Test matches

1972 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	BR Taylor	20.3	6	74	7	17.57	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
🥈 2	RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	20.50	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
🥉 3	DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	21.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
4	GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	23.66	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
5	AA Mallett	23.6x8	6	59	8	23.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
6	AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	23.80	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
7	RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	24.62	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
8	BR Taylor	24.0	8	41	5	28.80	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
9	AW Greig	19.2	7	53	4	29.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
10	DK Lillee	24.2	7	58	5	29.20	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
11	DK Lillee	30.0	8	66	6	30.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
11	JA Snow	20.0	7	41	4	30.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
13	BR Taylor	20.1	9	41	4	30.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
14	BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	31.37	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
15	CM Old	21.0	6	43	4	31.50	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
16	BS Chandrasekhar	26.2	5	65	5	31.60	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
17	Inshan Ali	26.4	8	59	5	32.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
18	JA Snow	31.0	8	92	5	37.20	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
19	GG Arnold	25.0	4	62	4	37.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
20	JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	38.40	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
21	DK Lillee	32.2	8	123	5	38.80	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
22	VA Holder	26.0	12	41	4	39.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
23	JA Snow	27.0	2	87	4	40.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
24	DK Lillee	20.3x8	7	49	4	40.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
25	GS Sobers	29.0	6	64	4	43.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
25	DK Lillee	29.0	15	35	4	43.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
25	BS Chandrasekhar	29.0	14	42	4	43.50	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
28	RAL Massie	30.0	10	43	4	45.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
28	DL Underwood	30.0	13	56	4	45.00	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
30	DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	46.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
31	BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	48.00	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
31	VA Holder	32.0	13	60	4	48.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
31	RAL Massie	24.0x8	3	70	4	48.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
34	DAJ Holford	33.0	12	55	4	49.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
35	DL Underwood	38.0	16	90	4	57.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
36	AA Mallett	52.0	20	114	5	62.40	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701

Showing 36 records

Additional Information

Minimum of 4 wickets
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