Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
CJ McDermott	31	23	4	1	134.78	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
MJ Slater	26	32	3	-	81.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
CJ McDermott	29*	38	4	-	76.31	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
DC Boon	32*	45	4	-	71.11	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
MJ Slater	53	82	6	-	64.63	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
DM Jones	34	53	1	-	64.15	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	4 Dec 1993	First-class
ME Waugh	42	66	4	1	63.63	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
MJ Slater	26	41	3	-	63.41	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
BJ Hodge	80	129	10	-	62.01	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	4 Dec 1993	First-class
IA Healy	41	68	3	-	60.29	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	20 Dec 1993	First-class
SR Waugh	164	276	19	-	59.42	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
DJ Ramshaw	41	69	1	-	59.42	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	4 Dec 1993	First-class
ME Waugh	84	144	5	1	58.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
DC Boon	38	67	2	-	56.71	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
SR Waugh	45*	82	6	-	54.87	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
AR Border	34	64	4	-	53.12	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
IA Healy	55	104	8	-	52.88	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
SR Waugh	86	164	14	-	52.43	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
IA Healy	61	118	8	-	51.69	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
MA Taylor	70	137	6	-	51.09	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
TJ Barsby	99	194	12	-	51.03	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	20 Dec 1993	First-class
ME Waugh	113*	222	13	-	50.90	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
MA Taylor	38	75	4	-	50.66	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
MJ Slater	43*	85	5	-	50.58	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
JP Maher	50*	99	2	-	50.50	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	20 Dec 1993	First-class
SG Law	33	67	5	-	49.25	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	20 Dec 1993	First-class
PR Reiffel	32*	65	4	-	49.23	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
DW Fleming	54*	110	5	-	49.09	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	4 Dec 1993	First-class
MA Taylor	170	349	12	-	48.71	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
IA Healy	30	63	4	-	47.61	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
MJ Slater	95	202	11	-	47.02	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
ME Waugh	28	60	4	-	46.66	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
DC Boon	83	178	10	-	46.62	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
SG Law	56	121	5	-	46.28	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	20 Dec 1993	First-class
DC Boon	37	80	6	-	46.25	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
C Howard	41*	89	3	-	46.06	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	4 Dec 1993	First-class
DR Martyn	59	135	5	-	43.70	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
MJ Slater	41	96	6	-	42.70	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
DM Jones	38	89	4	-	42.69	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	4 Dec 1993	First-class
SR Waugh	64	150	9	-	42.66	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
ME Waugh	43	101	5	-	42.57	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
DC Boon	50	125	8	-	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
MG Hughes	26*	69	2	-	37.68	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
DC Boon	96	257	11	-	37.35	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
MA Taylor	62	169	2	-	36.68	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
MJ Slater	32	89	1	-	35.95	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
MJ Slater	92	262	5	-	35.11	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
DJ Ramshaw	71	206	5	1	34.46	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	4 Dec 1993	First-class
AR Border	84	255	3	-	32.94	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
MA Taylor	27	84	2	-	32.14	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
DC Boon	25	79	2	-	31.64	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
GI Foley	39	129	2	-	30.23	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	20 Dec 1993	First-class
AR Border	49	190	3	-	25.78	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
AR Border	42*	166	5	-	25.30	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
AR Border	45	204	5	-	22.05	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253

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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

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>> 106/6 (41.0 ov, PARP Perera 6*, HH Ramanayake 1*, GS Dinusha 1/7) - Stumps

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>> 159/4 (38.3 ov, P Sooriyabandara 16*, K Nuwantha 2/32) - Stumps

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>> 272/5 (81.0 ov, KVA Adikari 16*, NHG Cooray 11*, RS Fernando 3/107) - Stumps