Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Highest strike rates in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
N Kapil Dev (IND/INDIA/NOR/NOZ/ROI/ROWXI/WOR)	1980-1989	269	298	44	7642	175*	30.08	5836+	92.25*	9	35	26	586+	91+
BL Cairns (/DUR/NZ)	1980-1988	105	105	8	1565	64	16.13	1736+	83.98*	-	4	13	114+	58+
IVA Richards (SOM/WI)	1980-1989	321	355	40	15354	216	48.74	12895+	81.69*	39	88	19	1150+	173+
GM Turner (NZ/WOR)	1980-1983	46	49	1	2121	311*	44.18	1162+	77.88*	5	9	2	100+	5+
Wasim Akram (LAN/PAK)	1984-1989	132	111	18	1276	66	13.72	1326+	74.96*	-	3	16	62+	46+
RG Pollock (SA/SAfXI/Tvl)	1980-1987	39	49	10	2073	144	53.15	1381+	72.04*	5	13	2	139+	10+
PV Simmons (DUR/T&T/WI)	1984-1989	31	34	2	1023	104*	31.96	1229+	70.70*	1	7	-	99+	12+
DW Hookes (AUS/SOA)	1980-1989	169	245	15	9626	306*	41.85	5142+	70.53*	20	56	19	422+	51+
K Srikkanth (/IBPXI/IND/INDIA/InU22/ROI/SOZ/TN)	1980-1989	193	232	6	7357	123	32.55	7163+	70.15*	10	47	17	540+	58+
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI/QLD/SOM/WOR)	1980-1989	261	314	24	9230	208	31.82	8900+	69.79*	16	42	25	731+	109+
SM Patil (/IND/INDIA/ROI/WEZ)	1980-1986	95	119	5	3658	174	32.08	3326+	69.66*	7	23	10	258+	21+
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-1989	85	96	8	2726	167	30.97	3045+	69.58*	3	18	2	184+	30+
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1989	103	119	10	2943	124	27.00	3146+	68.72*	4	16	6	195+	17+
MA Holding (DER/LAN/TAS/WI)	1980-1989	211	150	31	1786	73	15.00	1479+	67.41*	-	9	27	85+	44+
Zaheer Abbas (GLO/PAK)	1980-1985	141	165	17	7127	215	48.15	6805+	67.40*	20	34	11	442+	32+
C Sharma (IBPXI/IND/INDIA/NOZ/ROI)	1983-1989	101	72	29	1028	101*	23.90	1127+	67.16*	1	1	5	63+	5+
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1983-1990	148	145	23	1606	72	13.16	1426+	65.63*	-	1	21	92+	11+
Sir RJ Hadlee (CANT/MCC/NOT/NZ)	1980-1989	210	221	37	5063	151*	27.51	5709+	65.61*	3	21	11	361+	44+
ME Waugh (AUS/ESS/NSW)	1985-1990	69	93	9	3430	172	40.83	1020+	65.58*	9	16	11	43+	1+
IDS Smith (AUCK/NZ)	1980-1989	117	123	27	2066	113*	21.52	3158	65.42	1	7	12	221+	9+
R Lamba (DELHI/IND/INDIA/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1990	57	66	4	2365	320	38.14	1785+	64.81*	6	13	4	98+	15+
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1989	107	125	15	3498	135*	31.80	4275+	64.77*	2	24	10	240+	29+
AL Logie (T&T/WI)	1981-1989	183	194	46	5385	141	36.38	6244+	64.62*	7	27	18	393+	15+
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1987	80	95	7	2973	121	33.78	3653+	63.97*	5	20	6	212+	5+
