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 |
4.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4.00 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2442 | |
6.5 | - | 28 | 7 | 5.85 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 5 Mar 1904 | Test # 82 | |
7.4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6.57 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1902 | Test # 66 | |
6.0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7.20 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2013 | Test # 2069 | |
6.0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 7.20 | India | v England | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 | Test # 2316 | |
8.2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8.33 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 1 May 2002 | Test # 1600 | |
6.0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9.00 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 | |
12.3 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 9.37 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dubai (DICS) | 24 Nov 2018 | Test # 2330 | |
11.0 | - | 44 | 7 | 9.42 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 16 May 2013 | Test # 2088 | |
12.0x5 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 10.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
10.0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1994 | Test # 1257 | |
10.1 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 10.16 | Pakistan | v England | Abu Dhabi | 25 Jan 2012 | Test # 2032 | |
8.3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 10.20 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 8 Jan 1935 | Test # 238 | |
10.3 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 10.50 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 | |
5.2x8 | - | 22 | 4 | 10.50 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 | |
7.0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10.50 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
10.4 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 10.66 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 | |
10.4 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 10.66 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2299 | |
9.0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 10.80 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Bridgetown | 19 Apr 1996 | Test # 1325 | |
9.0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10.80 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 4 Feb 2009 | Test # 1906 | |
9.0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10.80 | Ireland | v England | Lord's | 24 Jul 2019 | Test # 2352 | |
11.0 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 11.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 | Test # 94 | |
11.0 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 11.00 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1984 | |
9.4 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 11.60 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 3 Jan 2014 | Test # 2113 | |
13.4 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 11.71 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 | |
9.5 | - | 21 | 5 | 11.80 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 7 Aug 2009 | Test # 1929 | |
13.5 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 11.85 | India | v New Zealand | Indore | 8 Oct 2016 | Test # 2223 | |
18.0x4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 12.00 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 28 Jan 1887 | Test # 25 | |
8.0 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 12.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 12 Dec 1980 | Test # 889 | |
8.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 12.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 20 Nov 2008 | Test # 1894 | |
8.0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12.00 | India | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 3 Dec 2021 | Test # 2438 | |
8.1 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 12.25 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 | Test # 2533 | |
16.3 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 12.37 | Pakistan | v England | Multan | 15 Oct 2024 | Test # 2554 | |
10.2 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 12.40 | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1997 | Test # 1386 | |
8.3 | - | 24 | 4 | 12.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
10.5 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 13.00 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1904 | Test # 79 | |
11.0 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 13.20 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 1 Dec 2011 | Test # 2020 | |
11.0 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 13.20 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 | Test # 2342 | |
8.5 | - | 31 | 4 | 13.25 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Dec 2024 | Test # 2567 | |
15.4 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 13.42 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 30 Jun 1988 | Test # 1100 | |
9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13.50 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1966 | Test # 602 | |
9.0 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 13.50 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 24 May 2013 | Test # 2089 | |
15.5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 13.57 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
18.2 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 13.75 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 26 Jul 1909 | Test # 104 | |
11.3 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 13.80 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 19 Jun 1958 | Test # 455 | |
7.0x8 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 14.00 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
9.2 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 14.00 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 2 Jun 2022 | Test # 2464 | |
18.0x4 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 14.40 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 12 Mar 1889 | Test # 31 | |
12.0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14.40 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | |
12.0 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 14.40 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
14.4 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 14.66 | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 24 Jul 1937 | Test # 261 | |
9.5 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 14.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 | |
9.5 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 14.75 | Pakistan | v England | Sharjah | 1 Nov 2015 | Test # 2184 | |
12.2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 14.80 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 8 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 | |
17.2 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 14.85 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 5 Dec 2013 | Test # 2105 | |
15.0 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 15.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1980 | Test # 887 | |
15.0 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 15.00 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 3 Feb 1995 | Test # 1287 | |
15.0 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 15.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
10.0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 15.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 30 Mar 1906 | Test # 92 | |
10.0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 15.00 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
10.0 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15.00 | India | v England | Chennai | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
10.0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 15.00 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2299 | |
10.0 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 15.00 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Dec 2024 | Test # 2567 | |
12.4 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 15.20 | India | v England | Rajkot | 15 Feb 2024 | Test # 2530 | |
10.1 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 15.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 | |
15.2 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 15.33 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 5 Mar 1904 | Test # 82 | |
15.2 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 15.33 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 | Test # 1289 | |
20.3 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 15.37 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1997 | Test # 1370 | |
12.5 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 15.40 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2357 | |
10.2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15.50 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 18 Nov 2004 | Test # 1721 | |
13.0 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 15.60 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 29 Jul 1931 | Test # 210 | |
13.0 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 15.60 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 9 Aug 1984 | Test # 993 | |
13.0 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 15.60 | India | v England | Leeds | 19 Jun 1986 | Test # 1047 | |
13.0 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 15.60 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Mar 2010 | Test # 1955 | |
13.0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 | |
13.0 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 15.60 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2015 | Test # 2194 | |
13.0 | - | 51 | 5 | 15.60 | India | v England | Birmingham | 1 Aug 2018 | Test # 2314 | |
11.6x8 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 15.66 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 | Test # 681 | |
10.3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 15.75 | England | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 16 Feb 2023 | Test # 2492 | |
13.1 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 15.80 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 8 Dec 2021 | Test # 2440 | |
15.5 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 15.83 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 | Test # 2036 | |
15.5 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 15.83 | India | v England | Visakhapatnam | 2 Feb 2024 | Test # 2526 | |
28.0x4 | 15 | 44 | 7 | 16.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 | |
12.0x8 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 16.00 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
16.0 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 16.00 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 | Test # 1981 | |
20.0x4 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 16.00 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 14 Mar 1885 | Test # 20 | |
13.2 | - | 70 | 5 | 16.00 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
13.2 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 16.00 | India | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2002 | Test # 1633 | |
13.2 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 16.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Mar 2024 | Test # 2535 | |
10.4 | - | 33 | 4 | 16.00 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
16.1 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 16.16 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
16.1 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 16.16 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 | |
16.1 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 16.16 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 10 Feb 1994 | Test # 1248 | |
13.3 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 16.20 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 2 Jan 1993 | Test # 1207 | |
21.4 | 2 | 60 | 8 | 16.25 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 | Test # 2342 | |
10.5 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 16.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 | Test # 763 | |
10.5 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 16.25 | India | v England | Lord's | 12 Aug 2021 | Test # 2429 | |
19.0 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 16.28 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 4 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 | |
16.2 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 16.33 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 7 Nov 1955 | Test # 415 | |
13.4 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 16.40 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 | Test # 635 |
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Minimum of 4 wicketsPerformances 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 figuresPerformances 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:
Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2603 - Live] >> 181/3 (64.6 ov, Shan Masood 80*, Saud Shakeel 7*, SR Harmer 2/60)
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Afghanistan in Zimbabwe Only Test, Oct 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2604 - Live] >> 106/5 (24.0 ov, Ismat Alam 0*, Bahir Shah 12*, B Muzarabani 1/33) - Lunch
Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]