Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1959 in Tests

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TG Evans	73	73	12	-	100.00	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
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
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
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
FH Tyson	33	71	2	-	46.47	England	v Australia	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
TW Graveney	42	112	4	-	37.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
PBH May	42	117	3	-	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
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
W Watson	25	78	1	-	32.05	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
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
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
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
RB Kanhai	217	-	32	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
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
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
PBH May	106	-	18	-	-	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
JS Solomon	100*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
OG Smith	100	-	-	2	-	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
MJK Smith	98	-	14	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
R Subba Row	94	-	11	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
CC Hunte	92	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
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
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
WGA Parkhouse	78	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
G Pullar	75	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
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
R Swetman	65	-	10	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
JKC Holt	63	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
MC Cowdrey	63*	-	-	1	-	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
BF Butcher	61	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
MJ Horton	58	-	6	-	-	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
JS Solomon	56	-	5	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
KF Barrington	56	-	6	2	-	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
R Illingworth	50	-	7	-	-	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
WGA Parkhouse	49	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
R Illingworth	47*	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
TW Graveney	46	-	8	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
KF Barrington	46	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
BF Butcher	45*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
GS Sobers	45	-	5	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
ER Dexter	45	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
GS Sobers	44	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
JS Solomon	43	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
RB Kanhai	40	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
OG Smith	39	-	2	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
JB Statham	38	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
ES Atkinson	37	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
MC Cowdrey	34	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
RB Kanhai	33	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
PBH May	33*	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
CC Hunte	32	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
OG Smith	31	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
CC Hunte	30	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
ES Atkinson	29*	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
GS Sobers	29	-	3	-	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
JKC Holt	29	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
GS Sobers	29	-	-	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
JB Statham	29*	-	2	-	-	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
JB Mortimore	29	-	-	1	-	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
FS Trueman	28	-	3	-	-	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jun 1959	Test # 474
DB Close	27	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Leeds	2 Jul 1959	Test # 476
AE Moss	26	-	-	-	-	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
WW Hall	25	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
FCM Alexander	25	-	-	1	-	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467

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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]