Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Pakistan 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
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1993	16	1.0	-	6	2	1	1/2	2.00	2.00	6.00	-	-	-
MJ Slater (AUS)	1994-1999	12	1.1	-	7	4	1	1/4	4.00	3.42	7.00	-	-	-
S Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	3	1.5	-	11	5	1	1/5	5.00	2.72	11.00	-	-	-
SMH Kirmani (IND)	1978-1984	20	2.0	-	12	9	1	1/9	9.00	4.50	12.00	-	-	-
CL Smith (ENG)	1984-1984	3	2.0	1	12	2	1	1/2	2.00	1.00	12.00	-	-	-
MA Taylor (AUS)	1990-1998	12	3.0	1	18	11	1	1/11	11.00	3.66	18.00	-	-	-
MJ North (AUS)	2009-2010	5	18.1	1	109	55	6	6/55	9.16	3.02	18.16	-	1	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2013	1	28.4	11	172	68	9	7/29	7.55	2.37	19.11	-	1	-
GD Elliott (NZ)	2009-2009	2	7.0	1	42	11	2	2/8	5.50	1.57	21.00	-	-	-
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	3.3	-	21	14	1	1/14	14.00	4.00	21.00	-	-	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1986-1986	1	25.2	3	152	85	7	5/44	12.14	3.35	21.71	-	1	-
D Olivier (SA)	2018-2019	3	88.0	16	528	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1
JSE Price (ENG)	1971-1971	1	11.4	5	70	29	3	3/29	9.66	2.48	23.33	-	-	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-2004	13	4.0	-	24	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.25	24.00	-	-	-
D Ganga (WI)	2002-2006	5	4.0	-	24	20	1	1/20	20.00	5.00	24.00	-	-	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2002-2002	2	33.2	4	200	106	8	3/43	13.25	3.18	25.00	-	-	-
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1955-1965	6	12.3	4	75	42	3	2/38	14.00	3.36	25.00	-	-	-
JA Warrican (WI)	2021-2025	3	79.5	16	479	203	19	7/32	10.68	2.54	25.21	1	2	1
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1954	1	22.4	5	136	57	5	4/35	11.40	2.51	27.20	1	-	-
Gul Mohammad (IND)	1952-1952	2	9.3	4	57	21	2	2/21	10.50	2.21	28.50	-	-	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1995-1998	3	99.0	29	594	262	20	6/23	13.10	2.64	29.70	1	2	1
Rehan Ahmed (ENG)	2022-2024	2	54.3	5	327	203	11	5/48	18.45	3.72	29.72	1	1	-
M Hayward (SA)	2002-2003	2	49.4	7	298	219	10	5/56	21.90	4.40	29.80	-	1	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2007-2007	1	15.0	3	90	52	3	2/23	17.33	3.46	30.00	-	-	-
SM Katich (AUS)	2009-2010	4	15.0	4	90	57	3	3/34	19.00	3.80	30.00	-	-	-
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1965-1965	5	10.0	3	60	32	2	2/32	16.00	3.20	30.00	-	-	-
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-2007	15	5.0	-	30	16	1	1/2	16.00	3.20	30.00	-	-	-
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1962	1	46.1	4	277	145	9	5/57	16.11	3.14	30.77	1	1	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1999-2004	3	84.0	22	504	274	16	5/30	17.12	3.26	31.50	1	1	-
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	3	73.4	12	442	252	14	5/55	18.00	3.42	31.57	-	1	-
ML Su'a (NZ)	1993-1993	1	37.0	3	222	120	7	5/73	17.14	3.24	31.71	-	1	-
C Bosch (SA)	2024-2024	1	26.4	5	160	117	5	4/63	23.40	4.38	32.00	1	-	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2021	2	90.2	40	542	187	16	6/48	11.68	2.07	33.87	-	2	1
D Paterson (SA)	2024-2024	1	34.0	7	204	116	6	5/61	19.33	3.41	34.00	-	1	-
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2021	9	5.5	-	35	24	1	1/3	24.00	4.11	35.00	-	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	1999-1999	3	101.0	17	606	351	17	8/86	20.64	3.47	35.64	-	2	1
