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	-	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	-	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
AY Patel (NZ)	2021-2024	7	222.1	41	1333	813	36	10/119	22.58	3.65	37.02	1	3	2
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	-	194	1915	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.54	1	5	2
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2024	10	251.0	25	1506	933	38	5/57	24.55	3.71	39.63	2	2	-
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	-
AA Donald (SA)	1994-2000	12	454.1	124	2725	1337	62	6/88	21.56	2.94	43.95	2	5	-
Washington Sundar (IND)	2021-2025	9	183.4	18	1102	626	25	7/59	25.04	3.40	44.08	3	1	1
JC Tongue (ENG)	2023-2025	6	228.0	28	1368	930	31	5/66	30.00	4.07	44.12	1	2	-
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1994-1995	8	296.0	60	1776	996	40	5/65	24.90	3.36	44.40	2	3	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2005	22	891.3	268	5349	2386	120	8/38	19.88	2.67	44.57	5	8	-
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1929	6	328.1	97	1969	849	44	7/71	19.29	2.58	44.75	2	5	3
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	12	350.5	78	2105	877	47	6/38	18.65	2.49	44.78	1	5	1
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
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2015	11	373.2	69	2240	1284	49	7/51	26.20	3.43	45.71	3	3	1
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	5	205.5	32	1235	668	27	5/32	24.74	3.24	45.74	3	2	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1983	7	206.0	40	1236	649	27	5/39	24.03	3.15	45.77	1	1	-
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2024	11	382.1	97	2293	1067	50	5/49	21.34	2.79	45.86	2	3	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	9	246.0	49	1476	860	32	6/53	26.87	3.49	46.12	-	2	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	24	755.3	175	4533	2144	98	6/45	21.87	2.83	46.25	3	6	-
Akash Deep (IND)	2024-2025	8	178.1	22	1069	732	23	6/99	31.82	4.10	46.47	1	1	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	51	1617.4	349	9706	4853	208	8/43	23.33	3.00	46.66	8	12	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	15	591.1	158	3547	1532	76	7/64	20.15	2.59	46.67	-	7	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	27	1014.3	247	6087	2644	130	7/22	20.33	2.60	46.82	4	8	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	72	3138.1	657	18829	8769	401	7/59	21.86	2.79	46.95	18	29	6
J Garner (WI)	1980-1984	10	430.3	133	2583	911	55	5/55	16.56	2.11	46.96	5	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	19	736.2	177	4418	1994	93	8/92	21.44	2.70	47.50	4	6	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	16	548.2	103	3290	1834	69	6/28	26.57	3.34	47.68	4	2	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	13	381.4	80	2290	1288	48	5/51	26.83	3.37	47.70	3	2	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	15	478.2	74	2870	1538	60	6/32	25.63	3.21	47.83	2	1	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	23	662.2	126	3974	2351	83	6/79	28.32	3.54	47.87	5	3	-
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	-	139	3214	1419	67	7/17	21.17	2.64	47.97	4	3	-
C Sharma (IND)	1984-1987	12	281.2	36	1688	1053	35	6/58	30.08	3.74	48.22	2	3	1
M Nissar (IND)	1932-1936	6	201.5	34	1211	707	25	5/90	28.28	3.50	48.44	-	3	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	35	910.1	152	5461	2957	112	6/88	26.40	3.24	48.75	3	2	1
CC Griffith (WI)	1963-1967	13	448.2	104	2690	1248	55	6/36	22.69	2.78	48.90	2	3	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	42	1238.0	275	7428	3777	151	6/17	25.01	3.05	49.19	4	5	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1905-1909	8	249.4	23	1498	792	30	7/148	26.40	3.17	49.93	1	3	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	19	592.0	132	3552	2001	71	7/37	28.18	3.38	50.02	2	3	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1969-1973	8	242.1	51	1453	700	29	4/30	24.13	2.89	50.10	3	-	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2025	21	618.2	92	3710	2393	74	6/111	32.33	3.87	50.13	2	3	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1981	16	802.3	245	4815	1974	96	7/89	20.56	2.45	50.15	7	6	2
T Murphy (AUS)	2023-2023	6	175.5	33	1055	534	21	7/124	25.42	3.03	50.23	1	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	32	1053.1	177	6319	3678	124	6/42	29.66	3.49	50.95	7	5	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	17	537.2	103	3224	1736	63	6/67	27.55	3.23	51.17	2	3	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1998	9	299.5	73	1799	807	35	6/71	23.05	2.69	51.40	-	3	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	106	3520.5	783	21125	10937	408	8/15	26.80	3.10	51.77	18	14	3
