Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Cricket Records in 1960s in Test matches - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RW Barber	97	111	10	0	87.38	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
RB Simpson	31	47	2	0	65.95	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
PJP Burge	36	56	6	0	64.28	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
NCL O'Neill	88	141	8	0	62.41	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
WM Lawry	157	255	19	0	61.56	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
RB Simpson	58	97	3	0	59.79	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
RB Simpson	31	53	3	0	58.49	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
WM Lawry	89	160	4	0	55.62	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
RB Simpson	55*	104	5	0	52.88	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
RB Simpson	28	55	2	0	50.90	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
GD McKenzie	76	153	6	2	49.67	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
BC Booth	75	152	5	0	49.34	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
R Benaud	90	187	5	0	48.12	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
ATW Grout	29	65	2	0	44.61	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
BC Booth	102*	233	5	0	43.77	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
BK Shepherd	96	222	10	0	43.24	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
PH Parfitt	122*	289	18	0	42.21	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
R Benaud	43	102	3	0	42.15	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
PJP Burge	56	137	7	0	40.87	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
TR Veivers	43	110	3	0	39.09	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
IR Redpath	97	254	14	0	38.18	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
MJK Smith	54	144	5	0	37.50	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
ER Dexter	52	141	8	0	36.87	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
IR Redpath	25	71	-	0	35.21	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
JM Parks	35	103	-	0	33.98	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
G Boycott	76*	247	12	0	30.76	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
TR Veivers	39	127	2	0	30.70	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
PJP Burge	26*	85	4	0	30.58	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
PJP Burge	39	129	5	0	30.23	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
BC Booth	87	288	8	0	30.20	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
G Boycott	117	396	12	0	29.54	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
R Subba Row	56	212	-	0	26.41	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
G Pullar	37	141	-	0	26.24	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
G Boycott	73	284	2	0	25.70	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
G Pullar	175	-	15	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
ER Dexter	172	-	28	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
BC Booth	169	-	19	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
MC Cowdrey	155	-	22	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
RB Simpson	153	-	12	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
KF Barrington	148*	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
JR Reid	142	-	21	2	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
BW Sinclair	138	-	22	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
KR Stackpole	134	-	18	2	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
KF Barrington	121	-	16	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
MJK Smith	121	-	12	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
PT Barton	109	-	20	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
JM Parks	108*	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
MC Cowdrey	105	-	11	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965	Test # 595
PGZ Harris	101	-	10	2	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
MJK Smith	99	-	10	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
WM Lawry	98	-	9	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
RB Simpson	94	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
KF Barrington	93	-	11	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
JR Reid	92	-	10	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
PJP Burge	91	-	3	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
KF Barrington	91	-	11	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	22 Jul 1965	Test # 594
R Subba Row	90	-	5	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
WM Lawry	87*	-	10	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
PH Parfitt	86	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965	Test # 595
NCL O'Neill	82	-	10	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
KF Barrington	80	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jul 1960	Test # 494
IR Redpath	80	-	8	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
GT Dowling	78	-	8	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
RB Simpson	78	-	5	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
BK Shepherd	78	-	9	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
MC Cowdrey	78*	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
KF Barrington	76	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
JR Reid	75*	-	11	1	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
PGZ Harris	74	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GT Dowling	74	-	9	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
RW Barber	74	-	3	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
KF Barrington	73	-	4	2	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
KF Barrington	72	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
BK Shepherd	70	-	7	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
WE Russell	70	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
ME Chapple	69	-	10	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
JR Reid	69	-	8	2	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
IR Redpath	69*	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
SN McGregor	68	-	11	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
MC Cowdrey	67	-	8	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jul 1960	Test # 494
NCL O'Neill	66	-	6	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
RB Simpson	65	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
SN McGregor	62	-	5	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
ER Dexter	61	-	8	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
RW Barber	61	-	5	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
JR Reid	60	-	10	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
RM Cowper	60	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
G Pullar	59	-	9	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
ME Chapple	59	-	6	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
JM Parks	59	-	7	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
FJ Titmus	59	-	-	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	22 Jul 1965	Test # 594
GT Dowling	58	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
BC Booth	58	-	6	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
RW Barber	58	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
MC Cowdrey	58	-	4	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
ER Dexter	56	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
RW Barber	56	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	22 Jul 1965	Test # 594
SN McGregor	55	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
SG Gedye	55	-	7	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
TR Veivers	55	-	5	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611

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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 Chennai, 5th Test, Dec 24-28, 1969 [Test # 669]

India v Australia at Eden Gardens, 4th Test, Dec 12-16, 1969 [Test # 668]

India v Australia at Delhi, 3rd Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 1969 [Test # 667]