Test matches

1978 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	N Kapil Dev	59	48	8	2	122.91	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
🥈 2	N Kapil Dev	61	62	9	1	98.38	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
🥉 3	IT Botham	108	110	12	1	98.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
4	IT Botham	30*	31	3	-	96.77	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
5	AB Williams	100	118	19	-	84.74	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
6	GN Edwards	54	67	9	1	80.59	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
7	IT Botham	30	39	4	-	76.92	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
8	PH Edmonds	36*	47	3	1	76.59	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
9	DI Gower	46	61	5	1	75.40	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
10	DI Gower	56	76	9	-	73.68	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
10	Wasim Raja	28	38	4	-	73.68	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
12	IT Botham	100	140	11	-	71.42	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
12	PH Edmonds	50	70	8	1	71.42	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
14	DW Randall	45	65	3	-	69.23	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
14	Sir RJ Hadlee	27*	39	4	-	69.23	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
16	SMH Kirmani	42	61	3	-	68.85	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
17	IT Botham	49	73	5	-	67.12	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
18	RW Anderson	28	42	5	-	66.66	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
19	Sadiq Mohammad	79	123	9	-	64.22	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
20	GJ Cosier	47	74	4	-	63.51	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
21	Sir RJ Hadlee	39	62	8	-	62.90	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
22	N Kapil Dev	42	68	-	-	61.76	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
23	Haroon Rasheed	108	176	10	6	61.36	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
24	DI Gower	29	48	4	-	60.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
25	Javed Miandad	39	65	4	-	60.00	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
26	SM Gavaskar	205	342	29	2	59.94	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
27	G Miller	25	42	3	-	59.52	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
28	AI Kallicharran	187	315	25	-	59.36	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
29	GA Gooch	54	91	5	-	59.34	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
30	GP Howarth	34	58	4	-	58.62	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
31	Sarfraz Nawaz	32*	55	5	-	58.18	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
32	Haroon Rasheed	27	47	3	-	57.44	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
33	SM Gavaskar	137	240	20	-	57.08	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
34	DI Gower	58	102	9	-	56.86	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
35	EAS Prasanna	25*	44	4	-	56.81	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
36	GRJ Roope	69	124	7	1	55.64	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
37	N Phillip	26	47	3	-	55.31	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
38	SM Gavaskar	73	133	13	-	54.88	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
39	Javed Miandad	61*	113	4	-	53.98	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
40	HA Gomes	63	117	8	-	53.84	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
41	RM Hogg	36	67	5	-	53.73	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
42	SM Gavaskar	29	54	3	-	53.70	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
43	DI Gower	48*	90	4	-	53.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
44	CPS Chauhan	32	61	3	-	52.45	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
45	GN Edwards	55	105	7	1	52.38	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
46	KD Ghavri	64	123	5	-	52.03	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
47	GA Gooch	91*	175	11	-	52.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
48	Javed Miandad	88*	170	7	3	51.76	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
49	DI Gower	71	139	8	-	51.07	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
50	GR Viswanath	89	175	6	-	50.85	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
51	DW Randall	30	59	2	-	50.84	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
52	RO Collinge	32	63	4	-	50.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
53	SMH Kirmani	48	95	6	-	50.52	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
54	RB Simpson	100	200	6	-	50.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
55	DI Gower	44	90	5	-	48.88	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
56	DR Parry	55	114	4	-	48.24	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
57	MG Burgess	68	145	8	-	46.89	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
58	IT Botham	53	114	9	-	46.49	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
59	WM Darling	33	71	2	-	46.47	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
60	DI Gower	102	221	9	-	46.15	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
61	GA Gooch	40	87	5	-	45.97	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
62	WM Darling	56	122	7	-	45.90	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
63	RW Anderson	55	120	8	-	45.83	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
64	PM Toohey	32	70	1	-	45.71	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
65	CT Radley	106	234	11	-	45.29	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
66	CPS Chauhan	84	188	13	-	44.68	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
67	SM Gavaskar	49	110	5	-	44.54	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
68	BA Edgar	39	88	7	-	44.31	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
69	GA Gooch	42*	95	6	-	44.21	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
70	PM Toohey	81*	184	6	-	44.02	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
71	DI Gower	111	253	14	-	43.87	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
72	Haroon Rasheed	35	80	5	1	43.75	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
73	GR Viswanath	79	182	6	-	43.40	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
74	GA Gooch	55	128	7	-	42.96	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
75	DW Randall	74*	175	5	-	42.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
76	GP Howarth	123	291	14	-	42.26	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
77	RW Anderson	26	62	4	-	41.93	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
78	GN Yallop	41	98	4	-	41.83	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
79	GP Howarth	94	225	6	-	41.77	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
80	GR Viswanath	52	125	7	-	41.60	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
81	GJ Cosier	68	164	9	-	41.46	Australia	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
82	SMH Kirmani	51	124	7	-	41.12	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
83	JG Wright	25	61	2	-	40.98	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
84	Wasim Raja	47	115	4	1	40.86	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
85	DW Randall	55	135	5	-	40.74	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
86	G Boycott	79	198	9	-	39.89	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
87	JA Maclean	33*	83	2	-	39.75	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
88	WM Darling	25	63	1	-	39.68	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
89	DB Vengsarkar	48	121	2	-	39.66	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
90	DI Gower	39	99	6	-	39.39	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
91	Mohsin Khan	46	117	6	1	39.31	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
92	JG Wright	62	159	6	-	38.99	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
93	CT Radley	49	126	2	-	38.88	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
94	G Miller	48	124	5	-	38.70	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
95	G Miller	27	70	1	-	38.57	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
96	GRJ Roope	32	83	3	-	38.55	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
97	CT Radley	77	200	9	-	38.50	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
98	G Miller	40	104	4	-	38.46	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
99	RB Simpson	38	99	2	-	38.38	Australia	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
100	DI Gower	49	128	3	-	38.28	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838

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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