Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Highest strike rates in 1970s in FC

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
IVA Richards (QLD/SOM/WI)	1974-1980	51	79	3	4157	291	54.69	2116+	70.46*	13	19	3	273+	16+
BA Richards (HAM/Natal/ROWXI/SA/SABP/SOA)	1970-1975	27	45	4	2920	356	71.21	1235+	69.95*	8	12	-	130+	7+
CH Lloyd (LAN/ROWXI/WI)	1970-1980	86	134	16	6112	242*	51.79	2045+	62.10*	16	30	5	295+	35+
CG Greenidge (HAM/WI)	1970-1980	43	81	6	3414	134	45.52	1166+	59.51*	10	17	4	206+	23+
FM Engineer (IND/INDIA/LAN/ROWXI/WEZ)	1970-1976	32	53	8	1582	121	35.15	1416+	55.22*	2	11	5	106+	1+
GJ Cosier (/AUS/QLD/SOA/VIC)	1971-1979	66	120	6	3547	168	31.11	1447+	53.83*	3	19	8	105+	1+
DI Gower (/ENG/ENGXI/LEI)	1976-1979	28	44	4	1714	200*	42.85	2240+	52.99*	4	9	4	131+	3+
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI/MCC/SOM)	1976-1979	29	42	3	1328	137	34.05	2023+	52.79*	4	6	4	113+	11+
Zaheer Abbas (GLO/PAK/PIA A)	1971-1979	64	113	11	4741	274	46.48	2748+	52.72*	12	21	7	198+	8+
Wasim Raja (PAK/PIA A)	1973-1979	33	55	8	1711	117*	36.40	1231+	52.15*	2	10	5	130+	21+
RC Fredericks (GLA/WI)	1971-1977	80	145	12	5485	169	41.24	3069+	51.54*	10	29	7	311+	8+
KD Walters (AUS/NSW)	1970-1980	122	206	23	7323	250	40.01	4800+	51.47*	20	30	9	323+	14+
A Turner (AUS/NSW)	1970-1978	78	146	7	4048	136	29.12	1516+	50.65*	4	24	13	79+	2+
KR Stackpole (AUS/VIC)	1970-1974	65	115	7	4209	207	38.97	3324+	50.21*	10	22	9	248+	8+
GS Chappell (AUS/QLD/SOA)	1970-1980	128	217	35	10895	247*	59.86	8118+	49.61*	37	49	9	467+	9+
Asif Iqbal (KEN/Pak)	1971-1979	57	93	12	3516	175	43.40	2196+	48.72*	11	13	8	247+	15+
Majid Khan (/CambU/GLA/Pak/QLD)	1971-1979	59	109	6	4662	167	45.26	2028+	47.83*	12	22	6	287+	9+
LG Rowe (DER/JAM/WI)	1972-1980	53	83	4	3337	302	42.24	2312+	47.18*	9	11	5	192+	5+
RW Marsh (AUS/WA)	1970-1980	126	197	18	6088	236	34.01	4619+	47.06*	8	30	16	290+	20+
APE Knott (ENG/KEN/MCC)	1970-1977	84	132	17	3983	135	34.63	7046+	46.97*	5	25	7	403+	5+
WM Darling (/AUS/SOA)	1975-1979	42	81	9	2127	107	29.54	1007+	46.67*	2	11	3	61+	1+
AI Kallicharran (QLD/WAR/WI)	1971-1980	89	149	13	6326	187	46.51	3189+	46.53*	17	31	10	369+	13+
IM Chappell (AUS/SOA)	1970-1979	107	188	11	8282	196	46.79	6431+	46.18*	21	48	14	419+	14+
AW Greig (/ENG/MCC/SUS)	1970-1978	72	113	6	4124	148	38.54	7251+	46.03*	9	21	6	437+	19+
KJ Wadsworth (NZ)	1970-1976	28	41	6	978	80	27.94	1145+	44.89*	-	5	3	78+	1+
SMH Kirmani (IND/INDIA/KNTKA/ROI/SOZ)	1971-1979	66	93	23	1988	101*	28.40	1874+	44.50*	1	7	8	126+	1+
SM Gavaskar (/IND/INDIA/ROI/WEZ)	1970-1979	104	184	16	9143	228	54.42	6806+	44.32*	33	37	8	530+	13+
