Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IVA Richards	110*	58	7	7	189.65	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
IVA Richards	34	20	4	2	170.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
CG Greenidge	37	23	6	0	160.86	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
CJ McDermott	72	57	11	1	126.31	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	18 Oct 1985	First-class
JJ Crowe	38	31	5	0	122.58	N Zealanders	v South Aust	Adelaide	26 Oct 1985	First-class
Sir RJ Hadlee	54	45	4	3	120.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
TM Moody	59	50	6	2	118.00	West Aust	v Tasmania	Hobart	24 Jan 1986	First-class
IDS Smith	28	24	4	0	116.66	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
MA Holding	73	63	6	4	115.87	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
RB Gartrell	104	91	16	2	114.28	West Aust	v Tasmania	Hobart	24 Jan 1986	First-class
GRJ Matthews	32	28	4	0	114.28	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
BL Cairns	25	24	1	2	104.16	N Zealanders	v South Aust	Adelaide	26 Oct 1985	First-class
Qasim Umar	52	50	8	0	104.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
IT Botham	29	28	3	2	103.57	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
HA Page	33*	33	5	0	100.00	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Cape Town	1 Jan 1986	First-class
K Srikkanth	116	117	19	1	99.14	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
RG Pollock	65*	66	12	0	98.48	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1986	First-class
AJ Lamb	62	64	11	0	96.87	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
K Srikkanth	86	89	16	0	96.62	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
RB Phillips	77*	80	5	3	96.25	Queensland	v N Zealanders	Brisbane	1 Nov 1985	First-class
RA Harper	60	66	5	2	90.90	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
DI Gower	66	73	8	0	90.41	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
AR Border	102	116	11	2	87.93	Queensland	v N Zealanders	Brisbane	1 Nov 1985	First-class
N Kapil Dev	42	48	3	0	87.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
JE Emburey	35*	40	6	0	87.50	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
DI Gower	90	104	10	1	86.53	England	v West Indies	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
ST Jefferies	43*	50	6	0	86.00	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Durban	26 Dec 1985	First-class
DI Gower	66	79	11	0	83.54	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
CG Greenidge	45	55	4	3	81.81	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
IVA Richards	26	32	5	0	81.25	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
MD Marshall	62*	77	7	0	80.51	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
N Kapil Dev	38	48	8	0	79.16	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
IVA Richards	87	110	11	1	79.09	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
GS Trimble	90	115	12	1	78.26	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	18 Oct 1985	First-class
IT Botham	25	32	2	0	78.12	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
TG Hogan	53	68	7	2	77.94	Aust XI	v SAf XI	Durban	26 Dec 1985	First-class
SMH Kirmani	35	45	4	0	77.77	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
GS le Roux	28	36	1	3	77.77	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Durban	26 Dec 1985	First-class
GM Ritchie	86	111	11	0	77.47	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	18 Oct 1985	First-class
P Gonnella	36	47	5	0	76.59	West Aust	v Tasmania	Hobart	24 Jan 1986	First-class
M Azharuddin	59*	78	5	0	75.64	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
TG Hogan	28	38	3	0	73.68	Aust XI	v SAf XI	Cape Town	1 Jan 1986	First-class
MA Holding	25	34	3	1	73.52	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
KH MacLeay	60	82	6	0	73.17	West Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	29 Nov 1985	First-class
AJ Lamb	49	67	8	1	73.13	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
DL Haynes	70	96	7	2	72.91	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
RB Richardson	102	140	19	1	72.85	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
KA McKenzie	72	99	7	1	72.72	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1986	First-class
N Kapil Dev	55	76	6	0	72.36	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
JV Coney	93	129	8	1	72.09	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
