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
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	18	-	364	3830	1205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	2	9	5
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	13	376.4	67	2260	1387	63	7/45	22.01	3.68	35.87	2	4	1
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2025	14	372.0	95	2232	1025	62	6/7	16.53	2.75	36.00	2	2	1
JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG)	1887-1892	9	-	251	2302	775	61	7/37	12.70	2.01	37.73	4	6	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1914	27	1312.1	356	7873	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.65	2	24	7
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	-	271	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	-
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	594.1	116	3565	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	33	-	386	5332	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	4	9	4
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	17	-	97	3452	1411	76	7/27	18.56	2.45	45.42	3	4	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1910	19	757.4	231	4546	1863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.46	2	9	4
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	71	2364.3	514	14187	6829	309	6/23	22.10	2.88	45.91	17	14	2
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	591.0	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	100	3182.2	606	19094	10863	402	6/9	27.02	3.41	47.49	20	16	2
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	18	470.1	78	2821	1666	59	6/53	28.23	3.54	47.81	2	3	-
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	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	-	522	15178	6625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17	3
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2024	20	632.4	159	3796	1742	76	5/49	22.92	2.75	49.94	4	3	-
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	15	504.2	82	3026	1671	60	6/60	27.85	3.31	50.43	7	1	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	27	956.0	258	5736	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5	-
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	-	191	4498	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
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
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	36	1068.4	190	6412	3800	125	6/79	30.40	3.55	51.29	6	5	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	58	1970.1	369	11821	6503	229	6/42	28.39	3.30	51.62	14	9	-
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	-	444	5216	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	19	-	77	3318	1758	64	6/32	27.46	3.17	51.84	2	1	-
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	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2025	76	2570.3	657	15423	7144	295	6/67	24.21	2.77	52.28	11	13	-
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1890	25	-	299	2627	1020	50	7/36	20.40	2.32	52.54	2	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	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	90	-	554	17357	8190	325	8/43	25.20	2.83	53.40	12	16	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	15	-	131	3655	1519	68	6/33	22.33	2.49	53.75	2	6	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	44	1872.5	365	11237	6038	208	8/108	29.02	3.22	54.02	9	12	2
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1948	25	-	116	4386	2379	81	7/80	29.37	3.25	54.14	3	5	1
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	11	407.5	108	2447	926	45	6/91	20.57	2.27	54.37	2	4	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	24	857.4	230	5146	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2	-
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2007-2013	12	483.4	114	2902	1431	53	6/48	27.00	2.95	54.75	2	2	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2006	71	2372.2	630	14234	6770	259	7/37	26.13	2.85	54.95	8	8	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2024	37	1090.4	196	6544	3621	119	6/37	30.42	3.31	54.99	3	5	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	20	688.1	153	4129	1942	75	5/30	25.89	2.82	55.05	3	3	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	27	1040.4	244	6244	2784	113	7/51	24.63	2.67	55.25	11	5	2
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	167	5616.2	1304	33698	16719	604	8/15	27.68	2.97	55.79	28	20	3
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	67	2318.1	493	13909	7564	248	7/61	30.50	3.26	56.08	13	7	1
JN Crawford (ENG)	1906-1908	12	367.1	61	2203	1150	39	5/48	29.48	3.13	56.48	-	3	-
AP Freeman (ENG)	1924-1929	12	-	142	3732	1707	66	7/71	25.86	2.74	56.54	3	5	3
MJ Potts (ENG)	2022-2024	10	340.1	78	2041	1060	36	4/13	29.44	3.11	56.69	2	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	188	6672.5	1730	40037	18627	704	7/42	26.45	2.79	56.87	32	32	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	-	788	21815	10878	383	8/34	28.40	2.99	56.95	17	27	4
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	71	2764.2	579	16586	8332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14	2
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2025	115	2193.2	379	13160	7278	230	6/22	31.64	3.31	57.21	9	5	-
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	-
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	1129.1	452	4517	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	15	-	194	4112	1473	71	6/91	20.74	2.14	57.91	6	2	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	62	2259.4	501	13558	6999	234	7/46	29.91	3.09	57.94	9	13	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1994	53	2047.3	499	12285	6017	212	8/87	28.38	2.93	57.94	14	7	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	62	1869.5	417	11219	5686	192	6/17	29.61	3.04	58.43	5	5	1
EL McCormick (AUS)	1935-1938	12	-	50	2107	1079	36	4/101	29.97	3.07	58.52	1	-	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	37	1279.4	264	7678	3906	131	7/43	29.81	3.05	58.61	9	5	-
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	19	-	161	3754	1857	64	7/88	29.01	2.96	58.65	2	3	1
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1965	10	362.0	87	2172	941	37	5/57	25.43	2.59	58.70	3	2	-
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
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1989	41	1365.2	279	8192	4107	138	6/38	29.76	3.00	59.36	11	6	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	62	2198.4	426	13192	7091	222	7/12	31.94	3.22	59.42	11	8	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	49	-	415	12021	5387	202	7/40	26.66	2.68	59.50	12	8	1
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
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	2558.1	493	15349	7642	255	6/65	29.96	2.98	60.19	14	17	3
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	21	-	140	4433	1951	73	7/46	26.72	2.64	60.72	3	3	1
JT Hearne (ENG)	1892-1899	12	-	211	2976	1082	49	6/41	22.08	2.18	60.73	4	4	1
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2010	22	802.0	188	4812	2231	79	7/47	28.24	2.78	60.91	5	5	1
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	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	46	1812.4	439	10876	4836	177	8/53	27.32	2.66	61.44	5	13	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	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2025	15	523.2	108	3140	1562	51	6/45	30.62	2.98	61.56	-	3	-
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2025	19	699.5	53	4199	2652	68	6/81	39.00	3.78	61.75	2	4	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	46	1853.0	386	11118	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11	2
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	21	-	115	6119	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6	2
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	68	2101.4	293	12610	7612	204	6/53	37.31	3.62	61.81	13	5	1
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1981	46	-	311	8858	4020	143	7/50	28.11	2.72	61.94	7	4	-
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
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	46	-	674	12027	4101	193	10/53	21.24	2.04	62.31	13	9	3
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1925	23	-	66	2812	1486	45	5/46	33.02	3.17	62.48	2	1	-
MS Nichols (ENG)	1930-1939	14	-	97	2565	1152	41	6/35	28.09	2.69	62.56	1	2	-
C Green (AUS)	2020-2025	32	365.0	63	2190	1236	35	5/27	35.31	3.38	62.57	-	1	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]