Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JW Burke	161	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
RN Harvey	140	-	17	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PE Richardson	117	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DJ Insole	110*	-	7	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
GS Ramchand	109	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
MC Cowdrey	101	-	9	1	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
RA McLean	100	-	14	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
RA McLean	93	-	13	1	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PJP Burge	83	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
TE Bailey	80	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
P Roy	79	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PR Umrigar	78	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
IWG Johnson	73	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
WR Endean	70	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
AH Kardar	69	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
RN Harvey	69	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
TL Goddard	69	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PE Richardson	68	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
DJ Insole	68	-	7	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
Wazir Mohammad	67	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
TL Goddard	67	-	6	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
DCS Compton	64	-	7	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TG Evans	62	-	5	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
MC Cowdrey	61	-	8	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
PBH May	61	-	7	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JHB Waite	61	-	7	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
MC Cowdrey	59	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
PJP Burge	58	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
DCS Compton	58	-	5	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
R Benaud	56	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
VL Manjrekar	55	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
MC Cowdrey	55	-	4	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TL Goddard	49	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JHB Waite	49	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TL Goddard	49	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
RR Lindwall	48*	-	-	1	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
DJ Insole	47	-	3	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PE Richardson	45	-	7	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
PE Richardson	44	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
KJ Funston	44	-	3	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
HJ Keith	42	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
RA McLean	42	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
DCS Compton	42	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
VL Manjrekar	41	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
TE Bailey	41	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
ID Craig	40	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
PE Richardson	39	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
AK Davidson	37	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
RN Harvey	37	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
ID Craig	36	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
CB van Ryneveld	36	-	2	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PJP Burge	35	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
Alimuddin	34*	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
WPA Crawford	34	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
TE Bailey	34	-	3	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
HR Adhikari	33	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
VL Manjrekar	33	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
DCS Compton	32	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
PE Richardson	32	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PR Umrigar	31	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
P Roy	31	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
JW Rutherford	30	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
VL Manjrekar	30	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
TG Evans	30	-	2	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
TL Goddard	30	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
KD Mackay	29	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
CC McDonald	29	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
DJ Insole	29	-	2	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DJ Insole	29	-	3	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
GS Ramchand	28	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
PR Umrigar	28	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
RR Lindwall	28	-	-	1	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
TE Bailey	28	-	3	-	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
RG Archer	27	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
Gul Mohammad	27*	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
MH Mankad	27	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
KD Mackay	27	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
KD Mackay	26	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
TL Goddard	26	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
WR Endean	26	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PR Umrigar	25	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
CB van Ryneveld	25	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AJ Pithey	25	-	4	-	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436

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