Test Batting Strike Rates

[GIMH]

Good to see big man Dom Sibley here.

The calm before the Bazball storm

 

[capt_Luffy]

Some of the biggest surprises for me were Trumper having a strike rate close to Viv, Don having one more than Lara, Hayden and Graeme Smith being so close, Walcott being more than Sobers, Kohli and Root being more than de Villiers, Gavaskar being more than Crowe and Dravid, Lawry being more Hutton, Barrington and Compton practically being the same and more than May; and ofcourse, a cricketer who debuted before 1890s and retired more than a century ago leading the list....

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Some of the biggest surprises for me were Trumper having a strike rate close to Viv, Don having one more than Lara, Hayden and Graeme Smith being so close, Walcott being more than Sobers, Kohli and Root being more than de Villiers, Gavaskar being more than Crowe and Dravid, Lawry being more Hutton, Barrington and Compton practically being the same and more than May; and ofcourse, a cricketer who debuted before 1890s and retired more than a century ago leading the list....

Wait how do you guys know the strike rates of batters like Trumper , their SR's aren't shown on cricinfo

 

[capt_Luffy]

Wait how do you guys know the strike rates of batters like Trumper , their SR's aren't shown on cricinfo

I only responded to this post here...... Coronis posted those stats

 

[Coronis]

A few high ones you missed

Southee
CDG
Clem Hill
Constantine
Perera
Sarfaraz

Eh I wasn’t posting everyone’s, like once I got past 80 I started picking and choosing. Plus don’t really care about the Kiwis (totally didn’t forget them)

 

[kyear2]

@kyear2 will be unsurprised to learn that I am actually a direct descendant of Alec Bannerman

This explains so very much

 

[kyear2]

Of course it is

Once I wasn't the only person that noticed it.

 

[Howe_zat]

Good to see big man Dom Sibley here.

Holding the banner aloft for 21st century tedium. What a champ.

~

I had no idea until today Saqlain Mushtaq was so arduous with the bat. His mean innings was 12 off 46 balls.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Clem Hill is there at 58.5 and OP says list of "great batsmen" so that rules out Southee and Perera. Don't know who Constantine is but when did Safaraz play tests? Just leaves CDG, who should be mentioned

I did a cricinfo statsguru check (highest s/r minimum 500 runs in tests).

Clem Hill comes out at 74.91*. I didn't see him at 58.5 in the OP.

I thought Southee (83.06) was an interesting one as a big hitter of 6s and a higher s/r than Sehwag and Gilchrist. Interesting Graeme Swann also has a high strike rate (76.49).

Kusal Perera (72.25) isn't a great batsman but he is better than quite a few of the allrounders on the list and played arguably the greatest test innings of all time a few years ago in SA.

Last time I checked Sarfaraz Ahmed (70.26) had played 50+ tests. Of all keepers I've seen he is the 2nd best player of spin behind Andy Flower.

Learie Constantine (80.00*) was probably 2nd only to George Headley amongst Windies pre-war cricketers. That strike rate is just below CDG's 80.44.

Finally, the great Gilbert Jessop who was one of the biggest hitters the game has known (68.75*) isn't mentioned.

 

[Howe_zat]

I did a cricinfo statsguru check (highest s/r minimum 500 runs in tests).

Clem Hill comes out at 74.91*. I didn't see him at 58.5 in the OP.

I thought Southee (83.06) was an interesting one as a big hitter of 6s and a higher s/r than Sehwag and Gilchrist. Interesting Graeme Swann also has a high strike rate (76.49).

Kusal Perera (72.25) isn't a great batsman but he is better than quite a few of the allrounders on the list and played arguably the greatest test innings of all time a few years ago in SA.

Last time I checked Sarfaraz Ahmed (70.26) had played 50+ tests. Of all keepers I've seen he is the 2nd best player of spin behind Andy Flower.

Learie Constantine (80.00*) was probably 2nd only to George Headley amongst Windies pre-war cricketers. That strike rate is just below CDG's 80.44.

Finally, the great Gilbert Jessop who was one of the biggest hitters the game has known (68.75*) isn't mentioned.

All the ones with a * are because balls faced wasn't counted in their innings. What you're looking at there is their maximum possible strike rates.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

All the ones with a * are because balls faced wasn't counted in their innings. What you're looking at there is their maximum possible strike rates.

Thanks

 

[honestbharani]

Clem Hill comes out at 74.91*. I didn't see him at 58.5 in the OP.

@trundler

 

[ihtisham]

Since there's been a lot of SR discussion across threads, I thought I'd post a list of great batsmen and their Strike Rates just for comparison - and have included some other notable players too. Feel free to read into it what you will.

