Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RB Kanhai	188*	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	14 Dec 1974	First-class
RG Pollock	167*	-	-	-	-	E. Province	v Robins' XI	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
EJ Barlow	155	-	-	-	-	SABP XI	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
RB Kanhai	134	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	23 Nov 1974	First-class
Y Omar	131	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	23 Nov 1974	First-class
D Bestall	105	-	-	-	-	Natal	v Robins' XI	Durban	1 Mar 1975	First-class
RB Kanhai	104	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1974	First-class
A Barnes	104	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	15 Mar 1975	First-class
RG Pollock	103	-	-	-	-	E. Province	v Robins' XI	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
K Barry	99	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	14 Dec 1974	First-class
BC Francis	96	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
RG Pollock	95	-	-	-	-	SABP XI	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
CT Radley	91	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
WJ van der Linden	87	-	-	-	-	Transvaal	v Robins' XI	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
JF Steele	84	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Natal	Durban	1 Mar 1975	First-class
A Barnes	83	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	15 Feb 1975	First-class
MR Magiet	76	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	18 Jan 1975	First-class
FS Goldstein	73	-	-	-	-	W Province	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
Younis Ahmed	72*	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
A Bhabha	70	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	14 Dec 1974	First-class
AJS Smith	70	-	-	-	-	Natal	v Robins' XI	Durban	1 Mar 1975	First-class
F Timol	69	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	23 Nov 1974	First-class
FC Hayes	69	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Natal	Durban	1 Mar 1975	First-class
EJ Barlow	69	-	-	-	-	W Province	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
RET Morris	69	-	-	-	-	W Province	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
JE Mahoney	68*	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1974	First-class
BL Irvine	68	-	-	-	-	Transvaal	v Robins' XI	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
CT Radley	66	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
FC Hayes	66	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v W Province	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
J Govender	65*	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Durban	14 Dec 1974	First-class
CT Radley	64	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
A Manack	62	-	-	-	-	North SACBOC	v South SACBOC	Johannesburg	8 Feb 1975	First-class
BA Richards	58	-	-	-	-	SABP XI	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
Y Randeree	57*	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Durban	14 Dec 1974	First-class
TJ Jenner	57	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v SABP XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
D Bestall	57*	-	-	-	-	SABP XI	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
N Francis	56	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Durban	15 Mar 1975	First-class
RW Tolchard	55	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v W Province	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
SJ Rouse	53	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
S Magiet	52	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Durban	14 Dec 1974	First-class
M Wilson	51	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1975	First-class
WD Hendricks	50	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Cape Town	23 Nov 1974	First-class
D Govindjee	50	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1975	First-class
JN Shepherd	50*	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
CEB Rice	50*	-	-	-	-	Transvaal	v Robins' XI	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
Y Randeree	49	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	23 Nov 1974	First-class
HR Fotheringham	49	-	-	-	-	Natal	v Robins' XI	Durban	1 Mar 1975	First-class
JN Shepherd	49	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
A Jabaar	48	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Durban	14 Dec 1974	First-class
A Manack	48	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	15 Feb 1975	First-class
Z Hendricks	48	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	15 Feb 1975	First-class
GW Cuddumbey	47	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	18 Jan 1975	First-class
EJ Barlow	47	-	-	-	-	W Province	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
S Chothia	46	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1974	First-class
A Barnes	46	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	15 Feb 1975	First-class
M Wilson	46	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Durban	15 Mar 1975	First-class
I Timol	45	-	-	-	-	South SACBOC	v North SACBOC	Johannesburg	8 Feb 1975	First-class
A Gabru	45	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	15 Mar 1975	First-class
DL Hobson	45	-	-	-	-	W Province	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
AW Greig	45	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v SABP XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
WD Hendricks	44	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1974	First-class
A Gabru	44	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	15 Mar 1975	First-class
D Jacobs	43	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	18 Jan 1975	First-class
S Chothia	43	-	-	-	-	North SACBOC	v South SACBOC	Johannesburg	8 Feb 1975	First-class
Younis Ahmed	42	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
K Barker	42	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Durban	15 Mar 1975	First-class
BL Irvine	42	-	-	-	-	SABP XI	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
AW Greig	42	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v SABP XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
A Barnes	41	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	23 Nov 1974	First-class
J Vaghmaria	41	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	14 Dec 1974	First-class
D Govindjee	40	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	14 Dec 1974	First-class
CJ Abrahams	40	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1974	First-class
S Chothia	40	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Durban	18 Jan 1975	First-class
T Roberts	40	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Durban	18 Jan 1975	First-class
J Vaghmaria	39	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	18 Jan 1975	First-class
JN Shepherd	39	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
S Chothia	39	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Johannesburg	15 Mar 1975	First-class
F Timol	39*	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Durban	15 Mar 1975	First-class
SJ Bezuidenhout	39	-	-	-	-	SABP XI	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	28 Mar 1975	First-class
MR Magiet	38	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1974	First-class
F Timol	38	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1975	First-class
KS McEwan	38	-	-	-	-	E. Province	v Robins' XI	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
KP Reid	38*	-	-	-	-	E. Province	v Robins' XI	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	First-class
CEB Rice	38*	-	-	-	-	Transvaal	v Robins' XI	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
AW Greig	38*	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v W Province	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
J Vaghmaria	37	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Cape Town	23 Nov 1974	First-class
D Govindjee	37	-	-	-	-	EPR (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	15 Feb 1975	First-class
BC Francis	37	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Natal	Durban	1 Mar 1975	First-class
Younis Ahmed	37	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
A Barnes	36	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Durban	18 Jan 1975	First-class
K Barker	36	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v TVL (SACBOC)	Durban	18 Jan 1975	First-class
J Govender	36	-	-	-	-	NTL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Cape Town	15 Feb 1975	First-class
DB Close	36*	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	14 Mar 1975	First-class
RET Morris	36	-	-	-	-	W Province	v Robins' XI	Cape Town	21 Mar 1975	First-class
A Bhabha	35	-	-	-	-	TVL (SACBOC)	v WPR (SACBOC)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1974	First-class
CJ Abrahams	35	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v EPR (SACBOC)	Port Elizabeth	18 Jan 1975	First-class
M Wilson	35	-	-	-	-	South SACBOC	v North SACBOC	Johannesburg	8 Feb 1975	First-class
D Govindjee	35*	-	-	-	-	South SACBOC	v North SACBOC	Johannesburg	8 Feb 1975	First-class
WD Hendricks	35	-	-	-	-	WPR (SACBOC)	v NTL (SACBOC)	Cape Town	15 Feb 1975	First-class
DB Close	35*	-	-	-	-	Robins' XI	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Mar 1975	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:

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