Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
BAG Murray (NZ)	1968-1969	7	1.0	1	6	-	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	6.00	-	-	-
Raqibul Hasan (BAN)	2010-2010	2	1.0	1	6	-	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	6.00	-	-	-
Hon.A Lyttelton (ENG)	1880-1884	4	12.0	5	48	19	4	4/19	4.75	2.37	12.00	1	-	-
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	65	2.0	-	12	6	1	1/6	6.00	3.00	12.00	-	-	-
DW Hookes (AUS)	1985-1985	2	2.0	-	12	4	1	1/4	4.00	2.00	12.00	-	-	-
P Roy (IND)	1956-1960	8	2.0	-	12	6	1	1/6	6.00	3.00	12.00	-	-	-
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1970-1974	14	-	-	17	14	1	1/9	14.00	4.94	17.00	-	-	-
AJ Redmond (NZ)	2008-2008	2	6.0	-	36	47	2	2/47	23.50	7.83	18.00	-	-	-
PE Richardson (ENG)	1956-1962	14	-	3	36	10	2	2/10	5.00	1.66	18.00	-	-	-
Azhar Khan (PAK)	1980-1980	1	3.0	1	18	2	1	1/1	2.00	0.66	18.00	-	-	-
SG Borthwick (ENG)	2014-2014	1	13.0	-	78	82	4	3/33	20.50	6.30	19.50	-	-	-
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2024	2	44.3	3	267	225	13	7/68	17.30	5.05	20.53	-	2	-
N Burger (SA)	2023-2024	2	37.4	9	226	154	11	4/33	14.00	4.08	20.54	1	-	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1946-1946	1	21.0	8	126	40	6	6/40	6.66	1.90	21.00	-	1	-
K Thomson (NZ)	1968-1968	2	3.3	1	21	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.57	21.00	-	-	-
F Martin (ENG)	1890-1890	1	57.2	21	287	102	12	6/50	8.50	2.13	23.91	-	2	1
CFH Leslie (ENG)	1882-1883	4	24.0	10	96	44	4	3/31	11.00	2.75	24.00	-	-	-
Umar Amin (PAK)	2010-2010	2	8.0	1	48	19	2	1/7	9.50	2.37	24.00	-	-	-
JKC Holt (WI)	1955-1959	10	4.0	1	24	20	1	1/20	20.00	5.00	24.00	-	-	-
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1991	33	4.0	2	24	16	1	1/6	16.00	4.00	24.00	-	-	-
G Thornton (SA)	1902-1902	1	4.0	-	24	20	1	1/20	20.00	5.00	24.00	-	-	-
S van Zyl (SA)	2015-2015	3	4.0	1	24	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.25	24.00	-	-	-
AFA Lilley (ENG)	1896-1909	32	-	1	25	23	1	1/23	23.00	5.52	25.00	-	-	-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2022	1	52.0	5	312	177	12	6/59	14.75	3.40	26.00	-	2	1
AM Fernando (SL)	2022-2022	1	8.5	1	53	37	2	2/37	18.50	4.18	26.50	-	-	-
LA King (WI)	1962-1962	1	32.0	7	192	64	7	5/46	9.14	2.00	27.42	-	1	-
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1973-1974	2	7.0	-	56	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.17	28.00	-	-	-
AN Hornby (ENG)	1879-1884	3	7.0	7	28	-	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	28.00	-	-	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2010-2010	1	24.0	2	144	81	5	3/32	16.20	3.37	28.80	-	-	-
Aamer Jamal (PAK)	2023-2024	3	89.5	6	539	368	18	6/69	20.44	4.09	29.94	-	2	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	20.0	3	120	82	4	2/21	20.50	4.10	30.00	-	-	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2018-2018	1	10.0	1	60	40	2	2/25	20.00	4.00	30.00	-	-	-
JDF Vandersay (SL)	2022-2022	1	10.0	-	60	68	2	2/68	34.00	6.80	30.00	-	-	-
