Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs Australia

Players - vs Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KR Rutherford	39	49	6	-	79.59	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
DJ Richardson	31	47	4	-	65.95	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
WJ Cronje	122	192	16	1	63.54	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
G Kirsten	47	75	8	-	62.66	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
KR Rutherford	86	144	9	-	59.72	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	3 Dec 1993	Test # 1238
AC Hudson	102	174	13	-	58.62	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
AH Jones	45	77	6	-	58.44	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
KR Rutherford	55	97	8	-	56.70	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	26 Nov 1993	Test # 1236
JN Rhodes	69	126	6	1	54.76	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
TE Blain	40	78	7	-	51.28	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	26 Nov 1993	Test # 1236
AH Jones	143	283	11	-	50.53	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
WJ Cronje	71	141	5	-	50.35	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
CL Cairns	78	155	11	1	50.32	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
MD Crowe	42	84	5	-	50.00	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
AH Jones	56	113	6	-	49.55	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	3 Dec 1993	Test # 1238
AC Hudson	65	133	11	-	48.87	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
KR Rutherford	36	74	6	-	48.64	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	3 Dec 1993	Test # 1238
TE Blain	42*	88	6	-	47.72	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	3 Dec 1993	Test # 1238
CR Matthews	31*	65	5	1	47.69	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
KC Wessels	50	105	6	-	47.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
JN Rhodes	76*	162	6	1	46.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
G Kirsten	29	62	2	-	46.77	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
MJ Greatbatch	35	76	4	-	46.05	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	3 Dec 1993	Test # 1238
BA Young	53	122	2	-	43.44	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	3 Dec 1993	Test # 1238
AC Hudson	60	145	5	-	41.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
JN Rhodes	78	190	11	-	41.05	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
WJ Cronje	41	101	6	-	40.59	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
DJ Richardson	34	85	3	-	40.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
PN Kirsten	53	133	7	-	39.84	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
G Kirsten	35	90	7	-	38.88	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
AC Hudson	90	233	6	-	38.62	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
BM McMillan	84	223	9	-	37.66	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
BM McMillan	74	200	7	-	37.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
KC Wessels	63*	172	2	-	36.62	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
G Kirsten	67	186	4	-	36.02	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
PN Kirsten	70	203	7	-	34.48	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
G Kirsten	41	121	8	-	33.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
PN Kirsten	79	235	9	-	33.61	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
AC Hudson	49	146	6	-	33.56	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
AC Hudson	64*	201	3	-	31.84	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
TE Blain	36	121	4	-	29.75	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
BA Pocock	28	96	5	-	29.16	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
G Kirsten	43	148	6	-	29.05	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
BA Pocock	34	118	5	-	28.81	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
DJ Richardson	59	205	7	-	28.78	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
JN Rhodes	35*	124	1	-	28.22	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
TE Blain	29	103	3	-	28.15	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	26 Nov 1993	Test # 1236
MD Crowe	31*	111	4	-	27.92	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
AH Jones	47	169	5	-	27.81	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	26 Nov 1993	Test # 1236
DJ Richardson	31	112	3	-	27.67	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
WJ Cronje	26	102	4	-	25.49	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
G Kirsten	41	161	3	-	25.46	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
WJ Cronje	38	152	4	-	25.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
PN Kirsten	49	197	4	-	24.87	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
BA Young	38	167	3	-	22.75	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	3 Dec 1993	Test # 1238
PN Kirsten	42	229	2	-	18.34	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
JN Rhodes	27	149	2	-	18.12	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
PS de Villiers	30	170	-	-	17.64	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246

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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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps