England 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 |
| 1896-1896 | 3 | 1.4 | - | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | 4.00 | 2.66 | 9.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1991-1998 | 3 | 1.4 | - | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1/4 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 10.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1890-1890 | 2 | 9.0 | 1 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 3/18 | 8.00 | 3.20 | 15.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1880-1880 | 1 | 12.3 | 4 | 51 | 23 | 3 | 3/23 | 7.66 | 2.70 | 17.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1966-1966 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 18.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2025-2025 | 1 | 3.0 | - | 18 | 34 | 1 | 1/34 | 34.00 | 11.33 | 18.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1928-1935 | 13 | 3.1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1/7 | 7.00 | 2.21 | 19.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1951-1951 | 1 | 13.0 | 6 | 78 | 17 | 4 | 4/9 | 4.25 | 1.30 | 19.50 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1899-1899 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1/10 | 10.00 | 3.00 | 20.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2022-2022 | 2 | 31.3 | 3 | 189 | 118 | 9 | 5/35 | 13.11 | 3.74 | 21.00 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2018-2022 | 2 | 10.3 | 1 | 63 | 38 | 3 | 3/37 | 12.66 | 3.61 | 21.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1910-1910 | 1 | 15.0 | 4 | 90 | 47 | 4 | 4/47 | 11.75 | 3.13 | 22.50 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1877-1877 | 2 | 34.0 | 9 | 136 | 84 | 6 | 2/7 | 14.00 | 3.70 | 22.66 | - | - | - | |
| 2022-2022 | 1 | 27.0 | 16 | 162 | 31 | 7 | 5/18 | 4.42 | 1.14 | 23.14 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1954-1954 | 5 | 4.0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 1/16 | 16.00 | 4.00 | 24.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1889-1889 | 1 | 43.1 | 18 | 173 | 95 | 7 | 7/95 | 13.57 | 3.29 | 24.71 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1889-1889 | 2 | 32.0 | 8 | 128 | 89 | 5 | 5/43 | 17.80 | 4.17 | 25.60 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2016-2016 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1/1 | 13.00 | 3.00 | 26.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2019-2019 | 1 | 27.0 | 5 | 162 | 65 | 6 | 5/13 | 10.83 | 2.40 | 27.00 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2013-2013 | 1 | 27.4 | 4 | 166 | 98 | 6 | 4/51 | 16.33 | 3.54 | 27.66 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2015-2022 | 12 | 4.4 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1/4 | 20.00 | 4.28 | 28.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2024 | 2 | 90.4 | 7 | 544 | 401 | 19 | 7/111 | 21.10 | 4.42 | 28.63 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019-2019 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 120 | 91 | 4 | 2/5 | 22.75 | 4.55 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2024 | 3 | 10.0 | - | 60 | 44 | 2 | 2/44 | 22.00 | 4.40 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1899-1899 | 1 | 12.0 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 2 | 2/31 | 15.50 | 3.10 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1896-1896 | 1 | 12.0 | 2 | 60 | 37 | 2 | 2/37 | 18.50 | 3.70 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1933-1933 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1/10 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2016-2016 | 1 | 15.2 | - | 92 | 72 | 3 | 2/35 | 24.00 | 4.69 | 30.66 | - | - | - | |
| 1892-1896 | 4 | 12.2 | - | 62 | 40 | 2 | 2/40 | 20.00 | 3.87 | 31.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2022-2024 | 3 | 125.5 | 11 | 755 | 441 | 24 | 8/46 | 18.37 | 3.50 | 31.45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2002-2002 | 1 | 31.4 | 5 | 190 | 105 | 6 | 3/44 | 17.50 | 3.31 | 31.66 | - | - | - | |
