Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1972-1979	8	16	0	604	101	37.75	1069+	55.84*	1	5	1	68	2
Majid Khan (PAK)	1972-1979	8	16	1	595	158	39.66	1061+	54.00*	2	1	3	69	1
GR Viswanath (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	1	991	161*	61.93	1395+	52.54*	2	7	0	90+	1
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1972-1979	8	15	2	665	152*	51.15	1287+	50.42*	3	1	2	76	4
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	21	37	1	1303	110	36.19	2634	49.46	1	10	2	175	5
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	0	875	127	51.47	1682+	46.78*	5	2	1	112	1
APE Knott (ENG)	1970-1977	27	45	4	1388	135	33.85	2992	46.39	2	9	2	152	1
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	18	31	2	1210	127	41.72	1106+	45.93*	3	7	1	151	2
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1977-1979	11	16	2	590	101*	42.14	1219+	44.38*	1	3	0	61+	1
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1977-1979	10	15	0	609	88	40.60	1105+	42.26*	0	5	1	84	0
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1977-1979	11	17	0	692	112	40.70	1193+	41.74*	1	4	0	69	4
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1979	13	24	4	771	174	38.55	1885	40.90	2	4	4	82	1
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1975-1977	8	14	1	633	149	48.69	1565	40.44	3	1	1	78	2
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	11	19	1	602	117	33.44	1554	38.73	1	3	1	68	2
GM Turner (NZ)	1973-1977	7	12	1	541	110*	49.18	1419	38.12	2	2	0	55	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1970-1977	14	25	0	638	146	25.52	1801	35.42	1	3	2	63	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1970-1975	19	36	3	1554	175	47.09	4456	34.87	3	8	0	154	0
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1970-1974	11	21	2	677	131	35.63	1958	34.57	2	3	2	71	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1972	11	18	3	527	57	35.13	1551	33.97	0	2	1	57	2
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1977	8	15	2	456	132	35.07	1345	33.90	2	1	0	42	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1972-1979	8	16	1	409	121	27.26	1104+	33.87*	1	1	0	41	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1970-1979	17	33	6	1533	191	56.77	4607	33.27	4	8	2	131	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1973-1977	8	15	0	370	108	24.66	1162	31.84	1	0	1	35	0
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1979	13	25	1	561	81	23.37	1814	30.92	0	3	3	48	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls faced
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]