Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1987	10	417.4	103	2506	1124	51	6/50	22.03	2.69	49.13	3	4	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1989	19	617.3	141	3705	1655	72	9/83	22.98	2.68	51.45	4	4	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1980-1988	8	368.1	49	2209	1123	40	6/16	28.07	3.05	55.22	5	1	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1988	11	339.5	70	2039	1036	36	5/55	28.77	3.04	56.63	5	1	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1986	19	574.3	118	3447	2079	58	8/103	35.84	3.61	59.43	2	3	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1988	12	422.4	73	2536	1388	39	8/112	35.58	3.28	65.02	0	2	1
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1989	10	359.3	89	2157	1072	25	6/128	42.88	2.98	86.28	1	1	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1988	14	439.3	123	2637	1178	30	5/78	39.26	2.68	87.90	0	2	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1989	19	599.3	126	3597	1606	37	4/43	43.40	2.67	97.21	3	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1983-1987	10	334.5	74	2009	836	14	4/85	59.71	2.49	143.50	1	0	0

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Minimum of 2000 balls
Performances in matches that overlap decades 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 Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]