Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - England

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at SA: Newlands, Cape Town - England

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MP Bowden	25	16	5	0	156.25	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
BA Stokes	72	47	7	3	153.19	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
BA Stokes	258	198	30	11	130.30	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
JC Buttler	29	27	4	1	107.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
SJ Harmison	42	42	7	1	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JE Root	29	29	5	0	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
AF Giles	31*	34	5	0	91.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JM Bairstow	150*	191	18	2	78.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
BA Stokes	26	34	4	0	76.47	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
JE Root	35	49	5	0	71.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
Z Crawley	25	35	5	0	71.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
H Wood	59	89	11	0	66.29	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
MJ Prior	76	118	9	0	64.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
SCJ Broad	25	39	4	0	64.10	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JE Root	50	79	5	0	63.29	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
JE Root	61	98	7	0	62.24	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
AJ Stewart	40	65	6	0	61.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
BA Stokes	47	77	6	1	61.03	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
MA Atherton	71	124	8	0	57.25	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
AN Cook	27	49	4	0	55.10	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
CJ Adams	31	59	4	0	52.54	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
R Abel	120	241	11	0	49.79	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
ME Trescothick	28	57	4	0	49.12	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
AN Cook	65	136	7	0	47.79	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
AN Cook	55	116	7	0	47.41	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
GP Thorpe	59	126	8	0	46.82	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
GA Hick	36	79	4	2	45.56	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
DP Sibley	34	76	7	0	44.73	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
GO Jones	38	87	7	0	43.67	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
AD Hales	60	140	10	0	42.85	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
AJ Strauss	45	105	4	0	42.85	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
NRD Compton	45	105	5	1	42.85	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
DP Sibley	133*	311	19	1	42.76	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
IJL Trott	42	99	4	0	42.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
OJ Pope	61*	144	7	0	42.36	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
AJ Strauss	45	107	7	0	42.05	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JM Bairstow	30*	75	2	0	40.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
IR Bell	48	121	8	0	39.66	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
AF Giles	25	65	2	0	38.46	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
RA Smith	66	179	8	0	36.87	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
IR Bell	78	213	10	0	36.61	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
AJ Strauss	39	107	3	0	36.44	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JWA Taylor	27	84	1	1	32.14	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
MA Atherton	35	109	3	0	32.11	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
MP Vaughan	42	131	3	0	32.06	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
RWT Key	41	137	5	0	29.92	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JL Denly	38	130	5	0	29.23	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
GP Thorpe	26	90	2	0	28.88	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JL Denly	31	111	3	0	27.92	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
MA Butcher	40	168	6	0	23.80	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
PD Collingwood	40	188	4	0	21.27	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JB Hobbs	187	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Mar 1910	Test # 110
WR Hammond	181	-	16	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
H Wood	134*	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1892	Test # 37
AJL Hill	124	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
MJK Smith	121	-	12	1	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
LEG Ames	115	-	13	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
JT Tyldesley	112	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Apr 1899	Test # 59
BH Valentine	112	-	12	1	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
MC Cowdrey	101	-	9	1	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
H Sutcliffe	99	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
EH Hendren	93	-	6	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1931	Test # 202
RES Wyatt	91	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
P Holmes	88	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
GE Tyldesley	87	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
L Hutton	87	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
EH Hendren	86	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1931	Test # 202
W Rhodes	77	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Mar 1910	Test # 110
JN Crawford	74	-	8	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	30 Mar 1906	Test # 92
C Washbrook	74	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
FE Woolley	69	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	7 Mar 1910	Test # 109
FL Fane	66*	-	7	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	24 Mar 1906	Test # 91
WR Hammond	65	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1931	Test # 202
FE Woolley	64	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	7 Mar 1910	Test # 109
AJ Watkins	64*	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DCS Compton	64	-	7	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TG Evans	62	-	5	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
MC Cowdrey	61	-	8	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
ER Dexter	61	-	8	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
JM Parks	59	-	7	1	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
PA Gibb	58	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
DCS Compton	58	-	5	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
RW Barber	58	-	6	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
MC Bird	57	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	7 Mar 1910	Test # 109
WR Hammond	57	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1931	Test # 202
JF Crapp	54	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
M Leyland	52	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1931	Test # 202
GJ Thompson	51	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Mar 1910	Test # 110
DCS Compton	51*	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
KF Barrington	49	-	6	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
W Chatterton	48	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1892	Test # 37
FT Mann	45	-	-	2	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1923	Test # 149
PE Richardson	45	-	7	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
FG Mann	44	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
PE Richardson	44	-	2	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
PH Parfitt	44	-	6	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
WR Hammond	43	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
AW Carr	42	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1923	Test # 149
F Mitchell	41	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Apr 1899	Test # 59
L Hutton	41	-	-	0	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town, South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Jan 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2576]

South Africa vs India at Cape Town, India in South Africa 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]

India vs South Africa at Cape Town, India in South Africa 3rd Test, Jan 11-14, 2022 [Test # 2448]