Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Marylebone Cricket Club 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
SF Rippinghall (CambU)	1845-1845	2	-	-	-	-	11	4/?	-	-	-	2	-	-
J Lisney ()	1853-1853	1	-	-	-	-	8	5/33	-	-	-	-	1	-
HT Luddington (CambU)	1877-1877	1	-	-	-	-	5	5/28	-	-	-	-	1	-
WS Patterson (CambU)	1877-1877	1	-	-	-	-	3	3/26	-	-	-	-	-	-
GH Hook (AUCK)	1936-1936	1	2.2	1	14	9	3	3/9	3.00	3.85	4.66	-	-	-
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1878-1878	1	14.3	5	59	20	10	6/4	2.00	2.03	5.90	1	1	1
MH Blaxland (NSW)	1907-1907	1	1.0	-	6	4	1	1/4	4.00	4.00	6.00	-	-	-
DJ Hussey (NOT)	2006-2006	1	1.0	-	6	5	1	1/5	5.00	5.00	6.00	-	-	-
L Bury (CambU)	1877-1877	1	4.0	3	16	3	2	2/3	1.50	1.12	8.00	-	-	-
HW Fellows ()	1855-1855	1	2.0	2	8	-	1	1/0	-	-	8.00	-	-	-
HF Boyle (AUS)	1878-1878	1	22.1	13	89	17	9	6/3	1.88	1.14	9.88	-	1	-
GG Brown (SUS)	1851-1856	7	5.1	1	21	17	2	2/9	8.50	4.85	10.50	-	-	-
ERT Holmes (SUR)	1934-1934	1	10.4	-	64	39	6	6/16	6.50	3.65	10.66	-	1	-
EHL Willes (OxUni)	1851-1854	7	6.0+	3	24+	7	17	4/?	3.50*	1.75*	12.00	1	-	-
J Fitzgerald (QLD)	1903-1903	1	2.0	-	12	14	1	1/14	14.00	7.00	12.00	-	-	-
EG McLeod (WELL)	1935-1935	1	2.0	1	12	3	1	1/3	3.00	1.50	12.00	-	-	-
T Westley (ESS)	2018-2018	1	2.0	-	12	3	1	1/3	3.00	1.50	12.00	-	-	-
FP Fenner (/CambU)	1832-1847	13	49.1+	-	197+	19	46	7/?	19.00*	2.00*	12.31	4	3	2
Ernest Smith (YOR)	1893-1893	1	26.2	-	132	97	10	7/40	9.70	4.40	13.20	-	1	1
HG Tylecote (OxUni)	1877-1877	1	27.2	10	110	51	8	8/51	6.37	2.78	13.75	-	1	-
JA Leaning (YOR)	2015-2016	2	4.4	1	28	30	2	2/30	15.00	6.42	14.00	-	-	-
J Lefeaver (KEN)	1854-1854	1	7.0	2	28	9	2	2/9	4.50	1.92	14.00	-	-	-
Jagoo Shah (EAf)	1974-1974	1	2.2	-	14	12	1	1/12	12.00	5.14	14.00	-	-	-
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2001	1	5.0	-	30	38	2	2/38	19.00	7.60	15.00	-	-	-
JM Govan (QLD)	1933-1933	1	6.0	-	48	59	3	3/59	19.66	7.37	16.00	-	-	-
EW Dowell (CambU)	1844-1845	3	8.0	-	32	-	2	2/?	-	-	16.00	-	-	-
KJ Funston (NTHNS)	1948-1948	1	4.0	-	32	32	2	2/32	16.00	6.00	16.00	-	-	-
W Catling (MID)	1864-1864	1	4.0	1	16	9	1	1/9	9.00	3.37	16.00	-	-	-
HW Turner (VIC)	1951-1951	1	2.0	-	16	16	1	1/16	16.00	6.00	16.00	-	-	-
S Dakin (/NORTH/West)	1840-1852	15	24.2+	-	98+	6	20	4/3	1.00*	0.43*	16.33	2	-	-
J Southerton (SUR)	1872-1872	1	48.0	27	192	43	11	7/38	3.90	1.34	17.45	1	1	1
VE Walker (MID)	1864-1864	1	17.2	6	70	40	4	3/9	10.00	3.42	17.50	-	-	-
GS Hooker (SUS)	1857-1857	1	44.0	-	176	65	10	5/32	6.50	2.21	17.60	-	2	1
GH Hirst (YOR)	1893-1893	2	71.0	28	355	130	20	7/38	6.50	2.19	17.75	-	3	1
TT Maposa (ZIM-A)	2025-2025	1	15.0	4	90	37	5	5/37	7.40	2.46	18.00	-	1	-
