Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Best strike rates in 1960s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
BAG Murray (NZ)	1968-1969	12	1.0	1	6	-	1	1/0	-	-	6.00	-	-	-
PD Lashley (WI)	1960-1966	4	-	2	18	1	1	1/1	1.00	0.33	18.00	-	-	-
P Roy (IND)	1960-1960	4	3.0	-	18	10	1	1/6	10.00	3.33	18.00	-	-	-
K Thomson (NZ)	1968-1968	2	3.3	1	21	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.57	21.00	-	-	-
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1963-1968	21	10.0	3	60	32	2	2/32	16.00	3.20	30.00	-	-	-
MR Bynoe (WI)	1966-1967	3	5.0	4	30	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.00	30.00	-	-	-
GT Dowling (NZ)	1961-1969	35	-	2	36	19	1	1/19	19.00	3.16	36.00	-	-	-
Shafqat Rana (PAK)	1964-1969	5	6.0	1	36	9	1	1/2	9.00	1.50	36.00	-	-	-
PE Richardson (ENG)	1961-1963	9	20.0	9	120	48	3	2/10	16.00	2.40	40.00	-	-	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1967	3	109.2	30	656	263	15	4/32	17.53	2.40	43.73	2	-	-
BF Butcher (WI)	1960-1969	36	-	14	220	73	5	5/34	14.60	1.99	44.00	-	1	-
A Ward (ENG)	1969-1969	3	73.5	15	443	210	10	4/61	21.00	2.84	44.30	1	-	-
Arif Butt (PAK)	1964-1965	3	-	26	666	288	14	6/89	20.57	2.59	47.57	-	1	-
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	222.2	62	1334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
JH du Preez (SA)	1967-1967	2	24.0	12	144	51	3	2/22	17.00	2.12	48.00	-	-	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1969-1969	8	217.2	54	1304	513	27	4/30	19.00	2.36	48.29	2	-	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1960-1965	36	-	290	8978	3940	179	7/44	22.01	2.63	50.15	10	12	3
LA King (WI)	1962-1968	2	79.2	19	476	154	9	5/46	17.11	1.94	52.88	-	1	-
LC Mayne (AUS)	1965-1969	4	108.0	21	648	314	12	4/43	26.16	2.90	54.00	2	-	-
GM Griffin (SA)	1960-1960	2	72.0	14	432	192	8	4/87	24.00	2.66	54.00	1	-	-
JM Parks (ENG)	1960-1968	45	-	1	54	51	1	1/43	51.00	5.66	54.00	-	-	-
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1965-1965	8	18.1	6	109	86	2	2/38	43.00	4.73	54.50	-	-	-
DW White (ENG)	1961-1962	2	36.4	5	220	119	4	3/65	29.75	3.24	55.00	-	-	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1960-1963	17	-	182	5314	1933	94	6/53	20.56	2.18	56.53	3	9	1
AM Pai (IND)	1969-1969	1	19.0	5	114	31	2	2/29	15.50	1.63	57.00	-	-	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1967	24	-	231	5832	2548	101	6/38	25.22	2.62	57.74	-	8	1
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	15	-	194	4112	1473	71	6/91	20.74	2.14	57.91	6	2	-
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1969	40	-	229	8486	4249	146	7/69	29.10	3.00	58.12	8	6	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1969	20	-	123	3616	1664	62	5/26	26.83	2.76	58.32	1	2	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1969	16	653.5	294	3923	1128	67	7/32	16.83	1.72	58.55	3	6	2
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1965	10	362.0	87	2172	941	37	5/57	25.43	2.59	58.70	3	2	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1960-1962	7	345.0	107	2070	735	35	6/65	21.00	2.13	59.14	1	2	-
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1969	9	-	46	1781	871	30	4/52	29.03	2.93	59.36	4	-	-
