Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records for Australia vs South Africa in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	252.2	80	1514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2023	10	326.3	66	1959	1131	49	6/54	23.08	3.46	39.97	4	3	1
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	8	342.3	89	2055	875	50	6/17	17.50	2.55	41.10	5	3	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2023	8	285.4	66	1714	792	41	6/79	19.31	2.77	41.80	2	3	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1931-1932	4	221.5	112	1331	296	31	6/18	9.54	1.33	42.93	2	3	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1912	10	304.4	34	1828	1138	42	6/92	27.09	3.73	43.52	2	4	1
RO Schwarz (SA)	1910-1912	7	210.4	20	1264	837	28	6/47	29.89	3.97	45.14	2	2	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2016	15	540.0	96	3240	1923	70	5/67	27.47	3.56	46.28	7	2	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2022	9	330.1	55	1981	1212	42	6/154	28.85	3.67	47.16	3	2	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2014	12	529.0	96	3174	1641	64	8/61	25.64	3.10	49.59	5	3	2
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1931-1936	10	652.1	248	3913	1199	77	7/40	15.57	1.83	50.81	2	8	4
EJ Barlow (SA)	1963-1970	14	-	67	1707	811	33	5/85	24.57	2.85	51.72	-	1	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2018	14	460.1	111	2761	1308	53	6/21	24.67	2.84	52.09	1	4	-
A Cotter (AUS)	1910-1911	5	194.5	23	1169	633	22	6/69	28.77	3.24	53.13	1	1	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	5	207.0	28	1242	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2016-2023	8	314.5	75	1889	903	34	6/89	26.55	2.86	55.55	2	1	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2006	4	167.2	43	1004	512	18	4/123	28.44	3.05	55.77	1	-	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	14	-	85	2968	1438	52	6/95	27.65	2.90	57.07	1	3	-
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2018	16	552.1	103	3313	1953	58	5/23	33.67	3.53	57.12	1	2	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2002	7	229.4	76	1378	654	24	5/54	27.25	2.84	57.41	-	1	-
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1912	7	207.1	31	1243	677	21	6/105	32.23	3.26	59.19	2	1	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1949-1953	8	229.3	31	1835	631	31	5/32	20.35	2.06	59.19	2	2	-
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2009	15	573.0	110	3438	2015	58	6/100	34.74	3.51	59.27	3	2	1
KR Miller (AUS)	1949-1953	9	225.1	34	1801	631	30	5/40	21.03	2.10	60.03	2	1	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1936	7	341.0	140	2046	634	34	5/20	18.64	1.85	60.17	3	2	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2006	24	1321.2	367	7928	3142	130	7/56	24.16	2.37	60.98	7	7	2
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	14	544.2	115	3266	1647	53	6/59	31.07	3.02	61.62	1	2	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2008	14	520.2	104	3122	1732	50	5/69	34.64	3.32	62.44	1	2	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	201.5	47	1613	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1949-1952	6	179.2	35	1434	519	22	5/34	23.59	2.17	65.18	-	1	-
A Nel (SA)	2002-2006	7	249.3	44	1497	793	22	4/81	36.04	3.17	68.04	2	-	-
C Kelleway (AUS)	1910-1912	8	170.3	34	1023	528	15	5/33	35.20	3.09	68.20	-	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-2012	28	572.5	113	3437	1878	50	3/22	37.56	3.27	68.74	-	-	-
PL Harris (SA)	2008-2009	6	276.4	45	1660	782	24	6/127	32.58	2.82	69.16	-	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1993-1994	6	243.3	59	1461	616	21	4/33	29.33	2.52	69.57	2	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	1997-2002	5	178.1	21	1069	590	15	4/102	39.33	3.31	71.26	1	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2006	17	680.2	223	4082	1558	57	6/86	27.33	2.29	71.61	1	2	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1993-1994	5	192.0	65	1152	418	16	5/80	26.12	2.17	72.00	1	1	-
