Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1981 in Tests

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	66	48	2	5	137.50	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
IT Botham	118	102	13	6	115.68	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IT Botham	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IT Botham	149*	148	27	1	100.67	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
CM Old	29	31	6	-	93.54	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IT Botham	50	54	8	-	92.59	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IT Botham	33	38	4	-	86.84	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
PJL Dujon	41	48	6	-	85.41	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
GA Gooch	44	53	6	-	83.01	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
MW Gatting	56	70	7	-	80.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
CH Lloyd	66	83	8	2	79.51	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
G Boycott	30	38	4	-	78.94	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
MW Gatting	32	42	4	-	76.19	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GR Dilley	56	75	9	-	74.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MA Holding	58*	78	5	3	74.35	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
GA Gooch	26	35	3	-	74.28	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
APE Knott	36	49	4	-	73.46	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GA Gooch	153	213	21	2	71.83	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
IVA Richards	182*	256	23	2	71.09	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
GR Dilley	27*	38	3	-	71.05	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GR Dilley	34	49	6	-	69.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
MA Holding	26	38	-	2	68.42	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
GA Gooch	40	59	7	-	67.79	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
AME Roberts	50*	75	3	4	66.66	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
DI Gower	26	39	4	-	66.66	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
APE Knott	59	89	8	-	66.29	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IT Botham	26	40	4	-	65.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
P Willey	102*	158	15	1	64.55	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
DI Gower	32	51	6	-	62.74	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
DL Haynes	25	41	4	-	60.97	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
IT Botham	26	43	3	-	60.46	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
CH Lloyd	100	167	17	-	59.88	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
P Willey	33	56	6	-	58.92	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
G Boycott	38	66	5	-	57.57	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
RO Butcher	32	56	4	-	57.14	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
IT Botham	55	97	8	1	56.70	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
CH Lloyd	95	168	19	-	56.54	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
PJW Allott	52*	92	5	-	56.52	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
P Willey	67	120	7	-	55.83	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
G Boycott	34*	61	4	-	55.73	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
GA Gooch	116	210	13	-	55.23	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
MW Gatting	39	71	3	-	54.92	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
MW Gatting	29	53	6	-	54.71	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
GA Gooch	83	158	8	-	52.53	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
DI Gower	54	103	7	-	52.42	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
DA Murray	46	89	5	-	51.68	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
CG Greenidge	62	121	8	1	51.23	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
CG Greenidge	63	123	10	-	51.21	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
G Boycott	27	53	1	-	50.94	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
HA Gomes	55	108	4	-	50.92	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
GA Gooch	58	114	7	-	50.87	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
GA Gooch	33	65	4	-	50.76	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
APE Knott	70*	138	11	-	50.72	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
G Boycott	40	79	2	-	50.63	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
IVA Richards	114	226	21	1	50.44	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
CH Lloyd	58	117	10	-	49.57	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
J Garner	46	93	3	-	49.46	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
CJ Tavare	149	303	18	-	49.17	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
DL Haynes	96	199	10	-	48.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
KWR Fletcher	51	107	4	-	47.66	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
IVA Richards	29	61	4	-	47.54	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
GR Dilley	52	110	5	-	47.27	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
JE Emburey	37*	79	5	-	46.83	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
JE Emburey	57	122	7	-	46.72	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
MW Gatting	53	114	5	-	46.49	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DI Gower	82	178	12	-	46.06	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
RW Taylor	33	72	4	-	45.83	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DA Murray	32*	70	-	-	45.71	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
W Larkins	34	75	4	-	45.33	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
P Willey	82	181	12	-	45.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
CEH Croft	33	74	3	-	44.59	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
MW Gatting	52	117	6	-	44.44	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
JM Brearley	48	109	6	-	44.03	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
CG Greenidge	84	191	12	-	43.97	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
CJ Tavare	31	71	4	-	43.66	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
CH Lloyd	64	148	9	-	43.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
MW Gatting	59	137	9	-	43.06	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DI Gower	89	207	11	1	42.99	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
G Boycott	137	321	7	-	42.67	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
HA Gomes	34	80	6	-	42.50	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
HA Gomes	90*	220	10	-	40.90	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
G Boycott	104*	257	8	-	40.46	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
GA Gooch	71	176	11	-	40.34	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
DL Haynes	84	213	11	-	39.43	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
EH Mattis	71	181	10	1	39.22	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
DI Gower	34*	87	5	-	39.08	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DI Gower	28	72	3	-	38.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
DI Gower	154*	403	16	1	38.21	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
G Boycott	105	285	7	-	36.84	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
CH Lloyd	29	81	1	-	35.80	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
CJ Tavare	69	193	7	-	35.75	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
G Boycott	36	101	4	-	35.64	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
HA Gomes	58	166	6	-	34.93	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
DI Gower	48	140	5	-	34.28	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
GA Gooch	41	120	4	-	34.16	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
DL Haynes	25	74	3	-	33.78	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
G Boycott	46	141	1	-	32.62	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
JM Brearley	51	160	7	-	31.87	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DI Gower	27	86	4	-	31.39	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
G Boycott	60	194	4	-	30.92	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911

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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 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 1981 [Test # 915]

England vs India at Delhi, England tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 23-28, 1981 [Test # 914]

Pakistan vs Australia at Melbourne, Pakistan tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 11-15, 1981 [Test # 913]