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
RB Strauss	15.0x8	-	75	7	17.14	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
RR Lindwall	10.6x8	1	30	5	17.20	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
RB Strauss	4.7x8	1	14	2	19.50	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
R Benaud	5.0x8	1	21	2	20.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
WA Johnston	12.0x8	1	33	4	24.00	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
MB Poore	8.0	1	43	2	24.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
IWG Johnson	13.0x8	6	27	4	26.00	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
CL McCool	10.0x8	-	43	3	26.66	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	28 Nov 1952	First-class
R Benaud	6.6x8	1	20	2	27.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
DT Ring	21.0x8	2	72	6	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
RR Lindwall	14.2x8	1	40	4	28.50	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
CW Langdon	11.0x8	-	33	3	29.33	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
AM Moir	31.0	5	88	6	31.00	Otago	v Sth Africans	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
SG Barnes	11.7x8	4	24	3	31.66	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
R Benaud	12.0x8	3	37	3	32.00	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
SJE Loxton	8.0x8	1	19	2	32.00	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
RH Price	17.0x8	4	62	4	34.00	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
JB Iverson	14.0x8	1	38	3	37.33	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
LJ Johnson	14.0x8	3	43	3	37.33	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	28 Nov 1952	First-class
RR Lindwall	14.0x8	2	29	3	37.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
RR Lindwall	20.0x8	3	72	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
DT Ring	10.0x8	3	16	2	40.00	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
R Benaud	10.0x8	-	70	2	40.00	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
KR Miller	21.0x8	3	62	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
SJE Loxton	16.0x8	2	49	3	42.66	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
DT Ring	10.6x8	2	38	2	43.00	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
JS Manning	16.6x8	6	46	3	44.66	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
KR Miller	17.0x8	1	48	3	45.33	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
RR Lindwall	30.0x8	8	60	5	48.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
GO Rabone	24.0	4	62	3	48.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
G Noblet	31.0x8	10	71	5	49.60	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
KR Miller	19.0x8	7	46	3	50.66	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
RH Price	13.0x8	2	35	2	52.00	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	54.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
R Benaud	28.0x8	7	90	4	56.00	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
AK Davidson	35.1x8	7	108	5	56.20	Aust XI	v Sth Africans	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
AK Davidson	21.3x8	2	72	3	57.00	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
MB Poore	19.0	8	28	2	57.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
GWF Overton	29.0	6	79	3	58.00	Otago	v Sth Africans	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
KR Miller	22.0x8	5	51	3	58.66	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JS Manning	15.0x8	2	44	2	60.00	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
CW Puckett	37.5x8	5	119	5	60.20	West Aust	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	24 Oct 1952	First-class
CL McCool	46.0x8	3	165	6	61.33	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	28 Nov 1952	First-class
WA Johnston	46.0x8	8	152	6	61.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
G Noblet	31.0x8	7	57	4	62.00	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
MB Poore	33.0	12	71	3	66.00	Canterbury	v Sth Africans	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
JA Hayes	34.0	6	112	3	68.00	Canterbury	v Sth Africans	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
RG Archer	17.0x8	2	63	2	68.00	Aust XI	v Sth Africans	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
WA Johnston	25.6x8	3	89	3	68.66	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
JS Manning	26.0x8	9	49	3	69.33	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
RG Archer	17.4x8	3	55	2	70.00	Queensland	v Sth Africans	Brisbane	28 Nov 1952	First-class
KR Miller	18.0x8	6	33	2	72.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JW Wilson	19.0x8	6	43	2	76.00	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
WA Johnston	49.3x8	17	110	5	79.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
IWG Johnson	30.0x8	7	52	3	80.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
SJE Loxton	20.0x8	3	53	2	80.00	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
JW Wilson	21.0x8	4	66	2	84.00	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
TB Burtt	43.0	17	66	3	86.00	Canterbury	v Sth Africans	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
R Benaud	44.0x8	9	118	4	88.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
RR Lindwall	22.0x8	2	78	2	88.00	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
RW Blair	30.0	6	64	2	90.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
DT Ring	23.0x8	5	83	2	92.00	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
JW Wilson	36.0x8	12	83	3	96.00	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
WA Johnston	24.0x8	4	67	2	96.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
JS Manning	36.3x8	7	88	3	97.00	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
R Benaud	25.0x8	6	58	2	100.00	NSW	v Sth Africans	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
WA Johnston	26.0x8	5	62	2	104.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
G Noblet	29.0x8	5	64	2	116.00	South Aust	v Sth Africans	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
WA Johnston	31.0x8	9	77	2	124.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
DT Ring	31.0x8	5	115	2	124.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
RR Lindwall	31.5x8	4	87	2	126.50	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
TB Burtt	44.0	7	140	2	132.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
IWG Johnson	34.0x8	8	95	2	136.00	Victoria	v Sth Africans	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

North West vs Warriors at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 20th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 277/6 (81.0 ov, SA Mothoa 1/43) - Stumps

Lions vs Boland at Johannesburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 18th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 293/6 (74.0 ov, C Esterhuizen 50*, BC Fortuin 33*, S von Berg 1/55) - Stumps

Dolphins vs Titans at Centurion, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 19th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 196/9 (50.0 ov, O Cele 4/51) - Stumps