Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RW Blair	3.0	-	16	2	9.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
HG Bevan	18.5x8	2	68	5	29.80	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
JR Reid	35.0	15	60	6	35.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
GD McKenzie	19.0x8	1	82	4	38.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
GD McKenzie	20.0x8	6	69	4	40.00	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
RW Blair	21.0	2	57	3	42.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
NJN Hawke	19.0x8	1	53	3	50.66	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
GD McKenzie	19.0x8	2	70	3	50.66	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
NJN Hawke	39.0x8	5	139	6	52.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
R Benaud	33.0x8	10	68	5	52.80	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
RS Cunis	17.4	-	47	2	53.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
RW Blair	36.0	8	85	4	54.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
JR Reid	29.5	12	77	3	59.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
FJ Cameron	30.0	13	58	3	60.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
JW Martin	16.0x8	3	44	2	64.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
R Benaud	24.1x8	4	55	3	64.33	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AN Connolly	18.0x8	2	49	2	72.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
NJN Hawke	18.0x8	1	56	2	72.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
RC Motz	25.0	3	68	2	75.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
NJN Hawke	19.0x8	5	43	2	76.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
AN Connolly	19.0x8	2	66	2	76.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
FJ Cameron	39.0	8	107	3	78.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
RW Blair	41.0	10	86	3	82.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
JR Reid	29.5	12	47	2	89.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
RA Gaunt	24.0x8	2	115	2	96.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
R Benaud	49.0x8	10	118	4	98.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
GD McKenzie	37.0x8	4	110	3	98.66	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555
GD McKenzie	25.0x8	1	81	2	100.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
JW Martin	27.0x8	4	83	2	108.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
R Benaud	29.0x8	8	72	2	116.00	WA Comb. XI	v Sth Africans	W.A.C.A	1 Nov 1963	First-class
TR Veivers	35.0x8	5	97	2	140.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	7 Feb 1964	Test # 555

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613 - Live]
>> 168/8 (54.5 ov, JC Archer 0*, BA Stokes 31*, SM Boland 2/31)

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614 - Live]
>> 334/1 (90.0 ov, DP Conway 178*, JA Duffy 9*, JNT Seales 0/67) - Stumps

Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers at Sydney, Big Bash League 4th Match, Dec 17, 2025 [Twenty20]