Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BR Taylor	7.3	2	26	5	9.00	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965	Test # 582
Pervez Sajjad	12.0	8	5	4	18.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	27 Mar 1965	Test # 585
CC Griffith	20.0	6	46	6	20.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	14 May 1965	Test # 590
GD McKenzie	17.0	7	33	5	20.40	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 May 1965	Test # 590
RG Nadkarni	18.0	6	31	5	21.60	India	v Australia	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
LR Gibbs	22.2	9	29	6	22.33	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965	Test # 588
DA Allen	19.5	5	41	5	23.80	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
Pervez Sajjad	16.0	5	42	4	24.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	27 Mar 1965	Test # 585
PI Philpott	16.0	3	49	4	24.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965	Test # 588
RB Desai	25.0	9	56	6	25.00	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965	Test # 582
LC Mayne	17.2	2	43	4	26.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Mar 1965	Test # 580
NCL O'Neill	17.4	3	41	4	26.50	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965	Test # 584
FJ Cameron	23.0	11	34	5	27.60	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	29 Jan 1965	Test # 576
SA Durani	28.0	11	73	6	28.00	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	17 Oct 1964	Test # 568
Arif Butt	21.3x8	1	89	6	28.50	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
WW Hall	19.0	5	45	4	28.50	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	3 Mar 1965	Test # 580
BR Taylor	23.5	2	86	5	28.60	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	5 Mar 1965	Test # 581
WW Hall	24.0	0	60	5	28.80	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	3 Mar 1965	Test # 580
GD McKenzie	30.0	9	69	6	30.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964	Test # 569
Asif Iqbal	25.0	11	48	5	30.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	22 Jan 1965	Test # 574
Pervez Sajjad	25.0	7	42	5	30.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	29 Jan 1965	Test # 576
GD McKenzie	20.0	9	33	4	30.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
RC Motz	20.0	9	45	4	30.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	22 Jan 1965	Test # 574
RG Nadkarni	20.4	10	33	4	31.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
RO Collinge	20.4	4	89	4	31.00	New Zealand	v India	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583
NJN Hawke	20.4	7	43	4	31.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965	Test # 588
NJN Hawke	32.0	8	72	6	32.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965	Test # 588
Asif Iqbal	27.0	6	52	5	32.40	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	29 Jan 1965	Test # 576
GD McKenzie	32.3	8	58	6	32.50	Australia	v India	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
LC Mayne	23.4	5	56	4	35.50	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Mar 1965	Test # 580
S Venkataraghavan	51.1	26	72	8	38.37	India	v New Zealand	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583
Asif Iqbal	25.5	9	46	4	38.75	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1965	Test # 577
BS Chandrasekhar	26.0	10	50	4	39.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
FJ Cameron	26.0	11	36	4	39.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	29 Jan 1965	Test # 576
Intikhab Alam	26.4	10	39	4	40.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	9 Apr 1965	Test # 587
RB Simpson	28.0	12	45	4	42.00	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	17 Oct 1964	Test # 568
NJN Hawke	21.0x8	2	72	4	42.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
BS Chandrasekhar	30.0	11	73	4	45.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
PM Pollock	38.3	10	129	5	46.20	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
GD McKenzie	24.4x8	1	74	4	49.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964	Test # 570
RB Desai	33.0	6	128	4	49.50	India	v New Zealand	Eden Gardens	5 Mar 1965	Test # 581
RG Nadkarni	54.4	21	91	6	54.66	India	v Australia	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
FJ Titmus	45.5	19	66	5	55.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
RB Simpson	36.5	5	83	4	55.25	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965	Test # 584
FJ Titmus	39.5	15	73	4	59.75	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
FJ Cameron	44.0	12	90	4	66.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	2 Apr 1965	Test # 586
HD Bromfield	57.2	26	88	5	68.80	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
PI Philpott	47.0	10	109	4	70.50	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Mar 1965	Test # 580
GD McKenzie	47.0	11	114	4	70.50	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	5 May 1965	Test # 589
TR Veivers	48.0	20	68	4	72.00	Australia	v India	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
DA Allen	49.0	17	87	4	73.50	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
AH McKinnon	51.0	13	128	4	76.50	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
BW Yuile	54.0	38	43	4	81.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	29 Jan 1965	Test # 576
S Venkataraghavan	61.2	30	80	4	92.00	India	v New Zealand	Delhi	19 Mar 1965	Test # 583

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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]