Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - England

Players - England

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
G Cook	3.5	-	18	2	11.50	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
JK Lever	6.0	2	19	2	18.00	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
PJW Allott	16.0	4	54	5	19.20	England XI	v North Zone	Jammu	16 Dec 1981	First-class
GR Dilley	13.0	1	47	4	19.50	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DL Underwood	21.1	7	64	6	21.16	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	21.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
GA Gooch	8.1	1	12	2	24.50	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	25.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RGD Willis	17.0	6	35	4	25.50	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
IT Botham	12.5	1	28	3	25.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
IT Botham	22.3	3	61	5	27.00	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
JE Emburey	14.0	1	43	3	28.00	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
JK Lever	19.0	7	57	4	28.50	England XI	v North Zone	Jammu	16 Dec 1981	First-class
PJW Allott	26.5	6	77	5	32.20	England XI	v East Zone	Jamshedpur	8 Jan 1982	First-class
DL Underwood	29.4	7	72	5	35.60	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
RGD Willis	12.0	4	28	2	36.00	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
DL Underwood	12.0	2	29	2	36.00	England XI	v Central Zone	Indore	22 Jan 1982	First-class
JE Emburey	25.0	6	72	4	37.50	England XI	v North Zone	Jammu	16 Dec 1981	First-class
JE Emburey	13.0	2	35	2	39.00	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IT Botham	28.0	6	72	4	42.00	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
JE Emburey	21.0	5	94	3	42.00	England XI	v Central Zone	Indore	22 Jan 1982	First-class
RGD Willis	14.0	3	28	2	42.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	43.20	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
JE Emburey	15.0	3	38	2	45.00	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
RGD Willis	23.0	5	75	3	46.00	England	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
JE Emburey	24.0	5	76	3	48.00	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
JE Emburey	24.0	8	71	3	48.00	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
IT Botham	16.0	4	30	2	48.00	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
JE Emburey	17.0	1	59	2	51.00	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
JE Emburey	17.0	6	33	2	51.00	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
JK Lever	19.0	2	83	2	57.00	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
RGD Willis	19.0	7	46	2	57.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DL Underwood	29.0	13	45	3	58.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
GR Dilley	29.0	3	93	3	58.00	England XI	v East Zone	Jamshedpur	8 Jan 1982	First-class
JE Emburey	23.0	7	67	2	69.00	England XI	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
JE Emburey	24.0	11	44	2	72.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
DL Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	75.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RGD Willis	26.0	3	99	2	78.00	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
IT Botham	27.0	8	63	2	81.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
RGD Willis	28.1	7	79	2	84.50	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
DL Underwood	43.0	21	88	3	86.00	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
JE Emburey	30.0	11	62	2	90.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
JK Lever	37.0	7	104	2	111.00	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
IT Botham	41.0	6	122	2	123.00	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
IT Botham	47.0	9	137	2	141.00	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DL Underwood	48.0	18	97	2	144.00	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914

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