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
RB Simpson	4.0	1	10	2	12.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
TL Goddard	10.0	3	13	3	20.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
PHJ Trimborn	10.1	4	12	3	20.33	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
CC Griffith	14.0	2	61	4	21.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
EJ Barlow	11.0	4	18	3	22.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
GD McKenzie	21.5	6	46	5	26.20	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
MJ Procter	18.0	7	32	4	27.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
MJ Procter	14.0	4	27	3	28.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
DA Renneberg	25.0	3	97	5	30.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
GS Sobers	20.0	2	56	4	30.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
TL Goddard	32.5	14	53	6	32.83	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
TL Goddard	16.3	9	23	3	33.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
EJ Barlow	17.0	3	39	3	34.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
WW Hall	12.0	2	67	2	36.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
LR Gibbs	24.5	3	67	4	37.25	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
RF Surti	19.0	2	68	3	38.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
TL Goddard	19.0	6	36	3	38.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
RM Cowper	19.3	9	27	3	39.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
GD McKenzie	33.0	10	65	5	39.60	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
EJ Barlow	33.3	9	85	5	40.20	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
GD McKenzie	35.0	13	65	5	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
BS Bedi	28.0	7	81	4	42.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
CC Griffith	21.0	6	63	3	42.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
CH Lloyd	14.0	5	23	2	42.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
JH du Preez	14.0	6	22	2	42.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
MJ Procter	29.1	7	71	4	43.75	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
LR Gibbs	37.0	17	51	5	44.40	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
HR Lance	15.0	4	39	2	45.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
EJ Barlow	15.0	3	52	2	45.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
PM Pollock	15.0	-	42	2	45.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
MJ Procter	15.1	3	36	2	45.50	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
BS Chandrasekhar	31.0	7	78	4	46.50	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
DA Renneberg	16.0	3	54	2	48.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
RB Simpson	16.1	3	66	2	48.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
GS Sobers	25.0	9	46	3	50.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
TL Goddard	17.0	6	26	2	51.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
MJ Procter	17.0	6	38	2	51.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
GD McKenzie	17.0	5	38	2	51.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
PM Pollock	17.0	2	57	2	51.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
BS Chandrasekhar	61.5	17	157	7	53.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
NJN Hawke	18.0	1	69	2	54.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
WW Hall	19.0	4	54	2	57.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
WW Hall	19.0	1	68	2	57.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
PM Pollock	19.0	5	58	2	57.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
GS Sobers	28.5	16	42	3	57.66	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
DAJ Holford	19.4	2	68	2	59.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
GD Watson	20.0	4	67	2	60.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
LR Gibbs	40.4	13	96	4	61.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
IM Chappell	21.0	3	91	2	63.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
PM Pollock	22.0	4	84	2	66.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
BS Chandrasekhar	46.0	15	130	4	69.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
TL Goddard	36.0	12	63	3	72.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
RB Simpson	24.0	9	59	2	72.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
EAS Prasanna	37.0	9	106	3	74.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
RM Cowper	37.0	14	57	3	74.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
DAJ Holford	39.0	7	94	3	78.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
TL Goddard	26.0	11	39	2	78.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
GD McKenzie	39.3	11	67	3	79.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
GS Sobers	27.0	6	79	2	81.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
AH McKinnon	27.2	9	73	2	82.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
GS Sobers	27.2	7	69	2	82.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
TL Goddard	29.1	10	67	2	87.50	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
RF Surti	30.0	3	106	2	90.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
BS Chandrasekhar	46.0	11	107	3	92.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
LR Gibbs	46.0	10	87	3	92.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
LR Gibbs	30.4	8	36	2	92.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
GD McKenzie	31.0	7	93	2	93.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
BS Bedi	36.0	11	92	2	108.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
RB Simpson	39.0	12	99	2	117.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
EAS Prasanna	41.0	11	118	2	123.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	13 Jan 1967	Test # 614
S Venkataraghavan	52.0	17	120	2	156.00	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Sri Lanka in Pakistan 3rd ODI, Nov 16, 2025 [ODI # 4931]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch, West Indies in New Zealand 1st ODI, Nov 16, 2025 [ODI # 4930]