Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1940s in Tests - vs Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
L Amarnath	46	47	5	-	97.87	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
L Hutton	37	39	6	-	94.87	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
JC Laker	63	97	6	-	64.94	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
NWD Yardley	35	56	4	-	62.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
MH Mankad	116	187	13	-	62.03	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
TG Evans	29	49	2	-	59.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
JT Ikin	32	56	5	-	57.14	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
C Washbrook	41	72	1	-	56.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
Gul Mohammad	28	50	4	-	56.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Phadkar	51	97	4	-	52.57	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
AV Bedser	27*	52	2	-	51.92	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NWD Yardley	61	122	3	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NWD Yardley	53*	106	6	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
C Washbrook	39	78	2	1	50.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
Gul Mohammad	34	68	7	-	50.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AV Bedser	25	50	3	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
TG Evans	50	102	8	-	49.01	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
NWD Yardley	25	52	3	-	48.07	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
L Hutton	76	161	7	-	47.20	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
WJ Edrich	46	98	6	-	46.93	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
HR Adhikari	26	57	3	-	45.61	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Phadkar	55*	124	7	-	44.35	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Phadkar	123	284	15	-	43.30	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DCS Compton	54	125	5	-	43.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
CT Sarwate	36	84	3	-	42.85	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DCS Compton	76	178	5	-	42.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
DCS Compton	147	350	15	-	42.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
VS Hazare	74	179	7	-	41.34	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
L Hutton	74	181	11	-	40.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
VS Hazare	145	372	17	-	38.97	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
WR Hammond	37	96	2	1	38.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DCS Compton	184	478	19	-	38.49	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
VS Hazare	116	303	14	-	38.28	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
WJ Edrich	89	237	10	-	37.55	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
C Washbrook	112	299	8	1	37.45	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
MH Mankad	111	309	6	-	35.92	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
J Hardstaff	67	191	5	-	35.07	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
Gul Mohammad	29	83	2	-	34.93	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
C Washbrook	65	188	5	-	34.57	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
WJ Edrich	60	174	8	-	34.48	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
L Hutton	94	274	7	-	34.30	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
L Hutton	122*	356	5	-	34.26	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
J Hardstaff	43	127	6	-	33.85	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
DG Phadkar	56*	168	5	-	33.33	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
JT Ikin	48	144	2	-	33.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
WR Hammond	26	80	3	-	32.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
MH Mankad	49	156	4	-	31.41	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
WJ Edrich	119	379	7	-	31.39	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
L Hutton	39	128	2	-	30.46	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
L Amarnath	25	83	-	-	30.12	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WJ Edrich	71	236	6	-	30.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
C Washbrook	62	207	1	1	29.95	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DCS Compton	103*	353	10	-	29.17	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
JT Ikin	60	214	3	-	28.03	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
NWD Yardley	29	114	4	-	25.43	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
G Kishenchand	44	181	4	-	24.30	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
HR Adhikari	51	210	5	-	24.28	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
L Hutton	30	124	1	-	24.19	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
L Hutton	40	168	3	-	23.80	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
WR Hammond	32	145	3	-	22.06	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
HR Adhikari	38	202	1	-	18.81	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
CT Sarwate	26	160	-	-	16.25	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
DCS Compton	145*	-	16	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
C Washbrook	143	-	22	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AD Nourse	114	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WJ Edrich	111	-	13	1	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
C Washbrook	85*	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
L Hutton	81	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AV Bedser	79	-	8	2	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
HJ Tayfield	75	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
EAB Rowan	67	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
DCS Compton	66	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
C Washbrook	65	-	-	1	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AD Nourse	65	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
L Hutton	64	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
EAB Rowan	60	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
L Hutton	57	-	-	1	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
WJ Edrich	54	-	-	1	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DCS Compton	53	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WJ Edrich	53	-	8	1	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
TG Evans	47*	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
NBF Mann	46	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
NWD Yardley	44	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
DCS Compton	39	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
JD Nel	38	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
C Washbrook	37	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
HE Dollery	37	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
AV Bedser	37	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
JF Crapp	37	-	4	1	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
AD Nourse	36	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
JC Watkins	36	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
JE Cheetham	35	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
JC Watkins	35	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
TG Evans	34	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
OE Wynne	33	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
WJ Edrich	32	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
EAB Rowan	32	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
DCS Compton	29	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
JC Laker	28	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WJ Edrich	28	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303

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