Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

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
CC McDonald	51*	54	7	0	94.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
KR Miller	28	46	4	0	60.86	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
LE Favell	26	44	2	0	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
NCL O'Neill	71*	122	7	0	58.19	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
ATW Grout	74	133	8	0	55.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
RG Archer	49	89	6	1	55.05	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
JR Reid	40	73	7	0	54.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	170	315	12	0	53.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	37	69	3	0	53.62	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
R Benaud	46	86	7	0	53.48	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	133	249	7	0	53.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
CC McDonald	42	80	6	0	52.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JW Burke	44	85	1	0	51.76	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
LV Maddocks	32	62	4	0	51.61	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
RN Harvey	167	325	16	0	51.38	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
NCL O'Neill	56	112	4	0	50.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	72	149	5	1	48.32	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
RN Harvey	92*	191	9	0	48.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
B Sutcliffe	61	131	7	1	46.56	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
R Benaud	64	139	7	0	46.04	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JW Guy	56	127	9	0	44.09	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
AK Davidson	43	98	5	0	43.87	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
AK Davidson	71	173	8	0	41.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	77	194	7	0	39.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
KD Mackay	57	154	6	0	37.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
JW Burke	66	191	2	0	34.55	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
NCL O'Neill	37	109	2	0	33.94	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
RN Harvey	41	126	3	0	32.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
LE Favell	54	169	4	0	31.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	34	112	2	0	30.35	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
BA Bolton	33	109	1	0	30.27	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	47	169	0	0	27.81	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
JT Sparling	25	91	2	0	27.47	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
AK Davidson	25	94	3	0	26.59	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
CC McDonald	40	166	2	0	24.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
BA Bolton	26	119	2	0	21.84	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
JW Burke	28*	173	1	0	16.18	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
FMM Worrell	261	-	35	2	0.00	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
EAB Rowan	236	-	28	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
CL Walcott	220	-	28	1	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
AD Nourse	208	-	25	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AR Morris	206	-	23	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
ED Weekes	206	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
FMM Worrell	191*	-	26	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
MH Mankad	184	-	19	1	0.00	India	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
CL Walcott	168*	-	24	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
OG Smith	168	-	10	3	0.00	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
FMM Worrell	167	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
JKC Holt	166	-	25	1	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
VS Hazare	164*	-	-	0	0.00	India	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
RN Harvey	162	-	17	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
OG Smith	161	-	19	1	0.00	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
VS Hazare	155	-	19	0	0.00	India	v England	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
VM Merchant	154	-	-	0	0.00	India	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
AR Morris	153	-	18	2	0.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
KR Miller	145*	-	6	1	0.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
RA McLean	142	-	21	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
P Roy	140	-	20	0	0.00	India	v England	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
FMM Worrell	138	-	17	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
VL Manjrekar	133	-	19	0	0.00	India	v England	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
DJ McGlew	133	-	13	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
PR Umrigar	130*	-	-	0	0.00	India	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
ED Weekes	129	-	17	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
CL Walcott	124	-	-	1	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
RN Harvey	122	-	11	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
PR Umrigar	118	-	13	0	0.00	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
B Sutcliffe	116	-	12	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
CL Walcott	116	-	20	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
WR Endean	116*	-	16	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
DG Phadkar	115	-	-	1	0.00	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1951	Test # 344
AL Hassett	115	-	9	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
JHB Waite	113	-	12	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
AA Baig	112	-	12	0	0.00	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
P Roy	111	-	15	0	0.00	India	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
AF Rae	109	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
KR Miller	109	-	14	1	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
PL Winslow	108	-	13	3	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
AF Rae	106	-	15	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
AL Hassett	104	-	11	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
DJ McGlew	104*	-	10	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
JW Burke	101*	-	9	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
RA McLean	100	-	14	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
KR Miller	99	-	8	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
R Benaud	97	-	14	1	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JKC Holt	94	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
ED Weekes	94	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
RA McLean	93	-	13	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
AL Hassett	92	-	9	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
PNF Mansell	90	-	19	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
ED Weekes	90*	-	12	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
CL Walcott	90	-	11	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
ED Weekes	90	-	16	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
VS Hazare	89	-	-	0	0.00	India	v England	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
AR Morris	89	-	13	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
CC McDonald	89	-	10	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
CB van Ryneveld	83	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
FMM Worrell	81	-	8	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
NJ Contractor	81	-	9	1	0.00	India	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
JB Stollmeyer	78	-	9	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

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

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