Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records for England in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	18	-	364	3830	1205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	2	9	5
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	382.0	64	2292	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	62	1902.4	378	11416	6419	291	7/112	22.05	3.37	39.23	14	14	4
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1914	27	1312.1	356	7873	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.65	2	24	7
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	3101.2	660	18608	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	460.4	96	2764	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	18	391.5	94	2351	1222	54	6/39	22.62	3.11	43.53	1	3	0
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	509.3	81	3057	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	0
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	-	271	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	0
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	33	-	386	5332	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	4	9	4
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	17	-	97	3452	1411	76	7/27	18.56	2.45	45.42	3	4	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1910	19	757.4	231	4546	1863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.46	2	9	4
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	2586.3	661	15519	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	591.0	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	-	55	2292	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	18	470.1	78	2821	1666	59	6/53	28.23	3.54	47.81	2	3	0
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	439.5	66	2639	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	-	522	15178	6625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17	3
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2024	20	632.4	159	3796	1742	76	5/49	22.92	2.75	49.94	4	3	0
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	15	504.2	82	3026	1671	60	6/60	27.85	3.31	50.43	7	1	0
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	1898.3	507	11391	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	-	191	4498	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	36	1068.4	190	6412	3800	125	6/79	30.40	3.55	51.29	6	5	0
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	704.3	124	4227	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	0
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	58	1970.1	369	11821	6503	229	6/42	28.39	3.30	51.62	14	9	0
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	-	444	5216	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	19	-	77	3318	1758	64	6/32	27.46	3.17	51.84	2	1	0
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	470.1	90	2821	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	0
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1890	25	-	299	2627	1020	50	7/36	20.40	2.32	52.54	2	1	0
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	346.5	95	2081	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	0	3	0
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	2749.4	605	16498	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	90	-	554	17357	8190	325	8/43	25.20	2.83	53.40	12	16	0
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	3472.2	759	20834	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	15	-	131	3655	1519	68	6/33	22.33	2.49	53.75	2	6	0
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	10	350.5	68	2105	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	0	0
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1948	25	-	116	4386	2379	81	7/80	29.37	3.25	54.14	3	5	1
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	11	407.5	108	2447	926	45	6/91	20.57	2.27	54.37	2	4	0
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2007-2013	12	483.4	114	2902	1431	53	6/48	27.00	2.95	54.75	2	2	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	167	5616.2	1304	33698	16719	604	8/15	27.68	2.97	55.79	28	20	3
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	67	2318.1	493	13909	7564	248	7/61	30.50	3.26	56.08	13	7	1
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	336.5	38	2021	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	-	270	6522	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2024	34	1014.2	186	6086	3374	108	6/37	31.24	3.32	56.35	3	4	0
JN Crawford (ENG)	1906-1908	12	367.1	61	2203	1150	39	5/48	29.48	3.13	56.48	0	3	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	800.5	221	4805	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2
AP Freeman (ENG)	1924-1929	12	-	142	3732	1707	66	7/71	25.86	2.74	56.54	3	5	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	-	788	21815	10878	383	8/34	28.40	2.99	56.95	17	27	4
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	187	6646.1	1720	39877	18569	700	7/42	26.52	2.79	56.96	32	32	3
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	-	110	3598	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	0