80+
Gilbert Jessop - 112
Harry Brook - 91.76
Shahid Afridi - 86.97
Ben Duckett - 84.73
Virender Sehwag - 82.23
Adam Gilchrist - 81.95
Kapil Dev - 80.5

70-79
Maurice Tate - 75.4
Rishabh Pant - 73.63
David Warner - 70.37

60-69
Viv Richards 69.0
Victor Trumper - 67.1
Sanath Jayasuriya - 65.2
Shakib al Hasan - 61.95
Kevin Pietersen - 61.72
Stan McCabe - 61.5
Don Bradman - 61.0
Frank Woolley - 60.7
Ian Botham - 60.7
Brian Lara - 60.51
Matthew Hayden - 60.10

55-59
Graeme Smith - 59.67
Clive Lloyd - 59.5
Ben Stokes 59.18
Barry Richards - 59
Ricky Ponting - 58.72
Everton Weekes - 58.5
Clem Hill - 58.5
KS Duleepsinhji - 58
Charles Macartney - 57.7
Joe Root - 56.75
Richard Hadlee - 56.2
Michael Clarke - 55.92
Graeme Pollock - 55.8
Virat Kohli - 55.23

50-54
AB de Villiers - 54.51
Kumar Sangakkara - 54.19
Sachin Tendulkar - 54.04
Inzamam-ul-Haq - 54.02
Steve Smith - 53.89
Marnus Labuschagne - 53.02
KS Ranjitsinhji - 53
Clyde Walcott - 53
Mohammad Yousuf - 52.39
Younis Khan - 52.12
Garry Sobers - 52
Kane Williamson - 51.46
Mahela Jayawardene - 51.45
Jack Hobbs - 51
Greg Chappell - 51
Mike Hussey - 50.13
Aubrey Faulkner - 50
Neil Harvey - 50
Gordon Greenidge - 50

45-49
Hashim Amla - 49.97
VVS Laxman - 49.37
Usman Khawaja - 48.99
Steve Waugh - 48.64
Imran Khan - 48
Javed Miandad - 47
Alastair Cook - 46.95
Bill Ponsford - 46
Jacques Kallis - 45.97
Wally Hammond - 45.2
Andy Flower - 45.07
Sunil Gavaskar - 45

40-44
Martin Crowe - 44.65
George Headley - 44.0
Bob Simpson - 44
Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 43.31
WG Grace - 43
Herbie Taylor - 43
Keith Miller - 43
Dudley Nourse - 42.7
Rahul Dravid - 42.51
Frank Worrell - 42
Arthur Morris - 42
Denis Compton - 41.2
Ken Barrington - 41.1
Sid Barnes - 41.0
Allan Border - 41.0
Vijay Merchant - 40.5
Peter May - 40

30-39
Vijay Hazare - 39.5
Bill Lawry - 38.8
Len Hutton - 38.3
Herbert Sutcliffe - 37.3
Geoff Boycott - 35.4
Bill Woodfull - 34.5
Hanif Mohammad - 33.5
Bruce Mitchell - 30.9

Notably the slowest players were generally openers, which makes sense with the new ball generally being harder to score off.

 

[ihtisham]

Since there's been a lot of SR discussion across threads, I thought I'd post a list of great batsmen and their Strike Rates just for comparison - and have included some other notable players too. Feel free to read into it what you will.

80+
Gilbert Jessop - 112
Harry Brook - 91.76
Shahid Afridi - 86.97
Ben Duckett - 84.73
Virender Sehwag - 82.23
Adam Gilchrist - 81.95
Kapil Dev - 80.5

70-79
Maurice Tate - 75.4
Rishabh Pant - 73.63
David Warner - 70.37

60-69
Viv Richards 69.0
Victor Trumper - 67.1
Sanath Jayasuriya - 65.2
Shakib al Hasan - 61.95
Kevin Pietersen - 61.72
Stan McCabe - 61.5
Don Bradman - 61.0
Frank Woolley - 60.7
Ian Botham - 60.7
Brian Lara - 60.51
Matthew Hayden - 60.10

55-59
Graeme Smith - 59.67
Clive Lloyd - 59.5
Ben Stokes 59.18
Barry Richards - 59
Ricky Ponting - 58.72
Everton Weekes - 58.5
Clem Hill - 58.5
KS Duleepsinhji - 58
Charles Macartney - 57.7
Joe Root - 56.75
Richard Hadlee - 56.2
Michael Clarke - 55.92
Graeme Pollock - 55.8
Virat Kohli - 55.23

