Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs Australia

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1978/79 - vs Australia

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
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
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
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
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 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
JE Emburey	12.0x8	7	13	2	48.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
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
IT Botham	20.1x8	4	68	3	53.66	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
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
M Hendrick	23.0x8	3	50	3	61.33	England	v Australia	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
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
RGD Willis	27.6x8	3	69	3	74.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
M Hendrick	19.0x8	1	45	2	76.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
M Hendrick	24.0x8	4	50	2	96.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
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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