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
RN Harvey	205	-	19	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
RN Harvey	190	-	21	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JW Burke	189	-	15	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
AL Hassett	167	-	14	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
AL Hassett	163	-	15	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
DCS Compton	158	-	22	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
AR Morris	157	-	15	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CC McDonald	154	-	16	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
RN Harvey	151*	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
PBH May	138	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
RT Simpson	137	-	21	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
JR Reid	135	-	18	2	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
R Benaud	122	-	20	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
J Moroney	118	-	13	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
PBH May	117	-	16	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
PE Richardson	117	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
RN Harvey	116	-	14	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
RN Harvey	116	-	13	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
DCS Compton	112	-	11	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
PBH May	112	-	18	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
AR Morris	111	-	9	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
DJ Insole	110*	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
RN Harvey	109	-	16	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
GO Rabone	107	-	9	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
J Moroney	101*	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
MC Cowdrey	101	-	9	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
RN Harvey	100	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
L Hutton	100	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
R Benaud	100	-	-	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AR Morris	99	-	7	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
JEF Beck	99	-	9	1	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
CC McDonald	99	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
L Hutton	98*	-	12	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
PBH May	97	-	13	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
TE Bailey	95	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
PBH May	89*	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
D Kenyon	87	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
KR Miller	84	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
RN Harvey	84	-	10	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
PBH May	83	-	8	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
JW Burke	83	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
KD Mackay	83*	-	-	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
CC McDonald	82	-	7	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JW Burke	81	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
B Sutcliffe	80*	-	4	7	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
TE Bailey	80	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
DCS Compton	79	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
W Watson	79	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AR Morris	77	-	8	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
KD Mackay	77*	-	-	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
ME Chapple	76	-	5	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
CC McDonald	75	-	-	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
DCS Compton	73	-	4	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
JR Reid	73	-	8	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
DCS Compton	71	-	12	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
DCS Compton	69	-	11	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
GO Rabone	68	-	7	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
PE Richardson	68	-	4	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
DJ Insole	68	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
RN Harvey	68	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
CC McDonald	67	-	7	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
B Sutcliffe	66	-	5	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
KD Mackay	65*	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
DCS Compton	64	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
L Hutton	63	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
KD Mackay	63	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
B Sutcliffe	62	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
TG Evans	62	-	5	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AK Davidson	62	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
DCS Compton	61	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
MC Cowdrey	61	-	8	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
PBH May	61	-	7	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
RN Harvey	60	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
TW Graveney	60	-	5	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
RB Simpson	60	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
GB Hole	59	-	5	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
MC Cowdrey	59	-	4	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
FA Lowson	58	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
AR Morris	58	-	3	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
DT Ring	58	-	7	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
DCS Compton	58	-	5	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
CC McDonald	58	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
W Watson	57	-	7	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
RN Harvey	56*	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
GO Rabone	56	-	5	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
AL Hassett	55	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
KR Miller	55	-	1	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
MC Cowdrey	55	-	4	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
SJE Loxton	54	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
AL Hassett	53	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
DT Ring	53	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
ID Craig	53	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
RN Harvey	52	-	4	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
KR Miller	52	-	5	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
B Sutcliffe	52	-	4	2	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
ID Craig	52	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
KD Mackay	52*	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
JT Ikin	51	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
MC Cowdrey	50	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
TE Bailey	49	-	4	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407

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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]