Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	108	110	12	1	98.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
PH Edmonds	36*	47	3	1	76.59	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
DI Gower	46	61	5	1	75.40	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
DI Gower	56	76	9	0	73.68	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
Wasim Raja	28	38	4	0	73.68	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
IT Botham	100	140	11	0	71.42	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
Sadiq Mohammad	79	123	9	0	64.22	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
Javed Miandad	39	65	4	0	60.00	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
GA Gooch	54	91	5	0	59.34	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
GP Howarth	34	58	4	0	58.62	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
Sarfraz Nawaz	32*	55	5	0	58.18	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
DI Gower	58	102	9	0	56.86	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
GRJ Roope	69	124	7	1	55.64	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
GA Gooch	91*	175	11	0	52.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
DI Gower	71	139	8	0	51.07	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
MG Burgess	68	145	8	0	46.89	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
CT Radley	106	234	11	0	45.29	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
BA Edgar	39	88	7	0	44.31	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
GA Gooch	42*	95	6	0	44.21	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
DI Gower	111	253	14	0	43.87	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
GA Gooch	55	128	7	0	42.96	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
GP Howarth	123	291	14	0	42.26	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
GP Howarth	94	225	6	0	41.77	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
JG Wright	25	61	2	0	40.98	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
DI Gower	39	99	6	0	39.39	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
Mohsin Khan	46	117	6	1	39.31	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
JG Wright	62	159	6	0	38.99	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
CT Radley	49	126	2	0	38.88	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
G Miller	48	124	5	0	38.70	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
GRJ Roope	32	83	3	0	38.55	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
CT Radley	77	200	9	0	38.50	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
CT Radley	59	159	3	0	37.10	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
JM Brearley	33	91	0	0	36.26	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
Talat Ali	40	113	5	0	35.39	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
Mohsin Khan	41	116	2	0	35.34	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
G Boycott	131	374	9	0	35.02	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
Mohsin Khan	35	100	4	0	35.00	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
BA Edgar	38	109	2	0	34.86	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
DI Gower	46	132	3	0	34.84	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
Sadiq Mohammad	97	282	8	0	34.39	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
Mohsin Khan	31	91	2	0	34.06	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
Mohsin Khan	38	115	3	0	33.04	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
JM Parker	38	119	2	0	31.93	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
JM Brearley	38	121	2	0	31.40	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
BA Edgar	60	197	3	0	30.45	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
JM Brearley	50	172	6	0	29.06	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
BE Congdon	27	100	3	0	27.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
Mudassar Nazar	30	112	3	0	26.78	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
Mudassar Nazar	31	116	3	0	26.72	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
MG Burgess	34	130	3	0	26.15	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
BL Cairns	27	117	1	0	23.07	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
GP Howarth	31*	137	3	0	22.62	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
PH Edmonds	28	127	3	0	22.04	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
BE Congdon	36	207	3	0	17.39	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]