Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Highest strike rates for England vs New Zealand in Tests

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	22	36	2	644	77*	18.94	638	100.94	0	3	3	69	30
HC Brook (ENG)	2023-2024	5	9	0	679	186	75.44	678	100.14	3	3	2	77	16
A Flintoff (ENG)	2002-2004	6	10	0	459	137	45.90	580	79.13	1	4	2	70	9
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2013-2022	8	16	2	702	162	50.14	900	78	3	2	1	86	12
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2015	16	30	1	1041	97	35.89	1417	73.46	0	10	3	129	18
MJ Prior (ENG)	2013-2013	5	9	3	354	110*	59.00	558	63.44	1	2	2	59	2
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-2004	13	24	2	817	222	37.13	1300	62.84	3	2	1	101	16
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2024	14	24	2	938	101	42.63	1509	62.16	1	6	1	123	18
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2002-2004	6	12	1	494	132	44.90	797	61.98	1	3	2	74	2
OJ Pope (ENG)	2019-2024	12	22	1	770	145	36.66	1291	59.64	1	4	0	92	7
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	19	35	4	1272	154*	41.03	2147	59.24	3	8	2	171	11
TA Blundell (NZ)	2021-2024	9	17	2	897	138	59.80	1523	58.89	3	4	1	115	9
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2024	21	40	4	1925	226	53.47	3329	57.82	6	9	4	213	11
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1984	11	18	1	324	64	19.05	568	57.04	0	1	1	33	10
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	15	23	2	846	138	40.28	1493	56.66	3	4	1	114	11
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2004	14	25	1	693	82	28.87	1227	56.47	0	6	2	79	17
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2008	17	30	6	574	88	23.91	1020	56.27	0	4	3	80	2
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	23	35	3	479	64	14.96	852	56.22	0	1	6	62	8
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	34	4	798	99	26.60	1421	56.15	0	6	4	110	4
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2008	8	16	2	439	101	31.35	789	55.64	1	2	2	51	7
IDS Smith (NZ)	1983-1992	14	18	6	403	113*	33.58	727	55.43	1	0	0	47	2
CD McMillan (NZ)	1999-2004	9	16	3	437	107*	33.61	803	54.42	1	1	2	48	9
GA Gooch (ENG)	1978-1994	15	24	2	1148	210	52.18	2185	52.54	4	3	4	153	3
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1997-2004	13	23	6	905	200*	53.23	1760	51.42	4	1	0	116	5
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2019-2024	10	18	2	956	190	59.75	1864	51.28	3	7	1	107	15
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1983-1992	14	23	3	941	142	47.05	1850	50.86	3	4	2	139	6
JM How (NZ)	2008-2008	6	12	0	428	92	35.66	855	50.05	0	3	0	57	0
DP Conway (NZ)	2021-2024	9	18	0	618	200	34.33	1240	49.83	1	4	2	75	3
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-1999	16	26	1	1145	173	45.80	2307	49.63	4	5	1	156	1
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1986	13	22	1	1051	131	50.04	2129	49.36	4	4	0	129	1
TWM Latham (NZ)	2015-2024	16	30	1	900	105	31.03	1847	48.72	1	6	3	121	1
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2013	8	13	0	530	129	40.76	1095	48.4	2	1	1	53	5
DW Randall (ENG)	1978-1984	9	15	1	543	164	38.78	1125	48.26	2	2	2	60	2
WA Young (NZ)	2021-2024	6	12	0	335	82	27.91	696	48.13	0	3	0	52	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1992-1999	7	10	0	279	58	27.90	580	48.1	0	1	0	39	2
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1983-1990	13	19	3	379	110	23.68	791	47.91	1	1	3	35	1
IJL Trott (ENG)	2013-2013	5	9	0	481	121	53.44	1017	47.29	1	3	0	63	0
JH Edrich (ENG)	1965-1975	11	15	1	840	310*	60.00	1700+	47.05*	3	2	0	122	5
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2008	9	16	0	813	177	50.81	1728	47.04	3	4	2	98	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2002-2008	11	19	0	538	106	28.31	1161	46.33	1	2	1	65	5
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1969-1971	5	7	0	258	100	36.85	558	46.23	1	1	0	33	2
DL Amiss (ENG)	1973-1975	5	7	2	433	164*	86.60	937	46.21	2	1	0	51	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1997-2004	10	17	2	698	106	46.53	1512	46.16	2	4	0	92	2
KS Williamson (NZ)	2013-2024	19	35	2	1390	156	42.12	3012	46.14	5	6	3	167	2
TR Ambrose (ENG)	2008-2008	6	9	0	274	102	30.44	600	45.66	1	2	2	36	2
RA Smith (ENG)	1990-1994	9	14	0	485	96	34.64	1063	45.62	0	5	2	70	3
JV Coney (NZ)	1983-1986	10	16	3	622	174*	47.84	1374	45.26	1	3	0	72	2
BJ Watling (NZ)	2013-2021	11	17	2	794	205	52.93	1757	45.19	2	5	1	109	3
