Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1990	13	1.0	-	6	6	1	1/6	6.00	6.00	6.00	-	-	-
BAG Murray (NZ)	1968-1969	7	1.0	1	6	-	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	6.00	-	-	-
Raqibul Hasan (BAN)	2010-2010	2	1.0	1	6	-	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	6.00	-	-	-
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	30	2.0	-	12	6	1	1/6	6.00	3.00	12.00	-	-	-
DW Hookes (AUS)	1985-1985	2	2.0	-	12	4	1	1/4	4.00	2.00	12.00	-	-	-
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1971-1971	3	2.0	-	12	9	1	1/9	9.00	4.50	12.00	-	-	-
PE Richardson (ENG)	1961-1962	5	6.0	3	36	10	2	2/10	5.00	1.66	18.00	-	-	-
N Burger (SA)	2023-2024	2	37.4	9	226	154	11	4/33	14.00	4.08	20.54	1	-	-
K Thomson (NZ)	1968-1968	2	3.3	1	21	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.57	21.00	-	-	-
S van Zyl (SA)	2015-2015	3	4.0	1	24	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.25	24.00	-	-	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2004-2004	1	25.0	3	150	96	6	5/31	16.00	3.84	25.00	-	1	-
LA King (WI)	1962-1962	1	32.0	7	192	64	7	5/46	9.14	2.00	27.42	-	1	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2002	2	56.1	16	337	196	12	4/33	16.33	3.48	28.08	2	-	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2010-2010	1	24.0	2	144	81	5	3/32	16.20	3.37	28.80	-	-	-
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1946-1946	1	19.2	4	116	68	4	4/68	17.00	3.51	29.00	1	-	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1936	3	100.0	19	600	330	20	7/80	16.50	3.30	30.00	-	3	1
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2018-2018	1	10.0	1	60	40	2	2/25	20.00	4.00	30.00	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1999	22	10.0	2	60	16	2	1/6	8.00	1.60	30.00	-	-	-
MR Bynoe (WI)	1966-1967	3	5.0	4	30	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.00	30.00	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG)	1979-1990	24	5.0	-	30	15	1	1/1	15.00	3.00	30.00	-	-	-
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1987-1987	5	5.0	2	30	7	1	1/7	7.00	1.40	30.00	-	-	-
SD Udal (ENG)	2006-2006	1	25.2	5	152	67	5	4/14	13.40	2.64	30.40	1	-	-
P Jayawickrama (SL)	2022-2022	1	36.1	5	217	159	7	4/78	22.71	4.39	31.00	1	-	-
N Deonarine (WI)	2013-2013	1	11.0	-	66	45	2	2/45	22.50	4.09	33.00	-	-	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1959	9	297.2	78	1784	787	53	8/31	14.84	2.64	33.66	5	2	-
OP Stone (ENG)	2021-2021	1	22.4	6	136	68	4	3/47	17.00	3.00	34.00	-	-	-
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2024	5	137.4	34	826	445	24	4/31	18.54	3.23	34.41	3	-	-
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2021	17	11.4	3	70	33	2	2/4	16.50	2.82	35.00	-	-	-
DB Close (ENG)	1959-1967	4	76.4	21	460	197	13	4/35	15.15	2.56	35.38	2	-	-
DJ Brown (ENG)	1967-1967	2	36.0	12	216	89	6	3/17	14.83	2.47	36.00	-	-	-
Anwar Hussain (PAK)	1952-1952	4	6.0	1	36	29	1	1/25	29.00	4.83	36.00	-	-	-
GT Dowling (NZ)	1965-1969	11	6.0	2	36	19	1	1/19	19.00	3.16	36.00	-	-	-
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1971-1982	19	6.0	2	36	20	1	1/6	20.00	3.33	36.00	-	-	-
JM Parks (ENG)	1964-1964	5	6.0	-	36	43	1	1/43	43.00	7.16	36.00	-	-	-
JW Rutherford (AUS)	1956-1956	1	6.0	2	36	15	1	1/11	15.00	2.50	36.00	-	-	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	7	163.0	45	978	493	27	6/39	18.25	3.02	36.22	-	2	-
CJ Jordan (ENG)	2014-2014	3	61.2	16	368	223	10	4/18	22.30	3.63	36.80	1	-	-
JJ Krejza (AUS)	2008-2008	1	74.5	4	449	358	12	8/215	29.83	4.78	37.41	1	1	1
JM Sims (ENG)	1936-1936	1	43.5	2	263	168	7	5/73	24.00	3.83	37.57	-	1	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2002-2003	4	133.0	36	798	344	21	4/12	16.38	2.58	38.00	3	-	-
Yamin Ahmadzai (AFG)	2018-2018	1	19.0	7	114	51	3	3/51	17.00	2.68	38.00	-	-	-
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2004-2006	4	19.1	1	115	100	3	2/69	33.33	5.21	38.33	-	-	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1947-1948	2	62.3	17	499	170	13	6/29	13.07	2.04	38.38	-	2	1
