Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
8.3x8 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 9.57 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 13 Feb 1976 | Test # 772 | |
8.0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 9.60 | England | v India | Lord's | 20 Jun 1974 | Test # 740 | |
8.1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 9.80 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 | |
5.2x8 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 10.50 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 | |
8.0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 12.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 20 Jun 1974 | Test # 740 | |
8.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12.00 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
10.4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12.80 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 15 Apr 1978 | Test # 823 | |
13.0 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 13.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Mar 1978 | Test # 821 | |
13.0 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 13.00 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 15 Apr 1978 | Test # 823 | |
10.5 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 13.00 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
11.0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 13.20 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 11 Aug 1977 | Test # 807 | |
9.1 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 13.75 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 03 Mar 1978 | Test # 819 | |
7.0x8 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 14.00 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
18.5 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 14.12 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 04 Mar 1977 | Test # 799 | |
11.0x8 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 14.66 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 08 Feb 1975 | Test # 755 | |
10.0 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15.00 | India | v England | Chennai | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
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 | |
11.6x8 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 15.66 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 | Test # 681 | |
21.0 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 15.75 | Pakistan | v India | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 | Test # 863 | |
14.0x8 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 16.00 | West Indies | v Australia | Perth | 12 Dec 1975 | Test # 765 | |
10.0x8 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 16.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 | Test # 770 | |
10.4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 16.00 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
10.5 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 16.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 | Test # 763 | |
8.1x8 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 16.25 | England | v Australia | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
11.0 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 16.50 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
14.0 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 16.80 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 08 Aug 1974 | Test # 743 | |
17.0 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 17.00 | England | v India | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 | Test # 794 | |
10.6x8 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 17.20 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 06 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
17.2 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 17.33 | Australia | v England | Perth | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
20.3 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 17.57 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1972 | Test # 695 | |
11.0x8 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 17.60 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1975 | Test # 766 | |
14.5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 17.80 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
13.3x8 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 17.83 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 12 Mar 1977 | Test # 800 | |
13.3x8 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 17.83 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
20.5 | 5 | 64 | 7 | 17.85 | West Indies | v India | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
18.0 | 2 | 90 | 6 | 18.00 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Kingston | 15 Apr 1977 | Test # 803 | |
15.0 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 18.00 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 10 Jul 1975 | Test # 760 | |
15.0 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 18.00 | India | v England | Wankhede | 11 Feb 1977 | Test # 795 | |
12.0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
12.0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 18.00 | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
18.1 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 18.16 | India | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 | Test # 692 | |
11.3x8 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 18.20 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 | Test # 770 | |
15.3 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 18.60 | England | v West Indies | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 | Test # 780 | |
14.1x8 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 18.83 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
9.4x8 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 19.00 | New Zealand | v Australia | Sydney | 05 Jan 1974 | Test # 729 | |
22.4 | 6 | 50 | 7 | 19.42 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
13.0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 19.50 | England | v India | Chennai | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
16.2 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 19.60 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 03 Mar 1978 | Test # 819 | |
23.0 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 19.71 | England | v India | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 | Test # 788 | |
9.7x8 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 19.75 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
15.0x8 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 20.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 03 Jan 1976 | Test # 767 | |
16.4 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 20.00 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
17.5x8 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 20.14 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 | Test # 676 | |
20.1 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 20.16 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 23 Jan 1975 | Test # 753 | |
13.3 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 20.25 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 15 Apr 1977 | Test # 803 | |
27.2 | 9 | 53 | 8 | 20.50 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 22 Jun 1972 | Test # 699 | |
10.2x8 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 20.50 | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 | |
20.4 | 6 | 57 | 6 | 20.66 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 | |
20.5 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 20.83 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
21.0 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 21.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 | Test # 701 | |
21.0 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 21.00 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
17.3 | 5 | 48 | 5 | 21.00 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 10 Jul 1975 | Test # 760 | |
14.0 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 21.00 | England | v India | Chennai | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
14.0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 21.00 | India | v West Indies | Chennai | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
10.4x8 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 21.00 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
14.0 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 21.00 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
21.1 | 4 | 77 | 6 | 21.16 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 | Test # 725 | |
15.7x8 | 2 | 72 | 6 | 21.16 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Feb 1977 | Test # 798 | |
10.5x8 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 21.25 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
14.1 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 21.25 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 03 Nov 1979 | Test # 860 | |
16.0x8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 21.33 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sydney | 06 Jan 1973 | Test # 707 | |
21.3 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 21.50 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 | Test # 794 | |
14.2 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 21.50 | England | v India | Birmingham | 04 Jul 1974 | Test # 741 | |
18.0 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 21.60 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 10 Jul 1975 | Test # 760 | |
14.3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 21.75 | Pakistan | v England | Leeds | 08 Jul 1971 | Test # 689 | |
18.1 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 21.80 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
18.2 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 22.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Georgetown | 06 Apr 1973 | Test # 720 | |
11.0x8 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 22.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 05 Jan 1974 | Test # 729 | |
11.0x8 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 22.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1976 | Test # 768 | |
18.3 | 5 | 57 | 5 | 22.20 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Mar 1973 | Test # 719 | |
13.7x8 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 22.20 | India | v Australia | Brisbane | 02 Dec 1977 | Test # 809 | |
16.6x8 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 22.33 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 05 Feb 1976 | Test # 771 | |
18.4 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 22.40 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 17 Jun 1976 | Test # 778 | |
15.0 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 22.50 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 23 Aug 1973 | Test # 727 | |
15.0 | 3 | 47 | 4 | 22.50 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 797 | |
15.0 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 22.50 | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 17 Mar 1978 | Test # 821 | |
19.0 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 22.80 | England | v India | Lord's | 02 Aug 1979 | Test # 852 | |
23.0x8 | 5 | 76 | 8 | 23.00 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
11.4x8 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 23.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
15.3 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 23.25 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 11 Aug 1977 | Test # 807 | |
19.3 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 23.40 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Dec 1974 | Test # 750 | |
17.5x8 | 3 | 46 | 6 | 23.50 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1974 | Test # 746 | |
23.4 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 23.66 | England | v India | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 | Test # 703 | |
23.6x8 | 6 | 59 | 8 | 23.75 | Australia | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1972 | Test # 704 | |
19.5 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 23.80 | England | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1972 | Test # 706 | |
19.5 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 23.80 | England | v India | Chennai | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
19.5 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 23.80 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 03 Nov 1979 | Test # 860 | |
21.0x8 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 24.00 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 | Test # 712 | |
24.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 24.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 |
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Minimum of 4 wicketsPerformances 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]
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