Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings in 1950s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WA Johnston	6.0x8	1	10	3	16.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
IWG Johnson	7.0x8	1	21	3	18.66	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CL McCool	5.0x8	1	29	2	20.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
R Benaud	5.0x8	1	21	2	20.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
FH Tyson	21.3	7	28	6	21.50	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
JH Wardle	19.0x8	3	36	7	21.71	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AV Bedser	22.4	8	37	6	22.66	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AK Davidson	17.4x8	4	34	6	23.33	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
R Tattersall	28.0	10	52	7	24.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
MB Poore	8.0	1	43	2	24.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
TE Bailey	15.4x8	6	20	5	24.80	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JB Statham	29.0	12	39	7	24.85	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
FH Tyson	13.3	2	55	3	27.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
R Benaud	6.6x8	1	20	2	27.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
IWG Johnson	17.0x8	2	34	5	27.20	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
LF Kline	13.6x8	3	33	4	27.50	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AV Bedser	32.3	10	58	7	27.85	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JC Laker	28.0	8	55	6	28.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
DT Ring	21.0x8	2	72	6	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
KR Miller	14.0x8	3	42	4	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
LF Kline	10.4x8	2	18	3	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
CL McCool	7.0x8	-	29	2	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
RR Lindwall	14.2x8	1	40	4	28.50	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
PJ Loader	19.0	7	52	4	28.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
JH Wardle	9.4	4	18	2	29.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
AV Bedser	24.2	8	54	5	29.20	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
AV Bedser	10.0	1	61	2	30.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
FH Tyson	23.0x8	7	40	6	30.66	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JR Reid	16.0x8	5	34	4	32.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JH Wardle	20.2x8	6	61	5	32.40	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
GAR Lock	22.0	11	39	4	33.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
R Benaud	21.0x8	6	49	5	33.60	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
JB Statham	13.0x8	1	37	3	34.66	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
LF Kline	9.0x8	1	37	2	36.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
WA Johnston	18.2x8	6	39	4	36.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
RR Lindwall	14.0x8	2	29	3	37.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JH Wardle	23.6x8	9	53	5	38.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JC Laker	19.0	3	42	3	38.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
R Tattersall	32.2	14	49	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AV Bedser	19.5	6	32	3	39.66	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
RR Lindwall	20.0x8	3	72	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
AR MacGibbon	20.0x8	2	62	4	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
AK Davidson	20.0x8	6	44	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
TE Bailey	15.0x8	5	33	3	40.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
AR MacGibbon	10.0x8	-	44	2	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
R Benaud	20.2x8	-	70	4	40.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
JB Statham	20.2	7	35	3	40.66	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
AK Davidson	26.1x8	8	38	5	41.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
KR Miller	21.0x8	3	62	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
LF Kline	16.0x8	6	27	3	42.66	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
JH Wardle	29.0	10	65	4	43.50	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
JB Statham	15.0	3	31	2	45.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
JC Laker	37.4	18	56	5	45.20	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
KR Miller	17.0x8	1	48	3	45.33	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
G Noblet	17.1x8	7	21	3	45.66	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
JH Wardle	22.5	10	46	3	45.66	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
R Tattersall	23.0	6	56	3	46.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
RR Lindwall	30.0x8	8	60	5	48.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
JH Wardle	32.0	23	24	4	48.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
GO Rabone	24.0	4	62	3	48.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
FS Trueman	16.0	2	73	2	48.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
GWF Overton	12.1x8	1	33	2	48.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
GAR Lock	33.0	14	62	4	49.50	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
I Meckiff	31.0x8	3	125	5	49.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
RR Lindwall	19.0x8	3	47	3	50.66	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
RW Blair	19.0x8	4	42	3	50.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
LF Kline	19.1x8	5	29	3	51.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
TE Bailey	17.0	8	21	2	51.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
GO Rabone	38.7x8	10	68	6	51.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
JB Statham	13.0x8	4	22	2	52.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
TE Bailey	13.0x8	4	12	2	52.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
R Benaud	33.0x8	14	82	5	52.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
JH Wardle	20.0x8	4	52	3	53.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
PJ Loader	20.0x8	3	35	3	53.33	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	54.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JB Statham	18.0	6	33	2	54.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
JC Laker	37.0	12	64	4	55.50	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
TE Bailey	21.0x8	3	54	3	56.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JH Wardle	14.0x8	4	29	2	56.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JC Laker	14.1x8	9	7	2	56.50	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
CL McCool	14.2x8	2	48	2	57.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
MB Poore	19.0	8	28	2	57.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
AV Bedser	19.3	6	36	2	58.50	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
KR Miller	22.0x8	5	51	3	58.66	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
AR MacGibbon	22.0x8	5	61	3	58.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
AR MacGibbon	22.1x8	2	55	3	59.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
FR Brown	20.0	10	31	2	60.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
AK Davidson	15.0x8	6	18	2	60.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
WA Johnston	46.0x8	8	152	6	61.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
WA Johnston	31.2x8	5	75	4	62.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JR Reid	32.0x8	16	51	4	64.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
RW Blair	16.0x8	4	39	2	64.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
JB Statham	24.1x8	4	71	3	64.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
R Benaud	41.0x8	8	84	5	65.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AR MacGibbon	33.0x8	13	71	4	66.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
TE Bailey	25.0x8	12	23	3	66.66	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
RW Blair	17.0x8	4	50	2	68.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
FH Tyson	17.0x8	6	38	2	68.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JC Laker	23.0	13	28	2	69.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
RR Lindwall	26.0x8	3	82	3	69.33	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321

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