Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Australia vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Best Strike Rate in Career

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Hon.A Lyttelton (ENG)	1880-1884	4	12.0	5	48	19	4	4/19	4.75	2.37	12.00	1	-	-
P Roy (IND)	1956-1960	8	2.0	-	12	6	1	1/6	6.00	3.00	12.00	-	-	-
ED Weekes (WI)	1951-1955	10	-	-	14	8	1	1/8	8.00	3.42	14.00	-	-	-
AJ Redmond (NZ)	2008-2008	2	6.0	-	36	47	2	2/47	23.50	7.83	18.00	-	-	-
Azhar Khan (PAK)	1980-1980	1	3.0	1	18	2	1	1/1	2.00	0.66	18.00	-	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1996-2012	20	3.0	1	18	2	1	1/2	2.00	0.66	18.00	-	-	-
SG Borthwick (ENG)	2014-2014	1	13.0	-	78	82	4	3/33	20.50	6.30	19.50	-	-	-
TL Chivanga (ZIM)	2024-2024	1	10.0	2	60	39	3	3/39	13.00	3.90	20.00	-	-	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1946-1946	1	21.0	8	126	40	6	6/40	6.66	1.90	21.00	-	1	-
F Martin (ENG)	1890-1890	1	57.2	21	287	102	12	6/50	8.50	2.13	23.91	-	2	1
CFH Leslie (ENG)	1882-1883	4	24.0	10	96	44	4	3/31	11.00	2.75	24.00	-	-	-
OP Stone (ENG)	2019-2019	1	12.0	3	72	29	3	3/29	9.66	2.41	24.00	-	-	-
Umar Amin (PAK)	2010-2010	2	8.0	1	48	19	2	1/7	9.50	2.37	24.00	-	-	-
JKC Holt (WI)	1955-1955	5	4.0	1	24	20	1	1/20	20.00	5.00	24.00	-	-	-
G Thornton (SA)	1902-1902	1	4.0	-	24	20	1	1/20	20.00	5.00	24.00	-	-	-
AFA Lilley (ENG)	1896-1909	32	-	1	25	23	1	1/23	23.00	5.52	25.00	-	-	-
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2025	5	147.5	22	887	554	35	7/68	15.82	3.74	25.34	4	3	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2014-2014	1	8.3	2	51	31	2	2/31	15.50	3.64	25.50	-	-	-
Yamin Ahmadzai (AFG)	2019-2019	1	26.0	3	156	93	6	3/41	15.50	3.57	26.00	-	-	-
RM Ellison (ENG)	1985-1985	2	75.5	20	455	185	17	6/77	10.88	2.43	26.76	1	2	1
M Prasidh Krishna (IND)	2025-2025	1	27.0	3	162	107	6	3/42	17.83	3.96	27.00	-	-	-
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1973-1974	2	7.0	-	56	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.17	28.00	-	-	-
AN Hornby (ENG)	1879-1884	3	7.0	7	28	-	1	1/0	-	-	28.00	-	-	-
Aamer Jamal (PAK)	2023-2024	3	89.5	6	539	368	18	6/69	20.44	4.09	29.94	-	2	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	20.0	3	120	82	4	2/21	20.50	4.10	30.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1988-1990	6	5.0	1	30	14	1	1/2	14.00	2.80	30.00	-	-	-
Taslim Arif (PAK)	1980-1980	3	5.0	-	30	28	1	1/28	28.00	5.60	30.00	-	-	-
SC Williams (ZIM)	2024-2024	1	10.1	1	61	32	2	2/11	16.00	3.14	30.50	-	-	-
Arif Butt (PAK)	1964-1964	1	27.0	1	216	118	7	6/89	16.85	3.27	30.85	-	1	-
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2024-2025	2	68.0	7	408	233	13	7/58	17.92	3.42	31.38	-	1	-
R Ngarava (ZIM)	2024-2025	2	53.1	6	319	226	10	4/53	22.60	4.25	31.90	2	-	-
AK Markram (SA)	2018-2025	5	10.4	2	64	21	2	1/5	10.50	1.96	32.00	-	-	-
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)	2023-2023	1	27.0	3	162	91	5	3/37	18.20	3.37	32.40	-	-	-
GD Phillips (NZ)	2020-2024	3	33.0	6	198	86	6	5/45	14.33	2.60	33.00	-	1	-
Naveed Zadran (AFG)	2024-2024	1	27.3	4	165	90	5	3/59	18.00	3.27	33.00	-	-	-