MR Bynoe (WI)	1966-1967	3	5.0	4	30	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.00	30.00	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1991	66	-	-	30	15	1	1/1	15.00	3.00	30.00	-	-	-
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1981-1987	6	5.0	2	30	7	1	1/7	7.00	1.40	30.00	-	-	-
Taslim Arif (PAK)	1980-1980	4	5.0	-	30	28	1	1/28	28.00	5.60	30.00	-	-	-
SD Udal (ENG)	2006-2006	1	25.2	5	152	67	5	4/14	13.40	2.64	30.40	1	-	-
Arif Butt (PAK)	1964-1964	1	27.0	1	216	118	7	6/89	16.85	3.27	30.85	-	1	-
P Jayawickrama (SL)	2022-2022	1	36.1	5	217	159	7	4/78	22.71	4.39	31.00	1	-	-
GD Phillips (NZ)	2020-2024	3	33.0	6	198	86	6	5/45	14.33	2.60	33.00	-	1	-
C Burke (NZ)	1946-1946	1	11.0	2	66	30	2	2/30	15.00	2.72	33.00	-	-	-
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1981	18	-	-	33	19	1	1/11	19.00	3.45	33.00	-	-	-
KN Amalean (SL)	1988-1988	1	22.2	1	134	97	4	4/97	24.25	4.34	33.50	1	-	-
OP Stone (ENG)	2021-2021	1	22.4	6	136	68	4	3/47	17.00	3.00	34.00	-	-	-
SS Schultz (ENG)	1879-1879	1	8.2	3	34	26	1	1/16	26.00	4.58	34.00	-	-	-
DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1975	3	11.4	5	70	21	2	1/1	10.50	1.80	35.00	-	-	-
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	29	11.4	3	70	33	2	2/4	16.50	2.82	35.00	-	-	-
ST Banerjee (IND)	1992-1992	1	18.0	4	108	47	3	3/47	15.66	2.61	36.00	-	-	-
Anwar Hussain (PAK)	1952-1952	4	6.0	1	36	29	1	1/25	29.00	4.83	36.00	-	-	-
Babar Azam (PAK)	2016-2024	13	6.0	-	36	14	1	1/7	14.00	2.33	36.00	-	-	-
GT Dowling (NZ)	1965-1969	11	6.0	2	36	19	1	1/19	19.00	3.16	36.00	-	-	-
JM Parks (ENG)	1964-1966	15	-	-	36	43	1	1/43	43.00	7.16	36.00	-	-	-
JW Rutherford (AUS)	1956-1956	1	6.0	2	36	15	1	1/11	15.00	2.50	36.00	-	-	-
GC White (SA)	1912-1912	3	6.0	1	36	29	1	1/29	29.00	4.83	36.00	-	-	-
CJ Jordan (ENG)	2014-2014	3	61.2	16	368	223	10	4/18	22.30	3.63	36.80	1	-	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	252.2	80	1514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2018-2019	3	104.4	29	628	280	17	5/33	16.47	2.67	36.94	1	2	1
RL Sanghvi (IND)	2001-2001	1	12.2	3	74	78	2	2/67	39.00	6.32	37.00	-	-	-
JJ Krejza (AUS)	2008-2008	1	74.5	4	449	358	12	8/215	29.83	4.78	37.41	1	1	1
J Southerton (ENG)	1877-1877	2	65.3	30	263	107	7	4/46	15.28	2.44	37.57	1	-	-
Yamin Ahmadzai (AFG)	2018-2018	1	19.0	7	114	51	3	3/51	17.00	2.68	38.00	-	-	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	6	147.0	20	882	539	23	6/53	23.43	3.66	38.34	-	2	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1947-1948	2	62.3	17	499	170	13	6/29	13.07	2.04	38.38	-	2	1
CP Carter (SA)	1921-1921	3	96.5	13	581	329	15	6/91	21.93	3.39	38.73	-	1	-
BJT Bosanquet (ENG)	1903-1905	7	161.4	10	970	604	25	8/107	24.16	3.73	38.80	1	2	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	10	220.4	56	1324	701	34	6/39	20.61	3.17	38.94	-	2	-
A Warren (ENG)	1905-1905	1	39.2	9	236	113	6	5/57	18.83	2.87	39.33	-	1	-
W Brearley (ENG)	1905-1909	3	111.3	23	669	355	17	5/110	20.88	3.18	39.35	2	1	-
