Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Highest strike rates for Australia in Tests

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AC Gilchrist	1999-2008	96	137	20	5570	204*	47.60	6796	81.95	17	26	14	677	100
DA Warner	2011-2024	112	205	8	8786	335*	44.59	12517	70.19	26	37	13	1036	69
VT Trumper	1899-1912	48	89	8	3163	214*	39.04	1337+	69.55*	8	13	7	242+	4+
TM Head	2018-2025	64*	109	7	4354	175	42.68	6308	69.02	11	20	7	525	40
AT Carey	2021-2025	47*	70	7	2297	156	36.46	3535	64.97	3	13	4	243	17
A Symonds	2004-2008	26	41	5	1462	162*	40.61	2256	64.8	2	10	4	154	28
DS Lehmann	1998-2004	27	42	2	1798	177	44.95	2909	61.8	5	10	2	214	10
ML Hayden	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	14349	60.1	30	29	14	1049	82
SJ McCabe	1930-1938	39	62	5	2748	232	48.21	3217+	60.02*	6	13	4	241+	5+
MA Starc	2011-2025	104*	152	33	2473	99	20.78	4161	59.43	-	13	16	255	49
RT Ponting	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	22782	58.72	41	62	17	1509	73
DG Bradman	1928-1948	52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	9800+	58.6*	29	13	7	626+	6
W Bardsley	1909-1926	41	66	5	2469	193*	40.47	1839+	58.56*	6	14	6	187+	3
BJ Haddin	2008-2015	66	112	13	3266	169	32.98	5587	58.45	4	18	8	363	54
MG Johnson	2007-2015	73	109	16	2065	123*	22.20	3536	58.39	1	11	19	247	31
SK Warne	1992-2007	145	199	17	3154	99	17.32	5470	57.65	-	12	34	353	37
DW Hookes	1977-1985	23	41	3	1306	143*	34.36	2202+	57.53*	1	8	4	147	5
JA Burns	2014-2020	23	40	1	1442	180	36.97	2557	56.39	4	7	6	183	14
MR Marsh	2014-2024	46	80	7	2083	181	28.53	3700	56.29	3	9	9	270	32
MJ Clarke	2004-2015	115	198	22	8643	329*	49.10	15456	55.92	28	27	9	978	39
AC Voges	2015-2016	20	31	7	1485	269*	61.87	2667	55.68	5	4	2	186	5
WW Armstrong	1902-1921	50	84	10	2863	159*	38.68	2185+	54.82*	6	8	6	191+	7+
CJ McDermott	1984-1996	71	90	13	940	42*	12.20	1716	54.77	-	-	13	90	6
PA Jaques	2005-2008	11	19	-	902	150	47.47	1663	54.23	3	6	1	99	3
JL Langer	1993-2007	105	182	12	7696	250	45.27	14192	54.22	23	30	11	912	40
GJ Cosier	1975-1978	18	32	1	897	168	28.93	1447+	53.83*	2	3	3	105	1
SPD Smith	2010-2025	122*	217	27	10589	239	55.73	19695	53.76	36	44	11	1154	66
PJ Hughes	2009-2013	26	49	2	1535	160	32.65	2866	53.55	3	7	6	199	11
MJ Slater	1993-2001	74	131	7	5312	219	42.83	9967	53.29	14	21	9	598	30
B Lee	1999-2008	76	90	18	1451	64	20.15	2739	52.97	-	5	14	182	18
SR Watson	2005-2015	59	109	3	3731	176	35.19	7094	52.59	4	24	6	483	31
ME Waugh	1991-2002	128	209	17	8029	153*	41.81	15360	52.27	20	47	19	844	41
