Best strike rates in an innings in 1978 in FC IN England
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 2.5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8.50 | N Zealanders | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 10.50 | N Zealanders | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 11.00 | N Zealanders | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 77 | 7 | 12.00 | N Zealanders | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12.00 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 4.4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14.00 | N Zealanders | v Scotland | Dundee | 19 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 14.40 | N Zealanders | v Sussex | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 15.60 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 20.5 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 15.62 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 18.00 | N Zealanders | v Worcs | Worcester | 19 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.4 | 6 | 50 | 7 | 19.42 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 16.4 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 20.00 | Gloucs | v N Zealanders | Bristol | 28 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 21.00 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 18.1 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 21.80 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 22.50 | N Zealanders | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 5 | 73 | 7 | 23.14 | Pearce's XI | v N Zealanders | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1978 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 24.00 | Pakistan | v England | Leeds | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
| 16.0 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 24.00 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 24.00 | N Zealanders | v Gloucs | Bristol | 28 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 24.00 | Middlesex | v N Zealanders | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 58 | 3 | 24.00 | N Zealanders | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1978 | First-class | |
| 20.2 | 9 | 42 | 5 | 24.40 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 17.0 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 25.50 | N Zealanders | v | Leicester | 16 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 26.00 | Sussex | v N Zealanders | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 27.00 | N Zealanders | v Sussex | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 27.00 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
| 18.0 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 27.00 | N Zealanders | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 28.00 | N Zealanders | v Scotland | Dundee | 19 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.5 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 28.25 | Robins' XI | v N Zealanders | Eastbourne | 21 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 30.00 | N Zealanders | v Scotland | Dundee | 19 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 30.00 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 42 | 4 | 31.50 | N Zealanders | v Scotland | Dundee | 19 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 31.50 | Ireland | v Scotland | Glasgow | 12 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 31.5 | 10 | 68 | 6 | 31.83 | Worcs | v N Zealanders | Worcester | 19 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 32.00 | N Zealanders | v Scotland | Dundee | 19 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 32.00 | N Zealanders | v Worcs | Worcester | 19 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 33.00 | N Zealanders | v Gloucs | Bristol | 28 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 10 | 49 | 4 | 33.00 | Yorkshire | v N Zealanders | Leeds | 22 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 34.00 | Robins' XI | v N Zealanders | Eastbourne | 21 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 34.00 | N Zealanders | v Somerset | Taunton | 1 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 34.00 | N Zealanders | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 22 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 34.00 | Pearce's XI | v N Zealanders | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1978 | First-class | |
| 29.0 | 11 | 65 | 5 | 34.80 | Pearce's XI | v N Zealanders | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1978 | First-class | |
| 11.5 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 35.50 | Yorkshire | v N Zealanders | Leeds | 22 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 36.00 | Pakistan | v England | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 36.00 | Warwickshire | v N Zealanders | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 36.00 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 36.00 | N Zealanders | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 36.00 | N Zealanders | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1978 | First-class | |
| 25.0 | 6 | 72 | 4 | 37.50 | Middlesex | v N Zealanders | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 25.1 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 37.75 | N Zealanders | v Worcs | Worcester | 19 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 38.0 | 13 | 101 | 6 | 38.00 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 38.00 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 32.0 | 9 | 84 | 5 | 38.40 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 26.0 | 10 | 44 | 4 | 39.00 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 39.00 | - | v N Zealanders | Leicester | 16 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 39.00 | N Zealanders | v Worcs | Worcester | 19 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 13.5 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 41.50 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 21.0 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 42.00 | N Zealanders | v Middlesex | Lord's | 8 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 42.00 | Lancashire | v N Zealanders | Manchester | 5 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 42.00 | Sussex | v N Zealanders | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 42.00 | N Zealanders | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 42.00 | N Zealanders | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 29.0 | 10 | 56 | 4 | 43.50 | N Zealanders | v Sussex | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 44.00 | Sussex | v N Zealanders | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 45.00 | Somerset | v N Zealanders | Taunton | 1 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 45.00 | Worcs | v N Zealanders | Worcester | 19 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.4 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 45.33 | - | v N Zealanders | Leicester | 16 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 30.2 | 10 | 75 | 4 | 45.50 | N Zealanders | v Sussex | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 73 | 3 | 46.00 | N Zealanders | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.4 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 47.00 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 24.0 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 48.00 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 48.00 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
| 33.1 | 15 | 44 | 4 | 49.75 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 63 | 3 | 50.00 | N Zealanders | v Gloucs | Bristol | 28 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 51.00 | N Zealanders | v Scotland | Dundee | 19 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 51.00 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 34.1 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 51.25 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 36.0 | 8 | 110 | 4 | 54.00 | Scotland | v N Zealanders | Dundee | 19 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 36.0 | 17 | 60 | 4 | 54.00 | N Zealanders | v Worcs | Worcester | 19 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 54.00 | Sussex | v N Zealanders | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 54.00 | Sussex | v N Zealanders | Hove | 24 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 54.00 | Gloucs | v N Zealanders | Bristol | 28 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 57.00 | Gloucs | v N Zealanders | Bristol | 28 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 57.00 | N Zealanders | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 57.00 | Ireland | v Scotland | Glasgow | 12 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 29.0 | 7 | 63 | 3 | 58.00 | N Zealanders | v Robins' XI | Eastbourne | 21 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 19.2 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 58.00 | Pearce's XI | v N Zealanders | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1978 | First-class | |
| 19.3 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 58.50 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 30.0 | 5 | 101 | 3 | 60.00 | Pakistan | v England | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
| 30.0 | 7 | 62 | 3 | 60.00 | - | v N Zealanders | Leicester | 16 Aug 1978 | First-class | |
| 31.0 | 7 | 64 | 3 | 62.00 | Somerset | v N Zealanders | Taunton | 1 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 41.4 | 22 | 41 | 4 | 62.50 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
| 42.0 | 11 | 94 | 4 | 63.00 | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 85 | 2 | 63.00 | N Zealanders | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 2 Sep 1978 | First-class | |
| 21.5 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 65.50 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 22.0 | 9 | 50 | 2 | 66.00 | N Zealanders | v Gloucs | Bristol | 28 Jun 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 66.00 | N Zealanders | v Somerset | Taunton | 1 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 66.00 | Yorkshire | v N Zealanders | Leeds | 22 Jul 1978 | First-class | |
| 45.0 | 13 | 132 | 4 | 67.50 | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 1 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 |
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Minimum of 2 wicketsPerformances 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]
Victoria vs South Australia at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 30, 1978 - Jan 2, 1979 [First-class]