Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1978/79

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	30	39	4	-	76.92	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	74	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
DW Randall	45	65	3	-	69.23	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	49	73	5	-	67.12	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GJ Cosier	47	74	4	-	63.51	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DI Gower	29	48	4	-	60.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	25	42	3	-	59.52	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DI Gower	65	111	6	-	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
GN Yallop	121	212	13	-	57.07	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
IT Botham	59	108	7	-	54.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GA Gooch	74	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RM Hogg	36	67	5	-	53.73	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	48*	90	4	-	53.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	34	68	3	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DI Gower	44	90	5	-	48.88	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
WM Darling	33	71	2	-	46.47	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DI Gower	102	221	9	-	46.15	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GA Gooch	40	87	5	-	45.97	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
PM Toohey	32	70	1	-	45.71	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
WM Darling	91	200	9	-	45.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
PM Toohey	81*	184	6	-	44.02	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DW Randall	74*	175	5	-	42.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GM Wood	27	64	2	-	42.18	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KJ Wright	29	69	2	-	42.02	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GN Yallop	41	98	4	-	41.83	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
B Yardley	61*	147	3	-	41.49	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JA Maclean	33*	83	2	-	39.75	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
WM Darling	25	63	1	-	39.68	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AR Border	45*	115	9	-	39.13	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	27	70	1	-	38.57	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
G Miller	40	104	4	-	38.46	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DI Gower	49	128	3	-	38.28	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DW Randall	75	196	10	1	38.26	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GM Wood	64	168	3	-	38.09	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
B Yardley	28	75	4	-	37.33	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GM Wood	29	78	3	-	37.17	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
GM Wood	100	283	6	-	35.33	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	31	89	3	-	34.83	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
KJ Hughes	48	142	4	1	33.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GN Yallop	102	307	8	-	33.22	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GA Gooch	43	131	5	-	32.82	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GN Yallop	44	136	5	-	32.35	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RW Taylor	97	300	6	-	32.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JE Emburey	42	132	4	-	31.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GM Wood	34	107	-	-	31.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	64	203	5	-	31.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
KJ Hughes	129	411	8	2	31.38	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
JM Brearley	46	148	3	-	31.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RW Taylor	36*	118	2	-	30.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DW Randall	150	498	13	-	30.12	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GM Wood	35	117	1	-	29.91	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
AR Border	60*	203	4	-	29.55	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KJ Hughes	48	167	6	-	28.74	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
CM Old	29*	102	2	-	28.43	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GA Gooch	25	91	1	-	27.47	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JM Brearley	53	195	2	-	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KJ Hughes	46	176	4	-	26.13	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
AR Border	29	115	4	-	25.21	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	38	155	1	-	24.51	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	49	212	2	-	23.11	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Boycott	77	337	1	-	22.84	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GN Yallop	36	176	3	-	20.45	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Hindukush Strikers vs Maiwand Champions at Nangarhar, Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament 11th Match, Jun 12-15, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 390/5 (113.0 ov, Ismat Alam 19*, Shams Ur Rahman 153*, Abdullah 0/67) - Stumps

Mah-e-Par Stars vs Pamir Legends at Amanullah, Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament 12th Match, Jun 12-15, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 295/8 (74.1 ov, Fareed Ahmad 0*, Sharafuddin Ashraf 4/55) - Stumps

San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders at Oakland, Major League Cricket 3rd Match, Jun 14, 2025 [Twenty20 - Live]
>> 192/8 (17.5 ov, Haris Rauf 0*, C Connolly 12*, AD Russell 1/25)