Best strike rates in an innings in 1980s in FC IN England
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 2.0 | 2 | - | 3 | 4.00 | Derbyshire | v Notts | Derby | 7 Sep 1983 | First-class | |
| 1.2 | - | 6 | 2 | 4.00 | Northants | v Middlesex | Northampton | 10 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 4.3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4.50 | Sussex | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 24 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 3.3 | - | 14 | 4 | 5.25 | Surrey | v Middlesex | Lord's | 24 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 2.0 | - | 8 | 2 | 6.00 | Surrey | v Yorkshire | Scarborough | 7 Sep 1983 | First-class | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 | Australians | v Gloucs | Bristol | 22 Jul 1989 | First-class | |
| 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6.20 | Warwickshire | v Essex | Nuneaton | 9 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.50 | West Indians | v Essex | Chelmsford | 30 Jul 1988 | First-class | |
| 2.2 | - | 4 | 2 | 7.00 | Worcs | v Indians | Worcester | 6 May 1986 | First-class | |
| 4.5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7.25 | West Indians | v Gloucs | Bristol | 25 May 1988 | First-class | |
| 7.3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7.50 | Essex | v Surrey | Chelmsford | 28 May 1983 | First-class | |
| 9.5 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 8.42 | Essex | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 6 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 5.5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8.75 | Glamorgan | v Worcs | Worcester | 27 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 4.3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 9.00 | Hampshire | v Gloucs | Portsmouth | 30 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9.00 | Northants | v West Indians | Milton Keynes | 17 May 1980 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9.00 | Northants | v Leics | Leicester | 27 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | - | 7 | 2 | 9.00 | West Indians | v Essex | Chelmsford | 23 Jun 1984 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | - | 33 | 7 | 9.42 | Notts | v Worcs | Worcester | 9 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 6.2 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 9.50 | West Indians | v Sussex | Hove | 14 Jun 1980 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | - | 39 | 5 | 9.60 | West Indians | v Gloucs | Bristol | 25 May 1988 | First-class | |
| 4.5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9.66 | Australians | v Northants | Northampton | 17 Jun 1989 | First-class | |
| 6.3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9.75 | Essex | v Notts | Nottingham | 2 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 10.00 | Yorkshire | v Surrey | Scarborough | 7 Sep 1983 | First-class | |
| 3.2 | - | 17 | 2 | 10.00 | Glamorgan | v Gloucs | Swansea | 28 May 1983 | First-class | |
| 13.5 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 10.37 | Lancashire | v Notts | Nottingham | 25 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10.50 | Pakistanis | v Middlesex | Lord's | 23 Jun 1982 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 10.50 | Pakistanis | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 3 Jul 1982 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10.50 | Essex | v Surrey | Chelmsford | 28 May 1983 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10.50 | Leics | v Notts | Nottingham | 4 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 8.5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10.60 | Yorkshire | v Hampshire | Southampton | 18 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 5.2 | - | 38 | 3 | 10.66 | Northants | v Leics | Leicester | 27 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 5.2 | - | 49 | 3 | 10.66 | Australians | v Leics | Leicester | 5 Aug 1989 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 10.80 | Surrey | v Gloucs | The Oval | 2 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 10.80 | West Indians | v Derbyshire | Derby | 21 Jul 1984 | First-class | |
| 10.5 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 10.83 | Worcs | v Australians | Worcester | 13 May 1989 | First-class | |
| 14.3 | 3 | 42 | 8 | 10.87 | Glamorgan | v Worcs | Worcester | 27 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 11.00 | Sussex | v Derbyshire | Eastbourne | 6 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 15.1 | 3 | 43 | 8 | 11.37 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 | Test # 905 | |
| 7.4 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 11.50 | Somerset | v Middlesex | Lord's | 20 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 13.3 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 11.57 | Hampshire | v Somerset | Bournemouth | 24 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 7.5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 11.75 | West Indians | v Leics | Leicester | 16 Jul 1988 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 12.00 | Hampshire | v Somerset | Taunton | 31 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 12.00 | West Indians | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 24 May 1980 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 12.00 | Pakistanis | v Middlesex | Lord's | 23 Jun 1982 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 12.00 | Somerset | v Middlesex | Lord's | 20 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12.00 | Australians | v Northants | Northampton | 17 Jun 1989 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12.00 | Middlesex | v Warwickshire | Coventry | 14 Aug 1982 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | - | 7 | 2 | 12.00 | Essex | v Sussex | Ilford | 25 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 12.00 | Yorkshire | v Sussex | Leeds | 13 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12.00 | Derbyshire | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 13 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | - | 10 | 2 | 12.00 | Leics | v Lancashire | Manchester | 10 Sep 1983 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | - | 11 | 2 | 12.00 | West Indians | v Somerset | Taunton | 14 May 1988 | First-class | |
