Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Essex vs other countries FC 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
D Elgar (SOM/SUR)	2017-2018	2	1.0	0	6	4	1	1/4	4.00	4.00	6.00	0	0	0
LJ Wharton (DER)	2002-2002	1	1.0	0	6	4	1	1/4	4.00	4.00	6.00	0	0	0
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1988-1988	1	2.1	1	13	1	2	2/1	0.50	0.46	6.50	0	0	0
SJ Reingold (GLA)	2021-2021	1	6.0	1	36	15	3	3/15	5.00	2.50	12.00	0	0	0
BC Booth (AUS)	1964-1964	1	2.0	0	12	9	1	1/9	9.00	4.50	12.00	0	0	0
IP Butcher (LEI)	1983-1983	1	2.0	0	12	2	1	1/2	2.00	1.00	12.00	0	0	0
FW McCann (NOT)	2024-2025	2	2.0	0	12	6	1	1/6	6.00	3.00	12.00	0	0	0
WW Hall (WI)	1963-1963	1	19.0	4	114	50	8	6/22	6.25	2.63	14.25	0	1	0
Imran Tahir (WAR)	2010-2010	2	9.4	3	58	27	4	4/20	6.75	2.79	14.50	1	0	0
DT Rowe (LEI)	2007-2007	1	5.0	1	30	27	2	2/27	13.50	5.40	15.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2001	2	8.0	1	48	26	3	3/26	8.66	3.25	16.00	0	0	0
MD Lyon (CambU/SOM)	1922-1938	3	2.5	0	17	19	1	1/9	19.00	6.70	17.00	0	0	0
RO Schwarz (SA)	1907-1907	1	23.1	4	139	49	8	5/28	6.12	2.11	17.37	0	1	0
AR Danson (CambU)	2000-2000	1	9.0	1	54	27	3	3/20	9.00	3.00	18.00	0	0	0
BC Brown (HAM/SUS)	2016-2025	8	3.0	0	18	48	1	1/48	48.00	16.00	18.00	0	0	0
PB Clift (GLA)	1938-1938	1	3.0	1	18	9	1	1/9	9.00	3.00	18.00	0	0	0
Z Malik (WAR)	2025-2025	2	3.0	0	18	7	1	1/7	7.00	2.33	18.00	0	0	0
AC Revill (PEAXI)	1952-1952	1	3.0	1	18	10	1	1/10	10.00	3.33	18.00	0	0	0
SA Selwood (DER)	2002-2002	1	3.0	1	18	17	1	1/8	17.00	5.66	18.00	0	0	0
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1950	2	-	0	18	15	1	1/15	15.00	5.00	18.00	0	0	0
Saeed Ajmal (WOR)	2014-2014	1	40.1	11	241	94	13	7/19	7.23	2.34	18.53	0	2	1
PM Hornibrook (AUS)	1930-1930	1	31.0	14	186	40	10	6/11	4.00	1.29	18.60	1	1	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2015-2015	1	28.2	7	170	77	9	6/51	8.55	2.71	18.88	0	1	0
JE Taylor (LEI)	2007-2007	1	16.0	3	96	77	5	5/77	15.40	4.81	19.20	0	1	0
AR Crook (LAN)	2005-2005	1	10.0	2	60	71	3	3/71	23.66	7.10	20.00	0	0	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1948-1948	1	10.0	4	60	18	3	3/14	6.00	1.80	20.00	0	0	0
G Goonesena (PEAXI)	1952-1952	1	27.0	6	162	86	8	4/31	10.75	3.18	20.25	2	0	0
T Mayes (IRE)	2023-2023	1	23.5	1	143	123	7	4/68	17.57	5.16	20.42	1	0	0
FA Ward (AUS)	1938-1938	1	37.3	12	225	77	11	7/51	7.00	2.05	20.45	1	1	1
GP Balderson (LAN)	2022-2024	2	31.0	8	186	100	9	5/14	11.11	3.22	20.66	0	1	0
CC Griffith (WI)	1963-1963	1	20.5	6	125	54	6	4/34	9.00	2.59	20.83	1	0	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1948-1948	1	21.0	6	126	37	6	6/37	6.16	1.76	21.00	0	1	0
MK Andersson (MID)	2020-2020	1	14.0	0	84	52	4	4/38	13.00	3.71	21.00	1	0	0
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1938-1938	1	24.4	13	148	45	7	5/28	6.42	1.82	21.14	0	1	0
JA Small (WI)	1923-1923	1	10.4	1	64	32	3	3/22	10.66	3.00	21.33	0	0	0
