chris OLDENG7/6
4Jeff THOMSONAUS6/12
5Vanburn HOLDERWI6/15
6Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ6/17
7Abdul QADIRPAK6/26
8Rodney HOGGAUS6/30
9Sarfraz NAWAZPAK5/3
10Trevor LAUGHLINAUS5/6
Best Bowling FigTEST
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG8/13
2Phil EDMONDSENG7/0
3Chris OLDENG7/9
4Jeff THOMSONAUS6/12
5Vanburn HOLDERWI6/15
6Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ6/17
7Abdul QADIRPAK6/26
8Rodney HOGGAUS6/30
9Sarfraz NAWAZPAK5/3
10Trevor LAUGHLINAUS5/6
Best Bowling FigODI
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1Lance CAIRNSNZ5/28
2Bob WILLISENG4/15
3Jeff THOMSONAUS4/20
4Sarfraz NAWAZPAK3/6
5Sikander BAKHTPAK3/11
6Wasim RAJAPAK3/14
7Phil EDMONDSENG3/17
8Hasan JAMILPAK3/18
9Ian CALLENAUS3/24
10Joel GARNERWI3/29
Worst Bowling FigALL
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1Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ6/147
2Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHARIND5/136
3Bruce YARDLEYAUS4/134
4Kapil DEVIND3/132
5Sikander BAKHTPAK4/132
6Bishan BEDIIND4/130
7Sylvester CLARKEWI5/126
8Wayne CLARKAUS4/124
9Erapalli PRASANNAIND4/123
10Liaqat ALIPAK3/114
Worst Bowling FigTEST
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1Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ6/147
2Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHARIND5/136
3Bruce YARDLEYAUS4/134
4Kapil DEVIND3/132
5Sikander BAKHTPAK4/132
6Bishan BEDIIND4/130
7Sylvester CLARKEWI5/126
8Wayne CLARKAUS4/124
9Erapalli PRASANNAIND4/123
10Liaqat ALIPAK3/114
Worst Bowling FigODI
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1Lance CAIRNSNZ5/84
2Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ2/70
3Jeff THOMSONAUS4/67
4Bob SIMPSONAUS2/65
5Stephen BOOCKNZ1/57
6Sikander BAKHTPAK3/56
7Trevor LAUGHLINAUS3/54
8Mudassar NAZARPAK2/52
9Kapil DEVIND2/49
10Sarfraz NAWAZPAK3/48
Most DotsALL
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1Surinder AMARNATHIND0
Most DotsTEST
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1Surinder AMARNATHIND0
Most DotsODI
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1Wayne CLARKAUS0
Best AverageALL
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56Phil EDMONDSENG18.76
57Bob WILLISENG18.46
58Colin CROFTWI17.83
59Chris OLDENG17.68
60Hasan JAMILPAK14.38
61Joel GARNERWI14.00
62Rodney HOGGAUS11.00
63Barry WOODENG10.25
64Surinder AMARNATHIND5.00
65David LLOYDENG3.00
Best AverageTEST
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49Abdul QADIRPAK20.27
50Phil EDMONDSENG19.03
51Colin CROFTWI18.89
52Bob WILLISENG18.72
53Chris OLDENG18.50
54Sir IAN BOTHAMENG18.20
55Andy ROBERTSNZ17.58
56Joel GARNERWI15.00
57Rodney HOGGAUS11.00
58Surinder AMARNATHIND5.00
Best AverageODI
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32Hasan JAMILPAK14.38
33Geoff MILLERENG14.25
34Vanburn HOLDERWI14.00
35Derick PARRYWI13.50
36Chris OLDENG13.40
37Sunil GAVASKARIND10.00
38Barry WOODENG9.75
39Joel GARNERWI9.67
40Bruce YARDLEYAUS7.00
41David LLOYDENG3.00
Best EconomyALL
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1Derek RANDALLENG1.00
2Mike GATTINGENG1.00
3Shafiq AHMEDPAK1.00
4David LLOYDENG1.50
5Aamer HAMEEDPAK1.50
6Alvin KALLICHARRANWI1.64
7John EMBUREYENG1.77
8Bev CONGDONNZ1.91
9Mike HENDRICKENG1.93
10Phil EDMONDSENG1.99
Best EconomyTEST
