Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Best strike rates Held in South Africa for Tests

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	226.0	56	1356	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	10	287.5	58	1727	1014	51	7/13	19.88	3.52	33.86	4	2	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	9	223.3	61	1341	675	39	6/39	17.30	3.02	34.38	1	2	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2022	12	283.4	52	1702	1001	49	6/37	20.42	3.52	34.73	1	3	1
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	37	1158.1	228	6949	3976	198	7/112	20.08	3.43	35.09	7	10	4
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	252.2	80	1514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	7	219.4	28	1318	827	35	6/56	23.62	3.76	37.65	-	3	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1902	5	-	43	1146	643	30	6/92	21.43	3.36	38.20	-	4	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	53	1793.2	396	10760	5727	269	6/8	21.28	3.19	40.00	19	17	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2018	5	199.4	40	1198	589	29	6/79	20.31	2.94	41.31	2	2	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	8	265.3	48	1593	789	38	6/61	20.76	2.97	41.92	1	3	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	10	317.5	67	1907	984	45	7/94	21.86	3.09	42.37	2	4	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	139.6	37	1118	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	13	245.0	57	1470	618	34	8/70	18.17	2.52	43.23	1	1	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	40	1397.1	353	8383	3979	190	8/71	20.94	2.84	44.12	4	13	3
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	-	61	1064	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	8	260.3	50	1563	813	35	5/28	23.22	3.12	44.65	1	2	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	37	1096.0	307	6576	2863	147	6/21	19.47	2.61	44.73	5	9	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-2003	9	307.1	60	1843	1026	41	6/78	25.02	3.34	44.95	3	2	1
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2003	9	273.3	63	1641	926	36	5/56	25.72	3.38	45.58	1	1	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2024	7	229.2	29	1376	779	30	5/101	25.96	3.39	45.86	2	1	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1910	10	328.5	79	1973	907	43	6/87	21.09	2.75	45.88	3	2	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	200.3	37	1203	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	55	1941.4	461	11650	6173	250	6/59	24.69	3.17	46.60	13	12	2
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2025	11	180.0	42	1080	548	23	4/50	23.82	3.04	46.95	1	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2006	6	211.2	39	1268	748	27	5/69	27.70	3.53	46.96	1	1	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	346.1	140	2077	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	5	3
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	6	214.0	35	1284	771	27	5/40	28.55	3.60	47.55	2	2	-
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	222.2	62	1334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2014	8	327.2	63	1964	1037	41	7/68	25.29	3.16	47.90	4	2	1
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	5	209.2	69	1256	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1921	5	194.5	42	1169	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.70	-	2	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	9	416.5	112	2501	1068	51	6/23	20.94	2.56	49.03	3	4	1
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1910	17	-	87	2506	1372	51	6/26	26.90	3.28	49.13	4	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	7	200.4	34	1204	661	24	5/43	27.54	3.29	50.16	2	1	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2016	5	177.5	39	1067	473	21	6/41	22.52	2.65	50.80	-	2	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	42	1338.5	305	8033	4114	158	5/20	26.03	3.07	50.84	6	4	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2020	8	190.5	32	1145	570	22	4/86	25.90	2.98	52.04	1	-	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2002	14	357.1	54	2143	1243	41	5/70	30.31	3.48	52.26	2	2	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	62	2175.2	670	13052	5187	248	6/30	20.91	2.38	52.62	16	9	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-2000	4	177.3	49	1065	461	20	5/31	23.05	2.59	53.25	-	2	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2002	6	195.4	65	1174	574	22	5/54	26.09	2.93	53.36	-	1	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2021	6	216.2	44	1298	631	24	6/99	26.29	2.91	54.08	1	2	-
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	280.3	91	1683	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2020	4	172.0	32	1032	594	19	5/66	31.26	3.45	54.31	1	2	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2017	8	319.4	59	1918	852	35	8/63	24.34	2.66	54.80	1	3	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	12	412.2	109	2474	1078	45	6/17	23.95	2.61	54.97	3	1	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	250.2	112	1502	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1950	5	160.5	31	1285	392	23	6/44	17.04	1.83	55.86	2	1	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	12	355.3	82	2133	1130	38	5/37	29.73	3.17	56.13	1	1	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	11	402.5	74	2417	1350	43	4/58	31.39	3.35	56.20	3	-	-
