Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1982	10	12	0	957	208	79.75	1350	70.88	4	5	0	96	17
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1980-1984	12	13	2	1015	215	92.27	1439+	65.32*	4	1	1	94+	7
Imran Khan (PAK)	1980-1989	17	20	6	915	135*	65.35	1426+	59.11*	3	3	0	98+	20
MW Gatting (ENG)	1981-1986	13	21	6	936	207	62.40	1716	54.54	3	1	3	112	6
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1980-1989	21	27	2	1643	280*	65.72	2606+	50.46*	3	11	0	104+	9
GA Gooch (ENG)	1980-1986	10	18	2	719	127	44.93	1430	50.27	2	4	1	92	1
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1980-1984	12	15	2	1116	231	85.84	2117+	49.69*	5	2	0	104+	1
AR Border (AUS)	1981-1986	9	14	1	771	163	59.30	1628	47.35	3	3	0	86	2
DL Haynes (WI)	1983-1989	19	32	3	990	136	34.13	1143+	46.10*	2	4	1	73+	6
CG Greenidge (WI)	1983-1989	18	30	4	1307	194	50.26	1672+	45.87*	4	6	3	98+	10
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1987-1989	9	14	0	604	114	43.14	1050+	44.57*	1	4	0	57+	1
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1989	9	17	2	871	194	58.06	1906+	44.33*	2	5	1	92+	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1986	6	11	1	648	131	64.80	1469	44.11	3	1	0	82	1
DI Gower (ENG)	1980-1986	17	26	3	811	85	35.26	1863	43.53	0	5	1	85	1
G Fowler (ENG)	1984-1985	5	8	0	438	201	54.75	1099	39.85	1	2	0	45	3
RT Robinson (ENG)	1984-1986	6	11	2	490	160	54.44	1244	39.38	1	2	0	57	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1980-1982	5	10	2	377	105	47.12	1041	36.21	1	2	0	32	0
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1981-1982	9	14	1	527	149	40.53	1714	30.74	1	3	1	56	0
JG Wright (NZ)	1981-1988	6	11	1	429	110	42.90	1419	30.23	1	2	0	49	2
GR Marsh (AUS)	1985-1986	6	11	1	341	101	34.10	1129	30.20	1	1	0	33	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 Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]