Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1985

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	60	51	10	2	117.64	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
CJ McDermott	25	23	2	1	108.69	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
IT Botham	38	35	7	-	108.57	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
WB Phillips	29	32	4	1	90.62	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
WB Phillips	30	35	6	-	85.71	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
JE Emburey	31*	37	3	-	83.78	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
MW Gatting	100*	127	12	-	78.74	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
AJ Lamb	46	62	5	-	74.19	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
DI Gower	157	216	20	-	72.68	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
IT Botham	85	117	12	1	72.64	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
GM Ritchie	46	64	8	-	71.87	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
SP O'Donnell	48	67	6	1	71.64	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RT Robinson	38	54	6	-	70.37	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
CJ McDermott	35	51	4	-	68.62	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
DI Gower	215	314	25	1	68.47	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
WB Phillips	59	90	11	-	65.55	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
GA Gooch	30	46	2	-	65.21	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
JR Thomson	28*	43	2	1	65.11	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
AMJ Hilditch	119	183	17	2	65.02	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
RT Robinson	175	272	26	-	64.33	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
GA Gooch	196	310	27	-	63.22	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
AR Border	58	92	7	-	63.04	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
AR Border	196	318	22	-	61.63	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
MW Gatting	160	266	21	-	60.15	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
DI Gower	86	146	12	-	58.90	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
AJ Lamb	38	65	8	-	58.46	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
DI Gower	166	284	17	-	58.45	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
SP O'Donnell	45	78	3	1	57.69	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
GF Lawson	53	93	7	-	56.98	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
AR Border	38	67	4	-	56.71	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
KC Wessels	34	61	2	-	55.73	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
PR Downton	54	98	9	-	55.10	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
AMJ Hilditch	39	71	5	-	54.92	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
WB Phillips	91	171	12	-	53.21	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
GA Gooch	70	132	12	-	53.03	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
P Willey	36	68	5	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
AMJ Hilditch	47	89	5	-	52.80	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
GA Gooch	48	91	6	-	52.74	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
AMJ Hilditch	49	93	4	-	52.68	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
GA Gooch	74	143	9	-	51.74	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
AMJ Hilditch	80	156	13	1	51.28	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
WB Phillips	36	71	4	-	50.70	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
RT Robinson	148	294	18	-	50.34	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
KC Wessels	64	128	10	-	50.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
AJ Lamb	31*	63	5	-	49.20	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
MW Gatting	53	108	7	-	49.07	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
AJ Lamb	67	137	8	-	48.90	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
AMJ Hilditch	40	84	3	1	47.61	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
GM Ritchie	146	309	16	-	47.24	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
AR Border	41*	89	6	-	46.06	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
MW Gatting	74	162	9	-	45.67	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
GM Ritchie	94	212	10	-	44.33	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
JE Emburey	33	75	4	-	44.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
AR Border	146*	334	13	-	43.71	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
KC Wessels	50	115	8	-	43.47	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
GA Gooch	28	65	3	-	43.07	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
DC Boon	61	146	6	-	41.78	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
MW Gatting	75*	180	16	-	41.66	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
GM Ritchie	64*	156	5	-	41.02	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
AR Border	45	111	5	-	40.54	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
KC Wessels	83	205	8	-	40.48	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
AJ Lamb	47	119	4	-	39.49	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
MW Gatting	35*	89	5	-	39.32	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
RT Robinson	77*	197	4	-	39.08	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
SP O'Donnell	46	118	6	-	38.98	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
KC Wessels	33	85	1	-	38.82	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
GM Wood	172	449	21	-	38.30	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
KC Wessels	36	103	4	-	34.95	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
DI Gower	47	141	5	-	33.33	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
AR Border	32	97	5	-	32.98	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
KC Wessels	28	86	3	-	32.55	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
GM Ritchie	31	102	3	1	30.39	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
WB Phillips	39*	130	6	-	30.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020

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