Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KW Hough	31*	28	3	1	110.71	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	51*	54	7	-	94.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
MC Cowdrey	46	52	7	-	88.46	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
PBH May	37	50	3	-	74.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
FS Trueman	36	59	5	-	61.01	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
NCL O'Neill	71*	122	7	-	58.19	Australia	v England	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
ATW Grout	74	133	8	-	55.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JR Reid	40	73	7	-	54.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	170	315	12	-	53.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Benaud	46	86	7	-	53.48	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	133	249	7	-	53.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
TW Graveney	54	102	4	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JB Statham	36*	68	6	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	42	80	6	-	52.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
RN Harvey	167	325	16	-	51.38	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
PBH May	59	116	8	-	50.86	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
NCL O'Neill	56	112	4	-	50.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	71	143	10	-	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
ER Dexter	141	292	24	-	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
B Sutcliffe	61	131	7	1	46.56	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
FH Tyson	33	71	2	-	46.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Benaud	64	139	7	-	46.04	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JW Guy	56	127	9	-	44.09	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
AK Davidson	43	98	5	-	43.87	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PE Richardson	68	159	4	-	42.76	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
MC Cowdrey	84	198	9	-	42.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TE Bailey	48	114	6	-	42.10	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
JB Mortimore	44*	105	6	-	41.90	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
AK Davidson	71	173	8	-	41.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	77	194	7	-	39.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	113	298	11	-	37.91	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
TW Graveney	42	112	4	-	37.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
KD Mackay	57	154	6	-	37.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	42	117	3	-	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
JW Burke	66	191	2	-	34.55	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	92	269	10	-	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	37	109	2	-	33.94	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
MC Cowdrey	100*	302	7	-	33.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MC Cowdrey	34	104	5	-	32.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
RN Harvey	41	126	3	-	32.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
W Watson	25	78	1	-	32.05	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
LE Favell	54	169	4	-	31.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	34	112	2	-	30.35	Australia	v England	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
BA Bolton	33	109	1	-	30.27	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
W Watson	40	135	4	-	29.62	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TW Graveney	33	114	3	-	28.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PE Richardson	43	151	5	-	28.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	47	169	-	-	27.81	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
JT Sparling	25	91	2	-	27.47	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
TE Bailey	25	92	3	-	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	26	97	2	-	26.80	England	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
AK Davidson	25	94	3	-	26.59	Australia	v England	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TW Graveney	41	167	1	-	24.55	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	40	166	2	-	24.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
TE Bailey	27	116	2	-	23.27	England	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TW Graveney	53*	231	5	-	22.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Swetman	41	180	1	-	22.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
BA Bolton	26	119	2	-	21.84	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
TW Graveney	36	169	3	-	21.30	England	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
MC Cowdrey	44	208	5	-	21.15	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
MC Cowdrey	28	138	2	-	20.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JW Burke	28*	173	1	-	16.18	Australia	v England	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TE Bailey	68	427	4	-	15.92	England	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
RB Kanhai	256	-	42	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
RB Kanhai	217	-	32	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
GS Sobers	198	-	28	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
GS Sobers	142*	-	8	1	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
BF Butcher	142	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
PBH May	124*	-	14	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
JKC Holt	123	-	21	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
CG Borde	109	-	16	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
GS Sobers	106*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
BF Butcher	103	-	15	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
Hanif Mohammad	103	-	7	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
OG Smith	100	-	-	2	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
JS Solomon	100*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
RB Kanhai	99	-	14	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
CG Borde	96	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
NJ Contractor	92	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
CC Hunte	92	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
P Roy	90	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
JS Solomon	86	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
JKC Holt	81*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
Saeed Ahmed	78	-	7	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
PR Umrigar	76	-	10	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
GS Sobers	72	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
BF Butcher	71	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
FCM Alexander	70	-	8	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
JS Solomon	69*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
GS Ramchand	67*	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
PE Richardson	67	-	5	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
RB Kanhai	66	-	11	-	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
JS Solomon	66	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
BF Butcher	64*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
W Mathias	64	-	8	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
OG Smith	63	-	6	1	-	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
JKC Holt	63	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
HR Adhikari	63	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
BF Butcher	61	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
BF Butcher	60	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461

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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]