M Labuschagne	2018-2025	62*	111	9	4601	215	45.10	8861	51.92	11	25	4	512	14
GS Chappell	1970-1984	87	151	19	7110	247*	53.86	13079+	51.53*	24	31	12	755	16
VS Ransford	1907-1912	20	38	6	1211	143*	37.84	1108+	51.44*	1	7	2	92+	1
DR Martyn	1992-2006	67	109	14	4406	165	46.37	8569	51.41	13	23	7	513	10
KC Wessels	1982-1985	24	42	1	1761	179	42.95	3460	50.89	4	9	3	197	2
CJL Rogers	2008-2015	25	48	1	2015	173	42.87	3982	50.6	5	14	1	268	1
KR Miller	1946-1956	55	87	7	2958	147	36.97	1221+	50.45*	7	13	5	184+	28
A Turner	1975-1977	14	27	1	768	136	29.53	1522	50.45	1	3	2	79	2
NM Lyon	2011-2025	141	180	49	1651	47	12.60	3278	50.36	-	-	20	206	14
MS Wade	2012-2021	36	63	9	1613	117	29.87	3203	50.35	4	5	3	175	12
GF Lawson	1980-1989	46	68	12	894	74	15.96	1755+	50.25*	-	4	6	100	1
JR Thomson	1972-1985	51	73	20	679	49	12.81	1229+	50.2*	-	-	14	68	9
MEK Hussey	2005-2013	79	137	16	6235	195	51.52	12436	50.13	19	29	12	685	39
VY Richardson	1924-1936	19	30	-	706	138	23.53	1242+	50.08*	1	1	5	63+	1
IA Healy	1988-1999	119	182	23	4356	161*	27.39	8760	49.72	4	22	18	425	5
KR Stackpole	1966-1974	43	80	5	2807	207	37.42	3449+	49.43*	7	14	5	292+	10
SM Katich	2001-2010	56	99	6	4188	157	45.03	8483	49.36	10	25	4	490	9
JM Taylor	1920-1926	20	28	-	997	108	35.60	1170+	49.31*	1	8	1	88+	0
KD Walters	1965-1981	74	125	14	5357	250	48.26	8662+	49.16*	15	33	4	525+	23
DM Jones	1984-1992	52	89	11	3631	216	46.55	7427	48.88	11	14	11	361	10
C Green	2020-2025	36*	56	5	1658	174*	32.50	3392	48.87	2	7	5	187	13
UT Khawaja	2011-2025	87*	156	14	6206	232	43.70	12699	48.86	16	28	9	661	28
SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	22461	48.64	32	50	22	1175	20
PSP Handscomb	2016-2023	20	35	6	1079	110	37.20	2234	48.29	2	5	2	123	1
MJ North	2009-2010	21	35	2	1171	128	35.48	2432	48.14	5	4	5	143	5
PJ Cummins	2011-2025	72	107	13	1567	64*	16.67	3312	47.31	-	3	13	153	35
PM Siddle	2008-2019	67	94	15	1164	51	14.73	2468	47.16	-	2	17	125	4
B Yardley	1978-1983	33	54	4	978	74	19.56	1469+	46.97*	-	4	8	114	5
PR Reiffel	1992-1998	35	50	14	955	79*	26.52	2042	46.76	-	6	5	103	0
WM Darling	1978-1979	14	27	1	697	91	26.80	1007+	46.67*	-	6	1	61	1
MG Hughes	1985-1994	53	70	8	1032	72*	16.64	2233	46.21	-	2	10	96	17
RW Marsh	1970-1984	96	150	13	3633	132	26.51	7254+	45.98*	3	16	12	381	24
MS Harris	2018-2022	14	26	2	607	79	25.29	1322	45.91	-	3	-	73	0
TD Paine	2010-2021	35	57	10	1534	92	32.63	3355	45.72	-	9	4	172	4
IM Chappell	1964-1980	75	136	10	5345	196	42.42	8511+	45.64*	14	26	11	562+	15
J Ryder	1920-1929	20	32	5	1394	201*	51.62	2035+	44.86*	3	9	1	102+	3
