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
WW Hall	9.0	3	20	5	10.80	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	4 Apr 1962	Test # 528
GB Lawrence	16.1	3	52	5	19.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523
PM Pollock	20.3	8	38	6	20.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
WW Hall	20.5	5	49	6	20.83	West Indies	v India	Kingston	7 Mar 1962	Test # 526
GS Sobers	15.0	7	22	4	22.50	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	16 Feb 1962	Test # 525
LA King	19.0	4	46	5	22.80	West Indies	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962	Test # 529
GB Lawrence	30.3	12	53	8	22.87	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
RC Motz	17.0	2	68	4	25.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
JC Alabaster	17.5	2	59	4	26.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
DA Allen	23.1	11	30	5	27.80	England	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962	Test # 521
SA Durani	23.2	8	47	5	28.00	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
BR Knight	19.0	4	66	4	28.50	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	2 Feb 1962	Test # 522
VB Ranjane	19.2	2	72	4	29.00	India	v West Indies	Kingston	13 Apr 1962	Test # 529
FJ Cameron	24.4	10	48	5	29.60	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
VB Ranjane	21.0	2	76	4	31.50	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
JC Alabaster	21.0	4	61	4	31.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
SF Burke	27.1	10	68	5	32.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
GB Lawrence	22.2	10	57	4	33.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523
SA Durani	36.0	9	105	6	36.00	India	v England	Chennai	10 Jan 1962	Test # 520
CG Borde	25.0	8	65	4	37.50	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
KA Walter	25.3	6	63	4	38.25	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GS Sobers	32.0	9	63	5	38.40	West Indies	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962	Test # 529
GAR Lock	39.3	16	65	6	39.50	England	v India	Chennai	10 Jan 1962	Test # 520
LR Gibbs	53.3	37	38	8	40.12	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
DA Allen	34.0	13	67	5	40.80	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
GB Lawrence	28.0	5	85	4	42.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
FJ Cameron	36.2	9	83	5	43.60	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
Mohammad Munaf	31.1	15	42	4	46.75	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
SP Gupte	40.0	12	90	5	48.00	India	v England	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
SA Durani	34.0	12	72	4	51.00	India	v England	Chennai	10 Jan 1962	Test # 520
SA Durani	35.2	9	82	4	53.00	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Feb 1962	Test # 525
SF Burke	53.5	19	128	6	53.83	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
GS Sobers	39.0	8	75	4	58.50	West Indies	v India	Kingston	7 Mar 1962	Test # 526
GAR Lock	42.0	23	70	4	63.00	England	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962	Test # 521
DA Allen	43.2	16	95	4	65.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
PR Umrigar	56.0	24	107	5	67.20	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	4 Apr 1962	Test # 528
GAR Lock	45.0	22	74	4	67.50	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
JR Reid	45.0	27	44	4	67.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
GAR Lock	46.0	15	111	4	69.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
A D'Souza	46.0	13	94	4	69.00	Pakistan	v England	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962	Test # 521
A D'Souza	57.5	16	112	5	69.40	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	2 Feb 1962	Test # 522
DA Allen	47.0	18	87	4	70.50	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
JC Alabaster	50.0	12	119	4	75.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
LR Gibbs	56.1	18	112	4	84.25	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	4 Apr 1962	Test # 528
GAR Lock	73.0	24	155	4	109.50	England	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962	Test # 521

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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]