Best strike rates in an innings in 1970s in FC IN England
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 1.3 | - | 8 | 2 | 4.50 | Indians | v Hampshire | Bournemouth | 17 Jul 1971 | First-class | |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | Middlesex | v Surrey | Lord's | 6 Aug 1977 | First-class | |
| 2.0 | - | 6 | 2 | 6.00 | Robins' XI | v Indians | Eastbourne | 30 Jun 1971 | First-class | |
| 5.2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 6.40 | Lancashire | v Derbyshire | Buxton | 31 May 1975 | First-class | |
| 3.3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7.00 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 8 Jul 1971 | Test # 689 | |
| 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8.00 | Australians | v Oxford-Camb | Oxford | 14 Jun 1972 | First-class | |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8.50 | Middlesex | v Surrey | Lord's | 6 Aug 1977 | First-class | |
| 2.5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8.50 | N Zealanders | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | - | 14 | 2 | 9.00 | Australians | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1972 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 9.60 | England | v India | Lord's | 20 Jun 1974 | Test # 740 | |
| 11.4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10.00 | Leics | v Glamorgan | Leicester | 18 Aug 1971 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 10.00 | Australians | v Kent | Canterbury | 19 Aug 1972 | First-class | |
| 3.2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10.00 | Indians | v Surrey | The Oval | 29 May 1974 | First-class | |
| 11.5 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 10.14 | Australians | v Gloucs | Bristol | 21 May 1977 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 10.50 | N Zealanders | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 10.80 | Middlesex | v Surrey | Lord's | 6 Aug 1977 | First-class | |
| 9.1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 11.00 | N Zealanders | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.3 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 11.40 | Somerset | v Australians | Bath | 18 May 1977 | First-class | |
| 5.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11.66 | West Indians | v Worcs | Worcester | 18 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 77 | 7 | 12.00 | N Zealanders | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 12.00 | Australians | v Leics | Leicester | 5 Jul 1972 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 12.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 20 Jun 1974 | Test # 740 | |
| 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12.00 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 12.00 | Yorkshire | v Australians | Bradford | 8 May 1972 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12.00 | West Indians | v Surrey | The Oval | 12 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12.00 | West Indians | v Worcs | Worcester | 18 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.2 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 12.40 | Leics | v Glamorgan | Leicester | 18 Aug 1971 | First-class | |
| 8.2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 12.50 | Notts | v West Indians | Nottingham | 1 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 4.1 | - | 18 | 2 | 12.50 | West Indians | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 1 Sep 1973 | First-class | |
| 6.2 | - | 31 | 3 | 12.66 | Pearce's XI | v West Indians | Scarborough | 4 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 12.85 | Pakistanis | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 23 Jun 1971 | First-class | |
| 6.3 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 13.00 | Australians | v Oxford-Camb | Oxford | 14 Jun 1972 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 13.20 | West Indians | v M.C.C. | Lord's | 22 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 13.20 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 11 Aug 1977 | Test # 807 | |
| 16.0 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 13.71 | Surrey | v Sussex | Eastbourne | 12 Aug 1972 | First-class | |
| 11.3 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 13.80 | Middlesex | v West Indians | Lord's | 31 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 4.4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14.00 | Australians | v Minor C | Stoke-on-Trent | 19 Jul 1972 | First-class | |
| 4.4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14.00 | N Zealanders | v Scotland | Dundee | 19 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 14.40 | Glamorgan | v Australians | Swansea | 14 May 1977 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 14.40 | N Zealanders | v Sussex | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 40 | 6 | 15.00 | Cambridge U | v Pakistanis | Cambridge | 15 May 1971 | First-class | |
| 7.3 | - | 28 | 3 | 15.00 | Pakistanis | v Gloucs | Bristol | 29 May 1971 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | - | 16 | 2 | 15.00 | West Indians | v Worcs | Worcester | 18 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 12.4 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 15.20 | Essex | v West Indians | Chelmsford | 28 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.1 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 15.25 | Kent | v Indians | Canterbury | 3 Jul 1971 | First-class | |
| 15.2 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 15.33 | Australians | v Minor C | Stoke-on-Trent | 19 Jul 1972 | First-class | |
| 10.2 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 15.50 | West Indians | v Kent | Canterbury | 19 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 18.1 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 15.57 | Yorkshire | v Essex | Colchester | 25 Jul 1970 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 15.60 | West Indians | v Gloucs | Cheltenham | 4 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 15.60 | Yorkshire | v Indians | Bradford | 11 May 1974 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 15.60 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 20.5 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 15.62 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 15.4 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 15.66 | West Indians | v Notts | Nottingham | 1 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 18.3 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 15.85 | Yorkshire | v West Indians | Sheffield | 30 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 16.00 | Indians | v Surrey | The Oval | 29 May 1974 | First-class | |