| 1896-1902 | 2 | - | 14 | 223 | 112 | 7 | 3/30 | 16.00 | 3.01 | 31.85 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2024 | 2 | 58.3 | 4 | 351 | 272 | 11 | 4/21 | 24.72 | 4.64 | 31.90 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2018-2018 | 1 | 16.1 | 5 | 97 | 39 | 3 | 3/39 | 13.00 | 2.41 | 32.33 | - | - | - | |
| 2018-2018 | 1 | 38.0 | 1 | 228 | 171 | 7 | 5/95 | 24.42 | 4.50 | 32.57 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2021-2024 | 5 | 174.4 | 31 | 1048 | 492 | 32 | 6/38 | 15.37 | 2.81 | 32.75 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023-2023 | 2 | 38.2 | - | 230 | 181 | 7 | 4/110 | 25.85 | 4.72 | 32.85 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1991-1993 | 2 | 11.0 | 4 | 66 | 19 | 2 | 2/7 | 9.50 | 1.72 | 33.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2010-2010 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 66 | 35 | 2 | 2/17 | 17.50 | 3.18 | 33.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2019-2019 | 1 | 16.5 | 1 | 101 | 74 | 3 | 3/44 | 24.66 | 4.39 | 33.66 | - | - | - | |
| 1877-1885 | 15 | 93.1 | 45 | 373 | 143 | 11 | 6/40 | 13.00 | 2.30 | 33.90 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2016-2016 | 1 | 17.0 | - | 102 | 64 | 3 | 3/64 | 21.33 | 3.76 | 34.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1932-1934 | 2 | 23.0 | 1 | 138 | 83 | 4 | 4/83 | 20.75 | 3.60 | 34.50 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2016-2016 | 2 | 109.2 | 12 | 656 | 297 | 19 | 6/77 | 15.63 | 2.71 | 34.52 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 2008-2008 | 1 | 35.0 | 3 | 210 | 142 | 6 | 4/79 | 23.66 | 4.05 | 35.00 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1996-2000 | 4 | 76.0 | 23 | 456 | 157 | 13 | 4/18 | 12.07 | 2.06 | 35.07 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2020-2020 | 2 | 12.0 | - | 72 | 46 | 2 | 2/46 | 23.00 | 3.83 | 36.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2001-2006 | 17 | 6.0 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 1 | 1/0 | 23.00 | 3.83 | 36.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2022-2024 | 4 | 78.3 | 4 | 471 | 505 | 13 | 4/235 | 38.84 | 6.43 | 36.23 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2017-2017 | 2 | 43.2 | 8 | 260 | 193 | 7 | 3/38 | 27.57 | 4.45 | 37.14 | - | - | - | |
| 1998-1998 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 150 | 115 | 4 | 3/56 | 28.75 | 4.60 | 37.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2021-2022 | 2 | 25.0 | 8 | 150 | 81 | 4 | 2/25 | 20.25 | 3.24 | 37.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2023-2023 | 1 | 25.0 | - | 150 | 127 | 4 | 3/55 | 31.75 | 5.08 | 37.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2013-2024 | 19 | 95.2 | 20 | 572 | 276 | 15 | 4/44 | 18.40 | 2.89 | 38.13 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2019-2022 | 7 | 178.0 | 20 | 1068 | 736 | 28 | 5/110 | 26.28 | 4.13 | 38.14 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2018-2018 | 4 | 64.1 | 7 | 385 | 247 | 10 | 5/28 | 24.70 | 3.84 | 38.50 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2020 | 1 | 38.3 | 5 | 231 | 175 | 6 | 5/64 | 29.16 | 4.54 | 38.50 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2016-2022 | 12 | 425.3 | 70 | 2553 | 1669 | 66 | 7/112 | 25.28 | 3.92 | 38.68 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018-2024 | 6 | 135.3 | 15 | 813 | 468 | 21 | 5/72 | 22.28 | 3.45 | 38.71 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2021-2024 | 5 | 123.0 | 8 | 738 | 494 | 19 | 5/102 | 26.00 | 4.01 | 38.84 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2005-2005 | 1 | 32.4 | 7 | 196 | 79 | 5 | 4/54 | 15.80 | 2.41 | 39.20 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1937-1937 | 1 | 24.5 | 2 | 197 | 104 | 5 | 4/70 | 20.80 | 3.16 | 39.40 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1896-1899 | 4 | 181.3 | 57 | 908 | 371 | 23 | 5/51 | 16.13 | 2.45 | 39.47 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 1889-1892 | 3 | - | 5 | 79 | 48 | 2 | 1/5 | 24.00 | 3.64 | 39.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1927-1928 | 4 | 164.5 | 28 | 989 | 469 | 25 | 7/29 | 18.76 | 2.84 | 39.56 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 2005-2005 | 1 | 33.0 | 7 | 198 | 96 | 5 | 5/46 | 19.20 | 2.90 | 39.60 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2016-2021 | 2 | 20.0 | 4 | 120 | 68 | 3 | 3/46 | 22.66 | 3.40 | 40.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1971-1971 | 1 | 5.0 | - | 40 | 21 | 1 | 1/21 | 21.00 | 3.15 | 40.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1877-1877 | 2 | 140.3 | 56 | 563 | 215 | 14 | 7/55 | 15.35 | 2.29 | 40.21 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2016-2016 | 2 | 87.4 | 9 | 526 | 325 | 13 | 5/68 | 25.00 | 3.70 | 40.46 | - | 2 | - | |
