Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
XC Balaskas	122*	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
B Mitchell	113	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
KG Viljoen	111	-	9	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
JAJ Christy	103	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
B Mitchell	95	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
HW Taylor	84	-	8	1	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
EL Dalton	82	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
KG Viljoen	81	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
HW Taylor	78	-	8	1	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
B Mitchell	75	-	7	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
JAJ Christy	63	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
JAJ Christy	62	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
B Mitchell	58	-	6	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
B Mitchell	53	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
JAJ Christy	53	-	-	1	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
HB Cameron	52	-	7	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
JAJ Christy	51	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
DPB Morkel	51	-	-	2	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
CL Vincent	48*	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
HW Taylor	47	-	7	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
SH Curnow	47	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
HB Cameron	47	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
B Mitchell	46	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
HB Cameron	44	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
EL Dalton	42	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
HW Taylor	41	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
JAJ Christy	41	-	7	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
HB Cameron	39	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
HW Taylor	38	-	1	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
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
CL Vincent	34	-	5	1	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
DPB Morkel	33	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
CL Vincent	33	-	-	1	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
CL Vincent	31*	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
Q McMillan	29	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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]