CP Buckenham (ENG)	1910-1910	4	197.0	25	1182	593	21	5/115	28.23	3.01	56.28	1	1	-
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	7	309.4	106	1858	716	33	7/46	21.69	2.31	56.30	-	3	2
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2016-2024	9	291.0	41	1746	1106	31	6/122	35.67	3.80	56.32	2	1	-
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	4	178.3	34	1071	570	19	6/109	30.00	3.19	56.36	-	2	1
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2017-2025	11	328.5	61	1973	1059	35	7/58	30.25	3.22	56.37	2	2	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	530.0	120	3180	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	12	550.2	135	3302	1539	58	6/76	26.53	2.79	56.93	1	3	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	15	427.4	87	2566	1540	45	5/73	34.22	3.60	57.02	1	3	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	30	855.4	162	5134	2758	90	7/32	30.64	3.22	57.04	2	6	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	10	391.4	90	2350	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2005	9	268.1	58	1609	764	28	4/44	27.28	2.84	57.46	2	-	-
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1962	5	182.2	41	1094	505	19	4/68	26.57	2.76	57.57	1	-	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2016	6	194.0	32	1164	695	20	5/153	34.75	3.58	58.20	2	1	-
GJ Thompson (ENG)	1910-1910	5	223.5	66	1343	619	23	4/50	26.91	2.76	58.39	1	-	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	6	304.2	61	1826	827	31	7/95	26.67	2.71	58.90	3	2	2
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	22	751.2	178	4508	2340	76	6/81	30.78	3.11	59.31	1	2	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	-	112	4039	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	4	169.0	36	1014	438	17	6/78	25.76	2.59	59.64	-	1	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	13	666.4	186	4000	1620	67	6/86	24.17	2.43	59.70	5	2	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1996	5	189.2	48	1136	485	19	5/84	25.52	2.56	59.78	2	1	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	142.3	43	1139	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.94	-	1	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2010	4	210.2	25	1262	659	21	5/54	31.38	3.13	60.09	1	2	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2011-2020	8	280.3	49	1683	933	28	5/64	33.32	3.32	60.10	2	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2005	35	1224.2	323	7346	3287	122	6/73	26.94	2.68	60.21	9	4	-
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1962	5	201.2	54	1208	493	20	5/48	24.65	2.44	60.40	-	2	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1949-1950	5	137.2	25	1098	436	18	5/34	24.22	2.38	61.00	-	1	-
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1962	5	224.3	60	1347	617	22	4/59	28.04	2.74	61.22	3	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	9	359.2	114	2156	775	35	6/86	22.14	2.15	61.60	1	2	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	580.0	160	3480	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	5	171.1	36	1369	454	22	4/62	20.63	1.98	62.22	2	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	91	1746.3	397	10479	5142	168	5/21	30.60	2.94	62.37	5	2	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	12	218.5	36	1313	766	21	3/1	36.47	3.50	62.52	-	-	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2016-2020	9	354.2	86	2126	899	34	5/63	26.44	2.53	62.52	3	1	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2011	9	387.5	62	2327	1137	37	7/120	30.72	2.93	62.89	3	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1998-2003	6	251.4	31	1510	857	24	7/66	35.70	3.40	62.91	1	1	1
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2014	7	200.1	19	1201	739	19	3/55	38.89	3.69	63.21	-	-	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1949-1950	5	135.0	18	1080	390	17	5/40	22.94	2.16	63.52	1	1	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2011	7	191.0	14	1146	779	18	5/98	43.27	4.07	63.66	1	1	-
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	20	641.3	139	3849	1951	60	4/31	32.51	3.04	64.15	3	-	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	4	214.2	57	1286	522	20	6/47	26.10	2.43	64.30	-	2	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	201.5	47	1613	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	5	242.1	56	1937	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	-
DH Brain (ZIM)	1992-1995	6	172.4	29	1036	585	16	3/49	36.56	3.38	64.75	-	-	-
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1931	5	250.4	65	1504	561	23	5/58	24.39	2.23	65.39	3	1	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2009-2017	20	218.5	21	1313	764	20	4/73	38.20	3.49	65.65	1	-	-
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1927-1931	8	251.4	45	1510	712	23	6/63	30.95	2.82	65.65	2	1	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	7	219.1	59	1315	588	20	7/29	29.40	2.68	65.75	-	1	-
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1948-1949	5	132.7	21	1063	495	16	4/48	30.93	2.79	66.43	1	-	-

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