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	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1987	16	-	188	4313	1705	104	9/52	16.39	2.37	41.47	4	12	4
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2023	8	239.4	30	1438	879	34	5/92	25.85	3.66	42.29	4	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
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2019	4	171.5	16	1031	661	23	6/115	28.73	3.84	44.82	-	3	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2024	35	1159.2	278	6956	3113	154	6/23	20.21	2.68	45.16	9	8	2
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2010	6	227.0	55	1362	641	30	6/41	21.36	2.82	45.40	1	3	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	55	1866.5	368	11201	6210	246	6/50	25.24	3.32	45.53	15	10	2
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2018	8	224.0	26	1344	801	29	5/95	27.62	3.57	46.34	2	2	-
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
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	29	-	129	6027	3223	129	6/46	24.98	3.20	46.72	9	6	-
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	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2001	11	436.2	89	2618	1386	55	6/49	25.20	3.17	47.60	4	2	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	7	317.3	81	1905	817	40	6/17	20.42	2.57	47.62	4	2	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	15	644.1	153	3865	1571	81	7/25	19.39	2.43	47.71	3	6	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	37	1412.0	277	8472	4670	177	8/61	26.38	3.30	47.86	9	7	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2005	7	199.3	25	1197	812	25	5/21	32.48	4.07	47.88	1	3	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	17	681.3	176	4089	1685	84	7/51	20.05	2.47	48.67	8	5	2
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	9	302.5	65	1817	796	37	5/32	21.51	2.62	49.10	2	2	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	13	443.0	75	2658	1590	54	5/54	29.44	3.58	49.22	2	4	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2014	8	289.0	59	1734	975	35	5/146	27.85	3.37	49.54	2	1	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	15	504.0	119	3024	1449	61	5/30	23.75	2.87	49.57	2	3	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	-	273	3128	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2020	11	341.0	60	2046	1174	41	6/56	28.63	3.44	49.90	1	2	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	45	-	347	11714	5589	234	7/83	23.88	2.86	50.05	16	15	4
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	14	-	96	3163	1526	63	6/21	24.22	2.89	50.20	4	5	1
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2024	8	528.5	109	3173	1530	63	7/52	24.28	2.89	50.36	2	7	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	13	344.1	63	2065	1151	41	6/34	28.07	3.34	50.36	1	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
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2021	7	274.5	77	1649	680	32	6/33	21.25	2.47	51.53	1	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	42	1617.1	333	9703	5455	188	5/30	29.01	3.37	51.61	12	7	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	20	543.1	71	3259	2163	63	5/50	34.33	3.98	51.73	5	1	-
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	5	276.4	58	1660	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1992-1997	10	372.3	69	2235	990	43	6/40	23.02	2.65	51.97	-	1	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	52	2513.2	485	15080	6982	290	9/127	24.07	2.77	52.00	15	27	7
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	15	520.0	152	3120	1379	60	6/47	22.98	2.65	52.00	1	3	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2017-2021	6	234.5	52	1409	679	27	5/152	25.14	2.89	52.18	1	1	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	11	235.1	33	1881	970	36	5/34	26.94	3.09	52.25	2	1	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2019	9	305.0	59	1830	997	35	5/60	28.48	3.26	52.28	1	1	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1980-1982	10	394.3	71	2367	1173	45	4/61	26.06	2.97	52.60	2	-	-
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	78	4438.5	1114	26633	10551	505	9/51	20.89	2.37	52.73	27	45	15
JB Iverson (AUS)	1950-1951	5	138.4	29	1108	320	21	6/27	15.23	1.73	52.76	2	1	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2022	12	211.2	24	1268	880	24	6/99	36.66	4.16	52.83	-	1	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2021-2022	6	176.1	25	1057	607	20	6/37	30.35	3.44	52.85	-	1	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	7	205.0	18	1640	776	31	7/27	25.03	2.83	52.90	1	2	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	522.3	63	3135	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	3	4	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1987-1992	8	301.2	63	1808	863	34	7/27	25.38	2.86	53.17	2	2	1
