Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Players

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DCS Compton (ENG)	1949-1949	4	33.0	2	198	126	5	1/6	25.20	3.81	39.60	0	0	0
GF Cresswell (NZ)	1949-1949	1	41.2	6	248	168	6	6/168	28.00	4.06	41.33	0	1	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1949-1949	1	32.0	6	192	89	4	4/78	22.25	2.78	48.00	1	0	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1949	4	158.0	22	948	599	16	6/84	37.43	3.79	59.25	0	2	0
JA Young (ENG)	1949-1949	2	62.4	13	376	158	6	3/65	26.33	2.52	62.66	0	0	0
J Cowie (NZ)	1949-1949	4	147.1	23	883	451	14	5/127	32.21	3.06	63.07	1	1	0
TB Burtt (NZ)	1949-1949	4	195.3	50	1173	568	17	6/162	33.41	2.90	69.00	1	2	0
AV Bedser (ENG)	1949-1949	2	85.0	19	510	215	7	4/74	30.71	2.52	72.85	1	0	0
HL Jackson (ENG)	1949-1949	1	39.0	14	234	72	3	2/47	24.00	1.84	78.00	0	0	0
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1949-1949	4	27.0	3	162	97	2	2/18	48.50	3.59	81.00	0	0	0
WE Hollies (ENG)	1949-1949	4	175.0	54	1050	385	10	5/133	38.50	2.20	105.00	0	1	0
GO Rabone (NZ)	1949-1949	4	87.0	22	522	327	4	3/116	81.75	3.75	130.50	0	0	0
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1949-1949	4	26.0	2	156	95	1	1/17	95.00	3.65	156.00	0	0	0
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1949	2	54.0	8	324	157	2	2/71	78.50	2.90	162.00	0	0	0
C Gladwin (ENG)	1949-1949	1	28.0	5	168	67	1	1/67	67.00	2.39	168.00	0	0	0
DVP Wright (ENG)	1949-1949	1	28.0	1	168	114	1	1/93	114.00	4.07	168.00	0	0	0
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1949	4	141.0	19	846	465	4	3/103	116.25	3.29	211.50	0	0	0
DB Close (ENG)	1949-1949	1	42.0	14	252	85	1	1/39	85.00	2.02	252.00	0	0	0
MP Donnelly (NZ)	1949-1949	4	5.0	0	30	20	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1949-1949	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1949-1949	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1949-1949	4	4.0	1	24	23	0	-	-	5.75	0.00	0	0	0
FG Mann (ENG)	1949-1949	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
FLH Mooney (NZ)	1949-1949	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1949	2	2.0	0	12	14	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
JDB Robertson (ENG)	1949-1949	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VJ Scott (NZ)	1949-1949	4	1.0	0	6	9	0	-	-	9.00	0.00	0	0	0
RT Simpson (ENG)	1949-1949	2	2.0	1	12	9	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
FB Smith (NZ)	1949-1949	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WM Wallace (NZ)	1949-1949	4	1.0	0	6	5	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
C Washbrook (ENG)	1949-1949	2	2.0	0	12	8	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1949-1949	1	3.0	1	18	11	0	-	-	3.66	0.00	0	0	0
A Wharton (ENG)	1949-1949	1	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]