Cricket Records in England in Australia Test Series, 1979/80

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	27	22	1	1	122.72	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
GS Chappell	40*	43	6	-	93.02	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
DI Gower	98*	141	13	-	69.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
IT Botham	119*	213	15	-	55.86	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
JM Wiener	58	105	6	1	55.23	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
GS Chappell	114	212	14	-	53.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
RW Taylor	32	62	3	-	51.61	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
GA Gooch	99	193	10	-	51.29	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
KJ Hughes	99	195	10	-	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
IM Chappell	42	84	3	-	50.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
IM Chappell	75	151	6	-	49.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
GS Chappell	98*	202	10	-	48.51	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
KJ Hughes	47	97	4	-	48.45	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
G Miller	25	53	2	-	47.16	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
AA Mallett	25	54	4	-	46.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
GS Chappell	43	95	4	-	45.26	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
RB McCosker	33	73	2	-	45.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
GA Gooch	51	113	6	-	45.13	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
IM Chappell	26*	62	-	-	41.93	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
AR Border	63	153	6	-	41.17	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
W Larkins	25	62	2	-	40.32	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
AR Border	115	296	13	-	38.85	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
DL Underwood	43	111	1	-	38.73	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
RW Marsh	42	112	3	1	37.50	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
G Boycott	44	124	2	-	35.48	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
DW Randall	25	71	1	-	35.21	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
JM Brearley	64	184	6	-	34.78	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
G Boycott	99*	285	8	-	34.73	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
BM Laird	74	216	7	-	34.25	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
JM Brearley	60*	186	2	-	32.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
RB McCosker	41	134	2	-	30.59	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
BM Laird	33	115	3	-	28.69	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
BM Laird	25	95	1	-	26.31	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
GR Dilley	38*	157	4	-	24.20	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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