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
W Barber (ENG)	1935-1935	2	0.2	0	2	0	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	2.00	0	0	0
AJL Hill (ENG)	1896-1896	3	8.0	4	40	8	4	4/8	2.00	1.20	10.00	1	0	0
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2007	5	2.0	0	12	2	1	1/2	2.00	1.00	12.00	0	0	0
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	104.0	38	520	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	0	4	2
SM Katich (AUS)	2005-2010	13	14.2	2	86	54	5	3/45	10.80	3.76	17.20	0	0	0
RT Simpson (ENG)	1948-1955	10	-	2	36	13	2	2/4	6.50	2.16	18.00	0	0	0
DW Lawrence (ENG)	2021-2021	2	3.0	0	18	16	1	1/16	16.00	5.33	18.00	0	0	0
Shafqat Rana (PAK)	1969-1969	2	3.0	1	18	2	1	1/2	2.00	0.66	18.00	0	0	0
Mukesh Kumar (IND)	2024-2024	1	12.2	4	74	56	4	2/0	14.00	4.54	18.50	0	0	0
J Briggs (ENG)	1889-1889	2	97.3	51	391	101	21	8/11	4.80	1.54	18.61	1	2	1
J Yadav (IND)	2021-2021	1	16.0	4	96	62	5	4/49	12.40	3.87	19.20	1	0	0
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1902	2	49.3	8	297	176	15	7/34	11.73	3.55	19.80	1	1	0
B Mitchell (SA)	1932-1932	2	13.3	0	81	60	4	2/23	15.00	4.44	20.25	0	0	0
JJ Ferris (ENG)	1892-1892	1	54.2	27	272	91	13	7/37	7.00	2.00	20.92	0	2	1
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	1	32.1	8	193	93	9	5/34	10.33	2.89	21.44	1	1	0
CA Smith (ENG)	1889-1889	1	38.2	16	154	61	7	5/19	8.71	2.37	22.00	0	1	0
TW Hayward (ENG)	1896-1907	6	-	4	45	28	2	1/0	14.00	3.73	22.50	0	0	0
LJ Nash (AUS)	1932-1932	1	19.0	10	114	22	5	4/18	4.40	1.15	22.80	1	0	0
C Green (AUS)	2022-2024	4	31.4	5	190	132	8	5/27	16.50	4.16	23.75	0	1	0
AK Markram (SA)	2022-2022	2	8.0	0	48	27	2	2/27	13.50	3.37	24.00	0	0	0
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1952-1952	2	8.0	3	48	12	2	2/12	6.00	1.50	24.00	0	0	0
VS Ransford (AUS)	1910-1911	5	4.0	2	24	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.25	24.00	0	0	0
H Dean (ENG)	1912-1912	1	20.3	4	123	56	5	3/41	11.20	2.73	24.60	0	0	0
SF Barnes (ENG)	1912-1914	7	354.0	94	2124	818	83	9/103	9.85	2.31	25.59	1	12	6
S Nadeem (IND)	2019-2019	1	17.2	5	104	40	4	2/18	10.00	2.30	26.00	0	0	0
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	8.5	1	53	19	2	1/1	9.50	2.15	26.50	0	0	0
WP Howell (AUS)	1902-1902	2	64.0	16	384	174	14	5/81	12.42	2.71	27.42	1	1	0
AE Trott (ENG)	1899-1899	2	94.4	37	474	198	17	5/49	11.64	2.50	27.88	3	1	0
AJY Hopkins (AUS)	1902-1902	3	24.0	2	144	115	5	3/59	23.00	4.79	28.80	0	0	0
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1946	1	29.0	18	174	18	6	4/12	3.00	0.62	29.00	1	0	0
N Brand (SA)	2024-2024	2	39.0	2	234	171	8	6/119	21.37	4.38	29.25	0	1	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	7	164.2	26	986	480	33	6/11	14.54	2.92	29.87	2	4	1
CG Borde (IND)	1965-1968	8	5.0	2	30	18	1	1/18	18.00	3.60	30.00	0	0	0
