Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings IN Australia

Players IN Australia

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
EW Freeman	7.0x8	2	41	5	11.20	South Aust	v NSW	Adelaide	26 Feb 1971	First-class
KE Dudgeon	3.0x8	-	14	2	12.00	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	16 Jan 1971	First-class
GC Clarke	3.0x8	2	10	2	12.00	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	22 Jan 1971	First-class
KD Walters	5.5x8	-	12	3	15.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
AR Dell	11.6x8	-	76	6	15.66	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	16 Jan 1971	First-class
JR Hammond	10.0x8	1	44	5	16.00	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	26 Dec 1970	First-class
AA Mallett	4.0x8	-	12	2	16.00	South Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	13 Nov 1970	First-class
JR Hammond	12.3x8	1	54	6	16.50	South Aust	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1970	First-class
KWR Fletcher	6.3x8	-	43	3	17.00	M.C.C.	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	5 Dec 1970	First-class
P Lever	9.0x8	2	17	4	18.00	M.C.C.	v Tasmania	Hobart	23 Dec 1970	First-class
KR Stackpole	4.5x8	1	19	2	18.50	Victoria	v West Aust	Melbourne	30 Oct 1970	First-class
EW Freeman	18.5x8	2	64	8	18.62	South Aust	v NSW	Adelaide	26 Feb 1971	First-class
JR Hammond	7.0x8	-	23	3	18.66	South Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	16 Jan 1971	First-class
TJ Jenner	9.7x8	1	39	4	19.75	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	22 Jan 1971	First-class
GR Davies	5.0x8	2	10	2	20.00	NSW	v M.C.C.	Sydney	13 Nov 1970	First-class
BL D'Oliveira	5.0x8	1	15	2	20.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JA Snow	17.5x8	5	40	7	20.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
JRF Duncan	21.0x8	6	55	8	21.00	Queensland	v Victoria	Melbourne	11 Dec 1970	First-class
GD Watson	13.5x8	4	23	5	21.80	Victoria	v Queensland	Melbourne	11 Dec 1970	First-class
RF Surti	15.0x8	-	78	5	24.00	Queensland	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1970	First-class
JR Hammond	9.0x8	2	25	3	24.00	South Aust	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1970	First-class
PH Carlson	6.0x8	-	17	2	24.00	Queensland	v West Aust	Brisbane	13 Nov 1970	First-class
JRF Duncan	6.0x8	-	18	2	24.00	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	16 Jan 1971	First-class
JW Gleeson	16.0x8	6	30	5	25.60	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	23 Oct 1970	First-class
KJ McCarthy	13.0x8	4	34	4	26.00	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	26 Dec 1970	First-class
AA Mallett	10.0x8	2	22	3	26.66	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	26 Dec 1970	First-class
AA Mallett	10.0x8	2	49	3	26.66	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	26 Dec 1970	First-class
KJ McCarthy	13.7x8	2	52	4	27.75	South Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	16 Jan 1971	First-class
BA Richards	10.4x8	1	29	3	28.00	South Aust	v West Aust	Adelaide	23 Oct 1970	First-class
JR Hammond	7.0x8	-	24	2	28.00	South Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	13 Nov 1970	First-class
RF Surti	7.0x8	2	17	2	28.00	Queensland	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1971	First-class
KJ McCarthy	7.0x8	1	27	2	28.00	South Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	16 Jan 1971	First-class
KJ O'Keeffe	7.0x8	-	45	2	28.00	NSW	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	20 Feb 1971	First-class
K Shuttleworth	17.5x8	2	47	5	28.20	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
EW Freeman	10.6x8	-	60	3	28.66	South Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	13 Nov 1970	First-class
GR Davies	18.0x8	-	110	5	28.80	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	26 Feb 1971	First-class
AN Connolly	18.2x8	2	53	5	29.20	Victoria	v Queensland	Melbourne	11 Dec 1970	First-class
KJ O'Keeffe	18.2x8	4	44	5	29.20	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	1 Jan 1971	First-class
JR Hammond	18.3x8	1	84	5	29.40	South Aust	v Victoria	Adelaide	20 Feb 1971	First-class
DK Lillee	18.6x8	3	65	5	30.00	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	20 Feb 1971	First-class
DA Renneberg	15.0x8	3	49	4	30.00	NSW	v West Aust	Sydney	7 Nov 1970	First-class
GD McKenzie	15.0x8	3	24	4	30.00	West Aust	v NSW	Sydney	7 Nov 1970	First-class
AL Thomson	15.0x8	2	31	4	30.00	Victoria	v NSW	Sydney	20 Nov 1970	First-class
RAL Massie	15.0x8	2	33	4	30.00	West Aust	v Queensland	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1970	First-class
KJ O'Keeffe	7.6x8	1	26	2	31.00	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	23 Oct 1970	First-class
AL Thomson	24.0x8	4	80	6	32.00	Victoria	v M.C.C.	Melbourne	6 Nov 1970	First-class
AL Thomson	20.0x8	2	61	5	32.00	Victoria	v West Aust	Melbourne	30 Oct 1970	First-class
GAR Lock	16.0x8	1	108	4	32.00	West Aust	v South Aust	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1970	First-class
RGD Willis	16.0x8	2	81	4	32.00	M.C.C.	v South Aust	Adelaide	18 Dec 1970	First-class
