A high-strength cold rolled steel sheet contains:0.10 to 0.28% of C,1.0 to 2.0% of Si,1.0 to 3.0% of Mn, and0.03 to 0.10% of Nb in terms of % by mass,Al is controlled to 0.5 or less, P is controlled to 0.15% or less, and S is controlled to 0.02% or less, and residual austenite accounts for 5 to 20%, bainitic ferrite accounts for 50% or more, and polygonal ferrite accounts for 30% or less (containing 0%), of the entire structure, and a mean number of residual austenite blocks is 20 or more as determined when the random area (15 μm×15 μm) is observed by EBSP (electron back scatter diffraction pattern).