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	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	35	1024.4	200	6148	3381	118	5/35	28.65	3.29	52.10	7	2	-
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	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-2000	28	1132.4	286	6796	2925	130	6/74	22.50	2.58	52.27	11	6	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2001	12	411.1	80	2467	1390	47	5/52	29.57	3.38	52.48	3	3	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1995-2004	13	385.0	88	2310	1207	44	6/77	27.43	3.13	52.50	2	3	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	14	552.1	109	3313	1734	63	5/57	27.52	3.14	52.58	3	3	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2010	8	263.0	41	1578	929	30	5/123	30.96	3.53	52.60	2	1	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1958	7	202.0	78	1212	394	23	6/36	17.13	1.95	52.69	1	1	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	13	441.1	127	2647	1165	50	6/27	23.30	2.64	52.94	3	3	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	7	247.1	53	1483	792	28	5/77	28.28	3.20	52.96	1	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1999-2001	4	265.1	74	1591	657	30	5/93	21.90	2.47	53.03	1	4	2
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2017	16	407.2	97	2444	1214	46	6/82	26.39	2.98	53.13	2	3	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1979-1979	5	212.4	46	1276	580	24	7/67	24.16	2.72	53.16	2	2	1
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2021-2022	6	195.5	63	1175	521	22	5/31	23.68	2.66	53.40	1	1	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	35	1238.1	239	7429	4070	139	6/19	29.28	3.28	53.44	9	5	1
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	14	455.4	95	2734	1293	51	7/46	25.35	2.83	53.60	1	3	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	123	4306.4	1140	25840	12024	482	7/42	24.94	2.79	53.60	19	24	3
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	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	-	184	2051	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.97	-	5	1
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	18	648.1	136	3889	1885	72	6/50	26.18	2.90	54.01	5	2	1
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	25	585.4	94	3514	2231	65	6/70	34.32	3.80	54.06	6	2	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2010	9	324.4	66	1948	1055	36	4/57	29.30	3.24	54.11	4	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	20	913.4	216	5482	2435	101	6/49	24.10	2.66	54.27	6	8	2
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	67	1241.0	209	7446	4191	137	6/22	30.59	3.37	54.35	5	4	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2020	9	245.2	27	1472	979	27	5/75	36.25	3.99	54.51	2	1	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1980	4	172.4	41	1036	495	19	5/59	26.05	2.86	54.52	2	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	66	2329.5	541	13979	6992	256	8/34	27.31	3.00	54.60	10	20	3
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1991	9	309.3	47	1857	1115	34	5/24	32.79	3.60	54.61	-	3	-
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	39	1324.1	299	7945	4263	144	6/57	29.60	3.21	55.17	8	3	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1973	12	405.3	80	2433	1190	44	5/26	27.04	2.93	55.29	2	2	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	27	934.3	184	5607	2956	101	7/43	29.26	3.16	55.51	7	4	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	13	-	124	3391	1411	61	6/33	23.13	2.49	55.59	2	5	-
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	6	-	17	1002	565	18	5/73	31.38	3.38	55.66	1	2	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2024	8	297.0	48	1782	1056	32	5/15	33.00	3.55	55.68	1	1	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	20	818.3	230	4911	1828	88	6/52	20.77	2.23	55.80	7	3	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1979-1987	21	382.2	59	2294	1235	41	6/56	30.12	3.23	55.95	-	2	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1996	11	504.5	119	3029	1334	54	8/61	24.70	2.64	56.09	2	4	1
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	291.0	77	1746	764	31	5/20	24.64	2.62	56.32	-	3	1
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	22	864.2	223	5186	2092	92	6/45	22.73	2.42	56.36	3	5	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Lesotho Women vs Eswatini Women at Gaborone (Oval 2), T20 World Cup Africa Region Division Two Qualifier 7th place play-off, Jul 26, 2025 [Women T20I # 2427]

Cameroon Women vs Eswatini Women at Gaborone (Oval 2), T20 World Cup Africa Region Division Two Qualifier 5th place play-off, Jul 24, 2025 [Women T20I # 2423]

Mozambique Women vs Eswatini Women at Gaborone (Oval 2), T20 World Cup Africa Region Division Two Qualifier 10th Match, Group B, Jul 23, 2025 [Women T20I # 2418]