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
JB Statham	21.0	3	53	5	25.20	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
FS Trueman	22.0	5	58	5	26.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
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
DA Allen	30.0	6	133	4	45.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
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
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

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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]