Highest strike rates in an innings
| Rank | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | E Paynter | 243 | - | 24 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | WJ Edrich | 219 | - | 25 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | L Hutton | 196 | - | 21 | - | - | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | L Hutton | 165* | - | 17 | - | - | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | WR Hammond | 140 | - | 7 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | WR Hammond | 138 | - | 21 | - | - | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | KH Weekes | 137 | - | 18 | 1 | - | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | PGV van der Bijl | 125 | - | 11 | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | WR Hammond | 120 | - | 16 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | PA Gibb | 120 | - | 2 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | DCS Compton | 120 | - | 16 | - | - | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | B Mitchell | 109 | - | 14 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | GA Headley | 107 | - | 8 | - | - | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | GA Headley | 106 | - | 13 | - | - | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | AD Nourse | 103 | - | 6 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | A Melville | 103 | - | 10 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | PGV van der Bijl | 97 | - | 7 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | VH Stollmeyer | 96 | - | 11 | - | - | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | J Hardstaff | 94 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | L Hutton | 92 | - | 7 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | B Mitchell | 89 | - | 6 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | EAB Rowan | 85 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | LEG Ames | 84 | - | 7 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | N Oldfield | 80 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | LN Constantine | 79 | - | 11 | 1 | - | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | A Melville | 78 | - | 5 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | J Hardstaff | 76 | - | 8 | 1 | - | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | Test # 273 |
🥇 1 | E Paynter | 75 | - | 5 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | RE Grieveson | 75 | - | 3 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | KG Viljoen | 74 | - | 7 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | L Hutton | 73 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | EAB Rowan | 67 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | A Melville | 67 | - | 10 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | GA Headley | 65 | - | - | - | - | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | B Mitchell | 63 | - | 7 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | E Paynter | 62 | - | 3 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | KG Viljoen | 61 | - | 9 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | WR Hammond | 61* | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | JB Stollmeyer | 59 | - | 3 | - | - | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | JB Stollmeyer | 59 | - | - | - | - | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | EL Dalton | 57 | - | - | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | L Hutton | 55 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | GA Headley | 51 | - | - | - | - | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | Test # 273 |
🥇 1 | RS Grant | 47 | - | 4 | 3 | - | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | Test # 273 |
🥇 1 | PA Gibb | 45 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | WR Hammond | 43 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 |
🥇 1 | E Paynter | 40 | - | 2 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | RE Grieveson | 39 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | PA Gibb | 38 | - | 2 | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | AD Nourse | 38 | - | 4 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | L Hutton | 38 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | LEG Ames | 34 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | E Paynter | 34 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | DCS Compton | 34* | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | Test # 273 |
🥇 1 | EAB Rowan | 33 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | L Hutton | 32 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | E Paynter | 32* | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | WR Hammond | 32 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | Test # 273 |
🥇 1 | AE Fagg | 32 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | Test # 273 |
🥇 1 | L Hutton | 31 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | PGV van der Bijl | 31 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | B Mitchell | 30 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | WR Hammond | 30* | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | JED Sealy | 29 | - | - | 1 | - | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 |
🥇 1 | PGV van der Bijl | 28 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | WW Wade | 28 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | AD Nourse | 27 | - | - | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | LEG Ames | 27* | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
🥇 1 | ACB Langton | 27 | - | - | 1 | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | BH Valentine | 26 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | DVP Wright | 26 | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥇 1 | A Wood | 26 | - | - | - | - | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | Test # 273 |
🥇 1 | BH Valentine | 25* | - | - | - | - | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Feb 1939 | Test # 270 |
🥇 1 | AD Nourse | 25 | - | 3 | - | - | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
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Additional Information
Minimum of 25 runsStrike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are availablePerformances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures