Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Best strike rates in an innings in 1956 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
OG Smith	1.5	1	1	2	5.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	11.11	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
MH Mankad	9.4	1	49	4	14.50	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
JC Alabaster	5.0	4	4	2	15.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
Ghulam Ahmed	20.3	6	49	7	17.57	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
RR Lindwall	22.5	9	43	7	19.57	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
HB Cave	13.1	9	21	4	19.75	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
S Ramadhin	21.2	13	23	6	21.33	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
DT Dewdney	19.5	11	21	5	23.80	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
WPA Crawford	12.0	3	28	3	24.00	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
TE Bailey	15.4x8	6	20	5	24.80	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
R Benaud	29.3	10	72	7	25.28	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
JW Burke	17.0	4	37	4	25.50	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	11	34	6	27.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
OG Smith	18.0	4	75	4	27.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
R Benaud	9.0	2	19	2	27.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
AL Valentine	22.4	11	32	5	27.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
KD Mackay	14.2	5	27	3	28.66	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
R Benaud	29.0	10	52	6	29.00	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
R Benaud	24.2	6	53	5	29.20	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
DD Beard	15.0	7	22	3	30.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
IWG Johnson	20.3	3	50	4	30.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	30.80	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
S Ramadhin	26.0	10	46	5	31.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
AR MacGibbon	21.0	5	44	4	31.50	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
R Appleyard	11.0	4	17	2	33.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
FS Trueman	28.0	2	90	5	33.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
RG Archer	28.2	7	53	5	34.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
RW Blair	22.5	5	90	4	34.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
DS Atkinson	40.0	21	53	7	34.28	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
NAT Adcock	13.0x8	1	33	3	34.66	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JC Laker	29.0	10	58	5	34.80	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
OG Smith	18.0	7	42	3	36.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
JC Laker	18.0	14	8	3	36.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
DS Atkinson	12.2	2	20	2	37.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
DS Atkinson	31.0	12	66	5	37.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
TE Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	37.25	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
Khan Mohammad	26.1	9	43	4	39.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
NAT Adcock	20.0x8	6	36	4	40.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
TE Bailey	15.0x8	5	33	3	40.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	40.75	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
KR Miller	34.1	9	72	5	41.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
Fazal Mahmood	48.0	17	80	7	41.14	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
HB Cave	27.3	17	22	4	41.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	41.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
JB Statham	21.0	8	33	3	42.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
KR Miller	36.0	12	80	5	43.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JC Laker	29.1	11	58	4	43.75	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
RG Archer	31.2	8	71	4	47.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
HJ Tayfield	17.6x8	5	40	3	47.33	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JC Laker	32.0	12	80	4	48.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JR Reid	24.0	7	68	3	48.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
KR Miller	33.0	5	69	4	49.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
RR Lindwall	25.2	12	32	3	50.66	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
PS Heine	19.0x8	7	41	3	50.66	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DT Dewdney	17.0	3	54	2	51.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
KR Miller	17.0	5	40	2	51.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
WPA Crawford	26.0	8	32	3	52.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
JB Statham	13.0x8	4	22	2	52.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JH Wardle	20.0x8	4	52	3	53.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
SP Gupte	36.3	14	73	4	54.75	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
SP Gupte	28.3	6	89	3	57.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
KR Miller	19.0	2	58	2	57.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
Ghulam Ahmed	29.0	5	81	3	58.00	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
JC Laker	29.1	10	47	3	58.33	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
SP Gupte	49.0	26	72	5	58.80	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
MH Mankad	40.0	14	65	4	60.00	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
KR Miller	40.0	7	91	4	60.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JB Statham	24.1x8	4	71	3	64.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
RR Lindwall	21.3	6	63	2	64.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JR Reid	32.5	8	85	3	65.66	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
AL Valentine	22.0	9	48	2	66.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
RR Lindwall	33.4	11	67	3	67.33	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
MH Mankad	45.0	15	90	4	67.50	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RG Archer	23.0	9	47	2	69.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
IWG Johnson	47.0	10	151	4	70.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
GAR Lock	36.0	16	61	3	72.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
AL Valentine	24.0	13	28	2	72.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
AR MacGibbon	24.0	4	75	2	72.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
S Ramadhin	36.2	17	58	3	72.66	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
GAR Lock	25.0	10	49	2	75.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
R Benaud	25.0	6	54	2	75.00	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
MH Mankad	25.0	4	56	2	75.00	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
SP Gupte	38.0	13	115	3	76.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
TL Goddard	28.5x8	9	51	3	76.33	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
HB Cave	26.0	12	47	2	78.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
GAR Lock	40.0	23	40	3	80.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
Khan Mohammad	40.5	13	69	3	81.66	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
R Benaud	42.0	9	89	3	84.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
AF Lissette	28.0	11	73	2	84.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
FS Trueman	28.0	6	54	2	84.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
OG Smith	29.0	15	27	2	87.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
JM Patel	45.0	23	63	3	90.00	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	6 Jan 1956	Test # 420
S Ramadhin	30.0	11	63	2	90.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
JC Laker	30.0	19	29	2	90.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
RG Archer	31.0	10	51	2	93.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
AR MacGibbon	33.0	9	81	2	99.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
RG Archer	50.0	24	68	3	100.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TE Bailey	34.0	12	72	2	102.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JB Statham	35.0	9	70	2	105.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426

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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:

England vs South Africa at Johannesburg, England tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 24-29, 1956 [Test # 434]

Australia vs India at Eden Gardens, Australia tour of India 3rd Test, Nov 2-6, 1956 [Test # 433]

India vs Australia at Brabourne, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Oct 26-31, 1956 [Test # 432]