K Farnes (CambU)	1933-1933	1	28.3	6	171	75	8	5/34	9.37	2.63	21.37	0	1	0
JH Sinclair (SA)	1907-1907	1	22.0	5	132	70	6	4/23	11.66	3.18	22.00	1	0	0
W Larkins (NOR)	1983-1983	2	14.4	3	88	30	4	4/30	7.50	2.04	22.00	1	0	0
CWS Lubbock (NOR)	1938-1938	1	11.0	2	66	24	3	3/24	8.00	2.18	22.00	0	0	0
JM Gregory (AUS)	1921-1926	3	67.0	17	402	181	18	5/43	10.05	2.70	22.33	0	2	0
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1968-1968	1	33.4	8	202	100	9	8/72	11.11	2.97	22.44	0	1	0
MJ Waite (WOR)	2025-2025	2	56.5	20	341	140	15	6/19	9.33	2.46	22.73	0	1	0
LN Constantine (WI)	1923-1939	2	-	11	389	153	17	7/49	9.00	2.35	22.88	0	2	1
DA Davies (GLA)	1938-1938	2	3.5	0	23	18	1	1/18	18.00	4.69	23.00	0	0	0
PF Jackson (WOR)	1938-1938	1	42.2	17	254	69	11	7/44	6.27	1.62	23.09	1	1	1
GA Cope (YOR)	1970-1970	1	39.1	16	235	80	10	7/36	8.00	2.04	23.50	0	1	1
WE Bowes (YOR)	1932-1932	1	35.4	6	214	85	9	5/47	9.44	2.38	23.77	1	1	0
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1948-1948	1	27.5	4	167	81	7	5/31	11.57	2.91	23.85	0	1	0
GM Fellows (YOR)	2001-2001	1	12.0	5	72	23	3	3/23	7.66	1.91	24.00	0	0	0
SD Robson (MID)	2009-2023	7	8.0	0	48	54	2	2/36	27.00	6.75	24.00	0	0	0
Saleem Malik (Pak)	1992-1996	2	8.0	0	48	32	2	2/15	16.00	4.00	24.00	0	0	0
PR Umrigar (INDIA)	1952-1959	2	8.0	1	48	28	2	2/18	14.00	3.50	24.00	0	0	0
Azhar Ali (SOM)	2018-2019	2	4.0	1	24	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.25	24.00	0	0	0
DL Bairstow (YOR)	1970-1983	2	4.0	1	24	18	1	1/18	18.00	4.50	24.00	0	0	0
RJ Hamilton-Brown (SUR)	2011-2011	2	4.0	0	24	19	1	1/19	19.00	4.75	24.00	0	0	0
TJ Prest (HAM)	2023-2025	3	4.0	0	24	16	1	1/10	16.00	4.00	24.00	0	0	0
BJ Wright (GLA)	2007-2014	8	4.0	0	24	14	1	1/14	14.00	3.50	24.00	0	0	0
GHS Garton (SUS)	2016-2020	2	44.3	8	267	159	11	5/26	14.45	3.57	24.27	1	1	0
CB Simmons (WAR)	2024-2024	1	20.2	3	122	71	5	3/12	14.20	3.49	24.40	0	0	0
SD Fletcher (YOR)	1983-1983	1	16.4	2	100	71	4	4/71	17.75	4.26	25.00	1	0	0
WR Smith (DUR/HAM)	2010-2014	3	4.1	2	25	9	1	1/0	9.00	2.16	25.00	0	0	0
CR Pimlott (CambU)	2000-2000	1	21.0	6	126	66	5	3/42	13.20	3.14	25.20	0	0	0
WW Daniel (MID/WI)	1976-1983	3	37.5	3	227	144	9	3/28	16.00	3.80	25.22	0	0	0
Waqar Younis (Pak/WAR)	1996-2003	2	67.3	17	405	214	16	5/42	13.37	3.17	25.31	1	2	0
GR Dilley (KEN)	1983-1983	1	21.4	3	130	70	5	5/70	14.00	3.23	26.00	0	1	0
BJ Trott (KEN)	2001-2003	3	74.4	19	448	197	17	6/13	11.58	2.63	26.35	0	2	1
SM Nasir Zaidi (LAN)	1983-1983	1	8.5	0	53	32	2	2/32	16.00	3.62	26.50	0	0	0
H Verity (YOR)	1932-1938	3	128.3	41	771	269	29	7/40	9.27	2.09	26.58	1	4	2
S Randiv (SL)	2011-2011	1	18.0	3	108	76	4	4/76	19.00	4.22	27.00	1	0	0
JE Anyon (WAR)	2008-2008	1	9.0	2	54	43	2	2/43	21.50	4.77	27.00	0	0	0
GD Bridge (DUR)	2004-2004	1	9.0	2	54	49	2	2/49	24.50	5.44	27.00	0	0	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1976	2	9.0	3	54	24	2	2/24	12.00	2.66	27.00	0	0	0
