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
RM Poore (SA)	1896-1896	3	1.4	-	9	4	1	1/4	4.00	2.66	9.00	-	-	-
CB Lambert (WI)	1991-1998	3	1.4	-	10	5	1	1/4	5.00	3.00	10.00	-	-	-
PC Charlton (AUS)	1890-1890	2	9.0	1	45	24	3	3/18	8.00	3.20	15.00	-	-	-
WH Moule (AUS)	1880-1880	1	12.3	4	51	23	3	3/23	7.66	2.70	17.00	-	-	-
PD Lashley (WI)	1966-1966	2	3.0	2	18	1	1	1/1	1.00	0.33	18.00	-	-	-
IJ Siedle (SA)	1928-1935	13	3.1	1	19	7	1	1/7	7.00	2.21	19.00	-	-	-
MG Melle (SA)	1951-1951	1	13.0	6	78	17	4	4/9	4.25	1.30	19.50	1	-	-
AW Powell (SA)	1899-1899	1	4.0	1	20	10	1	1/10	10.00	3.00	20.00	-	-	-
M Jansen (SA)	2022-2022	2	31.3	3	189	118	9	5/35	13.11	3.74	21.00	-	1	-
GH Vihari (IND)	2018-2022	4	10.3	1	63	38	3	3/37	12.66	3.61	21.00	-	-	-
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2001	1	17.5	3	107	52	5	3/33	10.40	2.91	21.40	-	-	-
NO Norton (SA)	1910-1910	1	15.0	4	90	47	4	4/47	11.75	3.13	22.50	1	-	-
JR Hodges (AUS)	1877-1877	2	34.0	9	136	84	6	2/7	14.00	3.70	22.66	-	-	-
L Sipamla (SA)	2020-2021	2	39.5	5	239	167	10	4/76	16.70	4.19	23.90	1	-	-
Irfan Fazil (PAK)	2000-2000	1	8.0	-	48	65	2	1/30	32.50	8.12	24.00	-	-	-
CA McWatt (WI)	1954-1954	5	4.0	2	24	16	1	1/16	16.00	4.00	24.00	-	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2010-2017	2	32.1	4	193	124	8	4/51	15.50	3.85	24.12	1	-	-
WH Ashley (SA)	1889-1889	1	43.1	18	173	95	7	7/95	13.57	3.29	24.71	-	1	-
A Rose-Innes (SA)	1889-1889	2	32.0	8	128	89	5	5/43	17.80	4.17	25.60	-	1	-
JDS Neesham (NZ)	2014-2015	2	25.4	3	154	99	6	3/42	16.50	3.85	25.66	-	-	-
Iftikhar Ahmed (PAK)	2016-2016	1	4.2	1	26	13	1	1/1	13.00	3.00	26.00	-	-	-
TJ Murtagh (IRE)	2019-2019	1	27.0	5	162	65	6	5/13	10.83	2.40	27.00	-	1	-
M de Lange (SA)	2011-2011	1	36.2	5	218	126	8	7/81	15.75	3.46	27.25	-	1	-
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2013	1	27.4	4	166	98	6	4/51	16.33	3.54	27.66	1	-	-
WB Rankin (IRE)	2019-2019	1	20.0	2	120	91	4	2/5	22.75	4.55	30.00	-	-	-
F Kuys (SA)	1899-1899	1	12.0	4	60	31	2	2/31	15.50	3.10	30.00	-	-	-
AW Seccull (SA)	1896-1896	1	12.0	2	60	37	2	2/37	18.50	3.70	30.00	-	-	-
BJ Sealey (WI)	1933-1933	1	5.0	1	30	10	1	1/10	10.00	2.00	30.00	-	-	-
TAM Siriwardana (SL)	2016-2016	1	15.2	-	92	72	3	2/35	24.00	4.69	30.66	-	-	-
M Ngam (SA)	2000-2001	2	46.2	7	278	155	9	3/26	17.22	3.34	30.88	-	-	-
F Hearne (SA)	1892-1896	4	12.2	-	62	40	2	2/40	20.00	3.87	31.00	-	-	-
Zahid Mahmood (PAK)	2022-2022	2	62.3	3	375	434	12	4/235	36.16	6.94	31.25	1	-	-
AR Adams (NZ)	2002-2002	1	31.4	5	190	105	6	3/44	17.50	3.31	31.66	-	-	-
CJ Eady (AUS)	1896-1902	2	-	14	223	112	7	3/30	16.00	3.01	31.85	-	-	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	38.0	1	228	171	7	5/95	24.42	4.50	32.57	-	1	-
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	6	190.4	33	1144	550	35	6/38	15.71	2.88	32.68	1	4	1
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2022	5	60.0	29	360	98	11	5/18	8.90	1.63	32.72	-	1	-
TM Head (AUS)	2019-2023	17	32.5	4	197	136	6	4/10	22.66	4.14	32.83	1	-	-
T Murphy (AUS)	2023-2023	2	38.2	-	230	181	7	4/110	25.85	4.72	32.85	1	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1991-1993	2	11.0	4	66	19	2	2/7	9.50	1.72	33.00	-	-	-
SR Thompson (IRE)	2019-2019	1	16.5	1	101	74	3	3/44	24.66	4.39	33.66	-	-	-
TP Horan (AUS)	1877-1885	15	93.1	45	373	143	11	6/40	13.00	2.30	33.90	-	1	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2016-2016	1	17.0	-	102	64	3	3/64	21.33	3.76	34.00	-	-	-
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1982-1982	2	17.0	5	102	39	3	3/26	13.00	2.29	34.00	-	-	-
S Nazir Ali (IND)	1932-1934	2	23.0	1	138	83	4	4/83	20.75	3.60	34.50	1	-	-
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2008-2008	1	35.0	3	210	142	6	4/79	23.66	4.05	35.00	1	-	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2019	5	112.2	21	674	428	19	3/38	22.52	3.81	35.47	-	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1988-1988	1	17.5	3	107	47	3	2/17	15.66	2.63	35.66	-	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1991-1991	1	48.0	16	288	115	8	7/70	14.37	2.39	36.00	-	1	-
NB Mahwire (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	18.0	1	108	97	3	3/97	32.33	5.38	36.00	-	-	-
Fawad Alam (PAK)	2009-2022	5	12.0	-	72	46	2	2/46	23.00	3.83	36.00	-	-	-
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	27	6.0	-	36	19	1	1/10	19.00	3.16	36.00	-	-	-
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2006	22	6.0	2	36	23	1	1/0	23.00	3.83	36.00	-	-	-
Saif Hassan (BAN)	2021-2021	2	6.0	-	36	27	1	1/22	27.00	4.50	36.00	-	-	-
