Test matches

1979 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	DL Haynes	29	24	4	-	120.83	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
🥈 2	N Kapil Dev	83	74	14	-	112.16	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
🥉 3	N Kapil Dev	126*	124	11	1	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
4	N Kapil Dev	38*	40	4	-	95.00	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
5	IT Botham	137	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
6	SMH Kirmani	35	39	5	1	89.74	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
7	Zaheer Abbas	29	33	3	-	87.87	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
8	N Kapil Dev	69	79	11	-	87.34	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
9	IVA Richards	96	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
10	DI Gower	82	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
11	B Yardley	61*	70	9	1	87.14	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
12	PH Edmonds	27*	31	4	1	87.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
13	KD Ghavri	86	99	12	3	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
14	DF Whatmore	77	91	14	-	84.61	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
14	IT Botham	33	39	4	1	84.61	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
16	DB Vengsarkar	65	77	10	1	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
17	N Kapil Dev	38	47	1	1	80.85	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
18	Zaheer Abbas	40	51	-	-	78.43	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
19	J Garner	29	38	5	-	76.31	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
20	IT Botham	74	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
21	GA Gooch	83	109	13	1	76.14	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
22	Asif Iqbal	35	46	5	1	76.08	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
23	Wasim Raja	94*	124	5	1	75.80	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
24	N Kapil Dev	30	40	3	1	75.00	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
25	Yashpal Sharma	85*	117	10	-	72.64	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
26	J Garner	60	83	3	4	72.28	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
27	DI Gower	200*	279	24	-	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
28	DL Haynes	42	59	6	-	71.18	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
29	IT Botham	38	55	4	1	69.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
30	Majid Khan	108	157	16	-	68.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
31	Asif Iqbal	55	80	7	-	68.75	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
32	KJ Hughes	70	102	6	-	68.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
33	JK Moss	38*	57	4	1	66.66	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
34	M Amarnath	31	47	6	-	65.95	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
35	P Willey	52	80	8	-	65.00	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
35	Asif Iqbal	26	40	3	-	65.00	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
37	AR Border	44	68	4	-	64.70	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
38	GS Chappell	74	115	10	-	64.34	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
39	DW Hookes	43	67	4	-	64.17	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
40	GR Viswanath	131	207	18	-	63.28	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
41	AI Kallicharran	98	155	16	-	63.22	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
42	SM Gavaskar	50	80	7	-	62.50	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
43	RB McCosker	33	53	4	-	62.26	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
44	AI Kallicharran	39	63	4	-	61.90	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
45	CG Greenidge	34	55	5	-	61.81	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
46	N Kapil Dev	29	47	4	-	61.70	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
47	AME Roberts	54	88	6	-	61.36	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
48	S Venkataraghavan	28	46	3	2	60.86	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
49	SM Gavaskar	31	51	5	-	60.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
50	Wasim Raja	36	60	4	-	60.00	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
51	KJ Wright	55*	92	6	-	59.78	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
52	Zaheer Abbas	50	85	6	-	58.82	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
52	Imran Khan	30	51	4	1	58.82	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
54	DI Gower	65	111	6	-	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
55	Asif Iqbal	38	65	5	-	58.46	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
56	SM Gavaskar	68	117	10	-	58.11	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
57	AR Border	66*	115	4	-	57.39	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
58	WM Darling	75	131	8	-	57.25	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
59	RW Taylor	64	112	9	-	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
59	IT Botham	36	63	3	-	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
61	GN Yallop	121	212	13	-	57.07	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
62	WM Darling	79	140	7	-	56.42	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
63	Zaheer Abbas	59	105	8	-	56.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
64	Wasim Raja	97	174	15	-	55.74	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
65	KJ Hughes	80	144	8	-	55.55	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
66	JM Wiener	58	105	6	1	55.23	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
67	IT Botham	59	108	7	-	54.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
68	GA Gooch	74	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
69	G Miller	63*	116	5	-	54.31	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
70	GR Viswanath	96	177	12	-	54.23	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
71	GR Viswanath	161*	297	11	1	54.20	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
72	IVA Richards	140	259	20	-	54.05	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
72	Majid Khan	40	74	6	-	54.05	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
74	GR Viswanath	47	87	8	-	54.02	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
75	SM Gavaskar	81	150	12	-	54.00	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
76	Javed Miandad	76	141	8	-	53.90	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
77	AR Border	54	101	8	-	53.46	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
78	WM Darling	39	73	5	-	53.42	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
79	KJ Hughes	64*	120	7	1	53.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
80	KJ Hughes	130*	244	17	1	53.27	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
81	Wasim Raja	28	53	2	-	52.83	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
82	AMJ Hilditch	85	162	9	-	52.46	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
83	Asif Iqbal	64	122	6	1	52.45	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
84	Imran Khan	28	54	3	-	51.85	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
85	DL Bairstow	59	114	8	-	51.75	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
86	SM Gavaskar	123	239	17	-	51.46	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
87	CG Greenidge	48	94	5	-	51.06	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
88	G Miller	27	53	3	-	50.94	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
89	Javed Miandad	64	126	7	-	50.79	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
90	KJ Hughes	99	195	10	-	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
91	SM Gavaskar	59	117	8	-	50.42	India	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
92	Wasim Raja	61	121	8	-	50.41	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
93	KD Ghavri	36	72	3	1	50.00	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
93	DI Gower	34	68	3	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
95	SM Gavaskar	221	443	21	-	49.88	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
96	BM Laird	92	185	10	-	49.72	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
97	DW Hookes	37	75	3	-	49.33	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
98	DF Whatmore	54	110	7	-	49.09	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
99	SMH Kirmani	101*	206	17	-	49.02	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
100	KJ Hughes	100	204	10	1	49.01	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855

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