BV Sears (NZ)	2024-2024	1	33.0	5	198	161	5	4/90	32.20	4.87	39.60	1	-	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2019	2	59.5	9	359	190	9	5/99	21.11	3.17	39.88	1	1	-
TF Smailes (ENG)	1946-1946	1	20.0	3	120	62	3	3/44	20.66	3.10	40.00	-	-	-
JM Parker (NZ)	1973-1980	17	-	2	40	24	1	1/24	24.00	3.60	40.00	-	-	-
DB Close (ENG)	1950-1967	6	-	23	564	258	14	4/35	18.42	2.74	40.28	2	-	-
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2013-2017	4	47.0	2	282	211	7	4/127	30.14	4.48	40.28	1	-	-
FJ Durston (ENG)	1921-1921	1	33.4	2	202	136	5	4/102	27.20	4.03	40.40	1	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1981-1981	3	109.0	27	654	299	16	4/61	18.68	2.74	40.87	1	-	-
ER Wilson (ENG)	1921-1921	1	20.3	5	123	36	3	2/28	12.00	1.75	41.00	-	-	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1991-1992	3	116.5	21	701	359	17	7/27	21.11	3.07	41.23	1	1	1
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2017-2017	2	34.5	6	209	121	5	4/84	24.20	3.47	41.80	1	-	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1948	4	84.0	24	672	182	16	4/44	11.37	1.62	42.00	1	-	-
M Theekshana (SL)	2022-2022	1	21.0	2	126	76	3	2/28	25.33	3.61	42.00	-	-	-
NJ Contractor (IND)	1956-1960	6	7.0	2	42	14	1	1/9	14.00	2.00	42.00	-	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1981-1981	3	148.3	33	891	452	21	4/65	21.52	3.04	42.42	4	-	-
James Lillywhite (ENG)	1877-1877	2	85.0	37	340	126	8	4/70	15.75	2.22	42.50	1	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	24	738.5	156	4433	2374	104	6/54	22.82	3.21	42.62	6	4	1
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2024	8	199.4	40	1198	645	28	4/31	23.03	3.23	42.78	3	-	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	-	326	3310	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.98	2	5	3
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1968-1968	2	71.5	18	431	196	10	6/38	19.60	2.72	43.10	-	1	-
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	6	252.5	40	1517	867	35	6/60	24.77	3.42	43.34	6	1	-
JW Burke (AUS)	1956-1956	3	29.0	7	174	70	4	4/37	17.50	2.41	43.50	1	-	-
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1981	3	14.3	4	87	33	2	2/28	16.50	2.27	43.50	-	-	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1912	10	304.4	34	1828	1138	42	6/92	27.09	3.73	43.52	2	4	1
MA Ealham (ENG)	1996-1997	5	101.4	25	610	302	14	4/21	21.57	2.97	43.57	1	-	-
J Trim (WI)	1949-1952	3	-	20	656	247	15	5/34	16.46	2.25	43.73	1	1	-
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1956-1956	2	87.3	28	525	197	12	7/49	16.41	2.25	43.75	-	1	1
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1955	20	-	-	44	24	1	1/8	24.00	3.27	44.00	-	-	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2021	6	191.1	43	1147	568	26	6/45	21.84	2.97	44.11	-	2	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	29	993.3	199	5961	3323	135	7/51	24.61	3.34	44.15	10	7	2
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1967-1968	3	66.2	8	530	302	12	5/39	25.16	3.41	44.16	-	1	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

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