Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - England

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1979 in FC - England

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	137	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
DI Gower	82	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
PH Edmonds	27*	31	4	1	87.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
IT Botham	33	39	4	1	84.61	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	74	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GA Gooch	83	109	13	1	76.14	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DI Gower	200*	279	24	-	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	38	55	4	1	69.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
P Willey	52	80	8	-	65.00	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
DI Gower	65	111	6	-	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RW Taylor	64	112	9	-	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	36	63	3	-	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	59	108	7	-	54.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GA Gooch	74	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
G Miller	63*	116	5	-	54.31	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DL Bairstow	59	114	8	-	51.75	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Miller	27	53	3	-	50.94	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
DI Gower	34	68	3	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Boycott	31	65	4	-	47.69	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
G Miller	25	53	2	-	47.16	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
GA Gooch	31	66	3	1	46.96	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Boycott	155	341	12	-	45.45	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
G Boycott	125	293	6	-	42.66	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
DW Randall	57	135	8	-	42.22	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
G Boycott	32	80	5	-	40.00	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
G Miller	62	160	4	-	38.75	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
GA Gooch	79	205	7	-	38.53	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Miller	31	89	3	-	34.83	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JM Brearley	64	184	6	-	34.78	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
G Boycott	99*	285	8	-	34.73	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
G Boycott	35	102	4	-	34.31	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
JM Brearley	34	102	3	-	33.33	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
P Willey	31	95	4	-	32.63	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
RW Taylor	97	300	6	-	32.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JE Emburey	42	132	4	-	31.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Miller	64	203	5	-	31.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JM Brearley	46	148	3	-	31.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RW Taylor	36*	118	2	-	30.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DW Randall	150	498	13	-	30.12	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JM Brearley	53	195	2	-	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GR Dilley	38*	157	4	-	24.20	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
G Boycott	49	212	2	-	23.11	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GA Gooch	115	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
P Willey	101*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
DW Randall	97	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	12 Nov 1979	First-class
G Boycott	90*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Tasmania	Hobart	19 Jan 1979	First-class
P Willey	57*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	12 Nov 1979	First-class
G Miller	57*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	12 Nov 1979	First-class
GA Gooch	53	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
DI Gower	50	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	12 Nov 1979	First-class
JE Emburey	50	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
G Miller	44	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Tasmania	Hobart	19 Jan 1979	First-class
DW Randall	42	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
GB Stevenson	33	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
RW Taylor	32	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
DI Gower	30	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Tasmania	Hobart	19 Jan 1979	First-class
P Willey	30	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class

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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:

New South Wales vs Tasmania at Launceston, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [First-class]

Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

South Australia vs Western Australia at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 28-31, 1979 [First-class]