Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Best strike rates for Australia in Tests

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2025	14	372.0	95	2232	1025	62	6/7	16.53	2.75	36.00	2	2	1
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	21	577.2	117	3464	1965	88	6/61	22.32	3.40	39.36	4	3	-
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	-	224	2030	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	-
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	594.1	116	3565	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	71	2364.3	514	14187	6829	309	6/23	22.10	2.88	45.91	17	14	2
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2005	13	394.0	55	2364	1512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	3	2	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	2930.4	614	17584	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	19	22	4
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	100	3182.2	606	19094	10863	402	6/9	27.02	3.41	47.49	20	16	2
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	12	400.1	78	2401	1296	50	5/28	25.92	3.23	48.02	1	2	-
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	21	660.3	142	3963	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	15	-	51	2661	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	2	3	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	1027.3	211	6165	2913	125	8/29	23.30	2.83	49.32	7	3	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	27	956.0	258	5736	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	2194.5	576	13169	5433	259	6/56	20.97	2.47	50.84	18	7	-
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	-	459	12680	5898	249	8/92	23.68	2.79	50.92	11	13	2
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	2666.5	514	16001	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12	3
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	28	804.5	109	4829	2874	93	5/24	30.90	3.57	51.92	4	5	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	4874.4	1470	29248	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29	3
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	70	-	652	18467	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23	7
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	21	772.1	86	4633	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	43	1401.1	288	8407	3909	161	6/40	24.27	2.78	52.21	6	6	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2025	76	2570.3	657	15423	7144	295	6/67	24.21	2.77	52.28	11	13	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2025	85	2490.4	540	14944	7729	284	6/48	27.21	3.10	52.61	14	11	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1985	51	-	301	10535	5601	200	6/46	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1982	14	567.1	112	3403	1668	64	5/59	26.06	2.94	53.17	4	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	76	2755.1	547	16531	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	44	1872.5	365	11237	6038	208	8/108	29.02	3.22	54.02	9	12	2
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	-	312	10421	5066	192	7/69	26.38	2.91	54.27	11	9	1
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	40	1123.4	173	6742	4150	124	5/27	33.46	3.69	54.37	3	2	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	3683.5	1001	22103	8501	405	8/45	20.99	2.30	54.57	21	22	3
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	24	857.4	230	5146	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2006	71	2372.2	630	14234	6770	259	7/37	26.13	2.85	54.95	8	8	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	20	688.1	153	4129	1942	75	5/30	25.89	2.82	55.05	3	3	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	47	-	382	11135	5174	202	7/54	25.61	2.78	55.12	8	11	2
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	27	1040.4	244	6244	2784	113	7/51	24.63	2.67	55.25	11	5	2
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1998	26	855.2	158	5132	2785	92	6/66	30.27	3.25	55.78	4	4	1
JA Warrican (WI)	2015-2025	21	679.2	100	4076	2063	73	7/32	28.26	3.03	55.83	6	2	1
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2023	59	1563.1	269	9379	5348	166	8/62	32.21	3.42	56.50	5	6	1
R Gilchrist (WI)	1957-1959	13	537.5	124	3227	1521	57	6/55	26.68	2.82	56.61	5	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	71	2764.2	579	16586	8332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14	2
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	32	-	452	8099	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	8	9	3
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	6784.1	1761	40705	17995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	57.49	48	37	10
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2003	19	556.1	111	3337	1870	58	5/60	32.24	3.36	57.53	3	1	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	5003.1	1144	30019	12688	519	7/37	24.44	2.53	57.84	32	22	3
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	1129.1	452	4517	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1994	53	2047.3	499	12285	6017	212	8/87	28.38	2.93	57.94	14	7	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	55	1600.2	183	9602	6249	165	7/87	37.87	3.90	58.19	3	12	-
KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1976	21	-	99	3501	1801	60	6/77	30.01	3.08	58.35	3	2	1
EL McCormick (AUS)	1935-1938	12	-	50	2107	1079	36	4/101	29.97	3.07	58.52	1	-	-
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	19	-	161	3754	1857	64	7/88	29.01	2.96	58.65	2	3	1
FA Rose (WI)	1997-2000	19	520.4	101	3124	1637	53	7/84	30.88	3.14	58.94	2	2	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1982	11	412.5	81	2477	1170	42	5/126	27.85	2.83	58.97	3	1	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	42	-	361	7159	3025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	1	9	2
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	18	681.5	163	4091	1805	69	5/32	26.15	2.64	59.28	2	3	1
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2016	46	1292.5	258	7757	4480	130	6/47	34.46	3.46	59.66	5	4	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	61	-	419	13650	5251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.86	8	12	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	41	1696.5	432	10181	4616	170	6/47	27.15	2.72	59.88	5	14	1
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1969	28	-	177	5631	2683	94	6/36	28.54	2.85	59.90	2	5	-
HC Griffith (WI)	1928-1933	13	443.5	89	2663	1243	44	6/103	28.25	2.80	60.52	2	2	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1995	21	615.4	136	3694	1648	61	4/46	27.01	2.67	60.55	2	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	139	5750.2	1089	34502	16942	562	8/50	30.14	2.94	61.39	26	24	5
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	27	1013.0	258	6078	2822	99	5/75	28.50	2.78	61.39	7	2	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	55	-	337	10461	3906	170	7/60	22.97	2.24	61.53	8	7	1
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	35	1067.1	279	6403	2804	104	6/71	26.96	2.62	61.56	3	5	-
WW Davis (WI)	1983-1988	15	462.1	53	2773	1472	45	4/19	32.71	3.18	61.62	2	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	46	1853.0	386	11118	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11	2
LN Constantine (WI)	1928-1939	18	-	125	3583	1746	58	5/75	30.10	2.92	61.77	4	2	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	21	-	115	6119	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6	2
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	-	434	6391	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	38	-	230	7633	3503	123	6/74	28.47	2.75	62.05	7	6	2
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	44	-	431	11587	3819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.29	6	14	2
C Green (AUS)	2020-2025	32	365.0	63	2190	1236	35	5/27	35.31	3.38	62.57	-	1	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	67	2317.5	615	13907	6777	221	6/54	30.66	2.92	62.92	8	8	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-2006	38	1190.0	245	7140	3716	113	7/36	32.88	3.12	63.18	4	4	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	782.3	328	4695	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4	2
WM Clark (AUS)	1977-1979	10	-	63	2793	1265	44	4/46	28.75	2.71	63.47	7	-	-
SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)	2014-2017	9	371.2	68	2228	1029	35	6/35	29.40	2.77	63.65	-	2	1
FJ Laver (AUS)	1899-1909	15	-	121	2361	964	37	8/31	26.05	2.44	63.81	-	2	-
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1970	11	-	58	2183	1128	34	4/52	33.17	3.10	64.20	4	-	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1992	10	364.0	92	2184	953	34	6/58	28.02	2.61	64.23	3	1	-
RD King (WI)	1999-2005	19	573.4	119	3442	1733	53	5/51	32.69	3.02	64.94	5	1	-
TL Best (WI)	2003-2013	25	619.2	80	3716	2291	57	6/40	40.19	3.69	65.19	2	2	-
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	-	138	5582	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4	-
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2006	32	1160.4	221	6964	3671	106	6/53	34.63	3.16	65.69	7	3	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2004	38	1450.4	268	8704	4398	131	5/71	33.57	3.03	66.44	7	2	-
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2004-2010	17	700.0	143	4200	2204	63	5/53	34.98	3.14	66.66	-	2	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	12	-	155	3140	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88	66.80	2	4	1
S Shillingford (WI)	2010-2014	16	782.2	122	4694	2419	70	6/49	34.55	3.09	67.05	3	6	2
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	11	480.5	90	2885	1431	43	5/32	33.27	2.97	67.09	3	2	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1936	37	-	736	14513	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21	7
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1981	74	-	79	3295	1425	49	5/66	29.08	2.59	67.24	3	1	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2007	30	1056.1	245	6337	3004	93	7/57	32.30	2.84	68.13	3	4	1
V Permaul (WI)	2012-2022	9	352.2	46	2114	1183	31	5/35	38.16	3.35	68.19	-	1	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2014-2024	46	580.3	92	3483	2061	51	5/46	40.41	3.55	68.29	1	1	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1981-1992	12	445.2	90	2672	1325	39	7/27	33.97	2.97	68.51	2	2	1
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2018	36	1344.3	174	8067	4350	117	8/49	37.17	3.23	68.94	8	4	1

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]