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
EW Freeman	10.3x8	-	52	4	20.75	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	24 Jan 1969	Test # 645
RC Motz	18.0x8	2	69	6	24.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	7 Mar 1969	Test # 651
GD McKenzie	28.0x8	5	71	8	28.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
Saeed Ahmed	20.0	5	64	4	30.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Feb 1969	Test # 647
RMH Cottam	22.2	5	50	4	33.50	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Feb 1969	Test # 647
AN Connolly	17.0x8	2	61	4	34.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969	Test # 646
JA Snow	25.0	5	70	4	37.50	England	v Pakistan	Dhaka	28 Feb 1969	Test # 649
AN Connolly	19.0x8	5	60	4	38.00	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	6 Dec 1968	Test # 642
RM Edwards	24.7x8	5	84	5	39.80	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	7 Mar 1969	Test # 651
DAJ Holford	20.0x8	5	66	4	40.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 1969	Test # 652
JW Gleeson	26.4x8	9	61	5	42.40	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
RC Motz	27.0x8	3	113	5	43.20	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	13 Mar 1969	Test # 652
GD McKenzie	22.1x8	3	85	4	44.25	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	3 Jan 1969	Test # 644
GS Sobers	33.6x8	12	73	6	45.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	6 Dec 1968	Test # 642
JW Gleeson	26.0x8	5	91	4	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	3 Jan 1969	Test # 644
JW Gleeson	33.0x8	5	122	5	52.80	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	6 Dec 1968	Test # 642
DL Underwood	44.0	15	94	5	52.80	England	v Pakistan	Dhaka	28 Feb 1969	Test # 649
AN Connolly	34.0x8	7	122	5	54.40	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	24 Jan 1969	Test # 645
Pervez Sajjad	37.0	8	75	4	55.50	Pakistan	v England	Dhaka	28 Feb 1969	Test # 649
Intikhab Alam	40.1	8	117	4	60.25	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Feb 1969	Test # 647
LR Gibbs	39.4x8	7	88	5	63.20	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	6 Dec 1968	Test # 642
GS Sobers	33.3x8	4	97	4	66.75	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
LR Gibbs	43.0x8	8	139	4	86.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
LR Gibbs	43.0x8	8	145	4	86.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1969	Test # 645

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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]