Best career strike rate

Best career strike rate in Tests

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
JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG)	1887-1892	9	-	251	2302	775	61	7/37	12.70	2.01	37.73	4	6	1
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2025	17	482.1	63	2893	1704	76	5/40	22.42	3.53	38.06	4	5	0
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	21	568.0	112	3408	1880	89	7/13	21.12	3.30	38.29	5	4	1
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	18	562.0	113	3372	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	7	5	1
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	382.0	64	2292	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2026	19	531.5	122	3191	1524	82	6/7	18.58	2.86	38.91	3	2	1
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	16	449.4	84	2698	1671	69	7/45	24.21	3.71	39.10	2	4	1
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	73	2239.2	440	13436	7493	340	7/112	22.03	3.34	39.51	15	17	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
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	52	1671.5	396	10031	4631	234	6/27	19.79	2.77	42.86	7	16	0
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	460.4	96	2764	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	2704.0	516	16224	8788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	28	22	5
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	509.3	81	3057	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	0
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	429.4	100	2578	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	0
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	19	593.0	187	3558	1579	80	6/48	19.73	2.66	44.47	4	5	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	-	271	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	0
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	9	338.0	65	2028	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	3	4	1
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	594.1	116	3565	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6	0
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	33	-	386	5332	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	4	9	4
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2025	14	522.2	104	3134	1504	69	6/37	21.79	2.87	45.42	7	2	0
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
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	26	721.3	135	4329	2458	95	6/61	25.87	3.40	45.56	4	3	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	72	2398.3	521	14391	6946	315	6/23	22.05	2.89	45.68	17	14	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2007	46	1357.1	237	8143	4574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	10	12	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2026	105	3335.3	621	20013	11481	433	7/58	26.51	3.44	46.21	20	18	3
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2005	13	394.0	55	2364	1512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	3	2	0
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2025	24	620.1	82	3721	2187	80	6/51	27.33	3.52	46.51	5	2	1
BA Carse (ENG)	2024-2026	14	449.5	58	2699	1751	58	6/42	30.18	3.89	46.53	4	1	1
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2025	15	443.2	98	2660	1121	57	6/38	19.66	2.52	46.66	2	5	1
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	2930.4	614	17584	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	19	22	4
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	2586.3	661	15519	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2017-2025	18	526.5	99	3161	1756	67	7/58	26.20	3.33	47.17	3	3	0
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
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	12	400.1	78	2401	1296	50	5/28	25.92	3.23	48.02	1	2	0
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	21	779.4	127	4678	2378	97	8/46	24.51	3.05	48.22	3	9	3
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2010	23	861.5	200	5171	2583	106	6/41	24.36	2.99	48.78	6	7	1
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	21	660.3	142	3963	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4	0
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	15	-	51	2661	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	2	3	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	1027.3	211	6165	2913	125	8/29	23.30	2.83	49.32	7	3	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
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	64	1919.1	364	11515	6346	229	6/56	27.71	3.30	50.28	12	6	0
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2020-2025	45	1167.5	206	7007	4124	139	6/15	29.66	3.53	50.41	8	5	0
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	15	504.2	82	3026	1671	60	6/60	27.85	3.31	50.43	7	1	0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	10	429.2	97	2576	1175	51	5/48	23.03	2.73	50.50	5	2	0
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2021-2025	14	549.0	77	3294	1880	65	8/42	28.92	3.42	50.67	4	4	2
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	106	4541.0	907	27246	12891	537	7/59	24.00	2.83	50.73	25	37	8
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	27	956.0	258	5736	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5	0
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	2194.5	576	13169	5433	259	6/56	20.97	2.47	50.84	18	7	0
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	1898.3	507	11391	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	-	809	21918	9611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	50.85	25	36	9
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	-	459	12680	5898	249	8/92	23.68	2.79	50.92	11	13	2
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	-	191	4498	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	2666.5	514	16001	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12	3
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
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
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	30	868.1	112	5209	3349	101	5/50	33.15	3.85	51.57	7	3	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
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3	0
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	19	-	77	3318	1758	64	6/32	27.46	3.17	51.84	2	1	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	28	804.5	109	4829	2874	93	5/24	30.90	3.57	51.92	4	5	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	4874.4	1470	29248	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29	3
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	70	-	652	18467	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23	7
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	21	772.1	86	4633	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7	0
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2025	33	1216.3	255	7299	3799	140	7/23	27.13	3.12	52.13	6	6	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	43	1401.1	288	8407	3909	161	6/40	24.27	2.78	52.21	6	6	0
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	470.1	90	2821	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2025	76	2570.3	657	15423	7144	295	6/67	24.21	2.77	52.28	11	13	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2025	88	2567.4	561	15406	7968	294	6/48	27.10	3.10	52.40	14	12	1
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1890	25	-	299	2627	1020	50	7/36	20.40	2.32	52.54	2	1	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1985	51	-	301	10535	5601	200	6/46	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8	0
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2024	64	2287.3	473	13725	7169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.78	13	9	0
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	57	1496.3	245	8979	5263	170	6/88	30.95	3.51	52.81	6	3	1
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2025	33	1066.5	211	6401	3378	121	6/51	27.91	3.16	52.90	13	4	1
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2018	21	558.0	141	3348	1644	63	6/82	26.09	2.94	53.14	3	4	0
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1982	14	567.1	112	3403	1668	64	5/59	26.06	2.94	53.17	4	1	0
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2025	24	337.0	82	2022	988	38	4/32	26.00	2.93	53.21	2	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	76	2755.1	547	16531	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10	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
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	62	1949.4	414	11698	6410	218	7/27	29.40	3.28	53.66	11	13	1
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	15	-	131	3655	1519	68	6/33	22.33	2.49	53.75	2	6	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	-	727	19458	8258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	53.75	17	23	6

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]