Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1959 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KW Hough	31*	28	3	1	110.71	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
TG Evans	73	73	12	-	100.00	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
CC McDonald	51*	54	7	-	94.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
MC Cowdrey	46	52	7	-	88.46	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
PBH May	37	50	3	-	74.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
FS Trueman	36	59	5	-	61.01	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
ATW Grout	74	133	8	-	55.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JR Reid	40	73	7	-	54.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	170	315	12	-	53.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Benaud	46	86	7	-	53.48	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	133	249	7	-	53.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
TW Graveney	54	102	4	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JB Statham	36*	68	6	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	59	116	8	-	50.86	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
NCL O'Neill	56	112	4	-	50.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	71	143	10	-	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
ER Dexter	141	292	24	-	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
B Sutcliffe	61	131	7	1	46.56	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
FH Tyson	33	71	2	-	46.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Benaud	64	139	7	-	46.04	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JW Guy	56	127	9	-	44.09	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
AK Davidson	43	98	5	-	43.87	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PE Richardson	68	159	4	-	42.76	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
MC Cowdrey	84	198	9	-	42.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
JB Mortimore	44*	105	6	-	41.90	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
AK Davidson	71	173	8	-	41.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	77	194	7	-	39.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
TW Graveney	42	112	4	-	37.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
KD Mackay	57	154	6	-	37.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	42	117	3	-	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
JW Burke	66	191	2	-	34.55	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	92	269	10	-	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MC Cowdrey	100*	302	7	-	33.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MC Cowdrey	34	104	5	-	32.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
RN Harvey	41	126	3	-	32.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
W Watson	25	78	1	-	32.05	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
LE Favell	54	169	4	-	31.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
BA Bolton	33	109	1	-	30.27	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
W Watson	40	135	4	-	29.62	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TW Graveney	33	114	3	-	28.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PE Richardson	43	151	5	-	28.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
JT Sparling	25	91	2	-	27.47	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
TE Bailey	25	92	3	-	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
TW Graveney	41	167	1	-	24.55	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	40	166	2	-	24.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
TW Graveney	53*	231	5	-	22.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Swetman	41	180	1	-	22.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
BA Bolton	26	119	2	-	21.84	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
RB Kanhai	217	-	32	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
Saeed Ahmed	166	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
MC Cowdrey	160	-	14	4	-	England	v India	Leeds	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
BF Butcher	142	-	10	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
NCL O'Neill	134	-	19	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
G Pullar	131	-	14	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
PBH May	124*	-	14	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
JKC Holt	123	-	21	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
PR Umrigar	118	-	13	-	-	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
RN Harvey	114	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
AA Baig	112	-	12	-	-	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
CG Borde	109	-	16	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
PBH May	106	-	18	-	-	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
Hanif Mohammad	103	-	7	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
Hanif Mohammad	101*	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
OG Smith	100	-	-	2	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
JS Solomon	100*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
MJK Smith	100	-	12	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
RB Kanhai	99	-	14	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
P Roy	99	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
MJK Smith	98	-	14	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
CG Borde	96	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
RN Harvey	96	-	-	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
R Subba Row	94	-	11	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
NJ Contractor	92	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
CC Hunte	92	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
Saeed Ahmed	91	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
KF Barrington	87	-	11	2	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
JKC Holt	81*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
NJ Contractor	81	-	9	1	-	India	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
KF Barrington	80	-	10	-	-	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
KF Barrington	80	-	12	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
Saeed Ahmed	78	-	7	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
WGA Parkhouse	78	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
KD Mackay	78	-	-	-	-	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
PR Umrigar	76	-	10	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
RG Nadkarni	76	-	8	-	-	India	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
G Pullar	75	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
CG Borde	75	-	9	-	-	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
NJ Contractor	74	-	-	-	-	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
GS Sobers	72	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
BF Butcher	71	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
PE Richardson	67	-	5	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
MC Cowdrey	67	-	10	1	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
JS Solomon	66	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
Hanif Mohammad	66	-	-	-	-	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
ATW Grout	66*	-	7	-	-	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
R Swetman	65	-	10	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
W Mathias	64	-	8	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
JKC Holt	63	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
HR Adhikari	63	-	-	-	-	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
MC Cowdrey	63*	-	-	1	-	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475

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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:

India vs Australia at Kanpur, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India vs Australia at Delhi, Australia tour of India 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi, Australia tour of Pakistan 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]