Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

England vs other countries Tests Batting Records - Highest Strike Rates in Career

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JA Richardson (AUS)	2021-2021	1	2	-	17	9	8.50	7	242.85	-	-	-	0	2
WP Howell (AUS)	1898-1904	16	24	6	147	35	8.16	17+	205.88*	-	-	7	11+	1+
SK Sharma (IND)	1990-1990	1	2	-	38	38	19.00	28	135.71	-	-	1	7	0
FAW Freer (AUS)	1946-1946	1	1	1	28	28*	-	21	133.33	-	-	-	3	1
GE Tribe (AUS)	1946-1947	3	3	1	35	25*	17.50	27	129.62	-	-	-	6	0
L Ronchi (NZ)	2015-2015	1	2	-	119	88	59.50	93	127.95	-	1	-	16	4
TJ Murtagh (IRE)	2019-2019	1	2	-	18	16	9.00	15	120	-	-	-	4	0
KMA Paul (WI)	2019-2019	1	2	-	21	12	10.50	18	116.66	-	-	-	5	0
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2018-2018	2	3	-	33	24	11.00	29	113.79	-	-	1	5	1
KW Hough (NZ)	1959-1959	2	3	2	62	31*	62.00	56	110.71	-	-	-	8	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	16	29	1	377	45	13.46	103+	108.73*	-	-	4	22+	3
AS Wassan (IND)	1990-1990	1	1	-	15	15	15.00	14	107.14	-	-	-	1	0
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	2005-2005	2	3	1	68	42*	34.00	64	106.25	-	-	-	7	2
P Kumar (IND)	2011-2011	3	6	-	110	40	18.33	105	104.76	-	-	1	16	4
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2013	1	2	-	45	23	22.50	43	104.65	-	-	-	4	1
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	22	36	2	644	77*	18.94	638	100.94	-	3	3	69	30
P Nissanka (SL)	2024-2024	2	4	1	217	127*	72.33	217	100	1	1	-	26	2
Iftikhar Ahmed (PAK)	2016-2016	1	1	-	4	4	4.00	4	100	-	-	-	1	0
MA Small (WI)	1984-1984	1	1	1	3	3*	-	3	100	-	-	-	0	0
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2024	3	6	-	64	33	10.66	66	96.96	-	-	1	9	2
IR Siddiqui (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	1	29	24	29.00	30	96.66	-	-	-	3	1
HH Alexander (AUS)	1933-1933	1	2	1	17	17*	17.00	18	94.44	-	-	1	2	0
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1993	3	2	-	17	15	8.50	18	94.44	-	-	-	0	2
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	7	8	-	123	39	15.37	131	93.89	-	-	2	6	5
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2007	20	28	4	1083	152	45.12	1177	92.01	3	6	3	142	16
SC Williams (ZIM)	2025-2025	1	2	-	113	88	56.50	123	91.86	-	1	-	20	0
BJ Bennett (ZIM)	2025-2025	1	2	-	140	139	70.00	153	91.5	1	-	-	26	0
AR Adams (NZ)	2002-2002	1	2	-	18	11	9.00	20	90	-	-	-	3	0
Alok Kapali (BAN)	2003-2003	2	4	-	59	28	14.75	66	89.39	-	-	1	6	1
D Paterson (SA)	2020-2020	2	4	3	43	39*	43.00	49	87.75	-	-	-	7	0
PK Lee (AUS)	1933-1933	1	2	-	57	42	28.50	65	87.69	-	-	-	9	0
HH Massie (AUS)	1881-1885	9	16	-	249	55	15.56	64+	87.5*	-	1	2	35	0
G Gladstone (WI)	1930-1930	1	1	1	12	12*	-	14	85.71	-	-	-	2	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2000-2006	6	10	1	238	92	26.44	278	85.61	-	2	1	25	9
MR Adair (IRE)	2019-2023	2	4	-	113	88	28.25	132	85.6	-	1	-	14	3
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1993	27	39	6	1355	116	41.06	1589	85.27	2	8	4	179	21
GC Viljoen (SA)	2016-2016	1	2	1	26	20*	26.00	31	83.87	-	-	-	4	0
MV Nagamootoo (WI)	2000-2000	1	2	-	31	18	15.50	37	83.78	-	-	-	5	0
PR Stirling (IRE)	2019-2023	2	4	-	81	36	20.25	97	83.5	-	-	1	12	0
Mohammad Wasim (PAK)	2022-2022	1	2	1	10	8*	10.00	12	83.33	-	-	-	0	1
TRO Payne (WI)	1986-1986	1	1	-	5	5	5.00	6	83.33	-	-	-	0	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1982-1982	2	3	-	53	39	17.66	64	82.81	-	-	-	8	0
MM Patel (IND)	2006-2006	2	3	1	19	11*	9.50	23	82.6	-	-	-	2	1
S Elworthy (SA)	1998-1998	1	2	-	58	48	29.00	71	81.69	-	-	-	8	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2002-2003	3	4	-	101	49	25.25	124	81.45	-	-	1	16	0
SN Khan (IND)	2024-2024	3	5	1	200	68*	50.00	252	79.36	-	3	1	24	5
BC Strang (ZIM)	1996-2000	2	4	2	44	37*	22.00	56	78.57	-	-	1	8	0
HI Ebeling (AUS)	1934-1934	1	2	-	43	41	21.50	55	78.18	-	-	-	-	0
FA Rose (WI)	1998-2000	4	6	-	106	48	17.66	136	77.94	-	-	-	13	2
Sohail Khan (PAK)	2016-2016	2	3	-	45	36	15.00	58	77.58	-	-	-	8	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1991-1991	1	2	-	69	52	34.50	89	77.52	-	1	-	10	0
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2021-2021	1	2	-	31	19	15.50	40	77.5	-	-	-	4	0
JP Inglis (AUS)	2025-2025	2	3	-	65	32	21.66	84	77.38	-	-	-	8	0
G Motie (WI)	2024-2024	2	4	3	61	31*	61.00	79	77.21	-	-	-	11	0
