Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN Australia

Players IN Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BC Booth	169*	175	24	-	96.57	NSW	v West Aust	Sydney	8 Nov 1963	First-class
RB Simpson	247*	282	22	-	87.58	NSW	v West Aust	Sydney	8 Nov 1963	First-class
EJ Barlow	35	48	5	-	72.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
PJP Burge	283	414	42	1	68.35	Queensland	v NSW	Brisbane	25 Oct 1963	First-class
RB Simpson	31	47	2	-	65.95	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
PJP Burge	36	56	6	-	64.28	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
G Thomas	127	198	16	1	64.14	NSW	v West Aust	Sydney	8 Nov 1963	First-class
NCL O'Neill	88	141	8	-	62.41	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
WM Lawry	157	255	19	-	61.56	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
RB Simpson	58	97	3	-	59.79	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
RB Simpson	31	53	3	-	58.49	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
RB Simpson	359	629	33	-	57.07	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	25 Oct 1963	First-class
WM Lawry	89	160	4	-	55.62	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
RB Simpson	55*	104	5	-	52.88	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
EJ Barlow	54	104	5	-	51.92	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
RG Pollock	122	237	19	1	51.47	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
BC Booth	121	236	15	-	51.27	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	25 Oct 1963	First-class
RB Simpson	28	55	2	-	50.90	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
DT Lindsay	65	129	8	-	50.38	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
GD McKenzie	76	153	6	2	49.67	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
BC Booth	75	152	5	-	49.34	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
R Benaud	80	164	9	-	48.78	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	25 Oct 1963	First-class
R Benaud	90	187	5	-	48.12	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
KC Bland	50	104	5	-	48.07	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
GR Reynolds	121	261	16	1	46.36	Queensland	v NSW	Brisbane	25 Oct 1963	First-class
PL van der Merwe	31	67	4	-	46.26	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
TL Goddard	80	174	4	-	45.97	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
ATW Grout	29	65	2	-	44.61	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
BC Booth	102*	233	5	-	43.77	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
EJ Barlow	109	252	11	-	43.25	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
BK Shepherd	96	222	10	-	43.24	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
R Benaud	43	102	3	-	42.15	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
JHB Waite	77	183	4	-	42.07	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
TL Goddard	44*	105	2	-	41.90	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
PJP Burge	56	137	7	-	40.87	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
KC Bland	85	213	10	-	39.90	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
TR Veivers	43	110	3	-	39.09	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
RG Pollock	42	108	5	-	38.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
IR Redpath	97	254	14	-	38.18	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
KC Bland	126	331	13	1	38.06	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
EJ Barlow	32*	87	3	-	36.78	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
TL Goddard	93	256	3	-	36.32	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
IR Redpath	25	71	-	-	35.21	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
TL Goddard	84	265	2	-	31.69	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
TR Veivers	39	127	2	-	30.70	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
PJP Burge	26*	85	4	-	30.58	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
PJP Burge	39	129	5	-	30.23	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
BC Booth	87	288	8	-	30.20	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
KC Bland	51	172	2	-	29.65	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AJ Pithey	76	271	7	-	28.04	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
AJ Pithey	53*	224	3	-	23.66	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AJ Pithey	49	242	2	-	20.24	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
SC Trimble	252*	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1964	First-class
RB Simpson	246	-	23	-	-	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
EJ Barlow	209	-	21	-	-	Sth Africans	v WA Comb. XI	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
PJP Burge	205*	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v West Aust	Brisbane	15 Nov 1963	First-class
IM Chappell	205*	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	10 Jan 1964	First-class
EJ Barlow	201	-	27	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
GS Sobers	195	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	1 Jan 1964	First-class
RG Pollock	175	-	18	3	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
BC Booth	169	-	19	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
RM Cowper	167	-	-	-	-	Victoria	v West Aust	Melbourne	22 Nov 1963	First-class
IR Huntington	164	-	-	-	-	Victoria	v NSW	Sydney	24 Jan 1964	First-class
BC Booth	162*	-	-	-	-	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Jan 1964	First-class
PI Philpott	156	-	-	-	-	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	1 Jan 1964	First-class
KN Slater	154	-	-	-	-	West Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	15 Nov 1963	First-class
BK Shepherd	149	-	16	-	-	West Aust	v NSW	Sydney	8 Nov 1963	First-class
LE Favell	141	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v West Aust	Adelaide	29 Nov 1963	First-class
JF Parker	139*	-	-	-	-	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	7 Feb 1964	First-class
GS Sobers	138	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	17 Jan 1964	First-class
LE Favell	137*	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	1 Nov 1963	First-class
GR Reynolds	136	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	10 Jan 1964	First-class
SC Trimble	136*	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	31 Jan 1964	First-class
RB Simpson	135	-	-	-	-	NSW	v Victoria	Melbourne	26 Dec 1963	First-class
RC Jordon	134	-	-	-	-	Victoria	v South Aust	Adelaide	21 Feb 1964	First-class
R Benaud	132	-	16	-	-	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
BK Shepherd	132*	-	-	-	-	West Aust	v Queensland	W.A.C.A	19 Dec 1963	First-class
IR Huntington	130	-	-	-	-	Victoria	v West Aust	Melbourne	22 Nov 1963	First-class
WM Lawry	130*	-	-	-	-	Victoria	v Queensland	Melbourne	12 Dec 1963	First-class
D Chadwick	129	-	-	-	-	West Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	15 Nov 1963	First-class
RG Pollock	127*	-	22	-	-	Sth Africans	v WA Comb. XI	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
SC Trimble	124	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	25 Dec 1963	First-class
GS Sobers	124	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v NSW	Adelaide	31 Jan 1964	First-class
GS Sobers	124	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v Victoria	Adelaide	21 Feb 1964	First-class
GR Reynolds	123	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	25 Dec 1963	First-class
J Potter	122	-	-	-	-	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	1 Nov 1963	First-class
GS Sobers	122	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	25 Dec 1963	First-class
KD Walters	120	-	-	-	-	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	1 Jan 1964	First-class
R Benaud	120*	-	-	-	-	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Jan 1964	First-class
WM Lawry	119	-	-	-	-	Victoria	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	28 Feb 1964	First-class
BN Jarman	118	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	1 Jan 1964	First-class
R Benaud	118	-	-	-	-	NSW	v South Aust	Sydney	17 Jan 1964	First-class
LE Favell	115	-	-	-	-	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	17 Jan 1964	First-class
D Chadwick	114	-	-	-	-	West Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	22 Nov 1963	First-class
EJ Barlow	114	-	13	-	-	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
SC Trimble	113	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	31 Jan 1964	First-class
IR Redpath	109	-	-	-	-	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	1 Nov 1963	First-class
KD Walters	109*	-	-	-	-	NSW	v Victoria	Melbourne	26 Dec 1963	First-class
GR Reynolds	107	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	19 Dec 1963	First-class
SC Trimble	106	-	-	-	-	Queensland	v West Aust	Brisbane	15 Nov 1963	First-class

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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:

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613 - Live]
>> 59/3 (14.0 ov, JE Root 11*, HC Brook 6*, NM Lyon 2/14) - Lunch

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614 - Live]
>> 169/0 (45.2 ov, TWM Latham 71*, DP Conway 95*, RL Chase 0/26)

Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers at Sydney, Big Bash League 4th Match, Dec 17, 2025 [Twenty20]