Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
K Farnes	13.0x8	1	29	4	26.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EL Dalton	13.0x8	1	59	4	26.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
ACB Langton	19.2x8	1	58	5	30.80	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
K Farnes	22.1x8	2	74	4	44.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	33.4x8	3	103	5	53.60	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
H Verity	36.6x8	13	70	5	58.80	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
N Gordon	40.0x8	3	157	5	64.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
RTD Perks	41.0x8	5	100	5	65.60	England	v South Africa	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
H Verity	44.1x8	16	61	4	88.25	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267

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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]