CH Lloyd (LAN/WI)	1980-1986	178	186	36	6863	161*	45.75	6328+	63.27*	12	41	5	424+	44+
Ijaz Ahmed (/PAK)	1986-1989	82	83	6	1860	124*	24.15	2742+	63.01*	2	8	4	169+	17+
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1987	77	72	15	854	36	14.98	1046+	63.00*	-	-	11	45+	6+
Saleem Malik (/HBL/PAK)	1980-1989	176	197	28	5997	119*	35.48	8436+	62.29*	12	33	18	532+	18+
Imran Khan (NSW/PAK/ROWXI/SUS)	1980-1989	261	275	68	8653	135*	41.80	8696+	62.25*	11	51	15	448+	80+
GA Bishop (/AUS/SOA)	1982-1989	90	142	7	4730	224*	35.03	1757+	61.75*	9	23	12	109+	8+
SP O'Donnell (AUS/NLAND/VIC)	1984-1989	111	124	23	3228	130	31.96	2017+	61.52*	4	19	7	82+	19+
SB Smith (AUS/AUSXI/NSW)	1981-1989	126	169	12	5889	263	37.50	3812+	61.35*	13	37	15	234+	1+
TJ Barsby (QLD)	1985-1990	51	75	4	2232	137	31.43	1227+	61.04*	3	16	10	83+	1+
GS Chappell (AUS/QLD)	1980-1984	120	153	20	6561	235	49.33	8094+	60.98*	18	28	14	488+	16+
JD Siddons (AUS/VIC)	1985-1989	74	109	7	3790	241*	37.15	1824+	60.85*	7	23	7	117+	8+
MD Marshall (/BDOS/HAM/MCC/WI)	1980-1989	267	218	40	3797	112	21.33	3414+	60.60*	2	16	20	199+	27+
DM Jones (/AUS/ROWXI/VIC)	1982-1989	214	279	35	11844	248	48.54	12029+	60.48*	26	67	15	590+	57+
M Azharuddin (/IBPXI/IND/INDIA/ROI/SOZ)	1984-1990	156	170	26	6224	226	43.22	6684+	59.90*	15	28	8	376+	16+
KS McEwan (EPR/ESS/SA/SAfXI/WA/WPR)	1980-1989	132	156	23	5740	189*	43.15	1399+	59.89*	16	25	10	99+	4+
B Yardley (AUS/WA)	1980-1989	57	72	7	1235	78	19.00	1287+	59.82*	-	3	9	75+	5+
NS Sidhu (IBPXI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1983-1989	57	67	4	2389	122	37.92	2994+	59.75*	4	19	5	142+	27+
TM Moody (AUS/WA)	1985-1989	77	112	10	3935	202	38.57	2737+	59.70*	10	15	6	145+	14+
SR Waugh (/AUS/NSW/SOM)	1984-1989	187	224	39	6688	177*	36.15	7272+	59.47*	9	35	17	382+	20+
AJ Lamb (ENG/ENGXI/NOR/WPR)	1980-1989	252	306	39	10793	155	40.42	11218+	59.24*	23	57	21	728+	40+
VJ Marks (/ENG/ENGXI/MCC/SOM/WA)	1980-1989	154	145	26	3044	83	25.57	1196+	58.77*	-	14	8	60+	1+
KD Walters (AUS/NSW)	1980-1981	31	35	11	1155	186	48.12	1091+	58.57*	2	7	1	42+	1+
RA Smith (ENG/HAM)	1982-1989	68	81	16	3085	155*	47.46	1790+	58.54*	8	13	5	131+	3+
WS Andrews (WA)	1983-1989	66	84	13	3037	139	42.77	1782+	57.85*	5	20	4	91+	7+
GS Trimble (AUS/QLD)	1983-1989	75	113	12	3130	138*	30.99	1416+	57.76*	4	16	10	85+	9+
RW Marsh (AUS/WA)	1980-1984	153	172	18	3738	157*	24.27	4574+	57.73*	2	14	14	246+	23+
Ramiz Raja (/PAK)	1980-1989	135	155	10	4429	122	30.54	7190+	57.49*	4	29	11	356+	9+
Sarfraz Nawaz (/NOR/PAK)	1980-1984	76	58	13	692	90	15.37	1020+	57.45*	-	2	4	62+	2+