IVA Richards	51	71	4	2	71.83	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
RJ Bright	38	53	4	0	71.69	Victoria	v Queensland	Brisbane	18 Oct 1985	First-class
SB Smith	116	163	17	0	71.16	Aust XI	v SAf XI	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1986	First-class
Sir RJ Hadlee	26	37	2	1	70.27	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
GS le Roux	45	65	5	1	69.23	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Cape Town	1 Jan 1986	First-class
JG Bracewell	83*	120	8	0	69.16	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
DW Hookes	38*	55	4	0	69.09	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
Sir RJ Hadlee	33	48	4	0	68.75	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
EB McSweeney	26*	38	5	0	68.42	N Zealanders	v South Aust	Adelaide	26 Oct 1985	First-class
P Willey	71	104	9	1	68.26	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
AR Border	194	285	23	4	68.07	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	18 Oct 1985	First-class
JJ Crowe	35	52	5	1	67.30	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
JV Coney	46*	69	6	0	66.66	N Zealanders	v Queensland	Brisbane	1 Nov 1985	First-class
DM Smith	32	48	5	0	66.66	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
MD Crowe	242*	364	41	1	66.48	N Zealanders	v South Aust	Adelaide	26 Oct 1985	First-class
MD Marshall	76	115	8	2	66.08	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
GRJ Matthews	100*	152	9	2	65.78	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
HR Fotheringham	100*	154	16	1	64.93	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Durban	26 Dec 1985	First-class
A Ranatunga	135*	208	14	4	64.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
CJ McDermott	36	56	1	0	64.28	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
KC Wessels	32	50	2	0	64.00	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	18 Oct 1985	First-class
K Srikkanth	51	80	8	0	63.75	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
RG Pollock	79	124	10	1	63.70	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Cape Town	1 Jan 1986	First-class
RG Pollock	108	170	13	0	63.52	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Durban	26 Dec 1985	First-class
DI Gower	47	74	8	0	63.51	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
P Gonnella	134	211	13	0	63.50	West Aust	v Tasmania	Hobart	24 Jan 1986	First-class
H Frei	43	68	6	0	63.23	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	18 Oct 1985	First-class
DW Hookes	42	67	6	0	62.68	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
CG Greenidge	42	67	8	0	62.68	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
K Srikkanth	38	61	3	0	62.29	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
GN Yallop	51	82	8	0	62.19	Aust XI	v SAf XI	Cape Town	1 Jan 1986	First-class
MD Taylor	109	176	14	1	61.93	Aust XI	v SAf XI	Durban	26 Dec 1985	First-class
GA Bishop	202	328	18	3	61.58	South Aust	v N Zealanders	Adelaide	26 Oct 1985	First-class
DF Whatmore	109	177	13	1	61.58	Victoria	v Queensland	Brisbane	18 Oct 1985	First-class
GRJ Matthews	111	181	9	0	61.32	NSW	v N Zealanders	Sydney	15 Nov 1985	First-class
JJ Crowe	79*	129	12	1	61.24	N Zealanders	v Queensland	Brisbane	1 Nov 1985	First-class
SJ Cook	91	149	12	0	61.07	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Cape Town	1 Jan 1986	First-class
CG Greenidge	58	95	10	0	61.05	West Indies	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
JF Reid	34	56	6	0	60.71	N Zealanders	v NSW	Sydney	15 Nov 1985	First-class
MD Crowe	137	226	21	0	60.61	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
RT Robinson	43	71	7	0	60.56	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
GM Wood	102	170	7	2	60.00	West Aust	v Tasmania	Hobart	24 Jan 1986	First-class
Sir RJ Hadlee	72*	120	11	1	60.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
DJ Buckingham	57	95	7	0	60.00	Tasmania	v West Aust	Hobart	24 Jan 1986	First-class
GS Trimble	49	82	3	3	59.75	Queensland	v N Zealanders	Brisbane	1 Nov 1985	First-class
DM Smith	47	79	8	0	59.49	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
PJL Dujon	54	91	9	0	59.34	West Indies	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
KJ Hughes	38	65	3	0	58.46	Aust XI	v SAf XI	Durban	26 Dec 1985	First-class
GRJ Matthews	32*	55	0	2	58.18	NSW	v N Zealanders	Sydney	15 Nov 1985	First-class
GA Gooch	51	88	5	0	57.95	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036

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