Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GE Tribe	25*	16	5	0	156.25	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
FAW Freer	28*	21	3	1	133.33	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
RR Lindwall	100	90	13	1	111.11	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
KR Miller	29	29	0	3	100.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
L Amarnath	46	47	5	0	97.87	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
L Hutton	37	39	6	0	94.87	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
D Tallon	92	108	10	0	85.18	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
RR Lindwall	31	39	3	2	79.48	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
KR Miller	34*	44	6	0	77.27	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
RR Lindwall	26	34	3	0	76.47	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
C Washbrook	25	33	4	0	75.75	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
DG Bradman	127*	169	13	0	75.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
RR Lindwall	35	47	2	0	74.46	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
AR Morris	124*	171	12	0	72.51	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
KR Miller	141*	198	9	1	71.21	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AD Nourse	32	45	3	0	71.11	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
D Tallon	37	53	3	0	69.81	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DG Bradman	201	296	21	1	67.90	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
D Tallon	30	46	1	0	65.21	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
JC Laker	63	97	6	0	64.94	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AL Hassett	198*	305	16	0	64.91	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DG Bradman	132	204	8	0	64.70	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
SG Barnes	64*	101	11	0	63.36	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
NWD Yardley	35	56	4	0	62.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
CL McCool	95	153	14	0	62.09	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
MH Mankad	116	187	13	0	62.03	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
RN Harvey	153	251	12	0	60.95	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
CL McCool	104*	174	8	0	59.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DG Bradman	187	313	19	0	59.74	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
SG Barnes	31	52	4	0	59.61	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
DG Bradman	173*	292	29	0	59.24	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
TG Evans	29	49	2	0	59.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
DG Bradman	234	396	24	0	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
DG Bradman	33	56	-	0	58.92	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
DG Bradman	57*	97	4	0	58.76	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
AD Nourse	37	63	3	1	58.73	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
DW Begbie	48	83	6	1	57.83	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
JT Ikin	32	56	5	0	57.14	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
C Washbrook	41	72	1	0	56.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
SG Barnes	33	58	3	0	56.89	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
Gul Mohammad	28	50	4	0	56.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Bradman	185	336	20	0	55.05	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
DG Bradman	89	162	13	0	54.93	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
DG Bradman	56*	102	4	0	54.90	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AL Hassett	80	148	9	0	54.05	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Bradman	63	117	7	0	53.84	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
KR Miller	67	125	3	1	53.60	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DG Phadkar	51	97	4	0	52.57	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
AV Bedser	27*	52	2	0	51.92	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
SJE Loxton	80	155	6	0	51.61	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DG Bradman	49	95	4	0	51.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DW Begbie	37	72	3	0	51.38	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
KR Miller	79	154	6	1	51.29	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
RA Hamence	25	49	1	0	51.02	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
KR Miller	40	79	7	0	50.63	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
NWD Yardley	61	122	3	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NWD Yardley	53*	106	6	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
C Washbrook	39	78	2	1	50.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
Gul Mohammad	34	68	7	0	50.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
CL McCool	27	54	2	0	50.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
AV Bedser	25	50	3	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
D Tallon	35	71	3	0	49.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
TG Evans	50	102	8	0	49.01	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
LJ Johnson	25*	51	1	0	49.01	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
AR Morris	155	317	8	0	48.89	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
DG Bradman	79	162	2	0	48.76	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
KR Miller	33	68	3	0	48.52	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
NWD Yardley	25	52	3	0	48.07	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
AR Morris	122	255	12	2	47.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AR Morris	100*	210	7	0	47.61	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
B Dooland	29	61	3	0	47.54	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
L Hutton	76	161	7	0	47.20	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
WJ Edrich	46	98	6	0	46.93	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AL Hassett	34	74	3	0	45.94	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
WA Brown	99	216	8	0	45.83	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
HR Adhikari	26	57	3	0	45.61	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Phadkar	55*	124	7	0	44.35	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Phadkar	123	284	15	0	43.30	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DCS Compton	54	125	5	0	43.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
IWG Johnson	47	109	3	0	43.11	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
CT Sarwate	36	84	3	0	42.85	India	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
SG Barnes	71	166	6	0	42.77	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
DG Bradman	138	323	10	0	42.72	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
DCS Compton	76	178	5	0	42.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
DCS Compton	147	350	15	0	42.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
VS Hazare	74	179	7	0	41.34	India	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DCS Compton	28	68	0	0	41.17	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
SG Barnes	30	73	2	0	41.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
AR Morris	57	139	6	0	41.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
IWG Johnson	52	127	5	0	40.94	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
L Hutton	74	181	11	0	40.88	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
C Washbrook	35	86	2	0	40.69	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
CL McCool	43	106	3	0	40.56	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
KR Miller	34	84	3	0	40.47	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
AL Hassett	48	119	3	0	40.33	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
SG Barnes	112	281	16	0	39.85	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
VS Hazare	145	372	17	0	38.97	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
SG Barnes	62	160	6	0	38.75	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
WR Hammond	37	96	2	1	38.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
AL Hassett	47	122	5	0	38.52	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283

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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:

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]