Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Fazal Mahmood	27.3	11	42	7	23.57	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
MG Melle	20.5x8	-	71	6	27.50	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
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
Fazal Mahmood	24.1	8	52	5	29.00	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
MH Mankad	24.2	3	79	5	29.20	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
S Ramadhin	24.5	11	26	5	29.80	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
L Amarnath	21.0	10	40	4	31.50	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
AL Valentine	27.5	9	64	5	33.40	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
Ghulam Ahmed	23.0	7	35	4	34.50	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
MH Mankad	47.0	27	52	8	35.25	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
DG Phadkar	29.3	4	64	5	35.40	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
JC Watkins	23.5	14	22	4	35.75	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
FM King	31.0	9	74	5	37.20	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
DG Phadkar	32.0	10	72	5	38.40	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
HJ Tayfield	29.4x8	9	84	6	39.33	South Africa	v Australia	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
KR Miller	21.0x8	3	62	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
HJ Tayfield	37.1x8	13	81	7	42.42	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
RR Lindwall	30.0x8	8	60	5	48.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
JC Watkins	24.0x8	8	41	4	48.00	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
ERH Fuller	30.2x8	4	66	5	48.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	54.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
HJ Tayfield	46.2	19	62	5	55.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
SP Gupte	66.0	15	162	7	56.57	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
SP Gupte	48.0	14	107	5	57.60	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
Amir Elahi	39.4	4	134	4	59.50	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
WA Johnston	46.0x8	8	152	6	61.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
AL Valentine	41.0	21	58	4	61.50	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
AL Valentine	53.5	20	127	5	64.60	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
HJ Tayfield	33.3x8	5	116	4	66.75	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
GE Gomez	47.0	25	72	4	70.50	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
MH Mankad	65.0	31	72	5	78.00	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
SP Gupte	65.1	14	180	5	78.20	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
WA Johnston	49.3x8	17	110	5	79.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
SP Gupte	56.2	19	122	4	84.50	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
R Benaud	44.0x8	9	118	4	88.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
HJ Tayfield	44.0x8	6	142	4	88.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
Fazal Mahmood	64.0	19	141	4	96.00	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
MH Mankad	82.0	17	228	5	98.40	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
AL Valentine	67.0	22	149	4	100.50	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
ARA Murray	51.2x8	11	169	4	102.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362

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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]