Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Best strike rates For The Ashes

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
W Bates (ENG)	1882-1887	10	296.0	136	1184	411	31	7/28	13.25	2.08	38.19	1	4	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2026	27	896.2	143	5378	3273	128	7/58	25.57	3.65	42.01	4	6	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	-	224	2030	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	0
W Barnes (ENG)	1882-1890	18	-	256	2102	706	49	6/28	14.40	2.01	42.89	1	3	0
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	-	326	3310	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.98	2	5	3
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2026	10	288.0	61	1728	902	40	6/7	22.55	3.13	43.20	2	1	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2015	19	627.3	117	3765	2246	87	7/40	25.81	3.57	43.27	3	5	0
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	6	252.5	40	1517	867	35	6/60	24.77	3.42	43.34	6	1	0
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	12	412.1	106	2473	1176	57	7/117	20.63	2.85	43.38	0	4	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	20	727.3	150	4365	2311	97	6/91	23.82	3.17	45.00	7	2	0
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2015	7	210.5	27	1265	851	28	6/79	30.39	4.03	45.17	0	2	0
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2025	7	236.0	48	1416	690	31	6/45	22.25	2.92	45.67	0	3	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1995	16	639.4	104	3838	2145	84	8/97	25.53	3.35	45.69	3	8	1
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	12	-	100	1973	883	43	7/71	20.53	2.68	45.88	2	5	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2007	30	1213.2	331	7280	3286	157	8/38	20.92	2.70	46.36	7	10	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1983	11	-	94	2629	952	56	6/74	17.00	2.17	46.94	3	5	2
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	17	786.1	192	4717	2117	100	6/47	21.17	2.69	47.17	2	11	1
JN Crawford (ENG)	1907-1908	5	237.4	36	1426	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	0	3	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2023	18	602.1	125	3613	1974	76	5/30	25.97	3.27	47.53	2	3	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	7	241.2	65	1448	619	30	4/72	20.63	2.56	48.26	1	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1991	9	378.5	93	2273	959	47	7/51	20.40	2.53	48.36	5	2	1
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1938	6	243.1	41	1459	741	30	6/142	24.70	3.04	48.63	1	3	0
G Ulyett (ENG)	1884-1890	15	-	184	1508	566	31	7/36	18.25	2.25	48.64	2	1	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1985	20	-	160	4759	2318	97	6/46	23.89	2.92	49.06	8	5	0
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2025	12	338.3	62	2031	1171	41	6/37	28.56	3.45	49.53	0	2	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	18	536.5	123	3221	1887	65	7/37	29.03	3.51	49.55	2	3	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1997	7	252.5	59	1517	689	30	6/71	22.96	2.72	50.56	0	3	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	15	-	204	4010	1444	79	10/53	18.27	2.16	50.75	5	5	2
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1909	9	347.3	99	2085	877	41	6/44	21.39	2.52	50.85	2	3	1
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	31	-	335	4941	1994	97	6/45	20.55	2.42	50.93	3	7	3
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	12	544.4	108	3268	1620	64	5/28	25.31	2.97	51.06	5	5	0
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	-	191	4498	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
C Green (AUS)	2021-2026	13	188.1	31	1129	723	22	3/21	32.86	3.84	51.31	0	0	0
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	-	444	5216	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1887	13	762.2	318	3050	1179	59	7/44	19.98	2.31	51.69	6	3	2
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	16	577.2	63	3464	1916	67	7/148	28.59	3.31	51.70	3	6	0
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	199.1	58	1195	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.95	1	2	1
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	5	277.3	42	1665	780	32	7/90	24.37	2.81	52.03	1	4	2
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1983	31	-	174	6466	2998	123	8/43	24.37	2.78	52.56	4	7	0
JB Iverson (AUS)	1950-1951	5	138.4	29	1108	320	21	6/27	15.23	1.73	52.76	2	1	0
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2001	17	651.3	124	3909	2280	74	6/49	30.81	3.49	52.82	2	4	0
GE Palmer (AUS)	1882-1886	11	609.1	247	2437	894	46	7/65	19.43	2.20	52.97	3	4	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	-	234	5790	2616	109	8/68	24.00	2.71	53.11	6	6	1
FR Brown (ENG)	1950-1953	6	-	23	1184	524	22	5/49	23.81	2.65	53.81	3	1	0
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	8	-	23	1724	810	32	7/27	25.31	2.81	53.87	1	2	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	20	958.1	262	5749	2288	106	7/60	21.58	2.38	54.23	1	12	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2023	40	1388.2	278	8330	4431	153	8/15	28.96	3.19	54.44	6	8	1
