Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1978/79

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JD Higgs	3.0x8	1	9	2	12.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JK Lever	8.1x8	2	28	4	16.25	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AG Hurst	10.6x8	2	28	5	17.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	7.0x8	4	21	3	18.66	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	19.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RM Hogg	10.4x8	1	26	4	21.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	11.4x8	-	42	4	23.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RM Hogg	17.0x8	2	57	5	27.20	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RM Hogg	17.0x8	7	30	5	27.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RM Hogg	17.0x8	5	36	5	27.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RGD Willis	14.0x8	2	44	4	28.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	18.5x8	5	44	5	29.80	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	12.0x8	1	40	3	32.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	12.0x8	3	41	3	32.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
M Hendrick	8.0x8	3	11	2	32.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JE Emburey	17.2x8	7	46	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RGD Willis	9.0x8	2	33	2	36.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RM Hogg	28.0x8	8	74	6	37.33	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	14.0x8	1	65	3	37.33	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
M Hendrick	14.0x8	6	19	3	37.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
CM Old	9.7x8	1	24	2	39.50	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
IT Botham	15.0x8	4	41	3	40.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
M Hendrick	10.0x8	3	17	2	40.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Dymock	15.6x8	4	38	3	42.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
B Yardley	16.0x8	1	41	3	42.66	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	27.1x8	6	44	5	43.40	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RM Hogg	11.0x8	3	36	2	44.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JE Emburey	24.0x8	4	52	4	48.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JD Higgs	18.0x8	4	42	3	48.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JE Emburey	12.0x8	7	13	2	48.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RM Hogg	30.5x8	9	65	5	49.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	19.0x8	6	35	3	50.66	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	20.0x8	7	38	3	53.33	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
AG Hurst	20.0x8	4	58	3	53.33	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
IT Botham	20.1x8	4	68	3	53.66	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
AG Hurst	27.4x8	6	93	4	55.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RM Hogg	28.0x8	10	67	4	56.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
M Hendrick	14.0x8	1	39	2	56.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	14.0x8	5	39	2	56.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JE Emburey	21.2x8	12	30	3	56.66	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JD Higgs	30.0x8	8	69	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
M Hendrick	23.0x8	3	50	3	61.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JD Higgs	16.0x8	2	29	2	64.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
CM Old	17.0x8	1	60	2	68.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
IT Botham	26.0x8	5	95	3	69.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	26.0x8	7	70	3	69.33	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Dymock	18.0x8	4	37	2	72.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	18.0x8	3	36	2	72.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JE Emburey	18.0x8	3	48	2	72.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
AG Hurst	37.0x8	9	97	4	74.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RGD Willis	27.6x8	3	69	3	74.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RM Hogg	27.6x8	7	59	3	74.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
M Hendrick	19.0x8	1	45	2	76.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JD Higgs	59.6x8	15	148	5	95.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
M Hendrick	24.0x8	4	50	2	96.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
B Yardley	25.0x8	2	105	2	100.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
PH Carlson	27.0x8	8	41	2	108.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	28.0x8	3	87	2	112.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	34.0x8	12	52	2	136.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834

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