Highest Score in 1979: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the highest score in 1979, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI1979122 entries
1153Sir Viv RichardsWI47 clear of Gordon Greenidge
2106Gordon GreenidgeWI47 off the lead
3105Geoff BoycottENG48 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Viv RichardsWI
153 · 47 ahead of Greenidge
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Richards is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
81
The mark at number ten — 112 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
12 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Highest Score — full list

122 entries, ranked
1Sir Viv RichardsWI153
2Gordon GreenidgeWI106
3Geoff BoycottENG105
4David GowerENG101
5Zaheer AbbasPAK93
6Greg ChappellAUS92
7Collis KingWI86
8Bruce EdgarNZ84
9Glenn TurnerNZ83
10Majid KhanPAK81
11Desmond HaynesWI80
12Gundappa ViswanathIND75
13Trevor LaughlinAUS74
14Clive LloydWI73
15Andrew HilditchAUS72
16Graham GoochENG71
17John WrightNZ69
18Sunil WettimunySL67
19Duleep MendisSL64
19Mike BrearleyENG64
19Peter WilleyENG64
20Geoff HowarthNZ63
20Ian ChappellAUS63
21Asif IqbalPAK61
22Lawrence RoweWI60
23Anura TennekoonSL59
24Sadiq MohammadPAK57
25Sunil GavaskarIND55
26Peter TooheyAUS54
27Kim HughesAUS52
28Roy DiasSL50
29Alvin KallicharranWI49
29Derek RandallENG49
30Javed MiandadPAK46
31Glenroy SealyCAN45
32Allan BorderAUS44
33Sir Richard HadleeNZ42
34Brijesh PatelIND38
35Graham YallopAUS37
35Haroon RasheedPAK37
36Dilip VengsarkarIND36
36Jeremy ConeyNZ36
37Mark BurgessNZ35
38Doug WaltersAUS34
39Rod MarshAUS33
39Anshuman GaekwadIND33
40Sir Ian BothamENG31
41Graeme WoodAUS30
42John VaughanCAN29
43Gary CosierAUS28
44Julien WienerAUS27
44Deryck MurrayWI27
45Franklyn DennisCAN25
45Rick DarlingAUS25
45Kapil DevIND25
46Bob WillisENG24
47Kevin WrightAUS23
47Warren LeesNZ23
47Sudath PasqualSL23
48Imran KhanBHR21
48Imran NiaziBHR21
48Wasim RajaPAK21
49Bandula WarnapuraSL20
49Bruce LairdAUS20
49Bob TaylorENG20
49Karsan GhavriIND20
50Dennis LilleeAUS19
50Ray BrightAUS19
50Christopher ChappellCAN19
51Tony OpathaSL18
51David BairstowENG18
52Wasim BariPAK17
53Andy RobertsNZ16
53Chris OldENG16
53Sir Andy RobertsNZ16
54Bryan MauricetteCAN15
54Phil EdmondsENG15
55Lance CairnsNZ14
56Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND13
56Bishan BediIND13
56Brian McKechnieNZ13
57Sarfraz NawazPAK12
58John MorrisonNZ11
58John MacleanAUS11
58Phil CarlsonAUS11
59Geoff DymockAUS10
59Surinder KhannaIND10
59Stanley De SilvaSL10
59Martin SteadCAN10
60Joel GarnerWI9
60Max WalkerAUS9
60David HookesAUS9
61Mohinder AmarnathIND8
61Tariq JavedCAN8
61Cecil MarshallCAN8
62Jeff MossAUS7
62Wayne LarkinsENG7
63Somachandra De SilvaSL6
64Cornelius HenryCAN5
65Derick ParryWI4
65Ranjan MadugalleSL4
65Geoff MillerENG4
65Rodney HoggAUS4
66Alan HurstAUS3
66Graeme PorterAUS3
66Ewen ChatfieldNZ3
66Gary TroupNZ3
66Colin CroftWI3
66John ValentineCAN3
67Michael HoldingWI2
67Ajit de SilvaSL2
67Sikander BakhtPAK2
67Mudassar NazarPAK2
67Jitendra PatelCAN2
68Sunil JayasingheSL1
68Graham DilleyENG1
68Mike HendrickENG1
68John LeverENG1
68Rick McCoskerAUS1
69Jeff ThomsonAUS0
69Robert CallenderCAN0
69Charles BakshCAN0
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