Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - New Zealand

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches - New Zealand

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IDS Smith	30	17	6	0	176.47	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
IDS Smith	33*	19	5	0	173.68	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	03 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
BL Cairns	30	18	1	3	166.66	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980	Test # 873
BL Cairns	34	21	3	2	161.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
BL Cairns	32	20	1	4	160.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
IDS Smith	41	31	6	0	132.25	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
Sir RJ Hadlee	99	81	18	0	122.22	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	03 Feb 1984	Test # 976
IDS Smith	34	28	5	0	121.42	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	25 Nov 1984	Test # 1000
Sir RJ Hadlee	54	45	4	3	120.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
IDS Smith	31*	26	5	0	119.23	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
IDS Smith	28	24	4	0	116.66	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
Sir RJ Hadlee	103	92	11	2	111.95	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	22 Feb 1980	Test # 875
Sir RJ Hadlee	84	78	12	1	107.69	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
JG Bracewell	28	26	3	1	107.69	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
IDS Smith	29*	28	4	0	103.57	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	10 Feb 1989	Test # 1115
IDS Smith	40*	40	6	1	100.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
BL Cairns	26	26	5	0	100.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
IDS Smith	44	45	7	0	97.77	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
JV Coney	38	39	4	1	97.43	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
Sir RJ Hadlee	30	31	5	0	96.77	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
IDS Smith	25	27	4	0	92.59	New Zealand	v India	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
MD Crowe	48*	52	8	0	92.30	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
BL Cairns	45	50	3	2	90.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
MD Crowe	27	30	5	0	90.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
Sir RJ Hadlee	51*	57	5	1	89.47	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887
GM Turner	32	36	6	0	88.88	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
Sir RJ Hadlee	30	35	5	0	85.71	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
IDS Smith	40*	47	3	1	85.10	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	10 Feb 1989	Test # 1115
JG Wright	27	32	4	0	84.37	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1985	Test # 1014
IDS Smith	30	36	3	0	83.33	New Zealand	v India	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
Sir RJ Hadlee	25*	30	2	0	83.33	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
Sir RJ Hadlee	51	63	9	0	80.95	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980	Test # 873
IDS Smith	42	53	5	0	79.24	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
Sir RJ Hadlee	92*	118	13	0	77.96	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
BA Edgar	26	34	3	0	76.47	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
JG Wright	32	42	3	1	76.19	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985	Test # 1012
MD Crowe	137	184	17	1	74.45	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
Sir RJ Hadlee	27	37	3	0	72.97	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
IDS Smith	26	36	3	0	72.22	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985	Test # 1015
JV Coney	93	129	8	1	72.09	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
MD Crowe	79	111	12	0	71.17	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Sir RJ Hadlee	29	41	3	0	70.73	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Sir RJ Hadlee	26	37	2	1	70.27	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
IDS Smith	79	114	10	0	69.29	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1111
JG Bracewell	83*	120	8	0	69.16	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
Sir RJ Hadlee	40	58	5	0	68.96	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
MD Crowe	84	122	12	0	68.85	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	25 Jan 1985	Test # 1010
Sir RJ Hadlee	33	48	4	0	68.75	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
IDS Smith	65	95	7	0	68.42	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	18 Jan 1985	Test # 1009
GN Edwards	34	50	4	0	68.00	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
WK Lees	31*	46	4	0	67.39	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
JJ Crowe	35	52	5	1	67.30	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
JJ Crowe	64	96	10	0	66.66	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
JV Coney	44	66	4	0	66.66	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
IDS Smith	32*	48	5	0	66.66	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	03 Feb 1984	Test # 976
Sir RJ Hadlee	29	44	1	1	65.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
JJ Crowe	47	73	7	0	64.38	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	03 Feb 1984	Test # 976
GP Howarth	25	39	1	0	64.10	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
JJ Crowe	39	61	7	0	63.93	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	25 Nov 1984	Test # 1000
GP Howarth	60	94	6	0	63.82	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
DN Patel	38	60	3	1	63.33	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
GM Turner	29	46	2	0	63.04	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
Sir RJ Hadlee	151*	240	14	2	62.91	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
IDS Smith	113*	182	9	2	62.08	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
Sir RJ Hadlee	89	144	9	0	61.80	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	18 Jan 1985	Test # 1009
Sir RJ Hadlee	35*	57	2	0	61.40	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
Sir RJ Hadlee	25	41	1	2	60.97	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
MD Crowe	137	226	21	0	60.61	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
JJ Crowe	43	71	1	1	60.56	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
JG Wright	43	71	5	0	60.56	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
JG Wright	26	43	3	0	60.46	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
JG Wright	65	108	7	1	60.18	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
Sir RJ Hadlee	72*	120	11	1	60.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
JV Coney	51	85	6	0	60.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
KR Rutherford	107*	181	12	0	59.11	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	03 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
BA Edgar	39	66	5	0	59.09	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	04 Mar 1983	Test # 950
JV Coney	27	46	4	0	58.69	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
BL Cairns	36	62	1	1	58.06	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	18 Jan 1985	Test # 1009
BA Edgar	29	50	4	0	58.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
BA Edgar	51	88	6	0	57.95	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887
GP Howarth	137*	237	15	0	57.80	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
JV Coney	68	118	8	0	57.62	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
MD Crowe	188	328	26	0	57.31	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
JG Bracewell	28*	49	3	0	57.14	New Zealand	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
BL Cairns	41	72	4	1	56.94	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
JV Coney	25	44	3	0	56.81	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
JV Coney	98	173	10	1	56.64	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
GP Howarth	147	261	13	0	56.32	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	22 Feb 1980	Test # 875
IDS Smith	54	96	8	0	56.25	New Zealand	v India	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
BL Cairns	64	114	10	1	56.14	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
MD Crowe	37	66	8	0	56.06	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	18 Jan 1985	Test # 1009
Sir RJ Hadlee	75	134	9	0	55.97	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
MD Crowe	82	147	9	0	55.78	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
GP Howarth	36	65	4	0	55.38	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
MC Snedden	32	58	4	0	55.17	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
JG Bracewell	110	200	10	0	55.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
BL Cairns	28	51	4	0	54.90	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
JG Wright	58	106	7	1	54.71	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
MJ Greatbatch	76	139	13	0	54.67	New Zealand	v Australia	Perth	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
GP Howarth	65	119	6	0	54.62	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887

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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:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]