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
E Amod	5.0	2	4	5	6.00	TVL (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1978	First-class
V Malgas	2.1	-	12	2	6.50	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	21 Jan 1978	First-class
TM Alderman	2.0x8	-	12	2	8.00	West Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	10 Feb 1978	First-class
A Jabaar	9.2	4	9	6	9.33	WPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1977	First-class
G van Oordt	3.2	2	2	2	10.00	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1977	First-class
MR Magiet	8.0	2	14	4	12.00	WPR (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	26 Nov 1977	First-class
DR Parry	10.4	4	15	5	12.80	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
JR Thomson	13.0	1	77	6	13.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
VA Holder	13.0	4	28	6	13.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
S Magiet	9.0	4	19	4	13.50	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1977	First-class
JR Thomson	3.3x8	1	12	2	13.50	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
CEH Croft	9.1	5	15	4	13.75	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
T Kadi	14.0	6	32	6	14.00	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1978	First-class
RGD Willis	7.0x8	2	14	4	14.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
W Fischer	7.0	-	27	3	14.00	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1978	First-class
J Govender	4.4	1	4	2	14.00	Natal (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1977	First-class
IJ Brayshaw	9.0x8	4	26	5	14.40	West Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	24 Feb 1978	First-class
D Jacobs	7.3	1	32	3	15.00	TVL (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1977	First-class
A Chetty	5.0	2	6	2	15.00	Natal (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Newcastle	21 Jan 1978	First-class
PA Hibbert	8.0x8	1	28	4	16.00	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	9 Dec 1977	First-class
AL Mann	6.0x8	-	12	3	16.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
MR Magiet	8.0	3	9	3	16.00	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1977	First-class
MR Magiet	13.3	6	23	5	16.20	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	11 Feb 1978	First-class
RS Hans	11.0	3	18	4	16.50	Rest of Ind	v Bombay	Wankhede	27 Jan 1978	First-class
M Wicks	11.0	5	21	4	16.50	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1978	First-class
T Pono	11.3	2	29	4	17.25	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1978	First-class
M Amarnath	17.5	6	34	6	17.83	North Zone	v South Zone	Bengaluru	30 Sep 1977	First-class
Sir RJ Hadlee	13.3x8	4	26	6	17.83	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
L Esterhuizen	15.0	5	40	5	18.00	Natal (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1977	First-class
E Amod	15.0	2	31	5	18.00	TVL (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1978	First-class
E Amod	9.0	3	36	3	18.00	TVL (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1977	First-class
D Jacobs	9.0	2	50	3	18.00	TVL (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1978	First-class
A Chetty	9.0	2	22	3	18.00	Natal (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Newcastle	21 Jan 1978	First-class
V Malgas	6.0	1	19	2	18.00	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1978	First-class
M Kara	6.0	1	17	2	18.00	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1978	First-class
AG Hurst	7.0x8	-	33	3	18.66	Victoria	v Queensland	Brisbane	4 Nov 1977	First-class
IT Botham	7.0x8	1	38	3	18.66	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
BS Chandrasekhar	14.1x8	2	52	6	18.83	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
RS Hans	15.5	6	20	5	19.00	Central Zone	v East Zone	Jaipur	23 Sep 1977	First-class
G Okkers	13.0	6	33	4	19.50	TVL (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1978	First-class
AT Sincock	9.6x8	-	43	4	19.50	South Aust	v Victoria	Adelaide	10 Feb 1978	First-class
MM Khan	6.3	1	17	2	19.50	Natal (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1977	First-class
AME Roberts	16.2	3	56	5	19.60	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
G van Oordt	9.5	3	11	3	19.66	WPR (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	26 Nov 1977	First-class
IJ Brayshaw	15.0x8	6	29	6	20.00	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	14 Jan 1978	First-class
TM Alderman	10.0x8	1	48	4	20.00	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	5 Nov 1977	First-class
GJ Cowmeadow	10.0x8	2	35	4	20.00	Tasmania	v NSW	Devonport	4 Mar 1978	First-class
B Burman	10.0	3	24	3	20.00	East Zone	v Central Zone	Jaipur	23 Sep 1977	First-class
V Malgas	10.0	5	14	3	20.00	EPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1977	First-class
M Kara	10.0	1	30	3	20.00	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	21 Jan 1978	First-class
PA Hibbert	5.0x8	2	11	2	20.00	Victoria	v Tasmania	Melbourne	18 Nov 1977	First-class
RK Blewett	5.0x8	1	9	2	20.00	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	25 Feb 1978	First-class
