Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - England

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

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
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
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
G Miller	25	53	2	-	47.16	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
GA Gooch	51	113	6	-	45.13	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
W Larkins	25	62	2	-	40.32	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
DL Underwood	43	111	1	-	38.73	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
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
JM Brearley	60*	186	2	-	32.25	England	v Australia	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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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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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