50-54
AB de Villiers - 54.51
Kumar Sangakkara - 54.19
Sachin Tendulkar - 54.04
Inzamam-ul-Haq - 54.02
Steve Smith - 53.89
Marnus Labuschagne - 53.02
KS Ranjitsinhji - 53
Clyde Walcott - 53
Mohammad Yousuf - 52.39
Younis Khan - 52.12
Garry Sobers - 52
Kane Williamson - 51.46
Mahela Jayawardene - 51.45
Jack Hobbs - 51
Greg Chappell - 51
Mike Hussey - 50.13
Aubrey Faulkner - 50
Neil Harvey - 50
Gordon Greenidge - 50

45-49
Hashim Amla - 49.97
VVS Laxman - 49.37
Usman Khawaja - 48.99
Steve Waugh - 48.64
Imran Khan - 48
Javed Miandad - 47
Alastair Cook - 46.95
Bill Ponsford - 46
Jacques Kallis - 45.97
Wally Hammond - 45.2
Andy Flower - 45.07
Sunil Gavaskar - 45

40-44
Martin Crowe - 44.65
George Headley - 44.0
Bob Simpson - 44
Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 43.31
WG Grace - 43
Herbie Taylor - 43
Keith Miller - 43
Dudley Nourse - 42.7
Rahul Dravid - 42.51
Frank Worrell - 42
Arthur Morris - 42
Denis Compton - 41.2
Ken Barrington - 41.1
Sid Barnes - 41.0
Allan Border - 41.0
Vijay Merchant - 40.5
Peter May - 40

30-39
Vijay Hazare - 39.5
Bill Lawry - 38.8
Len Hutton - 38.3
Herbert Sutcliffe - 37.3
Geoff Boycott - 35.4
Bill Woodfull - 34.5
Hanif Mohammad - 33.5
Bruce Mitchell - 30.9

Notably the slowest players were generally openers, which makes sense with the new ball generally being harder to score off.

Colin Milburn's strike rate would have been rather high throughout his short Test career.

 

[ihtisham]

Since there's been a lot of SR discussion across threads, I thought I'd post a list of great batsmen and their Strike Rates just for comparison - and have included some other notable players too. Feel free to read into it what you will.

80+
Gilbert Jessop - 112
Harry Brook - 91.76
Shahid Afridi - 86.97
Ben Duckett - 84.73
Virender Sehwag - 82.23
Adam Gilchrist - 81.95
Kapil Dev - 80.5

70-79
Maurice Tate - 75.4
Rishabh Pant - 73.63
David Warner - 70.37

60-69
Viv Richards 69.0
Victor Trumper - 67.1
Sanath Jayasuriya - 65.2
Shakib al Hasan - 61.95
Kevin Pietersen - 61.72
Stan McCabe - 61.5
Don Bradman - 61.0
Frank Woolley - 60.7
Ian Botham - 60.7
Brian Lara - 60.51
Matthew Hayden - 60.10

55-59
Graeme Smith - 59.67
Clive Lloyd - 59.5
Ben Stokes 59.18
Barry Richards - 59
Ricky Ponting - 58.72
Everton Weekes - 58.5
Clem Hill - 58.5
KS Duleepsinhji - 58
Charles Macartney - 57.7
Joe Root - 56.75
Richard Hadlee - 56.2
Michael Clarke - 55.92
Graeme Pollock - 55.8
Virat Kohli - 55.23

50-54
AB de Villiers - 54.51
Kumar Sangakkara - 54.19
Sachin Tendulkar - 54.04
Inzamam-ul-Haq - 54.02
Steve Smith - 53.89
Marnus Labuschagne - 53.02
KS Ranjitsinhji - 53
Clyde Walcott - 53
Mohammad Yousuf - 52.39
Younis Khan - 52.12
Garry Sobers - 52
Kane Williamson - 51.46
Mahela Jayawardene - 51.45
Jack Hobbs - 51
Greg Chappell - 51
Mike Hussey - 50.13
Aubrey Faulkner - 50
Neil Harvey - 50
Gordon Greenidge - 50

45-49
Hashim Amla - 49.97
VVS Laxman - 49.37
Usman Khawaja - 48.99
Steve Waugh - 48.64
Imran Khan - 48
Javed Miandad - 47
Alastair Cook - 46.95
Bill Ponsford - 46
Jacques Kallis - 45.97
Wally Hammond - 45.2
Andy Flower - 45.07
Sunil Gavaskar - 45

40-44
Martin Crowe - 44.65
George Headley - 44.0
Bob Simpson - 44
Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 43.31
WG Grace - 43
Herbie Taylor - 43
Keith Miller - 43
Dudley Nourse - 42.7
Rahul Dravid - 42.51
Frank Worrell - 42
Arthur Morris - 42
Denis Compton - 41.2
Ken Barrington - 41.1
Sid Barnes - 41.0
Allan Border - 41.0
Vijay Merchant - 40.5
Peter May - 40

30-39
Vijay Hazare - 39.5
Bill Lawry - 38.8
Len Hutton - 38.3
Herbert Sutcliffe - 37.3
Geoff Boycott - 35.4
Bill Woodfull - 34.5
Hanif Mohammad - 33.5
Bruce Mitchell - 30.9

Notably the slowest players were generally openers, which makes sense with the new ball generally being harder to score off.