SJ Croft (LAN)	2012-2012	1	3.0	-	18	9	1	1/9	9.00	3.00	18.00	-	-	-
C Hill (AUS/SOA)	1896-1908	6	-	-	18	19	1	1/10	19.00	6.33	18.00	-	-	-
ML Page (NZ)	1927-1927	1	3.0	-	18	32	1	1/32	32.00	10.66	18.00	-	-	-
SL Wace ()	1926-1926	1	3.0	-	18	25	1	1/25	25.00	8.33	18.00	-	-	-
H Deacon (NORTH)	1840-1842	5	87.1+	1	349+	18	24	6/?	-	3.85*	19.38	1	2	-
AA Bourne (CambU)	1870-1870	1	58.3	25	235	105	12	7/65	8.75	2.68	19.58	-	2	1
CD Thorp (DUR)	2009-2010	2	23.0	12	138	40	7	4/15	5.71	1.73	19.71	1	-	-
E Balfour (OxUni)	1852-1854	6	10.0+	4	40+	16	25	5/?	8.00*	2.40*	20.00	2	3	1
WG Marten (SUR)	1872-1872	1	30.0	18	120	32	6	6/11	5.33	1.60	20.00	-	1	-
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2004	1	10.0	-	60	37	3	3/4	12.33	3.70	20.00	-	-	-
G Strachan (SUR)	1872-1872	1	10.0	7	40	7	2	2/7	3.50	1.05	20.00	-	-	-
MJ Slater (AUS)	2001-2001	1	3.2	-	20	23	1	1/23	23.00	6.90	20.00	-	-	-
JC Laker (SUR)	1952-1955	2	44.1	8	265	99	13	6/28	7.61	2.24	20.38	-	2	1
J Harrison (DUR)	2014-2014	1	23.5	4	143	129	7	5/60	18.42	5.41	20.42	-	1	-
W Clarke (/NORTH/NOT/Sflok)	1840-1851	15	266.2+	47	1066+	328	124	7/28	8.41*	2.26*	21.32	3	14	8
W Maule (CambU)	1853-1853	2	32.0	-	128	-	6	4/?	-	-	21.33	1	-	-
VA Holder (WI)	1976-1976	1	25.0	7	150	68	7	5/23	9.71	2.72	21.42	-	1	-
MH Mankad (INDIA)	1946-1946	1	36.0	11	216	77	10	7/37	7.70	2.13	21.60	-	1	1
AR du Cane (CambU)	1854-1855	2	11.0+	5	44+	24	7	4/?	12.00*	3.27*	22.00	1	-	-
MKDI Amerasinghe (SL-A)	2007-2007	1	22.0	4	132	84	6	3/28	14.00	3.81	22.00	-	-	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2007-2007	1	22.0	10	132	55	6	5/43	9.16	2.50	22.00	-	1	-
HLE Promnitz (GriqW)	1930-1930	1	11.0	2	66	30	3	3/30	10.00	2.72	22.00	-	-	-
CS Smith (CambU)	1956-1956	1	37.0	11	222	113	10	6/58	11.30	3.05	22.20	1	1	1
ET Drake (CambU)	1854-1854	1	39.0	4	156	98	7	6/85	14.00	3.76	22.28	-	1	-
SC Kerrigan (LAN)	2012-2012	1	30.2	4	182	96	8	4/31	12.00	3.16	22.75	2	-	-
BH Crews ()	1949-1949	1	8.5	-	69	53	3	3/53	17.66	4.60	23.00	-	-	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1907-1907	1	31.0	8	186	67	8	8/67	8.37	2.16	23.25	-	1	-
W Attewell (NOT)	1893-1893	1	51.3	18	258	109	11	6/53	9.90	2.53	23.45	-	2	1
J Ryder (AUS)	1926-1926	1	16.0	5	96	29	4	4/29	7.25	1.81	24.00	1	-	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2004	1	8.0	1	48	29	2	2/29	14.50	3.62	24.00	-	-	-
BC Booth (/AUS/NSW)	1962-1964	3	-	-	24	27	1	1/27	27.00	6.75	24.00	-	-	-
HM Dinshaw (MUSPA)	1926-1926	1	4.0	-	24	24	1	1/24	24.00	6.00	24.00	-	-	-
S Fernandes (HINRT)	1926-1926	1	4.0	-	24	13	1	1/13	13.00	3.25	24.00	-	-	-
LE McNamara (CProv/GriqW)	1948-1948	2	3.0	-	24	41	1	1/31	41.00	10.25	24.00	-	-	-
