Test cricket witnessed some great batting in 2012. However, there were only a few who could get past the thousand runs barrier in the year. Topping the list was Australia captain Michael Clarke with 1595 runs.
England captain Alastair Cook was a close second with 1249 runs. The tour to India, the country where he had made his Test debut more than six years back, is where he made his presence felt. He aggregated 562 runs in the four Tests (@80.29), even as England secured a series win on Indian soil after 28 years.
South Africa's Hashim Amla, with 1064 runs was third, while England's Kevin Pietersen (1053) and Jonathan Trott (1005) were fourth and fifth on the list of 2012's lead scorers in Test cricket.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the top 20 batsmen, bowlers, wicketkeepers and fielders in a calendar year.
Top-20 batsmen in a calendar year
|
|
Mts |
Runs |
Hs |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
Year |
|
Mohd Yousuf (Pak) |
11 |
1788 |
202 |
99.33 |
9 |
3 |
2006 |
|
Viv Richards (WI) |
11 |
1710 |
291 |
90.00 |
7 |
5 |
1976 |
|
Graeme Smith (SA) |
15 |
1656 |
232 |
72.00 |
6 |
6 |
2008 |
|
Michael Clarke (Aus) |
11 |
1595 |
329* |
106.33 |
5 |
3 |
2012 |
|
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
14 |
1562 |
214 |
78.10 |
7 |
5 |
2010 |
|
Sunil Gavaskar (Ind) |
18 |
1555 |
221 |
59.81 |
5 |
8 |
1979 |
|
Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
15 |
1544 |
207 |
67.13 |
6 |
6 |
2005 |
|
Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
11 |
1503 |
257 |
100.20 |
6 |
4 |
2003 |
|
Michael Vaughan (Eng) |
14 |
1481 |
197 |
61.70 |
6 |
2 |
2002 |
|
Justin Langer (Aus) |
14 |
1481 |
215 |
54.85 |
5 |
4 |
2004 |
|
Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
14 |
1462 |
319 |
56.23 |
3 |
6 |
2008 |
|
Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
14 |
1422 |
173 |
61.82 |
5 |
8 |
2010 |
|
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
16 |
1392 |
193 |
55.68 |
4 |
5 |
2002 |
|
Matthew Hayden (Aus) |
14 |
1391 |
203 |
63.22 |
5 |
5 |
2001 |
|
Gundappa Viswanath (Ind) |
17 |
1388 |
179 |
57.83 |
5 |
6 |
1979 |
|
Bob Simpson (Aus) |
14 |
1381 |
311 |
60.04 |
3 |
7 |
1964 |
|
Matthew Hayden (Aus) |
15 |
1380 |
138 |
53.07 |
5 |
4 |
2005 |
|
Dennis Amiss (Eng) |
13 |
1379 |
262* |
68.95 |
5 |
3 |
1974 |
|
Rahul Dravid (Ind) |
16 |
1357 |
217 |
59.00 |
5 |
5 |
2002 |
|
Damien Martyn (Aus) |
14 |
1353 |
161 |
56.37 |
6 |
5 |
2004 |
Top-20 bowlers in a calendar year
|
|
Mts |
Wkts |
Best |
Avg |
5WI |
10WM |
Year |
|
Shane Warne (Aus) |
15 |
96 |
6-46 |
22.02 |
6 |
2 |
2005 |
|
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) |
11 |
90 |
8-70 |
16.90 |
9 |
5 |
2006 |
|
Dennis Lillee (Aus) |
13 |
85 |
7-83 |
20.95 |
5 |
2 |
1981 |
|
Allan Donald (SA) |
14 |
80 |
6-88 |
19.63 |
7 |
0 |
1998 |
|
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) |
12 |
80 |
8-87 |
21.23 |
7 |
4 |
2001 |
|
Joel Garner (WI) |
15 |
77 |
6-60 |
20.81 |
4 |
0 |
1984 |
|
Kapil Dev (Ind) |
18 |
75 |
9-83 |
23.18 |
5 |
1 |
1983 |
|
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) |
10 |
75 |
7-84 |
19.50 |
7 |
3 |
2000 |
|
Kapil Dev (Ind) |
17 |
74 |
6-63 |
22.95 |
5 |
0 |
1979 |
|
