Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs New Zealand

Players - vs New Zealand

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DJ Cullinan	28	24	3	0	116.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
JR Murray	101*	88	11	2	114.77	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995	Test # 1289
WKM Benjamin	85	87	6	2	97.70	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1995	Test # 1286
DJ Cullinan	25*	28	1	1	89.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
CEL Ambrose	33	38	6	0	86.84	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1995	Test # 1286
BC Lara	147	181	24	0	81.21	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995	Test # 1289
WJ Cronje	41	59	4	1	69.49	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
DJ Richardson	93	137	15	0	67.88	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
PA de Silva	62	92	9	0	67.39	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
JC Adams	151	226	24	0	66.81	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995	Test # 1289
CR Matthews	26	39	3	0	66.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
WJ Cronje	101	155	7	3	65.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
A Ranatunga	90	139	12	0	64.74	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995	Test # 1293
SL Campbell	88	139	11	2	63.30	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995	Test # 1289
JN Rhodes	37	62	6	0	59.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
DJ Cullinan	96	164	13	1	58.53	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
G Kirsten	29	50	4	0	58.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
G Kirsten	66*	117	9	0	56.41	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
G Kirsten	76	136	12	0	55.88	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
AP Gurusinha	28	52	4	0	53.84	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995	Test # 1293
DP Samaraweera	33	62	4	0	53.22	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995	Test # 1293
DJ Richardson	109	206	7	0	52.91	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
PS de Villiers	28	55	2	0	50.90	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
A Ranatunga	55	111	4	0	49.54	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
G Kirsten	64	131	9	0	48.85	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
DJ Cullinan	58	119	9	1	48.73	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
WPUJC Vaas	51	107	5	0	47.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995	Test # 1293
WJ Cronje	112	235	10	1	47.65	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
KLT Arthurton	70	149	7	1	46.97	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995	Test # 1289
DJ Cullinan	34	75	5	0	45.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
JR Murray	28	63	2	1	44.44	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1995	Test # 1286
A Ranatunga	28	64	3	0	43.75	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
G Kirsten	25	58	2	1	43.10	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
SL Campbell	51	120	6	0	42.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1995	Test # 1286
HP Tillakaratne	108	258	14	0	41.86	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995	Test # 1293
JB Commins	45	108	5	0	41.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
DJ Richardson	39*	94	3	0	41.48	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
DP Samaraweera	33	80	4	0	41.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
G Kirsten	33	81	5	0	40.74	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
WJ Cronje	62	154	7	0	40.25	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
AC Hudson	64	166	8	0	38.55	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
CI Dunusinghe	91	240	8	0	37.91	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
S Chanderpaul	61*	168	8	0	36.30	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995	Test # 1289
JN Rhodes	28	80	3	0	35.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
WPUJC Vaas	33*	95	4	0	34.73	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
S Chanderpaul	69	201	11	0	34.32	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1995	Test # 1286
HP Tillakaratne	36	109	2	0	33.02	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995	Test # 1293
SC Williams	26	80	3	0	32.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995	Test # 1289
HP Tillakaratne	74	234	8	0	31.62	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
PJR Steyn	38	126	8	0	30.15	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
BM McMillan	42	141	4	0	29.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
AP Gurusinha	127	429	11	1	29.60	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995	Test # 1293
WPUJC Vaas	36	124	4	0	29.03	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
JB Commins	27	96	1	0	28.12	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
JB Commins	30	111	3	0	27.02	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
PJR Steyn	46	193	5	0	23.83	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]