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1880s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Highest strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	MP Bowden	25	16	5	-	156.25	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
🥈 2	A Shrewsbury	37	33	8	-	112.12	England	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
🥉 3	HH Massie	55	60	9	-	91.66	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
4	JM Read	39	49	4	1	79.59	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888	Test # 27
5	HF Boyle	36*	47	5	-	76.59	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
6	WW Read	117	155	20	-	75.48	England	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
7	H Wood	59	89	11	-	66.29	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
8	PS McDonnell	27	41	2	-	65.85	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
9	AG Steel	42	66	5	-	63.63	England	v Australia	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
10	PS McDonnell	103	168	14	-	61.30	Australia	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
11	AC Bannerman	32	54	5	-	59.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
11	WG Grace	32	54	2	-	59.25	England	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
13	F Penn	27*	46	3	-	58.69	England	v Australia	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
14	PS McDonnell	43	76	9	-	56.57	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
15	G Alexander	33	59	5	-	55.93	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
16	Lord Harris	52	97	7	-	53.60	England	v Australia	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
17	WL Murdoch	29	55	1	-	52.72	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
18	WG Grace	152	294	12	-	51.70	England	v Australia	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
19	R Abel	120	241	11	-	49.79	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
20	JM Blackham	31	65	3	-	47.69	Australia	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
21	HJH Scott	102	216	15	-	47.22	Australia	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
22	JM Blackham	25*	54	1	-	46.29	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1888	Test # 27
23	AP Lucas	55	121	5	-	45.45	England	v Australia	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
24	G Ulyett	26	59	1	-	44.06	England	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
25	WL Murdoch	153*	358	17	-	42.73	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
26	AG Steel	31	73	3	-	42.46	England	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
27	W Barnes	28	67	1	-	41.79	England	v Australia	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
28	WL Murdoch	211	525	24	-	40.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
29	EM Grace	36	94	4	-	38.29	England	v Australia	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
30	H Moses	28	78	1	-	35.89	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1887	Test # 26
31	WH Moule	34	99	4	-	34.34	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	Test # 4
32	G Giffen	32	94	2	-	34.04	Australia	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
33	WE Midwinter	30	94	4	-	31.91	Australia	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
34	A Shrewsbury	44	150	3	-	29.33	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888	Test # 27
35	AB Tancred	26*	91	4	-	28.57	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
36	WH Scotton	90	375	9	-	24.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1884	Test # 16
37	WG Grace	170	-	24	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
37	A Shrewsbury	164	-	16	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
37	G Ulyett	149	-	13	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
37	AG Steel	148	-	13	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jul 1884	Test # 15
37	PS McDonnell	147	-	16	1	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	03 Mar 1882	Test # 7
37	AG Steel	135*	-	16	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
37	W Barnes	134	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
37	GJ Bonnor	128	-	14	3	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
37	TP Horan	124	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
37	PS McDonnell	124	-	8	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
37	J Briggs	121	-	15	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
37	A Shrewsbury	105*	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
37	AC Bannerman	94	-	13	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
37	WW Read	94	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
37	G Ulyett	87	-	6	1	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
37	GJ Bonnor	87	-	7	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
37	SP Jones	87	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
37	WL Murdoch	85	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
37	GJ Bonnor	85	-	5	4	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1882	Test # 10
37	PS McDonnell	83	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
37	A Shrewsbury	82	-	12	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1882	Test # 7
37	WH Scotton	82	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
37	AH Jarvis	82	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
37	WW Read	75	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
37	HJH Scott	75	-	10	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1884	Test # 15
37	W Barnes	74	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
37	A Shrewsbury	72	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
37	J Selby	70	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
37	AC Bannerman	70	-	11	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	03 Mar 1882	Test # 7
37	R Abel	70	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1888	Test # 29
37	G Ulyett	68	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
37	G Ulyett	67	-	4	1	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Feb 1882	Test # 6
37	WW Read	66	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
37	EFS Tylecote	66	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
37	JM Blackham	66	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
37	G Ulyett	64	-	3	1	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
37	W Bates	64	-	7	1	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
37	AC Bannerman	63	-	6	1	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
37	G Giffen	63	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1884	Test # 15
37	TP Horan	63	-	3	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
37	RG Barlow	62	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Feb 1882	Test # 6
37	W Barnes	62	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1888	Test # 29
37	GA Lohmann	62*	-	10	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1888	Test # 29
37	W Bates	61	-	8	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
37	JW Trumble	59	-	2	-	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
37	W Bates	58	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
37	JM Blackham	58*	-	4	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
37	W Barnes	58	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885	Test # 18
37	W Barnes	58	-	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jul 1886	Test # 23
37	JM Blackham	57	-	6	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Feb 1883	Test # 13
37	RG Barlow	56	-	6	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
37	JM Read	56	-	9	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
37	W Flowers	56	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
37	J Selby	55	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
37	W Bates	55	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
37	CFH Leslie	54	-	2	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
37	J Briggs	53	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	The Oval	12 Aug 1886	Test # 24
37	PS McDonnell	52	-	3	1	-	Australia	v England	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
37	W Bates	52*	-	5	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
37	TW Garrett	51*	-	5	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
37	AC Bannerman	51	-	8	-	-	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
37	WW Read	51	-	7	-	-	England	v Australia	Manchester	05 Jul 1886	Test # 22
37	WH Scotton	50*	-	3	-	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881	Test # 5
37	W Barnes	50	-	4	-	-	England	v Australia	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20

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Minimum of 25 runs
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