Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1956 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MH Mankad	231	-	21	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
P Roy	173	-	12	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
JW Burke	161	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
ED Weekes	156	-	19	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
RN Harvey	140	-	17	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
ED Weekes	123	-	17	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
PE Richardson	117	-	6	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
Rev.DS Sheppard	113	-	14	1	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
GS Ramchand	109	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PE Richardson	104	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
ED Weekes	103	-	16	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
PBH May	101	-	12	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
C Washbrook	98	-	13	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
R Benaud	97	-	14	1	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
DCS Compton	94	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
CC McDonald	89	-	10	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
DS Atkinson	85	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
JR Reid	84	-	11	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
JDC Goddard	83*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
PBH May	83*	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PJP Burge	83	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
MC Cowdrey	81	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	81	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
MC Cowdrey	80	-	11	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PR Umrigar	79*	-	-	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
P Roy	79	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
CC McDonald	78	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
PR Umrigar	78	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
DD Taylor	77	-	9	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
PBH May	73	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	73	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
IWG Johnson	73	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RN Harvey	69	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
AH Kardar	69	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
RN Harvey	69	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
BH Pairaudeau	68	-	7	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
Wazir Mohammad	67	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JEF Beck	66	-	11	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
JW Burke	65	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
OG Smith	64	-	9	1	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
HA Furlonge	64	-	8	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
RN Harvey	64	-	8	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
JR Reid	63	-	6	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
PBH May	63	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
Rev.DS Sheppard	62	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JG Leggat	61	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
KR Miller	61	-	2	2	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
DS Atkinson	60	-	9	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
MC Cowdrey	59	-	4	-	-	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JW Burke	58*	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PJP Burge	58	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
R Benaud	56	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JEF Beck	55	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
VL Manjrekar	55	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PBH May	53	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TL Goddard	49	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
B Sutcliffe	48	-	6	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
JDC Goddard	48*	-	7	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
RR Lindwall	48*	-	-	1	-	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
B Sutcliffe	47	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
LSM Miller	47	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
TG Evans	47	-	5	2	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JR Reid	44	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
S Ramadhin	44	-	8	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
DD Taylor	43	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
PBH May	43	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
HJ Keith	42	-	5	-	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
SN McGregor	41	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
SC Guillen	41	-	3	2	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
KR Miller	41	-	4	1	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
JW Burke	41	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
VL Manjrekar	41	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
B Sutcliffe	40	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
JR Reid	40	-	7	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
TG Evans	40	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
ID Craig	40	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RN Harvey	39	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JEF Beck	38	-	6	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
KD Mackay	38	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
ID Craig	38	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PE Richardson	37	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PBH May	37*	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
AK Davidson	37	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
RN Harvey	37	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
AR MacGibbon	36	-	4	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
SC Guillen	36	-	-	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
ID Craig	36	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
AR MacGibbon	35	-	5	-	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
PJP Burge	35*	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
DCS Compton	35*	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
PJP Burge	35	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
AR MacGibbon	34	-	4	1	-	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
PE Richardson	34	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
Alimuddin	34*	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
WPA Crawford	34	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
S Ramadhin	33	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
RG Archer	33	-	6	1	-	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
TE Bailey	33*	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
JW Burke	33	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
HR Adhikari	33	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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:

England vs South Africa at Johannesburg, England tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 24-29, 1956 [Test # 434]

Australia vs India at Eden Gardens, Australia tour of India 3rd Test, Nov 2-6, 1956 [Test # 433]

India vs Australia at Brabourne, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Oct 26-31, 1956 [Test # 432]