IC Davis (AUS/NSW/QLD)	1973-1980	51	86	4	2626	156	32.02	1581+	43.76*	5	12	8	67+	2+
R Edwards (AUS/NSW/WA)	1970-1979	76	127	17	4653	170*	42.30	2006+	43.71*	11	25	6	120+	1+
RB McCosker (AUS/NSW)	1973-1980	57	104	13	4015	164	44.12	3576+	43.20*	13	20	9	139+	3+
AP Sheahan (AUS/VIC)	1970-1974	52	87	16	3531	196*	49.73	1331+	43.12*	7	19	9	81+	2+
M Amarnath (IND/NOZ/ROI)	1970-1979	46	79	10	2431	140	35.23	1114+	42.99*	3	14	8	75+	6+
BL D'Oliveira (/ENG/MCC/WOR)	1970-1978	40	66	11	2740	182	49.81	2556+	42.80*	8	14	4	137+	6+
DL Murray (ROWXI/WAR/WI)	1970-1980	73	104	15	2407	103	27.04	1651+	42.33*	1	14	7	118+	7+
PM Toohey (AUS/NSW)	1974-1980	49	90	4	3261	158	37.91	1247+	42.26*	7	20	6	81+	4+
DL Amiss (/ENG/MCC/PEAXI/WAR)	1970-1978	58	103	12	4320	262*	47.47	7302+	42.19*	12	16	9	409+	3+
KD Ghavri (/IND/ROI/WEZ)	1973-1979	46	61	13	1015	86	21.14	1097+	42.02*	-	3	2	57+	7+
Sadiq Mohammad (GLO/PAK/ROWXI)	1970-1979	59	105	3	3403	166	33.36	2210+	41.94*	5	17	7	200+	0+
GR Viswanath (IND/INDIA/KNTKA/ROI/SOZ)	1970-1979	107	183	16	7373	200*	44.14	5222+	41.74*	19	39	12	405+	6+
MHN Walker (/AUS/VIC)	1970-1979	87	119	30	1355	78*	15.22	1351+	41.52*	-	2	19	54+	1+
Javed Miandad (KarWh/PAK/Sind/SUS)	1973-1979	35	57	14	2501	206	58.16	2163+	41.51*	8	12	4	174+	16+
MG Burgess (NZ)	1970-1979	47	80	4	2357	111	31.01	1831+	41.34*	4	14	6	132+	12+
RA Woolmer (/ENG/KEN/Natal/PEAXI)	1971-1977	24	42	5	1229	149	33.21	2236+	41.14*	4	2	4	113+	2+
D Lloyd (/ENG/LAN)	1971-1978	17	27	5	1137	214*	51.68	1342+	41.13*	2	4	-	54+	0+
AL Wadekar (/IND/INDIA/WEZ)	1970-1974	49	83	5	3047	171	39.06	1467+	40.76*	6	14	6	66+	1+
GA Gooch (/ENG/ENGXI/ESS)	1975-1979	28	46	3	1323	115	30.76	1865+	40.42*	1	10	3	81+	3+
MH Denness (ENG/KEN/MCC)	1970-1975	31	49	2	1898	188	40.38	3603+	39.88*	5	8	2	185+	2+
DS Steele (DER/ENG/NOR/PEAXI)	1971-1979	14	27	5	969	106	44.04	1700+	39.58*	1	7	1	74+	3+
KJ Hughes (AUS/WA)	1975-1980	50	84	4	2838	130*	35.47	3523+	39.02*	5	18	6	137+	9+
KWR Fletcher (ENG/ESS/MCC/PEAXI)	1970-1977	63	107	15	3910	216	42.50	6512+	38.80*	9	25	9	311+	6+
JFM Morrison (NZ)	1973-1976	14	24	-	610	117	25.41	1170+	38.63*	1	3	4	49+	2
DW Randall (/ENG/ENGXI/MCC/NOT/PEAXI)	1973-1979	39	66	4	1985	174	32.01	2848+	38.62*	3	13	10	116+	1+
AMJ Hilditch (AUS/NSW)	1978-1980	26	50	-	1671	124	33.42	1119+	38.24*	1	14	3	35+	0+
JA Snow (ENG/MCC/SUS)	1970-1977	39	54	6	721	73	15.02	1308+	38.14*	-	1	9	50+	2+
IR Redpath (AUS/VIC)	1970-1976	70	129	10	5295	171	44.49	6522+	37.99*	12	31	6	282+	2+
Yashpal Sharma (IBPXI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1977-1979	21	29	7	1151	173	52.31	1581+	37.38*	3	6	2	63+	4+
AR Border (AUS/NSW)	1977-1980	35	66	3	2637	162	41.85	2905+	36.83*	6	16	2	120+	2+
