Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RG Pollock	77*	77	6	1	100.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
BK Shepherd	43*	46	7	-	93.47	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RW Barber	97	111	10	-	87.38	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
EJ Barlow	42	52	5	-	80.76	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
Intikhab Alam	61	83	6	-	73.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RB Simpson	47	64	3	-	73.43	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
Saeed Ahmed	80	110	8	-	72.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
TR Veivers	88	130	8	-	67.69	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
BC Booth	57	98	3	-	58.16	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RG Pollock	137	236	18	-	58.05	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
BK Shepherd	55	98	6	-	56.12	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
BN Jarman	33	61	3	-	54.09	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RM Cowper	83	155	8	-	53.54	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
Hanif Mohammad	104	195	8	-	53.33	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
EJ Barlow	96	192	11	-	50.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
KC Bland	55	116	5	1	47.41	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
PH Parfitt	122*	289	18	-	42.21	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
WM Lawry	41	98	2	-	41.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
Hanif Mohammad	93	228	12	-	40.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
AJ Pithey	95	261	13	-	36.39	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
Javed Burki	47	133	5	-	35.33	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
G Boycott	76*	247	12	-	30.76	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
G Boycott	117	396	12	-	29.54	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
Abdul Kadir	35	125	2	-	28.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
Javed Burki	29	107	2	-	27.10	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
G Boycott	73	284	2	-	25.70	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
Nasim-ul-Ghani	27	131	2	-	20.61	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
WM Lawry	210	-	-	3	-	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	5 May 1965	Test # 589
Hanif Mohammad	203*	-	33	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	2 Apr 1965	Test # 586
RB Simpson	201	-	-	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	5 May 1965	Test # 589
SM Nurse	201	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	5 May 1965	Test # 589
DN Sardesai	200*	-	25	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965	Test # 582
ER Dexter	172	-	28	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
Saeed Ahmed	172	-	18	1	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	9 Apr 1965	Test # 587
Khalid Ibadulla	166	-	20	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	24 Oct 1964	Test # 569
AJ Pithey	154	-	12	1	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
RB Simpson	153	-	13	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964	Test # 569
MAK Pataudi	153	-	29	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Eden Gardens	5 Mar 1965	Test # 581
B Sutcliffe	151*	-	24	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	5 Mar 1965	Test # 581
KF Barrington	148*	-	9	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
KC Bland	144*	-	17	2	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
RM Cowper	143	-	18	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965	Test # 584
EJ Barlow	138	-	16	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
BW Sinclair	130	-	12	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	2 Apr 1965	Test # 586
GT Dowling	129	-	17	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965	Test # 582
RB Kanhai	129	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	5 May 1965	Test # 589
MAK Pataudi	128*	-	17	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
JR Reid	128	-	15	3	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	9 Apr 1965	Test # 587
Mohammad Ilyas	126	-	15	1	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	9 Apr 1965	Test # 587
KF Barrington	121	-	16	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
MJK Smith	121	-	12	1	-	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
RB Kanhai	121	-	12	2	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	14 May 1965	Test # 590
BC Booth	117	-	-	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965	Test # 584
BF Butcher	117	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965	Test # 584
RB Simpson	115	-	15	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964	Test # 569
MAK Pataudi	113	-	17	2	-	India	v New Zealand	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583
TL Goddard	112	-	10	3	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
CG Borde	109	-	17	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965	Test # 582
JM Parks	108*	-	10	-	-	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
DN Sardesai	106	-	18	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583
BR Taylor	105	-	14	3	-	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	5 Mar 1965	Test # 581
VL Manjrekar	102*	-	14	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	27 Feb 1965	Test # 579
RM Cowper	102	-	-	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	5 May 1965	Test # 589
Hanif Mohammad	100*	-	18	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1965	Test # 577
JR Reid	97	-	16	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	22 Jan 1965	Test # 574
RW Morgan	97	-	13	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	12 Feb 1965	Test # 577
Abdul Kadir	95	-	9	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	24 Oct 1964	Test # 569
Hanumant Singh	94	-	18	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
KF Barrington	93	-	11	1	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
FM Engineer	90	-	14	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	27 Feb 1965	Test # 579
CC Hunte	89	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965	Test # 584
RB Kanhai	89	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965	Test # 588
Mohammad Ilyas	88	-	10	1	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1965	Test # 577
JR Reid	88	-	13	1	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	2 Apr 1965	Test # 586
Saeed Ahmed	87	-	14	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1965	Test # 577
CG Borde	87	-	16	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583
MAK Pataudi	86	-	11	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
AJ Pithey	85	-	10	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
GT Dowling	83	-	6	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	2 Apr 1965	Test # 586
JR Reid	82	-	10	4	-	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	5 Mar 1965	Test # 581
RW Morgan	82	-	11	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583
Hanumant Singh	82	-	15	1	-	India	v New Zealand	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583
RM Cowper	81	-	13	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
CC Hunte	81	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	3 Mar 1965	Test # 580
CC Hunte	81	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	5 May 1965	Test # 589
PJP Burge	80	-	15	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
Majid Khan	80	-	12	-	-	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	2 Apr 1965	Test # 586
BN Jarman	78	-	10	1	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
KC Bland	78	-	9	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
EJ Barlow	78	-	10	-	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
RB Simpson	77	-	8	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
TW Jarvis	77	-	13	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583
JS Solomon	76	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	3 Mar 1965	Test # 580
BR Taylor	76	-	13	1	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	27 Mar 1965	Test # 585
JR Reid	76	-	7	2	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	9 Apr 1965	Test # 587
RG Nadkarni	75	-	10	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	27 Feb 1965	Test # 579
Hanumant Singh	75*	-	11	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965	Test # 582
CC Hunte	75	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	5 May 1965	Test # 589
TR Veivers	74	-	8	3	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
BC Booth	74	-	8	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567

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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 - Live]
>> 248/3 (59.0 ov, TM Head 141*, SPD Smith 4*, MJ Potts 0/95)

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]