MG Melle (SA)	1950-1953	6	198.5	14	1589	834	22	6/71	37.90	3.14	72.22	-	2	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	13	563.2	162	3380	1544	46	5/59	33.56	2.74	73.47	2	1	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1957-1958	5	131.0	15	1048	410	14	6/43	29.28	2.34	74.85	-	1	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1970	7	-	67	1990	788	26	6/47	30.30	2.37	76.53	-	2	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1994	6	281.0	70	1686	716	22	6/43	32.54	2.54	76.63	2	1	1
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1953	10	427.4	90	3420	1129	44	6/44	25.65	1.98	77.72	2	3	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1964	5	247.4	33	1980	833	25	7/91	33.32	2.52	79.20	2	2	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	13	517.0	116	4136	1413	52	5/49	27.17	2.04	79.53	4	5	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	18	744.5	162	4469	2207	56	5/130	39.41	2.96	79.80	-	1	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1970-1970	4	255.0	68	1530	740	19	5/125	38.94	2.90	80.52	1	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2023	9	295.4	43	1774	994	22	5/123	45.18	3.36	80.63	1	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2006	13	538.4	122	3232	1474	40	7/87	36.85	2.73	80.80	-	1	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1910-1912	8	190.1	20	1141	708	14	3/43	50.57	3.72	81.50	-	-	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1902-1911	8	234.3	19	1407	1008	17	4/129	59.29	4.29	82.76	1	-	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1964-1967	6	-	27	1502	635	18	6/139	35.27	2.53	83.44	-	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-2001	6	176.3	41	1059	514	12	4/67	42.83	2.91	88.25	1	-	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1963-1970	13	-	105	3745	1646	41	5/46	40.14	2.63	91.34	1	3	-
N Boje (SA)	2002-2006	6	184.3	30	1107	662	12	4/63	55.16	3.58	92.25	1	-	-
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1967	15	-	45	1218	533	13	2/10	41.00	2.62	93.69	-	-	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	15	753.3	179	6027	2208	64	7/23	34.50	2.19	94.17	2	4	1
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1911	8	206.4	43	1240	635	13	4/103	48.84	3.07	95.38	2	-	-
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1963	5	131.4	24	1052	361	11	5/125	32.81	2.05	95.63	-	1	-
NA Quinn (SA)	1931-1932	5	207.4	44	1246	511	13	4/42	39.30	2.46	95.84	1	-	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1970	18	-	259	5089	1462	53	6/53	27.58	1.72	96.01	-	2	-
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1966-1967	5	178.0	34	1068	528	11	5/97	48.00	2.96	97.09	-	1	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1949-1950	5	195.2	29	1562	623	16	4/105	38.93	2.39	97.62	1	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	6	248.0	53	1488	608	15	4/69	40.53	2.45	99.20	1	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1994-1998	9	250.0	49	1500	694	15	3/61	46.26	2.77	100.00	-	-	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1936	5	204.2	38	1226	532	12	4/85	44.33	2.60	102.16	2	-	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	5	226.1	60	1357	579	13	3/49	44.53	2.56	104.38	-	-	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1931-1932	5	177.0	29	1062	542	10	4/154	54.20	3.06	106.20	1	-	-
DT Ring (AUS)	1952-1953	5	184.1	30	1473	624	13	6/72	48.00	2.54	113.30	-	1	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1953	8	176.0	46	1408	494	11	4/41	44.90	2.10	128.00	1	-	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1921	14	194.2	33	1166	674	8	3/60	84.25	3.46	145.75	-	-	-
ARA Murray (SA)	1952-1953	4	129.2	30	1034	399	6	4/169	66.50	2.31	172.33	1	-	-
TBA May (AUS)	1993-1994	4	178.0	57	1068	397	6	2/26	66.16	2.23	178.00	-	-	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1949-1950	5	144.0	18	1152	536	5	2/90	107.20	2.79	230.40	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]