Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Highest strike rates in 1980s in FC

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)	1980-1989	105	150	17	4416	163	33.20	3021+	83.25*	7	21	12	364+	32+
IVA Richards (SOM/WI)	1980-1989	123	174	16	8355	216	52.87	6636+	72.12*	29	39	11	642+	58+
RG Pollock (SA/SAfXI/Tvl)	1982-1987	16	27	5	1205	144	54.77	1106+	70.79*	4	7	2	119+	4+
DW Hookes (AUS/SOA)	1980-1989	106	186	12	8056	306*	46.29	3458+	68.56*	19	47	15	306+	34+
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI/QLD/SOM/WOR)	1980-1989	114	185	8	6206	208	35.06	7085+	66.84*	14	30	15	594+	75+
K Srikkanth (/IBPXI/IND/INDIA/InU22/ROI/SOZ/TN)	1980-1989	66	106	3	3818	123	37.06	2333+	65.96*	6	25	9	201+	19+
MA Holding (DER/TAS/WI)	1980-1987	74	82	14	1131	73	16.63	1088+	64.52*	-	6	16	62+	38+
SM Patil (/IND/INDIA/ROI/WEZ)	1980-1986	49	76	4	2653	174	36.84	2103+	62.38*	7	14	5	184+	9+
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1988	26	47	2	1477	124	32.82	1254+	60.04*	4	9	2	91+	11+
JD Siddons (AUS/VIC)	1985-1989	53	89	5	3409	241*	40.58	1405+	59.14*	7	22	5	96+	7+
Sir RJ Hadlee (CANT/MCC/NOT/NZ)	1980-1989	64	92	14	2352	151*	30.15	3662+	58.79*	3	10	7	251+	20+
IDS Smith (NZ)	1980-1989	51	73	17	1415	113*	25.26	2421	58.44	1	5	7	173	4
B Yardley (AUS/WA)	1980-1989	43	63	7	1112	78	19.85	1109+	58.34*	-	3	7	67+	4+
Zaheer Abbas (GLO/Pak)	1980-1985	67	95	12	4294	215	51.73	4390+	57.03*	12	20	8	270+	14+
RL Dias (SL)	1982-1987	22	40	2	1459	109	38.39	1472+	56.99*	3	10	2	99+	1+
TM Moody (AUS/WA)	1986-1989	55	91	6	3454	202	40.63	2042+	56.46*	9	13	5	111+	10+
AL Logie (T&T/WI)	1981-1989	66	97	12	3116	141	36.65	3181+	56.42*	6	16	11	238+	8+
SB Smith (AUS/AUSXI/NSW)	1981-1989	66	113	5	4020	263	37.22	1523+	56.13*	11	18	12	109+	1+
CH Lloyd (LAN/WI)	1980-1985	76	99	11	4152	161*	47.18	4315+	55.89*	10	24	4	295+	22+
GA Bishop (/SOA)	1982-1989	64	117	6	4076	224*	36.72	1151+	55.77*	7	22	9	64+	5+
GS Trimble (QLD)	1983-1989	57	95	8	2882	138*	33.12	1103+	55.66*	4	16	9	67+	9+
GS Chappell (AUS/QLD)	1980-1984	58	93	11	4744	235	57.85	5730+	54.43*	16	16	7	334+	11+
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1983-1990	73	95	12	1226	72	14.77	1026+	54.19*	-	1	13	54+	4+
MG Hughes (AUS/VIC)	1982-1989	83	94	23	1123	72*	15.81	1012+	54.05*	-	2	12	51+	8+
MD Marshall (/BDOS/HAM/MCC/WI)	1980-1989	104	120	15	2528	112	24.07	2442+	53.11*	2	13	12	149+	15+
