Test matches

1970 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	MJ Procter	36*	31	2	2	116.12	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
🥈 2	DT Lindsay	60	54	10	1	111.11	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
🥉 3	BA Richards	65	74	12	1	87.83	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
4	BA Richards	140	164	20	1	85.36	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
5	BL Irvine	73	86	10	1	84.88	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
6	AN Connolly	36	43	4	1	83.72	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
7	BA Richards	32	44	5	-	72.72	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
8	AP Sheahan	46	64	6	-	71.87	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
9	BL Irvine	102	146	9	2	69.86	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
10	RG Pollock	274	401	43	-	68.32	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
11	KR Stackpole	27	40	6	-	67.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
12	MJ Procter	32	48	4	-	66.66	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
13	BL Irvine	79	126	4	2	62.69	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
14	RG Pollock	87	141	13	-	61.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
15	BA Richards	126	212	16	3	59.43	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
16	KR Stackpole	207	356	25	1	58.14	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
17	AP Sheahan	62	107	10	-	57.94	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
18	HR Lance	30	54	2	1	55.55	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
19	MJ Procter	26	49	3	-	53.06	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
20	MJ Procter	48	94	5	-	51.06	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
21	PM Pollock	36*	71	4	-	50.70	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
22	GS Chappell	108	218	10	-	49.54	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
23	WM Lawry	43	87	6	1	49.42	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
24	KD Walters	73	148	4	1	49.32	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
25	A Bacher	57	116	8	-	49.13	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
26	PM Pollock	25	51	2	1	49.01	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
27	AP Sheahan	67	137	7	1	48.90	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
28	IM Chappell	50	103	4	-	48.54	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
29	IR Redpath	55	114	8	-	48.24	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
30	KD Walters	74	154	8	1	48.05	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
31	WM Lawry	83	175	12	1	47.42	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
32	KD Walters	64	136	5	-	47.05	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
33	IR Redpath	171	372	14	-	45.96	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
34	BA Richards	81	178	10	-	45.50	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
35	KWR Fletcher	34	76	3	-	44.73	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
36	APE Knott	73	167	9	-	43.71	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
37	EJ Barlow	110	252	13	1	43.65	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
38	BW Luckhurst	131	301	13	-	43.52	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
39	JH Edrich	79	182	9	-	43.40	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
40	AN Connolly	25	58	2	-	43.10	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
41	MC Cowdrey	28	65	3	-	43.07	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
42	A Bacher	73	170	8	-	42.94	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
43	R Illingworth	29	68	4	-	42.64	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
44	KD Walters	112	264	9	-	42.42	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
45	BL Irvine	25	59	3	1	42.37	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
46	HR Lance	61	144	7	-	42.36	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
47	RG Pollock	52	125	5	-	41.60	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
48	EJ Barlow	73	176	9	1	41.47	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
49	BL D'Oliveira	31	76	2	-	40.78	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
50	R Illingworth	34	85	4	-	40.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
51	EJ Barlow	127	322	11	1	39.44	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
52	KR Stackpole	71	183	9	-	38.79	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
53	RG Pollock	50	130	8	-	38.46	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
54	G Boycott	50	131	4	-	38.16	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
55	BL Irvine	42	111	3	-	37.83	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
56	IM Chappell	59	156	6	-	37.82	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
57	BA Richards	35	95	3	-	36.84	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
58	BW Luckhurst	74	201	9	-	36.81	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
59	RG Pollock	49	134	7	1	36.56	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
60	HB Taber	26*	72	3	-	36.11	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
61	AP Sheahan	36	101	2	-	35.64	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
62	RW Marsh	44	126	4	-	34.92	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
63	JH Edrich	115*	332	16	-	34.63	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
64	WM Lawry	38*	111	5	-	34.23	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
65	JH Edrich	47	139	1	-	33.81	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
66	A Bacher	30	89	2	-	33.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
67	AP Sheahan	44	131	5	1	33.58	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
68	IR Redpath	37	111	5	-	33.33	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
68	BA Richards	29	87	4	-	33.33	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
70	IR Redpath	66	202	11	-	32.67	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
71	HB Taber	30*	95	6	-	31.57	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
72	IR Redpath	74*	236	11	-	31.35	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
73	D Gamsy	30*	96	2	-	31.25	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
74	EJ Barlow	27	87	1	-	31.03	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
75	KR Stackpole	29	95	3	-	30.52	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
76	MC Cowdrey	40	132	2	-	30.30	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
77	DT Lindsay	43	143	4	-	30.06	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
78	IR Redpath	26*	87	5	-	29.88	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
79	APE Knott	30*	101	4	-	29.70	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
80	BL D'Oliveira	57	192	6	1	29.68	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
81	JA Snow	34	115	4	-	29.56	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
82	G Boycott	37	126	3	-	29.36	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
83	G Boycott	70	243	3	-	28.80	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
84	WM Lawry	84	317	9	-	26.49	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
85	IM Chappell	34	134	4	-	25.37	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
86	IR Redpath	28	120	3	-	23.33	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
87	IR Redpath	47*	216	3	-	21.75	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670

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Minimum of 25 runs
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