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
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
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2022	8	268.0	57	1608	908	41	5/34	22.14	3.38	39.21	2	2	-
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2022	9	171.0	60	1026	390	26	5/18	15.00	2.28	39.46	-	1	-
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2022	9	241.0	50	1446	784	36	5/55	21.77	3.25	40.16	1	1	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2023	14	441.1	93	2647	1462	64	5/30	22.84	3.31	41.35	2	3	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	9	-	173	1527	524	36	7/36	14.55	2.05	42.41	1	2	1
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1981	14	534.5	117	3209	1607	75	8/29	21.42	3.00	42.78	5	3	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2005	24	977.0	263	5862	2718	137	8/38	19.83	2.78	42.78	4	14	1
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	-	40	1605	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3	-
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1888-1890	5	-	109	1043	338	24	5/26	14.08	1.94	43.45	1	2	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	49	1827.3	383	10965	4908	251	7/22	19.55	2.68	43.68	12	14	3
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	10	369.1	97	2215	1013	50	5/49	20.26	2.74	44.30	2	3	-
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1929	6	328.1	97	1969	849	44	7/71	19.29	2.58	44.75	2	5	3
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2023	17	537.3	90	3225	2018	72	6/111	28.02	3.75	44.79	3	3	-
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1886	7	425.3	185	1703	651	38	7/44	17.13	2.29	44.81	4	2	1
RJ Harris (AUS)	2012-2013	6	224.5	49	1349	654	30	7/117	21.80	2.90	44.96	-	2	-
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	5	205.5	32	1235	668	27	5/32	24.74	3.24	45.74	3	2	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1999-2004	7	236.3	50	1419	783	31	6/77	25.25	3.31	45.77	1	3	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2001	16	529.0	91	3174	1833	69	5/52	26.56	3.46	46.00	5	4	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2023	31	905.1	206	5431	2717	118	6/17	23.02	3.00	46.02	3	5	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2012	8	295.0	64	1770	1000	38	5/29	26.31	3.38	46.57	2	2	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	7	264.1	80	1585	726	34	6/76	21.35	2.74	46.61	2	2	1
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1997	11	351.3	90	2109	952	45	6/71	21.15	2.70	46.86	1	3	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2003-2004	6	188.4	20	1132	816	24	7/78	34.00	4.32	47.16	1	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2003	6	197.0	64	1182	417	25	6/87	16.68	2.11	47.28	2	2	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	44	1426.3	310	8559	4392	181	8/43	24.26	3.07	47.28	8	10	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	22	623.2	118	3740	2233	79	6/79	28.26	3.58	47.34	5	3	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2023	11	402.4	72	2416	1386	51	6/91	27.17	3.44	47.37	3	1	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	13	340.0	57	2040	1234	43	6/53	28.69	3.62	47.44	-	3	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	15	478.2	74	2870	1538	60	6/32	25.63	3.21	47.83	2	1	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	55	2069.4	456	12418	5559	259	8/31	21.46	2.68	47.94	15	15	3
C Sharma (IND)	1986-1989	6	192.3	26	1155	666	24	6/58	27.75	3.45	48.12	1	2	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2001	13	524.5	135	3149	1562	65	6/88	24.03	2.97	48.44	4	5	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2022	11	406.1	101	2437	1092	50	6/27	21.84	2.68	48.74	1	4	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2023	51	1716.2	404	10298	5041	211	6/48	23.89	2.93	48.80	14	9	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-2008	12	699.4	174	4198	1773	85	9/65	20.85	2.53	49.38	1	9	3
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2022	9	247.5	50	1487	741	30	5/36	24.70	2.98	49.56	1	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	36	1231.3	291	7389	3374	149	8/92	22.64	2.73	49.59	5	7	1
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	16	728.2	166	4370	2078	88	6/128	23.61	2.85	49.65	2	10	1
J Garner (WI)	1977-1986	39	1477.5	397	8867	3659	178	6/60	20.55	2.47	49.81	13	4	-
A Cotter (AUS)	1905-1909	8	249.4	23	1498	792	30	7/148	26.40	3.17	49.93	1	3	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2011	5	241.5	56	1451	599	29	6/42	20.65	2.47	50.03	1	3	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	13	509.0	100	3054	1575	61	5/57	25.81	3.09	50.06	3	3	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	38	1335.2	270	8012	4276	160	7/12	26.72	3.20	50.07	9	7	1
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2023	8	251.3	41	1509	907	30	5/60	30.23	3.60	50.30	4	1	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2014-2023	13	421.1	97	2527	1125	50	7/71	22.50	2.67	50.54	1	4	1
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1965	4	185.2	45	1112	472	22	5/57	21.45	2.54	50.54	2	2	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	32	1053.1	177	6319	3678	124	6/42	29.66	3.49	50.95	7	5	-
