Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Best strike rates Held in England for Tests

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
R Peel (ENG)	1888-1896	6	-	108	1047	357	38	7/31	9.39	2.04	27.55	4	2	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1905-1909	6	224.0	56	1344	589	48	8/59	12.27	2.62	28.00	0	6	2
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	8	234.2	41	1406	921	45	7/45	20.46	3.93	31.24	1	4	1
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	7	-	69	1230	544	38	7/71	14.31	2.65	32.36	2	5	1
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1896	4	243.0	78	1215	595	34	7/168	17.50	2.93	35.73	0	6	3
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	10	377.3	129	2265	843	63	8/29	13.38	2.23	35.95	1	9	3
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2025	7	242.4	43	1456	892	39	5/51	22.87	3.67	37.33	3	2	0
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	-	194	1915	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.54	1	5	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	14	578.1	145	3469	1683	87	8/38	19.34	2.91	39.87	3	8	0
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	9	-	173	1527	524	36	7/36	14.55	2.05	42.41	1	2	1
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1989	12	594.2	144	3566	1605	83	6/128	19.33	2.70	42.96	2	10	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1888-1890	5	-	109	1043	338	24	5/26	14.08	1.94	43.45	1	2	0
JC Tongue (ENG)	2023-2025	6	228.0	28	1368	930	31	5/66	30.00	4.07	44.12	1	2	0
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	10	369.1	97	2215	1013	50	5/49	20.26	2.74	44.30	2	3	0
AA Donald (SA)	1994-1998	8	332.5	84	1997	1063	45	6/88	23.62	3.19	44.37	1	5	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2025	15	483.5	69	2903	1910	65	6/111	29.38	3.94	44.66	2	3	0
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1929	6	328.1	97	1969	849	44	7/71	19.29	2.58	44.75	2	5	3
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1886	7	425.3	185	1703	651	38	7/44	17.13	2.29	44.81	4	2	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	1715.5	367	10295	4590	229	8/31	20.04	2.67	44.95	13	14	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2025	12	437.5	78	2627	1473	58	6/28	25.39	3.36	45.29	3	2	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	18	715.3	177	4293	1758	94	7/22	18.70	2.45	45.67	2	6	1
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	5	205.5	32	1235	668	27	5/32	24.74	3.24	45.74	3	2	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1999-2004	7	236.3	50	1419	783	31	6/77	25.25	3.31	45.77	1	3	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	9	246.0	49	1476	860	32	6/53	26.87	3.49	46.12	0	2	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	41	1353.3	295	8121	4137	176	8/43	23.50	3.05	46.14	8	10	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	13	418.2	73	2510	1441	54	5/30	26.68	3.44	46.48	2	2	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	7	264.1	80	1585	726	34	6/76	21.35	2.74	46.61	2	2	1
J Garner (WI)	1980-1984	10	430.3	133	2583	911	55	5/55	16.56	2.11	46.96	5	1	0
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	39	1161.0	259	6966	3533	148	6/17	23.87	3.04	47.06	4	5	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2022	9	378.4	79	2272	1154	48	5/57	24.04	3.04	47.33	3	3	0
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	22	623.2	118	3740	2233	79	6/79	28.26	3.58	47.34	5	3	0
RM Ellison (ENG)	1984-1986	5	189.5	47	1139	465	24	6/77	19.37	2.44	47.45	1	2	1
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	15	478.2	74	2870	1538	60	6/32	25.63	3.21	47.83	2	1	0
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	-	139	3214	1419	67	7/17	21.17	2.64	47.97	4	3	0
CC Griffith (WI)	1963-1966	10	368.2	81	2210	957	46	6/36	20.80	2.59	48.04	1	3	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-2006	6	386.1	108	2317	922	48	9/65	19.20	2.38	48.27	1	5	3
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2001	10	362.1	65	2173	1237	45	5/52	27.48	3.41	48.28	3	3	0
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2010	7	242.4	55	1456	794	30	4/60	26.46	3.27	48.53	3	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	13	512.4	134	3076	1331	63	8/92	21.12	2.59	48.82	2	5	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1905-1909	8	249.4	23	1498	792	30	7/148	26.40	3.17	49.93	1	3	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1981	16	802.3	245	4815	1974	96	7/89	20.56	2.45	50.15	7	6	2
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	98	3329.5	740	19979	10320	398	8/15	25.92	3.09	50.19	17	14	3
AME Roberts (WI)	1976-1980	8	327.0	93	1962	799	39	6/37	20.48	2.44	50.30	0	4	1
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	11	387.2	56	2324	1528	46	6/70	33.21	3.94	50.52	5	2	0
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1965	4	185.2	45	1112	472	22	5/57	21.45	2.54	50.54	2	2	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1997	7	252.5	59	1517	689	30	6/71	22.96	2.72	50.56	0	3	0
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	32	1053.1	177	6319	3678	124	6/42	29.66	3.49	50.95	7	5	0
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2020	6	187.4	25	1126	703	22	5/75	31.95	3.74	51.18	2	1	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	32	1140.5	219	6845	3787	133	6/19	28.47	3.31	51.46	9	5	1
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1936	10	311.0	65	1866	989	36	7/80	27.47	3.18	51.83	1	4	1
