Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RGD Willis	14.0	5	35	5	16.80	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
Sir RJ Hadlee	23.4	6	53	6	23.66	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
IT Botham	16.0	2	62	4	24.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
BL Cairns	33.2	14	74	7	28.57	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
RGD Willis	20.0	8	43	4	30.00	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
IT Botham	20.4	6	50	4	31.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
NGB Cook	26.0	11	35	5	31.20	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
EJ Chatfield	29.0	5	95	5	34.80	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
RGD Willis	23.3	6	57	4	35.25	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
NGB Cook	32.0	14	63	5	38.40	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.0	5	85	4	42.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
JG Bracewell	28.0	5	108	4	42.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
Sir RJ Hadlee	40.0	15	93	5	48.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
NGB Cook	50.0	22	87	4	75.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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:

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]