Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
R Peel (ENG)	1888-1896	6	-	108	1047	357	38	7/31	9.39	2.04	27.55	4	2	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1905-1909	6	224.0	56	1344	589	48	8/59	12.27	2.62	28.00	-	6	2
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	7	-	69	1230	544	38	7/71	14.31	2.65	32.36	2	5	1
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1896	4	243.0	78	1215	595	34	7/168	17.50	2.93	35.73	-	6	3
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	9	292.5	64	1757	970	49	5/69	19.79	3.31	35.85	5	2	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	10	377.3	129	2265	843	63	8/29	13.38	2.23	35.95	1	9	3
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	-	194	1915	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.54	1	5	2
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	8	236.4	65	1420	535	37	6/28	14.45	2.26	38.37	2	1	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	15	498.4	160	2992	1312	72	6/48	18.22	2.63	41.55	4	5	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	20	819.5	232	4919	2235	117	8/38	19.10	2.72	42.04	6	9	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2013	6	232.4	50	1396	677	33	7/117	20.51	2.90	42.30	1	2	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	9	-	173	1527	524	36	7/36	14.55	2.05	42.41	1	2	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1888-1890	5	-	109	1043	338	24	5/26	14.08	1.94	43.45	1	2	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2015-2024	11	169.0	29	1014	640	23	5/46	27.82	3.78	44.08	-	1	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	51	1848.4	413	11092	4859	248	8/31	19.59	2.62	44.72	14	15	3
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1929	6	328.1	97	1969	849	44	7/71	19.29	2.58	44.75	2	5	3
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1886	7	425.3	185	1703	651	38	7/44	17.13	2.29	44.81	4	2	1
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	9	338.0	65	2028	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	3	4	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2023	30	886.2	201	5318	2675	117	6/17	22.86	3.01	45.45	3	5	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2024	16	540.2	103	3242	1839	71	5/30	25.90	3.40	45.66	3	3	-
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	5	205.5	32	1235	668	27	5/32	24.74	3.24	45.74	3	2	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	9	246.0	49	1476	860	32	6/53	26.87	3.49	46.12	-	2	-
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1995-1995	7	209.2	41	1256	680	27	5/69	25.18	3.24	46.51	1	2	1
AA Donald (SA)	1994-1999	11	427.2	119	2564	1309	55	6/88	23.80	3.06	46.61	2	5	-
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	15	629.4	183	3778	1351	81	6/56	16.67	2.14	46.64	7	3	-
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	12	436.1	109	2617	1216	56	5/49	21.71	2.78	46.73	3	3	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2024	16	508.1	76	3049	2019	65	6/111	31.06	3.97	46.90	2	3	-
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2022	11	377.0	72	2262	1312	48	5/52	27.33	3.48	47.12	3	2	-
RM Ellison (ENG)	1984-1986	5	189.5	47	1139	465	24	6/77	19.37	2.44	47.45	1	2	1
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1990	16	755.1	194	4531	1989	95	6/128	20.93	2.63	47.69	3	10	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	10	373.5	86	2243	1168	47	5/67	24.85	3.12	47.72	4	2	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	15	478.2	74	2870	1538	60	6/32	25.63	3.21	47.83	2	1	-
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	-	139	3214	1419	67	7/17	21.17	2.64	47.97	4	3	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	48	-	353	9802	4767	204	8/43	23.36	2.91	48.04	10	11	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2024	13	459.4	82	2758	1556	57	6/91	27.29	3.38	48.38	4	1	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2010	7	242.4	55	1456	794	30	4/60	26.46	3.27	48.53	3	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	21	834.3	198	5007	2047	103	7/22	19.87	2.45	48.61	3	6	1
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	25	731.3	134	4389	2625	89	6/79	29.49	3.58	49.31	5	4	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	35	1180.4	208	7084	4039	143	6/42	28.24	3.42	49.53	9	6	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-2006	12	647.3	184	3885	1521	78	9/65	19.50	2.34	49.80	3	7	4
A Cotter (AUS)	1905-1909	8	249.4	23	1498	792	30	7/148	26.40	3.17	49.93	1	3	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	46	1842.2	426	11054	5486	221	6/30	24.82	2.97	50.01	14	9	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2006	6	201.0	25	1206	725	24	5/68	30.20	3.60	50.25	1	2	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	47	1654.1	328	9925	5481	197	7/39	27.82	3.31	50.38	10	6	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1982	21	-	281	5949	2469	118	7/89	20.92	2.49	50.41	7	8	3
PM Pollock (SA)	1964-1965	6	294.3	99	1767	624	35	6/47	17.82	2.11	50.48	-	4	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	109	3741.0	833	22446	11549	442	8/15	26.12	3.08	50.78	20	16	3
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2008	15	602.0	155	3612	1634	71	7/47	23.01	2.71	50.87	5	5	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2001	18	670.0	128	4020	2161	79	6/78	27.35	3.22	50.88	5	5	-
