Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RB Simpson	34*	43	1	-	79.06	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
TW Graveney	41	52	4	-	78.84	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
RB Simpson	38	69	4	-	55.07	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
MC Cowdrey	85	155	8	-	54.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
Rev.DS Sheppard	113	218	5	-	51.83	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
MC Cowdrey	113	231	7	-	48.91	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
KF Barrington	35	72	3	-	48.61	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
WM Lawry	52	108	4	-	48.14	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
MC Cowdrey	58*	123	5	-	47.15	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
BK Shepherd	71*	151	8	1	47.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
ER Dexter	93	198	11	-	46.96	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
KF Barrington	35	75	3	-	46.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
ER Dexter	32	71	2	-	45.07	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
R Benaud	36	82	3	-	43.90	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
FS Trueman	32	80	3	-	40.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
RB Simpson	91	228	6	-	39.91	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
AK Davidson	40	104	3	-	38.46	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
RN Harvey	64	170	2	-	37.64	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
BC Booth	103	274	5	-	37.59	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
KD Mackay	49	137	2	-	35.76	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
BC Booth	27	76	1	-	35.52	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
PJP Burge	103	291	9	-	35.39	Australia	v England	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
ER Dexter	52	164	5	-	31.70	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
G Pullar	53	184	3	-	28.80	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
FJ Titmus	32	121	3	-	26.44	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
WM Lawry	57	239	3	-	23.84	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
PH Parfitt	28	156	3	-	17.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
RN Harvey	154	-	18	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
KF Barrington	132*	-	16	2	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
PH Parfitt	131*	-	14	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1963	Test # 540
MC Cowdrey	128*	-	10	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
KF Barrington	126	-	15	1	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1963	Test # 540
BR Knight	125	-	14	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1963	Test # 540
BC Booth	112	-	14	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
KF Barrington	101	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
NCL O'Neill	100	-	14	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
JR Reid	100	-	13	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
ER Dexter	99	-	13	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
WM Lawry	98	-	8	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
KF Barrington	94	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
KD Mackay	86*	-	9	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
MC Cowdrey	86	-	9	1	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1963	Test # 540
PH Parfitt	80	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
KF Barrington	78	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
BC Booth	77	-	7	1	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
KF Barrington	76	-	8	1	-	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
JR Reid	74	-	8	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
NCL O'Neill	73	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
RB Simpson	71	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
RB Simpson	71	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
ER Dexter	70	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
AC Smith	69*	-	11	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
Rev.DS Sheppard	68	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
WR Playle	65	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
BW Yuile	64	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	23 Feb 1963	Test # 540
RW Blair	64*	-	8	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
KF Barrington	63	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
ER Dexter	61	-	6	2	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
RC Motz	60	-	7	1	-	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	23 Feb 1963	Test # 540
FJ Titmus	59*	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
JR Reid	59	-	8	2	-	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	23 Feb 1963	Test # 540
RN Harvey	57	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
R Benaud	57	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
NCL O'Neill	56	-	9	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
G Pullar	56	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
Rev.DS Sheppard	53	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
MC Cowdrey	53	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
PJP Burge	52*	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
R Benaud	51	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
RB Simpson	50	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
R Benaud	48	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
PJP Burge	47*	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
ER Dexter	47	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
KF Barrington	47	-	5	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
AK Davidson	46	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
R Illingworth	46	-	6	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
ER Dexter	46	-	7	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
WM Lawry	45*	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
KF Barrington	45	-	5	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
BW Sinclair	44	-	6	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
MC Cowdrey	43	-	2	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
Rev.DS Sheppard	42	-	3	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
GT Dowling	40	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
RN Harvey	39	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
FS Trueman	38	-	5	2	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
AE Dick	38*	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
TW Graveney	36*	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
BW Sinclair	36	-	3	-	-	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
MC Cowdrey	35*	-	5	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
BC Booth	34	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
FJ Titmus	34	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
G Pullar	33	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
FJ Titmus	33	-	2	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
MC Cowdrey	32	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963	Test # 538
RB Simpson	32	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
BR Knight	32	-	2	2	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542
Rev.DS Sheppard	31	-	1	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962	Test # 535
ER Dexter	31	-	5	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
BR Knight	31	-	3	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	1 Mar 1963	Test # 541
Rev.DS Sheppard	31	-	2	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963	Test # 542

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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]