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
RA Woolmer	30	28	6	0	107.14	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
N Kapil Dev	126*	124	11	1	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
GJ Gilmour	95	94	12	1	101.06	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
N Kapil Dev	61	62	9	1	98.38	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
JR Thomson	44	47	3	2	93.61	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
P Willey	36	40	7	0	90.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
A Turner	53	66	5	0	80.30	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
APE Knott	50	65	8	0	76.92	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
AW Greig	76*	102	11	0	74.50	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
GJ Gilmour	45	61	5	2	73.77	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
KJ Hughes	70	102	6	0	68.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
GS Chappell	182*	274	22	0	66.42	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
DL Amiss	29	44	5	0	65.90	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
A Turner	30	46	4	0	65.21	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
KWR Fletcher	86*	132	12	0	65.15	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
GS Chappell	74	115	10	0	64.34	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DW Hookes	43	67	4	0	64.17	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DL Amiss	203	320	28	0	63.43	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
A Turner	26	41	1	0	63.41	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
GS Chappell	109*	172	14	1	63.37	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
RB McCosker	33	53	4	0	62.26	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
N Kapil Dev	42	68	0	0	61.76	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
A Turner	136	222	15	0	61.26	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
SM Gavaskar	205	342	29	2	59.94	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
IM Chappell	156	261	16	0	59.77	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
IR Redpath	103	175	6	2	58.85	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
GJ Cosier	109	186	13	0	58.60	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
AW Greig	45	77	5	0	58.44	England	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
IR Redpath	28	50	3	0	56.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
IR Redpath	70	126	4	0	55.55	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
DL Underwood	31	56	2	0	55.35	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
GS Chappell	48*	87	3	0	55.17	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
IR Redpath	65	118	7	0	55.08	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
SM Gavaskar	73	133	13	0	54.88	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
APE Knott	116	212	14	0	54.71	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
KJ Hughes	130*	244	17	1	53.27	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
CM Old	33	62	7	0	53.22	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
GS Chappell	123	232	15	2	53.01	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
P Willey	45	85	9	0	52.94	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
GR Viswanath	139	263	23	0	52.85	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
KWR Fletcher	68	129	7	0	52.71	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
RW Marsh	56	109	5	0	51.37	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
GS Chappell	68	135	2	1	50.37	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
DS Steele	44	88	6	0	50.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
BM Laird	92	185	10	0	49.72	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
GS Chappell	54*	109	5	0	49.54	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
KWR Fletcher	44*	89	5	0	49.43	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
DW Hookes	37	75	3	0	49.33	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
JA Jameson	38	78	5	1	48.71	England	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
AW Greig	44	91	6	0	48.35	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
RA Woolmer	29	60	5	0	48.33	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
DL Amiss	118	246	15	0	47.96	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	22 Mar 1974	Test # 737
AW Greig	121	254	14	1	47.63	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	22 Mar 1974	Test # 737
GN Yallop	47	99	4	0	47.47	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
DL Amiss	35	74	5	0	47.29	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
IM Chappell	42	89	2	0	47.19	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
AW Greig	37	79	4	1	46.83	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
APE Knott	87	186	11	0	46.77	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
DL Amiss	262*	563	40	1	46.53	England	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
AW Greig	148	320	15	2	46.25	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
KWR Fletcher	37	80	4	0	46.25	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
DL Amiss	86*	186	9	0	46.23	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
FC Hayes	106*	234	12	0	45.29	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
A Turner	81	181	11	0	44.75	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
CPS Chauhan	84	188	13	0	44.68	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
RA Woolmer	37	83	4	0	44.57	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
JM Wiener	40	90	3	0	44.44	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
SM Gavaskar	156	352	13	0	44.31	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976	Test # 774
AW Greig	116	264	15	0	43.93	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
IR Redpath	101	230	11	0	43.91	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
APE Knott	61	140	9	0	43.57	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	22 Mar 1974	Test # 737
DB Close	46	106	4	1	43.39	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
IM Chappell	31	72	3	0	43.05	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
GJ Cosier	37	86	4	0	43.02	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
DL Amiss	27	63	4	0	42.85	England	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
G Boycott	97	227	13	1	42.73	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
RA Woolmer	82	193	9	0	42.48	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
IR Redpath	33	78	2	0	42.30	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
R Illingworth	27	64	4	0	42.18	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
IM Chappell	74*	176	7	0	42.04	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
AW Greig	38	91	6	0	41.75	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GR Viswanath	52	125	7	0	41.60	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
GS Chappell	124	299	12	0	41.47	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
APE Knott	33*	80	2	0	41.25	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
DB Close	60	146	6	0	41.09	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
GS Chappell	52	127	3	0	40.94	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
RB McCosker	109*	267	7	0	40.82	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
DL Amiss	174	429	19	0	40.55	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
G Boycott	30	74	4	0	40.54	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
MH Denness	42	104	5	0	40.38	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	22 Mar 1974	Test # 737
GN Yallop	43	107	5	0	40.18	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
G Boycott	93	232	12	0	40.08	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
IR Redpath	102	258	10	0	39.53	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
GS Chappell	43	109	0	0	39.44	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
BM Laird	69	176	3	0	39.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
MH Denness	67	176	10	0	38.06	England	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
IM Chappell	41	108	6	0	37.96	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
RW Marsh	38	102	4	0	37.25	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
APE Knott	67	182	10	0	36.81	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
DK Lillee	25	69	3	0	36.23	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766

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Minimum of 25 runs
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]