Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Highest strike rates in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1980	49	67	8	3619	291	61.33	3130+	75.84*	12	13	3	356+	24+
CH Lloyd (WI)	1971-1980	68	96	7	3979	242*	44.70	2616+	67.81*	9	20	4	329+	44
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1980	39	58	5	2396	134	45.20	2205+	61.58*	6	13	4	268+	34
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1979	35	42	6	1690	200*	46.94	2886	58.55	5	7	3	176	4
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1975-1979	27	39	3	1051	168	29.19	1613+	57.84*	2	4	4	120	3
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1979	44	60	6	1840	117*	34.07	1581+	57.36*	2	11	7	154+	26+
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1971-1979	50	78	5	3059	274	41.90	3394+	57.30*	6	12	5	240+	12+
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1979	45	50	4	1346	137	29.26	2350	57.27	4	3	2	137	15
FM Engineer (IND)	1971-1975	21	34	3	1118	121	36.06	1611+	55.61*	1	9	4	119+	1
A Turner (AUS)	1975-1977	20	33	1	1015	136	31.71	1825	55.61	2	3	2	104	3
Majid Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	52	83	2	3490	167	43.08	2846+	55.37*	8	17	5	309+	12+
RC Fredericks (WI)	1971-1977	61	102	7	4120	169	43.36	3509+	53.94*	9	23	5	332+	8+
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1980	76	118	18	5317	247*	53.17	9359+	52.85*	16	27	7	550	13
KD Walters (AUS)	1970-1979	62	96	9	3244	250	37.28	5208+	52.74*	7	20	2	349	14
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1971-1979	49	74	7	2974	175	44.38	2662+	52.59*	10	12	6	270+	16+
KJ Wadsworth (NZ)	1971-1976	37	46	5	1144	104	27.90	1479+	52.19*	1	5	4	106+	4+
RB Kanhai (WI)	1971-1975	25	34	5	1335	158*	46.03	1050+	51.80*	3	8	1	129+	3
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1980	73	107	12	4516	187	47.53	4084+	50.04*	11	23	7	413+	15+
IM Chappell (AUS)	1970-1979	60	99	7	4177	196	45.40	7290+	49.86*	10	25	8	480	19
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1970-1974	32	56	2	2092	207	38.74	3537+	49.67*	5	13	4	262	6
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1979	43	59	8	982	87	19.25	1021+	49.16*	-	3	6	66+	13+
BP Patel (IND)	1974-1979	31	47	6	1215	115*	29.63	1193+	49.03*	1	6	-	108+	10+
RW Marsh (AUS)	1970-1980	76	107	15	2734	132	29.71	4996+	48.77*	3	13	7	275	21
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1980	50	53	18	589	73*	16.82	1101+	48.50*	-	1	6	56	8
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1980	34	47	2	1914	302	42.53	2531+	48.20*	6	7	2	196+	5
APE Knott (ENG)	1970-1977	91	126	14	3709	135	33.11	7293+	48.12*	5	24	8	420	6
R Edwards (AUS)	1972-1975	29	40	4	1426	170*	39.61	2355+	48.06*	2	12	5	126	1
Haroon Rasheed (PAK)	1977-1979	21	32	2	948	122	31.60	1207+	47.47*	2	3	-	65+	16
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	80	112	7	3868	148	36.83	7629+	47.28*	8	20	6	456	22
WM Darling (AUS)	1978-1979	23	36	2	825	91	24.26	1277+	46.82*	-	6	1	75	1
DL Murray (WI)	1973-1980	64	79	9	1831	91	26.15	2092+	46.70*	-	12	4	136+	9+
DL Amiss (ENG)	1971-1977	63	98	9	4346	262*	48.83	8487+	46.42*	15	12	8	503	4
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1979	36	45	3	1204	94	28.66	2609	46.14	-	9	4	122	10
PM Toohey (AUS)	1977-1980	20	33	3	998	122	33.26	1380+	45.79*	1	8	3	86	4
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1975-1979	41	58	14	2361	206	53.65	2639+	45.47*	6	11	5	187+	19+
D Lloyd (ENG)	1973-1978	16	22	3	836	214*	44.00	1860	44.94	2	-	-	79	1
AP Sheahan (AUS)	1970-1974	15	24	3	693	127	33.00	1455+	44.60*	1	3	3	69	3
M Amarnath (IND)	1975-1979	36	51	3	1581	101*	32.93	1371+	44.49*	2	10	5	81+	6+
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1979	69	117	9	5901	221	54.63	7352+	44.49*	22	27	6	556+	14
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1976-1979	42	60	9	1373	101*	26.92	1910+	44.34*	1	6	4	126+	1+
Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)	1971-1979	50	76	3	2601	166	35.63	2844+	44.19*	5	11	4	239+	1+
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	37	51	8	938	59	21.81	1021+	44.17*	-	1	3	44+	13+
MG Burgess (NZ)	1971-1979	46	68	3	1953	111	30.04	2029+	44.11*	4	9	3	141+	14
DW Randall (ENG)	1976-1979	49	65	6	1611	174	27.30	3656	44.06	2	8	10	160	6
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1979	68	80	13	1082	65	16.14	2436+	43.71*	-	3	12	120	12
IC Davis (AUS)	1973-1977	18	30	2	704	105	25.14	1616	43.56	1	4	4	67	2
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	23	36	3	1124	117	34.06	2599	43.24	2	7	1	140	6
RB McCosker (AUS)	1975-1979	32	51	5	1678	127	36.47	3893	43.10	4	10	7	144	3
AL Wadekar (IND)	1971-1974	18	31	1	822	90	27.40	1557+	43.09*	-	5	3	77+	1
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1979	39	50	12	818	86	21.52	1169+	42.94*	-	2	1	61+	7