| 10.4 | - | 33 | 4 | 16.00 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 16.00 | Essex | v Indians | Colchester | 26 Jun 1971 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 16.00 | Somerset | v West Indians | Taunton | 26 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | - | 76 | 3 | 16.00 | Pearce's XI | v West Indians | Scarborough | 4 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 5.2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16.00 | Lancashire | v Australians | Manchester | 30 Aug 1972 | First-class | |
| 16.1 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 16.16 | Pearce's XI | v West Indians | Scarborough | 4 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 16.25 | Indians | v Oxford-Camb | Oxford | 12 Jun 1974 | First-class | |
| 10.5 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 16.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 | Test # 763 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 16.28 | Australians | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1972 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 6 | 51 | 7 | 16.28 | Gloucs | v Australians | Bristol | 21 May 1977 | First-class | |
| 8.1 | - | 43 | 3 | 16.33 | Gloucs | v West Indians | Cheltenham | 4 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 16.50 | West Indians | v Somerset | Taunton | 26 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 16.50 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 3 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 16.50 | Pearce's XI | v West Indians | Scarborough | 4 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 16.4 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 16.66 | Oxford Uni | v Sussex | Pagham | 23 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 11.1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 16.75 | Sussex | v Oxford Uni | Oxford | 26 Apr 1975 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 16.80 | Australians | v Northants | Northampton | 5 Aug 1972 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 45 | 5 | 16.80 | West Indians | v Gloucs | Cheltenham | 4 Aug 1973 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 16.80 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 8 Aug 1974 | Test # 743 | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 16.80 | West Indians | v Kent | Canterbury | 19 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 17.00 | West Indians | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 7 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 17.3 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 17.50 | West Indians | v Yorkshire | Sheffield | 30 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 17.3 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 17.50 | Warwickshire | v West Indians | Birmingham | 17 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 8.5 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 17.66 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 8 Aug 1974 | Test # 743 | |
| 14.5 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 17.80 | Glamorgan | v Australians | Swansea | 27 May 1972 | First-class | |
| 14.5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 17.80 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 8 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
| 15.0 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 18.00 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 10 Jul 1975 | Test # 760 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 18.00 | West Indians | v | Manchester | 21 Jul 1973 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | - | 53 | 4 | 18.00 | Australians | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 14 May 1977 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 18.00 | Indians | v Essex | Colchester | 26 Jun 1971 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 18.00 | Leics | v Warwickshire | Leicester | 30 Aug 1972 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 18.00 | West Indians | v Essex | Chelmsford | 28 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | - | 28 | 3 | 18.00 | West Indians | v Essex | Chelmsford | 28 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | - | 30 | 3 | 18.00 | Notts | v West Indians | Nottingham | 1 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 18.00 | Cambridge U | v Pakistanis | Cambridge | 15 May 1971 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 18.00 | Australians | v Notts | Nottingham | 10 May 1972 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 18.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 | Test # 701 | |
| 6.0 | - | 27 | 2 | 18.00 | Sussex | v Surrey | Eastbourne | 12 Aug 1972 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | - | 23 | 2 | 18.00 | Warwickshire | v Leics | Leicester | 30 Aug 1972 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 18.00 | Australians | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1972 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 18.00 | West Indians | v Essex | Chelmsford | 20 Jun 1973 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 18.00 | Robins' XI | v West Indians | Eastbourne | 27 Jun 1973 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | - | 23 | 2 | 18.00 | West Indians | v Sussex | Hove | 14 Jul 1973 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 18.00 | Kent | v West Indians | Canterbury | 18 Jul 1973 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | - | 38 | 2 | 18.00 | Pearce's XI | v West Indians | Scarborough | 1 Sep 1973 | First-class |
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Minimum of 2 wicketsPerformances 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:
New South Wales vs Tasmania at Launceston, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [First-class]
Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]
South Australia vs Western Australia at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 28-31, 1979 [First-class]