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
N Kapil Dev	59	48	8	2	122.91	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
IT Botham	108	110	12	1	98.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
RW Marsh	118	123	10	4	95.93	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
RW Marsh	74	83	11	0	89.15	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
N Kapil Dev	69	79	11	0	87.34	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
GS Chappell	67	78	6	0	85.89	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
GJ Cosier	168	206	20	0	81.55	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
N Kapil Dev	38	47	1	1	80.85	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
IM Chappell	196	243	21	4	80.65	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
GS Chappell	62	80	7	0	77.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
PH Edmonds	36*	47	3	1	76.59	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
KD Walters	38	50	4	0	76.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
DI Gower	56	76	9	0	73.68	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
GJ Gilmour	32	44	6	0	72.72	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
IT Botham	100	140	11	0	71.42	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
A Turner	82	118	9	0	69.49	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
J Benaud	142	207	18	2	68.59	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
GJ Cosier	50	73	9	0	68.49	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
JK Moss	38*	57	4	1	66.66	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
APE Knott	116	175	22	0	66.28	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
IR Redpath	135	204	14	0	66.17	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
GS Chappell	121	186	9	0	65.05	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
GS Chappell	30	47	3	0	63.82	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
GS Chappell	28	44	3	0	63.63	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
IM Chappell	66	105	11	0	62.85	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
AP Sheahan	127	207	12	0	61.35	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
DL Amiss	56	92	10	0	60.86	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
SM Gavaskar	31	51	5	0	60.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
BL D'Oliveira	74	123	12	0	60.16	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
GA Gooch	54	91	5	0	59.34	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
GS Chappell	70	118	6	1	59.32	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
RB McCosker	105	178	10	0	58.98	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
R Edwards	69	119	9	0	57.98	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
IC Davis	56	97	5	0	57.73	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
AR Border	66*	115	4	0	57.39	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
KD Walters	51	89	4	0	57.30	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
WM Darling	75	131	8	0	57.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
SM Gavaskar	137	240	20	0	57.08	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
A Turner	33	58	4	0	56.89	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
GS Chappell	116*	204	12	0	56.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
DI Gower	58	102	9	0	56.86	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
WM Darling	79	140	7	0	56.42	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
KR Stackpole	28	50	5	0	56.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
GRJ Roope	69	124	7	1	55.64	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
CM Old	41	74	7	0	55.40	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
GR Viswanath	47	87	8	0	54.02	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
SM Gavaskar	81	150	12	0	54.00	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
IM Chappell	27	50	4	0	54.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
IC Davis	88	163	9	0	53.98	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
KD Walters	42	78	1	0	53.84	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
BL D'Oliveira	73	136	14	0	53.67	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
G Boycott	112	214	14	1	52.33	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
IC Davis	105	201	14	1	52.23	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
RW Marsh	41	80	6	0	51.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
AW Greig	37	73	4	0	50.68	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
P Lever	47	94	3	1	50.00	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
KD Ghavri	36	72	3	1	50.00	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
DL Amiss	183	372	19	0	49.19	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
KD Ghavri	45*	92	1	0	48.91	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
RMH Binny	46	96	5	0	47.91	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
DK Lillee	27	57	2	0	47.36	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
GS Chappell	52	110	4	0	47.27	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
APE Knott	83	176	7	0	47.15	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
AMJ Hilditch	62	132	2	0	46.96	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
G Boycott	121*	261	12	1	46.36	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
D Lloyd	48	104	5	0	46.15	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
A Turner	48	104	4	1	46.15	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
RA Hutton	28	61	6	0	45.90	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
BL D'Oliveira	72	158	9	0	45.56	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
RW Marsh	36	79	2	0	45.56	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
APE Knott	35	77	4	0	45.45	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
CT Radley	106	234	11	0	45.29	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
IM Chappell	43	95	6	0	45.26	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
SM Gavaskar	48	107	7	0	44.85	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
IC Davis	25	56	2	0	44.64	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
GR Viswanath	73	164	11	0	44.51	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
Yashpal Sharma	60	135	9	0	44.44	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
KJ O'Keeffe	28*	63	0	0	44.44	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
MH Denness	44	100	3	0	44.00	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
NS Yadav	25	57	3	0	43.85	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
KD Walters	107	244	9	0	43.85	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
SMH Kirmani	37	86	4	0	43.02	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
MHN Walker	34*	80	1	0	42.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
BW Luckhurst	53*	126	3	0	42.06	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
IR Redpath	79	188	12	0	42.02	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
JH Edrich	37	90	2	0	41.11	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
DW Randall	55	135	5	0	40.74	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
KJ Hughes	84	209	8	1	40.19	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
SM Gavaskar	88	219	13	0	40.18	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
RB McCosker	65	162	6	0	40.12	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
G Boycott	79	198	9	0	39.89	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
GR Viswanath	34	86	4	0	39.53	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
DB Vengsarkar	146*	370	11	1	39.45	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
CM Old	65	165	6	0	39.39	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
DI Gower	39	99	6	0	39.39	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
RA Hutton	58*	149	5	1	38.92	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
BW Luckhurst	108*	279	14	0	38.70	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
G Miller	48	124	5	0	38.70	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
GRJ Roope	32	83	3	0	38.55	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
AMJ Hilditch	41	107	3	0	38.31	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850

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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]