Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1986/87

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DI Gower	38	42	5	-	90.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
DI Gower	48	56	7	-	85.71	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
IT Botham	138	174	13	4	79.31	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
DI Gower	136	175	16	-	77.71	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
MW Gatting	100	141	15	-	70.92	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
SR Waugh	28	41	3	-	68.29	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
SR Waugh	79*	117	10	-	67.52	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
GM Ritchie	36	56	3	-	64.28	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
CJ Richards	133	207	16	-	64.25	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
SR Waugh	71	111	4	1	63.96	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
GRJ Matthews	73*	119	12	1	61.34	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
MW Gatting	96	161	10	1	59.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
PAJ DeFreitas	40	71	6	-	56.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GRJ Matthews	45	80	8	-	56.25	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DI Gower	51	91	6	-	56.04	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
CWJ Athey	55	100	5	-	55.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
MW Gatting	70	129	8	-	54.26	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
AR Border	70	130	7	-	53.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
TJ Zoehrer	29	54	5	-	53.70	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
IT Botham	29	54	4	-	53.70	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
BC Broad	162	313	25	-	51.75	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
MW Gatting	61	118	11	-	51.69	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
AR Border	49	95	8	-	51.57	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GM Ritchie	33	65	6	-	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DI Gower	72	144	12	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
AJ Lamb	40	80	7	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GRJ Matthews	56*	115	5	-	48.69	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
SR Waugh	49	103	3	-	47.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
AJ Lamb	43	92	5	-	46.73	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
AR Border	125	282	17	-	44.32	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
TJ Zoehrer	38	86	5	-	44.18	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
BC Broad	116	263	12	1	44.10	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
DM Jones	69	157	8	-	43.94	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
BC Broad	112	255	9	-	43.92	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
DM Jones	184*	421	12	1	43.70	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
DM Jones	59	136	6	-	43.38	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
GR Marsh	41	95	5	-	43.15	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
BC Broad	35*	82	6	-	42.68	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
SR Waugh	73	172	5	-	42.44	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
DM Jones	93	220	9	-	42.27	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
GR Marsh	60	142	11	-	42.25	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
JE Emburey	49	118	6	-	41.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
AR Border	34	82	4	-	41.46	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
JE Emburey	69	168	8	-	41.07	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
DI Gower	37	92	5	-	40.21	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
CWJ Athey	76	189	7	-	40.21	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
AR Border	100*	253	11	-	39.52	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
CWJ Athey	96	250	11	-	38.40	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DC Boon	103	274	14	-	37.59	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
GM Ritchie	41	115	4	1	35.65	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GR Marsh	110	311	12	-	35.36	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GR Marsh	56	161	8	-	34.78	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
CJ Richards	29	84	3	-	34.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
MW Gatting	40	118	2	-	33.89	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
CJ Richards	46	136	7	-	33.82	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GR Marsh	49	148	7	-	33.10	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DM Jones	27	86	2	-	31.39	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
GR Marsh	43	137	5	-	31.38	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
AR Border	34	112	3	-	30.35	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GM Ritchie	46*	162	2	-	28.39	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
DM Jones	30	109	2	-	27.52	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GM Ritchie	45	164	2	1	27.43	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
PL Taylor	42	154	1	-	27.27	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
CWJ Athey	31	134	3	-	23.13	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
CJ Richards	38	166	2	-	22.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065

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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