Batting Most Runs Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - England

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PBH May	285*	600	-	25	2	0.00	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
DCS Compton	278	287	-	34	1	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
TW Graveney	258	471	-	30	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
L Hutton	205	532	-	24	1	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
L Hutton	202*	470	-	22	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
TW Graveney	175	495	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
L Hutton	169	460	-	24	1	0.00	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
TW Graveney	164	325	-	17	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
MC Cowdrey	160	280	-	14	4	0.00	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
DCS Compton	158	336	-	22	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
L Hutton	156*	370	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
RT Simpson	156*	338	-	12	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
MC Cowdrey	154	500	-	16	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
MC Cowdrey	152	352	-	14	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
L Hutton	150	317	-	20	0	0.00	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
L Hutton	145	315	-	16	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
ER Dexter	141	237	292	24	0	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
PBH May	138	380	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
AJ Watkins	137*	540	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
RT Simpson	137	270	-	21	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
PBH May	135	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
TE Bailey	134*	379	-	13	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
DCS Compton	133	360	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
G Pullar	131	330	-	14	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
PE Richardson	126	278	-	10	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
PBH May	124*	250	-	14	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
Rev.DS Sheppard	119	353	-	19	0	0.00	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
PBH May	117	269	-	16	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
PE Richardson	117	525	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
W Watson	116	263	-	16	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
C Washbrook	114	330	-	14	1	0.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
PBH May	113*	174	-	17	2	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
Rev.DS Sheppard	113	295	-	14	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	113	315	298	11	0	37.91	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
DCS Compton	112	320	-	11	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
PBH May	112	270	-	18	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
TW Graveney	111	166	157	14	0	70.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
DJ Insole	110*	363	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
W Watson	109	346	-	16	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
PE Richardson	107	298	-	10	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
PBH May	106	219	-	18	0	0.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
CA Milton	104*	295	-	11	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
TG Evans	104	142	-	16	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
TG Evans	104	135	-	16	0	0.00	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
L Hutton	104	315	-	10	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
PBH May	104	298	280	10	0	37.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
PE Richardson	104	222	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	104	183	-	14	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
C Washbrook	102	320	-	9	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
MC Cowdrey	102	239	-	14	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
RT Simpson	101	203	-	9	0	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
PBH May	101	317	-	12	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
MC Cowdrey	101	369	-	9	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
PBH May	101	153	-	7	4	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
MC Cowdrey	100*	365	302	7	0	33.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
L Hutton	100	300	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
PE Richardson	100	280	-	7	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
MJK Smith	100	210	-	12	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
L Hutton	98*	178	-	12	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
C Washbrook	98	328	-	13	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
MJK Smith	98	197	-	14	0	0.00	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
PBH May	97	210	-	13	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
TE Bailey	95	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
RT Simpson	94	335	-	6	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
DCS Compton	94	210	-	7	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
R Subba Row	94	306	-	11	0	0.00	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
DCS Compton	93	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
DCS Compton	93	164	-	14	0	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 1954	Test # 389
RT Spooner	92	315	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1951	Test # 344
TW Graveney	92	-	-	-	1	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
PBH May	92	318	269	10	0	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	91	199	-	8	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
PBH May	89*	299	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
WJ Edrich	88	191	-	13	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
TE Bailey	88	261	-	11	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
D Kenyon	87	234	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
KF Barrington	87	180	-	11	2	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
L Hutton	86	240	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
TW Graveney	84	87	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
DCS Compton	84	188	200	8	0	42.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
PBH May	84	-	-	12	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
MC Cowdrey	84	234	198	9	0	42.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	83*	286	-	9	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PBH May	83	242	-	8	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
TE Bailey	82*	213	-	10	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
L Hutton	82	218	-	8	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
TG Evans	82	115	-	11	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
RT Simpson	81	271	-	6	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
MC Cowdrey	81	160	-	7	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	81	275	-	6	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
MC Cowdrey	81	-	-	10	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
AJ Watkins	80	-	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
L Hutton	80	270	-	5	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
MC Cowdrey	80	190	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
TE Bailey	80	394	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
KF Barrington	80	225	-	10	0	0.00	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
KF Barrington	80	165	-	12	0	0.00	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
FR Brown	79	158	-	9	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
L Hutton	79	174	-	8	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
DCS Compton	79	144	-	8	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]