Highest strike rates in an innings in 1950s in Tests - England
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
73 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 100.00 | England | v India | Nottingham | 04 Jun 1959 | Test # 474 | |
46 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 88.46 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
37 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 74.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
111 | 157 | 14 | 0 | 70.70 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
25 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 64.10 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
36 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 61.01 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
35 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 56.45 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
54 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 52.94 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
36* | 68 | 6 | 0 | 52.94 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
28 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 52.83 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
59 | 116 | 8 | 0 | 50.86 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
71 | 143 | 10 | 0 | 49.65 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
141 | 292 | 24 | 0 | 48.28 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
33 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 46.47 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
68 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 42.76 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
84 | 198 | 9 | 0 | 42.42 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
48 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 42.10 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
79 | 188 | 8 | 0 | 42.02 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
84 | 200 | 8 | 0 | 42.00 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
44* | 105 | 6 | 0 | 41.90 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
72 | 182 | 4 | 0 | 39.56 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
113 | 298 | 11 | 0 | 37.91 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
42 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 37.50 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
104 | 280 | 10 | 0 | 37.14 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
42 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 35.89 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
92 | 269 | 10 | 0 | 34.20 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
100* | 302 | 7 | 0 | 33.11 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
34 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 32.69 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
25 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 32.05 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
40 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 29.62 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
33 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 28.94 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
54 | 189 | 6 | 0 | 28.57 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
43 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 28.47 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
30 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 27.52 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
25 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 27.17 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
26 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 26.80 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
29 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 25.66 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
41 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 24.55 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
27 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 23.27 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
53* | 231 | 5 | 0 | 22.94 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
41 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 22.77 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
36 | 169 | 3 | 0 | 21.30 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
44 | 208 | 5 | 0 | 21.15 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
28 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 20.28 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
68 | 427 | 4 | 0 | 15.92 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
285* | - | 25 | 2 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
278 | - | 34 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 | Test # 388 | |
258 | - | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
205 | - | 24 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 | Test # 386 | |
202* | - | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
175 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
169 | - | 24 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 | Test # 384 | |
164 | - | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 | Test # 443 | |
160 | - | 14 | 4 | 0.00 | England | v India | Leeds | 02 Jul 1959 | Test # 476 | |
158 | - | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
156* | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 | Test # 330 | |
156* | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
154 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
152 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 20 Jun 1957 | Test # 440 | |
150 | - | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
145 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
138 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
137 | - | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
137* | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
135 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
134* | - | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 17 Mar 1951 | Test # 332 | |
133 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
131 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 | Test # 477 | |
126 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
124* | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Mar 1959 | Test # 472 | |
119 | - | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | The Oval | 14 Aug 1952 | Test # 354 | |
117 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
117 | - | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1956 | Test # 434 | |
116 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 | |
114 | - | 14 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 | |
113 | - | 14 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
113* | - | 17 | 2 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
112 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
112 | - | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 23 Jun 1955 | Test # 409 | |
110* | - | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 | |
109 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
107 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 | Test # 443 | |
106 | - | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Nottingham | 04 Jun 1959 | Test # 474 | |
104 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 | Test # 323 | |
104 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
104 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 | Test # 353 | |
104 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
104 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
104* | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
102 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
102 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1954 | Test # 393 | |
101 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 | Test # 388 | |
101 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | Test # 427 | |
101 | - | 9 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
101 | - | 7 | 4 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 24 Jul 1958 | Test # 457 | |
100 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
100 | - | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1958 | Test # 454 | |
100 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v India | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 | Test # 477 | |
98* | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 05 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 | |
98 | - | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | Test # 427 |
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Minimum of 25 runsStrike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are availablePerformances 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:
India vs Australia at Kanpur, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]
India vs Australia at Delhi, Australia tour of India 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]
Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi, Australia tour of Pakistan 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]