Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
S Elworthy	31*	15	2	3	206.66	Northerns	v Boland	Centurion	1 Dec 2000	First-class
AP McLaren	27	16	6	-	168.75	Griq West	v KZ-Natal	Kimberley	16 Mar 2001	First-class
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
MJ Lavine	28	21	5	-	133.33	North West	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Dec 2000	First-class
RJ Peterson	96*	77	13	3	124.67	E. Province	v Easterns	Benoni	3 Nov 2000	First-class
MV Boucher	27*	22	6	-	122.72	Border	v Northerns	East London	1 Feb 2001	First-class
HS Williams	33	28	4	1	117.85	Boland	v Border	East London	8 Mar 2001	First-class
MJ Lavine	39	34	8	1	114.70	North West	v W Province	Potchefstroom	1 Mar 2001	First-class
PJR Steyn	35	31	6	-	112.90	Northerns	v E. Province	Gqeberha	8 Mar 2001	First-class
GH Bodi	104	93	11	6	111.82	KZ-Natal	v Easterns	Benoni	27 Oct 2000	First-class
CD McMillan	76*	70	9	3	108.57	N Zealanders	v Border	East London	25 Nov 2000	First-class
RS Kaluwitharana	32	30	4	1	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
MJ Lavine	113	108	16	3	104.62	North West	v Border	Potchefstroom	15 Mar 2001	First-class
R Niewoudt	28	27	4	-	103.70	North West	v Border	Potchefstroom	15 Mar 2001	First-class
BT Player	37*	36	5	1	102.77	Boland	v Northerns	Centurion	1 Dec 2000	First-class
Mohammad Rafique	51	51	5	4	100.00	Bangladesh	v Griq West	Kimberley	12 Oct 2000	First-class
AJ Hall	29*	29	4	1	100.00	Gauteng	v KZ-Natal	Johannesburg	26 Jan 2001	First-class
JA Morkel	117	118	18	1	99.15	Easterns	v North West	Benoni	8 Mar 2001	First-class
NC Johnson	36*	37	6	1	97.29	W Province	v KZ-Natal	Cape Town	10 Nov 2000	First-class
MN van Wyk	32	33	5	-	96.96	Free State	v E. Province	Bloemfontein	15 Mar 2001	First-class
MJ Lavine	26	27	5	-	96.29	North West	v Easterns	Benoni	8 Mar 2001	First-class
PJR Steyn	188*	203	27	4	92.61	Northerns	v Griq West	Centurion	3 Nov 2000	First-class
LE Bosman	71	79	9	3	89.87	Griq West	v KZ-Natal	Durban	12 Jan 2001	First-class
R Niewoudt	44	49	7	1	89.79	North West	v Easterns	Benoni	8 Mar 2001	First-class
EG Poole	35	39	6	1	89.74	North West	v N Zealanders	Potchefstroom	11 Nov 2000	First-class
M Hayward	26	29	4	-	89.65	E. Province	v KZ-Natal	Durban	1 Dec 2000	First-class
MJ Lavine	34	38	5	-	89.47	North West	v Border	Potchefstroom	15 Mar 2001	First-class
SS Ndima	38	43	7	-	88.37	Gauteng	v Griq West	Johannesburg	20 Oct 2000	First-class
MJR Rindel	45	51	8	-	88.23	Easterns	v Northerns	Centurion	1 Mar 2001	First-class
BT Player	73	83	7	1	87.95	Boland	v Easterns	Paarl	15 Mar 2001	First-class
CM Spearman	115	131	16	2	87.78	N Zealanders	v North West	Potchefstroom	11 Nov 2000	First-class
MJR Rindel	78	89	11	1	87.64	Easterns	v Free State	Benoni	1 Feb 2001	First-class
Al Sahariar	70	80	13	-	87.50	Bangladesh	v Griq West	Kimberley	12 Oct 2000	First-class
RP Arnold	71	82	13	-	86.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
NC Johnson	75	87	7	1	86.20	W Province	v Boland	Cape Town	1 Feb 2001	First-class
