Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Players

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
J Trim (WI)	1949-1949	2	80.0	15	480	188	10	4/48	18.80	2.35	48.00	1	0	0
SN Banerjee (IND)	1949-1949	1	45.3	8	273	127	5	4/54	25.40	2.79	54.60	1	0	0
DG Phadkar (IND)	1948-1949	4	139.5	31	839	411	14	7/159	29.35	2.93	59.92	1	1	0
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1949	5	160.5	15	1285	561	21	6/43	26.71	2.61	61.19	0	2	0
SA Banerjee (IND)	1948-1949	1	51.0	3	306	181	5	4/120	36.20	3.54	61.20	1	0	0
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1948-1949	5	132.7	21	1063	495	16	4/48	30.93	2.79	66.43	1	0	0
PEW Jones (WI)	1948-1949	5	191.2	44	1148	479	17	5/85	28.17	2.50	67.52	1	1	0
RJ Christiani (WI)	1948-1949	5	38.0	1	228	106	3	3/52	35.33	2.78	76.00	0	0	0
CR Rangachari (IND)	1948-1948	2	63.4	5	382	255	5	5/107	51.00	4.00	76.40	0	1	0
DVP Wright (ENG)	1948-1949	3	86.0	11	688	316	9	4/72	35.11	2.75	76.44	1	0	0
NBF Mann (SA)	1948-1949	5	165.3	42	1323	430	17	6/59	25.29	1.95	77.82	1	1	0
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1948-1949	5	40.0	4	320	149	4	2/16	37.25	2.79	80.00	0	0	0
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1949	5	137.2	41	824	351	9	3/34	39.00	2.55	91.55	0	0	0
AMB Rowan (SA)	1948-1949	5	277.2	40	2218	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	0
MH Mankad (IND)	1948-1949	5	272.3	52	1635	744	17	3/54	43.76	2.73	96.17	0	0	0
GE Gomez (WI)	1948-1949	5	257.3	94	1545	454	16	3/35	28.37	1.76	96.56	0	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1948-1949	3	129.2	15	776	361	8	4/94	45.12	2.79	97.00	1	0	0
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1949	3	165.0	33	990	443	10	4/126	44.30	2.68	99.00	1	0	0
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1948-1949	4	33.0	2	198	133	2	2/80	66.50	4.03	99.00	0	0	0
AV Bedser (ENG)	1948-1949	5	206.5	37	1653	554	16	4/39	34.62	2.01	103.31	2	0	0
LA Markham (SA)	1949-1949	1	13.0	1	104	72	1	1/34	72.00	4.15	104.00	0	0	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1948-1949	5	98.2	20	786	308	7	5/70	44.00	2.35	112.28	0	1	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1949	4	94.0	17	564	224	5	2/54	44.80	2.38	112.80	0	0	0
CT Sarwate (IND)	1948-1949	2	19.0	0	114	59	1	1/52	59.00	3.10	114.00	0	0	0
B Mitchell (SA)	1948-1949	5	46.0	3	368	176	3	1/8	58.66	2.86	122.66	0	0	0
C Gladwin (ENG)	1948-1949	5	171.5	47	1373	346	11	3/21	31.45	1.51	124.81	0	0	0
L Tuckett (SA)	1948-1949	4	74.0	2	592	316	4	3/109	79.00	3.20	148.00	0	0	0
OC Dawson (SA)	1948-1949	4	42.5	8	341	153	2	1/35	76.50	2.69	170.50	0	0	0
L Amarnath (IND)	1948-1949	5	96.0	20	576	263	3	2/75	87.66	2.73	192.00	0	0	0
JA Young (ENG)	1949-1949	2	105.0	30	840	222	4	2/34	55.50	1.58	210.00	0	0	0
NR Chowdhury (IND)	1949-1949	1	37.0	6	222	130	1	1/130	130.00	3.51	222.00	0	0	0
MA Hanley (SA)	1949-1949	1	29.0	7	232	88	1	1/57	88.00	2.27	232.00	0	0	0
FJ Cameron (WI)	1948-1949	5	131.0	34	786	278	3	2/74	92.66	2.12	262.00	0	0	0
VS Hazare (IND)	1948-1949	5	94.0	19	564	259	2	1/13	129.50	2.75	282.00	0	0	0
HR Adhikari (IND)	1948-1949	5	1.0	0	6	10	0	-	-	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
DW Begbie (SA)	1948-1949	3	6.0	0	48	38	0	-	-	4.75	0.00	0	0	0
GM Carew (WI)	1948-1949	1	3.0	2	18	2	0	-	-	0.66	0.00	0	0	0
JE Cheetham (SA)	1949-1949	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JF Crapp (ENG)	1948-1949	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1948-1949	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SC Griffith (ENG)	1949-1949	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TA Harris (SA)	1949-1949	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GA Headley (WI)	1948-1948	1	3.0	0	18	18	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1948-1949	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KC Ibrahim (IND)	1948-1949	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
FG Mann (ENG)	1948-1949	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
A Melville (SA)	1949-1949	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RS Modi (IND)	1948-1949	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Mushtaq Ali (IND)	1948-1949	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1949	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AF Rae (WI)	1948-1949	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MR Rege (IND)	1949-1949	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
EAB Rowan (SA)	1948-1949	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PK Sen (IND)	1948-1949	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SG Shinde (IND)	1948-1948	1	16.0	0	96	68	0	-	-	4.25	0.00	0	0	0
RT Simpson (ENG)	1948-1948	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KK Tarapore (IND)	1948-1948	1	19.0	2	114	72	0	-	-	3.78	0.00	0	0	0
PR Umrigar (IND)	1948-1948	1	15.0	2	90	51	0	-	-	3.40	0.00	0	0	0
KG Viljoen (SA)	1949-1949	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WW Wade (SA)	1948-1949	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1949	5	3.0	0	18	12	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
C Washbrook (ENG)	1948-1949	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1949	5	2.0	0	12	5	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
OE Wynne (SA)	1948-1949	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]