Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Best strike rates Held in Australia for Tests

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2025	9	256.5	75	1541	619	49	6/7	12.63	2.41	31.44	2	2	1
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	11	363.1	114	2179	973	56	6/48	17.37	2.67	38.91	3	4	1
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	12	368.3	71	2211	1230	55	5/27	22.36	3.33	40.20	4	3	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1910-1911	5	167.4	19	1006	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	11	359.5	69	2159	1259	52	5/69	24.21	3.49	41.51	5	2	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	14	487.5	128	2927	1288	70	6/33	18.40	2.64	41.81	3	4	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1887-1892	6	-	153	1783	478	41	8/35	11.65	1.60	43.48	1	3	2
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	40	1341.2	311	8048	3697	183	6/23	20.20	2.75	43.97	11	9	2
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	620.2	231	2482	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5	3
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2005	7	209.0	26	1254	818	28	6/30	29.21	3.91	44.78	1	4	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	36	1387.3	279	8325	4634	183	8/61	25.32	3.33	45.49	10	8	2
MR Whitney (AUS)	1987-1992	6	243.2	48	1460	704	32	7/27	22.00	2.89	45.62	2	2	1
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	11	-	54	2222	962	48	7/27	20.04	2.59	46.29	2	2	1
W Barnes (ENG)	1882-1887	10	382.3	182	1531	509	33	6/28	15.42	1.99	46.39	1	2	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	591.0	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
JN Crawford (ENG)	1907-1908	5	237.4	36	1426	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	7	317.3	81	1905	817	40	6/17	20.42	2.57	47.62	4	2	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-1999	11	481.5	104	2891	1473	60	6/49	24.55	3.05	48.18	4	3	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1999	16	690.4	164	4144	1725	86	7/119	20.05	2.49	48.18	2	9	3
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	57	1928.5	374	11573	6435	240	6/48	26.81	3.33	48.22	13	8	1
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2023	11	353.4	61	2122	1218	44	5/60	27.68	3.44	48.22	4	2	-
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1995	5	193.5	35	1163	556	24	5/31	23.16	2.86	48.45	1	1	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	9	323.1	63	1939	1033	40	5/28	25.82	3.19	48.47	1	2	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	32	-	160	6561	3415	135	6/46	25.29	3.12	48.60	10	6	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2007	7	260.5	33	1565	1023	32	5/68	31.96	3.92	48.90	3	2	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-2003	9	383.2	91	2300	1241	47	7/94	26.40	3.23	48.93	2	3	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2008	8	212.2	25	1274	871	26	7/87	33.50	4.10	49.00	-	2	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	16	684.0	168	4104	1657	83	7/25	19.96	2.42	49.44	3	6	1
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	44	1609.4	317	9658	5226	195	7/39	26.80	3.24	49.52	12	6	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	-	273	3128	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	44	1692.5	355	10157	5657	204	5/30	27.73	3.34	49.78	12	8	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	49	-	377	12668	5977	253	7/83	23.62	2.83	50.07	16	17	5
C Green (AUS)	2020-2024	17	209.2	41	1256	649	25	5/27	25.96	3.10	50.24	-	1	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	13	471.1	113	2827	1346	56	5/30	24.03	2.85	50.48	2	3	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	55	-	500	14036	5988	278	9/52	21.53	2.55	50.48	13	25	6
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	20	782.4	194	4696	1979	93	7/51	21.27	2.52	50.49	9	5	2
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	664.0	184	3984	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7	1
GE Gomez (WI)	1951-1952	6	-	39	1074	328	21	7/55	15.61	1.83	51.14	-	1	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1964	8	-	55	2056	968	40	6/47	24.20	2.82	51.40	-	3	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2022	42	1643.4	370	9862	5022	191	6/30	26.29	3.05	51.63	11	7	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	45	1614.3	449	9687	4297	187	6/70	22.97	2.66	51.80	9	8	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1972-1979	13	174.7	18	1399	636	27	5/49	23.55	2.72	51.81	2	2	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	9	354.2	84	2126	914	41	5/32	22.29	2.57	51.85	1	3	1
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	5	276.4	58	1660	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1992-1997	10	372.3	69	2235	990	43	6/40	23.02	2.65	51.97	-	1	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	14	294.1	36	2353	1249	45	5/34	27.75	3.18	52.28	2	2	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2010	7	279.4	66	1678	834	32	6/41	26.06	2.98	52.43	3	2	-
JM Bird (AUS)	2012-2017	8	279.5	65	1679	917	32	5/59	28.65	3.27	52.46	1	1	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1980-1982	10	394.3	71	2367	1173	45	4/61	26.06	2.97	52.60	2	-	-
JB Iverson (AUS)	1950-1951	5	138.4	29	1108	320	21	6/27	15.23	1.73	52.76	2	1	-
J Garner (WI)	1979-1987	16	626.3	154	3759	1582	71	6/56	22.28	2.52	52.94	4	3	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2020-2025	8	291.3	61	1749	1007	33	5/73	30.51	3.45	53.00	1	1	-