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	13	5.0	2	30	11	1	1/0	11.00	2.20	30.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1996-2003	2	66.0	11	396	238	13	7/66	18.30	3.60	30.46	1	1	1
TJ Matthews (AUS)	1912-1912	3	66.5	18	401	142	13	4/29	10.92	2.12	30.84	1	0	0
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2023	4	68.0	17	408	181	13	3/24	13.92	2.66	31.38	0	0	0
C Heseltine (ENG)	1896-1896	2	31.2	3	157	84	5	5/38	16.80	3.21	31.40	0	1	0
SH Cook (AUS)	1997-1997	2	37.2	10	224	142	7	5/39	20.28	3.80	32.00	0	1	0
Shadab Khan (PAK)	2019-2019	1	21.3	2	129	80	4	3/41	20.00	3.72	32.25	0	0	0
Jubair Hossain (BAN)	2015-2015	2	16.1	2	97	58	3	3/53	19.33	3.58	32.33	0	0	0
MC Bird (ENG)	1910-1914	10	43.1	11	259	120	8	3/11	15.00	2.77	32.37	0	0	0
TS Roland-Jones (ENG)	2017-2017	2	54.4	12	328	222	10	5/57	22.20	4.06	32.80	0	1	0
VT Trumper (AUS)	1902-1911	8	33.0	2	198	175	6	3/60	29.16	5.30	33.00	0	0	0
PIC Thompson (WI)	1996-1996	1	22.0	1	132	135	4	2/58	33.75	6.13	33.00	0	0	0
XC Balaskas (SA)	1932-1932	2	11.0	2	66	29	2	2/14	14.50	2.63	33.00	0	0	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2016	12	374.2	87	2246	1091	68	6/49	16.04	2.91	33.02	2	6	2
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2012	3	88.4	16	532	387	16	6/113	24.18	4.36	33.25	0	3	0
AE Moss (ENG)	1960-1960	2	50.1	7	301	138	9	4/35	15.33	2.75	33.44	1	0	0
Q McMillan (SA)	1932-1932	2	89.5	10	539	323	16	5/66	20.18	3.59	33.68	1	2	0
Nasir Hossain (BAN)	2013-2015	3	17.0	6	102	46	3	1/7	15.33	2.70	34.00	0	0	0
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1911	2	80.3	7	483	295	14	5/66	21.07	3.66	34.50	1	1	0
AD Pougher (ENG)	1892-1892	1	21.0	8	105	26	3	3/26	8.66	1.48	35.00	0	0	0
B Kumar (IND)	2016-2018	3	94.0	28	564	279	16	5/48	17.43	2.96	35.25	1	1	0
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1980	5	17.4	7	106	33	3	2/16	11.00	1.86	35.33	0	0	0
ACI Lock (ZIM)	1995-1995	1	30.0	5	180	105	5	3/68	21.00	3.50	36.00	0	0	0
C Washbrook (ENG)	1937-1951	15	-	0	36	33	1	1/25	33.00	5.50	36.00	0	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1980-1980	2	60.2	17	362	128	10	4/60	12.80	2.12	36.20	1	0	0
EJ Tyler (ENG)	1896-1896	1	29.0	6	145	65	4	3/49	16.25	2.68	36.25	0	0	0
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2021	4	121.2	9	728	480	20	5/101	24.00	3.95	36.40	2	1	0
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2013-2023	15	61.1	2	367	242	10	3/4	24.20	3.95	36.70	0	0	0
AH Gray (WI)	1987-1987	2	49.0	10	294	150	8	3/45	18.75	3.06	36.75	0	0	0
WW Davis (WI)	1985-1985	2	63.3	11	381	188	10	4/19	18.80	2.96	38.10	1	0	0
HR Bromley-Davenport (ENG)	1896-1899	4	31.0	6	155	98	4	2/46	24.50	3.79	38.75	0	0	0
SMJ Woods (ENG)	1896-1896	3	39.0	8	195	129	5	3/28	25.80	3.96	39.00	0	0	0
ESH Giddins (ENG)	1999-1999	1	26.0	7	156	79	4	3/38	19.75	3.03	39.00	0	0	0
RK Kleinveldt (SA)	2013-2013	1	26.0	11	156	97	4	2/44	24.25	3.73	39.00	0	0	0
Shan Masood (PAK)	2013-2023	11	13.0	3	78	48	2	1/6	24.00	3.69	39.00	0	0	0
