Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
EL Dalton	13.0x8	1	59	4	26.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EL Dalton	6.5x8	0	29	2	26.50	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
ACB Langton	19.2x8	1	58	5	30.80	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
B Mitchell	12.0x8	3	37	2	48.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
N Gordon	33.4x8	3	103	5	53.60	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
N Gordon	14.0x8	0	59	2	56.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	22.0x8	2	75	3	58.66	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
N Gordon	22.0x8	4	58	3	58.66	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
N Gordon	15.0x8	1	47	2	60.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
N Gordon	40.0x8	3	157	5	64.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
ACB Langton	30.7x8	3	117	3	82.33	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
ACB Langton	35.0x8	12	71	3	93.33	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
ES Newson	25.6x8	5	58	2	103.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EL Dalton	27.0x8	3	100	2	108.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	29.0x8	0	127	2	116.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269

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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:

Easterns (Eastern Transvaal) vs Knights at Bloemfontein, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 Final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 159/1 (53.3 ov, GL Cloete 78*, P Botha 8*, T Simelane 1/24) - Stumps

Tasmania vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 21st Match, Feb 5-8, 2026 [First-class]

Queensland vs Victoria at Melbourne, Sheffield Shield 20th Match, Feb 5-8, 2026 [First-class]