Imran Khan (NSW/Pak/ROWXI/SUS)	1980-1989	90	120	26	4553	135*	48.43	5030+	53*	8	30	6	286+	44+
DF Whatmore (VIC)	1980-1989	56	100	5	3435	170	36.15	2116+	52.59*	6	19	8	143+	2+
M Azharuddin (/IBPXI/IND/INDIA/ROI/SOZ)	1984-1990	55	79	9	3809	226	54.41	3387+	51.72*	13	18	5	230+	3+
KC Wessels (AUS/AUSXI/QLD)	1980-1987	85	145	6	7282	249	52.38	5754+	51.68*	23	30	9	343+	2+
RA Smith (ENG/HAM)	1982-1989	18	34	6	1301	143	46.46	1352+	51.62*	5	5	2	95+	0+
AB Henschell (QLD)	1981-1989	61	99	16	2582	162	31.10	1533+	51.53*	5	11	11	88+	4+
Wasim Raja (/PAK)	1980-1985	46	61	10	1575	125	30.88	2500+	51.36*	2	10	6	155+	6+
WS Andrews (WA)	1983-1989	49	70	9	2661	139	43.62	1281+	51.13*	5	17	2	64+	6+
GF Lawson (AUS/NSW)	1980-1990	119	147	29	1845	74	15.63	1914+	51.04*	-	6	19	113+	1+
Mohsin Khan (BCCP/Pak)	1980-1986	56	89	9	3432	203*	42.90	4134+	50.87*	10	13	4	232+	4+
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1989	27	48	2	1621	135*	35.23	1775+	50.25*	2	12	5	117+	13
DM Jones (/AUS/ROWXI/VIC)	1982-1989	99	169	16	7880	248	51.50	7238+	50.09*	22	38	10	371+	20+
RD Woolley (AUS/TAS)	1980-1988	65	104	15	3688	144	41.43	1549+	49.9*	6	21	3	96+	0+
DI Gower (ENG/ENGXI/LEI/MCC)	1980-1989	126	217	18	8349	215	41.95	12733+	49.85*	17	42	12	776+	7+
AJ Lamb (ENG/ENGXI/NOR)	1980-1989	87	148	15	4902	155	36.85	6996+	49.85*	14	19	8	465+	13+
RA Harper (/GUY/NOR/ROWXI/WI)	1981-1989	54	68	11	1814	217*	31.82	1580+	49.81*	2	10	8	81+	13+
GA Gooch (ENG/ENGXI/ESS/MCC/SABXI/WPR)	1980-1989	100	175	7	7144	196	42.52	8348+	49.79*	19	38	9	507+	6+
TG Hogan (AUS/AUSXI/WA)	1981-1989	64	87	16	1447	115*	20.38	1198+	49.74*	1	5	8	62+	4+
SV Manjrekar (/IND/ROI/WEZ)	1985-1989	16	26	2	1283	278	53.45	2135+	49.74*	4	5	1	125+	1+
DW Randall (ENG/NOT)	1980-1989	41	66	2	2224	164	34.75	2777+	49.33*	5	13	9	138+	4+
GN Yallop (AUS/AUSXI/VIC)	1980-1987	70	120	8	5541	268	49.47	4232+	49.26*	16	24	4	245+	1+
SR Waugh (/AUS/NSW/SOM)	1984-1989	83	131	18	4264	177*	37.73	4626+	48.98*	9	21	10	227+	4+
CG Greenidge (BDOS/HAM/MCC/WI)	1980-1989	122	197	25	8697	223	50.56	9618+	48.97*	23	44	8	597+	43+
AMJ Hilditch (AUS/NSW/SOA)	1980-1989	77	137	7	5308	230	40.83	3104+	48.61*	12	25	10	136+	5+
PN Kirsten (DER/SA/SAfXI/WPR)	1980-1987	20	36	4	1379	173	43.09	1682+	48.51*	3	10	2	113+	0+
Javed Miandad (GLA/Pak/ROWXI)	1980-1989	98	138	19	7131	280*	59.92	10985+	48.32*	22	32	5	536+	32+
J Garner (SOA/SOM/WI)	1980-1987	80	93	21	1062	104	14.75	1201+	48.29*	1	-	17	48+	12+
