Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - England

Players - England

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JG Thomas	16.1	2	70	4	24.25	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
IT Botham	24.1	3	71	5	29.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
JE Emburey	10.0	1	36	2	30.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
JE Emburey	27.0	5	78	5	32.40	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
NA Foster	19.0	0	76	3	38.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
RM Ellison	33.0	12	78	5	39.60	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
JE Emburey	27.0	10	62	3	54.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
IT Botham	19.0	4	67	2	57.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
JG Thomas	20.0	4	86	2	60.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
NA Foster	24.0	3	68	2	72.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
RM Ellison	24.3	3	114	2	73.50	England	v West Indies	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
NA Foster	28.0	5	86	2	84.00	England	v West Indies	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
JG Thomas	28.5	6	82	2	86.50	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
PH Edmonds	30.0	5	98	2	90.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
JE Emburey	37.0	11	93	2	111.00	England	v West Indies	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
IT Botham	40.0	6	147	2	120.00	England	v West Indies	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045

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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:

Andhra vs Bengal at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy 3rd quarter final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 64/3 (24.0 ov, RK Bhui 18*, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 1*, Shahbaz Ahmed 1/11) - Stumps

Western Province vs Titans at Cape Town, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 26th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 19/1 (5.0 ov, KD Petersen 13*, N Brand 5*, D Paterson 1/10) - Stumps

Jammu & Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh at Indore, Ranji Trophy 2nd quarter final, Feb 6-9, 2026 [First-class]