GHT Simpson-Hayward (ENG)	1910-1910	5	149.4	18	898	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1965	19	45.4	10	274	152	7	3/4	21.71	3.32	39.14	0	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2006-2013	4	105.3	13	633	434	16	4/75	27.12	4.11	39.56	1	0	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2007-2007	1	33.0	2	198	133	5	4/73	26.60	4.03	39.60	1	0	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	5	180.0	50	1080	484	27	5/55	17.92	2.68	40.00	3	1	0
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2024	5	100.0	19	600	322	15	6/15	21.46	3.22	40.00	0	1	0
JT Hearne (ENG)	1892-1892	1	8.0	2	40	12	1	1/12	12.00	1.80	40.00	0	0	0
AR Morris (AUS)	1949-1953	10	5.0	0	40	11	1	1/11	11.00	1.65	40.00	0	0	0
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	5	167.1	34	1003	484	25	5/49	19.36	2.89	40.12	3	1	0
AJ Fothergill (ENG)	1889-1889	2	80.1	42	321	90	8	4/19	11.25	1.68	40.12	1	0	0
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2001	1	20.1	2	121	114	3	3/114	38.00	5.65	40.33	0	0	0
HG Vivian (NZ)	1932-1932	1	27.0	7	162	73	4	4/58	18.25	2.70	40.50	1	0	0
FH Tyson (ENG)	1955-1959	8	-	69	1592	544	39	6/28	13.94	2.05	40.82	1	2	0
JD Higgs (AUS)	1980-1980	3	75.1	17	451	227	11	4/25	20.63	3.01	41.00	2	0	0
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	8	342.3	89	2055	875	50	6/17	17.50	2.55	41.10	5	3	0
SM Boland (AUS)	2022-2022	2	48.0	8	288	125	7	2/14	17.85	2.60	41.14	0	0	0
HR Lance (SA)	1962-1962	2	48.0	10	288	166	7	3/30	23.71	3.45	41.14	0	0	0
S Elworthy (SA)	1999-1999	1	55.0	15	330	159	8	4/66	19.87	2.89	41.25	2	0	0
MJ Henry (NZ)	2017-2024	5	173.0	51	1038	462	25	7/23	18.48	2.67	41.52	1	1	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1987	1	48.3	14	291	106	7	6/58	15.14	2.18	41.57	0	1	0
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	10	410.1	132	2461	986	59	8/59	16.71	2.40	41.71	0	6	3
AS Joseph (WI)	2020-2023	4	111.5	14	671	428	16	5/81	26.75	3.82	41.93	0	1	0
JE Benjamin (ENG)	1994-1994	1	28.0	3	168	80	4	4/42	20.00	2.85	42.00	1	0	0
E Jones (AUS)	1902-1902	1	28.0	8	168	100	4	3/78	25.00	3.57	42.00	0	0	0
NA Knox (ENG)	1907-1907	2	21.0	2	126	105	3	2/39	35.00	5.00	42.00	0	0	0
JH Parks (ENG)	1937-1937	1	21.0	9	126	36	3	2/26	12.00	1.71	42.00	0	0	0
SK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	1	21.0	4	126	50	3	3/37	16.66	2.38	42.00	0	0	0
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1969-1981	5	7.0	1	42	16	1	1/4	16.00	2.28	42.00	0	0	0
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2001	15	7.0	0	42	15	1	1/9	15.00	2.14	42.00	0	0	0
Tanvir Ahmed (PAK)	2010-2013	4	105.5	19	635	421	15	6/120	28.06	3.97	42.33	1	1	0
SN Thakur (IND)	2021-2023	4	91.5	13	551	330	13	7/61	25.38	3.59	42.38	0	1	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1975	5	-	23	849	361	20	5/51	18.05	2.55	42.45	1	2	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]