WV Raman (IND/ROI/SOZ/TN)	1985-1990	25	32	4	1197	313	42.75	1060+	57.07*	1	5	-	55+	0+
WM Darling (AUS/SOA)	1980-1986	59	90	12	2824	134	36.20	1191+	57.01*	4	18	2	58+	0+
GF Lawson (AUS/NSW)	1980-1990	222	208	50	2276	74	14.40	2478+	56.82*	-	6	29	134+	5+
RA Harper (/GUY/NOR/ROWXI/WI)	1981-1989	135	122	28	2373	217*	25.24	2118+	56.79*	2	11	13	102+	27+
Javed Miandad (GLA/HBL/PAK/ROWXI)	1980-1989	266	299	52	13238	280*	53.59	18275+	56.71*	30	74	7	855+	63+
RD Woolley (AUS/TAS)	1980-1988	83	120	19	4053	144	40.12	2009+	56.64*	6	22	4	120+	1+
SFAF Bacchus (BOR/WI/WIXI)	1980-1985	60	75	7	2138	164*	31.44	1999+	56.42*	1	13	6	113+	3+
CG Greenidge (BDOS/HAM/MCC/WI)	1980-1989	269	343	37	14780	223	48.30	15923+	55.98*	38	83	14	977+	109+
SJ Rixon (AUS/AUSXI/NSW)	1980-1988	105	127	24	2640	124	25.63	1442+	55.82*	3	10	13	75+	2+
Saleem Yousuf (/PAK)	1980-1989	104	96	24	1531	91*	21.26	2262+	55.65*	-	7	9	119+	6+
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1989	69	78	12	2085	113*	31.59	2821+	55.65*	2	12	5	135+	15+
CEB Rice (MCC/NOT/SA/SAfXI/SCOT/Tvl)	1980-1989	143	161	28	4872	130*	36.63	2188+	55.39*	4	29	13	110+	10+
DI Gower (ENG/ENGXI/LEI/MCC)	1980-1989	281	370	32	13187	215	39.01	16134+	55.27*	27	59	21	1010+	27+
RB Phillips (QLD)	1980-1986	90	117	27	2444	111*	27.15	1120+	55.26*	1	16	8	49+	7+
GA Gooch (ENG/ENGXI/ESS/MCC/SABXI/WPR)	1980-1989	248	323	18	14097	198*	46.21	12574+	55.23*	35	85	12	808+	15+
S Madan Lal (DELHI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1989	103	87	27	1905	143*	31.75	1304+	55.06*	3	8	8	73+	4+
GN Yallop (AUS/AUSXI/VIC)	1980-1987	117	164	15	6736	268	45.20	5720+	54.98*	16	34	6	336+	4+
Wasim Raja (/DUR/PAK)	1980-1987	89	98	21	2201	125	28.58	3474+	54.57*	2	12	9	197+	14+
KC Wessels (AUS/AUSXI/EPR/QLD/SUS)	1980-1989	173	230	13	10093	249	46.51	9658+	54.40*	25	50	10	531+	4+
TG Hogan (AUS/AUSXI/WA)	1981-1989	102	115	27	1625	115*	18.46	1416+	54.30*	1	5	11	76+	9+
WB Phillips (AUS/SOA)	1981-1988	158	218	20	7076	260	35.73	5961+	54.20*	12	35	8	367+	13+
RB Richardson (LWD/WI)	1983-1989	197	240	24	8136	194	37.66	13261+	54.11*	14	48	14	760+	28+
MG Hughes (AUS/VIC)	1982-1989	120	113	29	1218	72*	14.50	1139+	54.08*	-	2	16	55+	8+
DB Vengsarkar (/IBPXI/IND/INDIA/ROI/ROWXI/Staff/WEZ)	1980-1990	215	257	40	9782	200*	45.07	11772+	53.96*	23	50	14	548+	30+
PJL Dujon (/JAM/ROWXI/WI)	1981-1989	243	232	54	5789	141	32.52	7969+	53.92*	8	25	12	444+	16+
LG Rowe (JAM/WI/WIXI)	1980-1984	33	43	2	1307	157	31.87	1273+	53.88*	3	4	5	74+	2+
