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
WA Johnston	6.0x8	1	10	3	16.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CL McCool	11.4x8	1	41	5	18.40	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
IWG Johnson	7.0x8	1	21	3	18.66	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CL McCool	5.0x8	1	29	2	20.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
KR Miller	15.0x8	3	40	5	24.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
RR Lindwall	15.4x8	2	32	5	24.80	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WA Johnston	20.1x8	5	44	6	26.83	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
IWG Johnson	17.0x8	2	34	5	27.20	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
KR Miller	14.0x8	3	42	4	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CL McCool	7.0x8	-	29	2	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
WA Johnston	18.2x8	6	39	4	36.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
IWG Johnson	14.0x8	-	54	3	37.33	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
KR Miller	17.0x8	3	54	3	45.33	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
G Noblet	17.1x8	7	21	3	45.66	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
WA Johnston	12.0x8	4	21	2	48.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
IWG Johnson	18.2x8	6	37	3	48.66	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
RR Lindwall	19.0x8	3	47	3	50.66	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
CL McCool	14.2x8	2	48	2	57.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
WA Johnston	31.2x8	5	75	4	62.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
WA Johnston	24.0x8	2	70	3	64.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
RR Lindwall	26.0x8	3	82	3	69.33	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
KR Miller	28.0x8	3	75	3	74.66	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321

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