GR Viswanath (IND)	1971-1979	74	119	9	4865	179	44.22	5683+	42.82*	10	30	6	425+	6+
MH Denness (ENG)	1972-1975	39	54	4	1874	188	37.48	4020+	42.31*	4	7	3	202	4
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1979	46	51	15	656	78*	18.22	1492+	42.29*	-	1	6	60	1
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1970-1977	65	93	13	3355	216	41.93	7429+	42.18*	8	19	5	364+	8+
CT Radley (ENG)	1978-1978	12	14	1	731	158	56.23	1735	42.13	3	3	1	68	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1977-1978	12	21	-	774	176	36.85	1010+	41.98*	2	3	1	58	1
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1972-1977	21	30	1	941	149	32.44	2282	41.23	3	2	3	114	2
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1977-1980	35	53	5	1653	130*	34.43	3908+	40.99*	3	10	4	154	11
GM Turner (NZ)	1971-1979	48	69	10	3134	259	53.11	4770+	40.83*	8	15	-	237+	2+
AMJ Hilditch (AUS)	1979-1979	13	22	-	605	85	27.50	1425+	40.77*	-	5	1	45	0
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1974-1979	31	46	4	1312	102	31.23	1098+	40.25*	1	6	1	81+	0+
GP Howarth (NZ)	1975-1979	27	41	4	1300	123	35.13	2534+	40.21*	4	5	4	128+	2+
JFM Morrison (NZ)	1973-1979	22	31	-	732	117	23.61	1439+	39.88*	1	4	4	59+	3+
DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1976	9	17	-	681	106	40.05	1712	39.77	1	5	1	75	3
BF Hastings (NZ)	1972-1976	31	44	4	1041	110	26.02	1640+	38.35*	3	3	5	82+	0+
IR Redpath (AUS)	1970-1976	38	69	7	2907	171	46.88	6589+	38.30*	7	18	4	283	2
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1980	25	38	3	1302	162	37.20	3323+	38.21*	3	6	2	135	3
BE Congdon (NZ)	1971-1978	43	65	8	2273	176	39.87	3911+	38.19*	7	11	5	176+	6
GM Wood (AUS)	1978-1979	21	36	1	1073	126	30.65	1450+	38.06*	2	5	2	91	1
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1979	41	63	6	2137	157*	37.49	3199+	38.01*	5	10	6	153+	9+
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1976	33	42	5	508	73	13.72	1349	37.65	-	1	9	50	2
GN Yallop (AUS)	1976-1979	30	49	4	1632	167	36.26	2835+	37.60*	4	6	1	147	1
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1978-1979	15	20	4	602	100*	37.62	1607+	37.46*	1	4	2	63+	4+
G Boycott (ENG)	1970-1979	67	98	12	4425	191	51.45	12088	36.60	13	25	3	413	6
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1971-1979	45	70	6	2658	201	41.53	2626+	36.40*	8	13	3	210+	2+
JH Edrich (ENG)	1970-1976	44	70	5	2650	175	40.76	7308	36.26	4	16	3	257	2
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1973-1979	31	49	1	1526	93	31.79	2699+	36.19*	-	13	5	143+	0+
B Wood (ENG)	1972-1978	23	31	1	675	90	22.50	1867+	35.72*	-	3	2	83+	0+
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1979	80	94	27	710	43	10.59	1920+	35.67*	-	-	14	74	0
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1970-1975	24	44	5	1313	131	33.66	3702	35.46	4	5	5	137	1
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	26	36	10	660	85	25.38	1423+	34.71*	-	1	4	54	1
JG Wright (NZ)	1978-1979	14	21	-	615	88	29.28	1291+	33.84*	-	4	1	50+	0+
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1970-1975	11	18	-	397	54	22.05	1174	33.81	-	1	-	50	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1973	28	42	3	1040	107	26.66	3100	33.54	1	3	3	108	3
FC Hayes (ENG)	1973-1976	15	23	2	372	106*	17.71	1113	33.42	1	1	6	45	3
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1979	33	39	4	843	98*	24.08	2527	33.35	-	5	4	77	0
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1973-1978	29	40	4	1033	77	28.69	2931+	33.19*	-	7	4	93	4
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1979	25	35	2	946	126	28.66	2528+	33.10*	2	4	1	72+	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1973-1979	42	61	2	1449	121	24.55	2755+	32.88*	3	4	2	90+	0+
JM Brearley (ENG)	1976-1979	53	73	4	1676	91	24.28	5137	32.62	-	10	10	156	0
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1971-1979	65	79	22	977	85	17.14	1084+	32.28*	-	5	14	59+	2+
WM Lawry (AUS)	1970-1971	10	19	2	544	84	32.00	1726	31.51	-	4	1	56	3
ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1977	29	45	4	904	102	22.04	1546+	31.24*	1	6	1	74+	3
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1979	73	77	39	484	24*	12.73	1617	29.93	-	-	8	42	1
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	45	49	14	395	45	11.28	1225+	29.63*	-	-	6	47	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1978	29	36	5	363	37*	11.70	1081+	29.13*	-	-	9	26+	1
RW Taylor (ENG)	1971-1979	39	37	6	608	97	19.61	2376	25.58	-	2	4	44	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1979	29	29	6	266	53	11.56	1073	24.79	-	1	2	22	1

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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:

Gauteng (Transvaal) vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, Nissan Shield , Oct 22, 1983 [List A]