Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PS Heine	14.2x8	3	58	6	19.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
R Gilchrist	15.0	4	32	4	22.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
AK Davidson	17.4x8	4	34	6	23.33	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	18.0x8	2	43	6	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
ES Atkinson	21.0	7	42	5	25.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
LF Kline	13.6x8	3	33	4	27.50	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Gilchrist	19.0	5	61	4	28.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
Nasim-ul-Ghani	30.5	9	67	6	30.83	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
Fazal Mahmood	32.0	10	83	6	32.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
R Benaud	21.0x8	6	49	5	33.60	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
OG Smith	25.0	7	71	4	37.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
AK Davidson	20.0x8	6	44	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Benaud	20.2x8	0	70	4	40.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AK Davidson	26.1x8	8	38	5	41.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Gilchrist	28.0	3	102	4	42.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
JO Taylor	36.5	6	109	5	44.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
I Meckiff	31.0x8	3	125	5	49.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
Nasim-ul-Ghani	41.4	11	116	5	50.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
PS Heine	37.5x8	6	96	6	50.16	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
LR Gibbs	42.0	12	80	5	50.40	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
R Benaud	33.0x8	14	82	5	52.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
LR Gibbs	41.0	9	108	4	61.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
Mahmood Hussain	41.2	4	153	4	62.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
R Benaud	41.0x8	8	84	5	65.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
R Benaud	35.0x8	6	95	4	70.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
Fazal Mahmood	51.0	21	89	4	76.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
R Benaud	50.7x8	13	114	5	81.40	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
HJ Tayfield	51.0x8	18	120	5	81.60	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445

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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]