Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Players

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-1996	3	4.0	2	24	8	1	1/8	8.00	2.00	24.00	0	0	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1995-1995	1	31.0	10	186	59	6	6/59	9.83	1.90	31.00	0	1	0
PIC Thompson (WI)	1996-1996	1	22.0	1	132	135	4	2/58	33.75	6.13	33.00	0	0	0
ACI Lock (ZIM)	1995-1995	1	30.0	5	180	105	5	3/68	21.00	3.50	36.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1995-1996	5	35.0	10	210	74	5	4/34	14.80	2.11	42.00	1	0	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1995-1995	3	113.1	22	679	313	16	5/84	19.56	2.76	42.43	0	1	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1995-1995	3	199.4	43	1198	555	28	7/56	19.82	2.77	42.78	2	3	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1995	6	201.3	51	1209	467	28	5/53	16.67	2.31	43.17	1	2	0
JC Adams (WI)	1996-1996	2	36.0	7	216	114	5	5/17	22.80	3.16	43.20	0	1	0
A Kumble (IND)	1995-1995	3	72.2	21	434	152	10	5/81	15.20	2.10	43.40	1	1	0
J Srinath (IND)	1995-1995	3	37.0	14	222	81	5	3/24	16.20	2.18	44.40	0	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1996	6	224.0	60	1344	610	30	8/71	20.33	2.72	44.80	0	2	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-1996	6	276.4	60	1660	780	36	5/40	21.66	2.81	46.11	3	2	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1995-1995	3	16.0	8	96	31	2	2/25	15.50	1.93	48.00	0	0	0
RG Twose (NZ)	1995-1996	7	26.0	2	156	80	3	2/36	26.66	3.07	52.00	0	0	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1995-1996	5	149.3	36	897	431	17	5/39	25.35	2.88	52.76	1	1	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1996-1996	2	62.3	11	375	218	7	4/67	31.14	3.48	53.57	1	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1995-1996	3	134.0	35	804	371	15	4/52	24.73	2.76	53.60	2	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1995-1996	6	205.4	54	1234	575	23	4/44	25.00	2.79	53.65	3	0	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1995-1995	4	108.0	20	648	294	12	4/62	24.50	2.72	54.00	1	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1995-1996	6	279.4	95	1678	631	31	7/23	20.35	2.25	54.12	4	1	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-1996	5	149.5	44	899	377	16	5/32	23.56	2.51	56.18	0	1	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1996-1996	2	75.0	25	450	164	8	5/68	20.50	2.18	56.25	0	1	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1995-1996	2	57.0	13	342	195	6	4/62	32.50	3.42	57.00	1	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1995-1995	3	19.0	5	114	48	2	2/23	24.00	2.52	57.00	0	0	0
M Watkinson (ENG)	1996-1996	1	19.0	3	114	59	2	2/35	29.50	3.10	57.00	0	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1995-1996	6	200.1	44	1201	635	21	5/49	30.23	3.17	57.19	0	1	0
PJ Martin (ENG)	1995-1996	3	105.0	37	630	218	11	4/60	19.81	2.07	57.27	1	0	0
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1996	5	189.2	48	1136	485	19	5/84	25.52	2.56	59.78	2	1	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1995-1995	2	30.0	8	180	90	3	2/47	30.00	3.00	60.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1995-1996	5	60.3	7	363	181	6	2/29	30.16	2.99	60.50	0	0	0
RK Illingworth (ENG)	1995-1995	3	90.5	27	545	187	9	3/37	20.77	2.05	60.55	0	0	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1995-1995	2	61.0	19	366	173	6	4/54	28.83	2.83	61.00	1	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1996-1996	2	82.0	19	492	204	8	4/72	25.50	2.48	61.50	1	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-1996	6	233.4	51	1402	625	22	5/99	28.40	2.67	63.72	2	1	0
MN Hart (NZ)	1995-1995	2	21.5	4	131	92	2	2/34	46.00	4.21	65.50	0	0	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1995-1996	6	22.0	3	132	71	2	2/30	35.50	3.22	66.00	0	0	0
MC Ilott (ENG)	1995-1995	2	44.4	10	268	130	4	3/48	32.50	2.91	67.00	0	0	0
Aamer Nazir (PAK)	1995-1995	1	36.0	8	216	101	3	2/46	33.66	2.80	72.00	0	0	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1995-1996	6	170.3	26	1023	650	14	5/61	46.42	3.81	73.07	0	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-1995	5	229.4	36	1378	758	18	5/68	42.11	3.30	76.55	2	1	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1996-1996	2	64.0	13	384	208	5	2/69	41.60	3.25	76.80	0	0	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1995-1996	4	141.5	31	851	425	11	2/44	38.63	2.99	77.36	0	0	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1996-1996	2	13.0	6	78	23	1	1/12	23.00	1.76	78.00	0	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	1995-1996	2	107.1	37	643	231	8	3/75	28.87	2.15	80.37	0	0	0
