Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - Australia

Players - Australia

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JR Thomson	13.0	1	77	6	13.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
JR Thomson	3.3x8	1	12	2	13.50	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
AL Mann	6.0x8	-	12	3	16.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
JR Thomson	16.2	1	56	4	24.50	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
RB Simpson	14.0	2	45	3	28.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
TJ Laughlin	25.4	4	101	5	30.80	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JD Higgs	16.5	2	53	3	33.66	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
WM Clark	18.0x8	5	46	4	36.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
JB Gannon	18.0x8	2	77	4	36.00	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
WM Clark	24.0	6	65	4	36.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
GJ Cosier	9.0x8	1	26	2	36.00	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
JD Higgs	24.5	3	91	4	37.25	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
B Yardley	19.0	1	64	3	38.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
WM Clark	19.2x8	2	73	4	38.50	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
JR Thomson	19.7x8	1	76	4	39.75	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
WM Clark	20.7x8	6	62	4	41.75	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JR Thomson	21.0	6	84	3	42.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
JR Thomson	16.0x8	1	54	3	42.66	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
JR Thomson	16.0x8	2	78	3	42.66	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
B Yardley	29.0	17	35	4	43.50	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JB Gannon	16.6x8	1	84	3	44.66	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
B Yardley	30.2	15	40	4	45.50	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
JR Thomson	23.0	8	64	3	46.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
JR Thomson	24.0x8	1	101	4	48.00	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
WM Clark	24.0	6	65	3	48.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
GJ Cosier	12.7x8	2	58	2	51.50	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
WM Clark	26.0x8	1	101	4	52.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
WM Clark	34.4	4	124	4	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
JR Thomson	27.0x8	8	83	4	54.00	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
JB Gannon	14.0x8	2	47	2	56.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
JD Higgs	19.0	3	47	2	57.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JD Higgs	28.4	10	67	3	57.33	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
WM Clark	29.0x8	3	96	4	58.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
IW Callen	22.0x8	-	83	3	58.66	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
B Yardley	30.0	6	96	3	60.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
AG Hurst	15.0x8	3	50	2	60.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
WM Clark	21.0	4	62	2	63.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
JR Thomson	22.0	4	61	2	66.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
WM Clark	17.0x8	-	95	2	68.00	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
WM Clark	18.0x8	1	83	2	72.00	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
WM Clark	24.0	3	77	2	72.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
WM Clark	21.0x8	3	66	2	84.00	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
B Yardley	43.0x8	6	134	4	86.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JR Thomson	21.5x8	3	65	2	86.50	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
IW Callen	33.0x8	5	108	3	88.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JB Gannon	22.0x8	4	88	2	88.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
WM Clark	29.0x8	6	79	2	116.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Colombo Cricket Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 177/8 (69.0 ov, RPN Priyadarshana 14*, DS Thilakaratne 16*, D Ranatunga 1/37)

Badureliya Sports Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group B, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 258/7 (67.0 ov, T Prashan 21*, P Jayawickrama 7*, PM Pushpakumara 3/80)

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 328/7 (104.2 ov, KVA Adikari 50*, RS Fernando 4/112) - Lunch