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	2025-2025	1	2	-	67	60	33.50	87	77.01	-	1	-	10	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2012	14	21	2	304	54	16.00	395	76.96	-	1	3	49	3
T Murphy (AUS)	2023-2023	2	4	-	76	34	19.00	100	76	-	-	-	10	3
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2005-2010	3	6	1	167	82*	33.40	220	75.9	-	1	-	29	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	21	24	5	468	73	24.63	618	75.72	-	4	5	42	23
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2025	16	28	1	1260	146	46.66	1666	75.63	5	7	1	142	38
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	2024-2025	10	19	1	1123	214*	62.38	1489	75.41	4	5	2	131	30
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2012	17	29	1	821	117	29.32	1089	75.39	2	4	7	116	9
J Weatherald (AUS)	2025-2025	3	6	1	131	72	26.20	174	75.28	-	1	1	21	1
L Klusener (SA)	1998-2000	8	9	2	478	174	68.28	639	74.8	1	3	-	70	3
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2011	2	3	-	47	25	15.66	63	74.6	-	-	-	8	0
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2010-2016	6	12	-	736	108	61.33	996	73.89	3	5	-	93	5
Umar Akmal (PAK)	2010-2010	4	8	2	184	79*	30.66	249	73.89	-	1	-	22	4
TM Head (AUS)	2019-2025	16	30	1	1289	170	44.44	1745	73.86	4	5	1	159	16
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2015	16	30	1	1041	97	35.89	1417	73.46	-	10	3	129	18
PC Strydom (SA)	2000-2000	1	1	-	30	30	30.00	41	73.17	-	-	-	5	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2003-2005	4	8	-	187	63	23.37	258	72.48	-	2	-	28	0
M van Jaarsveld (SA)	2004-2004	1	2	-	50	49	25.00	69	72.46	-	-	-	8	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	36	50	4	2869	291	62.36	3979	72.1	8	15	2	390	34
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2024-2024	2	3	1	72	48*	36.00	100	72	-	-	-	3	4
KR Mayers (WI)	2022-2022	1	1	-	28	28	28.00	39	71.79	-	-	-	4	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2007	16	20	7	202	38	15.53	284	71.12	-	-	1	20	6
Shadab Khan (PAK)	2018-2020	3	5	-	172	56	34.40	242	71.07	-	2	-	21	0
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2022	14	18	7	135	24*	12.27	190	71.05	-	-	4	20	3
CJ Anderson (NZ)	2015-2015	1	2	-	76	67	38.00	107	71.02	-	1	-	15	1
GD Phillips (NZ)	2024-2024	3	6	2	117	58*	29.25	165	70.9	-	1	-	13	2
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-1999	3	4	2	17	11	8.50	24	70.83	-	-	1	2	0
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1974	7	9	1	216	72	27.00	306	70.58	-	1	1	24	3
PM Pushpakumara (SL)	2018-2018	2	4	1	60	42*	20.00	85	70.58	-	-	-	9	1
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2022	15	27	7	245	56*	12.25	351	69.8	-	2	8	27	6
A Balbirnie (IRE)	2019-2023	2	4	-	62	55	15.50	89	69.66	-	1	1	11	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	20	34	1	1195	105	36.21	1718	69.55	3	7	2	175	15
RA McLean (SA)	1951-1964	20	38	1	1068	142	28.86	157+	69.42*	3	4	5	90+	6
OD Gibson (WI)	1995-1995	1	2	-	43	29	21.50	62	69.35	-	-	-	8	0
MG Neser (AUS)	2021-2025	2	3	-	54	35	18.00	78	69.23	-	-	-	6	1
I Meckiff (AUS)	1958-1959	4	4	-	9	5	2.25	13	69.23	-	-	1	0	0
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1976	10	14	1	430	121	33.07	623	69.02	1	3	-	59	5
PA Wallace (WI)	1998-1998	2	3	-	198	92	66.00	287	68.98	-	2	-	29	2
Q de Kock (SA)	2016-2020	10	19	2	708	129*	41.64	1027	68.93	1	6	-	96	6
KAR Hodge (WI)	2024-2024	3	6	-	216	120	36.00	315	68.57	1	1	1	32	1
RG Pollock (SA)	1964-1965	8	16	2	750	137	53.57	313+	68.37*	2	6	1	97+	2
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2003-2003	2	4	1	108	65*	36.00	158	68.35	-	1	2	15	1
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2024	3	5	2	32	17	10.66	47	68.08	-	-	-	6	0
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	12	18	4	230	55*	16.42	339	67.84	-	1	2	22	6
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1988-1994	8	8	-	147	44	18.37	217	67.74	-	-	1	20	1
W Madhevere (ZIM)	2025-2025	1	2	-	31	31	15.50	46	67.39	-	-	1	4	0

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Performances 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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

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

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]