Test matches

1972 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	RW Marsh	118	123	10	4	95.93	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
🥈 2	Zaheer Abbas	51	55	5	-	92.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
🥉 3	RW Marsh	74	83	11	-	89.15	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
4	RW Marsh	43*	51	5	-	84.31	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
5	RW Marsh	91	111	9	4	81.98	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
6	IM Chappell	196	243	21	4	80.65	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
7	GS Chappell	62	80	7	-	77.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
8	BL D'Oliveira	37	49	7	-	75.51	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
9	RW Marsh	50	68	6	2	73.52	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
10	APE Knott	92	126	17	-	73.01	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
11	KR Stackpole	57*	79	8	-	72.15	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
12	APE Knott	35	50	3	-	70.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
13	J Benaud	142	207	18	2	68.59	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
14	Asif Iqbal	37	54	3	-	68.51	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
15	Saeed Ahmed	50	73	8	-	68.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
16	IR Redpath	135	204	14	-	66.17	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
17	GS Chappell	72	110	8	-	65.45	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
18	BL D'Oliveira	32	49	5	-	65.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
19	APE Knott	63	98	9	-	64.28	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
20	R Illingworth	30	47	2	-	63.82	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
21	DL Amiss	46	73	7	-	63.01	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
22	IM Chappell	66	105	11	-	62.85	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
23	KR Stackpole	53	85	7	-	62.35	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
24	AP Sheahan	127	207	12	-	61.35	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
25	JA Snow	37	61	4	-	60.65	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
26	DJ Colley	54	91	5	-	59.34	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
27	R Edwards	170*	290	13	-	58.62	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
28	DJ Colley	25	43	3	-	58.13	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
29	G Boycott	47	81	7	-	58.02	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
30	R Illingworth	31	54	5	-	57.40	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
31	Majid Khan	158	276	18	-	57.24	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
32	GS Chappell	116*	204	12	-	56.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
33	S Abid Ali	58	103	9	-	56.31	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
34	MH Denness	35	63	6	-	55.55	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
35	Intikhab Alam	68	126	6	-	53.96	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
36	AW Greig	62	116	6	-	53.44	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
37	JH Hampshire	42	79	7	-	53.16	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
38	Majid Khan	47	89	6	-	52.80	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
39	Sadiq Mohammad	137	261	15	-	52.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
40	APE Knott	43	82	4	-	52.43	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
41	AL Wadekar	44	84	8	-	52.38	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
42	FM Engineer	75	144	10	-	52.08	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
43	Zaheer Abbas	25	49	-	-	51.02	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
44	GS Chappell	113	226	17	-	50.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
45	AW Greig	67	135	7	-	49.62	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
46	IM Chappell	56	113	6	1	49.55	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
47	RD Parkar	35	72	5	-	48.61	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
48	KR Stackpole	79	163	9	-	48.46	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
49	FM Engineer	63	132	9	-	47.72	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
50	KR Stackpole	67	141	6	-	47.51	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
51	AW Greig	57	123	8	-	46.34	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
52	AW Greig	54	117	4	-	46.15	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
53	KR Stackpole	28	61	4	-	45.90	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
54	BL D'Oliveira	43	96	8	-	44.79	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
55	KR Stackpole	114	255	10	-	44.70	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
56	JH Edrich	45	101	7	-	44.55	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
57	R Edwards	79	178	9	-	44.38	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
58	AR Lewis	70*	158	7	-	44.30	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
59	IM Chappell	118	267	20	-	44.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
60	KR Stackpole	52	119	6	-	43.69	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
61	GS Chappell	131	303	14	-	43.23	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
62	RW Marsh	41	97	6	-	42.26	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
63	B Wood	90	216	15	-	41.66	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
64	GR Viswanath	34	82	5	-	41.46	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
65	BL D'Oliveira	29	72	4	-	40.27	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
65	AW Greig	29	72	6	-	40.27	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
67	JW Gleeson	30	75	3	-	40.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
67	Intikhab Alam	30	75	2	1	40.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
69	PH Parfitt	51	128	4	-	39.84	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
70	Mushtaq Mohammad	32	81	2	-	39.50	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
71	IM Chappell	50	130	5	-	38.46	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
72	Mushtaq Mohammad	60	157	5	-	38.21	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
73	SA Durani	53	139	7	1	38.12	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
74	Intikhab Alam	48	126	11	-	38.09	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
75	ED Solkar	75	197	11	-	38.07	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
76	IM Chappell	34	91	5	-	37.36	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
77	AW Greig	29	78	4	-	37.17	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
78	Saeed Ahmed	36	98	4	-	36.73	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
79	CM Old	33*	90	3	1	36.66	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
80	AP Sheahan	44*	121	4	-	36.36	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
81	JH Edrich	49	136	5	-	36.02	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
82	BC Francis	27	75	-	-	36.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
83	BW Luckhurst	96	268	7	-	35.82	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
84	GS Chappell	26	75	3	-	34.66	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
85	MJK Smith	34	99	2	-	34.34	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
86	GM Turner	259	759	22	-	34.12	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
87	AW Greig	40*	120	4	-	33.33	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
88	TW Jarvis	182	555	19	-	32.79	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
89	GR Viswanath	27	83	4	-	32.53	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
90	B Wood	26	81	3	-	32.09	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
91	MJK Smith	34	107	3	-	31.77	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
92	JA Snow	48	155	6	-	30.96	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
93	BL D'Oliveira	50*	162	8	-	30.86	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
94	AP Sheahan	41*	135	4	-	30.37	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
95	JH Edrich	37	122	3	-	30.32	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
96	MJK Smith	30	99	2	-	30.30	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
97	B Wood	45	149	5	-	30.20	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
98	RJ Inverarity	26*	87	3	-	29.88	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
99	BE Congdon	61*	215	3	-	28.37	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
100	AW Greig	68*	242	8	1	28.09	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703

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