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1966	4	-	56	1008	259	19	4/5	13.63	1.54	53.05	1	-	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2016	10	353.5	80	2123	1131	40	5/67	28.27	3.19	53.07	1	2	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	522.3	63	3135	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	3	4	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2007	27	1199.2	238	7196	3738	135	7/50	27.68	3.11	53.30	5	9	2
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	13	480.4	126	2884	1261	54	4/28	23.35	2.62	53.40	4	-	-
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	14	518.3	87	3111	1810	58	5/29	31.20	3.49	53.63	2	5	-
FR Brown (ENG)	1933-1951	9	-	26	1132	487	21	5/49	23.19	2.58	53.90	2	1	-
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	8	413.3	85	2481	1147	46	5/28	24.93	2.77	53.93	3	4	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2013	6	215.5	25	1295	856	24	6/125	35.66	3.96	53.95	-	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	72	2879.5	875	17279	7035	319	8/24	22.05	2.44	54.16	19	12	2
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	15	524.3	140	3147	1426	58	6/47	24.58	2.71	54.25	2	2	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2024	21	779.0	170	4674	2398	86	7/23	27.88	3.07	54.34	5	3	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	16	517.4	138	3106	1504	57	6/54	26.38	2.90	54.49	6	2	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	40	1247.5	258	7487	4184	137	7/27	30.54	3.35	54.64	9	6	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	12	400.5	81	2405	1307	44	6/23	29.70	3.26	54.65	1	2	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	48	1913.5	433	11483	5591	209	8/97	26.75	2.92	54.94	10	11	2
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	13	708.4	171	4252	1727	77	7/60	22.42	2.43	55.22	1	8	1
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	11	359.0	85	2154	1010	39	6/44	25.89	2.81	55.23	3	3	1
GE Palmer (AUS)	1881-1885	10	760.0	312	3040	1090	55	7/65	19.81	2.15	55.27	3	5	2
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1937-1937	3	131.4	20	1052	463	19	6/110	24.36	2.64	55.36	1	2	1
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1969	6	139.4	16	1116	588	20	4/52	29.40	3.16	55.80	2	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	25	-	169	5473	2382	98	6/74	24.30	2.61	55.84	6	5	2
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2020	12	429.1	70	2575	1531	46	6/56	33.28	3.56	55.97	3	2	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1932-1937	12	-	50	2250	1185	40	5/36	29.62	3.16	56.25	2	1	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	29	-	114	4901	1746	87	7/60	20.06	2.13	56.33	3	3	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	479.3	83	2877	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	18	-	125	3949	1861	70	6/21	26.58	2.82	56.41	4	5	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	45	1563.2	312	9380	5345	166	6/26	32.19	3.41	56.50	8	8	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	32	1107.1	294	6643	3035	117	6/40	25.94	2.74	56.77	4	3	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	35	1185.1	326	7111	3442	125	6/54	27.53	2.90	56.88	4	5	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	34	1319.2	334	7916	3731	139	8/87	26.84	2.82	56.94	6	6	1
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	-	47	3417	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5	2
CM Old (ENG)	1974-1978	7	185.3	36	1483	604	26	6/54	23.23	2.44	57.03	1	1	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	20	-	121	4574	1909	80	6/63	23.86	2.50	57.17	3	2	-
A Fielder (ENG)	1904-1908	6	248.3	42	1491	711	26	6/82	27.34	2.86	57.34	3	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	10	373.3	91	2241	1071	39	6/59	27.46	2.86	57.46	2	1	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2001	8	373.4	76	2242	1159	39	7/56	29.71	3.10	57.48	2	3	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1959-1963	12	-	66	2760	1066	48	7/75	22.20	2.31	57.50	4	2	-
W Voce (ENG)	1932-1947	13	-	62	2645	1190	46	6/41	25.86	2.69	57.50	3	1	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	17	604.2	116	4834	1768	84	6/53	21.04	2.19	57.54	1	8	1
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1888	13	418.1	181	1673	700	29	4/52	24.13	2.51	57.68	1	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1979	17	-	53	1443	600	25	5/48	24.00	2.49	57.72	1	2	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1977-1981	7	-	33	1274	674	22	5/107	30.63	3.17	57.90	1	1	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1997	34	1257.5	240	7547	4040	130	7/89	31.07	3.21	58.05	6	9	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1971	6	225.5	47	1805	708	31	7/40	22.83	2.35	58.22	1	2	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	8	-	85	2101	625	36	6/29	17.36	1.78	58.36	2	3	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	-	247	4089	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5	1

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe Women vs Ireland Women at Belfast, Zimbabwe Women in Ireland 2nd ODI, Jul 28, 2025 [Women ODI # 1476]

Ireland Women vs Zimbabwe Women at Belfast, Zimbabwe Women in Ireland 1st ODI, Jul 26, 2025 [Women ODI # 1475]

India Women vs England Women at Chester-le-Street, India Women in England 3rd ODI, Jul 22, 2025 [Women ODI # 1474]