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2023	48	1428.1	322	8569	4341	149	6/17	29.13	3.03	57.51	4	5	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	4058.5	1222	24353	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	15	-	194	4112	1473	71	6/91	20.74	2.14	57.91	6	2	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	62	2259.4	501	13558	6999	234	7/46	29.91	3.09	57.94	9	13	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2024	102	1916.5	344	11501	6335	198	6/22	31.99	3.30	58.08	8	4	0
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	37	1279.4	264	7678	3906	131	7/43	29.81	3.05	58.61	9	5	0
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1965	10	362.0	87	2172	941	37	5/57	25.43	2.59	58.70	3	2	0
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1989	41	1365.2	279	8192	4107	138	6/38	29.76	3.00	59.36	11	6	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	62	2198.4	426	13192	7091	222	7/12	31.94	3.22	59.42	11	8	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	49	-	415	12021	5387	202	7/40	26.66	2.68	59.50	12	8	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	2558.1	493	15349	7642	255	6/65	29.96	2.98	60.19	14	17	3
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	50	1595.5	299	9575	5055	158	9/129	31.99	3.16	60.60	4	9	1
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	21	-	140	4433	1951	73	7/46	26.72	2.64	60.72	3	3	1
JT Hearne (ENG)	1892-1899	12	-	211	2976	1082	49	6/41	22.08	2.18	60.73	4	4	1
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2010	22	802.0	188	4812	2231	79	7/47	28.24	2.78	60.91	5	5	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	46	1812.4	439	10876	4836	177	8/53	27.32	2.66	61.44	5	13	2
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	-	218	6391	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	0
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	68	2101.4	293	12610	7612	204	6/53	37.31	3.62	61.81	13	5	1
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1981	46	-	311	8858	4020	143	7/50	28.11	2.72	61.94	7	4	0
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	1271.4	280	7630	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2021	13	434.5	95	2609	1304	42	6/45	31.04	2.99	62.11	0	3	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	46	-	674	12027	4101	193	10/53	21.24	2.04	62.31	13	9	3
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1925	23	-	66	2812	1486	45	5/46	33.02	3.17	62.48	2	1	0
MS Nichols (ENG)	1930-1939	14	-	97	2565	1152	41	6/35	28.09	2.69	62.56	1	2	0
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	498.1	84	2989	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	0
AU Rashid (ENG)	2015-2019	19	636.0	50	3816	2390	60	5/49	39.83	3.75	63.60	5	2	0
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	21	828.1	167	4969	2212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4	1
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	70	-	595	16056	6261	252	7/39	24.84	2.33	63.71	9	9	1
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1927-1931	13	480.2	78	2882	1391	45	6/63	30.91	2.89	64.04	4	3	0
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	450.3	48	2703	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	0	0
DJ Brown (ENG)	1965-1969	26	-	182	5098	2237	79	5/42	28.31	2.63	64.53	1	2	0
JH Wardle (ENG)	1948-1957	28	-	403	6597	2080	102	7/36	20.39	1.89	64.67	7	5	1
RM Ellison (ENG)	1984-1986	11	377.2	90	2264	1048	35	6/77	29.94	2.77	64.68	2	3	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1930	58	-	365	8225	3425	127	8/68	26.96	2.49	64.76	6	6	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	648.0	132	3888	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	0
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2005-2014	13	443.1	71	2659	1536	41	5/64	37.46	3.46	64.85	1	1	0
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1947	27	-	211	6360	2733	98	7/70	27.88	2.57	64.89	7	3	2
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2009-2013	23	779.0	185	4674	2357	72	5/48	32.73	3.02	64.91	4	1	0
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	10	368.3	55	2211	1357	34	5/89	39.91	3.68	65.02	3	2	0
CH Parkin (ENG)	1920-1924	10	349.1	55	2095	1128	32	5/38	35.25	3.23	65.46	1	2	0
K Farnes (ENG)	1934-1939	15	-	103	3932	1719	60	6/96	28.65	2.62	65.53	6	3	1
SM Curran (ENG)	2018-2021	24	515.1	96	3091	1669	47	4/58	35.51	3.23	65.76	2	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	1475.0	339	8850	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2014	15	419.1	85	2515	1416	38	5/33	37.26	3.37	66.18	1	1	0
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1948-1952	9	-	51	2118	1098	32	5/116	34.31	3.11	66.18	3	1	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	40	1413.2	253	8480	4748	128	9/57	37.09	3.35	66.25	7	5	2
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	34	-	284	7650	3254	115	6/45	28.29	2.55	66.52	3	6	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	500.1	95	3001	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	0	0	0
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1922-1925	11	-	73	2404	1046	36	6/7	29.05	2.61	66.77	0	2	1
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	-	106	3890	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	0

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]