Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1973 in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GJ Gilmour	52	58	5	0	89.65	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
BD Julien	121	143	18	2	84.61	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
KD Boyce	36	46	6	0	78.26	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
AW Greig	139	178	16	0	78.08	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
KD Boyce	72	99	6	1	72.72	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
CH Lloyd	94	139	8	1	67.62	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
CH Lloyd	132	196	15	2	67.34	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
APE Knott	56	84	9	0	66.66	England	v India	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
FM Engineer	121	182	14	0	66.48	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
AW Greig	63	95	6	2	66.31	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
RC Fredericks	51	77	9	0	66.23	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
GS Sobers	150*	227	19	0	66.07	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
DL Amiss	29	44	5	0	65.90	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
KWR Fletcher	86*	132	12	0	65.15	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
CM Old	28	43	6	0	65.11	England	v India	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
BD Julien	54	83	9	0	65.06	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
GS Chappell	30	47	3	0	63.82	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
KR Stackpole	122	192	13	0	63.54	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
G Boycott	115	181	20	0	63.53	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
KJ Wadsworth	80	126	8	0	63.49	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
MG Burgess	26	41	3	0	63.41	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
DR Hadlee	34	54	5	0	62.96	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
Nasim-ul-Ghani	64	105	9	0	60.95	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
SA Durani	37	61	6	1	60.65	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
MG Burgess	105	174	12	0	60.34	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
KJ O'Keeffe	40*	67	2	0	59.70	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
R Edwards	69	119	9	0	57.98	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
AI Kallicharran	80	139	11	0	57.55	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
V Pollard	105*	185	14	0	56.75	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
FM Engineer	31	55	2	0	56.36	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
RB Kanhai	157	280	21	0	56.07	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
KR Stackpole	28	50	5	0	56.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
KD Walters	79	142	9	0	55.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
CH Lloyd	63	114	7	1	55.26	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
AR Lewis	125	228	16	1	54.82	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
EAS Prasanna	37	68	5	0	54.41	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
IM Chappell	27	50	4	0	54.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
S Abid Ali	41	76	4	0	53.94	India	v England	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
KWR Fletcher	97*	180	10	4	53.88	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
GG Arnold	27	51	4	0	52.94	England	v India	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
GR Viswanath	113	214	18	1	52.80	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
KWR Fletcher	68	129	7	0	52.71	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
SM Gavaskar	67	128	12	0	52.34	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
AI Kallicharran	34	65	3	0	52.30	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
GS Chappell	60	115	7	1	52.17	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
MG Burgess	87	171	11	0	50.87	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
AW Greig	148	291	24	0	50.85	England	v India	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
RB Kanhai	54	107	5	0	50.46	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
GS Sobers	74	147	12	0	50.34	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
DL Amiss	138*	276	12	0	50.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
KWR Fletcher	44*	89	5	0	49.43	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
SA Durani	38	77	3	2	49.35	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
AL Wadekar	87	178	14	0	48.87	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
AI Kallicharran	80	164	13	0	48.78	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
SA Durani	73	150	10	2	48.66	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
DL Amiss	53	109	6	0	48.62	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
AW Greig	44	91	6	0	48.35	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
IM Chappell	54	112	3	0	48.21	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
GG Arnold	26	54	3	0	48.14	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
V Pollard	62	130	10	0	47.69	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
BE Congdon	31	65	4	0	47.69	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
KJ Wadsworth	30	63	2	0	47.61	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
DL Amiss	35	74	5	0	47.29	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
R Illingworth	65	138	9	0	47.10	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
KWR Fletcher	178	380	21	2	46.84	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
FM Engineer	66	141	9	0	46.80	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
Asif Iqbal	65	139	8	0	46.76	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
BE Congdon	176	377	19	0	46.68	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
CM Old	34	73	5	0	46.57	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
DL Amiss	86*	186	9	0	46.23	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
G Boycott	92	200	13	1	46.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
FC Hayes	106*	234	12	0	45.29	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GR Viswanath	48	106	7	0	45.28	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
IM Chappell	43	95	6	0	45.26	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
DL Amiss	42	94	3	0	44.68	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
Mushtaq Mohammad	121	276	17	0	43.84	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
KWR Fletcher	113	259	13	0	43.62	England	v India	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
Sadiq Mohammad	30	69	2	0	43.47	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
S Abid Ali	36	83	6	0	43.37	India	v England	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
G Boycott	97	227	13	1	42.73	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
AL Wadekar	44	103	5	0	42.71	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
APE Knott	49	115	5	0	42.60	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
G Boycott	61	144	3	2	42.36	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
R Illingworth	27	64	4	0	42.18	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
APE Knott	40	95	5	0	42.10	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
IR Redpath	79	188	12	0	42.02	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
AW Greig	38	91	6	0	41.75	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GS Sobers	51	123	8	0	41.46	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
AP Sheahan	28	69	1	0	40.57	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
AL Wadekar	90	222	9	1	40.54	India	v England	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
G Boycott	30	74	4	0	40.54	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
MAK Pataudi	73	183	10	2	39.89	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
Zaheer Abbas	47	120	6	0	39.16	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
GM Turner	81	207	9	0	39.13	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
KJ Wadsworth	27	69	3	0	39.13	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
BE Congdon	175	454	12	0	38.54	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
MH Denness	31	81	4	0	38.27	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
MH Denness	76	200	10	0	38.00	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
SM Gavaskar	69	183	10	0	37.70	India	v England	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
V Pollard	116	311	10	0	37.29	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 29, 1973 - Jan 2, 1974 [Test # 728]

England v West Indies at Lord's, 3rd Test, Aug 23-27, 1973 [Test # 727]

England v West Indies at Birmingham, 2nd Test, Aug 9-14, 1973 [Test # 726]