Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KW Hough	31*	28	3	1	110.71	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
TG Evans	73	73	12	0	100.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
CC McDonald	51*	54	7	0	94.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
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
KR Miller	28	46	4	0	60.86	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
LE Favell	26	44	2	0	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
NCL O'Neill	71*	122	7	0	58.19	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JH Wardle	35	62	5	0	56.45	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
ATW Grout	74	133	8	0	55.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
RG Archer	49	89	6	1	55.05	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
JR Reid	40	73	7	0	54.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	170	315	12	0	53.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	37	69	3	0	53.62	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
R Benaud	46	86	7	0	53.48	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
CC McDonald	133	249	7	0	53.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
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
CC McDonald	42	80	6	0	52.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JW Burke	44	85	1	0	51.76	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
LV Maddocks	32	62	4	0	51.61	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
RN Harvey	167	325	16	0	51.38	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
PBH May	59	116	8	0	50.86	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
NCL O'Neill	56	112	4	0	50.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	71	143	10	0	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
CC McDonald	72	149	5	1	48.32	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
ER Dexter	141	292	24	0	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
RN Harvey	92*	191	9	0	48.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
B Sutcliffe	61	131	7	1	46.56	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
FH Tyson	33	71	2	0	46.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
R Benaud	64	139	7	0	46.04	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JW Guy	56	127	9	0	44.09	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
AK Davidson	43	98	5	0	43.87	Australia	v England	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
AK Davidson	71	173	8	0	41.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	77	194	7	0	39.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
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
KD Mackay	57	154	6	0	37.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
PBH May	42	117	3	0	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
JW Burke	66	191	2	0	34.55	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
PBH May	92	269	10	0	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	37	109	2	0	33.94	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
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
RN Harvey	41	126	3	0	32.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
W Watson	25	78	1	0	32.05	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
LE Favell	54	169	4	0	31.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NCL O'Neill	34	112	2	0	30.35	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
BA Bolton	33	109	1	0	30.27	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
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
CC McDonald	47	169	0	0	27.81	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
L Hutton	30	109	3	0	27.52	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
JT Sparling	25	91	2	0	27.47	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
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
AK Davidson	25	94	3	0	26.59	Australia	v England	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
CC McDonald	40	166	2	0	24.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
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
BA Bolton	26	119	2	0	21.84	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
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
JW Burke	28*	173	1	0	16.18	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TE Bailey	68	427	4	0	15.92	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
GS Sobers	365*	-	38	0	0.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Hanif Mohammad	337	-	24	0	0.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
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
FMM Worrell	261	-	35	2	0.00	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
CC Hunte	260	-	28	1	0.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
TW Graveney	258	-	30	0	0.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
RB Kanhai	256	-	42	0	0.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
DJ McGlew	255*	-	19	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
FMM Worrell	237	-	35	0	0.00	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
EAB Rowan	236	-	28	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
MH Mankad	231	-	21	0	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	06 Jan 1956	Test # 420
B Sutcliffe	230*	-	30	0	0.00	New Zealand	v India	Delhi	16 Dec 1955	Test # 418
PR Umrigar	223	-	26	0	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	19 Nov 1955	Test # 416
MH Mankad	223	-	22	0	0.00	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	02 Dec 1955	Test # 417
CL Walcott	220	-	28	1	0.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
DS Atkinson	219	-	29	1	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406

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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]