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1960s 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	GAR Lock	30	20	7	-	150.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	06 Jul 1961	Test # 509
🥈 2	GD McKenzie	40	34	3	2	117.64	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
🥉 3	FM Engineer	42	37	3	-	113.51	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
4	WW Hall	30*	29	5	-	103.44	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
5	RG Pollock	77*	77	6	1	100.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
5	CC Griffith	30	30	5	-	100.00	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
7	DL Underwood	45*	46	6	-	97.82	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
8	FS Trueman	29*	31	2	2	93.54	England	v West Indies	Manchester	06 Jun 1963	Test # 543
9	BK Shepherd	43*	46	7	-	93.47	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
10	ER Dexter	70	75	10	-	93.33	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1963	Test # 544
11	RW Barber	34	37	3	1	91.89	England	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
12	C Milburn	42	46	7	1	91.30	England	v West Indies	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
13	SM Nurse	49	54	5	1	90.74	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
14	FM Engineer	28	31	3	-	90.32	India	v England	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967	Test # 620
15	SM Nurse	35	39	3	-	89.74	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
16	GS Sobers	113	126	20	-	89.68	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
17	C Milburn	32	36	6	-	88.88	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	27 Jul 1967	Test # 621
18	KF Barrington	38	43	1	1	88.37	England	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
19	RW Barber	97	111	10	-	87.38	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
20	RG Pollock	125	145	21	-	86.20	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965	Test # 595
21	BF Butcher	31	36	3	-	86.11	West Indies	v England	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
22	EW Freeman	76	89	5	3	85.39	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
23	EW Freeman	56	67	7	-	83.58	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
24	RB Kanhai	25	30	1	-	83.33	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
24	G Boycott	25	30	5	-	83.33	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
26	JW Martin	55	67	4	1	82.08	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
27	CH Lloyd	50	61	9	-	81.96	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
28	EJ Barlow	42	52	5	-	80.76	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
29	GS Sobers	95*	118	9	2	80.50	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
30	DT Lindsay	182	227	25	5	80.17	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
31	CH Lloyd	70	88	8	2	79.54	West Indies	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
32	RB Simpson	34*	43	1	-	79.06	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
33	TW Graveney	41	52	4	-	78.84	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
34	JM Parks	52	66	4	3	78.78	England	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
35	ER Dexter	25	32	4	-	78.12	England	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1964	Test # 565
36	TW Graveney	39*	50	4	-	78.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
37	WW Hall	28	36	4	-	77.77	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	04 Jul 1963	Test # 545
38	RW Barber	48	62	3	-	77.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
39	ER Dexter	68	88	11	-	77.27	England	v Australia	Nottingham	04 Jun 1964	Test # 561
40	RB Kanhai	44	57	3	-	77.19	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
41	RB Kanhai	31	41	4	-	75.60	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
42	KF Barrington	115	153	8	2	75.16	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
43	GS Sobers	50*	67	7	-	74.62	West Indies	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
44	C Milburn	126*	170	17	3	74.11	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
45	BF Butcher	31	42	4	-	73.80	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
46	Intikhab Alam	61	83	6	-	73.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
47	RB Simpson	47	64	3	-	73.43	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
48	EJ Barlow	35	48	5	-	72.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
49	Saeed Ahmed	80	110	8	-	72.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
50	RW Barber	185	255	19	-	72.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
51	KR Stackpole	58	80	10	-	72.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
52	PJ Sharpe	86	119	13	-	72.26	England	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
53	RB Simpson	49	68	4	-	72.05	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
54	GS Sobers	168	234	25	1	71.79	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
55	RA McLean	109	157	14	-	69.42	South Africa	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
56	BN Jarman	65	94	7	-	69.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
57	C Milburn	94	136	12	2	69.11	England	v West Indies	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
58	JH Edrich	310*	450	52	5	68.88	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	08 Jul 1965	Test # 593
59	WW Hall	33	48	5	-	68.75	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
60	AK Davidson	35	51	4	1	68.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
61	IR Redpath	26	38	4	-	68.42	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
62	DT Lindsay	69	101	8	-	68.31	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
63	GS Sobers	94	138	13	-	68.11	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
64	MC Carew	64	94	2	-	68.08	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
65	SM Nurse	49	72	5	-	68.05	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
66	AL Wadekar	99	146	12	-	67.80	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
67	FM Engineer	42	62	7	-	67.74	India	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1967	Test # 618
68	TR Veivers	88	130	8	-	67.69	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
69	WM Lawry	100	148	8	-	67.56	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
70	BR Knight	29	43	5	-	67.44	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
71	IM Chappell	151	224	21	-	67.41	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
72	FMM Worrell	74*	110	15	-	67.27	West Indies	v England	Manchester	06 Jun 1963	Test # 543
73	KR Stackpole	43	64	7	-	67.18	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
74	SM Nurse	137	204	18	1	67.15	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
75	GS Sobers	174	260	24	-	66.92	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
76	GS Sobers	161	241	26	1	66.80	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
77	ER Dexter	66	99	12	-	66.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	02 Jul 1964	Test # 563
78	BF Butcher	49	74	6	1	66.21	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
79	RB Simpson	31	47	2	-	65.95	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
80	SM Nurse	93	142	11	-	65.49	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
81	TW Graveney	41	63	4	-	65.07	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
82	PJP Burge	36	56	6	-	64.28	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
82	DJ Sincock	27	42	5	-	64.28	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
82	BL D'Oliveira	27	42	5	-	64.28	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
85	KF Barrington	32*	50	3	-	64.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
86	KD Walters	118	185	12	-	63.78	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
87	VA Holder	35	55	3	-	63.63	West Indies	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
88	S Abid Ali	78	123	5	-	63.41	India	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
89	BN Jarman	41	65	5	1	63.07	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
90	DJ Brown	29*	46	6	-	63.04	England	v India	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967	Test # 620
91	AN Connolly	37	59	4	-	62.71	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
92	NCL O'Neill	88	141	8	-	62.41	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
92	BL D'Oliveira	88	141	8	4	62.41	England	v West Indies	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
94	PJP Burge	120	193	12	-	62.17	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
95	WM Lawry	157	255	19	-	61.56	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
96	JH Edrich	64	104	6	-	61.53	England	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
96	C Milburn	40	65	6	-	61.53	England	v India	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967	Test # 620
98	BF Butcher	91	148	16	-	61.48	West Indies	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
99	APE Knott	34	56	4	-	60.71	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
100	IR Redpath	80	132	12	-	60.60	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644

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