Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - England

Players - England

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GP Thorpe	27	34	3	-	79.41	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
RA Smith	27	41	-	-	65.85	England XI	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
GP Thorpe	34	53	7	-	64.15	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
JP Crawley	28*	45	-	-	62.22	England XI	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
AJ Stewart	110	182	-	-	60.43	England XI	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
RA Smith	43	81	6	1	53.08	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
GA Hick	141	277	25	-	50.90	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
GP Thorpe	131*	262	-	-	50.00	England XI	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
AJ Stewart	38	76	3	-	50.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
GA Hick	31*	63	6	-	49.20	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
AJ Stewart	41	85	8	-	48.23	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
RA Smith	52	109	8	1	47.70	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
RA Smith	34	72	6	-	47.22	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
GP Thorpe	59	126	8	-	46.82	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
GA Hick	36	79	4	2	45.56	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
RC Russell	50*	119	10	-	42.01	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
RA Smith	44	111	8	-	39.63	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
GA Hick	62	158	8	1	39.24	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MA Atherton	185*	492	29	-	37.60	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
AJ Stewart	45	122	8	-	36.88	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
RA Smith	66	179	8	-	36.87	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
AJ Stewart	81	261	13	-	31.03	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
RK Illingworth	28	91	5	-	30.76	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MA Atherton	72	237	6	-	30.37	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MA Atherton	78	260	10	-	30.00	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
JER Gallian	28	104	4	-	26.92	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
RC Russell	30	114	3	-	26.31	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MA Atherton	34	137	3	-	24.81	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
RC Russell	29*	235	3	-	12.34	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
RC Russell	129*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Boland	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
JP Crawley	108	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Border	East London	2 Nov 1995	First-class
AJ Stewart	101*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
AJ Stewart	94	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
RC Russell	93*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
JP Crawley	90	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
AJ Stewart	89*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v	Pietermaritzburg	20 Dec 1995	First-class
JP Crawley	85	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
MR Ramprakash	70	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Border	East London	2 Nov 1995	First-class
DG Cork	67*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
RC Russell	64	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Border	East London	2 Nov 1995	First-class
MA Atherton	59	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
RK Illingworth	57*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Boland	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
AJ Stewart	56	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
GP Thorpe	56	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Boland	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
GA Hick	55	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
MA Atherton	53	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
MA Atherton	50	-	-	-	-	England XI	v	Pietermaritzburg	20 Dec 1995	First-class
RA Smith	48	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
DE Malcolm	48*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
RC Russell	43	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
DG Cork	43	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Border	East London	2 Nov 1995	First-class
GA Hick	43	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
MR Ramprakash	42	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
MR Ramprakash	42	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
RC Russell	40	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
AJ Stewart	39	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Boland	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
RA Smith	39	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Boland	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
GP Thorpe	37*	-	-	-	-	England XI	v	Pietermaritzburg	20 Dec 1995	First-class
AJ Stewart	34	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
GA Hick	32	-	-	-	-	England XI	v Boland	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
RA Smith	28	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
M Watkinson	26	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
D Gough	26	-	-	-	-	England XI	v SA A	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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 - Live]
>> 302/8 (75.0 ov, JG Bethell 142*, MJ Potts 0*, SM Boland 2/34) - Stumps

State Bank of Pakistan vs Ghani Glass at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 7th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 8th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]