Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JR Thomson	13.0	1	77	6	13.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
Mushtaq Mohammad	10.5	3	28	5	13.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
GJ Gilmour	10.0x8	3	34	5	16.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
JA Snow	11.0	2	53	4	16.50	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
BR Taylor	20.3	6	74	7	17.57	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
JR Thomson	11.0x8	1	62	5	17.60	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
Imran Khan	18.0	2	90	6	18.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
DK Lillee	11.3x8	0	63	5	18.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
RGD Willis	15.3	6	42	5	18.60	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
JR Thomson	15.0x8	4	50	6	20.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
N Kapil Dev	14.0	0	38	4	21.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
KD Walters	18.2	1	66	5	22.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
JR Thomson	11.0x8	0	68	4	22.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
DL Underwood	18.4	7	39	5	22.40	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
JR Hammond	16.0	4	38	4	24.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
GJ Gilmour	12.0x8	1	42	4	24.00	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
S Madan Lal	16.1	5	22	4	24.25	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
JR Thomson	16.2	1	56	4	24.50	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
JR Thomson	12.5x8	0	80	4	25.25	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
S Venkataraghavan	16.5	5	43	4	25.25	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
MWW Selvey	17.0	4	41	4	25.50	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
AW Greig	36.1	10	86	8	27.12	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
EAS Prasanna	23.0	6	70	5	27.60	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
DK Lillee	14.0x8	2	56	4	28.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
JA Snow	18.4	3	77	4	28.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
JA Snow	19.0	3	68	4	28.50	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
BR Taylor	24.0	8	41	5	28.80	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
KD Ghavri	24.0	8	51	5	28.80	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
EAS Prasanna	19.5	3	54	4	29.75	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
GG Arnold	20.0	1	43	4	30.00	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
Mushtaq Mohammad	20.0	7	50	4	30.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Mar 1977	Test # 799
BR Taylor	20.1	9	41	4	30.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
TJ Laughlin	25.4	4	101	5	30.80	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
Imran Khan	21.0	6	64	4	31.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
BS Chandrasekhar	32.2	8	120	6	32.33	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976	Test # 775
KD Ghavri	23.0	8	46	4	34.50	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
MHN Walker	23.3	4	45	4	35.25	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
Sarfraz Nawaz	27.0x8	1	89	6	36.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	15 Feb 1975	Test # 756
EAS Prasanna	24.0	8	41	4	36.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
Majid Khan	24.0	9	45	4	36.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977	Test # 801
WM Clark	24.0	6	65	4	36.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
KJ O'Keeffe	24.1	5	57	4	36.25	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
JD Higgs	24.5	3	91	4	37.25	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
TJ Jenner	32.2	9	90	5	38.80	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
MHN Walker	39.0	10	114	6	39.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
BS Bedi	26.2	13	52	4	39.50	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
AW Greig	33.0	7	70	5	39.60	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
DL Underwood	27.0	8	82	4	40.50	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
BS Bedi	34.0	11	82	5	40.80	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976	Test # 774
BS Chandrasekhar	28.0	5	112	4	42.00	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
MHN Walker	21.0x8	8	70	4	42.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
S Venkataraghavan	36.0	11	95	5	43.20	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
JR Hammond	28.5	5	79	4	43.25	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
B Yardley	29.0	17	35	4	43.50	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
DK Lillee	29.1	8	104	4	43.75	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
MHN Walker	37.0	10	75	5	44.40	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
S Venkataraghavan	30.0	8	75	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
BS Bedi	30.0	11	73	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976	Test # 775
B Yardley	30.2	15	40	4	45.50	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
AW Greig	46.0	2	164	6	46.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	46.50	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	02 Feb 1979	Test # 845
G Dymock	31.0	2	106	4	46.50	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
GG Arnold	39.0	10	113	5	46.80	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
EAS Prasanna	33.0	12	65	4	49.50	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
S Venkataraghavan	33.0	15	55	4	49.50	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
BS Chandrasekhar	42.0	7	153	5	50.40	India	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Apr 1976	Test # 776
EAS Prasanna	34.0	7	147	4	51.00	India	v West Indies	Delhi	11 Dec 1974	Test # 747
Sarfraz Nawaz	34.0	10	79	4	51.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
PI Pocock	43.0	12	110	5	51.60	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
BS Chandrasekhar	43.0	7	116	5	51.60	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
WM Clark	34.4	4	124	4	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
RGD Willis	35.0	3	118	4	52.50	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
KD Ghavri	35.0	8	140	4	52.50	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975	Test # 753
S Venkataraghavan	37.3	6	100	4	56.25	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
TJ Jenner	38.3	7	98	4	57.75	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
BS Chandrasekhar	39.0	5	163	4	58.50	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	10 Mar 1976	Test # 773
MHN Walker	51.4	20	97	5	62.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716

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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]