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2024	57	169.5	29	1019	557	20	4/44	27.85	3.27	50.95	1	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2004	38	1196.1	245	7177	3874	140	7/27	27.67	3.23	51.26	7	8	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2024	20	700.5	128	4205	2136	82	6/49	26.04	3.04	51.28	8	2	1
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	12	389.2	99	2336	1046	45	6/44	23.24	2.68	51.91	2	3	1
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	199.1	58	1195	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.95	1	2	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2015	14	433.1	72	2599	1669	50	6/73	33.38	3.85	51.98	1	2	1
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	-	229	3487	1364	67	8/65	20.35	2.34	52.04	3	5	3
GA Faulkner (SA)	1907-1924	10	251.4	32	1510	759	29	7/84	26.17	3.01	52.06	1	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	31	1545.0	456	9270	3875	178	7/165	21.76	2.50	52.07	15	9	3
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	33	1167.5	222	7007	3908	134	6/19	29.16	3.34	52.29	9	5	1
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	24	811.2	181	4868	2307	93	6/38	24.80	2.84	52.34	8	5	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	14	-	129	3517	1449	67	6/33	21.62	2.47	52.49	2	6	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2023	114	4113.4	1082	24682	11655	470	7/42	24.79	2.83	52.51	20	25	3
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2023	6	201.5	30	1211	782	23	4/32	34.00	3.87	52.65	4	-	-
CC Griffith (WI)	1963-1969	12	-	92	2686	1148	51	6/36	22.50	2.56	52.66	1	3	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2005	13	412.4	69	2476	1632	47	5/77	34.72	3.95	52.68	2	1	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1958	7	202.0	78	1212	394	23	6/36	17.13	1.95	52.69	1	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2001	21	906.4	205	5440	2382	103	7/119	23.12	2.62	52.81	3	8	2
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1997	30	1076.4	217	6460	3470	122	7/89	28.44	3.22	52.95	5	9	-
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	34	392.3	103	2355	1025	44	7/76	23.29	2.61	53.52	-	4	1
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2011	14	491.3	83	2949	1702	55	5/123	30.94	3.46	53.61	4	1	-
E Jones (AUS)	1896-1902	10	-	104	1880	972	35	7/88	27.77	3.10	53.71	1	2	1
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	15	573.4	137	3442	1800	64	5/29	28.12	3.13	53.78	2	5	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1995-1995	6	242.3	49	1455	649	27	5/32	24.03	2.67	53.88	1	1	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	-	184	2051	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.97	-	5	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2022	11	360.0	70	2160	1049	40	6/40	26.22	2.91	54.00	1	2	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1936	12	343.1	74	2059	1055	38	7/80	27.76	3.07	54.18	1	4	1
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1965	7	290.3	76	1743	710	32	5/57	22.18	2.44	54.46	3	2	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1980	4	172.4	41	1036	495	19	5/59	26.05	2.86	54.52	2	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	57	-	540	14778	6361	271	7/23	23.47	2.58	54.53	16	21	4
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	37	1272.5	269	7637	4303	140	7/63	30.73	3.38	54.55	8	3	-
B Kumar (IND)	2014-2014	5	172.5	45	1037	506	19	6/82	26.63	2.92	54.57	-	2	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	66	-	522	13841	6967	253	8/34	27.53	3.02	54.70	9	20	2
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	1232.5	472	7397	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.79	10	7	3
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	17	643.4	163	3862	1666	70	8/92	23.80	2.58	55.17	2	5	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	17	607.3	120	3645	1907	66	6/23	28.89	3.13	55.22	8	1	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2002	38	1431.1	326	8587	4401	155	6/63	28.39	3.07	55.40	8	8	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2004-2012	13	351.3	33	2109	1417	38	7/87	37.28	4.03	55.50	-	4	-
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	6	-	17	1002	565	18	5/73	31.38	3.38	55.66	1	2	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2024	20	773.3	172	4641	2392	83	7/23	28.81	3.09	55.91	4	3	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2018	17	587.3	123	3525	1758	63	6/84	27.90	2.99	55.95	3	2	-
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	14	645.2	188	3872	1371	69	6/91	19.86	2.12	56.11	6	2	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1956	15	580.4	152	3484	1287	62	6/20	20.75	2.21	56.19	2	5	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-2005	8	243.5	45	1463	879	26	7/36	33.80	3.60	56.26	1	1	-
MJ Potts (ENG)	2022-2023	6	216.1	48	1297	673	23	4/13	29.26	3.11	56.39	1	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	40	1062.4	135	6376	4004	113	6/53	35.43	3.76	56.42	5	4	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	22	876.4	252	5260	1941	93	6/52	20.87	2.21	56.55	7	3	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-2000	28	1123.0	290	6738	2791	119	7/37	23.45	2.48	56.62	8	6	2
GH Hirst (ENG)	1899-1909	15	-	99	2381	1015	42	5/58	24.16	2.55	56.69	1	2	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1962-1979	19	-	58	1706	680	30	5/49	22.66	2.39	56.86	2	2	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	17	568.5	151	3413	1676	60	6/54	27.93	2.94	56.88	6	2	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]