GN Yallop (AUS/VIC)	1972-1979	62	112	9	4049	167	39.31	2536+	36.35*	11	21	5	141+	1+
DB Vengsarkar (/IND/ROI/WEZ)	1975-1979	45	72	9	3027	175	48.04	2974+	36.18*	9	14	7	138+	8+
GP Howarth (NZ/SUR)	1974-1979	31	54	3	1711	123	33.54	2104+	36.07*	4	8	6	102+	1+
CM Old (/ENG/ENGXI/PEAXI/YOR)	1970-1979	58	75	11	1106	116	17.28	2050+	35.80*	1	2	10	91+	6+
CPS Chauhan (IND/NOZ/ROI/WEZ)	1972-1979	39	65	3	2355	150	37.98	2660+	35.78*	4	15	6	143+	0+
BW Luckhurst (ENG/KEN/MCC)	1970-1976	37	68	7	2417	135	39.62	3633+	35.72*	8	9	6	136+	1+
GM Wood (AUS/WA)	1977-1979	31	58	4	1974	126	36.55	1211+	35.67*	4	11	3	78+	1+
DL Underwood (/ENG/KEN/MCC)	1970-1979	72	98	24	723	43	9.77	1793+	35.47*	-	-	17	69+	0+
CT Radley (/ENG/ENGXI/MID)	1971-1979	25	39	5	1221	158	35.91	1368+	35.16*	2	7	2	43+	0+
G Boycott (/ENG/ENGXI/MCC/PEAXI/YOR)	1970-1979	70	122	20	6264	260*	61.41	10884+	34.96*	22	28	2	369+	6+
BF Hastings (NZ)	1970-1976	24	42	6	1065	110	29.58	1369+	34.91*	4	3	5	68+	0+
JH Edrich (ENG/MCC/SUR)	1970-1977	49	84	7	3326	175	43.19	6983+	34.75*	7	18	3	244+	1+
KJ O'Keeffe (/AUS/NSW/SOM)	1970-1979	85	122	35	2286	85	26.27	1385+	34.51*	-	7	6	53+	1+
GM Turner (NZ/WOR)	1970-1977	39	68	7	3036	259	49.77	3490+	33.92*	8	13	2	172+	0+
MC Cowdrey (ENG/KEN/MCC)	1970-1975	22	39	2	1041	101	28.13	1169+	33.87*	1	7	3	50+	0+
BE Congdon (NZ)	1970-1978	45	75	10	2609	176	40.13	3439+	33.61*	7	12	6	147+	4+
R Illingworth (ENG/LEI/MCC)	1970-1976	39	64	9	1820	107	33.09	3082+	33.58*	1	10	4	108+	3+
G Miller (DER/ENG/ENGXI/MCC)	1974-1979	35	51	8	1275	98*	29.65	2460+	33.21*	-	8	4	75+	0+
Mushtaq Mohammad (/NOR/PAK/PEAXI/ROWXI)	1970-1979	53	93	6	3289	201	37.80	2273+	32.86*	8	19	3	201+	2+
B Wood (ENG/LAN/MCC)	1971-1978	19	33	5	842	90	30.07	1396+	31.94*	-	6	1	64+	0+
Mudassar Nazar (LhrBL/PAK)	1973-1979	20	33	3	1213	128*	40.43	2149+	31.50*	4	5	-	60+	0+
ED Solkar (/IND/INDIA/WEZ)	1970-1978	62	102	11	2646	113	29.07	1467+	31.08*	3	17	3	72+	3+
GRJ Roope (/ENG/MCC/PEAXI/SUR)	1970-1979	33	50	9	1400	107*	34.14	2589+	30.89*	1	11	3	86+	2+
WM Lawry (AUS/VIC)	1970-1972	22	40	7	1358	116*	41.15	1677+	30.82*	1	12	3	56+	3+
JM Parker (NZ/WOR)	1971-1979	42	68	5	1939	121	30.77	2555+	30.25*	5	5	3	81+	0+
JM Brearley (ENG/ENGXI/MCC/MID/PEAXI)	1971-1979	50	83	8	2149	116*	28.65	4069+	29.49*	1	12	6	110+	0+
RGD Willis (/ENG/ENGXI/MCC/SUR/WAR)	1970-1979	65	82	41	554	27	13.51	1545+	28.54*	-	-	8	38+	1+
GG Arnold (ENG/MCC/PEAXI/SUR/SUS)	1971-1978	39	55	13	461	45	10.97	1150+	27.39*	-	-	7	43+	0+
RW Taylor (/DER/ENG/ENGXI/MCC)	1970-1979	41	52	5	729	97	15.51	2125+	23.71*	-	2	6	37+	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:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]