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2010-2013	7	236.1	59	1417	717	26	4/50	27.57	3.03	54.50	1	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2003	6	354.2	68	2126	964	39	7/50	24.71	2.72	54.51	2	3	1
EG Arnold (ENG)	1903-1905	8	227.3	47	1365	689	25	4/28	27.56	3.02	54.60	2	0	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1982	24	-	302	6998	2858	128	7/89	22.32	2.45	54.67	8	7	2
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2026	29	510.4	77	3064	1974	56	6/36	35.25	3.86	54.71	0	3	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-1998	7	237.1	59	1423	666	26	5/46	25.61	2.80	54.73	1	1	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-2005	6	182.3	35	1095	670	20	7/36	33.50	3.67	54.75	1	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2007	36	1792.5	488	10757	4535	195	8/71	23.25	2.52	55.16	15	11	4
FS Trueman (ENG)	1953-1964	19	-	83	4361	1999	79	6/30	25.30	2.75	55.20	6	5	1
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	8	315.4	76	1894	742	34	6/91	21.82	2.35	55.70	2	3	0
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	-	448	7895	2945	141	8/65	20.88	2.23	55.99	8	9	3
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	21	910.0	196	5460	2763	97	7/81	28.48	3.03	56.28	3	7	1
AJY Hopkins (AUS)	1902-1909	17	197.1	47	1183	581	21	4/81	27.66	2.94	56.33	1	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1989	32	-	232	7252	3590	128	6/95	28.04	2.97	56.65	7	7	1
K Farnes (ENG)	1934-1938	8	-	58	2153	1065	38	6/96	28.02	2.96	56.65	3	3	1
A Fielder (ENG)	1904-1908	6	248.3	42	1491	711	26	6/82	27.34	2.86	57.34	3	1	0
MJ Leach (ENG)	2019-2022	7	175.3	23	1053	631	18	4/49	35.05	3.59	58.50	2	0	0
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	-	216	6728	2559	114	7/63	22.44	2.28	59.01	3	6	0
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	24	790.0	190	4740	2385	80	6/54	29.81	3.01	59.25	4	4	0
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	7	209.0	62	1254	565	21	3/55	26.90	2.70	59.71	0	0	0
W Voce (ENG)	1932-1947	11	-	56	2450	1128	41	6/41	27.51	2.76	59.75	3	1	1
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	18	-	153	3586	1757	60	7/88	29.28	2.93	59.76	2	3	1
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	-	353	6895	2860	115	7/17	24.86	2.48	59.95	1	9	2
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	8	331.5	42	1991	1060	33	5/32	32.12	3.19	60.33	3	2	0
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	18	-	90	5201	2935	86	9/121	34.12	3.38	60.47	4	6	2
TR McKibbin (AUS)	1895-1898	5	-	41	1032	496	17	3/35	29.17	2.88	60.70	0	0	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1968-1975	20	-	168	5073	2126	83	7/40	25.61	2.51	61.12	5	4	0
MG Hughes (AUS)	1986-1993	20	764.2	183	4586	2269	75	5/92	30.25	2.96	61.14	5	1	0
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	11	-	209	2936	1070	48	6/41	22.29	2.18	61.16	4	4	1
GR Dilley (ENG)	1981-1989	9	359.1	74	2155	1104	35	5/68	31.54	3.07	61.57	2	1	0
G Giffen (AUS)	1882-1896	26	-	427	6292	2737	101	7/117	27.09	2.60	62.29	7	7	1
CH Parkin (ENG)	1920-1921	9	333.1	50	1999	1090	32	5/38	34.06	3.27	62.46	1	2	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2006	12	366.4	57	2200	1334	35	7/109	38.11	3.63	62.85	2	1	0
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2007	18	653.3	101	3921	2518	62	4/47	40.61	3.85	63.24	3	0	0
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	15	675.3	120	4053	1912	64	6/32	29.87	2.83	63.32	3	3	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2025	32	1218.3	264	7311	3393	115	6/49	29.50	2.78	63.57	7	2	0
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2023	15	488.0	100	2928	1599	46	5/62	34.76	3.27	63.65	2	1	0
FJ Laver (AUS)	1899-1909	15	-	121	2361	964	37	8/31	26.05	2.44	63.81	0	2	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	18	681.3	107	4089	2560	64	7/94	40.00	3.75	63.89	1	4	1
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2009	14	459.5	68	2759	1553	43	5/78	36.11	3.37	64.16	3	2	0
EL McCormick (AUS)	1936-1938	7	-	26	1356	661	21	4/101	31.47	2.92	64.57	1	0	0
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1937	13	-	58	2783	1603	43	5/36	37.27	3.45	64.72	3	1	0
GHS Trott (AUS)	1888-1898	24	-	47	1891	1019	29	4/71	35.13	3.23	65.20	1	0	0
AG Hurst (AUS)	1978-1979	6	204.2	44	1634	577	25	5/28	23.08	2.11	65.36	2	1	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	29	-	225	5717	1949	87	7/60	22.40	2.04	65.71	6	3	1
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1893-1905	20	-	77	1587	799	24	5/52	33.29	3.02	66.12	1	1	0
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1925	17	-	53	2318	1227	35	5/46	35.05	3.17	66.22	1	1	0
G Miller (ENG)	1977-1983	13	-	111	2587	790	39	5/44	20.25	1.83	66.33	1	1	0
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	8	-	51	1992	898	30	5/86	29.93	2.70	66.40	1	1	0
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2026	39	255.1	32	1531	923	23	2/9	40.13	3.61	66.56	0	0	0
RG Barlow (ENG)	1882-1887	11	434.3	233	1739	528	26	7/40	20.30	1.82	66.88	0	2	0
C White (ENG)	2001-2002	7	168.5	21	1013	721	15	5/127	48.06	4.27	67.53	1	1	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]