Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AJ Watkins	3.0x8	-	16	2	12.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
RO Jenkins	9.0x8	-	48	4	18.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AV Bedser	13.5x8	2	39	4	27.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
C Gladwin	12.0x8	3	21	3	32.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RO Jenkins	15.0x8	2	53	3	40.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
DCS Compton	25.2x8	3	70	5	40.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DVP Wright	26.0x8	3	72	4	52.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RO Jenkins	21.4x8	3	88	3	57.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
RO Jenkins	22.3x8	6	64	3	59.66	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
DVP Wright	26.0x8	2	104	3	69.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AV Bedser	18.0x8	5	51	2	72.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AV Bedser	38.0x8	9	61	4	76.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
C Gladwin	30.5x8	6	70	3	81.66	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
JA Young	23.0x8	6	52	2	92.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
JA Young	23.0x8	9	34	2	92.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AV Bedser	24.0x8	3	81	2	96.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
C Gladwin	24.0x8	7	43	2	96.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312

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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

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>> 209/7 (90.0 ov, D Malan 2*, C Sandaru 25*, V Lahiru 0/14) - Stumps

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>> 259/3 (90.0 ov, DD de Soysa 129*, HG Kumara 55*, LA de Zoysa 1/47) - Stumps