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
ET Smith	27	21	6	0	128.57	Kent	v Sth Africans	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
CM Gazzard	27	24	5	0	112.50	Somerset	v Sth Africans	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
ME Trescothick	69*	66	12	0	104.54	England	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
RWT Key	49	48	9	0	102.08	Kent	v Sth Africans	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
CM Gazzard	35*	35	6	0	100.00	Somerset	v Sth Africans	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
A Flintoff	142	146	18	5	97.26	England	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
M Burns	35	36	7	0	97.22	Somerset	v Sth Africans	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
MA Butcher	32	33	6	0	96.96	England	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
G Gambhir	64	69	11	0	92.75	India A	v Sth Africans	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
A Flintoff	95	104	12	4	91.34	England	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
A Flintoff	55	64	4	3	85.93	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
A Flintoff	50	62	8	0	80.64	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
AW Laraman	41*	54	5	0	75.92	Somerset	v Sth Africans	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
D Gough	34	48	3	2	70.83	England	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
A Flintoff	40	57	7	1	70.17	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
WJ Durston	30*	43	4	0	69.76	Somerset	v Sth Africans	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
AT Rayudu	32	46	2	2	69.56	India A	v Sth Africans	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
Habibul Bashar	75	108	13	0	69.44	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
MP Vaughan	29	42	4	0	69.04	England	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
Habibul Bashar	60	87	10	0	68.96	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
HK Badani	58*	85	8	1	68.23	India A	v Sth Africans	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
MA Butcher	77	115	11	0	66.95	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
A Flintoff	30	46	4	1	65.21	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
LD Sutton	46*	71	6	0	64.78	Derbyshire	v Sth Africans	Derby	28 Aug 2003	First-class
MJ Wood	55	88	11	0	62.50	Somerset	v Sth Africans	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
W Jaffer	90	147	12	0	61.22	India A	v Sth Africans	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
GO Jones	50	83	8	0	60.24	Kent	v Sth Africans	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
ME Trescothick	219	374	32	2	58.55	England	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
MA Butcher	106	182	21	0	58.24	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
W Jaffer	54	93	9	0	58.06	India A	v Sth Africans	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
MA Butcher	70	125	14	0	56.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
ET Smith	64	115	11	0	55.65	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
ME Trescothick	52*	94	9	0	55.31	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
MP Vaughan	156	286	24	1	54.54	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
AJ Stewart	72	132	11	0	54.54	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
MA Carberry	75	146	12	0	51.36	Kent	v Sth Africans	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
JDC Bryant	27	53	4	1	50.94	Somerset	v Sth Africans	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
GP Thorpe	124	244	16	0	50.81	England	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
JDC Bryant	39	77	9	0	50.64	Somerset	v Sth Africans	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
MP Vaughan	33	66	4	0	50.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
AF Giles	41	83	8	0	49.39	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
A McGrath	34	69	5	0	49.27	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
RWT Key	47	98	7	0	47.95	Kent	v Sth Africans	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
AJ Stewart	38	81	6	0	46.91	England	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
ME Trescothick	59	126	9	0	46.82	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
N Hussain	116	251	18	0	46.21	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
MA Butcher	61	133	6	0	45.86	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
N Hussain	61	135	10	0	45.18	England	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
AGR Loudon	63	140	11	0	45.00	Kent	v Sth Africans	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
AJ Stewart	38	87	7	0	43.67	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
SD Stubbings	44	104	5	0	42.30	Derbyshire	v Sth Africans	Derby	28 Aug 2003	First-class
Javed Omar	71	183	13	0	38.79	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
Mohammad Salim	26	68	2	0	38.23	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Dhaka	1 May 2003	Test # 1642
N Hussain	30	79	2	0	37.97	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
A Mishra	25	66	1	0	37.87	India A	v Sth Africans	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
N Hussain	42	111	7	0	37.83	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
Javed Omar	27	73	4	0	36.98	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Dhaka	1 May 2003	Test # 1642
Habibul Bashar	33	90	3	0	36.66	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Dhaka	1 May 2003	Test # 1642
ME Trescothick	31	86	6	0	36.04	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
AGR Loudon	30*	89	4	0	33.70	Kent	v Sth Africans	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
SS Das	33	98	5	0	33.67	India A	v Sth Africans	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
Mohammad Ashraful	28	96	4	0	29.16	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
Javed Omar	28	106	5	0	26.41	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640

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Minimum of 25 runs
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:

Western Province vs Titans at Cape Town, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 26th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 31/1 (11.0 ov, L Senokwane 13*, N Brand 13*, D Paterson 1/12) - Stumps

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 160/2 (42.0 ov, LC Ngoepe 83*, KJ Dudgeon 0/27) - Stumps

Warriors vs Dolphins at Durban, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 27th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/1 (15.4 ov, Semal Pillay 43*, S van Staden 11*, GG Peters 0/27) - Stumps