GC Shillingford (WI)	1969-1969	2	59.4	12	358	160	6	2/30	26.66	2.68	59.66	-	-	-
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1969	28	-	177	5631	2683	94	6/36	28.54	2.85	59.90	2	5	-
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1965	2	110.0	37	660	257	11	6/128	23.36	2.33	60.00	-	2	1
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1964-1969	11	482.0	163	2892	923	48	7/74	19.22	1.91	60.25	4	3	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1969	25	996.1	215	5977	2724	99	7/49	27.51	2.73	60.37	5	4	1
RMH Cottam (ENG)	1969-1969	2	92.3	29	555	180	9	4/50	20.00	1.94	61.66	1	-	-
VB Ranjane (IND)	1961-1964	6	192.5	27	1157	614	18	4/72	34.11	3.18	64.27	2	-	-
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1969	3	86.0	27	516	177	8	5/58	22.12	2.05	64.50	-	1	-
DJ Brown (ENG)	1965-1969	26	-	182	5098	2237	79	5/42	28.31	2.63	64.53	1	2	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1960-1965	23	-	216	6061	2524	93	6/63	27.13	2.49	65.17	2	4	1
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1969	17	-	134	2612	962	40	5/48	24.05	2.20	65.30	1	2	-
HL Jackson (ENG)	1961-1961	1	44.0	16	264	83	4	2/26	20.75	1.88	66.00	-	-	-
G Pullar (ENG)	1960-1963	25	-	3	66	37	1	1/1	37.00	3.36	66.00	-	-	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1969	22	-	344	7556	3057	113	6/74	27.05	2.42	66.86	8	8	1
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1960-1969	21	156.3	41	939	382	14	4/80	27.28	2.44	67.07	1	-	-
FE Rumsey (ENG)	1964-1965	5	190.5	53	1145	461	17	4/25	27.11	2.41	67.35	1	-	-
AE Moss (ENG)	1960-1960	4	135.1	24	811	364	12	4/35	30.33	2.69	67.58	1	-	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1969	7	-	146	2302	785	34	6/64	23.08	2.04	67.70	-	3	1
Mohammad Farooq (PAK)	1960-1965	7	237.0	50	1422	682	21	4/70	32.47	2.87	67.71	2	-	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1969	54	-	512	16132	6644	238	8/71	27.91	2.47	67.78	6	16	3
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1969	13	420.0	102	2520	1144	37	4/85	30.91	2.72	68.10	2	-	-
RW Blair (NZ)	1963-1964	5	194.0	49	1164	484	17	4/85	28.47	2.49	68.47	1	-	-
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1968	11	446.0	118	2676	1233	39	4/59	31.61	2.76	68.61	3	-	-
JN Shepherd (WI)	1969-1969	3	137.5	44	827	266	12	5/104	22.16	1.92	68.91	-	1	-
RB Desai (IND)	1960-1968	21	-	125	3958	1867	57	6/56	32.75	2.83	69.43	7	1	-
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1966-1968	8	-	42	1598	830	23	5/39	36.08	3.11	69.47	-	2	-
HR Lance (SA)	1962-1967	10	128.0	28	768	402	11	3/30	36.54	3.14	69.81	-	-	-
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1969	32	-	279	7034	3148	100	6/63	31.48	2.68	70.34	3	5	-
SC Stayers (WI)	1962-1962	4	106.0	20	636	364	9	3/65	40.44	3.43	70.66	-	-	-
DB Close (ENG)	1961-1967	13	132.4	39	796	358	11	4/68	32.54	2.69	72.36	1	-	-
S Abid Ali (IND)	1967-1969	12	-	47	1527	626	21	6/55	29.80	2.45	72.71	1	1	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1969	9	436.5	164	2621	854	36	5/34	23.72	1.95	72.80	2	2	-
RM Edwards (WI)	1968-1969	5	163.7	25	1311	626	18	5/84	34.77	2.86	72.83	-	1	-
