Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - England

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1978/79 - England

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
IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	19.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
IT Botham	11.4x8	-	42	4	23.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
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
JE Emburey	17.2x8	7	46	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
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

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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:

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