AG Puttick	25	29	5	-	86.20	W Province	v E. Province	Gqeberha	27 Oct 2000	First-class
MW Pringle	25	29	3	1	86.20	E. Province	v Free State	Bloemfontein	15 Mar 2001	First-class
ML Bruyns	102*	120	16	1	85.00	KZ-Natal	v Gauteng	Durban	9 Mar 2001	First-class
DN Crookes	95	112	12	-	84.82	Easterns	v Free State	Benoni	1 Feb 2001	First-class
MJ Lavine	49	58	5	2	84.48	North West	v Northerns	Potchefstroom	8 Dec 2000	First-class
MV Boucher	38	45	6	1	84.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
VC Drakes	27	32	4	-	84.37	Border	v KZ-Natal	Durban	8 Dec 2000	First-class
NG Brouwers	59	70	13	-	84.28	Northerns	v Free State	Centurion	17 Nov 2000	First-class
LJ Wilkinson	169	201	25	4	84.07	Free State	v Griq West	Kimberley	10 Nov 2000	First-class
PR Adams	42*	50	4	1	84.00	W Province	v KZ-Natal	Cape Town	10 Nov 2000	First-class
N Boje	105	126	15	1	83.33	Free State	v Griq West	Kimberley	10 Nov 2000	First-class
AJ Seymore	50	60	7	-	83.33	Gauteng	v Free State	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2000	First-class
HC Bakkes	34	41	5	-	82.92	Free State	v North West	Bloemfontein	1 Dec 2000	First-class
KCG Benjamin	48*	58	7	1	82.75	Easterns	v KZ-Natal	Benoni	27 Oct 2000	First-class
MJR Rindel	69	84	8	1	82.14	Easterns	v Free State	Benoni	1 Feb 2001	First-class
AAW Pringle	27	33	6	-	81.81	Boland	v Northerns	Centurion	1 Dec 2000	First-class
N Pothas	83	102	15	-	81.37	Gauteng	v Griq West	Kimberley	2 Feb 2001	First-class
PR Adams	61*	75	3	3	81.33	W Province	v Boland	Cape Town	1 Feb 2001	First-class
WR Wingfield	39*	48	4	1	81.25	KZ-Natal	v Sri Lankans	Pietermaritzburg	21 Dec 2000	First-class
CFK van Wyk	59	73	9	1	80.82	Northerns	v Free State	Centurion	17 Nov 2000	First-class
H Davids	25*	31	3	1	80.64	Boland	v Griq West	Kimberley	8 Dec 2000	First-class
RS Kaluwitharana	40	50	8	-	80.00	Sri Lankans	v KZ-Natal	Pietermaritzburg	21 Dec 2000	First-class
LJ Wilkinson	36	45	6	-	80.00	Free State	v Easterns	Benoni	1 Feb 2001	First-class
JF Venter	79	99	14	-	79.79	Free State	v E. Province	Bloemfontein	15 Mar 2001	First-class
M Strydom	39	49	6	-	79.59	North West	v N Zealanders	Potchefstroom	11 Nov 2000	First-class
MR Benfield	93	117	16	1	79.48	E. Province	v KZ-Natal	Durban	1 Dec 2000	First-class
DM Benkenstein	42*	53	2	3	79.24	KZ-Natal	v Griq West	Durban	12 Jan 2001	First-class
VC Drakes	30	38	4	-	78.94	Border	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Mar 2001	First-class
MF George	29	37	4	1	78.37	Gauteng	v Free State	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2000	First-class
AI Gait	74	95	10	3	77.89	Free State	v E. Province	Bloemfontein	15 Mar 2001	First-class
W Bossenger	54	70	10	-	77.14	Griq West	v Northerns	Centurion	3 Nov 2000	First-class
GC Smith	29	38	4	-	76.31	W Province	v Northerns	Centurion	15 Mar 2001	First-class
G Dros	100*	132	14	2	75.75	Northerns	v Gauteng	Johannesburg	10 Nov 2000	First-class
TL Tsolekile	53	70	6	1	75.71	W Province	v Border	Cape Town	21 Mar 2001	First-class
RJ Peterson	28	37	4	-	75.67	E. Province	v Northerns	Gqeberha	8 Mar 2001	First-class
