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
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
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	30	46	1	0	65.21	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
SG Barnes	64*	101	11	0	63.36	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
CL McCool	95	153	14	0	62.09	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
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
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
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
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
DG Bradman	63	117	7	0	53.84	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
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
KR Miller	40	79	7	0	50.63	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
D Tallon	35	71	3	0	49.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
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
AR Morris	122	255	12	2	47.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
B Dooland	29	61	3	0	47.54	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AL Hassett	34	74	3	0	45.94	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
IWG Johnson	47	109	3	0	43.11	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
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
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
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
SG Barnes	62	160	6	0	38.75	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AL Hassett	47	122	5	0	38.52	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
SG Barnes	32	84	0	0	38.09	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
MR Harvey	31	83	3	0	37.34	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
DG Bradman	38	104	-	0	36.53	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
SG Barnes	45	124	3	0	36.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
RR Lindwall	42	116	7	0	36.20	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AL Hassett	137	383	20	1	35.77	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
SG Barnes	234	667	17	0	35.08	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
AR Morris	31	90	3	0	34.44	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
AL Hassett	78	227	5	1	34.36	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
AL Hassett	128	395	10	1	32.40	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
WW Wade	63	199	6	0	31.65	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
B Mitchell	27	86	1	0	31.39	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RA Hamence	30*	96	2	0	31.25	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
DG Bradman	30*	146	6	0	20.54	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
MP Donnelly	206	-	26	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1949	Test # 315
AR Morris	196	-	16	0	0.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
A Melville	189	-	16	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
B Mitchell	189*	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AR Morris	182	-	33	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
EAB Rowan	156*	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AD Nourse	149	-	15	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
ED Weekes	141	-	15	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
SG Barnes	141	-	14	2	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
FMM Worrell	131*	-	15	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	03 Mar 1948	Test # 297
AD Nourse	129*	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
VM Merchant	128	-	12	0	0.00	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
WW Wade	125	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
B Mitchell	120	-	14	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
B Mitchell	120	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
A Melville	117	-	13	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
WA Hadlee	116	-	11	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
AD Nourse	115	-	13	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
AG Ganteaume	112	-	13	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
RN Harvey	112	-	17	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
AD Nourse	112	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
GM Carew	107	-	16	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
AR Morris	105	-	14	1	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
A Melville	104*	-	15	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
B Sutcliffe	101	-	12	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316
RJ Christiani	99	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
B Mitchell	99	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AD Nourse	97	-	12	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
FMM Worrell	97	-	9	1	0.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
FB Smith	96	-	8	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
KG Viljoen	93	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
SJE Loxton	93	-	8	5	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
JR Reid	93	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
B Sutcliffe	88	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949	Test # 317
GE Gomez	86	-	-	0	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
B Mitchell	86	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
EAB Rowan	86*	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
WW Wade	85	-	-	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
B Sutcliffe	82	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	Test # 314
B Mitchell	80	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
B Mitchell	80	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
MP Donnelly	80	-	6	0	0.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1949	Test # 316

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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]