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
KD Boyce	26	10	3	2	260.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
MA Holding	32	15	5	1	213.33	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
AI Kallicharran	29*	18	1	2	161.11	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
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
Intikhab Alam	32*	26	1	2	123.07	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
N Kapil Dev	59	48	8	2	122.91	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
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
BD Julien	66	58	10	1	113.79	West Indies	v England	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
AG Hurst	26	23	2	1	113.04	Australia	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
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
RW Marsh	32	29	7	0	110.34	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
CH Lloyd	163	149	22	2	109.39	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
IM Chappell	35	32	6	0	109.37	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
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
RA Woolmer	30	28	6	0	107.14	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
APE Knott	31	29	4	1	106.89	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
CH Lloyd	33	31	1	0	106.45	West Indies	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
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
DL Murray	33	32	4	0	103.12	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
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
CL King	58	58	10	0	100.00	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
N Kapil Dev	61	62	9	1	98.38	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
IT Botham	108	110	12	1	98.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
AW Greig	41	42	5	1	97.61	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
IT Botham	30*	31	3	0	96.77	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
Majid Khan	26*	27	3	1	96.29	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
RW Marsh	118	123	10	4	95.93	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
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
JR Thomson	44	47	3	2	93.61	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
MHN Walker	78*	84	10	0	92.85	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
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
IT Botham	137	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
P Willey	36	40	7	0	90.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
SMH Kirmani	35	39	5	1	89.74	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
GJ Gilmour	52	58	5	0	89.65	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
CM Old	43	48	5	2	89.58	England	v Australia	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
IVA Richards	66	74	11	0	89.18	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
RW Marsh	74	83	11	0	89.15	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
APE Knott	81*	91	9	0	89.01	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
RB Kanhai	39*	44	4	1	88.63	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
RC Fredericks	109	124	18	0	87.90	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
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
FM Engineer	35	40	4	0	87.50	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
N Kapil Dev	69	79	11	0	87.34	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
IVA Richards	96	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
DI Gower	82	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
B Yardley	61*	70	9	1	87.14	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
DL Underwood	27	31	5	0	87.09	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
PH Edmonds	27*	31	4	1	87.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
KD Ghavri	86	99	12	3	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
CG Greenidge	85*	98	12	1	86.73	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
BS Bedi	26*	30	4	0	86.66	India	v Australia	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
KD Walters	103	119	11	1	86.55	Australia	v England	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
GS Chappell	67	78	6	0	85.89	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
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
RC Fredericks	86*	101	9	0	85.14	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
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
BD Julien	121	143	18	2	84.61	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
DF Whatmore	77	91	14	0	84.61	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
IT Botham	33	39	4	1	84.61	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DB Vengsarkar	65	77	10	1	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
RW Marsh	43*	51	5	0	84.31	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
CH Lloyd	102	121	14	0	84.29	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
AN Connolly	36	43	4	1	83.72	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
APE Knott	75	90	13	0	83.33	England	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
KD Walters	55	66	7	1	83.33	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
APE Knott	29	35	4	0	82.85	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
APE Knott	42	51	5	0	82.35	England	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
RW Marsh	91	111	9	4	81.98	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GJ Cosier	168	206	20	0	81.55	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
BL Cairns	39	48	4	1	81.25	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	28 Feb 1975	Test # 758
DW Hookes	56	69	9	0	81.15	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
N Kapil Dev	38	47	1	1	80.85	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
RW Marsh	46*	57	5	1	80.70	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
IM Chappell	196	243	21	4	80.65	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
GN Edwards	54	67	9	1	80.59	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
CH Lloyd	37	46	4	0	80.43	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
A Turner	53	66	5	0	80.30	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
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

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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]