Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN Australia

Cricket Records in 1960s in Test matches IN Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GD McKenzie	40	34	3	2	117.64	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
FM Engineer	42	37	3	0	113.51	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
BK Shepherd	43*	46	7	0	93.47	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RW Barber	34	37	3	1	91.89	England	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
GS Sobers	113	126	20	0	89.68	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
KF Barrington	38	43	1	1	88.37	England	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
EW Freeman	76	89	5	3	85.39	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
EW Freeman	56	67	7	0	83.58	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
JW Martin	55	67	4	1	82.08	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
CH Lloyd	50	61	9	0	81.96	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
RB Simpson	34*	43	1	0	79.06	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
TW Graveney	41	52	4	0	78.84	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
JM Parks	52	66	4	3	78.78	England	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
RW Barber	48	62	3	0	77.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
RB Kanhai	44	57	3	0	77.19	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
RB Kanhai	31	41	4	0	75.60	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
KF Barrington	115	153	8	2	75.16	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
BF Butcher	31	42	4	0	73.80	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
Intikhab Alam	61	83	6	0	73.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RB Simpson	47	64	3	0	73.43	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
EJ Barlow	35	48	5	0	72.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
Saeed Ahmed	80	110	8	0	72.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RW Barber	185	255	19	0	72.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
KR Stackpole	58	80	10	0	72.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
RB Simpson	49	68	4	0	72.05	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
GS Sobers	168	234	25	1	71.79	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
BN Jarman	65	94	7	0	69.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
WW Hall	33	48	5	0	68.75	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
AK Davidson	35	51	4	1	68.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
IR Redpath	26	38	4	0	68.42	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
MC Carew	64	94	2	0	68.08	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
AL Wadekar	99	146	12	0	67.80	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
TR Veivers	88	130	8	0	67.69	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
WM Lawry	100	148	8	0	67.56	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
IM Chappell	151	224	21	0	67.41	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
KR Stackpole	43	64	7	0	67.18	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
SM Nurse	137	204	18	1	67.15	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
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
DJ Sincock	27	42	5	0	64.28	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
KF Barrington	32*	50	3	0	64.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
KD Walters	118	185	12	0	63.78	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
S Abid Ali	78	123	5	0	63.41	India	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
AN Connolly	37	59	4	0	62.71	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
NCL O'Neill	88	141	8	0	62.41	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
PJP Burge	120	193	12	0	62.17	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
WM Lawry	157	255	19	0	61.56	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
IR Redpath	80	132	12	0	60.60	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
NCL O'Neill	40	66	3	0	60.60	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
JM Parks	49	81	3	0	60.49	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
G Boycott	51	85	5	0	60.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
RB Simpson	58	97	3	0	59.79	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
KD Walters	242	412	24	0	58.73	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
CW Smith	37	63	5	1	58.73	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
PJP Burge	27	46	3	0	58.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
LE Favell	51	87	5	0	58.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
RB Simpson	109	186	8	0	58.60	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
CW Smith	55	94	9	0	58.51	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RB Simpson	31	53	3	0	58.49	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
RB Kanhai	38	65	7	0	58.46	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
WM Lawry	66	113	5	0	58.40	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
RM Cowper	32	55	3	0	58.18	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
BC Booth	57	98	3	0	58.16	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
CH Lloyd	129	222	18	1	58.10	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
FCM Alexander	73	126	5	0	57.93	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
G Thomas	51	89	7	0	57.30	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
JM Parks	71	124	5	0	57.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
G Thomas	52	91	5	0	57.14	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
KD Walters	103	181	7	0	56.90	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
FCM Alexander	108	190	9	1	56.84	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
WM Lawry	52	92	5	0	56.52	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
BK Shepherd	55	98	6	0	56.12	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
GS Sobers	49	88	7	0	55.68	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1969	Test # 644
WM Lawry	89	160	4	0	55.62	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
MC Cowdrey	104	187	9	0	55.61	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
MC Cowdrey	79	143	7	0	55.24	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
RB Simpson	38	69	4	0	55.07	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
WM Lawry	119	217	9	1	54.83	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
MC Cowdrey	85	155	8	0	54.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
KD Mackay	74	136	4	0	54.41	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
G Thomas	25	46	3	0	54.34	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
MAK Pataudi	85	157	12	0	54.14	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	Test # 625
RM Cowper	99	183	13	0	54.09	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
BN Jarman	33	61	3	0	54.09	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RM Cowper	83	155	8	0	53.54	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
Hanif Mohammad	104	195	8	0	53.33	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RB Simpson	55*	104	5	0	52.88	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
RB Simpson	225	427	18	1	52.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
RM Cowper	307	589	20	0	52.12	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
JH Edrich	37	71	3	1	52.11	England	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
CC McDonald	91	175	6	0	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
RB Simpson	67	129	7	0	51.93	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
EJ Barlow	54	104	5	0	51.92	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
Rev.DS Sheppard	113	218	5	0	51.83	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
IM Chappell	165	320	16	0	51.56	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
DA Allen	50*	97	3	0	51.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
RG Pollock	122	237	19	1	51.47	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
FM Engineer	37	72	6	0	51.38	India	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
RB Kanhai	84	165	13	0	50.90	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
RB Simpson	28	55	2	0	50.90	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555

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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]