Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches - England

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
CM Old	8.0	3	21	5	9.60	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
GG Arnold	8.0	1	19	4	12.00	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
PH Edmonds	8.0	6	6	4	12.00	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
IT Botham	11.0	3	21	5	13.20	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
RGD Willis	7.0x8	2	14	4	14.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
P Lever	11.0x8	2	38	6	14.66	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
RGD Willis	13.0	1	47	5	15.60	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
IT Botham	20.5	8	34	8	15.62	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
DL Underwood	11.6x8	7	12	6	15.66	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
AW Greig	10.4	0	33	4	16.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
JK Lever	8.1x8	2	28	4	16.25	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JA Snow	11.0	2	53	4	16.50	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
DL Underwood	14.0	8	20	5	16.80	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
RGD Willis	17.0	2	53	6	17.00	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
RGD Willis	15.3	6	42	5	18.60	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
CM Old	22.4	6	50	7	19.42	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PI Pocock	13.0	3	28	4	19.50	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
JK Lever	23.0	6	46	7	19.71	England	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	19.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JA Snow	17.5x8	5	40	7	20.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	21.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
IT Botham	21.0	9	34	6	21.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
DL Underwood	14.0	7	28	4	21.00	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
M Hendrick	14.2	1	28	4	21.50	England	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974	Test # 741
IT Botham	18.1	4	39	5	21.80	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
J Birkenshaw	18.3	5	57	5	22.20	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
DL Underwood	18.4	7	39	5	22.40	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
IT Botham	19.0	9	35	5	22.80	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	11.4x8	0	42	4	23.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
M Hendrick	15.3	2	41	4	23.25	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	23.66	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	23.80	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
JK Lever	19.5	2	59	5	23.80	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
AW Greig	15.0x8	3	51	5	24.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
PH Edmonds	20.0	7	28	5	24.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
RGD Willis	20.0	3	27	5	24.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1977	Test # 791
IT Botham	20.0	5	74	5	24.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
RGD Willis	15.0x8	2	32	5	24.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
CM Old	16.0	7	20	4	24.00	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
RGD Willis	16.0	8	16	4	24.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
RGD Willis	20.2	9	42	5	24.40	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
MWW Selvey	17.0	4	41	4	25.50	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
RGD Willis	30.1	7	78	7	25.85	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
DL Underwood	34.5	17	51	8	26.12	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
GG Arnold	22.0	11	27	5	26.40	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
IT Botham	18.0	2	59	4	27.00	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
AW Greig	36.1	10	86	8	27.12	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
JA Snow	18.4	3	77	4	28.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
RGD Willis	14.0x8	2	44	4	28.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
K Shuttleworth	17.5x8	2	47	5	28.20	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
N Gifford	19.0	4	43	4	28.50	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
JA Snow	19.0	3	68	4	28.50	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
AW Greig	19.2	7	53	4	29.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
RGD Willis	18.5x8	5	44	5	29.80	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JA Snow	20.0	7	41	4	30.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
CM Old	20.0	4	71	4	30.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
GG Arnold	20.0	1	43	4	30.00	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
M Hendrick	20.4	8	45	4	31.00	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
P Lever	26.0	4	70	5	31.20	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
RGD Willis	26.0	6	88	5	31.20	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
CM Old	21.0	6	43	4	31.50	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
CM Old	21.0	6	67	4	31.50	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
JA Snow	21.0	4	66	4	31.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
DL Underwood	32.5	13	66	6	32.83	England	v Australia	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
DL Underwood	29.0x8	3	113	7	33.14	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
P Lever	17.1x8	2	49	4	34.25	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
M Hendrick	22.5	6	54	4	34.25	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
JE Emburey	17.2x8	7	46	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
N Gifford	29.0	9	55	5	34.80	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
IT Botham	29.0	8	70	5	34.80	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	35.0	9	78	6	35.00	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
RGD Willis	21.7x8	4	61	5	35.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
RGD Willis	29.3	5	102	5	35.40	England	v Australia	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
CM Old	24.0	5	69	4	36.00	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
RGD Willis	24.0	3	64	4	36.00	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
AW Greig	18.0x8	2	56	4	36.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
JA Snow	31.0	8	92	5	37.20	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
GG Arnold	25.0	4	62	4	37.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
PH Edmonds	33.0x8	7	66	7	37.71	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
IT Botham	38.0	13	101	6	38.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	38.40	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
PH Edmonds	26.0	10	44	4	39.00	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
AW Greig	33.0	7	70	5	39.60	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
DL Underwood	33.0	10	84	5	39.60	England	v India	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
IT Botham	24.7x8	6	73	5	39.80	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
CM Old	30.0x8	11	54	6	40.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
JA Snow	27.0	2	87	4	40.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DL Underwood	27.0	8	82	4	40.50	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
R Illingworth	34.3	12	70	5	41.40	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
AW Greig	26.0x8	4	98	5	41.60	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
IT Botham	28.0	7	65	4	42.00	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
JA Snow	32.3x8	6	114	6	43.16	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
DL Underwood	32.3x8	7	85	6	43.16	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
RGD Willis	21.5x8	3	56	4	43.25	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
G Miller	27.1x8	6	44	5	43.40	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DL Underwood	22.0x8	7	66	4	44.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
AW Greig	29.2	5	86	4	44.00	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
DL Underwood	30.0	13	56	4	45.00	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
AW Greig	22.7x8	2	104	4	45.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
AW Greig	46.0	2	164	6	46.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734

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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]