Anil Kumble (Ind) |
12 |
74 |
8-141 |
24.83 |
6 |
2 |
2004 |
|
Dale Steyn (SA) |
13 |
74 |
6-72 |
20.01 |
5 |
1 |
2008 |
|
Malcolm Marshall (WI) |
13 |
73 |
7-53 |
20.15 |
9 |
1 |
1984 |
|
Shane Warne (Aus) |
16 |
72 |
6-31 |
23.56 |
2 |
0 |
1993 |
|
Graham McKenzie (Aus) |
14 |
71 |
7-153 |
24.46 |
4 |
1 |
1964 |
|
Shane Warne (Aus) |
10 |
70 |
8-71 |
18.20 |
6 |
2 |
1994 |
|
Shane Warne (Aus) |
12 |
70 |
6-125 |
24.07 |
5 |
2 |
2004 |
|
Shaun Pollock (SA) |
14 |
69 |
7-87 |
20.44 |
6 |
0 |
1998 |
|
Shane Warne (Aus) |
15 |
68 |
6-48 |
24.42 |
2 |
0 |
1997 |
|
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) |
8 |
68 |
9-65 |
18.47 |
7 |
2 |
1998 |
|
Glenn McGrath (Aus) |
14 |
68 |
7-76 |
21.66 |
4 |
0 |
2001 |
|
Andrew Flintoff (Eng) |
14 |
68 |
5-78 |
24.41 |
1 |
0 |
2005 |
Top-20 wicketkeepers in a calendar year
|
|
Mts |
Dis |
Ct |
St |
Dis/M |
Year |
|
Ian Healy (Aus) |
16 |
67 |
58 |
9 |
4.19 |
1993 |
|
Mark Boucher (SA) |
13 |
67 |
65 |
2 |
5.15 |
1998 |
|
Adam Gilchrist (Aus) |
14 |
66 |
58 |
8 |
4.71 |
2004 |
|
Ian Healy (Aus) |
15 |
59 |
55 |
4 |
3.93 |
1997 |
|
Mark Boucher (SA) |
15 |
58 |
56 |
2 |
3.87 |
2008 |
|
Ridley Jacobs (WI) |
14 |
57 |
55 |
2 |
4.07 |
2000 |
|
Adam Gilchrist (Aus) |
14 |
57 |
52 |
5 |
4.07 |
2001 |
|
Matt Prior (Eng) |
14 |
56 |
54 |
2 |
4.00 |
2010 |
|
Jeff Dujon (WI) |
15 |
55 |
54 |
1 |
3.67 |
1984 |
|
Adam Gilchrist (Aus) |
15 |
55 |
50 |
5 |
3.67 |
2005 |
|
Rod Marsh (Aus) |
13 |
53 |
52 |
1 |
4.08 |
1981 |
|
Brendon McCullum (NZ) |
13 |
52 |
49 |
3 |
4.00 |
2008 |
|
Geraint Jones (Eng) |
13 |
51 |
50 |
1 |
3.92 |
2005 |
|
Adam Gilchrist (Aus) |
12 |
50 |
43 |
7 |
4.17 |
2003 |
|
MS Dhoni (Ind) |
12 |
50 |
47 |
3 |
4.17 |
2011 |
|
Geraint Jones (Eng) |
11 |
48 |
46 |
2 |
4.36 |
2006 |
|
Brad Haddin (Aus) |
12 |
48 |
46 |
2 |
4.00 |
2009 |
|
MS Dhoni (Ind) |
13 |
48 |
41 |
7 |
3.69 |
2010 |
|
Bob Taylor (Eng) |
14 |
47 |
45 |
2 |
3.36 |
1978 |
|
Adam Gilchrist (Aus) |
11 |
47 |
44 |
3 |
4.27 |
2002 |
|
Mark Boucher (SA) |
13 |
45 |
44 |
1 |
3.46 |
2001 |
Top-20 fielders in a calendar year
|
|
Mts |
Ct |
Ct/M |
Year |
|
Graeme Smith (SA) |
15 |
30 |
2.00 |
2008 |
|
Stephen Fleming (NZ) |
10 |
28 |
2.80 |
1997 |
|
Mark Taylor (Aus) |
15 |
27 |
1.80 |
1997 |
|
Jack Gregory (Aus) |
11 |
26 |
2.36 |
1921 |
|
Bob Simpson (Aus) |
14 |
26 |
1.86 |
1964 |
|
Mark Waugh (Aus) |
14 |
26 |
1.86 |
1999 |
|
Rahul Dravid (Ind) |
16 |
26 |
1.63 |
2002 |
|
Rahul Dravid (Ind) |
12 |
26 |
2.17 |
2004 |
|
Mark Taylor (Aus) |
15 |
25 |
1.67 |
1993 |
|
Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
14 |
25 |
1.79 |
2001 |
|
Mark Taylor (Aus) |
12 |
24 |
2.00 |
1995 |
|
Mark Waugh (Aus) |
14 |
24 |
1.71 |
2001 |
|
Jacques Kallis (SA) |
15 |
24 |
1.60 |
2008 |
|
Tony Greig (Eng) |
14 |
23 |
1.64 |
1974 |
|
Matthew Hayden (Aus) |
12 |
23 |
1.92 |
2003 |
|
Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
11 |
23 |
2.09 |
2004 |
|
Graeme Smith (SA) |
12 |
23 |
1.92 |
2005 |
|
Graeme Smith (SA) |
10 |
23 |
2.30 |
2012 |
|
Sherwin Campbell (WI) |
14 |
22 |
1.57 |
2000 |
|
Matthew Hayden (Aus) |
15 |
22 |
1.47 |
2005 |
|
Paul Collingwood (Eng) |
12 |
22 |
1.83 |
2010 |
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