I Sharma (IND)	2011-2021	24	784.2	168	4706	2464	92	7/74	26.78	3.14	51.15	3	5	1
KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1974	12	350.1	74	2101	1017	41	6/77	24.80	2.90	51.24	3	2	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	108	3637.5	824	21827	11130	424	8/15	26.25	3.05	51.47	18	15	3
B Kumar (IND)	2014-2016	7	214.3	62	1287	565	25	6/82	22.60	2.63	51.48	-	3	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	10	343.4	89	2062	1002	40	4/27	25.05	2.91	51.55	4	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2005-2008	5	181.4	42	1090	497	21	6/32	23.66	2.73	51.90	1	1	1
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	199.1	58	1195	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.95	1	2	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	14	511.0	103	3066	1648	59	4/19	27.93	3.22	51.96	9	-	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2023	35	952.5	188	5717	3060	110	8/62	27.81	3.21	51.97	3	5	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	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1948	13	356.0	66	2136	1194	41	7/80	29.12	3.35	52.09	1	4	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1981	17	834.3	250	5007	2106	96	7/89	21.93	2.52	52.15	7	6	2
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	7	287.0	53	1722	846	33	6/67	25.63	2.94	52.18	3	2	1
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	18	523.3	80	3141	1785	60	5/81	29.75	3.40	52.35	3	2	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	27	855.4	186	5134	2393	98	6/87	24.41	2.79	52.38	5	4	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1958	7	202.0	78	1212	394	23	6/36	17.13	1.95	52.69	1	1	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1958-1958	5	175.4	50	1054	389	20	5/64	19.45	2.21	52.70	2	1	-
RM Ellison (ENG)	1984-1986	8	272.2	66	1634	759	31	6/77	24.48	2.78	52.70	1	3	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1993	13	475.1	70	2851	1591	54	8/141	29.46	3.34	52.79	4	3	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2023	115	4140.5	1103	24845	11527	470	7/42	24.52	2.78	52.86	18	26	3
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	7	247.1	53	1483	792	28	5/77	28.28	3.20	52.96	1	1	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1984	7	194.2	48	1166	578	22	4/53	26.27	2.97	53.00	1	-	-
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1998	17	530.5	99	3185	1705	60	6/66	28.41	3.21	53.08	3	3	1
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1968	20	640.3	135	3843	1771	72	6/36	24.59	2.76	53.37	1	5	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1973	11	447.1	92	2683	1287	50	7/74	25.74	2.87	53.66	3	2	-
E Jones (AUS)	1896-1902	10	-	104	1880	972	35	7/88	27.77	3.10	53.71	1	2	1
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2010-2018	15	555.3	137	3333	1479	62	6/44	23.85	2.66	53.75	3	3	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1988	20	852.3	186	5115	2364	95	7/40	24.88	2.77	53.84	3	7	2
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	-	184	2051	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.97	-	5	1
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	44	1199.0	160	7194	4487	133	6/53	33.73	3.74	54.09	6	4	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2007	37	1222.1	254	7333	4076	135	5/73	30.19	3.33	54.31	8	2	-
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2017-2021	10	327.0	97	1962	765	36	5/46	21.25	2.33	54.50	3	1	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1980	4	172.4	41	1036	495	19	5/59	26.05	2.86	54.52	2	1	-
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	6	200.5	52	1205	518	22	5/30	23.54	2.57	54.77	-	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2015	17	511.4	80	3070	1888	56	5/69	33.71	3.68	54.82	1	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2008	17	589.1	106	3535	2236	64	5/59	34.93	3.79	55.23	4	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	68	2320.4	522	13924	7253	252	8/34	28.78	3.12	55.25	11	18	2
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	26	1022.4	232	6136	2869	111	6/37	25.84	2.80	55.27	5	6	1
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2017	8	212.1	24	1273	805	23	5/63	35.00	3.79	55.34	-	1	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2015	27	821.0	165	4926	2733	89	6/47	30.70	3.32	55.34	4	3	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	29	1347.0	378	8082	3505	146	7/165	24.00	2.60	55.35	12	8	3
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	19	609.4	157	3658	1878	66	7/37	28.45	3.08	55.42	1	3	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1956	19	739.4	173	4438	1895	80	6/20	23.68	2.56	55.47	3	6	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	27	934.3	184	5607	2956	101	7/43	29.26	3.16	55.51	7	4	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	13	-	124	3391	1411	61	6/33	23.13	2.49	55.59	2	5	-
FA Rose (WI)	1997-2000	14	371.1	78	2227	1138	40	6/100	28.45	3.06	55.67	2	1	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]

West Indies v India at Port of Spain, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 20-24, 2023 [Test # 2513]

England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 19-23, 2023 [Test # 2512]