Taslim Arif (/BCCP/Pak)	1980-1982	9	16	3	696	210*	53.53	1042+	48.08*	2	3	1	44+	0+
SFAF Bacchus (BOR/WI/WIXI)	1980-1985	30	48	3	1399	164*	31.08	1071+	47.99*	1	9	6	61+	2+
Saleem Yousuf (/Pak)	1980-1989	34	46	8	1072	91*	28.21	1669+	47.93*	-	6	2	90+	3+
RB Richardson (LWD/WI)	1983-1989	72	117	8	4502	194	41.30	7441+	47.86*	12	19	7	443+	7+
GR Viswanath (IND/INDIA/KNTKA/ROI/SOZ)	1980-1983	36	54	1	1485	222	28.01	2351+	47.8*	3	8	5	137+	0+
MW Gatting (/ENG/ENGXI/MCC/MID)	1980-1989	107	176	22	6638	207	43.10	8790+	47.38*	18	30	16	525+	11+
Saleem Malik (/PAK)	1980-1989	69	98	16	3174	119*	38.70	5166+	47.34*	8	17	11	309+	4+
PJL Dujon (/JAM/ROWXI/WI)	1981-1989	90	125	19	4009	141	37.82	5377+	47.31*	8	20	6	319+	9+
KJ Hughes (AUS/AUSXI/WA)	1980-1989	112	193	11	7381	213	40.55	8617+	47.18*	17	38	12	437+	21+
J Arun Lal (DELHI/EAZ/IBPXI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1989	38	63	2	2464	287	40.39	1764+	47.05*	7	10	3	135+	1+
IA Healy (AUS/QLD)	1987-1989	45	64	15	1459	90	29.77	1262+	46.9*	-	6	6	57+	0+
MD Taylor (AUSXI/TAS/VIC)	1982-1989	61	100	9	4062	216	44.63	1682+	46.67*	10	20	6	99+	4+
Majid Khan (/PAK)	1980-1983	30	43	5	1316	110*	34.63	1809+	46.6*	3	7	5	91+	0+
WB Phillips (AUS/SOA)	1981-1988	87	154	11	5669	260	39.64	4514+	46.58*	12	25	5	264+	6+
SJ Rixon (AUS/AUSXI/NSW)	1980-1988	71	99	17	2306	124	28.12	1136+	46.39*	3	9	9	53+	1+
TJ Zoehrer (AUS/WA)	1980-1989	77	105	11	2772	168	29.48	2041+	45.95*	4	12	8	103+	3+
SJ Cook (SA/SAfXI/SOM/Tvl)	1982-1989	19	36	3	1246	114	37.75	1531+	45.91*	2	8	1	80+	0+
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1989	28	44	2	1258	100*	29.95	1741+	45.89*	1	8	4	79+	7+
NS Sidhu (IBPXI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1983-1989	24	37	3	1242	122	36.52	1412+	45.75*	3	7	5	69+	5+
Ramiz Raja (/Pak)	1980-1989	34	55	5	1505	122	30.10	2656+	45.55*	2	9	4	138+	3+
AI Kallicharran (WAR/WI/WIXI)	1980-1988	63	100	8	4041	243*	43.92	1418+	45.41*	11	15	5	86+	0+
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1982-1990	85	133	21	4235	184	37.81	2868+	45.15*	9	17	7	121+	6+
RB McCosker (AUS/NSW)	1980-1984	42	74	7	3027	168	45.17	1981+	45.07*	8	16	4	78+	0+
Mudassar Nazar (Pak)	1980-1989	76	111	14	4529	231	46.69	7395+	44.82*	13	18	8	341+	1+
LG Rowe (JAM/WI/WIXI)	1980-1984	18	29	-	823	157	28.37	1040+	44.8*	3	1	5	48+	1+
GM Ritchie (AUS/QLD)	1980-1990	122	200	16	7335	146	39.86	6606+	44.65*	14	44	11	294+	18+
JM Wiener (AUS/VIC)	1980-1985	37	70	3	1929	221*	28.79	1253+	44.37*	3	7	6	57+	2+
