Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN England

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	59*	36	8	2	163.88	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
N Kapil Dev	89	55	13	3	161.81	India	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
BL Cairns	32	20	1	4	160.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
N Kapil Dev	31	23	4	1	134.78	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
BC Broad	30	23	5	-	130.43	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
N Kapil Dev	26	21	5	-	123.80	India	v England	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
N Kapil Dev	65	55	9	1	118.18	India	v England	Manchester	24 Jun 1982	Test # 929
IT Botham	60	51	10	2	117.64	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
DM Jones	40*	34	3	-	117.64	Australia	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
IT Botham	118	102	13	6	115.68	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
MF Kent	52	45	7	-	115.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IT Botham	38	33	6	1	115.15	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
CJ McDermott	25	23	2	1	108.69	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
IT Botham	38	35	7	-	108.57	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
Sir RJ Hadlee	84	78	12	1	107.69	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
JG Bracewell	28	26	3	1	107.69	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
MA Holding	59	55	3	5	107.27	West Indies	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1984	Test # 991
IT Botham	54	51	6	-	105.88	England	v West Indies	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
N Kapil Dev	97	93	14	2	104.30	India	v England	The Oval	08 Jul 1982	Test # 930
Wasim Akram	43	42	2	4	102.38	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
IT Botham	149*	148	27	1	100.67	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IT Botham	103	103	14	3	100.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
IA Healy	44	44	6	-	100.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1989	Test # 1126
IT Botham	37	37	6	1	100.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	07 Aug 1980	Test # 884
BL Cairns	26	26	5	-	100.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
JV Coney	38	39	4	1	97.43	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
LRD Mendis	94	97	9	3	96.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
IT Botham	57	59	8	-	96.61	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
IVA Richards	65	68	13	-	95.58	West Indies	v England	Manchester	10 Jul 1980	Test # 882
IT Botham	37	39	6	-	94.87	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
JE Emburey	30	32	6	-	93.75	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
CM Old	29	31	6	-	93.54	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GA Gooch	40	43	5	-	93.02	England	v India	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
GA Gooch	26	28	3	-	92.85	England	v West Indies	Manchester	10 Jul 1980	Test # 882
IT Botham	50	54	8	-	92.59	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MD Crowe	48*	52	8	-	92.30	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
IT Botham	208	226	19	4	92.03	England	v India	The Oval	08 Jul 1982	Test # 930
DI Gower	57	62	8	-	91.93	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
Javed Miandad	52	57	9	-	91.22	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
GN Yallop	114	125	17	-	91.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IVA Richards	145	159	25	1	91.19	West Indies	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1980	Test # 881
PJL Dujon	40*	44	7	-	90.90	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
Mohsin Khan	39*	43	3	-	90.69	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 1982	Test # 932
WB Phillips	29	32	4	1	90.62	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
IVA Richards	72	80	12	1	90.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
DM Jones	27	30	1	-	90.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
RA Smith	32	36	6	-	88.88	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
Tahir Naqqash	39	44	6	-	88.63	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
CG Greenidge	214*	242	29	2	88.42	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
CG Greenidge	34	39	4	-	87.17	West Indies	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
IT Botham	33	38	4	-	86.84	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
AL Logie	44	51	8	-	86.27	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
MA Holding	69	80	8	4	86.25	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
Sir RJ Hadlee	30	35	5	-	85.71	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
WB Phillips	30	35	6	-	85.71	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
KJ Hughes	84	99	11	2	84.84	Australia	v England	Lord's	28 Aug 1980	Test # 885
DI Gower	33	39	5	-	84.61	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
AJ Lamb	63	75	6	1	84.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
JE Emburey	31*	37	3	-	83.78	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
MA Holding	30	36	3	1	83.33	West Indies	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
GA Gooch	44	53	6	-	83.01	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
MD Marshall	72	88	6	3	81.81	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
IVA Richards	80	98	12	1	81.63	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
IVA Richards	31	38	2	1	81.57	West Indies	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 1980	Test # 884
IVA Richards	48	59	8	-	81.35	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	05 Jun 1980	Test # 880
KS More	25	31	4	-	80.64	India	v England	Lord's	05 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
DSBP Kuruppu	25	31	5	-	80.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
SM Gavaskar	29	36	6	-	80.55	India	v England	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
PJW Allott	41*	51	2	1	80.39	England	v India	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
MW Gatting	56	70	7	-	80.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CH Lloyd	71	89	8	-	79.77	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
SR Waugh	43	54	6	-	79.62	Australia	v England	Birmingham	06 Jul 1989	Test # 1123
MA Holding	35	44	4	-	79.54	West Indies	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 1980	Test # 884
DSBP Kuruppu	46	58	6	-	79.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
AR Border	60*	76	8	-	78.94	Australia	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
MW Gatting	100*	127	12	-	78.74	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
GF Lawson	74	94	11	-	78.72	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
EAE Baptiste	44	56	5	-	78.57	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
IT Botham	64	82	10	-	78.04	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
Sir RJ Hadlee	92*	118	13	-	77.96	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
RA Smith	77*	99	11	-	77.77	England	v Australia	The Oval	24 Aug 1989	Test # 1126
PJL Dujon	49	63	8	-	77.77	West Indies	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
GR Dilley	28	36	6	-	77.77	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
LRD Mendis	111	143	11	3	77.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
DI Gower	34	44	6	-	77.27	England	v Australia	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
AL Logie	95*	124	12	-	76.61	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
IVA Richards	72	94	11	-	76.59	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
MW Gatting	32	42	4	-	76.19	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IVA Richards	117	154	17	1	75.97	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
GA Gooch	123	162	17	1	75.92	England	v West Indies	Lord's	19 Jun 1980	Test # 881
IT Botham	128	169	19	2	75.73	England	v India	Manchester	24 Jun 1982	Test # 929
DI Gower	46	61	7	-	75.40	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
Javed Miandad	30	40	3	-	75.00	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
GR Dilley	56	75	9	-	74.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GM Wood	44	59	5	-	74.57	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
MD Marshall	29	39	4	1	74.35	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
Mohsin Khan	26	35	5	-	74.28	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
RMH Binny	26	35	3	1	74.28	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
AJ Lamb	46	62	5	-	74.19	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
KJ Barnett	34	46	7	-	73.91	England	v Australia	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121

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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 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]