Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PEW Jones	10.0	3	30	4	15.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
CN McCarthy	12.0x8	2	43	6	16.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RO Jenkins	9.0x8	0	48	4	18.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
NBF Mann	9.7x8	0	65	4	19.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AV Bedser	13.5x8	2	39	4	27.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
CR Rangachari	29.4	4	107	5	35.60	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
SN Banerjee	24.3	6	54	4	36.75	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
DG Phadkar	45.3	10	159	7	39.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
DCS Compton	25.2x8	3	70	5	40.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
J Trim	27.0	7	48	4	40.50	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
DG Phadkar	29.2	8	74	4	44.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
SA Banerjee	30.0	3	120	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
PEW Jones	41.0	8	85	5	49.20	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
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
DVP Wright	26.0x8	3	72	4	52.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
Ghulam Ahmed	35.2	5	94	4	53.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
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
AV Bedser	38.0x8	9	61	4	76.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
W Ferguson	57.0	8	126	4	85.50	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
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

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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]