DB Vengsarkar (/IBPXI/IND/INDIA/ROI/ROWXI/WEZ)	1980-1990	96	146	20	6450	200*	51.19	6942+	44.3*	22	27	8	344+	9+
RW Marsh (AUS/WA)	1980-1984	69	104	7	2473	157*	25.49	3107+	44.28*	2	10	7	147+	7+
AR Border (AUS/ESS/NSW/QLD/ROWXI)	1980-1989	176	293	50	13574	205	55.86	20247+	44.17*	36	71	11	953+	33+
Mansoor Akhtar (/Pak)	1980-1987	30	45	5	1510	153	37.75	1591+	43.93*	3	9	5	100+	1+
NA Foster (ENG/ENGXI/ESS)	1983-1989	52	73	16	976	74*	17.12	1327+	43.85*	-	1	12	74+	6+
MD Crowe (/NZ/SOM)	1982-1989	52	88	9	3782	242*	47.87	7709+	43.84*	13	13	8	426+	8+
GM Watts (VIC)	1980-1989	43	80	2	2544	176	32.61	2372+	43.84*	5	15	8	87+	1+
DL Haynes (/BDOS/MID/ROWXI/WI)	1980-1989	125	210	25	7836	184	42.35	11143+	43.67*	16	48	11	570+	15+
Abdul Qadir (/Pak/ROWXI)	1980-1989	72	74	12	968	61	15.61	1945+	43.59*	-	3	9	86+	16+
Ijaz Ahmed (/Pak)	1987-1989	16	22	-	679	122	30.86	1259+	43.44*	1	3	2	71+	5+
CEB Rice (MCC/NOT/SA/SAfXI/Tvl)	1981-1987	40	65	9	2060	105*	36.78	1285+	43.03*	3	9	2	62+	4+
SMH Kirmani (IND/INDIA/KNTKA/ROI/SOZ)	1980-1986	61	83	15	1960	116	28.82	2402+	43*	2	10	4	101+	2+
SM Gavaskar (/IND/INDIA/ROI/ROWXI/SOM/WEZ)	1980-1987	87	139	13	6161	236*	48.89	7732+	42.93*	19	25	8	401+	13+
MA Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1985-1989	70	125	4	5589	219	46.19	4630+	42.91*	13	27	4	174+	2+
Shoaib Mohammad (/PAK)	1982-1989	30	42	4	1688	203*	44.42	3357+	42.83*	4	9	4	171+	3+
HA Gomes (T&T/WI)	1980-1987	71	106	19	3836	200*	44.09	6281+	42.81*	11	15	5	254+	2+
Qasim Umar (PAK)	1983-1986	26	43	2	1502	210	36.63	2662+	42.74*	3	5	2	131+	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1980-1987	48	79	16	2534	174*	40.22	5961	42.5	3	15	3	254	5
DC Boon (AUS/TAS)	1980-1989	124	220	15	9107	227	44.42	9690+	42.13*	25	45	12	454+	2+
M Amarnath (BRODA/DELHI/IND/INDIA/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1988	69	103	13	4696	207	52.17	3998+	42.02*	15	22	7	226+	15+
RT Robinson (ENG/ENGXI/NOT)	1981-1989	65	107	10	3621	207	37.32	3846+	41.62*	8	17	7	182+	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:

Central Zone vs North Zone at Visakhapatnam, Duleep Trophy Semi-Final, Dec 30, 1989 - Jan 2, 1990 [First-class]

South Zone vs West Zone at Bengaluru, Duleep Trophy Semi-Final, Dec 30, 1989 - Jan 2, 1990 [First-class]

New South Wales vs Queensland at Brisbane, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1989 - Jan 1, 1990 [First-class]