Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DJ McGlew	255*	-	19	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
EAB Rowan	236	-	28	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
AD Nourse	208	-	25	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
WR Endean	162*	-	9	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
EAB Rowan	143	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
RA McLean	142	-	21	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
JHB Waite	134	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
DJ McGlew	133	-	13	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
WR Endean	116	-	9	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
WR Endean	116*	-	16	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
JHB Waite	115	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
JHB Waite	113	-	12	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
ARA Murray	109	-	10	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
PL Winslow	108	-	13	3	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
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
DJ McGlew	104*	-	10	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
RA McLean	101	-	11	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
RA McLean	100	-	14	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
WR Endean	93	-	13	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
RA McLean	93	-	13	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
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
PNF Mansell	90	-	19	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
TL Goddard	90	-	10	1	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
JE Cheetham	89	-	9	2	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
GM Fullerton	88	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
WR Endean	87	-	14	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
DJ McGlew	86	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
DJ McGlew	84	-	9	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
CB van Ryneveld	83	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
RA McLean	81	-	10	1	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
WR Endean	77	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
JHB Waite	76	-	8	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
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
TL Goddard	74	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
HJ Keith	73	-	11	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
JHB Waite	72	-	6	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
WR Endean	71	-	3	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
WR Endean	70	-	3	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
WR Endean	70	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
DJ McGlew	70	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
KJ Funston	70	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
DJ McGlew	69	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
TL Goddard	69	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
CB van Ryneveld	68*	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
DJ McGlew	68	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
RA McLean	67	-	11	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
TL Goddard	67	-	6	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
AD Nourse	66	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JE Cheetham	66	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
HJ Tayfield	66	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
KJ Funston	65	-	2	1	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
RA McLean	65	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
CB van Ryneveld	65	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JHB Waite	64	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
KJ Funston	64*	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
JHB Waite	62	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
RJ Westcott	62	-	10	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
TL Goddard	62	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
DJ McGlew	61	-	3	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
JHB Waite	61	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
GM Fullerton	60	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
EAB Rowan	60*	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
JHB Waite	60	-	9	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
JHB Waite	59	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
EAB Rowan	57	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
HJ Keith	57	-	8	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
KJ Funston	56	-	6	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
WR Endean	56	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
TL Goddard	56*	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
EAB Rowan	55	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
AD Nourse	55	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
EAB Rowan	55	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
GM Fullerton	54	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
JE Cheetham	54	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
DJ McGlew	54	-	6	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
JE Cheetham	54	-	6	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
JE Cheetham	54	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
NBF Mann	52	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
PNF Mansell	52	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
JHB Waite	52	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
ARA Murray	51	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
DJ McGlew	51	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
JC Watkins	50	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
DJ McGlew	50	-	4	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
RA McLean	50	-	7	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
RA McLean	50	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
WR Endean	50	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
TL Goddard	49	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JHB Waite	49	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
TL Goddard	49	-	2	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JC Watkins	48	-	6	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
WR Endean	48	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
DJ McGlew	48	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
WR Endean	47*	-	7	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
JE Cheetham	46	-	5	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
DJ McGlew	46	-	2	0	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
EAB Rowan	45	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338

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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]