Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at AUS: Sydney Cricket Ground - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SM Pollock	26*	21	2	1	123.80	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
GC Smith	30*	31	5	-	96.77	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
HH Gibbs	67	74	11	-	90.54	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
MV Boucher	27	34	4	-	79.41	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
SJ Pegler	26	35	2	-	74.28	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911	Test # 115
SM Pollock	61*	83	5	2	73.49	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
EJ Barlow	35	48	5	-	72.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
PL Symcox	29	40	5	-	72.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
SM Pollock	46	64	3	-	71.87	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
GA Faulkner	92	135	10	-	68.14	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911	Test # 115
JH Kallis	37	55	6	-	67.27	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
JL Ontong	32	48	4	-	66.66	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
KA Maharaj	53	81	6	1	65.43	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
HH Dippenaar	74	116	14	-	63.79	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
GA Faulkner	52	82	6	-	63.41	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911	Test # 115
AW Nourse	64*	109	3	-	58.71	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Dec 1910	Test # 111
PW Sherwell	60	104	7	1	57.69	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Dec 1910	Test # 111
H Klaasen	35	61	3	-	57.37	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
GA Faulkner	43	75	8	-	57.33	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Dec 1910	Test # 111
HH Gibbs	27	49	5	-	55.10	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
MV Boucher	35	65	3	-	53.84	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
PL Symcox	38	72	4	1	52.77	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
HM Amla	59	112	9	-	52.67	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MV Boucher	89	170	8	1	52.35	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
JH Kallis	50*	96	3	-	52.08	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
RG Pollock	122	237	19	1	51.47	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
COC Pearse	31	61	6	-	50.81	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Dec 1910	Test # 111
GC Smith	39	77	6	-	50.64	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
DT Lindsay	65	129	8	-	50.38	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
JH Kallis	34	68	4	-	50.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
JW Zulch	150	304	15	-	49.34	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911	Test # 115
T Bavuma	35	74	1	2	47.29	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
K Zondo	39	83	2	2	46.98	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
RO Schwarz	61	130	6	-	46.92	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Dec 1910	Test # 111
JN Rhodes	76*	162	6	1	46.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
ND McKenzie	38	81	6	-	46.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
LA Stricker	42	90	1	-	46.66	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911	Test # 115
TL Goddard	80	174	4	-	45.97	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AM Bacher	39	85	4	-	45.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
AG Prince	119	271	13	-	43.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
AW Nourse	28	64	5	-	43.75	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911	Test # 115
GA Faulkner	62	142	10	-	43.66	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Dec 1910	Test # 111
DW Steyn	28	65	2	-	43.07	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
G Kirsten	153	359	20	-	42.61	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
TL Goddard	44*	105	2	-	41.90	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
JH Kallis	45	110	4	-	40.90	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
WJ Cronje	41	101	6	-	40.59	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
JH Kallis	111	275	17	-	40.36	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
HH Gibbs	32	80	6	-	40.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
KC Bland	85	213	10	-	39.90	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AB de Villiers	56	144	8	-	38.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
RG Pollock	42	108	5	-	38.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
KC Bland	126	331	13	1	38.06	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
HM Amla	51	134	7	-	38.05	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
M Ntini	28*	75	5	-	37.33	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
EJ Barlow	32*	87	3	-	36.78	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
TL Goddard	93	256	3	-	36.32	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
G Kirsten	67	186	4	-	36.02	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
HH Gibbs	54	150	6	-	36.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
JA Rudolph	38	110	5	-	34.54	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
G Kirsten	41	121	8	-	33.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
SJ Erwee	42*	125	6	-	33.60	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
WJ Cronje	88	262	8	-	33.58	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
TL Goddard	84	265	2	-	31.69	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
M Morkel	40	134	5	-	29.85	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
KC Bland	51	172	2	-	29.65	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
SR Harmer	47	165	4	-	28.48	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
ND McKenzie	27	101	3	-	26.73	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
WJ Cronje	38	152	4	-	25.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
AJ Pithey	53*	224	3	-	23.66	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AJ Pithey	49	242	2	-	20.24	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
WR Endean	71	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
RA McLean	65	-	7	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
KJ Funston	56	-	6	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JC Watkins	48	-	6	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JAJ Christy	41	-	7	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
KG Viljoen	37	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
CL Vincent	35	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
JHB Waite	32	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
CL Vincent	31*	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213

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