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2010	6	102.5	23	617	302	17	6/33	17.76	2.93	36.29	-	2	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2009-2009	1	48.5	9	293	153	8	5/107	19.12	3.13	36.62	-	1	-
KN Amalean (SL)	1986-1986	1	18.2	1	110	59	3	3/59	19.66	3.21	36.66	-	-	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2006	2	43.3	6	261	154	7	5/38	22.00	3.54	37.28	-	1	-
M Jansen (SA)	2024-2025	2	62.3	8	375	232	10	6/52	23.20	3.71	37.50	-	1	-
TL Best (WI)	2005-2005	1	25.0	2	150	105	4	4/46	26.25	4.20	37.50	1	-	-
WW Hall (WI)	1959-1959	3	100.5	18	605	287	16	5/87	17.93	2.84	37.81	2	1	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2010-2012	7	221.4	55	1330	595	35	6/65	17.00	2.68	38.00	3	2	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	63.4	10	382	235	10	5/79	23.50	3.69	38.20	-	1	-
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2011	5	19.2	3	116	66	3	3/37	22.00	3.41	38.66	-	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1998	6	180.0	32	1080	604	27	5/79	22.37	3.35	40.00	2	1	-
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2024-2024	1	27.0	3	162	97	4	3/57	24.25	3.59	40.50	-	-	-
DAJ Holford (WI)	1977-1977	1	34.0	6	204	109	5	3/69	21.80	3.20	40.80	-	-	-
R Appleyard (ENG)	1954-1954	1	47.4	13	286	123	7	5/51	17.57	2.58	40.85	-	1	-
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2009-2010	3	122.4	26	736	415	18	5/53	23.05	3.38	40.88	-	2	-
TJ Murtagh (IRE)	2018-2018	1	41.0	8	246	100	6	4/45	16.66	2.43	41.00	1	-	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1996	5	151.0	25	906	503	22	5/46	22.86	3.33	41.18	-	2	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2013	1	55.0	17	330	130	8	5/32	16.25	2.36	41.25	-	1	-
IG Butler (NZ)	2003-2003	2	62.3	13	375	259	9	6/46	28.77	4.14	41.66	-	1	-
KIW Wijegunawardene (SL)	1992-1992	1	48.4	15	292	98	7	4/51	14.00	2.01	41.71	1	-	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1981	9	347.5	77	2087	978	50	8/29	19.56	2.81	41.74	2	1	-
K Higgs (ENG)	1967-1967	3	119.0	45	714	249	17	5/58	14.64	2.09	42.00	1	1	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1980-1981	4	98.0	21	588	242	14	4/27	17.28	2.46	42.00	1	-	-
LF Kline (AUS)	1959-1959	1	56.0	27	336	90	8	7/75	11.25	1.60	42.00	-	1	-
MA Atherton (ENG)	1992-2001	11	7.0	1	42	20	1	1/20	20.00	2.85	42.00	-	-	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2002	6	140.2	26	842	482	20	5/93	24.10	3.43	42.10	1	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2024	9	267.3	54	1605	783	38	6/70	20.60	2.92	42.23	1	2	1
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2001	5	169.4	31	1018	548	24	5/61	22.83	3.22	42.41	-	1	-
AH Gray (WI)	1986-1986	3	99.0	27	594	227	14	4/39	16.21	2.29	42.42	1	-	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1956-1956	1	28.2	5	170	66	4	4/50	16.50	2.32	42.50	1	-	-
KT Maphaka (SA)	2025-2025	1	21.2	1	128	90	3	2/43	30.00	4.21	42.66	-	-	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1954-1954	4	142.5	82	857	176	20	7/56	8.80	1.23	42.85	2	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2024	8	279.5	58	1679	755	39	5/48	19.35	2.69	43.05	-	4	1
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2024-2024	2	57.4	9	346	193	8	5/43	24.12	3.34	43.25	-	1	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2015-2015	1	28.5	1	173	86	4	3/53	21.50	2.98	43.25	-	-	-