C Burke (NZ)	1946-1946	1	11.0	2	66	30	2	2/30	15.00	2.72	33.00	-	-	-
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1981	18	-	-	33	19	1	1/11	19.00	3.45	33.00	-	-	-
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2018-2019	4	144.1	43	865	390	26	5/33	15.00	2.70	33.26	2	3	1
KN Amalean (SL)	1988-1988	1	22.2	1	134	97	4	4/97	24.25	4.34	33.50	1	-	-
T Gwandu (ZIM)	2025-2025	1	17.0	1	102	81	3	2/28	27.00	4.76	34.00	-	-	-
SS Schultz (ENG)	1879-1879	1	8.2	3	34	26	1	1/16	26.00	4.58	34.00	-	-	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	5	109.0	17	654	410	19	6/53	21.57	3.76	34.42	-	2	-
SM Curran (ENG)	2019-2019	2	35.0	12	210	96	6	3/28	16.00	2.74	35.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2004-2010	3	11.4	-	70	43	2	2/16	21.50	3.68	35.00	-	-	-
DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1975	3	11.4	5	70	21	2	1/1	10.50	1.80	35.00	-	-	-
J Trim (WI)	1951-1952	1	22.0	5	176	59	5	5/34	11.80	2.01	35.20	-	1	-
ST Banerjee (IND)	1992-1992	1	18.0	4	108	47	3	3/47	15.66	2.61	36.00	-	-	-
Babar Azam (PAK)	2016-2024	14	6.0	-	36	14	1	1/7	14.00	2.33	36.00	-	-	-
GC White (SA)	1912-1912	3	6.0	1	36	29	1	1/29	29.00	4.83	36.00	-	-	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	252.2	80	1514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	1	37.0	8	222	91	6	4/52	15.16	2.45	37.00	1	-	-
RL Sanghvi (IND)	2001-2001	1	12.2	3	74	78	2	2/67	39.00	6.32	37.00	-	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	11	360.1	72	2161	1241	58	6/54	21.39	3.44	37.25	5	4	1
J Southerton (ENG)	1877-1877	2	65.3	30	263	107	7	4/46	15.28	2.44	37.57	1	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1989-1996	8	44.3	7	267	157	7	2/18	22.42	3.52	38.14	-	-	-
CP Carter (SA)	1921-1921	3	96.5	13	581	329	15	6/91	21.93	3.39	38.73	-	1	-
BJT Bosanquet (ENG)	1903-1905	7	161.4	10	970	604	25	8/107	24.16	3.73	38.80	1	2	-
JD Ryder (NZ)	2008-2011	4	13.0	2	78	48	2	2/7	24.00	3.69	39.00	-	-	-
A Warren (ENG)	1905-1905	1	39.2	9	236	113	6	5/57	18.83	2.87	39.33	-	1	-
W Brearley (ENG)	1905-1909	3	111.3	23	669	355	17	5/110	20.88	3.18	39.35	2	1	-
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2019-2019	1	46.0	12	276	102	7	5/82	14.57	2.21	39.42	-	1	-
BV Sears (NZ)	2024-2024	1	33.0	5	198	161	5	4/90	32.20	4.87	39.60	1	-	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2019	2	59.5	9	359	190	9	5/99	21.11	3.17	39.88	1	1	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	12	426.1	116	2557	1098	64	6/33	17.15	2.57	39.95	3	4	-
FJ Durston (ENG)	1921-1921	1	33.4	2	202	136	5	4/102	27.20	4.03	40.40	1	-	-
Zia-ur-Rehman (AFG)	2024-2024	1	41.0	7	246	97	6	5/64	16.16	2.36	41.00	-	1	-
ER Wilson (ENG)	1921-1921	1	20.3	5	123	36	3	2/28	12.00	1.75	41.00	-	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2012-2014	2	62.1	3	373	307	9	3/44	34.11	4.93	41.44	-	-	-
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2017-2017	2	34.5	6	209	121	5	4/84	24.20	3.47	41.80	1	-	-
Jalal-ud-Din (PAK)	1982-1982	1	35.0	12	210	92	5	3/77	18.40	2.62	42.00	-	-	-
M Theekshana (SL)	2022-2022	1	21.0	2	126	76	3	2/28	25.33	3.61	42.00	-	-	-
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2006-2006	2	7.0	1	42	28	1	1/28	28.00	4.00	42.00	-	-	-
