Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
CN McCarthy	12.0x8	2	43	6	16.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
NBF Mann	9.7x8	-	65	4	19.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AMB Rowan	10.0x8	-	65	3	26.66	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
CN McCarthy	12.2x8	2	50	2	49.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
NBF Mann	37.4x8	14	59	6	50.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AMB Rowan	31.2x8	3	80	5	50.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
CN McCarthy	35.7x8	3	114	5	57.40	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AMB Rowan	34.0x8	10	69	4	68.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
CN McCarthy	26.0x8	1	102	3	69.33	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
CN McCarthy	17.4x8	1	42	2	70.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
L Tuckett	29.0x8	2	109	3	77.33	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
NBF Mann	30.0x8	2	107	3	80.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
CN McCarthy	20.0x8	2	75	2	80.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AMB Rowan	44.0x8	8	108	4	88.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AMB Rowan	60.0x8	9	167	5	96.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
NBF Mann	51.0x8	18	95	3	136.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313

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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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 181/3 (58.4 ov, N Yikha 62*, R Herrmann 87*, L Alder 0/38) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps