Highest strike rates in an innings in 1978 in Tests
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
59 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 122.91 | India | v Pakistan | Karachi | 14 Nov 1978 | Test # 833 | |
61 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 98.38 | India | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 839 | |
108 | 110 | 12 | 1 | 98.18 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
30* | 31 | 3 | 0 | 96.77 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
100 | 118 | 19 | 0 | 84.74 | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 | Test # 822 | |
54 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 80.59 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 04 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
30 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 76.92 | England | v Australia | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
36* | 47 | 3 | 1 | 76.59 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
46 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 75.40 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
56 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 73.68 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
28 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 73.68 | Pakistan | v England | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
100 | 140 | 11 | 0 | 71.42 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
50 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 71.42 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
45 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 69.23 | England | v Australia | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
27* | 39 | 4 | 0 | 69.23 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
42 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 68.85 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 | Test # 814 | |
49 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 67.12 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
28 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 66.66 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
79 | 123 | 9 | 0 | 64.22 | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
47 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 63.51 | Australia | v England | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
39 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 62.90 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
42 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 61.76 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
108 | 176 | 10 | 6 | 61.36 | Pakistan | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
29 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 60.41 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
39 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
205 | 342 | 29 | 2 | 59.94 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
25 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 59.52 | England | v Australia | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
187 | 315 | 25 | 0 | 59.36 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
54 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 59.34 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
34 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 58.62 | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
32* | 55 | 5 | 0 | 58.18 | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
27 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 57.44 | Pakistan | v England | Karachi | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
137 | 240 | 20 | 0 | 57.08 | India | v Pakistan | Karachi | 14 Nov 1978 | Test # 833 | |
58 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 56.86 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
25* | 44 | 4 | 0 | 56.81 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 | Test # 814 | |
69 | 124 | 7 | 1 | 55.64 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
26 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 55.31 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
73 | 133 | 13 | 0 | 54.88 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
61* | 113 | 4 | 0 | 53.98 | Pakistan | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
63 | 117 | 8 | 0 | 53.84 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
36 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 53.73 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
29 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 53.70 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
48* | 90 | 4 | 0 | 53.33 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
32 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 52.45 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
55 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 52.38 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 04 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
64 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 52.03 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 | Test # 814 | |
91* | 175 | 11 | 0 | 52.00 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
88* | 170 | 7 | 3 | 51.76 | Pakistan | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
71 | 139 | 8 | 0 | 51.07 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
89 | 175 | 6 | 0 | 50.85 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
30 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 50.84 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 04 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
32 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 50.79 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
48 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 50.52 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
100 | 200 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
44 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 48.88 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
55 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 48.24 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
68 | 145 | 8 | 0 | 46.89 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
53 | 114 | 9 | 0 | 46.49 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 04 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
33 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 46.47 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
102 | 221 | 9 | 0 | 46.15 | England | v Australia | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
40 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 45.97 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
56 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 45.90 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
55 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 45.83 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 04 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
32 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 45.71 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
106 | 234 | 11 | 0 | 45.29 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
84 | 188 | 13 | 0 | 44.68 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
49 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 44.54 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 | Test # 814 | |
39 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 44.31 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
42* | 95 | 6 | 0 | 44.21 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
81* | 184 | 6 | 0 | 44.02 | Australia | v England | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
111 | 253 | 14 | 0 | 43.87 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
35 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 43.75 | Pakistan | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
79 | 182 | 6 | 0 | 43.40 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 | Test # 814 | |
55 | 128 | 7 | 0 | 42.96 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
74* | 175 | 5 | 0 | 42.28 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
123 | 291 | 14 | 0 | 42.26 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
26 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 41.93 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
41 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 41.83 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
94 | 225 | 6 | 0 | 41.77 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
52 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 41.60 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
68 | 164 | 9 | 0 | 41.46 | Australia | v India | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 | Test # 814 | |
51 | 124 | 7 | 0 | 41.12 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
25 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 40.98 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
47 | 115 | 4 | 1 | 40.86 | Pakistan | v England | Karachi | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
55 | 135 | 5 | 0 | 40.74 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
79 | 198 | 9 | 0 | 39.89 | England | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
33* | 83 | 2 | 0 | 39.75 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
25 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 39.68 | Australia | v England | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
48 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 39.66 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 | Test # 814 | |
39 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 39.39 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
46 | 117 | 6 | 1 | 39.31 | Pakistan | v England | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
62 | 159 | 6 | 0 | 38.99 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
49 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 38.88 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
48 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 38.70 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
27 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 38.57 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
32 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 38.55 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
77 | 200 | 9 | 0 | 38.50 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
40 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 38.46 | England | v Australia | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
38 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 38.38 | Australia | v India | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 | Test # 814 | |
49 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 38.28 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 |
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Minimum of 25 runsStrike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are availablePerformances 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]