NJ Contractor (IND)	1956-1960	6	7.0	2	42	14	1	1/9	14.00	2.00	42.00	-	-	-
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2010-2016	9	7.0	-	42	35	1	1/18	35.00	5.00	42.00	-	-	-
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	12	7.0	-	42	28	1	1/12	28.00	4.00	42.00	-	-	-
James Lillywhite (ENG)	1877-1877	2	85.0	37	340	126	8	4/70	15.75	2.22	42.50	1	-	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2019	4	156.0	34	936	446	22	6/45	20.27	2.85	42.54	-	2	-
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1956-1959	3	171.2	60	1028	327	24	7/80	13.62	1.90	42.83	-	4	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	-	326	3310	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.98	2	5	3
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	6	252.5	40	1517	867	35	6/60	24.77	3.42	43.34	6	1	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2003-2005	4	108.4	8	652	490	15	7/78	32.66	4.50	43.46	-	1	-
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1981	3	14.3	4	87	33	2	2/28	16.50	2.27	43.50	-	-	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1912	10	304.4	34	1828	1138	42	6/92	27.09	3.73	43.52	2	4	1
AJ Tudor (ENG)	1998-2002	5	116.1	17	697	519	16	5/44	32.43	4.46	43.56	1	1	-
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1956-1956	2	87.3	28	525	197	12	7/49	16.41	2.25	43.75	-	1	1
KJ Abbott (SA)	2014-2016	3	116.5	32	701	322	16	6/77	20.12	2.75	43.81	-	1	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1997-1997	4	58.4	11	352	191	8	3/60	23.87	3.25	44.00	-	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-2004	4	110.3	8	663	479	15	5/101	31.93	4.33	44.20	-	2	1
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	-	271	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	-
BC Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	1	15.0	2	90	83	2	1/26	41.50	5.53	45.00	-	-	-
EL Dalton (SA)	1931-1935	3	7.3	-	45	37	1	1/12	37.00	4.93	45.00	-	-	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1910-1912	7	210.4	20	1264	837	28	6/47	29.89	3.97	45.14	2	2	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2015	7	210.5	27	1265	851	28	6/79	30.39	4.03	45.17	-	2	-
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2010-2013	4	158.3	33	951	517	21	5/87	24.61	3.26	45.28	1	1	-
JP Greaves (WI)	2024-2025	5	91.0	11	546	326	12	3/56	27.16	3.58	45.50	-	-	-
JC Tongue (ENG)	2023-2023	2	76.0	13	456	257	10	5/66	25.70	3.38	45.60	-	1	-
Khurram Shahzad (PAK)	2023-2023	1	38.0	9	228	128	5	3/45	25.60	3.36	45.60	-	-	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2017-2023	3	106.5	23	641	304	14	5/68	21.71	2.84	45.78	-	2	1
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	12	-	100	1973	883	43	7/71	20.53	2.68	45.88	2	5	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2016	15	540.0	96	3240	1923	70	5/67	27.47	3.56	46.28	7	2	1

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2600 - Live]
>> 448/5 (128.0 ov, Washington Sundar 9*, RA Jadeja 104*, JA Warrican 1/102) - Stumps

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

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