MJ Lavine	31	41	3	-	75.60	North West	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Dec 2000	First-class
JC Kent	74*	98	11	-	75.51	KZ-Natal	v W Province	Cape Town	10 Nov 2000	First-class
N Boje	43	57	6	1	75.43	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
JN Rhodes	76	101	9	-	75.24	KZ-Natal	v Gauteng	Durban	9 Mar 2001	First-class
DW Murray	48	64	7	1	75.00	E. Province	v KZ-Natal	Durban	1 Dec 2000	First-class
DJ Cullinan	48	64	7	1	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
CFK van Wyk	36	48	5	1	75.00	Northerns	v Free State	Centurion	17 Nov 2000	First-class
MV Boucher	33*	44	1	-	75.00	Border	v E. Province	Gqeberha	10 Nov 2000	First-class
CFK van Wyk	30	40	3	-	75.00	Northerns	v Border	East London	1 Feb 2001	First-class
I Mitchell	30	40	6	-	75.00	Border	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Mar 2001	First-class
VC Drakes	46	62	6	1	74.19	Border	v W Province	Cape Town	21 Mar 2001	First-class
N Boje	77	105	10	3	73.33	Free State	v Griq West	Kimberley	10 Nov 2000	First-class
DPMD Jayawardene	87	119	15	-	73.10	Sri Lankans	v KZ-Natal	Pietermaritzburg	21 Dec 2000	First-class
JM Kemp	188	259	16	9	72.58	E. Province	v North West	Gqeberha	1 Feb 2001	First-class
NJ Astle	37	51	6	-	72.54	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
CB Sugden	50	69	8	-	72.46	Border	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Mar 2001	First-class
HD Ackerman	128	177	20	-	72.31	W Province	v E. Province	Gqeberha	27 Oct 2000	First-class
DJJ de Vos	60*	83	2	2	72.28	Northerns	v E. Province	Gqeberha	8 Mar 2001	First-class
AG Prince	39	54	7	-	72.22	W Province	v North West	Potchefstroom	1 Mar 2001	First-class
GJ Kruis	46	64	4	1	71.87	Griq West	v Boland	Kimberley	8 Dec 2000	First-class
MS Sinclair	86	120	13	1	71.66	N Zealanders	v Boland	Paarl	7 Nov 2000	First-class
AM Bacher	25	35	4	-	71.42	Gauteng	v Griq West	Kimberley	2 Feb 2001	First-class
LJ Koen	62	88	9	-	70.45	Boland	v Border	East London	8 Mar 2001	First-class
PJ Koortzen	102	145	16	-	70.34	Griq West	v Gauteng	Kimberley	2 Feb 2001	First-class
PC Strydom	42	60	5	-	70.00	Border	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Mar 2001	First-class
P de Bruyn	32*	46	4	1	69.56	Easterns	v Northerns	Centurion	1 Mar 2001	First-class
GC Smith	52	75	7	-	69.33	W Province	v Boland	Cape Town	1 Feb 2001	First-class
LD Ferreira	201	290	26	1	69.31	W Province	v North West	Potchefstroom	1 Mar 2001	First-class
DPMD Jayawardene	45	65	8	-	69.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528

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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:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-30, 2025 [Test # 2615 - Live]
>> 4/0 (1.0 ov, TM Head 0*, SM Boland 4*, AAP Atkinson 0/4) - Stumps

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

Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club vs Burgher Recreation Club at Hambantota, Major League Tournament Group B, Dec 19-21, 2025 [First-class]