Since there's been a lot of SR discussion across threads, I thought I'd post a list of great batsmen and their Strike Rates just for comparison - and have included some other notable players too. Feel free to read into it what you will.

80+
Gilbert Jessop - 112
Harry Brook - 91.76
Shahid Afridi - 86.97
Ben Duckett - 84.73
Virender Sehwag - 82.23
Adam Gilchrist - 81.95
Kapil Dev - 80.5

70-79
Maurice Tate - 75.4
Rishabh Pant - 73.63
David Warner - 70.37

60-69
Viv Richards 69.0
Victor Trumper - 67.1
Sanath Jayasuriya - 65.2
Shakib al Hasan - 61.95
Kevin Pietersen - 61.72
Stan McCabe - 61.5
Don Bradman - 61.0
Frank Woolley - 60.7
Ian Botham - 60.7
Brian Lara - 60.51
Matthew Hayden - 60.10

55-59
Graeme Smith - 59.67
Clive Lloyd - 59.5
Ben Stokes 59.18
Barry Richards - 59
Ricky Ponting - 58.72
Everton Weekes - 58.5
Clem Hill - 58.5
KS Duleepsinhji - 58
Charles Macartney - 57.7
Joe Root - 56.75
Richard Hadlee - 56.2
Michael Clarke - 55.92
Graeme Pollock - 55.8
Virat Kohli - 55.23

50-54
AB de Villiers - 54.51
Kumar Sangakkara - 54.19
Sachin Tendulkar - 54.04
Inzamam-ul-Haq - 54.02
Steve Smith - 53.89
Marnus Labuschagne - 53.02
KS Ranjitsinhji - 53
Clyde Walcott - 53
Mohammad Yousuf - 52.39
Younis Khan - 52.12
Garry Sobers - 52
Kane Williamson - 51.46
Mahela Jayawardene - 51.45
Jack Hobbs - 51
Greg Chappell - 51
Mike Hussey - 50.13
Aubrey Faulkner - 50
Neil Harvey - 50
Gordon Greenidge - 50

45-49
Hashim Amla - 49.97
VVS Laxman - 49.37
Usman Khawaja - 48.99
Steve Waugh - 48.64
Imran Khan - 48
Javed Miandad - 47
Alastair Cook - 46.95
Bill Ponsford - 46
Jacques Kallis - 45.97
Wally Hammond - 45.2
Andy Flower - 45.07
Sunil Gavaskar - 45

40-44
Martin Crowe - 44.65
George Headley - 44.0
Bob Simpson - 44
Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 43.31
WG Grace - 43
Herbie Taylor - 43
Keith Miller - 43
Dudley Nourse - 42.7
Rahul Dravid - 42.51
Frank Worrell - 42
Arthur Morris - 42
Denis Compton - 41.2
Ken Barrington - 41.1
Sid Barnes - 41.0
Allan Border - 41.0
Vijay Merchant - 40.5
Peter May - 40

30-39
Vijay Hazare - 39.5
Bill Lawry - 38.8
Len Hutton - 38.3
Herbert Sutcliffe - 37.3
Geoff Boycott - 35.4
Bill Woodfull - 34.5
Hanif Mohammad - 33.5
Bruce Mitchell - 30.9

Notably the slowest players were generally openers, which makes sense with the new ball generally being harder to score off.

Colin Milburn's strike rate would have been rather high throughout his short Test career.

 

[Coronis]

And just for a general era comparison of batsmen - here are the average run rates by decade. (70/80s grouped together because there were only 3 tests in the 1870’s)

1870s/80s - 2.31
1890s - 2.63
1900s - 2.82
1910s - 3.01
1920s - 2.66
1930s - 2.71
1940s - 2.62
1950s - 2.30
1960s - 2.49
1970s - 2.69
1980s - 2.86
1990s - 2.86
2000s - 3.20
2010s - 3.22
2020s - 3.21

 

[Qlder]

Assuming runs per over, how are you differing between 8 ball and 6 ball overs?

 

[Coronis]

Assuming runs per over, how are you differing between 8 ball and 6 ball overs?

Just equating it all to 6 balls per over as cricinfo does.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

And just for a general era comparison of batsmen - here are the average run rates by decade. (70/80s grouped together because there were only 3 tests in the 1870’s)

2000s - 3.20
2010s - 3.22
2020s - 3.21

So are you saying that Bazball has achieved nothing?

 

[Coronis]

So are you saying that Bazball has achieved nothing?

I know its sacrilegious…but yes.