Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1979 in Tests

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Haynes	29	24	4	-	120.83	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
IT Botham	137	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
IVA Richards	96	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
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
J Garner	29	38	5	-	76.31	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
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
J Garner	60	83	3	4	72.28	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DI Gower	200*	279	24	-	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DL Haynes	42	59	6	-	71.18	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
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
AI Kallicharran	98	155	16	-	63.22	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
AI Kallicharran	39	63	4	-	61.90	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
CG Greenidge	34	55	5	-	61.81	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
AME Roberts	54	88	6	-	61.36	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
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
IVA Richards	140	259	20	-	54.05	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DL Bairstow	59	114	8	-	51.75	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
CG Greenidge	48	94	5	-	51.06	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
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
LG Rowe	50	109	7	-	45.87	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
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
AI Kallicharran	38	92	3	-	41.30	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
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
LG Rowe	26	68	2	-	38.23	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
CH Lloyd	40	113	2	-	35.39	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
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
SFAF Bacchus	250	-	33	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
HA Gomes	91	-	13	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
SFAF Bacchus	61	-	7	3	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
RR Jumadeen	56	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
AI Kallicharran	45*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
DA Murray	44	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
HA Gomes	40	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
HA Gomes	37	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
AE Greenidge	32	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
AB Williams	26	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
N Phillip	26	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842

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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:

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

India vs Pakistan at Kanpur, Pakistan tour of India 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India vs Pakistan at Wankhede, Pakistan tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]