Test matches

1978 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Best strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	PH Edmonds	8.0	6	6	4	12.00	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
🥈 2	DR Parry	10.4	4	15	5	12.80	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
🥉 3	JR Thomson	13.0	1	77	6	13.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
🥉 3	VA Holder	13.0	4	28	6	13.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
5	CEH Croft	9.1	5	15	4	13.75	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
6	RGD Willis	7.0x8	2	14	4	14.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
7	RGD Willis	13.0	1	47	5	15.60	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
8	IT Botham	20.5	8	34	8	15.62	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
9	JK Lever	8.1x8	2	28	4	16.25	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
10	Sir RJ Hadlee	13.3x8	4	26	6	17.83	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
11	CM Old	22.4	6	50	7	19.42	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
12	AME Roberts	16.2	3	56	5	19.60	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
13	IT Botham	21.0	9	34	6	21.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
14	KD Ghavri	10.5x8	2	45	4	21.25	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
15	IT Botham	18.1	4	39	5	21.80	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
16	J Garner	15.0	3	56	4	22.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
17	RGD Willis	15.0x8	2	32	5	24.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
17	Sarfraz Nawaz	20.0	6	39	5	24.00	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
17	RGD Willis	16.0	8	16	4	24.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
17	Sarfraz Nawaz	16.0	4	46	4	24.00	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
21	J Garner	16.1	2	65	4	24.25	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
22	RGD Willis	20.2	9	42	5	24.40	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
23	JR Thomson	16.2	1	56	4	24.50	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
24	AME Roberts	18.0	5	50	4	27.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
24	CEH Croft	18.0	3	47	4	27.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
24	N Phillip	18.0	-	75	4	27.00	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
24	IT Botham	18.0	2	59	4	27.00	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
28	RM Hogg	17.0x8	2	57	5	27.20	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
28	RM Hogg	17.0x8	7	30	5	27.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
28	RM Hogg	17.0x8	5	36	5	27.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
31	RGD Willis	14.0x8	2	44	4	28.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
32	Imran Khan	18.5	2	54	4	28.25	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
33	Sarfraz Nawaz	24.0	5	70	5	28.80	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
33	KD Ghavri	24.0	8	51	5	28.80	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
35	RGD Willis	18.5x8	5	44	5	29.80	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
36	BS Chandrasekhar	15.0x8	3	30	4	30.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
37	TJ Laughlin	25.4	4	101	5	30.80	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
38	Abdul Qadir	24.0x8	8	44	6	32.00	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
39	N Phillip	22.0	6	64	4	33.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
40	KD Ghavri	23.0	8	46	4	34.50	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
41	WM Clark	24.0	6	65	4	36.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
42	JD Higgs	24.5	3	91	4	37.25	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
43	RM Hogg	28.0x8	8	74	6	37.33	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
44	PH Edmonds	33.0x8	7	66	7	37.71	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
45	IT Botham	38.0	13	101	6	38.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
46	Sir RJ Hadlee	32.0	9	84	5	38.40	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
47	PH Edmonds	26.0	10	44	4	39.00	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
48	IT Botham	24.7x8	6	73	5	39.80	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
49	CM Old	30.0x8	11	54	6	40.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
49	BS Bedi	20.0x8	3	53	4	40.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
51	Mushtaq Mohammad	27.0	10	55	4	40.50	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
51	VA Holder	27.0	3	94	4	40.50	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
53	ST Clarke	34.2	3	126	5	41.20	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
54	WM Clark	20.7x8	6	62	4	41.75	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
55	B Yardley	29.0	17	35	4	43.50	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
56	SL Boock	28.3x8	4	67	5	45.40	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
57	B Yardley	30.2	15	40	4	45.50	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
58	Sarfraz Nawaz	31.2	4	89	4	47.00	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
59	BS Chandrasekhar	29.4x8	-	136	5	47.20	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
60	RM Hogg	30.5x8	9	65	5	49.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
61	S Venkataraghavan	33.0	15	55	4	49.50	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
62	PH Edmonds	33.1	15	44	4	49.75	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
63	PH Edmonds	34.1	23	20	4	51.25	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
64	BS Chandrasekhar	43.0	7	116	5	51.60	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
65	WM Clark	34.4	4	124	4	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
66	JR Thomson	27.0x8	8	83	4	54.00	Australia	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
67	IT Botham	34.0x8	4	109	5	54.40	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
68	AG Hurst	27.4x8	6	93	4	55.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
69	Sir RJ Hadlee	28.0x8	5	74	4	56.00	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
70	BS Chandrasekhar	38.0	6	130	4	57.00	India	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
71	EAS Prasanna	29.0x8	11	51	4	58.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
71	RR Jumadeen	38.4	6	72	4	58.00	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
73	CM Old	41.4	22	41	4	62.50	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
74	Sir RJ Hadlee	42.0	11	94	4	63.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
74	ST Clarke	42.0	9	98	4	63.00	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
76	Sikander Bakht	45.0	13	132	4	67.50	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
77	PH Edmonds	34.0x8	11	38	4	68.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
78	RO Collinge	38.0x8	9	98	4	76.00	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
79	Abdul Qadir	40.1x8	9	81	4	80.25	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
80	B Yardley	43.0x8	6	134	4	86.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
80	Sir RJ Hadlee	43.0x8	10	147	4	86.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818

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