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
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	-	194	1915	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.54	1	5	2
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2025	9	296.4	47	1780	1083	47	5/51	23.04	3.65	37.87	4	2	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2013	6	228.1	62	1369	630	35	7/117	18.00	2.76	39.11	-	3	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2025	22	660.1	105	3961	2503	100	6/50	25.03	3.79	39.61	4	6	1
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1986	5	211.3	32	1269	683	30	6/58	22.76	3.22	42.30	1	3	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	9	-	173	1527	524	36	7/36	14.55	2.05	42.41	1	2	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	18	686.2	179	4118	1975	97	8/38	20.36	2.87	42.45	3	8	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	9	321.1	75	1927	975	45	6/44	21.66	3.03	42.82	2	3	1
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1989	12	594.2	144	3566	1605	83	6/128	19.33	2.70	42.96	2	10	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2002	16	516.2	86	3098	1821	72	6/34	25.29	3.52	43.02	4	5	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1888-1890	5	-	109	1043	338	24	5/26	14.08	1.94	43.45	1	2	-
JC Tongue (ENG)	2023-2025	6	228.0	28	1368	930	31	5/66	30.00	4.07	44.12	1	2	-
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	10	369.1	97	2215	1013	50	5/49	20.26	2.74	44.30	2	3	-
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
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2019	4	171.5	16	1031	661	23	6/115	28.73	3.84	44.82	-	3	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	1715.5	367	10295	4590	229	8/31	20.04	2.67	44.95	13	14	3
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-2004	10	310.1	57	1861	1063	41	6/77	25.92	3.42	45.39	1	4	-
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	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-1998	11	434.5	117	2609	1295	57	6/88	22.71	2.97	45.77	1	6	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	9	246.0	49	1476	860	32	6/53	26.87	3.49	46.12	-	2	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	42	1381.3	305	8289	4207	179	8/43	23.50	3.04	46.30	8	10	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2018	8	224.0	26	1344	801	29	5/95	27.62	3.57	46.34	2	2	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	13	503.4	115	3022	1461	65	5/57	22.47	2.90	46.49	4	3	-
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2025	16	357.1	37	2143	1284	46	5/102	27.91	3.59	46.58	2	1	-
J Garner (WI)	1980-1984	10	430.3	133	2583	911	55	5/55	16.56	2.11	46.96	5	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	39	1161.0	259	6966	3533	148	6/17	23.87	3.04	47.06	4	5	1
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	-
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	-	139	3214	1419	67	7/17	21.17	2.64	47.97	4	3	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2025	14	479.5	87	2879	1593	60	6/28	26.55	3.31	47.98	3	2	-
CC Griffith (WI)	1963-1966	10	368.2	81	2210	957	46	6/36	20.80	2.59	48.04	1	3	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1992-1999	8	282.1	82	1693	788	35	6/76	22.51	2.79	48.37	2	2	1
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	23	661.1	123	3967	2314	82	6/79	28.21	3.49	48.37	5	3	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2010	7	242.4	55	1456	794	30	4/60	26.46	3.27	48.53	3	-	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	13	512.4	134	3076	1331	63	8/92	21.12	2.59	48.82	2	5	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2005	31	1442.3	400	8655	3813	177	7/94	21.54	2.64	48.89	13	14	6
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	35	1135.1	193	6811	3952	138	6/42	28.63	3.48	49.35	9	5	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2014-2021	13	460.5	90	2765	1326	56	6/46	23.67	2.87	49.37	4	3	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	16	503.0	92	3018	1670	61	5/30	27.37	3.32	49.47	2	2	-
A Cotter (AUS)	1905-1909	8	249.4	23	1498	792	30	7/148	26.40	3.17	49.93	1	3	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1976-1980	8	327.0	93	1962	799	39	6/37	20.48	2.44	50.30	-	4	1
VB John (SL)	1984-1984	4	168.1	40	1009	471	20	5/86	23.55	2.80	50.45	1	1	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	17	832.3	251	4995	2081	99	7/89	21.02	2.49	50.45	7	6	2
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	11	387.2	56	2324	1528	46	6/70	33.21	3.94	50.52	5	2	-
