Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - England

Best strike rates in an innings in Tests at AUS: Melbourne Cricket Ground - England

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
W Rhodes	15.0	0	68	8	11.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
W Rhodes	15.2	3	56	7	13.14	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
JC Tongue	11.2	2	45	5	13.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2025	Test # 2615
FH Tyson	12.3x8	1	27	7	14.14	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
P Lever	11.0x8	2	38	6	14.66	England	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1975	Test # 755
W Bates	26.2x4	14	28	7	15.14	England	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
SF Barnes	16.1	5	42	6	16.16	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1902	Test # 66
BA Carse	11.0	3	34	4	16.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2025	Test # 2615
DW Headley	17.0	5	60	6	17.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
CT Tremlett	11.5	5	26	4	17.75	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1986
W Bates	33.0x4	14	74	7	18.85	England	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883	Test # 11
IT Botham	16.0	4	41	5	19.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
GH Hirst	16.5	4	48	5	20.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	5 Mar 1904	Test # 82
JWHT Douglas	17.5	6	46	5	21.40	England	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Feb 1912	Test # 119
LC Braund	29.1	6	81	8	21.87	England	v Australia	Melbourne	5 Mar 1904	Test # 82
G Ulyett	23.0x4	7	52	4	23.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
C Blythe	16.0	2	64	4	24.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1902	Test # 66
TW Hayward	16.0	9	22	4	24.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	28 Feb 1902	Test # 69
FR Brown	12.0x8	2	26	4	24.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JM Anderson	16.0	4	44	4	24.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1986
JR Gunn	17.0	6	38	4	25.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	28 Feb 1902	Test # 69
W Barnes	38.3x4	26	31	6	25.83	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1885	Test # 18
NG Cowans	26.0	6	77	6	26.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
JB Statham	16.3x8	0	60	5	26.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
A Hill	27.0x4	12	27	4	27.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
A Shaw	34.0x4	16	38	5	27.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
GC Small	22.4	7	48	5	27.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
T Richardson	23.0	6	57	5	27.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894	Test # 43
SF Barnes	23.0	9	44	5	27.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911	Test # 117
JN Crawford	23.5	3	48	5	28.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	7 Feb 1908	Test # 99
J Southerton	28.3x4	13	46	4	28.75	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
FR Brown	18.0x8	4	49	5	28.80	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
FJ Titmus	15.0x8	2	43	4	30.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
JM Anderson	20.2	4	67	4	30.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2110
LC Braund	26.1	4	95	5	31.40	England	v Australia	Melbourne	28 Feb 1902	Test # 69
JB Statham	28.0x8	6	57	7	32.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
FS Trueman	20.0x8	1	62	5	32.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
SI Mahmood	21.3	1	100	4	32.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1824
TT Bresnan	21.4	8	50	4	32.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1986
AV Bedser	20.3x8	4	59	5	32.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
A Fielder	22.0	3	54	4	33.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	7 Feb 1908	Test # 99
FR Foster	22.0	2	77	4	33.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Feb 1912	Test # 119
SF Barnes	27.4	4	72	5	33.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1908	Test # 97
D Gough	28.0	7	96	5	33.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
T Emmett	59.0x4	31	68	7	33.71	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2 Jan 1879	Test # 3
TE Bailey	17.1x8	5	40	4	34.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JM Anderson	23.0	10	33	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2442
JN Crawford	29.0	1	79	5	34.80	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1908	Test # 97
SF Barnes	29.1	4	74	5	35.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Feb 1912	Test # 119
RGD Willis	21.7x8	4	61	5	35.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
AV Bedser	22.0x8	5	46	5	35.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
JT Hearne	35.4	13	98	6	35.66	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Jan 1898	Test # 56
AW Greig	18.0x8	2	56	4	36.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
FR Foster	38.0	9	91	6	38.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911	Test # 117
AV Bedser	19.0x8	3	37	4	38.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
K Farnes	28.5x8	5	96	6	38.16	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
PGH Fender	32.0	3	122	5	38.40	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
ARC Fraser	39.0	10	82	6	39.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990	Test # 1159
D Gough	26.0	9	60	4	39.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1994	Test # 1279
MW Tate	25.5x8	6	75	5	41.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1925	Test # 161
James Lillywhite	41.0x4	15	70	4	41.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
WE Midwinter	41.0x4	9	81	4	41.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882	Test # 8
SCJ Broad	28.0	10	51	4	42.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2289
MW Tate	33.3x8	8	99	6	44.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1925	Test # 159
T Richardson	45.2	7	104	6	45.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Mar 1895	Test # 46
A Fielder	31.0	2	91	4	46.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	7 Feb 1908	Test # 99
FS Trueman	25.0x8	0	92	4	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JW Sharpe	51.0	20	84	6	51.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1892	Test # 35
BR Knight	26.5x8	2	84	4	53.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
SF Barnes	64.0	17	121	7	54.85	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1902	Test # 66
CM Old	27.6x8	2	104	4	55.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
JW Hearne	29.0x8	5	84	4	58.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1925	Test # 159
R Peel	40.1	9	77	4	60.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894	Test # 43
JC Laker	30.5x8	4	93	4	61.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
AW Greig	31.7x8	7	88	4	63.75	England	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1975	Test # 755
JC White	56.5	20	107	5	68.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
R Peel	48.0	13	114	4	72.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Mar 1895	Test # 46
JK Lever	53.0	15	111	4	79.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Feb 1980	Test # 872
G Geary	81.0	36	105	5	97.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Mar 1929	Test # 180

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Minimum of 4 wickets

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

Australia vs India at Melbourne, Australia vs India 4th Test, Dec 26-30, 2024 [Test # 2571]

Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne, Pakistan in Australia 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2023 [Test # 2519]