Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Players

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Alimuddin (PAK)	1958-1958	5	6.0	0	36	51	1	1/17	51.00	8.50	36.00	0	0	0
JO Taylor (WI)	1958-1958	1	36.5	6	221	109	5	5/109	21.80	2.95	44.20	0	1	0
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1958	5	187.1	32	1123	636	21	4/32	30.28	3.39	53.47	3	0	0
PS Heine (SA)	1957-1958	4	124.3	19	995	321	17	6/58	18.88	1.93	58.52	0	2	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1958	4	166.5	47	1001	392	17	5/80	23.05	2.34	58.88	1	1	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1958	5	113.3	31	907	245	15	4/33	16.33	1.62	60.46	1	0	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1958-1958	5	198.1	48	1189	508	19	6/67	26.73	2.56	62.57	0	2	0
ES Atkinson (WI)	1958-1958	3	127.0	21	762	307	12	5/42	25.58	2.41	63.50	0	1	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	201.5	47	1613	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	5	242.1	56	1937	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1957-1958	5	131.0	15	1048	410	14	6/43	29.28	2.34	74.85	0	1	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1958-1958	3	115.1	14	691	415	8	4/153	51.87	3.60	86.37	1	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1958-1958	1	45.2	9	272	124	3	2/109	41.33	2.73	90.66	0	0	0
DT Dewdney (WI)	1958-1958	3	107.4	21	646	327	7	2/51	46.71	3.03	92.28	0	0	0
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1958	4	130.4	24	1044	353	11	5/125	32.09	2.02	94.90	0	1	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1958-1958	5	320.2	105	1922	764	20	6/83	38.20	2.38	96.10	1	1	0
VI Smith (SA)	1957-1957	1	25.0	10	200	55	2	1/25	27.50	1.65	100.00	0	0	0
RA Gaunt (AUS)	1958-1958	1	27.0	2	216	87	2	2/87	43.50	2.41	108.00	0	0	0
OG Smith (WI)	1958-1958	5	236.0	71	1416	494	13	4/71	38.00	2.09	108.92	1	0	0
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1957-1958	4	30.4	1	244	117	2	2/37	58.50	2.87	122.00	0	0	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1957-1958	5	276.3	100	2211	639	17	5/120	37.58	1.73	130.05	0	1	0
ERH Fuller (SA)	1957-1958	1	34.2	3	274	125	2	2/125	62.50	2.73	137.00	0	0	0
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1958-1958	3	144.0	22	864	496	5	2/89	99.20	3.44	172.80	0	0	0
JW Burke (AUS)	1957-1958	5	44.0	19	352	77	2	1/23	38.50	1.31	176.00	0	0	0
SF Rehman (PAK)	1958-1958	1	34.0	3	204	99	1	1/43	99.00	2.91	204.00	0	0	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1958	5	189.0	69	1512	417	7	2/25	59.57	1.65	216.00	0	0	0
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1958-1958	2	81.0	13	486	357	2	2/79	178.50	4.40	243.00	0	0	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1957-1958	5	93.6	20	750	193	3	2/54	64.33	1.54	250.00	0	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1958	5	171.3	53	1029	377	4	2/41	94.25	2.19	257.25	0	0	0
AH Kardar (PAK)	1958-1958	5	121.0	23	726	385	2	1/71	192.50	3.18	363.00	0	0	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1958-1958	1	62.0	35	372	61	1	1/61	61.00	0.98	372.00	0	0	0
FCM Alexander (WI)	1958-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PJP Burge (AUS)	1957-1957	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CGD Burger (SA)	1958-1958	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PR Carlstein (SA)	1958-1958	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ID Craig (AUS)	1957-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WR Endean (SA)	1957-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KJ Funston (SA)	1957-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ATW Grout (AUS)	1957-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1958-1958	5	5.0	1	30	21	0	-	-	4.20	0.00	0	0	0
RN Harvey (AUS)	1957-1958	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1958-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CC McDonald (AUS)	1957-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1957-1958	5	1.0	0	8	7	0	-	-	5.25	0.00	0	0	0
RA McLean (SA)	1957-1958	4	0.4	0	4	1	0	-	-	1.50	0.00	0	0	0
EDAS McMorris (WI)	1958-1958	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
IS Madray (WI)	1958-1958	2	35.0	6	210	108	0	-	-	3.08	0.00	0	0	0
W Mathias (PAK)	1958-1958	5	4.0	0	24	20	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
JD Nel (SA)	1957-1957	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1958-1958	5	8.1	2	49	25	0	-	-	3.06	0.00	0	0	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JHB Waite (SA)	1957-1958	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CL Walcott (WI)	1958-1958	4	12.0	5	72	16	0	-	-	1.33	0.00	0	0	0
Waqar Hasan (PAK)	1958-1958	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Wazir Mohammad (PAK)	1958-1958	5	2.0	0	12	10	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
ED Weekes (WI)	1958-1958	5	6.0	2	36	14	0	-	-	2.33	0.00	0	0	0
RJ Westcott (SA)	1957-1958	2	4.0	0	32	22	0	-	-	4.12	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]