Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RC Fredericks	46	30	6	1	153.33	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
DL Murray	32	24	3	1	133.33	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
RA Woolmer	31	25	3	2	124.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
S Madan Lal	43	35	7	0	122.85	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
DL Haynes	29	24	4	0	120.83	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
RC Fredericks	169	145	27	1	116.55	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
MJ Procter	36*	31	2	2	116.12	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
N Kapil Dev	83	74	14	0	112.16	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
DT Lindsay	60	54	10	1	111.11	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
GN Edwards	51	47	11	0	108.51	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
Sarfraz Nawaz	29	27	6	0	107.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
APE Knott	31	29	4	1	106.89	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
Sadiq Mohammad	25	24	2	0	104.16	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
CH Lloyd	91*	88	13	0	103.40	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
AW Greig	41	42	5	1	97.61	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
Majid Khan	26*	27	3	1	96.29	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
DL Murray	66	69	7	3	95.65	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
IVA Richards	98	103	14	0	95.14	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
N Kapil Dev	38*	40	4	0	95.00	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
AW Greig	89	94	13	0	94.68	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
Zaheer Abbas	51	55	5	0	92.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
IVA Richards	50	54	7	0	92.59	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
KD Boyce	95*	105	12	0	90.47	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
SMH Kirmani	35	39	5	1	89.74	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
CM Old	43	48	5	2	89.58	England	v Australia	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
Zaheer Abbas	29	33	3	0	87.87	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
BA Richards	65	74	12	1	87.83	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
IVA Richards	96	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
DL Underwood	27	31	5	0	87.09	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
KD Ghavri	86	99	12	3	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
BS Bedi	26*	30	4	0	86.66	India	v Australia	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
AI Kallicharran	76	89	13	0	85.39	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
BA Richards	140	164	20	1	85.36	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
KD Boyce	69	81	11	0	85.18	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
JA Snow	34	40	4	1	85.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
BL Irvine	73	86	10	1	84.88	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
AB Williams	100	118	19	0	84.74	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
DB Vengsarkar	65	77	10	1	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
CH Lloyd	102	121	14	0	84.29	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
APE Knott	42	51	5	0	82.35	England	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
CH Lloyd	37	46	4	0	80.43	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
CH Lloyd	149	186	22	1	80.10	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
CPS Chauhan	32	40	7	0	80.00	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
IVA Richards	30	38	3	0	78.94	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
MH Denness	51	65	6	0	78.46	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
Zaheer Abbas	58	74	7	0	78.37	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
IVA Richards	44	57	7	0	77.19	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
Sir RJ Hadlee	81	105	10	1	77.14	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
JA Snow	30	39	3	1	76.92	England	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
IT Botham	30	39	4	0	76.92	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
J Garner	29	38	5	0	76.31	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
IT Botham	74	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Asif Iqbal	35	46	5	1	76.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
IVA Richards	41	54	4	0	75.92	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
BL D'Oliveira	37	49	7	0	75.51	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
N Kapil Dev	30	40	3	1	75.00	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
AW Greig	96	129	15	0	74.41	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
IVA Richards	101	136	17	0	74.26	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
APE Knott	92	126	17	0	73.01	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
KJ Wadsworth	54	74	7	0	72.97	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1974	Test # 729
APE Knott	51	70	5	0	72.85	England	v Australia	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
BA Richards	32	44	5	0	72.72	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
Yashpal Sharma	85*	117	10	0	72.64	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
J Garner	60	83	3	4	72.28	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
CH Lloyd	51	71	6	1	71.83	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
DL Haynes	42	59	6	0	71.18	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
IVA Richards	36	51	5	0	70.58	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
Zaheer Abbas	85	121	10	1	70.24	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
BL Irvine	102	146	9	2	69.86	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
BD Julien	46*	66	3	1	69.69	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
MG Burgess	66	95	10	0	69.47	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
DW Randall	45	65	3	0	69.23	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
BF Hastings	83	120	9	0	69.16	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1974	Test # 729
GR Viswanath	38	55	7	0	69.09	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
AW Greig	49	71	7	0	69.01	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
SMH Kirmani	42	61	3	0	68.85	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
Majid Khan	108	157	16	0	68.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Asif Iqbal	37	54	3	0	68.51	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
Saeed Ahmed	50	73	8	0	68.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
Majid Khan	76	111	8	0	68.46	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
RG Pollock	274	401	43	0	68.32	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
APE Knott	82	121	11	0	67.76	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
GP Howarth	42	62	5	0	67.74	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
APE Knott	69	102	8	0	67.64	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
BP Patel	27	40	4	0	67.50	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
IT Botham	49	73	5	0	67.12	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
FJ Titmus	61	91	8	0	67.03	England	v Australia	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
MJ Procter	32	48	4	0	66.66	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
KD Boyce	49*	75	7	0	65.33	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
BL D'Oliveira	32	49	5	0	65.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
AW Greig	32	49	6	0	65.30	England	v Australia	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
DB Vengsarkar	49	76	7	0	64.47	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
APE Knott	135	210	18	0	64.28	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
APE Knott	63	98	9	0	64.28	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
B Wood	32	50	6	0	64.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
R Illingworth	30	47	2	0	63.82	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
LG Rowe	28	44	4	0	63.63	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
KJ Wadsworth	80	126	8	0	63.49	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
GR Viswanath	131	207	18	0	63.28	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
DL Murray	63	100	8	1	63.00	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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]