Batting Most Runs Innings IN England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches IN England

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IVA Richards	291	472	386	38	0	75.38	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
Zaheer Abbas	274	544	467	38	0	58.67	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
Zaheer Abbas	240	545	410	22	0	58.53	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
IVA Richards	232	438	313	31	4	74.12	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
SM Gavaskar	221	490	443	21	0	49.88	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
D Lloyd	214*	448	396	17	0	54.04	England	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974	Test # 741
DL Amiss	203	443	320	28	0	63.43	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
DI Gower	200*	365	279	24	0	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IM Chappell	192	439	367	17	0	52.31	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
G Boycott	191	629	471	23	0	40.55	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
DL Amiss	188	370	303	29	0	62.04	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
DL Amiss	183	422	372	19	0	49.19	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
KWR Fletcher	178	379	380	21	2	46.84	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
BE Congdon	176	409	377	19	0	46.68	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
BE Congdon	175	514	454	12	0	38.54	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
JH Edrich	175	538	420	21	0	41.66	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
R Edwards	170*	324	290	13	0	58.62	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
RB Kanhai	157	339	280	21	0	56.07	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
G Boycott	155	458	341	12	0	45.45	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
GS Sobers	150*	288	227	19	0	66.07	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
RC Fredericks	150	510	443	17	0	33.86	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
RA Woolmer	149	495	390	20	0	38.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
AW Greig	139	200	178	16	0	78.08	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
DL Amiss	138*	363	276	12	0	50.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
RC Fredericks	138	282	253	14	1	54.54	West Indies	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
RA Woolmer	137	389	338	22	0	40.53	England	v Australia	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
IT Botham	137	201	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
IVA Richards	135	288	261	18	0	51.72	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
APE Knott	135	293	210	18	0	64.28	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
CG Greenidge	134	250	198	18	0	67.67	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
CH Lloyd	132	238	196	15	2	67.34	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GS Chappell	131	373	303	14	0	43.23	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
G Boycott	131	417	374	9	0	35.02	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
RB McCosker	127	370	294	14	0	43.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
G Boycott	125	418	293	6	0	42.66	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
KWR Fletcher	123*	335	289	8	0	42.56	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
GP Howarth	123	336	291	14	0	42.26	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
KWR Fletcher	122	513	377	10	0	32.36	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
G Boycott	121*	309	261	12	1	46.36	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
BD Julien	121	171	143	18	2	84.61	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
RA Woolmer	120	301	248	13	0	48.38	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
IM Chappell	118	330	267	20	0	44.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
MH Denness	118	244	220	12	0	53.63	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
APE Knott	116	185	175	22	0	66.28	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
V Pollard	116	437	311	10	0	37.29	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
APE Knott	116	305	212	14	0	54.71	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
AW Greig	116	340	264	15	0	43.93	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
G Boycott	115	221	181	20	0	63.53	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
CG Greenidge	115	214	147	14	2	78.23	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
KR Stackpole	114	335	255	10	0	44.70	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
GS Chappell	113	241	226	17	0	50.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
GR Viswanath	113	351	337	14	0	33.53	India	v England	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
G Boycott	112	265	214	14	1	52.33	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
GS Chappell	112	280	230	15	1	48.69	Australia	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
DI Gower	111	249	253	14	0	43.87	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
RC Fredericks	109	156	124	18	0	87.90	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
BW Luckhurst	108*	327	279	14	0	38.70	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
IT Botham	108	166	110	12	1	98.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
R Illingworth	107	278	298	8	1	35.90	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
G Boycott	107	419	315	11	0	33.96	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
RB McCosker	107	368	307	10	1	34.85	Australia	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
FC Hayes	106*	240	234	12	0	45.29	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
AW Greig	106	187	180	8	1	58.88	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
DS Steele	106	368	296	9	0	35.81	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
CT Radley	106	310	234	11	0	45.29	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
V Pollard	105*	235	185	14	0	56.75	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
MG Burgess	105	227	174	12	0	60.34	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
Asif Iqbal	104*	192	169	16	0	61.53	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
DB Vengsarkar	103	353	295	13	0	34.91	India	v England	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
BW Luckhurst	101	230	173	10	1	58.38	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
SM Gavaskar	101	308	251	8	0	40.23	India	v England	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
CG Greenidge	101	245	155	13	0	65.16	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
JH Edrich	100*	201	188	9	1	53.19	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
Mushtaq Mohammad	100	347	283	13	0	35.33	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
MH Denness	100	213	189	10	0	52.91	England	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974	Test # 741
IT Botham	100	195	140	11	0	71.42	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
R Edwards	99	201	132	15	0	75.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
Majid Khan	98	182	163	12	0	60.12	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
G Boycott	97	245	227	13	1	42.73	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
AI Kallicharran	97	360	267	8	0	36.32	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
Sadiq Mohammad	97	373	282	8	0	34.39	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
BW Luckhurst	96	325	268	7	0	35.82	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
JH Edrich	96	235	181	13	0	53.03	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
AW Greig	96	160	129	15	0	74.41	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
JH Edrich	96	362	289	6	0	33.21	England	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
RB McCosker	95*	260	214	12	0	44.39	Australia	v England	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
CH Lloyd	94	172	139	8	1	67.62	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
GP Howarth	94	268	225	6	0	41.77	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
APE Knott	92	135	126	17	0	73.01	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
G Boycott	92	220	200	13	1	46.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
DS Steele	92	266	222	7	1	41.44	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
GA Gooch	91*	187	175	11	0	52.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
Sadiq Mohammad	91	241	220	16	0	41.36	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
RW Marsh	91	123	111	9	4	81.98	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AW Greig	91	223	178	11	0	51.12	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
APE Knott	90	117	116	11	1	77.58	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
B Wood	90	272	216	15	0	41.66	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
P Lever	88*	227	214	7	0	41.12	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
KD Walters	88	205	157	15	0	56.05	Australia	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
MG Burgess	87	238	171	11	0	50.87	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]