Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1978 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	34	13	3	1	261.53	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
BL Cairns	60	43	4	4	139.53	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
IT Botham	31	24	3	1	129.16	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	24 May 1978	ODI # 50
N Kapil Dev	59	48	8	2	122.91	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
DL Haynes	148	136	16	2	108.82	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	22 Feb 1978	ODI # 48
GJ Cosier	84	78	11	1	107.69	Australia	v West Indies	St John's	22 Feb 1978	ODI # 48
Zaheer Abbas	48	46	-	-	104.34	Pakistan	v India	Sialkot	13 Oct 1978	ODI # 55
CM Old	25*	24	2	-	104.16	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	26 May 1978	ODI # 51
DW Randall	41	40	4	1	102.50	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
VA Holder	30	30	2	2	100.00	West Indies	v Australia	Castries	12 Apr 1978	ODI # 49
N Kapil Dev	61	62	9	1	98.38	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
IT Botham	108	110	12	1	98.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
IT Botham	30*	31	3	-	96.77	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
DI Gower	114*	122	6	-	93.44	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	26 May 1978	ODI # 51
S Amarnath	37	41	4	-	90.24	India	v Pakistan	Quetta	1 Oct 1978	ODI # 54
Asif Iqbal	62	72	-	-	86.11	Pakistan	v India	Sahiwal	3 Nov 1978	ODI # 56
AB Williams	100	118	19	-	84.74	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
M Amarnath	51	61	5	-	83.60	India	v Pakistan	Quetta	1 Oct 1978	ODI # 54
CT Radley	117*	140	11	-	83.57	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
S Amarnath	62	75	-	-	82.66	India	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	3 Nov 1978	ODI # 56
GN Edwards	54	67	9	1	80.59	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
DI Gower	33	41	4	-	80.48	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	24 May 1978	ODI # 50
Hasan Jamil	26	33	-	-	78.78	Pakistan	v India	Sahiwal	3 Nov 1978	ODI # 56
Majid Khan	50	64	2	-	78.12	Pakistan	v India	Quetta	1 Oct 1978	ODI # 54
CS Serjeant	25	32	3	-	78.12	Australia	v West Indies	Castries	12 Apr 1978	ODI # 49
IT Botham	30	39	4	-	76.92	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
PH Edmonds	36*	47	3	1	76.59	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
DI Gower	46	61	5	1	75.40	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
DI Gower	56	76	9	-	73.68	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
Wasim Raja	28	38	4	-	73.68	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
Wasim Raja	44	60	2	1	73.33	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	26 May 1978	ODI # 51
GA Gooch	94	129	9	2	72.86	England	v New Zealand	Scarborough	15 Jul 1978	ODI # 52
IT Botham	100	140	11	-	71.42	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	50	70	8	1	71.42	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
DW Randall	45	65	3	-	69.23	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Sir RJ Hadlee	27*	39	4	-	69.23	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
SMH Kirmani	42	61	3	-	68.85	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
BE Congdon	52*	76	6	-	68.42	New Zealand	v England	Scarborough	15 Jul 1978	ODI # 52
PM Toohey	30	44	2	-	68.18	Australia	v West Indies	Castries	12 Apr 1978	ODI # 49
Mohsin Khan	51*	75	4	-	68.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	13 Jan 1978	ODI # 47
AD Gaekwad	78*	115	-	-	67.82	India	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	3 Nov 1978	ODI # 56
Majid Khan	37	55	-	-	67.27	Pakistan	v India	Sahiwal	3 Nov 1978	ODI # 56
IT Botham	49	73	5	-	67.12	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RW Anderson	28	42	5	-	66.66	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
Zaheer Abbas	26	39	1	-	66.66	Pakistan	v India	Quetta	1 Oct 1978	ODI # 54
AI Kallicharran	34	52	4	1	65.38	West Indies	v Australia	Castries	12 Apr 1978	ODI # 49
Sadiq Mohammad	79	123	9	-	64.22	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
CT Radley	41	64	5	-	64.06	England	v New Zealand	Scarborough	15 Jul 1978	ODI # 52
GJ Cosier	47	74	4	-	63.51	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Sir RJ Hadlee	39	62	8	-	62.90	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
DI Gower	50	80	7	-	62.50	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
N Kapil Dev	42	68	-	-	61.76	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
Haroon Rasheed	108	176	10	6	61.36	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
CT Radley	79	129	8	-	61.24	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	24 May 1978	ODI # 50
DI Gower	29	48	4	-	60.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Javed Miandad	39	65	4	-	60.00	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
SM Gavaskar	205	342	29	2	59.94	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
DB Vengsarkar	34	57	3	1	59.64	India	v Pakistan	Quetta	1 Oct 1978	ODI # 54
G Miller	25	42	3	-	59.52	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AI Kallicharran	187	315	25	-	59.36	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
GA Gooch	54	91	5	-	59.34	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
DL Murray	51	87	3	-	58.62	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	22 Feb 1978	ODI # 48
GP Howarth	34	58	4	-	58.62	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
Sarfraz Nawaz	32*	55	5	-	58.18	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
Haroon Rasheed	27	47	3	-	57.44	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
SM Gavaskar	137	240	20	-	57.08	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
DI Gower	58	102	9	-	56.86	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
EAS Prasanna	25*	44	4	-	56.81	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
D Lloyd	34	61	5	-	55.73	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	26 May 1978	ODI # 51
GRJ Roope	69	124	7	1	55.64	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
N Phillip	26	47	3	-	55.31	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
SM Gavaskar	73	133	13	-	54.88	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
Javed Miandad	61*	113	4	-	53.98	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
HA Gomes	63	117	8	-	53.84	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
RM Hogg	36	67	5	-	53.73	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
SM Gavaskar	29	54	3	-	53.70	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
DI Gower	48*	90	4	-	53.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
CPS Chauhan	32	61	3	-	52.45	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
GN Edwards	55	105	7	1	52.38	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
KD Ghavri	64	123	5	-	52.03	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
GA Gooch	91*	175	11	-	52.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
Javed Miandad	88*	170	7	3	51.76	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
JG Wright	30	58	3	-	51.72	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
DI Gower	71	139	8	-	51.07	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
GR Viswanath	89	175	6	-	50.85	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
DW Randall	30	59	2	-	50.84	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
RO Collinge	32	63	4	-	50.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
GRJ Roope	37	73	1	-	50.68	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	13 Jan 1978	ODI # 47
SMH Kirmani	48	95	6	-	50.52	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
RB Simpson	100	200	6	-	50.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
GRJ Roope	35	71	1	-	49.29	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	26 May 1978	ODI # 51
DI Gower	44	90	5	-	48.88	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DR Parry	55	114	4	-	48.24	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
GP Howarth	42	88	3	-	47.72	New Zealand	v England	Scarborough	15 Jul 1978	ODI # 52
MG Burgess	68	145	8	-	46.89	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
JM Brearley	27	58	3	-	46.55	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
IT Botham	53	114	9	-	46.49	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
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

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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:

India vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, West Indies tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 839]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, England tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 838]

West Indies vs India at Bengaluru, West Indies tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 15-20, 1978 [Test # 837]