Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1886

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WG Grace	170	-	24	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
A Shrewsbury	164	-	16	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
WW Read	94	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
SP Jones	87	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
W Barnes	58	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
J Briggs	53	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
WW Read	51	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
GE Palmer	48	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
HJH Scott	47	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
G Giffen	47	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
AH Jarvis	45	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
A Shrewsbury	44	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
RG Barlow	38*	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
GE Palmer	35	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
WH Scotton	34	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
GA Lohmann	32	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
A Shrewsbury	31	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
RG Barlow	30	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
HJH Scott	30	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
SP Jones	25	-	-	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23

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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:

India vs England at Birmingham, India in England 2nd Test, Jul 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2591]

West Indies vs England at Birmingham, West Indies in England 3rd Test, Jul 26-28, 2024 [Test # 2541]

England vs Australia at Birmingham, The Ashes 1st Test, Jun 16-20, 2023 [Test # 2507]