Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

South Africa 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
VRV Singh (IND)	2006-2006	2	4	1	44	29	14.66	28	157.14	0	0	0	9	0
MP Bowden (ENG)	1889-1889	2	2	0	25	25	12.50	16+	156.25*	0	0	1	5	0
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2011-2012	3	6	1	40	14	8.00	29	137.93	0	0	0	6	2
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2010	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	4	125	0	0	0	1	0
JW Martin (AUS)	1964-1967	2	3	0	37	20	12.33	14+	121.42*	0	0	1	6	0
Mohammad Shahid (BAN)	2015-2015	2	2	0	26	25	13.00	23	113.04	0	0	0	4	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1910-1911	5	8	1	80	36*	11.42	74	108.1	0	0	2	8	2
GL Jessop (ENG)	1907-1912	5	8	0	136	93	17.00	10+	100*	0	1	1	16+	0
D Mohammed (WI)	2004-2004	1	1	0	36	36	36.00	36	100	0	0	0	7	1
PA Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	2	3	1	75	38*	37.50	76	98.68	0	0	1	10	2
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2012	3	5	0	51	27	10.20	52	98.07	0	0	2	7	3
MA Wood (ENG)	2017-2020	4	7	1	129	42	21.50	132	97.72	0	0	2	12	8
TM Head (AUS)	2022-2025	4	6	0	233	92	38.83	242	96.28	0	3	1	30	3
SC Williams (ZIM)	2014-2025	3	6	1	284	137	56.80	300	94.66	1	1	0	33	2
GD Phillips (NZ)	2024-2024	2	2	0	43	39	21.50	46	93.47	0	0	0	3	2
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2024-2024	2	4	3	49	38*	49.00	53	92.45	0	0	0	1	4
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2020-2021	2	4	0	122	59	30.50	132	92.42	0	1	0	22	1
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	4	0	121	61	30.25	131	92.36	0	2	1	9	7
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2012-2014	3	2	1	71	42	71.00	77	92.2	0	0	0	10	2
C Hill (AUS)	1902-1911	8	13	1	752	191	62.66	461+	92.19*	3	3	1	42+	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2012	6	11	3	271	85	33.87	295	91.86	0	1	0	33	6
BJ Bess (WI)	2010-2010	1	2	1	11	11*	11.00	12	91.66	0	0	1	1	1
SM Curran (ENG)	2019-2020	4	7	0	130	44	18.57	142	91.54	0	0	1	22	1
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1994-1994	3	4	0	73	37	18.25	81	90.12	0	0	0	10	1
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	2007-2007	1	2	0	63	33	31.50	70	90	0	0	0	8	2
Mir Hamza (PAK)	2025-2025	1	2	0	29	16	14.50	33	87.87	0	0	0	1	2
VT Trumper (AUS)	1902-1911	8	15	3	900	214*	75.00	753+	87.78*	2	4	0	71+	1
RW Barber (ENG)	1960-1965	8	12	0	471	97	39.25	111+	87.38*	0	5	0	32+	1
RRS Cornwall (WI)	2021-2021	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	15	86.66	0	0	1	2	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2006	12	19	3	754	204*	47.12	871	86.56	2	2	2	97	12
DRA Gehrs (AUS)	1910-1911	4	7	0	202	67	28.85	236	85.59	0	2	0	25	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1993-1994	6	6	1	83	31	16.60	98	84.69	0	0	0	12	1
M Watkinson (ENG)	1996-1996	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	13	84.61	0	0	1	2	0
F Hearne (ENG)	1889-1889	2	2	0	47	27	23.50	24+	83.33*	0	0	0	4	0
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	2	0	28	22	14.00	34	82.35	0	0	0	6	0
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2004	2	4	1	164	105*	54.66	200	82	1	0	1	26	3
CL Cairns (NZ)	2004-2004	3	4	0	296	158	74.00	361	81.99	1	1	0	35	10
ND Hirwani (IND)	1996-1996	2	4	2	9	9	4.50	11	81.81	0	0	1	2	0
AS Joseph (WI)	2023-2023	2	4	0	30	18	7.50	37	81.08	0	0	0	3	2
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2011	15	26	0	1306	319	50.23	1621	80.56	5	2	2	191	17
DA Warner (AUS)	2012-2023	15	27	0	1415	200	52.40	1767	80.07	5	5	1	170	16
OE Robinson (ENG)	2022-2022	2	2	0	20	17	10.00	25	80	0	0	0	2	0
Asif Afridi (PAK)	2025-2025	1	2	1	4	4	4.00	5	80	0	0	0	1	0
Umar Akmal (PAK)	2010-2010	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	5	80	0	0	0	0	0
RP de Groen (NZ)	1994-1994	1	2	0	26	26	13.00	33	78.78	0	0	1	4	0
BJ Webster (AUS)	2025-2025	1	2	0	81	72	40.50	103	78.64	0	1	0	12	0
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2007-2007	2	4	1	14	14*	4.66	18	77.77	0	0	3	2	1
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2017-2022	4	6	1	244	120*	48.80	314	77.7	1	1	1	24	6
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	9	12	3	189	49	21.00	244	77.45	0	0	1	25	8
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	2007-2007	2	4	0	85	40	21.25	110	77.27	0	0	0	9	1