DA Renneberg	16.0x8	3	61	4	32.00	NSW	v South Aust	Sydney	22 Jan 1971	First-class
DA Renneberg	12.0x8	5	44	3	32.00	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	23 Oct 1970	First-class
RGD Willis	12.0x8	1	58	3	32.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JB Gannon	12.0x8	2	43	3	32.00	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	20 Feb 1971	First-class
A Ward	8.0x8	-	25	2	32.00	M.C.C.	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Nov 1970	First-class
K Mackay	8.0x8	2	20	2	32.00	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	1 Jan 1971	First-class
KJ O'Keeffe	8.0x8	-	69	2	32.00	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	26 Feb 1971	First-class
AA Mallett	16.7x8	5	40	4	33.75	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
AJ Sieler	17.0x8	4	28	4	34.00	Victoria	v M.C.C.	Melbourne	6 Nov 1970	First-class
P Lever	17.1x8	2	49	4	34.25	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
D Wilson	12.7x8	2	32	3	34.33	M.C.C.	v Tasmania	Hobart	23 Dec 1970	First-class
GS Chappell	13.0x8	2	41	3	34.66	South Aust	v M.C.C.	Adelaide	18 Dec 1970	First-class
KJ O'Keeffe	13.0x8	4	39	3	34.66	NSW	v Victoria	Melbourne	26 Dec 1970	First-class
GS Chappell	13.0x8	1	53	3	34.66	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	26 Dec 1970	First-class
TJ Jenner	17.4x8	7	22	4	35.00	South Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	13 Nov 1970	First-class
P Lever	8.6x8	1	31	2	35.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
AA Mallett	18.0x8	6	59	4	36.00	South Aust	v M.C.C.	Adelaide	18 Dec 1970	First-class
JD Higgs	9.0x8	1	31	2	36.00	Victoria	v West Aust	Melbourne	30 Oct 1970	First-class
GD Watson	9.0x8	-	14	2	36.00	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	13 Nov 1970	First-class
MC Cowdrey	9.0x8	-	46	2	36.00	M.C.C.	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	5 Dec 1970	First-class
JA Snow	9.0x8	4	17	2	36.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
AR Dell	9.0x8	2	27	2	36.00	Queensland	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1971	First-class
BL D'Oliveira	9.0x8	2	20	2	36.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
L Varis	9.0x8	1	40	2	36.00	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	26 Feb 1971	First-class
KJ McCarthy	14.0x8	3	31	3	37.33	South Aust	v West Aust	Adelaide	23 Oct 1970	First-class
TJ Prindiville	14.0x8	5	26	3	37.33	West Aust	v NSW	Sydney	7 Nov 1970	First-class
JR Hammond	14.0x8	1	61	3	37.33	South Aust	v M.C.C.	Adelaide	18 Dec 1970	First-class
DA Renneberg	14.0x8	-	97	3	37.33	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	26 Feb 1971	First-class
KJ O'Keeffe	28.3x8	7	69	6	37.83	NSW	v M.C.C.	Sydney	13 Nov 1970	First-class
JRF Duncan	24.2x8	2	71	5	38.80	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	26 Dec 1970	First-class
DJ Colley	14.5x8	2	48	3	39.00	NSW	v South Aust	Sydney	22 Jan 1971	First-class
P Lever	14.6x8	3	43	3	39.33	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
AL Thomson	34.7x8	7	115	7	39.85	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	13 Nov 1970	First-class
WD Albury	20.0x8	2	54	4	40.00	Queensland	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1971	First-class
JB Gannon	15.0x8	1	59	3	40.00	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	26 Feb 1971	First-class
AL Thomson	15.0x8	5	38	3	40.00	Victoria	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Feb 1971	First-class
R Illingworth	10.0x8	-	50	2	40.00	M.C.C.	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Nov 1970	First-class
RGD Willis	10.0x8	1	45	2	40.00	M.C.C.	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	5 Dec 1970	First-class
DL Underwood	10.0x8	4	17	2	40.00	M.C.C.	v Tasmania	Hobart	23 Dec 1970	First-class
KJ McCarthy	30.2x8	6	112	6	40.33	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	22 Jan 1971	First-class
TJ Jenner	20.4x8	5	86	4	41.00	South Aust	v West Aust	Adelaide	23 Oct 1970	First-class
RJ Inverarity	10.2x8	2	25	2	41.00	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	20 Feb 1971	First-class
TJ Jenner	21.0x8	3	68	4	42.00	South Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	13 Nov 1970	First-class
MHN Walker	21.0x8	6	55	4	42.00	Victoria	v Queensland	Melbourne	11 Dec 1970	First-class
P Lever	10.5x8	1	21	2	42.50	M.C.C.	v Tasmania	Hobart	23 Dec 1970	First-class
DL Underwood	16.0x8	5	39	3	42.66	M.C.C.	v Tasmania	Hobart	23 Dec 1970	First-class
TJ Jenner	16.0x8	3	42	3	42.66	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JA Snow	32.3x8	6	114	6	43.16	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
GAR Lock	21.6x8	6	53	4	43.50	West Aust	v NSW	Sydney	7 Nov 1970	First-class
WD Albury	22.0x8	2	79	4	44.00	Queensland	v NSW	Brisbane	23 Oct 1970	First-class
RAL Massie	22.0x8	1	62	4	44.00	West Aust	v Queensland	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1970	First-class

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

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 88/3 (21.1 ov, A Wanninayake 1*, T Harshana 13*, RPN Priyadarshana 2/26)

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps