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 |
31* | 28 | 3 | 1 | 110.71 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
51* | 54 | 7 | 0 | 94.44 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
28 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 60.86 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
26 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
71* | 122 | 7 | 0 | 58.19 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
74 | 133 | 8 | 0 | 55.63 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
49 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 55.05 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
40 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 54.79 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
170 | 315 | 12 | 0 | 53.96 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
37 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 53.62 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
46 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 53.48 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
133 | 249 | 7 | 0 | 53.41 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
42 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 52.50 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
44 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 51.76 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
32 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 51.61 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
167 | 325 | 16 | 0 | 51.38 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
56 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
72 | 149 | 5 | 1 | 48.32 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
92* | 191 | 9 | 0 | 48.16 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
61 | 131 | 7 | 1 | 46.56 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 14 Mar 1959 | Test # 472 | |
64 | 139 | 7 | 0 | 46.04 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
56 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 44.09 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
43 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 43.87 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
71 | 173 | 8 | 0 | 41.04 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
77 | 194 | 7 | 0 | 39.69 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
57 | 154 | 6 | 0 | 37.01 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
66 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 34.55 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
37 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 33.94 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
41 | 126 | 3 | 0 | 32.53 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
54 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 31.95 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
34 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 30.35 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
33 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 30.27 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
47 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 27.81 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
25 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 27.47 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 14 Mar 1959 | Test # 472 | |
25 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 26.59 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
40 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 24.09 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
26 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 21.84 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
28* | 173 | 1 | 0 | 16.18 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
261 | - | 35 | 2 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
236 | - | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
220 | - | 28 | 1 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 | |
208 | - | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
206 | - | 23 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 | Test # 330 | |
206 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
191* | - | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
184 | - | 19 | 1 | 0.00 | India | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
168* | - | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 | |
168 | - | 10 | 3 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
167 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
166 | - | 25 | 1 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 | |
164* | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
162 | - | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1954 | Test # 391 | |
161 | - | 19 | 1 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
155 | - | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
154 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
153 | - | 18 | 2 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1954 | Test # 391 | |
145* | - | 6 | 1 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 05 Jan 1951 | Test # 329 | |
142 | - | 21 | 1 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 23 Jun 1955 | Test # 409 | |
140 | - | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
138 | - | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
133 | - | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Leeds | 05 Jun 1952 | Test # 351 | |
133 | - | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 | Test # 411 | |
130* | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
129 | - | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
124 | - | - | 1 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
122 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 09 Jul 1953 | Test # 374 | |
118 | - | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 | Test # 477 | |
116 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 17 Mar 1951 | Test # 332 | |
116 | - | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 | Test # 386 | |
116* | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 | Test # 411 | |
115 | - | - | 1 | 0.00 | India | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
115 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1953 | Test # 372 | |
113 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
112 | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 | Test # 477 | |
111 | - | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
109 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 | Test # 326 | |
109 | - | 14 | 1 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
108 | - | 13 | 3 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
106 | - | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 | |
104 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
104* | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
101* | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 | Test # 330 | |
100 | - | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 | |
99 | - | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 | Test # 330 | |
97 | - | 14 | 1 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 21 Jun 1956 | Test # 426 | |
94 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 | |
94 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 | Test # 384 | |
93 | - | 13 | 1 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 | Test # 437 | |
92 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
90 | - | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
90* | - | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 | |
90 | - | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
90 | - | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 20 Jun 1957 | Test # 440 | |
89 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | India | v England | Leeds | 05 Jun 1952 | Test # 351 | |
89 | - | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
89 | - | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
83 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
81 | - | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
81 | - | 9 | 1 | 0.00 | India | v England | Lord's | 18 Jun 1959 | Test # 475 | |
78 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 | Test # 323 |
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Minimum of 25 runsStrike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are availablePerformances 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]
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