Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

England vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Best Strike Rate in an Innings

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SM Boland	4.0	1	7	6	4.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2442
H Trumble	6.5	-	28	7	5.85	Australia	v England	Melbourne	5 Mar 1904	Test # 82
MA Noble	7.4	2	17	7	6.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1902	Test # 66
HH Pandya	6.0	1	28	5	7.20	India	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018	Test # 2316
JH Sinclair	12.0x5	4	26	6	10.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Apr 1899	Test # 59
CEL Ambrose	10.0	1	24	6	10.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1257
Abdur Rehman	10.1	4	25	6	10.16	Pakistan	v England	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
EA Martindale	8.3	1	22	5	10.20	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	8 Jan 1935	Test # 238
CBRLS Kumara	7.0	1	21	4	10.50	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	10.66	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
TA Boult	10.4	3	32	6	10.66	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2299
JE Taylor	9.0	4	11	5	10.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
TJ Murtagh	9.0	2	13	5	10.80	Ireland	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 2019	Test # 2352
MA Starc	12.5	4	58	7	11.00	Australia	v England	Perth	21 Nov 2025	Test # 2608
GA Faulkner	11.0	4	17	6	11.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
RJ Harris	11.0	1	47	6	11.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1984
RJ Harris	9.4	4	25	5	11.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	3 Jan 2014	Test # 2113
JN Gillespie	13.4	1	37	7	11.71	Australia	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
PM Siddle	9.5	-	21	5	11.80	Australia	v England	Leeds	7 Aug 2009	Test # 1929
CTB Turner	18.0x4	11	15	6	12.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Jan 1887	Test # 25
Noman Ali	16.3	1	46	8	12.37	Pakistan	v England	Multan	15 Oct 2024	Test # 2554
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	12.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
H Trumble	10.5	2	34	5	13.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
KAJ Roach	11.0	7	17	5	13.20	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019	Test # 2342
MD Marshall	15.4	5	22	7	13.42	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
MS Kasprowicz	15.5	5	36	7	13.57	Australia	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
FJ Laver	18.2	7	31	8	13.75	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1909	Test # 104
A Rose-Innes	18.0x4	5	43	5	14.40	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
S Madan Lal	12.0	6	23	5	14.40	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	14.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
Shoaib Malik	9.5	3	33	4	14.75	Pakistan	v England	Sharjah	1 Nov 2015	Test # 2184
M Jansen	12.2	2	35	5	14.80	South Africa	v England	The Oval	8 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
MG Johnson	17.2	8	40	7	14.85	Australia	v England	Adelaide	5 Dec 2013	Test # 2105
CJ McDermott	15.0	4	38	6	15.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	3 Feb 1995	Test # 1287
AA Donald	15.0	3	53	6	15.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
AW Nourse	10.0	3	25	4	15.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	30 Mar 1906	Test # 92
MG Melle	10.0	6	9	4	15.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
EAS Prasanna	10.0	5	16	4	15.00	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
TG Southee	10.0	3	25	4	15.00	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2299
RA Jadeja	12.4	4	41	5	15.20	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024	Test # 2530
RB Minnett	10.1	3	34	4	15.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1912	Test # 129
A Cotter	15.2	2	40	6	15.33	Australia	v England	Melbourne	5 Mar 1904	Test # 82
GD McGrath	20.3	8	38	8	15.37	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
JR Hazlewood	12.5	2	30	5	15.40	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2357
MA Holding	13.0	2	43	5	15.60	West Indies	v England	The Oval	9 Aug 1984	Test # 993
RMH Binny	13.0	1	40	5	15.60	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
I Sharma	13.0	-	51	5	15.60	India	v England	Birmingham	1 Aug 2018	Test # 2314
PJ Cummins	13.1	3	38	5	15.80	Australia	v England	Brisbane	8 Dec 2021	Test # 2440
JJ Bumrah	15.5	5	45	6	15.83	India	v England	Visakhapatnam	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2526
FR Spofforth	28.0x4	15	44	7	16.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
