Batting Highest Career Strike Rate - England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - England

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
C Washbrook	1946-1949	25	46	5	1962	195	47.85	1146+	37.52*	4	10	1	60+	6
L Hutton	1946-1949	28	51	4	2443	206	51.97	1585+	36.71*	6	14	2	112+	4
DCS Compton	1946-1949	28	48	5	2664	208	61.95	2130+	35.77*	11	10	2	127+	1
WJ Edrich	1946-1949	20	33	1	1699	191	53.09	1528+	32.26*	5	9	0	120+	8

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 1000 balls faced
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:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]