Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Surrey 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
DTL Bailey (GLO)	1949-1949	1	1.0	-	6	4	1	1/4	4.00	4.00	6.00	-	-	-
MW Gatting (MID)	1977-1977	1	4.2	3	26	3	4	2/1	0.75	0.69	6.50	-	-	-
WL Murdoch (AUS/LdnCy/SUS)	1882-1903	4	-	1	7	4	1	1/4	4.00	3.42	7.00	-	-	-
WT Root (NOT)	2018-2018	2	4.3	-	27	37	3	3/37	12.33	8.22	9.00	-	-	-
SD Robson (MID)	2011-2023	12	3.0	3	18	-	2	2/0	-	-	9.00	-	-	-
LEG Ames (KEN)	1946-1947	2	5.2	1	32	23	3	3/23	7.66	4.31	10.66	-	-	-
John Berry (/NORTH)	1851-1857	3	18.0	5	72	31	6	6/31	5.16	2.58	12.00	-	1	-
AP Agathangelou (LAN/LEI)	2012-2015	2	2.0	1	12	7	1	1/7	7.00	3.50	12.00	-	-	-
CR Jones (SOM)	2012-2013	2	2.0	-	12	17	1	1/17	17.00	8.50	12.00	-	-	-
AG Kripal Singh (INDIA)	1959-1959	1	2.0	-	12	16	1	1/16	16.00	8.00	12.00	-	-	-
MC Cowdrey (KEN/MCC)	1951-1965	3	8.1	2	49	29	4	4/22	7.25	3.55	12.25	1	-	-
TW Garrett (AUS)	1882-1882	1	22.1	13	89	31	7	6/30	4.42	2.08	12.71	-	1	-
G Howitt (MCC)	1872-1872	1	25.3	12	103	22	8	4/6	2.75	1.28	12.87	2	-	-
M Leyland (YOR)	1938-1938	1	5.0	1	30	11	2	2/11	5.50	2.20	15.00	-	-	-
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1953	1	29.0	9	174	61	11	6/26	5.54	2.10	15.81	-	2	1
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1938-1938	1	8.0	1	48	35	3	3/35	11.66	4.37	16.00	-	-	-
AJD Diver (/MdxXI/NORTH)	1850-1857	4	4.0+	-	16+	7	1	1/7	7.00*	2.62*	16.00	-	-	-
GA Fairbairn (CambU)	1919-1919	1	26.5	3	161	83	10	5/20	8.30	3.09	16.10	-	2	1
U Arshad (DUR)	2013-2013	1	11.0	5	66	34	4	2/9	8.50	3.09	16.50	-	-	-
JP Crawley (CambU/HAM/LAN)	1992-2007	8	2.5	-	17	7	1	1/7	7.00	2.47	17.00	-	-	-
Maqsood Ahmed (Pak)	1954-1954	1	2.5	1	17	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.76	17.00	-	-	-
L Hutton (YOR)	1938-1938	1	14.2	3	86	45	5	5/45	9.00	3.13	17.20	-	1	-
C Blythe (KEN)	1914-1914	1	25.5	3	155	97	9	9/97	10.77	3.75	17.22	-	1	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1907-1907	1	12.0	3	72	42	4	4/20	10.50	3.50	18.00	1	-	-
SP Henderson (GLA)	1983-1983	1	6.0	-	36	48	2	2/48	24.00	8.00	18.00	-	-	-
RW Morgan (NZ)	1965-1965	1	6.0	2	36	14	2	2/14	7.00	2.33	18.00	-	-	-
CDA Pullan (WOR)	1938-1938	1	6.0	1	36	26	2	2/26	13.00	4.33	18.00	-	-	-
RW Barber (CambU)	1956-1956	2	3.0	-	18	19	1	1/19	19.00	6.33	18.00	-	-	-
BF Smith (LEI/WOR)	2000-2010	11	3.0	-	18	39	1	1/39	39.00	13.00	18.00	-	-	-
IJ Westwood (WAR)	2005-2017	10	3.0	-	18	30	1	1/30	30.00	10.00	18.00	-	-	-
HD Read (ESS)	1934-1934	1	27.1	3	163	103	9	7/35	11.44	3.79	18.11	-	1	-
HF Boyle (AUS)	1882-1882	1	51.0	30	204	68	11	7/52	6.18	2.00	18.54	1	1	1
GG Brown (/SUS)	1851-1857	11	23.2	5	94	85	5	5/25	17.00	5.42	18.80	-	1	-
