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Most 50s in 1978: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the most 50s in 1978, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS
1978
58 entries
1
6
Gundappa Viswanath
IND
1 clear of Geoff Boycott
2
5
Geoff Boycott
ENG
1 off the lead
2
5
Graeme Wood
AUS
1 off the lead
● LEADS
Gundappa Viswanath
IND
6 · 1 ahead of Boycott
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Viswanath is out on their own
● NATION IN FRONT
West Indies
12 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented
★ RANGE
6
top of the list, down to 1 at the other end
Most 50s — full list
58 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Gundappa Viswanath
IND
6
2
Geoff Boycott
ENG
5
2
Graeme Wood
AUS
5
3
Peter Toohey
AUS
4
3
Dilip Vengsarkar
IND
4
3
Graham Roope
ENG
4
3
Graham Gooch
ENG
4
3
Sew Shivnarine
WI
4
3
Mudassar Nazar
PAK
4
3
David Gower
ENG
4
4
Derek Randall
ENG
3
4
Clive Radley
ENG
3
4
Javed Miandad
PAK
3
4
Mohinder Amarnath
IND
3
4
Sunil Gavaskar
IND
3
4
Alvin Kallicharran
WI
3
4
Larry Gomes
WI
3
4
Desmond Haynes
WI
3
4
Derick Parry
WI
3
4
Graham Yallop
AUS
3
4
Chetan Chauhan
IND
3
5
Robert Anderson
NZ
2
5
Jock Edwards
NZ
2
5
John Wright
NZ
2
5
Surinder Amarnath
IND
2
5
Kapil Dev
IND
2
5
Bob Simpson
AUS
2
5
Gary Cosier
AUS
2
5
Rick Darling
AUS
2
5
Mark Burgess
NZ
2
5
Alvin Greenidge
WI
2
5
David Murray
WI
2
5
Deryck Murray
WI
2
5
Mike Brearley
ENG
2
5
Anshuman Gaekwad
IND
2
5
Sadiq Mohammad
PAK
2
5
Mushtaq Mohammad
PAK
2
6
Asif Iqbal
PAK
1
6
Majid Khan
PAK
1
6
Wasim Bari
PAK
1
6
Zaheer Abbas
PAK
1
6
Sir Ian Botham
ENG
1
6
Karsan Ghavri
IND
1
6
Mohsin Khan
HK
1
6
Geoff Miller
ENG
1
6
Basil Williams
WI
1
6
Faoud Bacchus
WI
1
6
Phil Edmonds
ENG
1
6
Clive Lloyd
WI
1
6
Gordon Greenidge
WI
1
6
John Parker
NZ
1
6
Lance Cairns
NZ
1
6
Geoff Howarth
NZ
1
6
Bruce Yardley
AUS
1
6
Bev Congdon
NZ
1
6
Syed Kirmani
IND
1
6
Steve Rixon
AUS
1
6
Bruce Edgar
NZ
1
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