Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Best strike rates in an innings in 1961 in Tests

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
FS Trueman	15.5	5	30	6	15.83	England	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
RB Simpson	11.4	4	23	4	17.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
PM Pollock	20.3	8	38	6	20.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GB Lawrence	30.3	12	53	8	22.87	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
JB Statham	21.0	3	53	5	25.20	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
RC Motz	17.0	2	68	4	25.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
FS Trueman	22.0	5	58	5	26.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
JC Alabaster	17.5	2	59	4	26.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
SA Durani	23.2	8	47	5	28.00	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
FM Misson	14.0x8	3	58	4	28.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
AK Davidson	24.3	6	42	5	29.40	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
VB Ranjane	21.0	2	76	4	31.50	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
R Benaud	32.0	11	70	6	32.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
AK Davidson	21.6x8	4	80	5	34.80	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
GD McKenzie	29.0	13	37	5	34.80	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
CG Borde	25.0	8	65	4	37.50	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
KA Walter	25.3	6	63	4	38.25	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
AK Davidson	24.7x8	4	84	5	39.80	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
RB Desai	27.0	3	88	4	40.50	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
DA Allen	34.0	13	67	5	40.80	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
LR Gibbs	26.0x8	5	66	5	41.60	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RB Desai	28.0	5	102	4	42.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
R Benaud	27.0x8	5	96	5	43.20	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RB Desai	28.5	4	66	4	43.25	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
KD Mackay	29.0	10	57	4	43.50	Australia	v England	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
FJ Cameron	36.2	9	83	5	43.60	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
DA Allen	30.0	6	133	4	45.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
VV Kumar	37.5	21	64	5	45.40	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
R Benaud	23.0x8	3	86	4	46.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
Mohammad Munaf	31.1	15	42	4	46.75	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
SP Gupte	40.0	12	90	5	48.00	India	v England	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
AL Valentine	24.2x8	6	67	4	48.50	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
AL Valentine	25.2x8	7	86	4	50.50	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
FS Trueman	34.0	3	118	4	51.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
AK Davidson	34.1	8	83	4	51.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
AK Davidson	47.0	23	63	5	56.40	Australia	v England	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
DA Allen	38.0	25	58	4	57.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
LR Gibbs	35.6x8	4	97	5	57.20	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
DA Allen	43.2	16	95	4	65.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
GAR Lock	45.0	22	74	4	67.50	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
GAR Lock	46.0	15	111	4	69.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
GS Sobers	44.0x8	7	120	5	70.40	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
DA Allen	47.0	18	87	4	70.50	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
LR Gibbs	38.4x8	18	74	4	77.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
RG Nadkarni	52.4	38	43	4	79.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
KD Mackay	68.0	21	121	5	81.60	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
Haseeb Ahsan	84.0	19	202	6	84.00	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
R Benaud	44.0x8	14	113	4	88.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502

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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:

India vs England at Eden Gardens, England tour of India 4th Test, Dec 30, 1961 - Jan 4, 1962 [Test # 518]

South Africa vs New Zealand at Johannesburg, New Zealand tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1961 [Test # 517]

India vs England at Delhi, England tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 13-18, 1961 [Test # 516]