RM Pyrah (YOR)	2010-2010	1	9.0	3	54	29	2	2/8	14.50	3.22	27.00	0	0	0
AJ Redmond (NZ)	2008-2008	1	9.0	1	54	35	2	2/35	17.50	3.88	27.00	0	0	0
MA Ashraf (YOR)	2012-2012	1	22.5	5	137	75	5	4/36	15.00	3.28	27.40	1	0	0
DS Steele (NOR)	1983-1983	2	18.2	3	110	92	4	2/41	23.00	5.01	27.50	0	0	0
JV Daley (SUR)	1938-1938	1	23.2	5	140	57	5	4/38	11.40	2.44	28.00	1	0	0
GC Viljoen (KEN)	2016-2016	1	14.0	1	84	69	3	3/69	23.00	4.92	28.00	0	0	0
LV van Beek (WOR)	2024-2024	1	28.3	2	171	109	6	4/26	18.16	3.82	28.50	1	0	0
CA Ingram (GLA)	2015-2015	2	19.0	0	114	107	4	3/90	26.75	5.63	28.50	0	0	0
BH Valentine (KEN)	1934-1938	2	19.0	5	114	73	4	2/26	18.25	3.84	28.50	0	0	0
HMCM Bandara (KEN)	2010-2010	1	14.2	2	86	50	3	3/44	16.66	3.48	28.66	0	0	0
ST Clarke (SUR)	1983-1983	2	62.2	18	374	169	13	6/48	13.00	2.71	28.76	0	2	1
GJF Ferris (LEI)	1983-1983	1	33.5	5	203	126	7	6/43	18.00	3.72	29.00	0	1	0
Imran Khan (SUS)	1983-1983	1	4.5	0	29	16	1	1/16	16.00	3.31	29.00	0	0	0
DJ Bicknell (NOT)	2000-2004	7	14.5	0	89	70	3	3/33	23.33	4.71	29.66	0	0	0
H Trumble (AUS)	1896-1896	1	59.2	17	297	108	10	6/62	10.80	2.18	29.70	1	1	1
PJ Sampson (SUR)	2003-2003	1	19.5	1	119	101	4	2/16	25.25	5.09	29.75	0	0	0
M Pretorius (SOM)	2024-2025	2	50.0	13	300	111	10	4/36	11.10	2.22	30.00	1	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (INDIA)	2002-2002	1	40.0	7	240	106	8	7/83	13.25	2.65	30.00	0	1	0
HG Gaekwad (INDIA)	1952-1952	1	35.0	4	210	122	7	5/44	17.42	3.48	30.00	0	1	0
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	1	35.0	10	210	74	7	4/54	10.57	2.11	30.00	1	0	0
Saleem Altaf (Pak)	1967-1967	1	25.0	7	150	67	5	4/15	13.40	2.68	30.00	1	0	0
DJ Bell-Drummond (KEN/MCC)	2011-2024	16	15.0	1	90	64	3	3/37	21.33	4.26	30.00	0	0	0
Majid Khan (Pak)	1967-1967	1	15.0	4	90	44	3	3/35	14.66	2.93	30.00	0	0	0
AL Padmore (WI)	1976-1976	1	15.0	3	90	66	3	3/15	22.00	4.40	30.00	0	0	0
NH Fairbrother (LAN)	1991-2001	3	5.0	1	30	18	1	1/18	18.00	3.60	30.00	0	0	0
JB Hockley (KEN)	2009-2010	2	5.0	1	30	8	1	1/8	8.00	1.60	30.00	0	0	0
M Leyland (YOR)	1932-1938	3	5.0	3	30	4	1	1/4	4.00	0.80	30.00	0	0	0
FD Telo (DER)	2008-2008	2	5.0	0	30	36	1	1/36	36.00	7.20	30.00	0	0	0

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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:

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 147/8 (58.0 ov, S von Berg 21*, GA Stuurman 1*, M Dube 0/15) - Stumps

Dolphins vs North West at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 21st Match, Jan 31-Feb 3, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 64/1 (18.0 ov, M Prince 20*, DS Rosier 32*, O Cele 0/22) - Stumps

Southern Rocks vs Mashonaland Eagles at Masvingo, Logan Cup 10th Match, Feb 3-6, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 165/5 (32.2 ov, W Madhevere 40*, M Faraz Akram 5*, TZ Chataira 1/24)