CN McCarthy	12.0x8	2	43	6	16.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
PM Siddle	16.0	3	54	6	16.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010	Test # 1981
FR Spofforth	20.0x4	8	30	5	16.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
N Kapil Dev	13.2	-	70	5	16.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
EP Nupen	16.1	1	46	6	16.16	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	16.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
RL Chase	21.4	2	60	8	16.25	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019	Test # 2342
KD Walters	10.5	3	34	4	16.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
Mohammed Siraj	10.5	3	32	4	16.25	India	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 2021	Test # 2429
GF Bissett	19.0	5	29	7	16.28	South Africa	v England	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172
BF Butcher	13.4	2	34	5	16.40	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1968	Test # 635
Imran Khan	19.1	5	40	7	16.42	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
ACB Langton	11.0	3	31	4	16.50	South Africa	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
BP Patterson	11.0	4	30	4	16.50	West Indies	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
N Wagner	11.0	2	42	4	16.50	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	6 Mar 2013	Test # 2077
DW Steyn	13.5	1	51	5	16.60	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
FR Spofforth	25.0x4	9	48	6	16.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	2 Jan 1879	Test # 3
HF Boyle	25.0x4	9	42	6	16.66	Australia	v England	Manchester	10 Jul 1884	Test # 14
ME Waugh	14.0	4	40	5	16.80	Australia	v England	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995	Test # 1284
DW Fleming	14.0	3	46	5	16.80	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
PM Siddle	14.0	4	50	5	16.80	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013	Test # 2090
R Ashwin	14.0	-	77	5	16.80	India	v England	Dharamsala	7 Mar 2024	Test # 2534
CEL Ambrose	22.4	10	45	8	17.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	5 Apr 1990	Test # 1143
MA Noble	17.0	1	49	6	17.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1898	Test # 54
JH Kallis	17.0	4	54	6	17.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
JM Gregory	20.0	1	69	7	17.14	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920	Test # 136
JDC Goddard	14.2	5	31	5	17.20	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
AK Davidson	10.6x8	2	25	5	17.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
AG Hurst	10.6x8	2	28	5	17.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
PJ Cummins	11.3	3	32	4	17.25	Australia	v England	Birmingham	1 Aug 2019	Test # 2353
Mohammed Siraj	11.3	2	66	4	17.25	India	v England	Birmingham	1 Jul 2022	Test # 2470
SCG MacGill	20.1	4	50	7	17.28	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
G Dymock	17.2	4	34	6	17.33	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
MG Johnson	17.3	5	38	6	17.50	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1984
R Ashwin	17.3	2	61	6	17.50	India	v England	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
RB Simpson	11.4	4	23	4	17.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
R Ashwin	11.4	1	51	4	17.50	India	v England	Dharamsala	7 Mar 2024	Test # 2534
NG Smith	11.4	1	86	4	17.50	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2567
SM Boland	11.4	2	33	4	17.50	Australia	v England	Perth	21 Nov 2025	Test # 2608
WA Johnston	11.0x8	2	35	5	17.60	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
SM Pollock	17.4	4	39	6	17.66	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
JJ Ferris	17.3x4	7	27	4	17.75	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Jan 1887	Test # 25
MA Holding	14.5	7	17	5	17.80	West Indies	v England	Manchester	8 Jul 1976	Test # 779
JR Thomson	14.5	2	50	5	17.80	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 1983	Test # 944
VD Philander	14.5	4	30	5	17.80	South Africa	v England	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
DK Lillee	13.3x8	2	26	6	17.83	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
Sir RJ Hadlee	13.3x8	4	26	6	17.83	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
GD McGrath	21.0	4	76	7	18.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
MD Marshall	18.0	5	32	6	18.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
SK Warne	18.0	5	33	6	18.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2 Aug 2001	Test # 1554

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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:

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]