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	1	36.2	7	218	116	6	5/66	19.33	3.19	36.33	-	1	-
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2022	4	61.0	14	366	208	10	3/25	20.80	3.40	36.60	-	-	-
Haris Sohail (PAK)	2017-2019	6	43.0	5	258	126	7	3/1	18.00	2.93	36.85	-	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2022	19	629.0	102	3774	2422	101	7/112	23.98	3.85	37.36	6	5	2
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2022	9	243.4	27	1462	991	39	6/56	25.41	4.06	37.48	-	2	-
MJ Nicholson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	25.0	4	150	115	4	3/56	28.75	4.60	37.50	-	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2016-2018	4	38.0	6	228	127	6	3/30	21.16	3.34	38.00	-	-	-
Akash Deep (IND)	2024-2024	1	19.0	-	114	83	3	3/83	27.66	4.36	38.00	-	-	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2024	7	165.3	21	993	564	26	5/72	21.69	3.40	38.19	2	1	-
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2023	5	128.1	34	769	403	20	6/7	20.15	3.14	38.45	1	1	-
BE Hendricks (SA)	2020-2020	1	38.3	5	231	175	6	5/64	29.16	4.54	38.50	-	1	-
Naveed Zadran (AFG)	2024-2024	1	25.5	4	155	113	4	4/83	28.25	4.37	38.75	1	-	-
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2024-2024	1	39.0	7	234	157	6	4/65	26.16	4.02	39.00	1	-	-
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2006-2013	23	13.0	5	78	26	2	1/0	13.00	2.00	39.00	-	-	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2005-2005	1	32.4	7	196	79	5	4/54	15.80	2.41	39.20	1	-	-
LJ Nash (AUS)	1937-1937	1	24.5	2	197	104	5	4/70	20.80	3.16	39.40	1	-	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1899	4	181.3	57	908	371	23	5/51	16.13	2.45	39.47	2	2	-
WH Milton (SA)	1889-1892	3	-	5	79	48	2	1/5	24.00	3.64	39.50	-	-	-
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	164.5	28	989	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2005	1	33.0	7	198	96	5	5/46	19.20	2.90	39.60	-	1	-
MD Shanaka (SL)	2016-2021	2	20.0	4	120	68	3	3/46	22.66	3.40	40.00	-	-	-
KH Eastwood (AUS)	1971-1971	1	5.0	-	40	21	1	1/21	21.00	3.15	40.00	-	-	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1995	4	140.1	40	841	373	21	5/48	17.76	2.66	40.04	2	2	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2016	2	53.3	18	321	150	8	3/9	18.75	2.80	40.12	-	-	-
TK Kendall (AUS)	1877-1877	2	140.3	56	563	215	14	7/55	15.35	2.29	40.21	1	1	-
SC Kuggeleijn (NZ)	2023-2023	1	27.0	1	162	161	4	2/80	40.25	5.96	40.50	-	-	-
PJ Newport (ENG)	1988-1988	1	47.3	11	285	164	7	4/87	23.42	3.45	40.71	1	-	-
Nahid Rana (BAN)	2024-2024	1	34.0	3	204	215	5	3/87	43.00	6.32	40.80	-	-	-
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2023	4	183.5	27	1103	701	27	7/114	25.96	3.81	40.85	3	1	1
DJ Meintjes (SA)	1923-1923	2	41.0	7	246	115	6	3/38	19.16	2.80	41.00	-	-	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2017-2018	7	96.1	10	577	342	14	5/28	24.42	3.55	41.21	-	1	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1954-1954	2	55.0	6	330	216	8	5/61	27.00	3.92	41.25	-	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2023	31	1027.2	176	6164	3646	148	6/50	24.63	3.54	41.64	6	10	2
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	1	55.5	21	335	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	-	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	1998-2001	4	112.0	21	672	376	16	4/50	23.50	3.35	42.00	2	-	-
GA Kempis (SA)	1889-1889	1	42.0	17	168	76	4	3/53	19.00	2.71	42.00	-	-	-
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2001-2001	1	21.0	5	126	54	3	3/54	18.00	2.57	42.00	-	-	-
MA Small (WI)	1984-1984	1	21.0	2	126	78	3	3/40	26.00	3.71	42.00	-	-	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2004-2005	4	133.3	15	801	555	19	4/43	29.21	4.15	42.15	3	-	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	14	478.1	131	2869	1336	68	7/117	19.64	2.79	42.19	-	5	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1977	2	-	18	380	190	9	6/85	21.11	3.00	42.22	-	1	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	422.4	91	2536	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	-	224	2030	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	-
IG Butler (NZ)	2002-2002	2	63.3	6	381	288	9	4/60	32.00	4.53	42.33	1	-	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	85.1	10	511	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	-
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	19	250.0	60	1500	626	35	8/70	17.88	2.50	42.85	1	1	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]