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
S Ramadhin	10.0	4	25	4	15.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
Fazal Mahmood	18.3	9	34	6	18.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
WW Hall	13.0	5	28	4	19.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
I Meckiff	15.2x8	3	38	6	20.33	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
R Gilchrist	21.0	7	55	6	21.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	23.00	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
Nasim-ul-Ghani	16.0	5	35	4	24.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
WW Hall	16.5	2	49	4	25.25	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	10	66	6	27.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
GS Sobers	18.1	8	26	4	27.25	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
GAR Lock	28.2	13	53	6	28.33	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
WW Hall	28.4	4	50	6	28.66	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
WW Hall	24.0	2	87	5	28.80	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
Mahmood Hussain	19.5	1	48	4	29.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
GAR Lock	26.0	15	31	5	31.20	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
JB Statham	28.0x8	6	57	7	32.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
Fazal Mahmood	22.0	9	35	4	33.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
ES Atkinson	22.0	9	42	4	33.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
R Benaud	17.0x8	5	43	4	34.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
AK Davidson	25.5x8	7	64	6	34.16	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
R Gilchrist	23.2	8	39	4	35.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
PJ Loader	19.0x8	4	56	4	38.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
WW Hall	32.0	12	76	5	38.40	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
WW Hall	26.0	4	66	4	39.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
R Benaud	27.0x8	6	91	5	43.20	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
SP Gupte	30.0	6	78	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
SP Gupte	33.0	9	86	4	49.50	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
FS Trueman	25.0x8	-	92	4	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
OG Smith	42.0	19	90	5	50.40	West Indies	v India	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
R Benaud	33.4x8	10	83	5	53.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MH Mankad	38.0	6	95	4	57.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
R Benaud	29.0x8	10	82	4	58.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
FS Trueman	30.1x8	6	90	4	60.25	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
JC Laker	30.5x8	4	93	4	61.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
R Benaud	33.0x8	7	94	4	66.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
RB Desai	49.0	10	169	4	73.50	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Feb 1959	Test # 467
JC Laker	46.0x8	9	107	5	73.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464
R Benaud	39.2x8	10	66	4	78.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
GAR Lock	43.2x8	9	130	4	86.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1959	Test # 464

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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]