Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - England

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1940s in Tests - England

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
L Hutton	37	39	6	-	94.87	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
C Washbrook	25	33	4	-	75.75	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
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
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
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
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
DCS Compton	54	125	5	-	43.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
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
DCS Compton	28	68	-	-	41.17	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
L Hutton	74	181	11	-	40.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
C Washbrook	35	86	2	-	40.69	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
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
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
L Hutton	83	234	7	-	35.47	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
J Hardstaff	67	191	5	-	35.07	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
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
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
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
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
DCS Compton	72	277	4	-	25.99	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
NWD Yardley	29	114	4	-	25.43	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
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
DCS Compton	208	-	20	-	-	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
L Hutton	206	-	25	-	-	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
J Hardstaff	205*	-	16	-	-	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
C Washbrook	195	-	18	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
WJ Edrich	191	-	22	3	-	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
WJ Edrich	189	-	26	1	-	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DCS Compton	163	-	19	-	-	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Hutton	158	-	16	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
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
SC Griffith	140	-	15	-	-	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
FG Mann	136*	-	12	1	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
JDB Robertson	133	-	15	-	-	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
L Hutton	123	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
JDB Robertson	121	-	11	1	-	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
DCS Compton	116	-	11	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
DCS Compton	115	-	17	-	-	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	114	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
DCS Compton	114	-	13	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
DCS Compton	113	-	15	-	-	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
WJ Edrich	111	-	13	1	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AJ Watkins	111	-	15	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
W Place	107	-	-	-	-	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
C Washbrook	103*	-	12	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
RT Simpson	103	-	11	3	-	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
L Hutton	101	-	14	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
L Hutton	100	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
WJ Edrich	100	-	14	-	-	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
NWD Yardley	99	-	10	-	-	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
J Hardstaff	98	-	-	-	-	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
C Washbrook	97	-	-	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
TE Bailey	93	-	16	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
L Hutton	87	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
C Washbrook	85*	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
L Hutton	83	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Hutton	81	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
JDB Robertson	80	-	-	-	-	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
WR Hammond	79	-	10	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
AV Bedser	79	-	8	2	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
WJ Edrich	78	-	10	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
C Washbrook	75	-	10	-	-	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
TG Evans	74	-	14	-	-	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	74	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
L Hutton	73	-	6	1	-	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
TE Bailey	72*	-	4	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
DCS Compton	71*	-	7	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
WJ Edrich	70	-	-	1	-	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
WR Hammond	69	-	6	1	-	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
RT Simpson	68	-	-	-	-	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
L Hutton	67	-	3	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
DCS Compton	66	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
L Hutton	66	-	-	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
DCS Compton	65	-	1	-	-	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	65	-	-	-	-	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286

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