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
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	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
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	1 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
JE Emburey	17.2x8	7	46	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RM Hogg	28.0x8	8	74	6	37.33	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
G Miller	27.1x8	6	44	5	43.40	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JE Emburey	24.0x8	4	52	4	48.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RM Hogg	30.5x8	9	65	5	49.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AG Hurst	27.4x8	6	93	4	55.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RM Hogg	28.0x8	10	67	4	56.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JD Higgs	30.0x8	8	69	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
AG Hurst	37.0x8	9	97	4	74.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JD Higgs	59.6x8	15	148	5	95.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Sydney, England tour of Australia 6th Test, Feb 10-14, 1979 [Test # 846]

England vs Australia at Adelaide, England tour of Australia 5th Test, Jan 27-Feb 1, 1979 [Test # 843]

England vs Australia at Sydney, England tour of Australia 4th Test, Jan 6-11, 1979 [Test # 840]