Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1950s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KW Hough	31*	28	3	1	110.71	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
TG Evans	73	73	12	-	100.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
CC McDonald	51*	54	7	-	94.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
MC Cowdrey	46	52	7	-	88.46	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
PBH May	37	50	3	-	74.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TW Graveney	111	157	14	-	70.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
JB Statham	25	39	3	-	64.10	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
FS Trueman	36	59	5	-	61.01	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
KR Miller	28	46	4	-	60.86	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
LE Favell	26	44	2	-	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
NCL O'Neill	71*	122	7	-	58.19	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JH Wardle	35	62	5	-	56.45	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
ATW Grout	74	133	8	-	55.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
RG Archer	49	89	6	1	55.05	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
JR Reid	40	73	7	-	54.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	170	315	12	-	53.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	37	69	3	-	53.62	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
R Benaud	46	86	7	-	53.48	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	133	249	7	-	53.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
TW Graveney	54	102	4	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JB Statham	36*	68	6	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
L Hutton	28	53	4	-	52.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
CC McDonald	42	80	6	-	52.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JW Burke	44	85	1	-	51.76	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
LV Maddocks	32	62	4	-	51.61	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
RN Harvey	167	325	16	-	51.38	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
PBH May	59	116	8	-	50.86	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
NCL O'Neill	56	112	4	-	50.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	71	143	10	-	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	72	149	5	1	48.32	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
ER Dexter	141	292	24	-	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
RN Harvey	92*	191	9	-	48.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
B Sutcliffe	61	131	7	1	46.56	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
FH Tyson	33	71	2	-	46.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Benaud	64	139	7	-	46.04	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JW Guy	56	127	9	-	44.09	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
AK Davidson	43	98	5	-	43.87	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PE Richardson	68	159	4	-	42.76	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
MC Cowdrey	84	198	9	-	42.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TE Bailey	48	114	6	-	42.10	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
PBH May	79	188	8	-	42.02	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
DCS Compton	84	200	8	-	42.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
JB Mortimore	44*	105	6	-	41.90	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
AK Davidson	71	173	8	-	41.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	77	194	7	-	39.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
TE Bailey	72	182	4	-	39.56	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
PBH May	113	298	11	-	37.91	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
TW Graveney	42	112	4	-	37.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
PBH May	104	280	10	-	37.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
KD Mackay	57	154	6	-	37.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	42	117	3	-	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
JW Burke	66	191	2	-	34.55	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	92	269	10	-	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	37	109	2	-	33.94	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
MC Cowdrey	100*	302	7	-	33.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MC Cowdrey	34	104	5	-	32.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
RN Harvey	41	126	3	-	32.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
W Watson	25	78	1	-	32.05	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
LE Favell	54	169	4	-	31.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	34	112	2	-	30.35	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
BA Bolton	33	109	1	-	30.27	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
W Watson	40	135	4	-	29.62	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TW Graveney	33	114	3	-	28.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MC Cowdrey	54	189	6	-	28.57	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
PE Richardson	43	151	5	-	28.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	47	169	-	-	27.81	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
L Hutton	30	109	3	-	27.52	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
JT Sparling	25	91	2	-	27.47	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
TE Bailey	25	92	3	-	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	26	97	2	-	26.80	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
AK Davidson	25	94	3	-	26.59	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
WJ Edrich	29	113	4	-	25.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
TW Graveney	41	167	1	-	24.55	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	40	166	2	-	24.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
TE Bailey	27	116	2	-	23.27	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TW Graveney	53*	231	5	-	22.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Swetman	41	180	1	-	22.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
BA Bolton	26	119	2	-	21.84	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
TW Graveney	36	169	3	-	21.30	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
MC Cowdrey	44	208	5	-	21.15	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
MC Cowdrey	28	138	2	-	20.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JW Burke	28*	173	1	-	16.18	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TE Bailey	68	427	4	-	15.92	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
GS Sobers	365*	-	38	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Hanif Mohammad	337	-	24	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
PBH May	285*	-	25	2	-	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
DCS Compton	278	-	34	1	-	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
FMM Worrell	261	-	35	2	-	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
CC Hunte	260	-	28	1	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
TW Graveney	258	-	30	-	-	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
RB Kanhai	256	-	42	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
DJ McGlew	255*	-	19	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
FMM Worrell	237	-	35	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
EAB Rowan	236	-	28	-	-	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
MH Mankad	231	-	21	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	06 Jan 1956	Test # 420
B Sutcliffe	230*	-	30	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Delhi	16 Dec 1955	Test # 418
PR Umrigar	223	-	26	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	19 Nov 1955	Test # 416
MH Mankad	223	-	22	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	02 Dec 1955	Test # 417
CL Walcott	220	-	28	1	-	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
DS Atkinson	219	-	29	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406

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