Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Fast Bowlers vs other countries FC 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
FW Lillywhite	-	-	-	9	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	21 Jun 1841	First-class # 584
J Cobbett	-	-	-	8	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	22 Jun 1840	First-class # 567
FW Lillywhite	-	-	-	5	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	22 Jun 1840	First-class # 567
FW Lillywhite	-	-	-	5	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	21 Jun 1841	First-class # 584
FW Lillywhite	-	-	-	5	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	5 Jul 1841	First-class # 586
W Clarke	-	-	-	5	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	28 May 1849	First-class # 790
J Cobbett	-	-	-	4	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	22 Jun 1840	First-class # 567
J Bayley	-	-	-	4	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	5 Jul 1841	First-class # 586
J Cobbett	-	-	-	4	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	5 Jul 1841	First-class # 586
J Cobbett	-	-	-	3	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	21 Jun 1841	First-class # 584
J Cobbett	-	-	-	3	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	5 Jul 1841	First-class # 586
FW Lillywhite	-	-	-	3	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	28 May 1849	First-class # 790
WR Hillyer	-	-	-	3	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	28 May 1849	First-class # 790
WR Hillyer	-	-	-	3	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	28 May 1849	First-class # 790
FW Lillywhite	-	-	-	2	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	22 Jun 1840	First-class # 567
J Bayley	-	-	-	2	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	21 Jun 1841	First-class # 584
FW Lillywhite	-	-	-	2	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	5 Jul 1841	First-class # 586
J Bayley	-	-	-	2	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	28 May 1849	First-class # 790
W Clarke	-	-	-	2	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	28 May 1849	First-class # 790
FW Lillywhite	-	-	-	2	-	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	28 May 1849	First-class # 790
T Nixon	10.0x4	-	-	3	13.33	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	18 Jul 1842	First-class # 614
WR Hillyer	27.2x4	-	-	5	22.00	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	18 Jul 1842	First-class # 614
FW Lillywhite	34.1x4	-	-	6	22.83	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	18 Jul 1842	First-class # 614
WR Hillyer	34.0x4	-	-	4	34.00	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	18 Jul 1842	First-class # 614
FW Lillywhite	38.0x4	-	-	2	76.00	Slow Bowlers	v Fast Bowlers	Lord's	18 Jul 1842	First-class # 614

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Minimum of 2 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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 181/3 (58.4 ov, N Yikha 62*, R Herrmann 87*, L Alder 0/38) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps