Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Players

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MG Melle (SA)	1951-1951	1	13.0	6	78	17	4	4/9	4.25	1.30	19.50	1	0	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1951-1951	2	111.0	30	666	208	14	6/55	14.85	1.87	47.57	1	1	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1951-1951	5	275.5	84	1655	517	30	7/58	17.23	1.87	55.16	0	3	1
GWA Chubb (SA)	1951-1951	5	237.3	63	1425	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1951	2	48.0	14	288	78	4	2/33	19.50	1.62	72.00	0	0	0
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1951	5	261.2	99	1568	439	21	7/52	20.90	1.67	74.66	0	2	1
AMB Rowan (SA)	1951-1951	5	241.3	48	1449	619	18	5/68	34.38	2.56	80.50	0	2	0
NBF Mann (SA)	1951-1951	4	155.2	62	932	264	10	4/24	26.40	1.69	93.20	1	0	0
FR Brown (ENG)	1951-1951	5	116.0	38	696	258	7	3/107	36.85	2.22	99.42	0	0	0
CN McCarthy (SA)	1951-1951	5	177.0	31	1062	413	10	4/76	41.30	2.33	106.20	2	0	0
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1951-1951	5	19.0	0	114	83	1	1/26	83.00	4.36	114.00	0	0	0
JH Wardle (ENG)	1951-1951	2	95.5	39	575	171	5	3/46	34.20	1.78	115.00	0	0	0
MJ Hilton (ENG)	1951-1951	1	71.3	23	429	193	3	3/176	64.33	2.69	143.00	0	0	0
D Shackleton (ENG)	1951-1951	1	25.0	7	150	39	1	1/20	39.00	1.56	150.00	0	0	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1951-1951	2	65.0	17	390	168	0	-	-	2.58	0.00	0	0	0
DV Brennan (ENG)	1951-1951	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JE Cheetham (SA)	1951-1951	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1951-1951	4	13.0	1	78	45	0	-	-	3.46	0.00	0	0	0
WR Endean (SA)	1951-1951	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1951-1951	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GM Fullerton (SA)	1951-1951	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1951	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1951-1951	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JT Ikin (ENG)	1951-1951	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
FA Lowson (ENG)	1951-1951	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1951-1951	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RA McLean (SA)	1951-1951	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PNF Mansell (SA)	1951-1951	2	4.0	0	24	11	0	-	-	2.75	0.00	0	0	0
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1951	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1951-1951	5	2.0	0	12	9	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
EAB Rowan (SA)	1951-1951	5	1.5	0	11	7	0	-	-	3.81	0.00	0	0	0
RT Simpson (ENG)	1951-1951	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JHB Waite (SA)	1951-1951	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
W Watson (ENG)	1951-1951	5	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]