Test matches

1997 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	BC Lara	30	16	6	1	187.50	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
🥈 2	M Muralidaran	26	14	4	1	185.71	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
🥉 3	SK Warne	36	25	4	1	144.00	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
4	CL Hooper	106	90	14	3	117.77	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
5	MJ Horne	31	27	5	-	114.81	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
6	ST Jayasuriya	50	44	9	-	113.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
7	Ramiz Raja	36	33	6	-	109.09	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
8	L Klusener	38	35	3	2	108.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
9	NJ Astle	40	37	4	-	108.10	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
10	L Klusener	58	54	9	1	107.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
11	GW Flower	49	46	8	-	106.52	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
12	A Ranatunga	66	62	9	3	106.45	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
13	M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
14	PA de Silva	103*	99	11	1	104.04	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
15	SK Warne	47	46	8	-	102.17	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
16	L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
17	RS Kaluwitharana	103	103	13	2	100.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
17	SC Williams	33	33	6	-	100.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
19	AC Parore	51	53	10	-	96.22	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
20	SC Williams	44	46	5	1	95.65	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
21	SL Campbell	33	35	6	-	94.28	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
22	SK Warne	32	34	5	-	94.11	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
23	BC Lara	78	83	8	1	93.97	West Indies	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
24	IA Healy	29	31	5	-	93.54	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
25	MTG Elliott	37	40	7	-	92.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
26	RG Samuels	35*	38	8	-	92.10	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
27	MA Taylor	38	42	7	-	90.47	Australia	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
28	PA de Silva	47	52	7	1	90.38	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
29	Moin Khan	98	109	9	3	89.90	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
30	A Kuruvilla	35*	39	-	3	89.74	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
31	GP Thorpe	82*	92	13	-	89.13	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
32	SK Warne	30	34	3	1	88.23	Australia	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
33	ST Jayasuriya	199	226	21	2	88.05	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
34	MA Atherton	57*	65	9	-	87.69	England	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
35	SP Fleming	51	59	8	-	86.44	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
36	PL Symcox	81	94	10	2	86.17	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
37	GS Blewett	56	65	5	-	86.15	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
38	RS Kaluwitharana	43	50	5	-	86.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
39	RT Ponting	73*	85	7	2	85.88	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
40	ST Jayasuriya	32	38	8	-	84.21	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
41	NS Sidhu	26	31	6	-	83.87	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
41	MS Atapattu	26	31	5	-	83.87	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
43	SM Pollock	35	42	8	-	83.33	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
43	SB Doull	25	30	3	-	83.33	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
45	DJ Richardson	72*	87	10	1	82.75	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
46	PA de Silva	33	40	4	-	82.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
47	PA de Silva	35	43	5	-	81.39	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
48	AJ Stewart	87	107	14	-	81.30	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
49	Waqar Younis	34	42	4	1	80.95	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
50	IA Healy	63	78	9	-	80.76	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
51	JP Crawley	33	41	4	-	80.48	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
52	GP Thorpe	27	34	3	-	79.41	England	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
53	JR Murray	34	43	6	-	79.06	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
54	A Ranatunga	86	110	14	-	78.18	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
55	CL Hooper	73*	94	7	4	77.65	West Indies	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
56	BM McMillan	59*	76	6	-	77.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
57	BC Lara	37	48	8	-	77.08	West Indies	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
58	GP Thorpe	30*	39	4	-	76.92	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
59	ME Waugh	26	34	4	-	76.47	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
60	WJ Cronje	43	57	7	-	75.43	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
61	MTG Elliott	85	113	13	1	75.22	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
62	ST Jayasuriya	72	96	4	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
62	PR Reiffel	54*	72	5	-	75.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
64	DJ Cullinan	55	74	7	-	74.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
65	AR Caddick	26*	35	4	1	74.28	England	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
65	Azhar Mahmood	26*	35	1	-	74.28	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
67	AJ Stewart	40*	54	7	-	74.07	England	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
68	ST Jayasuriya	85	115	9	2	73.91	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
69	ST Jayasuriya	62	84	7	1	73.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
70	SR Waugh	75	102	13	-	73.52	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
70	ST Jayasuriya	50	68	6	-	73.52	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
72	AC Parore	41	56	3	-	73.21	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
73	SP Fleming	75	103	7	-	72.81	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
74	BC Lara	132	183	22	1	72.13	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
75	CD McMillan	54	75	5	1	72.00	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
76	BC Hollioake	28	39	5	-	71.79	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
77	DJ Cullinan	33	46	6	-	71.73	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
78	DN Patel	30*	42	1	1	71.42	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
78	AC Parore	25	35	4	-	71.42	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
80	WJ Cronje	79*	111	9	2	71.17	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
81	SC Williams	83	118	12	2	70.33	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
82	R Dravid	85	121	8	-	70.24	India	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
83	PR Reiffel	28*	40	3	-	70.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
84	CD McMillan	41	59	3	1	69.49	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
85	PR Reiffel	79*	115	6	-	68.69	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
86	CL Hooper	57	83	10	-	68.67	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
87	CL Hooper	81	118	10	1	68.64	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
88	Inzamam-ul-Haq	56	82	10	-	68.29	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
89	DN Patel	45	66	6	-	68.18	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
90	PR Reiffel	77	113	10	-	68.14	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
91	SK Warne	53	78	4	1	67.94	Australia	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
92	ME Waugh	55	81	7	1	67.90	Australia	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
93	CM Spearman	27	40	4	-	67.50	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
94	IA Healy	31	46	6	-	67.39	Australia	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
95	BC Lara	45	67	6	-	67.16	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
96	Moin Khan	80	120	12	2	66.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
96	HDPK Dharmasena	38*	57	3	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
96	CEL Ambrose	30	45	3	2	66.66	West Indies	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
99	SR Tendulkar	169	254	26	-	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
100	PA de Silva	138*	208	19	-	66.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367

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