G Motie (WI)	2025-2025	2	50.4	4	304	180	7	3/49	25.71	3.55	43.42	-	-	-
DJ Brown (ENG)	1969-1969	3	58.0	13	348	159	8	3/43	19.87	2.74	43.50	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-2014	29	29.1	5	175	126	4	2/32	31.50	4.32	43.75	-	-	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1990	5	191.5	53	1151	434	26	6/86	16.69	2.26	44.26	1	2	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1990	12	369.3	67	2217	1035	50	5/33	20.70	2.80	44.34	4	2	-
BGK Walker (NZ)	2002-2002	1	14.5	3	89	97	2	2/97	48.50	6.53	44.50	-	-	-
BA Carse (ENG)	2024-2024	2	67.0	11	402	219	9	3/50	24.33	3.26	44.66	-	-	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2019	13	441.2	108	2648	1374	59	6/8	23.28	3.11	44.88	3	3	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1954-1954	2	74.5	28	449	158	10	3/9	15.80	2.11	44.90	-	-	-
NA Mallender (ENG)	1992-1992	2	74.5	20	449	215	10	5/50	21.50	2.87	44.90	-	1	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1962-1962	4	164.5	37	989	439	22	6/31	19.95	2.66	44.95	1	1	-
AC Cummins (WI)	1993-1993	2	30.0	5	180	89	4	4/54	22.25	2.96	45.00	1	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2005	15	675.1	192	4051	1816	90	7/23	20.17	2.68	45.01	7	6	2
K Rabada (SA)	2018-2025	7	226.3	37	1359	788	30	4/61	26.26	3.47	45.30	1	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2007	9	309.5	66	1859	987	41	6/59	24.07	3.18	45.34	3	2	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1999-1999	3	83.2	20	500	210	11	6/33	19.09	2.52	45.45	-	1	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2005	4	174.4	31	1048	582	23	5/66	25.30	3.33	45.56	1	2	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2010-2010	2	61.5	15	371	190	8	3/39	23.75	3.07	46.37	-	-	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1954-1962	7	209.1	66	1255	491	27	4/18	18.18	2.34	46.48	3	-	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1979-1979	2	87.4	11	700	325	15	5/94	21.66	2.78	46.66	1	1	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1988-1993	5	156.0	32	936	431	20	3/30	21.55	2.76	46.80	-	-	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964-1964	2	-	20	702	271	15	6/69	18.06	2.31	46.80	1	1	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1959-1959	2	70.3	28	423	121	9	4/25	13.44	1.71	47.00	1	-	-
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2007	1	39.1	13	235	140	5	5/118	28.00	3.57	47.00	-	1	-
IA Greig (ENG)	1982-1982	2	31.2	6	188	114	4	4/53	28.50	3.63	47.00	1	-	-
RG Archer (AUS)	1956-1956	1	7.5	3	47	19	1	1/18	19.00	2.42	47.00	-	-	-
VD Philander (SA)	2013-2019	7	213.0	62	1278	546	27	5/59	20.22	2.56	47.33	1	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1998	4	71.0	13	426	249	9	4/93	27.66	3.50	47.33	1	-	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1992-1992	3	102.5	14	617	380	13	5/94	29.23	3.69	47.46	1	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:

Victoria vs New South Wales at Melbourne, Sheffield Shield , Dec 24-29, 1930 [First-class]

South Africa vs England at Johannesburg, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 24-27, 1930 [Test # 200]

South Australia vs Queensland at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 25-26, 1930 [First-class]