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2023	12	551.0	67	3306	1739	62	6/70	28.04	3.15	53.32	5	5	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	42	1503.1	415	9019	3964	169	6/70	23.45	2.63	53.36	7	7	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	13	480.4	126	2884	1261	54	4/28	23.35	2.62	53.40	4	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2003	7	258.1	52	1549	915	29	7/94	31.55	3.54	53.41	1	1	1
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	17	481.0	73	2886	1722	54	4/34	31.88	3.58	53.44	5	-	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2014-2017	6	196.0	29	1176	703	22	4/89	31.95	3.58	53.45	1	-	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2007	29	1254.4	245	7528	3970	140	7/50	28.35	3.16	53.77	6	9	2
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	46	1856.2	417	11138	5451	207	8/97	26.33	2.93	53.80	12	11	2
C Green (AUS)	2020-2024	17	197.2	39	1184	584	22	5/27	26.54	2.95	53.81	-	1	-
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	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	7	253.1	51	1519	781	28	5/70	27.89	3.08	54.25	1	1	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1989	10	407.2	87	2444	1042	45	5/29	23.15	2.55	54.31	2	5	1
JM Bird (AUS)	2012-2017	6	219.0	51	1314	689	24	4/41	28.70	3.14	54.75	1	-	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2010	8	201.3	37	1209	676	22	6/84	30.72	3.35	54.95	1	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	70	2746.2	822	16478	6775	299	8/24	22.65	2.46	55.11	16	11	2
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
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1937-1937	3	131.4	20	1052	463	19	6/110	24.36	2.64	55.36	1	2	1
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	10	381.0	89	2286	1057	41	6/59	25.78	2.77	55.75	1	2	-
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1969	6	139.4	16	1116	588	20	4/52	29.40	3.16	55.80	2	-	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2016-2024	9	205.0	31	1230	716	22	4/51	32.54	3.49	55.90	2	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	17	616.5	164	3701	1479	66	6/62	22.40	2.39	56.07	3	5	1
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	26	-	175	5563	2420	99	6/74	24.44	2.61	56.19	6	5	2
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	7	225.2	42	1352	731	24	5/70	30.45	3.24	56.33	-	3	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	479.3	83	2877	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	34	1157.4	306	6946	3191	123	6/40	25.94	2.75	56.47	5	3	-
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
J Garner (WI)	1979-1985	11	427.2	104	2564	1142	45	5/56	25.37	2.67	56.97	2	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2001	12	361.5	70	2171	1373	38	5/62	36.13	3.79	57.13	3	2	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	35	1200.1	329	7201	3466	126	6/54	27.50	2.88	57.15	5	5	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	28	608.1	112	4865	1740	85	7/60	20.47	2.14	57.23	3	3	-
A Fielder (ENG)	1904-1908	6	248.3	42	1491	711	26	6/82	27.34	2.86	57.34	3	1	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1989	8	315.3	59	1893	937	33	6/66	28.39	2.96	57.36	1	3	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	17	604.2	116	4834	1768	84	6/53	21.04	2.19	57.54	1	8	1
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1888	13	418.1	181	1673	700	29	4/52	24.13	2.51	57.68	1	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	8	279.0	54	1674	913	29	5/64	31.48	3.27	57.72	1	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2019	13	452.2	92	2714	1414	47	5/62	30.08	3.12	57.74	5	2	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2022	8	327.2	33	1964	1061	34	5/83	31.20	3.24	57.76	3	2	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1977-1981	6	-	29	1214	641	21	5/107	30.52	3.16	57.80	1	1	-
T Thushara (SL)	2009-2010	6	193.1	26	1159	685	20	5/83	34.25	3.54	57.95	1	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1982	10	-	59	2262	1054	39	7/54	27.02	2.79	58.00	2	1	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	78	3553.3	890	21321	9402	367	8/71	25.61	2.64	58.09	23	21	7
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1971	6	225.5	47	1805	708	31	7/40	22.83	2.35	58.22	1	2	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1992	7	243.0	58	1458	707	25	6/58	28.28	2.90	58.32	2	1	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1999-2004	7	262.5	47	1577	947	27	6/41	35.07	3.60	58.40	-	1	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo (SSC), Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]

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]