Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs Australia

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1986/87 - vs Australia

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	16.0	4	41	5	19.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
GC Small	22.4	7	48	5	27.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
GR Dilley	25.4	7	68	5	30.80	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
PAJ DeFreitas	17.0	2	62	3	34.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GR Dilley	24.4	4	79	4	37.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
PH Edmonds	19.4	5	45	3	39.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
JE Emburey	46.0	15	78	7	39.42	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GC Small	33.0	11	75	5	39.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GC Small	15.0	3	40	2	45.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
IT Botham	16.0	1	58	2	48.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
PAJ DeFreitas	16.0	5	32	2	48.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
JE Emburey	42.5	14	80	5	51.40	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
JE Emburey	20.0	5	43	2	60.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
PH Edmonds	21.0	4	55	2	63.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
PH Edmonds	34.0	5	79	3	68.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GR Dilley	23.5	5	67	2	71.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
JE Emburey	43.0	9	110	2	129.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
PH Edmonds	43.0	16	79	2	129.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
PH Edmonds	52.0	14	134	2	156.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060

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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

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