Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records for Australia (Host) in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	11	327.3	61	1965	1072	49	5/27	21.87	3.27	40.10	3	3	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1910-1911	5	167.4	19	1006	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	40	1236.4	243	7420	3855	176	7/76	21.90	3.11	42.15	13	11	3
MA Wood (ENG)	2021-2022	6	181.0	23	1086	616	25	6/37	24.64	3.40	43.44	1	1	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1887-1892	6	-	153	1783	478	41	8/35	11.65	1.60	43.48	1	3	2
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	620.2	231	2482	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2024	36	1227.3	296	7365	3263	164	6/23	19.89	2.65	44.90	9	9	2
MR Whitney (AUS)	1987-1992	6	243.2	48	1460	704	32	7/27	22.00	2.89	45.62	2	2	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1987	15	-	132	3975	1820	87	9/52	20.91	2.74	45.68	2	11	3
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	34	1310.2	259	7862	4357	171	8/61	25.47	3.32	45.97	9	7	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2016	9	309.0	57	1854	1114	40	5/56	27.85	3.60	46.35	1	3	1
W Barnes (ENG)	1882-1887	10	382.3	182	1531	509	33	6/28	15.42	1.99	46.39	1	2	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	591.0	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
JN Crawford (ENG)	1907-1908	5	237.4	36	1426	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	7	317.3	81	1905	817	40	6/17	20.42	2.57	47.62	4	2	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	53	1826.1	366	10957	5976	225	6/66	26.56	3.27	48.69	14	7	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2006	27	818.0	131	4908	2938	100	6/11	29.38	3.59	49.08	3	7	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	32	-	141	6501	3518	132	6/46	26.65	3.24	49.25	9	6	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	20	806.3	203	4839	2039	98	7/51	20.80	2.52	49.37	10	5	2
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2023	8	255.4	40	1534	885	31	5/92	28.54	3.46	49.48	3	1	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	-	273	3128	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	19	776.3	176	4659	1922	93	7/25	20.66	2.47	50.09	4	7	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	14	-	96	3163	1526	63	6/21	24.22	2.89	50.20	4	5	1
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2023	8	235.0	41	1410	839	28	5/31	29.96	3.57	50.35	2	1	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1964	5	159.3	11	1275	710	25	6/95	28.40	3.34	51.00	-	2	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	664.0	184	3984	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7	1
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2023	4	238.3	28	1431	942	28	7/114	33.64	3.94	51.10	3	2	1
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	41	1592.1	329	9553	5343	186	5/30	28.72	3.35	51.36	12	7	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1990	20	685.1	140	4111	1793	80	5/29	22.41	2.61	51.38	4	6	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1992	51	-	402	10711	4414	208	8/58	21.22	2.47	51.49	11	13	4
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2021	7	274.5	77	1649	680	32	6/33	21.25	2.47	51.53	1	1	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2010	13	489.5	79	2939	1677	57	6/135	29.42	3.42	51.56	4	3	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-2006	9	233.2	48	1400	733	27	5/53	27.14	3.14	51.85	-	1	-
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	5	276.4	58	1660	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	47	-	360	12146	5785	234	7/83	24.72	2.85	51.90	16	15	4
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1997	16	545.3	102	3273	1516	63	6/40	24.06	2.77	51.95	1	2	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	6	243.1	54	1459	686	28	5/48	24.50	2.82	52.10	3	1	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	11	235.1	33	1881	970	36	5/34	26.94	3.09	52.25	2	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2000	11	445.3	91	2673	1380	51	6/49	27.05	3.09	52.41	2	2	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2001	50	1660.3	382	9963	4289	190	6/48	22.57	2.58	52.43	12	11	2
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1980-1982	10	394.3	71	2367	1173	45	4/61	26.06	2.97	52.60	2	-	-
WW Hall (WI)	1959-1969	10	-	37	2370	1228	45	5/63	27.28	3.10	52.66	4	2	-
JB Iverson (AUS)	1950-1951	5	138.4	29	1108	320	21	6/27	15.23	1.73	52.76	2	1	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	16	589.2	131	3536	1687	67	5/30	25.17	2.86	52.77	3	3	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1956	8	370.1	129	2221	667	42	6/21	15.88	1.80	52.88	4	3	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	7	205.0	18	1640	776	31	7/27	25.03	2.83	52.90	1	2	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2007	30	1327.0	262	7962	4150	150	7/50	27.66	3.12	53.08	6	10	2
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	522.3	63	3135	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	3	4	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	13	480.4	126	2884	1261	54	4/28	23.35	2.62	53.40	4	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	40	1449.3	402	8697	3796	162	6/70	23.43	2.61	53.68	7	7	-
