Batting Highest Career Strike Rate - England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches - England

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DI Gower	1978-1979	17	26	2	1187	200*	49.45	2240	52.99	3	5	2	131	3
IT Botham	1977-1979	22	30	1	1068	137	36.82	2023	52.79	4	3	2	113	11
APE Knott	1970-1977	71	112	10	3509	135	34.40	7046+	46.97*	5	23	6	403	5
AW Greig	1972-1977	58	93	4	3599	148	40.43	7251+	46.03*	8	20	5	437	19
BL D'Oliveira	1970-1972	19	32	2	1094	117	36.46	2556	42.80	2	7	1	137	6
DL Amiss	1971-1977	45	80	9	3487	262*	49.11	7302+	42.19*	11	11	8	409	3
RA Woolmer	1975-1977	15	26	1	920	149	36.80	2236	41.14	3	2	2	113	2
D Lloyd	1974-1975	9	15	2	552	214*	42.46	1342	41.13	1	0	0	54	0
GA Gooch	1975-1979	17	27	2	754	91*	30.16	1865	40.42	0	6	3	81	3
MH Denness	1972-1975	27	43	2	1610	188	39.26	3603+	39.88*	4	6	2	185	2
DS Steele	1975-1976	8	16	0	673	106	42.06	1700	39.58	1	5	1	74	3
KWR Fletcher	1970-1977	46	76	10	2748	216	41.63	6512+	38.80*	7	15	5	311	6
DW Randall	1977-1979	26	43	4	1100	174	28.20	2848	38.62	2	6	7	116	1
JA Snow	1970-1976	24	38	3	499	73	14.25	1308	38.14	0	1	9	50	2
CM Old	1972-1978	41	58	7	751	65	14.72	2050+	35.80*	0	2	8	91	6
BW Luckhurst	1970-1974	21	41	5	1298	131	36.05	3633	35.72	4	5	4	136	1
DL Underwood	1970-1979	59	83	23	661	43	11.01	1793+	35.47*	0	0	13	69	0
CT Radley	1978-1978	8	10	0	481	158	48.10	1368	35.16	2	2	1	43	0
G Boycott	1970-1979	44	77	9	3806	191	55.97	10884	34.96	12	21	2	369	6
JH Edrich	1970-1976	37	64	5	2427	175	41.13	6983	34.75	4	14	3	244	1
MC Cowdrey	1970-1975	10	17	0	396	54	23.29	1169	33.87	0	1	0	50	0
R Illingworth	1970-1973	25	40	3	1035	107	27.97	3082	33.58	1	3	3	108	3
G Miller	1976-1979	24	32	3	817	98*	28.17	2460	33.21	0	5	2	75	0
B Wood	1972-1978	12	21	0	454	90	21.61	1396+	31.94*	0	2	1	64	0
GRJ Roope	1973-1978	21	32	4	860	77	30.71	2589+	30.89*	0	7	3	86	2
JM Brearley	1976-1979	32	53	2	1200	91	23.52	4069	29.49	0	7	5	110	0
RGD Willis	1971-1979	51	70	35	441	24*	12.60	1545	28.54	0	0	8	38	1
GG Arnold	1972-1975	31	43	11	347	45	10.84	1150+	27.39*	0	0	5	43	0
RW Taylor	1971-1979	23	28	3	504	97	20.16	2125	23.71	0	2	2	37	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls faced
Performances in matches that overlap decades 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 v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

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

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