Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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
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
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
RB Simpson	28	55	2	-	50.90	Australia	v South Africa	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	90	187	5	-	48.12	Australia	v South Africa	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
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
PJP Burge	56	137	7	-	40.87	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
TR Veivers	43	110	3	-	39.09	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
IR Redpath	97	254	14	-	38.18	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
IR Redpath	25	71	-	-	35.21	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
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
RB Simpson	246	-	23	-	-	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
BC Booth	169	-	19	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
BW Sinclair	138	-	22	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
R Benaud	132	-	16	-	-	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
PJP Burge	91	-	3	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
WM Lawry	87*	-	10	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
NCL O'Neill	82	-	10	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
HK Joynt	81	-	6	-	-	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
RB Simpson	78	-	5	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
BK Shepherd	78	-	9	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
BK Shepherd	70	-	7	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
NCL O'Neill	66	-	6	1	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
SN McGregor	62	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
ME Chapple	59	-	6	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
BC Booth	58	-	6	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
SG Gedye	55	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
GC Becker	53	-	3	-	-	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
SG Gedye	52	-	3	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
BW Sinclair	52	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
JT Sparling	49	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
BW Sinclair	44	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
R Benaud	43	-	6	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
WM Lawry	43	-	7	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
GD McKenzie	39	-	4	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
SN McGregor	39	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
GD McKenzie	38	-	6	-	-	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
WM Lawry	38	-	5	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
ME Chapple	37	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
JR Reid	37	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
RB Simpson	34	-	2	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
R Benaud	34	-	4	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
RB Simpson	34	-	1	-	-	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
GT Dowling	32	-	3	1	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
WP Bradburn	32	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
SN McGregor	29	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
RW Blair	26*	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
SG Gedye	25	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559

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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

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>> 229/5 (75.0 ov, C Esterhuizen 25*, L Sipamla 0*, O Cele 0/17) - Stumps

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>> 58/1 (24.0 ov, N Roux 35*, L Sizani 14*, O Modimokoane 0/11) - Stumps

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