Batting Highest Career Strike Rate - England

Highest strike rates in 1980s in Tests - England

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
IT Botham	1980-1989	75	124	4	4051	208	33.75	6326	64.03	10	19	12	499	56
RA Smith	1988-1989	8	16	2	698	143	49.85	1352	51.62	2	4	2	95	0
DI Gower	1980-1989	89	157	11	6196	215	42.43	12474	49.67	12	32	4	750	7
GA Gooch	1980-1989	56	105	2	3970	196	38.54	8020	49.50	8	23	7	477	6
DW Randall	1980-1984	21	36	1	1370	164	39.14	2777	49.33	5	6	7	138	4
AJ Lamb	1982-1989	57	100	9	3098	137*	34.04	6387	48.50	9	12	6	406	11
MW Gatting	1980-1989	66	114	14	3859	207	38.59	8254	46.75	9	18	12	482	10
RT Robinson	1984-1989	29	49	5	1601	175	36.38	3846	41.62	4	6	5	182	0
P Willey	1980-1986	22	42	6	965	102*	26.80	2330	41.41	2	4	2	125	4
G Fowler	1982-1985	21	37	-	1307	201	35.32	3362	38.87	3	8	3	145	3
RGD Willis	1980-1984	39	58	20	399	28*	10.50	1029	38.77	-	-	4	41	0
CWJ Athey	1980-1988	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2373	38.72	1	4	2	93	0
JE Emburey	1980-1989	55	81	17	1471	75	22.98	3832	38.38	-	8	13	173	5
PH Edmonds	1982-1987	33	44	10	598	64	17.58	1570	38.08	-	1	5	52	6
BC Broad	1984-1989	25	44	2	1661	162	39.54	4387	37.86	6	6	3	173	1
NA Foster	1983-1989	28	43	7	410	39	11.38	1092	37.54	-	-	9	50	4
GR Dilley	1980-1989	40	56	18	467	56	12.28	1276	36.59	-	2	10	58	0
G Boycott	1980-1982	23	46	5	1699	137	41.43	4680	36.30	4	8	2	125	0
MD Moxon	1986-1989	10	17	1	455	99	28.43	1365	33.33	-	3	2	44	0
CJ Tavare	1980-1989	31	56	2	1755	149	32.50	5735	30.60	2	12	5	175	0
RW Taylor	1980-1984	34	55	9	652	54	14.17	2135	30.53	-	1	8	63	1
CL Smith	1983-1986	8	14	1	392	91	30.15	1314	29.83	-	2	1	44	0
PR Downton	1981-1988	30	48	8	785	74	19.62	2676	29.33	-	4	4	67	0
DR Pringle	1982-1989	21	36	3	512	63	15.51	1758	29.12	-	1	4	52	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:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]