Test matches

1950s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	KW Hough	31*	28	3	1	110.71	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
🥈 2	TG Evans	73	73	12	-	100.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
🥉 3	CC McDonald	51*	54	7	-	94.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
4	MC Cowdrey	46	52	7	-	88.46	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
5	PBH May	37	50	3	-	74.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
6	TW Graveney	111	157	14	-	70.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
7	JB Statham	25	39	3	-	64.10	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
8	FS Trueman	36	59	5	-	61.01	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
9	KR Miller	28	46	4	-	60.86	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
10	LE Favell	26	44	2	-	59.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
11	NCL O'Neill	71*	122	7	-	58.19	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
12	JH Wardle	35	62	5	-	56.45	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
13	ATW Grout	74	133	8	-	55.63	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
14	RG Archer	49	89	6	1	55.05	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
15	JR Reid	40	73	7	-	54.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
16	CC McDonald	170	315	12	-	53.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
17	CC McDonald	37	69	3	-	53.62	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
18	R Benaud	46	86	7	-	53.48	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
19	CC McDonald	133	249	7	-	53.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
20	TW Graveney	54	102	4	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
20	JB Statham	36*	68	6	-	52.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
22	L Hutton	28	53	4	-	52.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
23	CC McDonald	42	80	6	-	52.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
24	JW Burke	44	85	1	-	51.76	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
25	LV Maddocks	32	62	4	-	51.61	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
26	RN Harvey	167	325	16	-	51.38	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
27	PBH May	59	116	8	-	50.86	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
28	NCL O'Neill	56	112	4	-	50.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
29	PBH May	71	143	10	-	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
30	CC McDonald	72	149	5	1	48.32	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
31	ER Dexter	141	292	24	-	48.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
32	RN Harvey	92*	191	9	-	48.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
33	B Sutcliffe	61	131	7	1	46.56	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
34	FH Tyson	33	71	2	-	46.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
35	R Benaud	64	139	7	-	46.04	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
36	JW Guy	56	127	9	-	44.09	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
37	AK Davidson	43	98	5	-	43.87	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
38	PE Richardson	68	159	4	-	42.76	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
39	MC Cowdrey	84	198	9	-	42.42	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
40	TE Bailey	48	114	6	-	42.10	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
41	PBH May	79	188	8	-	42.02	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
42	DCS Compton	84	200	8	-	42.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
43	JB Mortimore	44*	105	6	-	41.90	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
44	AK Davidson	71	173	8	-	41.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
45	NCL O'Neill	77	194	7	-	39.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
46	TE Bailey	72	182	4	-	39.56	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
47	PBH May	113	298	11	-	37.91	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
48	TW Graveney	42	112	4	-	37.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
49	PBH May	104	280	10	-	37.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
50	KD Mackay	57	154	6	-	37.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
51	PBH May	42	117	3	-	35.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
52	JW Burke	66	191	2	-	34.55	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
53	PBH May	92	269	10	-	34.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
54	NCL O'Neill	37	109	2	-	33.94	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
55	MC Cowdrey	100*	302	7	-	33.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
56	MC Cowdrey	34	104	5	-	32.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
57	RN Harvey	41	126	3	-	32.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
58	W Watson	25	78	1	-	32.05	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
59	LE Favell	54	169	4	-	31.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
60	NCL O'Neill	34	112	2	-	30.35	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
61	BA Bolton	33	109	1	-	30.27	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
62	W Watson	40	135	4	-	29.62	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
63	TW Graveney	33	114	3	-	28.94	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
64	MC Cowdrey	54	189	6	-	28.57	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
65	PE Richardson	43	151	5	-	28.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
66	CC McDonald	47	169	-	-	27.81	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
67	L Hutton	30	109	3	-	27.52	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
68	JT Sparling	25	91	2	-	27.47	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
69	TE Bailey	25	92	3	-	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
70	PBH May	26	97	2	-	26.80	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
71	AK Davidson	25	94	3	-	26.59	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
72	WJ Edrich	29	113	4	-	25.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
73	TW Graveney	41	167	1	-	24.55	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
74	CC McDonald	40	166	2	-	24.09	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
75	TE Bailey	27	116	2	-	23.27	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
76	TW Graveney	53*	231	5	-	22.94	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
77	R Swetman	41	180	1	-	22.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
78	BA Bolton	26	119	2	-	21.84	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
79	TW Graveney	36	169	3	-	21.30	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
80	MC Cowdrey	44	208	5	-	21.15	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
81	MC Cowdrey	28	138	2	-	20.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
82	JW Burke	28*	173	1	-	16.18	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
83	TE Bailey	68	427	4	-	15.92	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
84	GS Sobers	365*	-	38	-	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
84	Hanif Mohammad	337	-	24	-	-	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
84	PBH May	285*	-	25	2	-	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
84	DCS Compton	278	-	34	1	-	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
84	FMM Worrell	261	-	35	2	-	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
84	CC Hunte	260	-	28	1	-	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
84	TW Graveney	258	-	30	-	-	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
84	RB Kanhai	256	-	42	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
84	DJ McGlew	255*	-	19	-	-	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
84	FMM Worrell	237	-	35	-	-	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
84	EAB Rowan	236	-	28	-	-	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
84	MH Mankad	231	-	21	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	06 Jan 1956	Test # 420
84	B Sutcliffe	230*	-	30	-	-	New Zealand	v India	Delhi	16 Dec 1955	Test # 418
84	PR Umrigar	223	-	26	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	19 Nov 1955	Test # 416
84	MH Mankad	223	-	22	-	-	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	02 Dec 1955	Test # 417
84	CL Walcott	220	-	28	1	-	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
84	DS Atkinson	219	-	29	1	-	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406

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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