Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TE Bailey	16.0	7	34	7	13.71	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
HJ Tayfield	14.0x8	7	13	6	18.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
DEJ Ironside	19.0x8	4	51	5	30.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
NAT Adcock	19.0x8	4	43	5	30.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JR Reid	16.0x8	5	34	4	32.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JC Watkins	16.0x8	6	34	4	32.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
ESM Kentish	29.0	11	49	5	34.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
NAT Adcock	19.0x8	1	86	4	38.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
AR MacGibbon	20.0x8	2	62	4	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JB Statham	27.0	6	64	4	40.50	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
CB van Ryneveld	20.6x8	1	67	4	41.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
NAT Adcock	26.0x8	8	45	5	41.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
GS Sobers	28.5	9	75	4	43.25	West Indies	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
JC Laker	30.1	6	81	4	45.25	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
HJ Tayfield	36.0x8	17	62	6	48.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
GO Rabone	38.7x8	10	68	6	51.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
S Ramadhin	35.0	14	65	4	52.50	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
JB Statham	36.0	6	90	4	54.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
JR Reid	32.0x8	16	51	4	64.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
AR MacGibbon	33.0x8	13	71	4	66.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
S Ramadhin	67.0	34	113	6	67.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
JC Laker	50.0	27	71	4	75.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
S Ramadhin	53.0	30	50	4	79.50	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
DEJ Ironside	46.3x8	16	117	4	92.75	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379

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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]