| 10.1 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 12.20 | Pakistanis | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 3 Jul 1982 | First-class | |
| 6.2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 12.66 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 | Test # 907 | |
| 12.5 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 12.83 | Leics | v Essex | Chelmsford | 10 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 13.00 | Australians | v Gloucs | Bristol | 22 Jul 1989 | First-class | |
| 8.4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 13.00 | Gloucs | v West Indians | Bristol | 2 Jul 1980 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 13.20 | Australians | v Northants | Northampton | 17 Jun 1989 | First-class | |
| 8.5 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 13.25 | Glamorgan | v Surrey | Swansea | 30 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 15.4 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 13.42 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 30 Jun 1988 | Test # 1100 | |
| 9.0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 13.50 | West Indians | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 24 May 1980 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | - | 53 | 4 | 13.50 | Hampshire | v Warwickshire | Southampton | 11 May 1983 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 13.50 | Derbyshire | v Somerset | Bath | 18 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 13.50 | Essex | v Yorkshire | Chelmsford | 10 Sep 1983 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 13.50 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 15 Aug 1985 | Test # 1021 | |
| 16.2 | 2 | 61 | 7 | 14.00 | Middlesex | v Gloucs | Bristol | 13 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 14.00 | Indians | v Somerset | Taunton | 28 Jun 1986 | First-class | |
| 9.2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 14.00 | Middlesex | v Leics | Lord's | 16 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 9.2 | - | 54 | 4 | 14.00 | Essex | v Northants | Wellingborough | 13 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 9.2 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 14.00 | Middlesex | v Lancashire | Manchester | 13 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 14.00 | West Indians | v Northants | Milton Keynes | 17 May 1980 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 14.00 | Northants | v Sussex | Hove | 2 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 14.00 | Somerset | v Derbyshire | Derby | 13 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 14.00 | West Indians | v Kent | Canterbury | 25 Jun 1988 | First-class | |
| 4.4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14.00 | West Indians | v Notts | Nottingham | 27 Jul 1988 | First-class | |
| 14.1 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 14.16 | Essex | v Sussex | Ilford | 25 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 7.1 | - | 29 | 3 | 14.33 | Lancashire | v Warwickshire | Southport | 28 Jul 1982 | First-class | |
| 7.1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 14.33 | Somerset | v Worcs | Taunton | 4 May 1983 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 14.40 | West Indians | v Leics | Leicester | 14 May 1980 | First-class | |
| 14.4 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 14.66 | Middlesex | v Gloucs | Bristol | 13 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 17.1 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 14.71 | West Indians | v Worcs | Worcester | 10 May 1980 | First-class | |
| 9.5 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 14.75 | Warwickshire | v Worcs | Worcester | 28 May 1983 | First-class | |
| 12.2 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 14.80 | Lancashire | v Sussex | Horsham | 18 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 17.2 | 4 | 55 | 7 | 14.85 | Essex | v Sussex | Hove | 27 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 15.00 | Essex | v Gloucs | Colchester | 20 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 15.00 | West Indians | v Kent | Canterbury | 25 Jun 1988 | First-class | |
| 12.3 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 15.00 | Somerset | v Warwickshire | Taunton | 10 Sep 1983 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 15.00 | Kent | v Lancashire | Maidstone | 9 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 7.3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15.00 | Leics | v Kent | Leicester | 31 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | - | 14 | 2 | 15.00 | Pakistanis | v England B | Leicester | 18 Aug 1982 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | - | 23 | 2 | 15.00 | Kent | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 27 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15.00 | Leics | v Sussex | Leicester | 30 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | - | 32 | 2 | 15.00 | Worcs | v Gloucs | Worcester | 7 Sep 1983 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15.00 | West Indians | v Derbyshire | Derby | 21 Jul 1984 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15.00 | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1988 | Test # 1101 | |
| 10.1 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 15.25 | Surrey | v Yorkshire | Harrogate | 4 Jun 1988 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 7 | 44 | 7 | 15.42 | Yorkshire | v Derbyshire | Sheffield | 22 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 15.3 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 15.50 | Notts | v Leics | Nottingham | 4 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 15.3 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 15.50 | Worcs | v Somerset | Taunton | 5 May 1988 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 15.60 | Leics | v Sussex | Leicester | 30 Jul 1983 | 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:
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]