DCH Townsend (OxUni)	1933-1933	1	6.2	-	38	31	2	2/31	15.50	4.89	19.00	-	-	-
AG Chipperfield (AUS)	1938-1938	1	3.1	1	19	20	1	1/20	20.00	6.31	19.00	-	-	-
R Dravid (KEN)	2000-2000	2	9.5	3	59	26	3	2/16	8.66	2.64	19.66	-	-	-
FH Barnard (OxUni)	1922-1922	1	10.0	2	60	22	3	3/22	7.33	2.20	20.00	-	-	-
LF Townsend (DER)	1938-1938	2	26.5	5	161	87	8	7/57	10.87	3.24	20.12	-	1	-
TB Mitchell (DER)	1938-1938	2	30.2	2	182	125	9	7/45	13.88	4.12	20.22	-	1	-
J Harrison (DUR)	2013-2013	1	23.4	4	142	74	7	5/31	10.57	3.12	20.28	-	1	-
Surendranath (INDIA)	1959-1959	1	31.0	13	186	74	9	5/46	8.22	2.38	20.66	1	1	-
LJ Tancred (SA)	1904-1907	2	14.0	2	84	67	4	4/43	16.75	4.78	21.00	1	-	-
SL Elstone (DER)	2014-2014	1	7.0	1	42	44	2	2/44	22.00	6.28	21.00	-	-	-
DJ Mitchell (LAN)	2023-2023	1	7.0	-	42	68	2	2/68	34.00	9.71	21.00	-	-	-
A Bhandari (IND-A)	2003-2003	1	18.0	4	108	74	5	5/54	14.80	4.11	21.60	-	1	-
TA Wardall (YOR)	1893-1893	2	39.1	15	196	54	9	5/13	6.00	1.65	21.77	1	1	-
FW Lillywhite (/ENG/MCC/MdxXI)	1847-1851	8	22.0+	10	88+	28	35	6/?	7.00*	1.90*	22.00	1	3	1
CI Thornton (CambU)	1870-1870	1	22.0	10	88	36	4	4/36	9.00	2.45	22.00	1	-	-
R Illingworth (YOR)	1983-1983	1	11.0	4	66	27	3	3/16	9.00	2.45	22.00	-	-	-
RC Ontong (GLA)	1983-1983	1	14.5	4	89	41	4	4/35	10.25	2.76	22.25	1	-	-
WA Humphreys (SUS)	1873-1893	3	-	12	423	267	19	7/50	14.05	3.78	22.26	-	3	1
TD Astle (NZ-A)	2014-2014	1	15.0	1	90	83	4	4/83	20.75	5.53	22.50	1	-	-
TL Richmond (NOT)	1921-1921	1	41.2	9	248	105	11	7/70	9.54	2.54	22.54	1	1	1
CT Sarwate (INDIA)	1946-1952	2	19.0	5	114	63	5	5/54	12.60	3.31	22.80	-	1	-
T Ellis ()	1851-1851	2	29.0	9	116	48	5	4/7	9.60	2.48	23.20	1	-	-
EP Hewetson (OxUni)	1922-1922	1	15.4	5	94	34	4	4/30	8.50	2.17	23.50	1	-	-
AJW Croom (WAR)	1938-1938	2	27.4	3	166	87	7	5/66	12.42	3.14	23.71	-	1	-
H Stubberfield (SUS)	1857-1857	2	54.0	17	216	116	9	5/38	12.88	3.22	24.00	1	1	-
JD Bannister (MCC)	1955-1955	1	24.0	8	144	61	6	4/26	10.16	2.54	24.00	1	-	-
NA Foster (ESS)	1983-1983	1	20.0	5	120	43	5	4/10	8.60	2.15	24.00	1	-	-
B Lobb (SOM)	1955-1955	1	16.0	2	96	48	4	4/48	12.00	3.00	24.00	1	-	-
JCJ Dye (MCC)	1965-1965	1	12.0	5	72	24	3	3/24	8.00	2.00	24.00	-	-	-
TJ Prest (HAM)	2021-2025	4	8.0	-	48	40	2	2/32	20.00	5.00	24.00	-	-	-
KG Blaikie (OxUni)	1922-1922	1	4.0	1	24	15	1	1/15	15.00	3.75	24.00	-	-	-
TH Collins (NOT)	1921-1921	1	4.0	1	24	17	1	1/17	17.00	4.25	24.00	-	-	-
Majid Khan (Pak)	1967-1982	2	4.0	-	24	22	1	1/22	22.00	5.50	24.00	-	-	-
J Makinson ()	1857-1857	3	6.0	4	24	3	1	1/3	3.00	0.75	24.00	-	-	-
ZS Ansari (CambU)	2011-2011	1	20.3	6	123	39	5	5/33	7.80	1.90	24.60	-	1	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1907-1907	1	12.2	3	74	31	3	3/29	10.33	2.51	24.66	-	-	-
