Most Runs in 1979: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most runs in 1979, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI1979122 entries
1526Sir Viv RichardsWI33 clear of Geoff Boycott
2493Geoff BoycottENG33 off the lead
3429Gordon GreenidgeWI97 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Viv RichardsWI
526 · 33 ahead of Boycott
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most runs
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
222
The mark at number ten — 112 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
13 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Most Runs — full list

122 entries, ranked
1Sir Viv RichardsWI526
2Geoff BoycottENG493
3Gordon GreenidgeWI429
4Graham GoochENG316
5David GowerENG302
6Desmond HaynesWI298
7Greg ChappellAUS273
8Mike BrearleyENG270
9Peter WilleyENG244
10Kim HughesAUS222
11Allan BorderAUS200
11Derek RandallENG200
12Alvin KallicharranWI182
13Glenn TurnerNZ176
14Collis KingWI170
15John WrightNZ166
16Andrew HilditchAUS153
17Majid KhanPAK150
18Zaheer AbbasPAK148
19Sir Ian BothamENG145
20Clive LloydWI143
21Asif IqbalPAK129
22Graham YallopAUS125
23Ian ChappellAUS123
24Bruce EdgarNZ113
25Gundappa ViswanathIND106
26Sadiq MohammadPAK104
27Trevor LaughlinAUS103
28Rod MarshAUS100
29Rick DarlingAUS99
30Sunil GavaskarIND89
31Graeme WoodAUS87
32Sunil WettimunySL83
33Duleep MendisSL78
34Roy DiasSL75
35Glenroy SealyCAN73
36Peter TooheyAUS70
36Geoff HowarthNZ70
37Haroon RasheedPAK69
38Lawrence RoweWI65
39Deryck MurrayWI64
40Brijesh PatelIND63
41Dennis LilleeAUS60
42Anura TennekoonSL59
43Sir Richard HadleeNZ57
43Julien WienerAUS57
44David BairstowENG56
45Anshuman GaekwadIND54
46Kapil DevIND53
47Andy RobertsNZ48
47Sir Andy RobertsNZ48
48Franklyn DennisCAN47
48Jeremy ConeyNZ47
49Doug WaltersAUS46
49Javed MiandadPAK46
50Mark BurgessNZ45
51Dilip VengsarkarIND44
52Gary CosierAUS42
52Imran NiaziBHR42
52Imran KhanBHR42
53Bruce LairdAUS41
54Wasim RajaPAK39
55Bandula WarnapuraSL38
55Christopher ChappellCAN38
56Karsan GhavriIND35
57Bob TaylorENG32
58John VaughanCAN30
59Kevin WrightAUS29
60Warren LeesNZ28
61Bob WillisENG27
62Wasim BariPAK26
63Joel GarnerWI25
64Sudath PasqualSL24
65Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND23
66Phil EdmondsENG22
67Ray BrightAUS20
67Bryan MauricetteCAN20
68Bishan BediIND19
69Chris OldENG18
69Tony OpathaSL18
70Brian McKechnieNZ17
70Lance CairnsNZ17
70Surinder KhannaIND17
71Mohinder AmarnathIND16
72Geoff DymockAUS15
72Tariq JavedCAN15
73Sarfraz NawazPAK12
74John MacleanAUS11
74Phil CarlsonAUS11
74John MorrisonNZ11
75Martin SteadCAN10
75Cecil MarshallCAN10
75Stanley De SilvaSL10
76Max WalkerAUS9
76David HookesAUS9
77Rodney HoggAUS8
78Wayne LarkinsENG7
78Jeff MossAUS7
78Somachandra De SilvaSL7
79Cornelius HenryCAN6
79Alan HurstAUS6
80Geoff MillerENG4
80Derick ParryWI4
80Ranjan MadugalleSL4
81Sikander BakhtPAK3
81Mudassar NazarPAK3
81Jitendra PatelCAN3
81Colin CroftWI3
81John ValentineCAN3
81Graeme PorterAUS3
81Ewen ChatfieldNZ3
81Gary TroupNZ3
82Michael HoldingWI2
82Ajit de SilvaSL2
83Sunil JayasingheSL1
83Graham DilleyENG1
83John LeverENG1
83Mike HendrickENG1
83Rick McCoskerAUS1
84Jeff ThomsonAUS0
84Robert CallenderCAN0
84Charles BakshCAN0
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