ML Clews	15.2x8	3	41	6	20.33	NSW	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	5 Nov 1977	First-class
JN Maguire	15.2x8	2	62	6	20.33	Queensland	v Victoria	Melbourne	17 Feb 1978	First-class
D Jacobs	17.0	5	47	5	20.40	TVL (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1977	First-class
A Jabaar	17.0	5	36	5	20.40	WPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1977	First-class
TM Alderman	10.3x8	3	28	4	20.75	West Aust	v NSW	Sydney	18 Feb 1978	First-class
IJ Brayshaw	13.0x8	2	59	5	20.80	West Aust	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Dec 1977	First-class
A Jabaar	17.2	1	33	5	20.80	WPR (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	21 Jan 1978	First-class
J Govender	17.3	7	27	5	21.00	Natal (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Newcastle	21 Jan 1978	First-class
S Magiet	14.0	-	53	4	21.00	WPR (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	26 Nov 1977	First-class
S Magiet	14.0	8	13	4	21.00	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1977	First-class
E Damon	14.0	4	21	4	21.00	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1977	First-class
K Majola	7.0	-	34	2	21.00	EPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1977	First-class
S Gabriels	7.0	1	20	2	21.00	TVL (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	11 Feb 1978	First-class
KD Ghavri	10.5x8	2	45	4	21.25	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
GK Whyte	8.0x8	2	31	3	21.33	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	4 Nov 1977	First-class
RM Hogg	16.2x8	-	80	6	21.66	South Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	3 Mar 1978	First-class
W Fischer	11.0	5	14	3	22.00	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	26 Nov 1977	First-class
M Wicks	11.0	1	32	3	22.00	EPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Durban	11 Feb 1978	First-class
V Malgas	11.0	2	46	3	22.00	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1978	First-class
BS Bedi	13.7x8	3	55	5	22.20	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
IW Callen	13.7x8	1	59	5	22.20	Victoria	v NSW	Melbourne	23 Dec 1977	First-class
AG Hurst	14.0x8	1	77	5	22.40	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	9 Dec 1977	First-class
J Garner	15.0	3	56	4	22.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
R Rogers	18.5	4	55	5	22.60	Natal (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1977	First-class
DJ Colley	8.4x8	2	26	3	22.66	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	11 Nov 1977	First-class
MR Magiet	19.0	7	33	5	22.80	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	11 Feb 1978	First-class
Y Omar	11.4	3	22	3	23.33	Natal (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1977	First-class
DW Hourn	20.5x8	1	80	7	23.57	NSW	v Tasmania	Devonport	4 Mar 1978	First-class
B Yardley	21.0x8	9	44	7	24.00	West Aust	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Dec 1977	First-class
RGD Willis	15.0x8	2	32	5	24.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
CJ Corstorphin	15.0x8	2	60	5	24.00	Victoria	v Queensland	Melbourne	17 Feb 1978	First-class
S Hyder Ali	16.0	5	21	4	24.00	Central Zone	v East Zone	Jaipur	23 Sep 1977	First-class
M Govender	12.0	-	45	3	24.00	Natal (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Durban	4 Mar 1978	First-class
N Kapil Dev	8.0	1	25	2	24.00	North Zone	v West Zone	Wankhede	9 Oct 1977	First-class
A Jabaar	8.0	4	12	2	24.00	WPR (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	26 Nov 1977	First-class
BS Chandrasekhar	6.0x8	1	34	2	24.00	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
PH Carlson	6.0x8	-	28	2	24.00	Queensland	v NSW	Sydney	10 Dec 1977	First-class
G van Oordt	8.0	5	4	2	24.00	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1977	First-class
S Magiet	8.0	2	23	2	24.00	WPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	31 Dec 1977	First-class
K Majola	8.0	2	25	2	24.00	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	1 Jan 1978	First-class
S Nana	8.0	3	9	2	24.00	TVL (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	11 Feb 1978	First-class
PH Edmonds	6.0x8	2	22	2	24.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
IW Callen	18.1x8	4	49	6	24.16	Victoria	v NSW	Melbourne	23 Dec 1977	First-class
DW Hourn	15.1x8	2	42	5	24.20	NSW	v South Aust	Sydney	25 Feb 1978	First-class
J Garner	16.1	2	65	4	24.25	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
TM Alderman	9.1x8	1	41	3	24.33	West Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	24 Feb 1978	First-class
PR Sleep	12.2x8	2	41	4	24.50	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	25 Feb 1978	First-class
JR Thomson	16.2	1	56	4	24.50	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822

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>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - Stumps

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>> 121/2 (31.0 ov, PARP Perera 24*, A Tharindu 78*, JDF Vandersay 0/35) - Stumps

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>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps