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
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
CEH Croft	9.1	5	15	4	13.75	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
RGD Willis	7.0x8	2	14	4	14.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
Sir RJ Hadlee	13.3x8	4	26	6	17.83	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
BS Chandrasekhar	14.1x8	2	52	6	18.83	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
AME Roberts	16.2	3	56	5	19.60	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
KD Ghavri	10.5x8	2	45	4	21.25	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
BS Bedi	13.7x8	3	55	5	22.20	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
J Garner	15.0	3	56	4	22.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
RGD Willis	15.0x8	2	32	5	24.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
J Garner	16.1	2	65	4	24.25	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
JR Thomson	16.2	1	56	4	24.50	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
BS Chandrasekhar	20.0x8	3	52	6	26.66	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
CEH Croft	18.0	3	47	4	27.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
AME Roberts	18.0	5	50	4	27.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
N Phillip	18.0	-	75	4	27.00	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
BS Chandrasekhar	15.0x8	3	30	4	30.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
S Madan Lal	19.0x8	2	72	5	30.40	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
TJ Laughlin	25.4	4	101	5	30.80	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
Abdul Qadir	24.0x8	8	44	6	32.00	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
BS Bedi	16.1x8	5	58	4	32.25	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
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
JD Higgs	24.5	3	91	4	37.25	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
PH Edmonds	33.0x8	7	66	7	37.71	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
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
IT Botham	24.7x8	6	73	5	39.80	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
CM Old	30.0x8	11	54	6	40.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
BS Bedi	20.0x8	3	53	4	40.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
WM Clark	20.7x8	6	62	4	41.75	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
B Yardley	29.0	17	35	4	43.50	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
SL Boock	28.3x8	4	67	5	45.40	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
B Yardley	30.2	15	40	4	45.50	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
BS Chandrasekhar	29.4x8	-	136	5	47.20	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JR Thomson	24.0x8	1	101	4	48.00	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
BS Bedi	30.2x8	6	105	5	48.40	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
BS Bedi	31.0x8	6	89	5	49.60	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
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
IT Botham	34.0x8	4	109	5	54.40	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.0x8	5	74	4	56.00	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
WM Clark	29.0x8	3	96	4	58.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
EAS Prasanna	29.0x8	11	51	4	58.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
RR Jumadeen	38.4	6	72	4	58.00	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
Sarfraz Nawaz	34.0x8	11	68	4	68.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
PH Edmonds	34.0x8	11	38	4	68.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
RO Collinge	38.0x8	9	98	4	76.00	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
Abdul Qadir	40.1x8	9	81	4	80.25	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
B Yardley	43.0x8	6	134	4	86.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
Sir RJ Hadlee	43.0x8	10	147	4	86.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818

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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]