Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
W Bates	20.0x4	10	24	5	16.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
FR Spofforth	20.0x4	8	30	5	16.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
GE Palmer	19.1x4	7	32	4	19.25	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
W Bates	24.1x4	10	31	5	19.40	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
G Ulyett	23.0x4	7	52	4	23.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Mar 1885	Test # 21
TP Horan	37.1x4	22	40	6	24.83	Australia	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
SP Jones	25.2x4	9	47	4	25.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1885	Test # 18
W Barnes	38.3x4	26	31	6	25.83	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1885	Test # 18
G Giffen	52.0x4	14	117	7	29.71	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
FR Spofforth	48.1x4	22	90	6	32.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
R Peel	40.1x4	15	51	5	32.20	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
W Barnes	35.3x4	17	61	4	35.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
W Flowers	46.0x4	24	46	5	36.80	England	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
FR Spofforth	48.0x4	23	54	4	48.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
GE Palmer	73.0x4	37	81	5	58.40	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
W Attewell	71.0x4	47	53	4	71.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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]