Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
EJ Barlow	35	48	5	0	72.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
EJ Barlow	54	104	5	0	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
DT Lindsay	65	129	8	0	50.38	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
KC Bland	50	104	5	0	48.07	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
PL van der Merwe	31	67	4	0	46.26	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
TL Goddard	80	174	4	0	45.97	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
EJ Barlow	109	252	11	0	43.25	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
JHB Waite	77	183	4	0	42.07	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
TL Goddard	44*	105	2	0	41.90	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
KC Bland	85	213	10	0	39.90	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
RG Pollock	42	108	5	0	38.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
KC Bland	126	331	13	1	38.06	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
EJ Barlow	32*	87	3	0	36.78	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
TL Goddard	93	256	3	0	36.32	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
TL Goddard	84	265	2	0	31.69	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
KC Bland	51	172	2	0	29.65	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AJ Pithey	76	271	7	0	28.04	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
AJ Pithey	53*	224	3	0	23.66	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AJ Pithey	49	242	2	0	20.24	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
EJ Barlow	201	-	27	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
RG Pollock	175	-	18	3	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
EJ Barlow	114	-	13	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
EJ Barlow	92	-	14	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
KC Bland	83	-	7	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
TL Goddard	73	-	7	1	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
JHB Waite	66	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
TL Goddard	63	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
EJ Barlow	61	-	9	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
EJ Barlow	58	-	9	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
TL Goddard	52	-	7	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
EJ Barlow	49	-	1	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
EJ Barlow	47*	-	6	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
KC Bland	46*	-	7	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
PL van der Merwe	44	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
DT Lindsay	41	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
JHB Waite	41	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
KC Bland	40	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
TL Goddard	40	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
WS Farrer	39	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
WS Farrer	38*	-	6	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
PR Carlstein	37	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
DT Lindsay	37	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
TL Goddard	34	-	2	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
TL Goddard	34*	-	3	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
KC Bland	33	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
TL Goddard	33	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
AJ Pithey	31	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
JHB Waite	30	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
WS Farrer	30	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
RG Pollock	30	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
JHB Waite	28	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
DT Lindsay	27	-	6	0	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
RG Pollock	25	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548

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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

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]