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
MC Cowdrey	46	52	7	0	88.46	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
PBH May	37	50	3	0	74.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TW Graveney	111	157	14	0	70.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
JB Statham	25	39	3	0	64.10	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
FS Trueman	36	59	5	0	61.01	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JH Wardle	35	62	5	0	56.45	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
TW Graveney	54	102	4	0	52.94	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JB Statham	36*	68	6	0	52.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
L Hutton	28	53	4	0	52.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
PBH May	59	116	8	0	50.86	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
FH Tyson	33	71	2	0	46.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PE Richardson	68	159	4	0	42.76	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
MC Cowdrey	84	198	9	0	42.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TE Bailey	48	114	6	0	42.10	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
PBH May	79	188	8	0	42.02	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
DCS Compton	84	200	8	0	42.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
JB Mortimore	44*	105	6	0	41.90	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
TE Bailey	72	182	4	0	39.56	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
PBH May	113	298	11	0	37.91	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
PBH May	104	280	10	0	37.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
PBH May	42	117	3	0	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	92	269	10	0	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MC Cowdrey	100*	302	7	0	33.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MC Cowdrey	34	104	5	0	32.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
W Watson	25	78	1	0	32.05	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
W Watson	40	135	4	0	29.62	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TW Graveney	33	114	3	0	28.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MC Cowdrey	54	189	6	0	28.57	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
PE Richardson	43	151	5	0	28.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
L Hutton	30	109	3	0	27.52	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
TE Bailey	25	92	3	0	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	26	97	2	0	26.80	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
WJ Edrich	29	113	4	0	25.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
TW Graveney	41	167	1	0	24.55	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TE Bailey	27	116	2	0	23.27	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TW Graveney	53*	231	5	0	22.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Swetman	41	180	1	0	22.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
TW Graveney	36	169	3	0	21.30	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
MC Cowdrey	44	208	5	0	21.15	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
MC Cowdrey	28	138	2	0	20.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TE Bailey	68	427	4	0	15.92	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
DS Atkinson	219	-	29	1	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
Saeed Ahmed	166	-	-	0	0.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
WR Endean	162*	-	9	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
L Hutton	156*	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
RT Simpson	156*	-	12	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
CL Walcott	155	-	23	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	11 Jun 1955	Test # 408
L Hutton	145	-	16	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
EAB Rowan	143	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
ED Weekes	139	-	24	1	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	11 Apr 1955	Test # 404
JHB Waite	134	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
CL Walcott	126	-	17	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	11 Apr 1955	Test # 404
CC Depeiaza	122	-	16	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
JHB Waite	115	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
Rev.DS Sheppard	113	-	14	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
CL Walcott	110	-	13	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	11 Apr 1955	Test # 404
CL Walcott	110	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	11 Jun 1955	Test # 408
W Watson	109	-	16	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
GS Ramchand	109	-	-	0	0.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
FMM Worrell	108	-	7	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
CL Walcott	108	-	12	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	26 Mar 1955	Test # 403
DJ McGlew	108	-	12	1	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
DJ McGlew	105	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
JB Stollmeyer	104	-	6	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
OG Smith	104	-	14	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	26 Mar 1955	Test # 403
PE Richardson	104	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
MC Cowdrey	102	-	14	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
PBH May	101	-	12	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
Hanif Mohammad	101*	-	-	0	0.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
P Roy	99	-	-	0	0.00	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
C Washbrook	98	-	13	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
DCS Compton	94	-	7	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
KJ Funston	92	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
JC Watkins	92	-	8	1	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
PBH May	91	-	8	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
Saeed Ahmed	91	-	-	0	0.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
TL Goddard	90	-	10	1	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
GM Fullerton	88	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
WJ Edrich	88	-	13	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
TE Bailey	88	-	11	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
ED Weekes	87*	-	-	1	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	11 Apr 1955	Test # 404
CL Walcott	83	-	16	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
PBH May	83*	-	9	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
L Hutton	82	-	8	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
RA McLean	81	-	10	1	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
ED Weekes	81	-	11	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	26 Apr 1955	Test # 405
MC Cowdrey	81	-	7	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PE Richardson	81	-	6	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
L Hutton	80	-	5	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
MC Cowdrey	80	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
FR Brown	79	-	9	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
L Hutton	79	-	8	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
MC Cowdrey	79	-	9	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
P Roy	79	-	-	0	0.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
TW Graveney	78	-	12	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
PR Umrigar	78	-	-	0	0.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
WR Endean	77	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
RJ Christiani	76	-	7	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1951	Test # 341
JC Watkins	76	-	10	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
RA McLean	76*	-	14	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365

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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]