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1965	4	185.2	45	1112	472	22	5/57	21.45	2.54	50.54	2	2	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1997	7	252.5	59	1517	689	30	6/71	22.96	2.72	50.56	-	3	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2010	79	4563.0	1195	27378	10568	541	9/51	19.53	2.31	50.60	28	50	18
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-2005	8	253.2	45	1520	862	30	7/36	28.73	3.40	50.66	2	1	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2018-2018	8	186.0	17	1116	647	22	5/49	29.40	3.47	50.72	-	1	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2016	8	238.1	29	1429	858	28	5/63	30.64	3.60	51.03	-	1	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	102	3437.5	766	20627	10603	404	8/15	26.24	3.08	51.05	17	14	3
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	16	486.0	79	2916	1688	57	5/50	29.61	3.47	51.15	5	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	10	327.3	56	1965	1055	38	9/129	27.76	3.22	51.71	2	1	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	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	18	842.3	228	5055	2078	97	6/53	21.42	2.46	52.11	7	8	2
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	13	495.4	98	2974	1575	57	4/29	27.63	3.17	52.17	9	-	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	7	287.0	53	1722	846	33	6/67	25.63	2.94	52.18	3	2	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	56	1118.0	188	6708	3766	128	6/22	29.42	3.36	52.40	4	3	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	11	402.0	75	2412	1426	46	5/54	31.00	3.54	52.43	3	3	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	34	1216.4	232	7300	4002	139	6/19	28.79	3.28	52.51	9	5	1
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1958	7	202.0	78	1212	394	23	6/36	17.13	1.95	52.69	1	1	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1958-1958	5	175.4	50	1054	389	20	5/64	19.45	2.21	52.70	2	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	19	483.2	63	2900	1865	55	5/50	33.90	3.85	52.72	3	1	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2016-2025	11	237.3	37	1425	813	27	4/51	30.11	3.42	52.77	2	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	113	4028.4	1067	24172	11291	456	7/42	24.76	2.80	53.00	17	26	3
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	42	1169.4	148	7018	4386	131	6/53	33.48	3.74	53.57	9	4	1
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	14	625.3	72	3753	2020	70	6/70	28.85	3.22	53.61	5	5	1
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
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	60	2065.2	477	12392	6291	229	8/34	27.47	3.04	54.11	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	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	57	2708.3	517	16251	7528	299	9/127	25.17	2.77	54.35	16	26	7
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1980	4	172.4	41	1036	495	19	5/59	26.05	2.86	54.52	2	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2014-2014	5	172.5	45	1037	506	19	6/82	26.63	2.92	54.57	-	2	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	1232.5	472	7397	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.79	10	7	3
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	21	836.5	237	5021	1855	91	6/52	20.38	2.21	55.17	7	3	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2018	15	506.3	103	3039	1513	55	6/84	27.50	2.98	55.25	3	2	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2021	8	230.4	29	1384	871	25	5/75	34.84	3.77	55.36	2	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1993	11	406.2	62	2438	1369	44	8/141	31.11	3.36	55.40	4	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	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	34	1260.3	244	7563	3828	136	6/65	28.14	3.03	55.61	9	9	2
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	6	-	17	1002	565	18	5/73	31.38	3.38	55.66	1	2	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2007	36	1208.3	248	7251	4037	130	5/73	31.05	3.34	55.77	8	2	-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2025	16	966.5	164	5801	3001	104	7/52	28.85	3.10	55.77	3	11	2
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	22	530.0	79	3180	1907	57	5/42	33.45	3.59	55.78	1	2	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2020-2023	7	177.3	30	1065	594	19	3/41	31.26	3.34	56.05	-	-	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	12	476.4	107	2860	1336	51	5/64	26.19	2.80	56.07	1	4	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]