| 2023-2023 | 1 | 27.0 | 1 | 162 | 161 | 4 | 2/80 | 40.25 | 5.96 | 40.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 2 | 54.2 | 10 | 326 | 146 | 8 | 5/42 | 18.25 | 2.68 | 40.75 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1923-1923 | 2 | 41.0 | 7 | 246 | 115 | 6 | 3/38 | 19.16 | 2.80 | 41.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1954-1954 | 2 | 55.0 | 6 | 330 | 216 | 8 | 5/61 | 27.00 | 3.92 | 41.25 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2025-2025 | 2 | 48.2 | 4 | 290 | 215 | 7 | 3/51 | 30.71 | 4.44 | 41.42 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2024 | 2 | 48.3 | 3 | 291 | 205 | 7 | 3/40 | 29.28 | 4.22 | 41.57 | - | - | - | |
| 2012-2012 | 3 | 131.4 | 34 | 790 | 318 | 19 | 6/25 | 16.73 | 2.41 | 41.57 | - | 2 | - | |
| 1889-1889 | 1 | 42.0 | 17 | 168 | 76 | 4 | 3/53 | 19.00 | 2.71 | 42.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2001-2001 | 1 | 21.0 | 5 | 126 | 54 | 3 | 3/54 | 18.00 | 2.57 | 42.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1984-1984 | 1 | 21.0 | 2 | 126 | 78 | 3 | 3/40 | 26.00 | 3.71 | 42.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1975-1977 | 2 | - | 18 | 380 | 190 | 9 | 6/85 | 21.11 | 3.00 | 42.22 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1906-1910 | 13 | 422.4 | 91 | 2536 | 1279 | 60 | 7/94 | 21.31 | 3.02 | 42.26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1887-1890 | 8 | - | 224 | 2030 | 684 | 48 | 5/26 | 14.25 | 2.02 | 42.29 | 4 | 4 | - | |
| 2013-2025 | 25 | 839.0 | 139 | 5034 | 3030 | 119 | 7/58 | 25.46 | 3.61 | 42.30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2002-2002 | 2 | 63.3 | 6 | 381 | 288 | 9 | 4/60 | 32.00 | 4.53 | 42.33 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 8 | 219.0 | 52 | 1314 | 712 | 31 | 6/7 | 22.96 | 3.25 | 42.38 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 2022-2024 | 6 | 171.2 | 26 | 1028 | 645 | 24 | 4/77 | 26.87 | 3.76 | 42.83 | 3 | - | - | |
| 1906-1923 | 19 | 250.0 | 60 | 1500 | 626 | 35 | 8/70 | 17.88 | 2.50 | 42.85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004-2004 | 1 | 43.1 | 6 | 259 | 163 | 6 | 4/104 | 27.16 | 3.77 | 43.16 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2009-2015 | 19 | 627.3 | 117 | 3765 | 2246 | 87 | 7/40 | 25.81 | 3.57 | 43.27 | 3 | 5 | - | |
| 1892-1892 | 1 | 26.0 | 4 | 130 | 82 | 3 | 3/82 | 27.33 | 3.78 | 43.33 | - | - | - | |
| 1973-1974 | 7 | 216.5 | 45 | 1301 | 618 | 30 | 6/77 | 20.60 | 2.85 | 43.36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1933-1939 | 10 | - | 40 | 1605 | 804 | 37 | 5/22 | 21.72 | 3.00 | 43.37 | 2 | 3 | - | |
| 2010-2014 | 12 | 412.1 | 106 | 2473 | 1176 | 57 | 7/117 | 20.63 | 2.85 | 43.38 | - | 4 | - | |
| 1888-1888 | 3 | 54.1 | 18 | 217 | 121 | 5 | 2/35 | 24.20 | 3.34 | 43.40 | - | - | - | |
| 1882-1888 | 12 | 65.2 | 26 | 262 | 112 | 6 | 4/47 | 18.66 | 2.56 | 43.66 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1960-1969 | 20 | 36.4 | 14 | 220 | 73 | 5 | 5/34 | 14.60 | 1.99 | 44.00 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1987-1988 | 2 | 89.0 | 27 | 534 | 238 | 12 | 6/78 | 19.83 | 2.67 | 44.50 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1877-1887 | 18 | 1046.1 | 416 | 4185 | 1731 | 94 | 7/44 | 18.41 | 2.48 | 44.52 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1982-1982 | 2 | 52.0 | 20 | 312 | 117 | 7 | 5/40 | 16.71 | 2.25 | 44.57 | - | 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 figuresPerformances 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:
New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]
Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]
West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]