Ata-ur-Rehman (PAK)	1995-1995	2	68.1	16	409	178	5	2/47	35.60	2.61	81.80	0	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-1995	4	179.0	47	1074	492	13	3/74	37.84	2.74	82.61	0	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1995-1996	6	129.3	33	777	313	9	3/50	34.77	2.41	86.33	0	0	0
Mohammad Akram (PAK)	1995-1995	4	131.1	25	787	392	9	3/39	43.55	2.98	87.44	0	0	0
GR Larsen (NZ)	1995-1996	4	146.0	50	876	312	10	3/76	31.20	2.13	87.60	0	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1995-1995	5	146.0	31	876	482	10	3/15	48.20	3.30	87.60	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1996-1996	2	73.0	22	438	192	5	2/75	38.40	2.63	87.60	0	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-1996	3	131.3	38	789	317	9	5/101	35.22	2.41	87.66	0	1	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1995-1996	6	210.5	38	1265	617	14	4/55	44.07	2.92	90.35	1	0	0
JTC Vaughan (NZ)	1996-1996	2	79.3	23	477	190	5	3/30	38.00	2.38	95.40	0	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1996-1996	2	66.0	15	396	209	4	3/56	52.25	3.16	99.00	0	0	0
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1995-1996	3	66.0	21	396	187	4	3/84	46.75	2.83	99.00	0	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1995-1996	2	68.0	8	408	278	4	2/63	69.50	4.08	102.00	0	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1996-1996	1	17.0	3	102	85	1	1/65	85.00	5.00	102.00	0	0	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1995-1995	7	153.2	34	920	357	9	4/54	39.66	2.32	102.22	1	0	0
RJ Kennedy (NZ)	1996-1996	4	106.0	17	636	380	6	3/28	63.33	3.58	106.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1995-1996	6	74.0	17	444	170	4	1/6	42.50	2.29	111.00	0	0	0
CR Matthews (SA)	1995-1995	4	114.0	47	684	247	6	3/31	41.16	2.16	114.00	0	0	0
MW Pringle (SA)	1995-1995	1	40.0	9	240	98	2	1/46	49.00	2.45	120.00	0	0	0
RK Chauhan (IND)	1995-1995	2	20.0	8	120	38	1	1/11	38.00	1.90	120.00	0	0	0
CE Eksteen (SA)	1995-1995	1	63.0	25	378	88	3	3/12	29.33	1.39	126.00	0	0	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1995-1995	1	22.0	8	132	43	1	1/21	43.00	1.95	132.00	0	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1995-1996	4	156.1	26	937	409	6	3/43	68.16	2.61	156.16	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1995-1996	3	27.0	8	162	87	1	1/36	87.00	3.22	162.00	0	0	0
R Dhanraj (WI)	1996-1996	1	56.0	15	336	165	2	1/33	82.50	2.94	168.00	0	0	0
BP Julian (AUS)	1995-1995	1	30.0	12	180	72	1	1/40	72.00	2.40	180.00	0	0	0
MJ Haslam (NZ)	1995-1995	2	32.1	5	193	92	1	1/42	92.00	2.86	193.00	0	0	0
KJ Silva (SL)	1995-1995	1	35.0	5	210	120	1	1/120	120.00	3.42	210.00	0	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	1995-1996	3	108.0	19	648	314	3	1/1	104.66	2.90	216.00	0	0	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1995-1996	5	45.4	6	274	117	1	1/38	117.00	2.56	274.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-1996	4	5.0	1	30	10	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1995-1996	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1995-1995	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Basit Ali (PAK)	1995-1995	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DC Boon (AUS)	1995-1996	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CO Browne (WI)	1996-1996	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1995-1996	3	2.0	0	12	3	0	-	-	1.50	0.00	0	0	0
SL Campbell (WI)	1996-1996	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	1996-1996	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1996-1996	2	7.0	1	42	28	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
JP Crawley (ENG)	1995-1995	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-1996	6	17.0	11	102	19	0	-	-	1.11	0.00	0	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1995-1995	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1995-1996	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MH Dekker (ZIM)	1995-1995	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CI Dunusinghe (SL)	1995-1995	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	1995-1996	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
A Flower (ZIM)	1995-1996	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1995-1996	3	11.0	2	66	41	0	-	-	3.72	0.00	0	0	0
JER Gallian (ENG)	1995-1995	1	2.0	0	12	6	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
LK Germon (NZ)	1995-1996	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	1995-1995	2	27.0	4	162	112	0	-	-	4.14	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1995-1995	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1995-1996	6	46.0	14	276	108	0	-	-	2.34	0.00	0	0	0
IA Healy (AUS)	1995-1996	6	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]