Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1961 in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GAR Lock	30	20	7	0	150.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	06 Jul 1961	Test # 509
RB Kanhai	31	41	4	0	75.60	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
GS Sobers	168	234	25	1	71.79	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
CW Smith	37	63	5	1	58.73	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CW Smith	55	94	9	0	58.51	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RB Kanhai	38	65	7	0	58.46	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
FCM Alexander	73	126	5	0	57.93	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
FCM Alexander	108	190	9	1	56.84	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
CC McDonald	91	175	6	0	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CC Hunte	34	68	3	0	50.00	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
NCL O'Neill	71	148	10	0	47.97	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
NCL O'Neill	70	146	8	0	47.94	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RN Harvey	85	185	9	0	45.94	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
CC McDonald	34	81	1	0	41.97	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RB Simpson	92	231	10	0	39.82	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
PD Lashley	41	107	4	0	38.31	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CC Hunte	31	84	4	0	36.90	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
FMM Worrell	82	224	11	1	36.60	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
SM Nurse	43	118	5	0	36.44	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
GS Sobers	64	179	5	0	35.75	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
PJP Burge	68	194	7	0	35.05	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
RB Simpson	75	237	5	0	31.64	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
JS Solomon	45	143	3	0	31.46	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CC Hunte	52	166	4	0	31.32	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CC McDonald	27	89	2	0	30.33	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
PJP Burge	53	195	8	0	27.17	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
KD Mackay	39	155	2	0	25.16	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
NCL O'Neill	48	197	5	0	24.36	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
JS Solomon	36	175	3	0	20.57	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
VL Manjrekar	189*	-	29	0	0.00	India	v England	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
PJP Burge	181	-	22	0	0.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
ER Dexter	180	-	31	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961	Test # 507
CG Borde	177*	-	13	0	0.00	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
KF Barrington	172	-	26	0	0.00	England	v India	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
KF Barrington	151*	-	-	0	0.00	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
PR Umrigar	147*	-	16	0	0.00	India	v England	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
KF Barrington	139	-	19	0	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
Javed Burki	138	-	17	1	0.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
R Subba Row	137	-	15	1	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
Imtiaz Ahmed	135	-	-	0	0.00	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
WM Lawry	130	-	18	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
DJ McGlew	127*	-	10	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
ML Jaisimha	127	-	14	2	0.00	India	v England	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
ER Dexter	126*	-	15	0	0.00	England	v India	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
G Pullar	119	-	14	0	0.00	England	v India	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
PR Umrigar	117	-	14	0	0.00	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
RB Kanhai	117	-	14	2	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
NCL O'Neill	117	-	14	0	0.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
RB Kanhai	115	-	12	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RN Harvey	114	-	15	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961	Test # 507
KF Barrington	113*	-	12	0	0.00	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
PR Umrigar	112	-	-	0	0.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	08 Feb 1961	Test # 505
R Subba Row	112	-	14	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961	Test # 507
Saeed Ahmed	103	-	10	0	0.00	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
WM Lawry	102	-	13	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
Mushtaq Mohammad	101	-	19	0	0.00	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	08 Feb 1961	Test # 505
JHB Waite	101	-	13	0	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
MJK Smith	99	-	13	0	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
VL Manjrekar	96	-	10	0	0.00	India	v England	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
PBH May	95	-	14	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
MC Cowdrey	93	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	06 Jul 1961	Test # 509
NJ Contractor	92	-	7	0	0.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	08 Feb 1961	Test # 505
G Pullar	89	-	13	0	0.00	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
FCM Alexander	87*	-	10	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RB Simpson	85	-	4	0	0.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
ER Dexter	85	-	11	0	0.00	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
VL Manjrekar	84	-	-	0	0.00	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
KF Barrington	83	-	10	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
G Pullar	83	-	10	1	0.00	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
NCL O'Neill	82	-	11	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961	Test # 507
NJ Contractor	81	-	9	0	0.00	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
CC Hunte	79	-	6	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
KF Barrington	78	-	10	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
R Benaud	77	-	7	0	0.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
AK Davidson	77*	-	10	2	0.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
RB Simpson	76	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961	Test # 507
ER Dexter	76	-	14	1	0.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
Mushtaq Mohammad	76	-	11	0	0.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
JR Reid	75*	-	11	1	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
WM Lawry	74	-	11	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
Saeed Ahmed	74	-	12	0	0.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
PGZ Harris	74	-	-	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GT Dowling	74	-	9	0	0.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
RN Harvey	73	-	-	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	06 Jul 1961	Test # 509
FMM Worrell	71	-	10	0	0.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
CC McDonald	71	-	4	0	0.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
PBH May	71	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
BC Booth	71	-	12	0	0.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
PE Richardson	71	-	7	0	0.00	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
SA Durani	71	-	10	2	0.00	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
ML Jaisimha	70	-	8	1	0.00	India	v England	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
CG Borde	69	-	9	0	0.00	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
RW Barber	69*	-	7	0	0.00	England	v India	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961	Test # 514
VL Manjrekar	68	-	6	0	0.00	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
CG Borde	68	-	10	0	0.00	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
NCL O'Neill	67	-	9	0	0.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
KF Barrington	66	-	11	0	0.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
ER Dexter	66*	-	9	0	0.00	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
NCL O'Neill	65	-	8	0	0.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RF Surti	64	-	7	0	0.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	08 Feb 1961	Test # 505

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances 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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Eden Gardens, 4th Test, Dec 30, 1961 - Jan 4, 1962 [Test # 518]

South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1961 [Test # 517]

India v England at Delhi, 3rd Test, Dec 13-18, 1961 [Test # 516]