F Morley (NOT)	1880-1880	1	68.2	32	274	68	11	7/9	6.18	1.48	24.90	1	1	1
RTD Perks (WOR)	1938-1955	3	100.0	15	600	316	24	7/58	13.16	3.16	25.00	1	3	2
JJ Ferris (GLO)	1893-1893	2	10.0	2	50	36	2	2/18	18.00	4.32	25.00	-	-	-
GJP Kruger (GLA)	2009-2009	2	58.3	11	351	201	14	6/93	14.35	3.43	25.07	1	1	-
JM Coles (SUS)	2020-2025	2	34.1	-	205	143	8	5/108	17.87	4.18	25.62	-	1	-
MG Booth (WAR)	2025-2025	1	25.5	1	155	110	6	4/58	18.33	4.25	25.83	1	-	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1938-1938	2	52.0	17	312	141	12	8/104	11.75	2.71	26.00	1	1	-
W Martingell (KEN)	1852-1852	1	71.2	31	286	99	11	6/57	9.00	2.07	26.00	-	2	1
KJ Dean (DER)	2000-2006	2	30.3	7	183	86	7	6/51	12.28	2.81	26.14	-	1	-
MJ Henry (NZ-A/SOM)	2014-2023	2	56.5	15	341	191	13	6/80	14.69	3.36	26.23	-	2	-
BMR Akram (LbroU)	2016-2016	1	26.2	3	158	124	6	3/50	20.66	4.70	26.33	-	-	-
G Wells (SUS)	1854-1857	7	46.2	13	186	80	7	3/31	11.42	2.58	26.57	-	-	-
JM Parks (MCC/SUS)	1955-1972	3	13.2	2	80	59	3	3/53	19.66	4.42	26.66	-	-	-
FW Bell (/NORTH)	1857-1857	4	127.0	55	508	226	19	6/25	11.89	2.66	26.73	1	2	1
AJL Hill (CambU)	1893-1893	1	27.0	5	135	49	5	4/32	9.80	2.17	27.00	1	-	-
GT Park (DER)	2009-2010	4	13.3	1	81	50	3	3/25	16.66	3.70	27.00	-	-	-
J Lawrence (SOM)	1951-1955	2	36.1	4	217	145	8	4/50	18.12	4.00	27.12	2	-	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1921-1921	2	68.0	24	408	116	15	6/38	7.73	1.70	27.20	-	2	1
GN Francis (WI)	1923-1923	1	45.4	10	274	76	10	5/31	7.60	1.66	27.40	-	2	1
G Bennett (KEN)	1856-1870	3	48.0	12	192	102	7	5/64	14.57	3.18	27.42	-	1	-
HJ Butler (NOT)	1938-1938	1	41.3	10	249	79	9	5/18	8.77	1.90	27.66	1	1	-
WH Murch (GLO)	1893-1893	2	72.0	21	360	170	13	8/74	13.07	2.83	27.69	-	1	-
J Grundy (ENG/NORTH/NOT)	1851-1857	9	346.3	141	1387	496	50	5/31	9.92	2.14	27.74	5	5	1
FBR Browne (CambU)	1922-1922	1	37.0	5	222	140	8	5/59	17.50	3.78	27.75	-	1	-
Intikhab Alam (Pak)	1971-1971	1	42.0	11	252	124	9	7/57	13.77	2.95	28.00	-	1	-
PF Jackson (WOR)	1938-1938	1	23.2	3	140	66	5	4/39	13.20	2.82	28.00	1	-	-
SJ Thakor (LEI)	2011-2011	1	14.0	2	84	57	3	3/57	19.00	4.07	28.00	-	-	-
R Payne (SUS)	1856-1856	2	14.0	3	56	26	2	2/23	13.00	2.78	28.00	-	-	-
A Rylott (MCC)	1872-1872	1	14.0	5	56	24	2	2/24	12.00	2.57	28.00	-	-	-
MW Alleyne (GLO)	2004-2004	1	23.3	6	141	95	5	5/71	19.00	4.04	28.20	-	1	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BDESH/WOR)	2010-2010	2	37.4	4	226	129	8	6/42	16.12	3.42	28.25	-	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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class]

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class]

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class]