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1Barry WOODENG0.67
2Derek RANDALLENG1.00
3Mike GATTINGENG1.00
4Shafiq AHMEDPAK1.00
5Larry GOMESWI1.63
6Alvin KALLICHARRANWI1.64
7John EMBUREYENG1.77
8Mike HENDRICKENG1.84
9Bev CONGDONNZ1.84
10Stephen BOOCKNZ1.85
Best EconomyODI
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1David LLOYDENG1.50
2Aamer HAMEEDPAK1.50
3Bruce YARDLEYAUS2.00
4Sylvester CLARKEWI2.14
5Geoff COPEENG2.29
6Bev CONGDONNZ2.32
7Bob WILLISENG2.40
8Geoff MILLERENG2.48
9Barry WOODENG2.60
10Sarfraz NAWAZPAK2.66
Best Strike RateALL
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55Sir IAN BOTHAMENG38.65
56Andy ROBERTSNZ35.60
57Colin CROFTWI32.55
58Sunil GAVASKARIND28.50
59Rodney HOGGAUS27.11
60Barry WOODENG27.00
61Joel GARNERWI26.29
62Hasan JAMILPAK21.75
63David LLOYDENG12.00
64Surinder AMARNATHIND9.00
Best Strike RateTEST
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50Richard COLLINGENZ49.59
51Karsan GHAVRIIND44.27
52Bob WILLISENG44.03
53Jeff THOMSONAUS41.88
54Sir IAN BOTHAMENG37.57
55Colin CROFTWI36.73
56Andy ROBERTSNZ32.10
57Joel GARNERWI28.66
58Rodney HOGGAUS27.11
59Surinder AMARNATHIND9.00
Best Strike RateODI
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25Hasan JAMILPAK21.75
26Vanburn HOLDERWI21.00
27Colin CROFTWI20.00
28Trevor LAUGHLINAUS18.00
29Joel GARNERWI16.00
30David LLOYDENG12.00
31Sunil GAVASKARIND3.00
Most Runs ConceedALL
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG1362
2Bishan BEDIIND1164
3Bob WILLISENG1163
4Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHARIND937
5Kapil DEVIND821
6Phil EDMONDSENG788
7Bruce YARDLEYAUS765
8Jeff THOMSONAUS758
9Sikander BAKHTPAK733
Most Runs ConceedTEST
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG1201
2Bob WILLISENG1067
3Bishan BEDIIND1064
4Bhagwath CHANDRASEKHARIND937
5Bruce YARDLEYAUS751
6Kapil DEVIND714
7Norbert PHILLIPWI708
8Phil EDMONDSENG704
9Jeff THOMSONAUS671
10Wayne CLARKAUS668
Most Runs ConceedODI
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG161
2Sarfraz NAWAZPAK124
3Sikander BAKHTPAK120
4Hasan JAMILPAK115
5Lance CAIRNSNZ112
6Kapil DEVIND107
7Bishan BEDIIND100
8Bob WILLISENG96
9Bob SIMPSONAUS95
Most Maiden OversALL
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1Phil EDMONDSENG126
2Bob WILLISENG106
3Sir IAN BOTHAMENG99
4Geoff MILLERENG94
5Iqbal QASIMPAK93
6Chris OLDENG84
7Bishan BEDIIND79
8Stephen BOOCKNZ74
9Bruce YARDLEYAUS69
10Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ61
Most Maiden OversTEST
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1Phil EDMONDSENG120
2Sir IAN BOTHAMENG95
3Bob WILLISENG94
4Iqbal QASIMPAK89
5Geoff MILLERENG87
6Bishan BEDIIND79
7Stephen BOOCKNZ73
8Bruce YARDLEYAUS66
9Srinivas VENKATARAGHAVANIND60
Most Maiden OversODI
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1Sarfraz NAWAZPAK13
2Bob WILLISENG12
3Geoff MILLERENG7
4Phil EDMONDSENG6
5Chris OLDENG5
6Sir RICHARD HADLEENZ4
Five Wicket haulALL
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG6
2Rodney HOGGAUS5
3Bob WILLISENG4
4Sarfraz NAWAZPAK2
5Derick PARRYWI1
Five Wicket haulTEST
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1Sir IAN BOTHAMENG6
2Rodney HOGGAUS5
3Bob WILLISENG4
4Sarfraz NAWAZPAK2
5Derick PARRYWI1
Five Wicket haulODI
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1Lance CAIRNSNZ1

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