Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - England

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TG Evans	73	73	12	0	100.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
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
PBH May	71	143	10	0	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
ER Dexter	141	292	24	0	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
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
TW Graveney	42	112	4	0	37.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
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
PBH May	285*	-	25	2	0.00	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
DCS Compton	278	-	34	1	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
TW Graveney	258	-	30	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
L Hutton	205	-	24	1	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
L Hutton	202*	-	22	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
TW Graveney	175	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
L Hutton	169	-	24	1	0.00	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
TW Graveney	164	-	17	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
MC Cowdrey	160	-	14	4	0.00	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
DCS Compton	158	-	22	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
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
MC Cowdrey	154	-	16	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
MC Cowdrey	152	-	14	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
L Hutton	150	-	20	0	0.00	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
L Hutton	145	-	16	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
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
AJ Watkins	137*	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
PBH May	135	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
TE Bailey	134*	-	13	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
DCS Compton	133	-	-	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
G Pullar	131	-	14	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
PE Richardson	126	-	10	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
PBH May	124*	-	14	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
Rev.DS Sheppard	119	-	19	0	0.00	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
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
W Watson	116	-	16	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
C Washbrook	114	-	14	1	0.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
Rev.DS Sheppard	113	-	14	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	113*	-	17	2	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
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
DJ Insole	110*	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
W Watson	109	-	16	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
PE Richardson	107	-	10	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
PBH May	106	-	18	0	0.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
TG Evans	104	-	16	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
TG Evans	104	-	16	0	0.00	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
L Hutton	104	-	10	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
PE Richardson	104	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
PBH May	104	-	14	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
CA Milton	104*	-	11	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
C Washbrook	102	-	9	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
MC Cowdrey	102	-	14	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
RT Simpson	101	-	9	0	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
PBH May	101	-	12	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
MC Cowdrey	101	-	9	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
PBH May	101	-	7	4	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
L Hutton	100	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
PE Richardson	100	-	7	0	0.00	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
MJK Smith	100	-	12	0	0.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
L Hutton	98*	-	12	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
C Washbrook	98	-	13	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427

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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]