AN Cook (ENG)	2008-2018	15	27	0	1047	162	38.77	2357	44.42	3	4	0	127	1
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1986-1994	10	18	3	373	107*	24.86	842	44.29	1	0	3	49	0
PJ Sharpe (ENG)	1969-1969	3	5	1	270	111	67.50	610	44.26	1	0	0	35	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1999-2004	9	18	1	367	60	21.58	839	43.74	0	2	2	52	0
BA Young (NZ)	1994-1997	6	12	0	366	94	30.50	837	43.72	0	3	1	48	0
RJ Burns (ENG)	2019-2021	4	7	0	422	132	60.28	990	42.62	2	2	1	55	1
MD Crowe (NZ)	1983-1994	22	38	3	1421	143	40.60	3339	42.55	5	3	2	178	5
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2008	19	37	2	1229	129	35.11	2918	42.11	2	7	1	156	5
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1969-1975	8	11	0	578	216	52.54	1384	41.76	2	1	0	71	2
APE Knott (ENG)	1969-1975	9	12	1	352	101	32.00	846	41.6	1	1	2	36	1
MW Gatting (ENG)	1978-1988	11	17	2	435	121	29.00	1048	41.5	1	1	2	52	2
PG Fulton (NZ)	2013-2013	5	9	0	383	136	42.55	925	41.4	2	1	0	48	9
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2018-2023	10	16	1	449	145*	29.93	1093	41.07	1	1	1	47	0
MH Denness (ENG)	1969-1975	3	4	2	297	181	148.50	726	40.9	1	2	0	38	1
BC Broad (ENG)	1988-1988	3	4	0	204	114	51.00	501	40.71	1	1	0	20	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2008-2008	6	10	1	276	66	30.66	681	40.52	0	3	1	38	2
KJ Wadsworth (NZ)	1969-1975	10	16	0	277	58	17.31	692	40.02	0	2	2	29	1
MA Atherton (ENG)	1990-1999	11	17	1	1088	151	68.00	2767	39.32	4	6	1	130	0
RW Anderson (NZ)	1978-1978	6	12	0	245	62	20.41	629	38.95	0	2	1	32	0
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1983-1988	10	16	0	343	128	21.43	899	38.15	1	1	3	46	0
V Pollard (NZ)	1965-1973	13	24	4	739	116	36.95	1108+	37.81*	2	5	1	65+	1
MG Burgess (NZ)	1969-1978	12	21	1	610	105	30.50	1613	37.81	2	3	1	70	1
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-2002	7	13	0	322	100	24.76	858	37.52	1	0	0	36	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2002-2004	6	12	0	541	101	45.08	1459	37.08	1	4	0	78	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	13	16	1	320	65	21.33	672+	37.05*	0	2	2	37	0
IR Bell (ENG)	2008-2015	13	23	3	564	110	28.20	1532	36.81	1	2	1	76	5
GP Howarth (NZ)	1975-1984	15	27	3	910	123	37.91	2482	36.66	3	3	2	94	0
AC Parore (NZ)	1990-2002	15	27	2	563	73	22.52	1546	36.41	0	3	5	58	2
RC Russell (ENG)	1990-1992	6	9	1	219	43	27.37	606	36.13	0	0	1	27	0
G Boycott (ENG)	1965-1978	15	25	1	916	131	38.16	2083+	35.81*	2	6	2	82+	3
MD Moxon (ENG)	1986-1988	5	8	1	319	99	45.57	895	35.64	0	3	0	32	0
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1988-1994	7	11	1	333	107*	33.30	943	35.31	1	1	2	40	1
NRD Compton (ENG)	2013-2013	5	9	0	271	117	30.11	768	35.28	2	0	1	31	0
MD Bell (NZ)	1999-2008	6	11	1	268	83	26.80	763	35.12	0	2	3	32	0
AH Jones (NZ)	1988-1992	7	13	1	431	143	35.91	1235	34.89	1	1	0	38	1
JG Wright (NZ)	1978-1992	23	43	2	1518	130	37.02	4354	34.86	4	7	6	189	1
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1983-1984	6	12	1	384	109	34.90	1128	34.04	1	2	0	35	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	22	41	1	1143	176	28.57	2720+	33.27*	3	3	6	89+	2
CT Radley (ENG)	1978-1978	5	7	0	360	158	51.42	1091	32.99	1	2	1	31	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1999-2002	7	11	1	204	69*	20.40	627	32.53	0	1	2	24	1
BF Hastings (NZ)	1969-1975	8	13	0	329	86	25.30	1043	31.54	0	3	3	30	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	7	11	3	175	56	21.87	568	30.8	0	1	1	15	0
BA Edgar (NZ)	1978-1986	13	24	2	615	84	27.95	2004	30.68	0	6	3	60	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1986	11	15	2	210	50	16.15	693	30.3	0	1	2	23	1
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1973-1978	7	12	2	343	68	34.30	1149	29.85	0	4	1	34	1
CL Smith (ENG)	1983-1984	4	7	1	226	91	37.66	775	29.16	0	1	1	26	0
JM Parker (NZ)	1973-1978	10	18	2	403	121	25.18	1393	28.93	1	1	1	36	0
TJ Franklin (NZ)	1983-1990	7	12	1	361	101	32.81	1251	28.85	1	2	0	33	0
GM Turner (NZ)	1969-1975	9	16	2	510	98	36.42	1789	28.5	0	5	0	47	0
BA Pocock (NZ)	1994-1997	4	8	0	194	70	24.25	692	28.03	0	2	1	17	0
GT Dowling (NZ)	1963-1971	11	22	1	517	66	24.61	812+	27.95*	0	2	0	35+	0
RW Taylor (ENG)	1971-1984	14	19	1	221	45	12.27	1066	20.73	0	0	3	19	0

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Minimum of 500 balls faced

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]