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	199.1	58	1195	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.95	1	2	1
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	-	229	3487	1364	67	8/65	20.35	2.34	52.04	3	5	3
GA Faulkner (SA)	1907-1924	10	251.4	32	1510	759	29	7/84	26.17	3.01	52.06	1	2	0
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	7	287.0	53	1722	846	33	6/67	25.63	2.94	52.18	3	2	1
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2010-2018	12	426.3	89	2559	1252	49	6/84	25.55	2.93	52.22	3	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	22	1125.1	325	6751	2831	129	7/165	21.94	2.51	52.33	11	8	3
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	106	3821.0	1018	22926	10692	438	7/42	24.41	2.79	52.34	17	24	3
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	12	332.4	68	1996	1284	38	7/37	33.78	3.85	52.52	0	2	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2010	8	263.0	41	1578	929	30	5/123	30.96	3.53	52.60	2	1	0
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1958	7	202.0	78	1212	394	23	6/36	17.13	1.95	52.69	1	1	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1958-1958	5	175.4	50	1054	389	20	5/64	19.45	2.21	52.70	2	1	0
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	7	247.1	53	1483	792	28	5/77	28.28	3.20	52.96	1	1	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	53	1087.0	184	6522	3664	123	6/22	29.78	3.37	53.02	4	3	0
E Jones (AUS)	1896-1902	10	-	104	1880	972	35	7/88	27.77	3.10	53.71	1	2	1
IR Bishop (WI)	1995-1995	6	242.3	49	1455	649	27	5/32	24.03	2.67	53.88	1	1	0
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	-	184	2051	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.97	0	5	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	59	2040.3	475	12243	6226	226	8/34	27.54	3.05	54.17	9	17	2
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	21	706.3	148	4239	2097	78	6/154	26.88	2.96	54.34	8	3	0
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1980	4	172.4	41	1036	495	19	5/59	26.05	2.86	54.52	2	1	0
B Kumar (IND)	2014-2014	5	172.5	45	1037	506	19	6/82	26.63	2.92	54.57	0	2	0
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	6	200.5	52	1205	518	22	5/30	23.54	2.57	54.77	0	1	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	1232.5	472	7397	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.79	10	7	3
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2007	33	1115.3	230	6693	3750	122	5/73	30.73	3.36	54.86	7	2	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2012	5	212.3	47	1275	728	23	5/56	31.65	3.42	55.43	2	1	0
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	27	934.3	184	5607	2956	101	7/43	29.26	3.16	55.51	7	4	0
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	39	1045.4	134	6274	3945	113	6/53	34.91	3.77	55.52	5	4	1
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	13	-	124	3391	1411	61	6/33	23.13	2.49	55.59	2	5	0
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	6	-	17	1002	565	18	5/73	31.38	3.38	55.66	1	2	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	20	818.3	230	4911	1828	88	6/52	20.77	2.23	55.80	7	3	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	12	476.4	107	2860	1336	51	5/64	26.19	2.80	56.07	1	4	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2015	12	356.0	52	2136	1392	38	5/69	36.63	3.91	56.21	0	1	0
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	291.0	77	1746	764	31	5/20	24.64	2.62	56.32	0	3	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1956	14	563.4	148	3382	1258	60	6/20	20.96	2.23	56.36	2	5	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1993	8	282.2	32	1694	1027	30	8/141	34.23	3.63	56.46	2	2	0
GH Hirst (ENG)	1899-1909	15	-	99	2381	1015	42	5/58	24.16	2.55	56.69	1	2	0
MJ Potts (ENG)	2022-2024	8	264.4	58	1588	821	28	4/13	29.32	3.10	56.71	1	0	0
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2025	10	370.1	70	2221	1064	39	6/45	27.28	2.87	56.94	0	2	0
SM Curran (ENG)	2018-2021	12	246.5	45	1481	780	26	4/74	30.00	3.16	56.96	1	0	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	32	1139.2	231	6836	3473	120	6/65	28.94	3.04	56.96	8	7	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	11	427.4	77	2566	1383	45	4/41	30.73	3.23	57.02	7	0	0
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2007-2011	7	304.1	75	1825	861	32	6/48	26.90	2.83	57.03	1	1	0
AJ Tudor (ENG)	1999-2002	7	180.4	41	1084	639	19	5/44	33.63	3.53	57.05	1	1	0
FJ Laver (AUS)	1899-1909	13	-	99	1941	769	34	8/31	22.61	2.37	57.08	0	2	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	8	209.2	34	1256	665	22	4/85	30.22	3.17	57.09	1	0	0
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1955	4	199.5	46	1199	494	21	5/60	23.52	2.47	57.09	1	2	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2002	33	1218.5	263	7313	3850	128	5/14	30.07	3.15	57.13	6	6	0
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2025	10	324.3	25	1947	1225	34	6/81	36.02	3.77	57.26	0	2	0
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2011	8	296.5	81	1781	867	31	5/75	27.96	2.92	57.45	2	1	0
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2024	19	575.1	106	3451	1955	60	5/34	32.58	3.39	57.51	0	2	0
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	6	211.2	33	1268	702	22	4/72	31.90	3.32	57.63	3	0	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

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