AR Morris	1946-1955	46	79	3	3533	206	46.48	1728+	44.79*	12	12	4	229+	10
WH Ponsford	1924-1934	29	48	4	2122	266	48.22	3118+	44.77*	7	6	1	119+	0
RB Simpson	1957-1978	62	111	7	4869	311	46.81	4556+	44.55*	10	27	8	337+	2
AMJ Hilditch	1979-1985	18	34	-	1073	119	31.55	2359+	44.46*	2	6	3	103	4
AL Hassett	1938-1953	43	69	3	3073	198*	46.56	2297+	44.44*	10	11	1	235+	8
MTG Elliott	1996-2004	21	36	1	1172	199	33.48	2637	44.44	3	4	5	155	4
CC McDonald	1952-1961	47	83	4	3107	170	39.32	1844+	44.41*	5	17	2	158+	3
GRJ Matthews	1983-1993	33	53	8	1849	130	41.08	4178	44.25	4	12	2	166	5
JR Hazlewood	2014-2025	76	96	47	565	39	11.53	1281	44.1	-	-	12	81	2
SE Marsh	2011-2019	38	68	2	2265	182	34.31	5165	43.85	6	10	10	264	8
IC Davis	1973-1977	15	27	1	692	105	26.61	1581	43.76	1	4	3	67	2
RN Harvey	1948-1963	79	137	10	6149	205	48.41	1799+	43.74*	21	24	7	427+	1
R Edwards	1972-1975	20	32	3	1171	170*	40.37	2006+	43.71*	2	9	4	104	1
PJP Burge	1955-1966	42	68	8	2290	181	38.16	2017+	43.08*	4	12	5	188+	6
KJ Hughes	1977-1984	70	124	6	4415	213	37.41	10081+	42.84*	9	22	10	444	27
RM Cowper	1964-1968	27	46	2	2061	307	46.84	2284+	42.81*	5	10	3	151+	0
CT Bancroft	2017-2019	10	18	1	446	82*	26.23	1042	42.8	-	3	1	62	1
WB Phillips	1983-1986	27	48	2	1485	159	32.28	3191+	42.74*	2	7	1	171	5
NCL O'Neill	1958-1965	42	69	8	2779	181	45.55	1918+	42.59*	6	15	6	222+	4
MT Renshaw	2016-2023	14	24	2	645	184	29.31	1524	42.32	1	3	1	78	3
RB McCosker	1975-1980	25	46	5	1622	127	39.56	3833	42.31	4	9	5	143	3
PM Toohey	1977-1980	15	29	1	893	122	31.89	1247+	42.26*	1	7	3	81	4
TR Veivers	1963-1967	21	30	4	813	88	31.26	1069+	41.81*	-	7	3	62+	6
MHN Walker	1972-1977	34	43	13	586	78*	19.53	1351+	41.52*	-	1	5	54	1
AP Sheahan	1967-1974	31	53	6	1594	127	33.91	2534+	41.51*	2	7	3	156+	2
MA Taylor	1989-1999	104	186	13	7525	334*	43.49	18140	41.48	19	40	5	727	9
EJM Cowan	2011-2013	18	32	-	1001	136	31.28	2425	41.27	1	6	2	123	2
GS Blewett	1995-2000	46	79	4	2552	214	34.02	6184	41.26	4	15	6	276	4
AR Border	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27002+	41.09*	27	63	11	1161	28
DC Boon	1984-1996	107	190	20	7422	200	43.65	18116	40.96	21	32	16	822	2
SG Barnes	1938-1948	13	19	2	1072	234	63.05	1990+	40.95*	3	5	1	93+	2
GN Yallop	1976-1984	39	70	3	2756	268	41.13	5351+	40.92*	8	9	3	276	1

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Minimum of 1000 balls faced

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

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

England vs Australia at Brisbane, The Ashes 2nd Test, Dec 4-7, 2025 [Test # 2611]