DN Patel (NZ)	1995-1995	1	2	0	27	15	13.50	35	77.14	0	0	0	3	0
AT Carey (AUS)	2022-2025	4	4	1	199	111	66.33	260	76.53	1	0	0	22	0
MDKJ Perera (SL)	2016-2021	5	9	1	378	153*	47.25	494	76.51	1	3	0	46	7
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2003-2008	6	12	1	116	29	10.54	152	76.31	0	0	1	18	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1999	6	10	3	150	38*	21.42	198	75.75	0	0	3	19	5
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	5	7	2	46	18*	9.20	61	75.4	0	0	3	7	0
CG Macartney (AUS)	1910-1921	9	13	0	491	137	37.76	277+	75.09*	2	2	1	54+	2
TS Roland-Jones (ENG)	2017-2017	2	4	1	63	25	21.00	84	75	0	0	0	7	3
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2024	1	2	0	36	25	18.00	48	75	0	0	0	5	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2022	15	26	0	1177	258	45.26	1589	74.07	4	4	1	140	30
DM Richards (WI)	2010-2010	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	23	73.91	0	0	1	4	0
Subashis Roy (BAN)	2017-2017	1	2	2	14	12*	-	19	73.68	0	0	0	3	0
TL Chatara (ZIM)	2014-2014	1	2	1	22	22	22.00	30	73.33	0	0	0	4	0
MJ Henry (NZ)	2017-2024	5	6	1	107	58*	21.40	146	73.28	0	1	2	12	3
SR Watson (AUS)	2011-2014	4	8	0	195	88	24.37	267	73.03	0	1	1	23	7
Al Sahariar (BAN)	2002-2002	2	4	0	146	71	36.50	201	72.63	0	1	0	24	0
Hannan Sarkar (BAN)	2002-2002	1	2	0	82	65	41.00	113	72.56	0	1	0	14	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1992-2000	11	20	1	779	163*	41.00	1079	72.19	4	2	0	111	6
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1993-2001	5	9	0	164	51	18.22	228	71.92	0	1	0	22	3
TL Best (WI)	2005-2005	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	7	71.42	0	0	0	1	0
Kamran Ghulam (PAK)	2024-2025	2	4	0	98	54	24.50	138	71.01	0	1	0	15	1
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2013-2019	6	12	0	195	56	16.25	275	70.9	0	2	3	31	0
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2014-2014	1	2	0	14	12	7.00	20	70	0	0	0	2	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2014	12	20	5	578	123*	38.53	826	69.97	1	2	3	71	11
Aamer Jamal (PAK)	2024-2025	2	4	0	95	34	23.75	138	68.84	0	0	0	15	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2022	25	38	5	573	76	17.36	833	68.78	0	3	6	68	10
HH Pandya (IND)	2018-2018	3	6	0	119	93	19.83	173	68.78	0	1	1	16	1
BJ Arnel (NZ)	2012-2012	1	2	1	11	8*	11.00	16	68.75	0	0	0	2	0
Naeem Islam (BAN)	2008-2008	1	2	0	11	8	5.50	16	68.75	0	0	0	2	0
NW Bracken (AUS)	2005-2005	1	2	1	24	14*	24.00	35	68.57	0	0	0	3	0
RR Pant (IND)	2021-2025	5	10	1	235	100*	26.11	343	68.51	1	0	1	21	8
W Bardsley (AUS)	1910-1921	11	17	1	982	164	61.37	838+	68.37*	3	6	0	82	3
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2001	2	3	1	45	41*	22.50	66	68.18	0	0	0	8	0
GO Jones (ENG)	2004-2005	5	8	0	215	73	26.87	316	68.03	0	2	0	28	6
UT Yadav (IND)	2015-2022	5	6	2	51	31	12.75	75	68	0	0	1	3	5
BJ Bennett (ZIM)	2025-2025	1	1	1	19	19*	-	28	67.85	0	0	0	4	0
AR Patel (IND)	2025-2025	1	2	0	42	26	21.00	62	67.74	0	0	0	3	2
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2012	10	18	0	817	152	45.38	1208	67.63	3	2	1	113	4
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2006	15	27	0	857	148	31.74	1268	67.58	1	5	5	122	5
SN Thakur (IND)	2021-2023	4	8	0	85	28	10.62	126	67.46	0	0	1	12	3
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2017	6	8	5	58	33*	19.33	86	67.44	0	0	0	3	4
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2022	12	22	2	915	150*	45.75	1360	67.27	1	6	2	120	7
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2017-2025	3	6	2	51	32*	12.75	76	67.1	0	0	2	7	3
DL Haynes (WI)	1992-1992	1	2	0	81	58	40.50	121	66.94	0	1	0	13	0
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2008-2008	4	8	3	81	24	16.20	121	66.94	0	0	1	16	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1947-1957	19	30	2	511	74	18.25	6+	66.66*	0	2	5	36+	3
PK Wijetunge (SL)	1993-1993	1	2	0	10	10	5.00	15	66.66	0	0	1	2	0
H Wood (ENG)	1889-1892	3	3	1	196	134*	98.00	89+	66.29*	1	1	0	11+	0
Shubman Gill (IND)	2023-2025	3	5	1	78	36	19.50	118	66.1	0	0	0	14	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	3	4	2	31	13*	15.50	47	65.95	0	0	0	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:

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]