Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

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
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
AB Williams	100	118	19	-	84.74	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
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
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
IT Botham	49	73	5	-	67.12	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	29	48	4	-	60.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
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
DI Gower	58	102	9	-	56.86	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
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
HA Gomes	63	117	8	-	53.84	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
DI Gower	48*	90	4	-	53.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GA Gooch	91*	175	11	-	52.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
DI Gower	71	139	8	-	51.07	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
DW Randall	30	59	2	-	50.84	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
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
IT Botham	53	114	9	-	46.49	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
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
CT Radley	106	234	11	-	45.29	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
GA Gooch	42*	95	6	-	44.21	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
DI Gower	111	253	14	-	43.87	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
GA Gooch	55	128	7	-	42.96	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
DW Randall	74*	175	5	-	42.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DW Randall	55	135	5	-	40.74	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
G Boycott	79	198	9	-	39.89	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
DI Gower	39	99	6	-	39.39	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
CT Radley	49	126	2	-	38.88	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
G Miller	48	124	5	-	38.70	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
G Miller	27	70	1	-	38.57	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GRJ Roope	32	83	3	-	38.55	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
CT Radley	77	200	9	-	38.50	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
G Miller	40	104	4	-	38.46	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DI Gower	49	128	3	-	38.28	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DW Randall	75	196	10	1	38.26	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
JK Lever	33*	88	4	1	37.50	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
CT Radley	59	159	3	-	37.10	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
JM Brearley	33	91	-	-	36.26	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
IT Botham	103	288	12	1	35.76	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
G Boycott	131	374	9	-	35.02	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
DI Gower	46	132	3	-	34.84	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
GRJ Roope	37	109	6	-	33.94	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
G Boycott	100*	303	8	-	33.00	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
GA Gooch	43	131	5	-	32.82	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	89	273	10	-	32.60	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
DA Murray	84	258	8	-	32.55	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
G Boycott	26	80	3	-	32.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
GRJ Roope	68	210	10	-	32.38	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
JM Brearley	38	121	2	-	31.40	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
G Boycott	54	177	4	-	30.50	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
CT Radley	158	524	15	-	30.15	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
JM Brearley	50	172	6	-	29.06	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
CM Old	29*	102	2	-	28.43	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
G Boycott	31	110	3	-	28.18	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
G Boycott	56	201	3	-	27.86	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
GA Gooch	25	91	1	-	27.47	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GRJ Roope	50	185	5	-	27.02	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
G Boycott	77	302	9	-	25.49	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
G Boycott	38	155	1	-	24.51	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GRJ Roope	56	241	5	-	23.23	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
G Boycott	77	337	1	-	22.84	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
PH Edmonds	28	127	3	-	22.04	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
JM Brearley	74	344	6	-	21.51	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
GRJ Roope	33*	157	1	-	21.01	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
RW Taylor	45	217	4	-	20.73	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
BC Rose	27	145	3	-	18.62	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
RW Taylor	36	200	1	-	18.00	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
AI Kallicharran	127	-	17	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
AI Kallicharran	126	-	17	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
HA Gomes	115	-	11	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
AB Williams	111	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
HA Gomes	101	-	11	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
SFAF Bacchus	96	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
AI Kallicharran	92	-	16	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
AB Williams	87	-	14	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
CH Lloyd	86	-	10	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
HA Gomes	82	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
CG Greenidge	80*	-	11	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
AI Kallicharran	71	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
AE Greenidge	69	-	8	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
DL Haynes	66	-	11	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
DA Murray	66	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
DR Parry	65	-	9	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
S Shivnarine	63	-	7	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
S Shivnarine	62	-	9	-	-	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
DL Haynes	61	-	7	2	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
DL Murray	60	-	9	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
AE Greenidge	56	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
DL Haynes	55	-	5	2	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
AI Kallicharran	55	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
S Shivnarine	53	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822

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

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

England vs Australia at W.A.C.A, England tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 15-20, 1978 [Test # 836]