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1961-1968	10	294.4	64	1768	792	24	6/38	33.00	2.68	73.66	-	1	-
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1965	19	761.4	220	4570	1849	62	5/34	29.82	2.42	73.70	3	3	-
Mufasir-ul-Haq (PAK)	1965-1965	1	37.0	12	222	84	3	2/50	28.00	2.27	74.00	-	-	-
PHJ Trimborn (SA)	1967-1967	3	87.1	26	523	166	7	3/12	23.71	1.90	74.71	-	-	-
RS Cunis (NZ)	1964-1969	13	-	96	2617	1081	35	4/21	30.88	2.47	74.77	1	-	-
FM Misson (AUS)	1960-1961	5	-	30	1197	616	16	4/58	38.50	3.08	74.81	1	-	-
Mohammad Nazir (PAK)	1969-1969	3	125.4	43	754	228	10	7/99	22.80	1.81	75.40	-	1	-
JSE Price (ENG)	1964-1965	10	328.1	59	1969	1050	26	5/73	40.38	3.19	75.73	-	1	-
LJ Coldwell (ENG)	1962-1964	7	-	60	1668	610	22	6/85	27.72	2.19	75.81	-	1	-
JT Sparling (NZ)	1961-1964	6	38.0	10	228	117	3	1/9	39.00	3.07	76.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Munaf (PAK)	1961-1962	2	76.1	21	457	151	6	4/42	25.16	1.98	76.16	1	-	-
NCL O'Neill (AUS)	1960-1965	32	-	41	1226	583	16	4/41	36.43	2.85	76.62	1	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1968	16	-	222	4751	1942	62	7/157	31.32	2.45	76.62	5	2	1
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	27	-	238	6974	2677	91	7/105	29.41	2.30	76.63	2	6	1
CD Watson (WI)	1960-1962	7	-	47	1458	724	19	4/62	38.10	2.97	76.73	1	-	-
BR Knight (ENG)	1961-1969	29	-	204	5377	2223	70	4/38	31.75	2.48	76.81	4	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1969	14	609.3	230	3657	1183	47	8/72	25.17	1.94	77.80	2	2	1
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1969	24	-	229	6316	2378	81	5/72	29.35	2.25	77.97	6	2	-
Salahuddin (PAK)	1965-1969	5	91.0	27	546	187	7	2/36	26.71	2.05	78.00	-	-	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1969-1969	3	79.0	12	474	246	6	3/68	41.00	3.11	79.00	-	-	-
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1963-1967	15	-	7	79	22	1	1/6	22.00	1.67	79.00	-	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1969	19	-	341	5540	1798	70	7/98	25.68	1.94	79.14	3	4	-
VM Muddiah (IND)	1960-1960	1	40.0	13	240	102	3	2/40	34.00	2.55	80.00	-	-	-
IJ Jones (ENG)	1964-1968	15	-	98	3546	1769	44	6/118	40.20	2.99	80.59	1	1	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1961-1965	24	512.5	198	3077	1172	38	6/60	30.84	2.28	80.97	1	1	-
RW Barber (ENG)	1960-1968	28	-	101	3426	1806	42	4/132	43.00	3.16	81.57	1	-	-
MG Burgess (NZ)	1968-1969	14	-	22	408	163	5	3/23	32.60	2.39	81.60	-	-	-
WV Rodriguez (WI)	1962-1968	5	95.3	10	573	374	7	3/51	53.42	3.91	81.85	-	-	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1960-1960	2	82.0	23	492	222	6	2/44	37.00	2.70	82.00	-	-	-
ER Dexter (ENG)	1960-1968	55	-	168	4939	2186	60	4/10	36.43	2.65	82.31	2	-	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1969	29	-	49	906	374	11	3/33	34.00	2.47	82.36	-	-	-
KA Walter (SA)	1961-1961	2	82.3	20	495	197	6	4/63	32.83	2.38	82.50	1	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1960-1969	49	-	514	13399	5232	162	6/73	32.29	2.34	82.70	5	6	-
Munir Malik (PAK)	1962-1962	2	83.0	15	498	258	6	5/128	43.00	3.10	83.00	-	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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]