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
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2008	6	202.1	27	1213	732	33	7/59	22.18	3.62	36.75	1	3	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	12	426.1	116	2557	1098	64	6/33	17.15	2.57	39.95	3	4	-
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	11	327.3	61	1965	1072	49	5/27	21.87	3.27	40.10	3	3	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1910-1911	5	167.4	19	1006	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2023	6	185.4	26	1114	688	26	5/92	26.46	3.70	42.84	3	1	-
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	38	1284.2	301	7706	3527	177	6/23	19.92	2.74	43.53	10	9	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1987	12	-	130	3373	1373	77	9/52	17.83	2.44	43.80	1	10	3
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	620.2	231	2482	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5	3
MR Whitney (AUS)	1987-1992	6	243.2	48	1460	704	32	7/27	22.00	2.89	45.62	2	2	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2016	8	297.3	67	1785	976	39	5/46	25.02	3.28	45.76	1	3	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	34	1310.2	259	7862	4357	171	8/61	25.47	3.32	45.97	9	7	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
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	29	-	129	6027	3223	129	6/46	24.98	3.20	46.72	9	6	-
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	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	55	1876.5	363	11261	6219	235	6/48	26.46	3.31	47.91	13	8	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	14	625.5	146	3755	1544	78	7/25	19.79	2.46	48.14	3	6	1
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2012-2016	5	250.4	44	1504	694	31	8/63	22.38	2.76	48.51	1	3	1
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	17	681.3	176	4089	1685	84	7/51	20.05	2.47	48.67	8	5	2
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	-	273	3128	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	9	348.1	78	2089	973	42	8/71	23.16	2.79	49.73	1	2	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	44	-	341	11534	5482	231	7/83	23.73	2.85	49.93	16	15	4
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	14	-	96	3163	1526	63	6/21	24.22	2.89	50.20	4	5	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1964	5	159.3	11	1275	710	25	6/95	28.40	3.34	51.00	-	2	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2016-2020	5	238.2	55	1430	574	28	6/41	20.50	2.40	51.07	2	1	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	664.0	184	3984	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7	1
M Dillon (WI)	2000-2003	5	170.4	35	1024	553	20	4/76	27.65	3.24	51.20	1	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	2002-2003	4	171.0	28	1026	690	20	7/94	34.50	4.03	51.30	-	1	1
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	41	1592.1	329	9553	5343	186	5/30	28.72	3.35	51.36	12	7	-
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	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	41	1458.3	412	8751	3814	168	6/70	22.70	2.61	52.08	8	7	-
C Green (AUS)	2020-2024	15	191.2	39	1148	564	22	5/27	25.63	2.94	52.18	-	1	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2012	10	330.4	49	1984	1159	38	5/95	30.50	3.50	52.21	3	1	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	11	235.1	33	1881	970	36	5/34	26.94	3.09	52.25	2	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-1999	10	418.2	89	2510	1283	48	6/49	26.72	3.06	52.29	3	2	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	14	507.1	125	3043	1399	58	5/30	24.12	2.75	52.46	2	3	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2002	13	324.0	47	1944	1150	37	5/70	31.08	3.54	52.54	1	2	-
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	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	7	205.0	18	1640	776	31	7/27	25.03	2.83	52.90	1	2	1
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2020-2025	8	291.3	61	1749	1007	33	5/73	30.51	3.45	53.00	1	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	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	43	1732.2	387	10394	5109	193	8/97	26.47	2.94	53.85	10	11	2
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	8	413.3	85	2481	1147	46	5/28	24.93	2.77	53.93	3	4	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	5	207.0	28	1242	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2015	6	207.1	39	1243	676	23	6/40	29.39	3.26	54.04	-	2	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1932-1937	10	-	41	2057	1119	38	5/36	29.44	3.26	54.13	2	1	-
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2021-2025	10	315.5	59	1895	1011	35	7/58	28.88	3.20	54.14	2	2	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2020	8	280.1	47	1681	997	31	6/56	32.16	3.55	54.22	1	2	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	7	253.1	51	1519	781	28	5/70	27.89	3.08	54.25	1	1	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1989	10	407.2	87	2444	1042	45	5/29	23.15	2.55	54.31	2	5	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	29	1000.1	269	6001	2715	110	6/40	24.68	2.71	54.55	4	3	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2005	9	282.1	41	1693	1108	31	5/99	35.74	3.92	54.61	2	2	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2006	5	182.2	31	1094	583	20	4/53	29.15	3.19	54.70	3	-	-
JM Bird (AUS)	2012-2017	6	219.0	51	1314	689	24	4/41	28.70	3.14	54.75	1	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	67	2692.1	807	16153	6573	295	8/24	22.28	2.44	54.75	16	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
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
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	7	295.2	71	1772	705	32	5/32	22.03	2.38	55.37	1	2	1
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	13	454.0	127	2724	1219	49	6/47	24.87	2.68	55.59	1	2	-
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
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	4	178.3	34	1071	570	19	6/109	30.00	3.19	56.36	-	2	1
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	479.3	83	2877	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	31	1187.0	296	7122	3382	126	8/87	26.84	2.84	56.52	5	6	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2022	9	180.2	20	1082	778	19	6/99	40.94	4.31	56.94	-	1	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	-	47	3417	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5	2
J Garner (WI)	1979-1985	11	427.2	104	2564	1142	45	5/56	25.37	2.67	56.97	2	1	-
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2005-2007	6	171.0	23	1026	588	18	4/59	32.66	3.43	57.00	2	-	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	15	457.4	93	2746	1655	48	5/73	34.47	3.61	57.20	1	3	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	28	608.1	112	4865	1740	85	7/60	20.47	2.14	57.23	3	3	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	34	1165.1	321	6991	3375	122	6/54	27.66	2.89	57.30	4	5	-
A Fielder (ENG)	1904-1908	6	248.3	42	1491	711	26	6/82	27.34	2.86	57.34	3	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	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1977-1981	6	-	29	1214	641	21	5/107	30.52	3.16	57.80	1	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1982	10	-	59	2262	1054	39	7/54	27.02	2.79	58.00	2	1	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	11	338.4	76	2032	1027	35	5/106	29.34	3.03	58.05	2	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2001	13	465.4	112	2794	1554	48	5/31	32.37	3.33	58.20	3	3	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1971	6	225.5	47	1805	708	31	7/40	22.83	2.35	58.22	1	2	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2023	6	223.3	47	1341	681	23	5/52	29.60	3.04	58.30	2	1	-
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	-	247	4089	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	820.5	128	6565	2472	112	7/38	22.07	2.25	58.61	5	4	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	23	939.4	207	5638	2655	96	8/112	27.65	2.82	58.72	4	8	2
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2014	7	255.0	50	1530	837	26	5/146	32.19	3.28	58.84	-	1	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2013-2020	6	226.0	62	1356	564	23	5/75	24.52	2.49	58.95	1	1	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1894-1904	15	734.4	219	4408	1581	74	7/28	21.36	2.15	59.56	5	4	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1988	5	189.1	43	1135	557	19	6/58	29.31	2.94	59.73	1	1	-
W Voce (ENG)	1932-1947	11	-	56	2450	1128	41	6/41	27.51	2.76	59.75	3	1	1
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-2004	16	488.3	108	2931	1498	49	7/39	30.57	3.06	59.81	2	2	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	12	462.2	132	2774	1193	46	5/75	25.93	2.58	60.30	2	2	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2022-2024	6	171.0	17	1026	624	17	4/84	36.70	3.64	60.35	1	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]

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