Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - New Zealand

Players - New Zealand

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IDS Smith	173	136	23	3	127.20	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
SA Thomson	43*	51	8	0	84.31	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
Sir RJ Hadlee	87	108	14	0	80.55	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
MJ Greatbatch	43	57	4	1	75.43	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
Sir RJ Hadlee	28	38	4	0	73.68	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
MD Crowe	113	174	17	0	64.94	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
JG Wright	117*	197	17	1	59.39	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
AH Jones	52	93	4	1	55.91	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
MJ Greatbatch	76	139	13	0	54.67	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
JG Wright	113*	208	12	1	54.32	New Zealand	v India	Napier	9 Feb 1990	Test # 1138
KR Rutherford	69	128	5	1	53.90	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
MD Crowe	62	139	10	0	44.60	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
JJ Crowe	49	115	8	0	42.60	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
MJ Greatbatch	46	108	3	0	42.59	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
CL Cairns	28	67	5	0	41.79	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
JG Wright	185	443	23	0	41.76	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
AH Jones	170*	446	15	2	38.11	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
JG Wright	74	195	10	1	37.94	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
MD Crowe	30	89	4	0	33.70	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
AH Jones	33*	99	5	0	33.33	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
JG Wright	34	110	4	0	30.90	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
MJ Greatbatch	146*	485	17	0	30.10	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
TJ Franklin	50	193	6	1	25.90	New Zealand	v India	Napier	9 Feb 1990	Test # 1138
TJ Franklin	28	113	3	0	24.77	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
JG Wright	36	149	3	0	24.16	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
MC Snedden	33*	142	3	0	23.23	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129

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