MD Crowe (/NZ/SOM)	1982-1989	149	183	19	6797	242*	41.44	11118+	53.87*	16	32	10	639+	24+
DW Randall (ENG/NOT)	1980-1989	145	165	17	4922	164	33.25	3843+	53.86*	7	29	17	188+	7+
AB Henschell (QLD)	1981-1989	74	110	22	2791	162	31.71	1783+	53.78*	5	11	11	100+	6+
MW Gatting (/ENG/ENGXI/MCC/MID)	1980-1989	279	340	62	11915	207	42.85	12007+	53.66*	23	59	21	715+	23+
HR Fotheringham (SA/SAfXI/Tvl)	1980-1989	30	37	5	1135	101	35.46	1359+	53.64*	2	8	3	92+	4+
JM Wiener (AUS/VIC)	1980-1985	52	85	5	2704	221*	33.80	1915+	53.62*	4	15	7	95+	6+
KJ Hughes (AUS/AUSXI/WA)	1980-1989	230	302	16	10020	213	35.03	12102+	53.52*	17	58	23	622+	39+
Abdul Qadir (/PAK/ROWXI)	1980-1989	171	138	37	1599	61	15.83	2774+	53.31*	-	3	15	122+	32+
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1985-1989	46	52	3	1369	116*	27.93	1957+	53.14*	1	7	6	66+	9+
SJ Cook (SA/SAfXI/SOM/Tvl)	1980-1989	64	80	5	2875	114	38.33	2055+	53.04*	3	21	1	122+	1+
Mohsin Khan (BCCP/HBL/PAK)	1980-1986	129	162	13	5297	203*	35.55	7355+	52.97*	12	21	7	378+	11+
DL Haynes (/BDOS/MID/ROWXI/SCOT/WI)	1980-1989	300	384	48	14452	184	43.01	20628+	52.80*	31	89	17	1087+	55+
DF Whatmore (AUS/VIC)	1980-1989	74	116	5	3758	170	33.85	2465+	52.21*	6	21	9	156+	3+
J Garner (BDOS/SOA/SOM/WI)	1980-1987	207	150	39	1384	104	12.46	1518+	52.17*	1	-	24	53+	15+
AI Kallicharran (WAR/WI/WIXI)	1980-1989	145	178	17	7171	243*	44.54	2361+	51.96*	17	36	14	135+	0+
W Larkins (ENG/NOR/SABXI)	1980-1989	125	154	3	5353	252	35.45	1294+	51.85*	12	21	10	65+	3+
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1989	48	51	2	1230	98	25.10	2251+	51.84*	-	8	3	70+	3+
DC Boon (AUS/TAS)	1980-1989	226	319	16	12813	227	42.28	14881+	51.78*	29	67	16	796+	19+
GM Ritchie (AUS/QLD)	1980-1990	194	268	28	9192	146	38.30	9304+	51.49*	15	56	14	418+	27+
AR Border (AUS/ESS/NSW/QLD/ROWXI)	1980-1989	397	500	83	19199	205	46.04	27481+	51.43*	39	110	18	1361+	61+
PN Kirsten (DER/SA/SAfXI/WPR)	1980-1989	72	87	10	3327	173	43.20	2193+	51.34*	5	26	5	143+	2+
AMJ Hilditch (AUS/NSW/SOA)	1980-1989	99	159	8	6039	230	39.99	4052+	51.33*	14	27	13	170+	7+

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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:

West Indies Academy vs Sri Lanka Emerging Players at North Sound, Sri Lanka Emerging Players in West Indies 1st unofficial ODI, Jun 21, 2025 [List A]

Scotland vs Netherlands at Dundee, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 78th Match, Jun 12, 2025 [ODI # 4888]

Nepal vs Netherlands at Dundee, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 77th Match, Jun 10, 2025 [ODI # 4887]