Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN Australia

Players IN Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JE Emburey	46	30	10	1	153.33	England XI	v Tasmania	Hobart	18 Dec 1986	First-class
IT Botham	86	67	11	4	128.35	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Oct 1986	First-class
IT Botham	48	38	9	-	126.31	England XI	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
IT Botham	70	62	10	-	112.90	England XI	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
NA Foster	46*	44	8	-	104.54	England XI	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
GM Wood	34*	33	6	-	103.03	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1986	First-class
NA Foster	74*	74	8	2	100.00	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Oct 1986	First-class
CD Matthews	56	57	8	2	98.24	West Aust	v England XI	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
NA Foster	25	26	4	-	96.15	England XI	v Tasmania	Hobart	18 Dec 1986	First-class
DI Gower	38	42	5	-	90.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
GM Ritchie	52	58	6	-	89.65	Queensland	v England XI	Brisbane	24 Oct 1986	First-class
WS Andrews	69	78	12	-	88.46	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1986	First-class
RA Harper	118	134	12	3	88.05	West Indians	v Queensland	Townsville	11 Jan 1987	First-class
AJ de Winter	25*	29	3	-	86.20	Tasmania	v West Aust	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
DI Gower	48	56	7	-	85.71	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DI Gower	28*	33	4	-	84.84	England XI	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
IT Botham	138	174	13	4	79.31	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GM Wood	35	45	5	-	77.77	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1986	First-class
DI Gower	136	175	16	-	77.71	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DW Hookes	104	135	10	2	77.03	South Aust	v England XI	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
MW Gatting	30	39	5	-	76.92	England XI	v Tasmania	Hobart	18 Dec 1986	First-class
AJ Lamb	46	60	10	-	76.66	England XI	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
CD Matthews	65	85	7	2	76.47	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1986	First-class
JJ Whitaker	48	64	7	-	75.00	England XI	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
VJ Marks	45	62	6	-	72.58	West Aust	v Tasmania	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
MW Gatting	100	141	15	-	70.92	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
AJ Lamb	36	51	4	1	70.58	England XI	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
AR Border	47	67	5	1	70.14	Queensland	v England XI	Brisbane	24 Oct 1986	First-class
CD Matthews	42	60	1	1	70.00	West Aust	v Tasmania	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
AJ Lamb	105	151	14	-	69.53	England XI	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
HA Gomes	164*	236	17	-	69.49	West Indians	v Queensland	Townsville	11 Jan 1987	First-class
WB Phillips	116	167	15	-	69.46	South Aust	v England XI	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
SR Waugh	28	41	3	-	68.29	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
AJ Lamb	63	93	9	1	67.74	England XI	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
SR Waugh	79*	117	10	-	67.52	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
JJ Whitaker	37	56	4	1	66.07	England XI	v Tasmania	Hobart	18 Dec 1986	First-class
SP O'Donnell	77	117	8	1	65.81	Victoria	v England XI	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
GA Bishop	67	102	6	-	65.68	South Aust	v England XI	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
GM Wood	53	81	8	-	65.43	West Aust	v England XI	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
TM Moody	111	170	12	-	65.29	West Aust	v Tasmania	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
AJ Lamb	65	101	10	-	64.35	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Oct 1986	First-class
GM Ritchie	36	56	3	-	64.28	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
CJ Richards	133	207	16	-	64.25	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
SR Waugh	71	111	4	1	63.96	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
JJ Whitaker	108	171	13	1	63.15	England XI	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
AB Henschell	130*	210	12	2	61.90	Queensland	v West Indians	Townsville	11 Jan 1987	First-class
GF Lawson	26	42	4	-	61.90	NSW	v England XI	Newcastle	21 Nov 1986	First-class
GRJ Matthews	73*	119	12	1	61.34	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
GA Bishop	135	223	14	1	60.53	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	18 Dec 1986	First-class
BN French	58	97	6	-	59.79	England XI	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
MW Gatting	96	161	10	1	59.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GA Bishop	31	52	2	1	59.61	South Aust	v England XI	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
GR Marsh	48	81	7	-	59.25	West Aust	v Tasmania	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
TM Moody	45	76	7	-	59.21	West Aust	v England XI	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
DF Whatmore	43	74	6	-	58.10	Victoria	v England XI	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
DM Jones	62	107	8	-	57.94	Victoria	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1986	First-class
DL Haynes	67	116	8	-	57.75	West Indians	v Queensland	Townsville	11 Jan 1987	First-class
GA Hughes	68	120	7	1	56.66	Tasmania	v West Aust	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
MW Gatting	35	62	5	-	56.45	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Oct 1986	First-class
PAJ DeFreitas	40	71	6	-	56.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GRJ Matthews	45	80	8	-	56.25	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DI Gower	51	91	6	-	56.04	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
CWJ Athey	55	100	5	-	55.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
BC Broad	63	115	6	-	54.78	England XI	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
AJ Lamb	55	101	8	-	54.45	England XI	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
NA Foster	25	46	4	-	54.34	England XI	v NSW	Newcastle	21 Nov 1986	First-class
MW Gatting	70	129	8	-	54.26	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
TJ Zoehrer	39	72	3	-	54.16	West Aust	v Tasmania	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
IT Botham	40*	74	3	3	54.05	England XI	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
SR Waugh	47	87	5	1	54.02	NSW	v England XI	Newcastle	21 Nov 1986	First-class
GR Marsh	124	230	16	-	53.91	West Aust	v England XI	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
AR Border	70	130	7	-	53.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
RM Ellison	42	78	3	1	53.84	Tasmania	v West Aust	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
TJ Zoehrer	29	54	5	-	53.70	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
IT Botham	29	54	4	-	53.70	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
AMJ Hilditch	131	245	11	-	53.46	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	18 Dec 1986	First-class
WS Andrews	31	58	3	-	53.44	West Aust	v England XI	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
VJ Marks	55	103	7	-	53.39	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1986	First-class
DM Jones	29	55	3	1	52.72	Victoria	v England XI	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
DJ Buckingham	43*	83	6	-	51.80	Tasmania	v England XI	Hobart	18 Dec 1986	First-class
BC Broad	162	313	25	-	51.75	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
MW Gatting	61	118	11	-	51.69	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GR Dilley	32	62	4	-	51.61	England XI	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
AR Border	49	95	8	-	51.57	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
SP O'Donnell	86	167	10	4	51.49	Victoria	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1986	First-class
CWJ Athey	58	113	6	-	51.32	England XI	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
WS Andrews	64	125	5	1	51.20	West Aust	v Tasmania	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
GM Ritchie	33	65	6	-	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DI Gower	72	144	12	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
AJ Lamb	40	80	7	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GRJ Matthews	56*	115	5	-	48.69	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
BC Broad	33	68	7	-	48.52	England XI	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	7 Nov 1986	First-class
PH Edmonds	27	56	4	-	48.21	England XI	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
SR Waugh	49	103	3	-	47.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
KH MacLeay	39	82	3	1	47.56	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1986	First-class
AJ de Winter	35	74	6	-	47.29	Tasmania	v West Aust	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
MA Taylor	186	395	19	-	47.08	NSW	v South Aust	Sydney	18 Dec 1986	First-class
DC Boon	29	62	5	-	46.77	Tasmania	v England XI	Hobart	18 Dec 1986	First-class
RD Woolley	79	169	10	-	46.74	Tasmania	v West Aust	Devonport	21 Nov 1986	First-class
AJ Lamb	43	92	5	-	46.73	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062

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