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	8	413.3	85	2481	1147	46	5/28	24.93	2.77	53.93	3	4	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	5	207.0	28	1242	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1932-1937	10	-	41	2057	1119	38	5/36	29.44	3.26	54.13	2	1	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2020	8	280.1	47	1681	997	31	6/56	32.16	3.55	54.22	1	2	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	7	253.1	51	1519	781	28	5/70	27.89	3.08	54.25	1	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	29	1000.1	269	6001	2715	110	6/40	24.68	2.71	54.55	4	3	-
JM Bird (AUS)	2012-2017	6	219.0	51	1314	689	24	4/41	28.70	3.14	54.75	1	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	45	1830.2	404	10982	5437	200	8/97	27.18	2.97	54.91	11	11	2
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2022	7	183.3	50	1101	472	20	4/50	23.60	2.57	55.05	1	-	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	13	708.4	171	4252	1727	77	7/60	22.42	2.43	55.22	1	8	1
GE Palmer (AUS)	1881-1885	10	760.0	312	3040	1090	55	7/65	19.81	2.15	55.27	3	5	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	71	2839.1	837	17035	7072	308	8/24	22.96	2.49	55.30	17	12	2
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1937-1937	3	131.4	20	1052	463	19	6/110	24.36	2.64	55.36	1	2	1
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	13	454.0	127	2724	1219	49	6/47	24.87	2.68	55.59	1	2	-
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1969	6	139.4	16	1116	588	20	4/52	29.40	3.16	55.80	2	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	25	-	169	5473	2382	98	6/74	24.30	2.61	55.84	6	5	2
RP Singh (IND)	2006-2008	6	204.5	23	1229	852	22	4/68	38.72	4.15	55.86	3	-	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	479.3	83	2877	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3	1
J Garner (WI)	1979-1985	14	517.5	129	3107	1334	55	5/56	24.25	2.57	56.49	3	1	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	31	1187.0	296	7122	3382	126	8/87	26.84	2.84	56.52	5	6	1
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	-	47	3417	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5	2
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	34	1165.1	321	6991	3375	122	6/54	27.66	2.89	57.30	4	5	-
A Fielder (ENG)	1904-1908	6	248.3	42	1491	711	26	6/82	27.34	2.86	57.34	3	1	-
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2012	6	221.0	38	1326	783	23	5/146	34.04	3.54	57.65	-	1	-
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1888	13	418.1	181	1673	700	29	4/52	24.13	2.51	57.68	1	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	9	346.4	65	2080	1051	36	6/59	29.19	3.03	57.77	1	1	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1969-1971	8	-	59	2027	793	35	7/40	22.65	2.34	57.91	2	2	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	29	-	121	5039	1798	87	7/60	20.66	2.14	57.91	3	3	-
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	-	247	4089	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5	1
CEH Croft (WI)	1979-1982	10	389.4	77	2338	1041	40	4/57	26.02	2.67	58.45	1	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1982	12	-	71	2982	1376	51	7/54	26.98	2.76	58.47	3	2	-
C White (ENG)	2000-2002	7	224.4	35	1348	806	23	5/127	35.04	3.58	58.60	2	1	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	9	363.2	86	2180	932	37	5/32	25.18	2.56	58.91	1	2	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	21	-	159	5817	2081	98	6/53	21.23	2.14	59.35	3	8	1
H Trumble (AUS)	1894-1904	15	734.4	219	4408	1581	74	7/28	21.36	2.15	59.56	5	4	-
W Voce (ENG)	1932-1947	11	-	56	2450	1128	41	6/41	27.51	2.76	59.75	3	1	1
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-2004	16	488.3	108	2931	1498	49	7/39	30.57	3.06	59.81	2	2	-
Z Khan (IND)	2003-2012	10	359.2	54	2156	1327	36	5/95	36.86	3.69	59.88	3	1	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2019	5	180.0	23	1080	690	18	5/60	38.33	3.83	60.00	-	1	-
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1956	4	190.1	73	1141	306	19	6/42	16.10	1.60	60.05	1	2	1
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1955-1962	13	651.1	246	3907	1179	65	7/80	18.13	1.81	60.10	2	7	2
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	26	1053.4	228	6322	2957	105	8/112	28.16	2.80	60.20	5	8	2
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2005-2007	9	311.1	44	1867	997	31	4/59	32.16	3.20	60.22	4	-	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	12	462.2	132	2774	1193	46	5/75	25.93	2.58	60.30	2	2	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2019-2022	4	181.3	35	1089	460	18	4/83	25.55	2.53	60.50	2	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1977-1981	7	-	34	1394	743	23	5/107	32.30	3.19	60.60	1	1	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2020	10	313.1	40	1879	1371	31	5/93	44.22	4.37	60.61	1	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2001	11	353.5	75	2123	1371	35	5/137	39.17	3.87	60.65	3	2	-
T Richardson (ENG)	1894-1898	10	547.1	113	3283	1625	54	8/94	30.09	2.96	60.79	1	5	1

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]

Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jan 17-19, 2024 [Test # 2523]

Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jan 3-6, 2024 [Test # 2521]