Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PL Symcox	54	42	6	0	128.57	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
DJ Cullinan	28	24	3	0	116.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
SM Pollock	28	24	3	0	116.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
CR Matthews	41	36	6	0	113.88	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
L Klusener	25	23	3	1	108.69	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
L Klusener	38	35	3	2	108.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
JN Rhodes	103*	95	8	6	108.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
L Klusener	58	54	9	1	107.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
WJ Cronje	38	38	2	0	100.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
PS de Villiers	66*	68	9	3	97.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
BM McMillan	51*	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
DJ Cullinan	27	29	4	0	93.10	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
S Elworthy	48	52	7	0	92.30	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
WJ Cronje	34	37	5	0	91.89	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
DJ Cullinan	25*	28	1	1	89.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
PL Symcox	81	94	10	2	86.17	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
G Kirsten	41*	48	8	0	85.41	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
L Klusener	72	85	11	0	84.70	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
SM Pollock	35	42	8	0	83.33	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
DJ Richardson	72*	87	10	1	82.75	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
JN Rhodes	32	39	4	0	82.05	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
SM Pollock	30	38	5	0	78.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
L Klusener	174	221	25	2	78.73	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	09 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
BM McMillan	59*	76	6	0	77.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
L Klusener	45	58	6	0	77.58	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
PR Adams	29	38	3	0	76.31	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
L Klusener	34	45	6	0	75.55	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
WJ Cronje	43	57	7	0	75.43	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
PL Symcox	48	64	7	0	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DJ Cullinan	55	74	7	0	74.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
DJ Richardson	26	35	3	0	74.28	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
AA Donald	26	35	3	0	74.28	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
RP Snell	48	65	8	0	73.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
SM Pollock	33	45	0	0	73.33	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
PL Symcox	29	40	5	0	72.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
SM Pollock	64	89	8	1	71.91	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
DJ Cullinan	33	46	6	0	71.73	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
AC Hudson	45	63	9	0	71.42	South Africa	v England	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
WJ Cronje	79*	111	9	2	71.17	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
DJ Cullinan	113	159	13	1	71.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	50	71	6	0	70.42	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
DJ Cullinan	94	134	12	0	70.14	South Africa	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
CR Matthews	28*	40	5	0	70.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
WJ Cronje	41	59	4	1	69.49	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
DJ Cullinan	61	88	11	0	69.31	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
PL Symcox	108	157	17	0	68.78	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PS de Villiers	46*	67	6	0	68.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
WJ Cronje	35	51	6	0	68.62	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
G Kirsten	108*	159	12	1	67.92	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
DJ Richardson	93	137	15	0	67.88	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
G Kirsten	133	196	18	0	67.85	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
JN Rhodes	87	129	8	2	67.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
AA Donald	33	49	5	0	67.34	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
SM Pollock	92	138	8	1	66.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
CR Matthews	26	39	3	0	66.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
SM Pollock	70*	106	5	2	66.03	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
DJ Richardson	31	47	4	0	65.95	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
CR Matthews	25	38	5	0	65.78	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
HH Gibbs	25	38	4	0	65.78	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
DJ Richardson	48	73	7	0	65.75	South Africa	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
WJ Cronje	69*	105	4	1	65.71	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
L Klusener	30	46	3	1	65.21	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
DJ Richardson	58	89	6	0	65.16	South Africa	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
WJ Cronje	101	155	7	3	65.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
L Klusener	38	59	6	0	64.40	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
L Klusener	49	77	5	1	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SM Pollock	82	129	6	1	63.56	South Africa	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
WJ Cronje	122	192	16	1	63.54	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
DJ Cullinan	108	170	17	0	63.52	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
L Klusener	57	90	11	0	63.33	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
BM McMillan	113	180	15	0	62.77	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
G Kirsten	47	75	8	0	62.66	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
WJ Cronje	41	66	7	0	62.12	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
CR Matthews	62*	100	10	1	62.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
AC Hudson	27*	44	5	0	61.36	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
DJ Cullinan	122*	200	15	1	61.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
JN Rhodes	95	156	8	1	60.89	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
SM Pollock	40	66	7	0	60.60	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
G Kirsten	29	48	5	0	60.41	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
JN Rhodes	64	106	8	1	60.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
HH Gibbs	35	58	4	0	60.34	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
SM Pollock	38	63	7	0	60.31	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
G Kirsten	102	170	14	0	60.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
BM McMillan	39*	65	4	0	60.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
DJ Richardson	36*	60	4	0	60.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
AC Hudson	146	244	24	0	59.83	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
JN Rhodes	37	62	6	0	59.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
BM McMillan	100*	168	9	3	59.52	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
WJ Cronje	126	212	16	1	59.43	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
SM Pollock	42	71	3	0	59.15	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
DJ Cullinan	153*	261	15	1	58.62	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
AC Hudson	102	174	13	0	58.62	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
DJ Cullinan	58	99	8	0	58.58	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	09 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
DJ Cullinan	96	164	13	1	58.53	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
JN Rhodes	117	200	14	1	58.50	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
G Kirsten	29	50	4	0	58.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
BM McMillan	33	57	3	0	57.89	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283

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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 England at Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]