P Mendes (HINRT)	1926-1926	1	4.0	1	24	21	1	1/21	21.00	5.25	24.00	-	-	-
FW Lillywhite (/ENG/SUS)	1835-1848	22	469.3+	-	1879+	234	171	7/19	7.80*	2.18*	24.08	5	20	6
E Wainwright (YOR)	1893-1893	2	48.2	10	242	169	10	4/60	16.90	4.19	24.20	2	-	-
G Brockwell (/SUR/SurXI)	1844-1854	12	42.3+	4	171+	72	53	7/?	18.00*	3.06*	24.42	5	2	1
HC Chilvers (NSW)	1933-1933	1	24.7	2	199	102	8	5/73	12.75	3.07	24.87	-	1	-
J Hodson (/SUS)	1838-1851	16	81.0+	-	324+	93	37	8/?	9.30*	2.32*	24.92	1	3	-
FH Guttridge (SUS)	1893-1893	1	20.0	6	100	50	4	4/50	12.50	3.00	25.00	1	-	-
HH Marriott (CambU)	1896-1896	1	20.1	1	101	60	4	4/60	15.00	3.56	25.25	1	-	-
J Bayley (/MdxXI/SUR/SurXI)	1830-1847	8	51.0+	-	204+	-	43	5/?	-	-	25.50	3	3	-
EV Carroll (VIC)	1907-1908	2	17.0	1	102	73	4	3/62	18.25	4.29	25.50	-	-	-
RJ Harris (SUS)	2008-2008	1	17.0	9	102	36	4	4/36	9.00	2.11	25.50	1	-	-
E Napper (/ENG/SUS)	1839-1857	33	64.0+	-	256+	88	16	6/27	9.77*	2.16*	25.60	-	1	-
JT Ikin (LAN)	1952-1952	1	30.0	10	180	70	7	5/51	10.00	2.33	25.71	-	1	-
TF Hughes (CambU)	1843-1845	4	52.0+	-	208+	-	24	7/?	-	-	26.00	-	3	1
FGH Clayton (OxUni)	1893-1893	1	10.2	3	52	32	2	2/32	16.00	3.69	26.00	-	-	-
MDK Perera (SL-A)	2007-2007	1	13.1	2	79	47	3	3/33	15.66	3.56	26.33	-	-	-
WSTW Fiennes (OxUni)	1856-1857	2	105.2	25	422	189	16	8/56	11.81	2.68	26.37	2	1	1
F Hollands (KEN)	1854-1857	5	191.2	83	766	278	29	6/15	9.58	2.17	26.41	1	3	-
CDB Marsham (/ENG/OxUni)	1854-1857	8	305.1+	86	1221+	450	55	9/64	9.78*	2.21*	26.54	2	4	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1976	1	31.0	15	186	62	7	4/44	8.85	2.00	26.57	1	-	-
EE Ward (CambU)	1870-1870	1	47.0	20	188	70	7	4/27	10.00	2.23	26.85	1	-	-
CR Miller (AUS)	2001-2001	1	31.3	5	189	128	7	4/41	18.28	4.06	27.00	1	-	-
RG Tindall (OxUni)	1933-1933	1	18.0	6	108	28	4	2/10	7.00	1.55	27.00	-	-	-
AW Mold (LAN)	1893-1893	1	49.3	14	248	114	9	6/57	12.66	2.75	27.55	-	1	-
CB Williams (WI)	1950-1950	1	32.1	7	193	55	7	7/55	7.85	1.70	27.57	-	1	-
TG Helm (MID)	2017-2017	1	23.0	3	138	76	5	3/30	15.20	3.30	27.60	-	-	-
T Barker (/NORTH)	1840-1845	8	124.1+	-	497+	-	26	6/?	-	-	27.61	-	3	1
CWB Martin (TAS)	1908-1908	2	18.3	2	111	94	4	3/38	23.50	5.08	27.75	-	-	-
EC Streatfeild (CambU)	1893-1893	1	27.4	7	139	61	5	3/44	12.20	2.63	27.80	-	-	-
CJ Hall (SUR)	1872-1872	1	7.0	4	28	4	1	1/4	4.00	0.85	28.00	-	-	-
FE Woolley (KEN)	1934-1934	1	4.4	2	28	7	1	1/7	7.00	1.50	28.00	-	-	-

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

State Bank of Pakistan vs Ghani Glass at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 7th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 8th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]