P Lever (ENG)	1971-1971	1	33.0	7	198	84	5	5/70	16.80	2.54	39.60	-	1	-
TF Smailes (ENG)	1946-1946	1	20.0	3	120	62	3	3/44	20.66	3.10	40.00	-	-	-
JM Parker (NZ)	1976-1976	6	-	2	40	24	1	1/24	24.00	3.60	40.00	-	-	-
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2013-2017	4	47.0	2	282	211	7	4/127	30.14	4.48	40.28	1	-	-
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2007-2010	3	81.0	9	486	321	12	5/71	26.75	3.96	40.50	-	1	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2006	3	95.0	16	570	341	14	5/50	24.35	3.58	40.71	1	1	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1981-1981	3	109.0	27	654	299	16	4/61	18.68	2.74	40.87	1	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	1996-1997	5	157.5	30	947	546	23	6/55	23.73	3.45	41.17	-	1	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1991-1992	3	116.5	21	701	359	17	7/27	21.11	3.07	41.23	1	1	1
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	4	117.1	14	703	456	17	5/24	26.82	3.89	41.35	-	2	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	14	453.3	103	2721	1400	65	7/51	21.53	3.08	41.86	3	5	1
JDP Oram (NZ)	2002-2003	3	90.5	18	545	264	13	4/41	20.30	2.90	41.92	1	-	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1948	4	84.0	24	672	182	16	4/44	11.37	1.62	42.00	1	-	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1952	7	308.1	90	1849	577	44	7/49	13.11	1.87	42.02	2	4	2
DK Lillee (AUS)	1981-1981	3	148.3	33	891	452	21	4/65	21.52	3.04	42.42	4	-	-
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	13	462.2	112	2774	1221	65	6/49	18.78	2.64	42.67	1	4	1
H Verity (ENG)	1933-1936	6	272.0	105	1632	615	38	7/49	16.18	2.26	42.94	5	1	1
MA Ealham (ENG)	1996-1996	1	43.0	14	258	111	6	4/21	18.50	2.58	43.00	1	-	-
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1968-1968	2	71.5	18	431	196	10	6/38	19.60	2.72	43.10	-	1	-
JW Burke (AUS)	1956-1956	3	29.0	7	174	70	4	4/37	17.50	2.41	43.50	1	-	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1932-1936	3	87.1	17	523	300	12	3/50	25.00	3.44	43.58	-	-	-
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1977	11	313.1	70	1879	821	43	5/21	19.09	2.62	43.69	4	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2000	11	415.4	121	2494	987	57	7/84	17.31	2.37	43.75	2	3	1
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1967-1968	3	66.2	8	530	302	12	5/39	25.16	3.41	44.16	-	1	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2020-2021	3	126.0	27	756	400	17	10/119	23.52	3.17	44.47	1	1	1
FS Ahangama (SL)	1985-1985	3	133.3	32	801	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.50	-	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2015	5	118.4	14	712	415	16	5/38	25.93	3.49	44.50	1	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1998-1999	2	89.0	32	534	195	12	7/65	16.25	2.19	44.50	-	1	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2021	5	163.2	56	980	390	22	5/31	17.72	2.38	44.54	1	2	-
R Pollard (ENG)	1946-1946	1	52.0	26	312	87	7	5/24	12.42	1.67	44.57	-	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	14	412.2	90	2474	1243	55	5/59	22.60	3.01	44.98	2	1	-
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2007-2007	1	52.3	8	315	210	7	5/161	30.00	4.00	45.00	-	1	-
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1974	6	203.2	55	1220	504	27	6/45	18.66	2.47	45.18	1	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	14	505.0	113	3030	1454	67	7/64	21.70	2.87	45.22	3	4	1
Al-Amin Hossain (BAN)	2019-2019	1	22.4	3	136	85	3	3/85	28.33	3.75	45.33	-	-	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2010-2012	6	250.0	55	1500	726	33	5/75	22.00	2.90	45.45	3	2	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1983	4	121.2	19	728	396	16	5/39	24.75	3.26	45.50	-	1	-
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1959	4	198.1	73	1189	419	26	6/55	16.11	2.11	45.73	1	1	-
Abu Jayed (BAN)	2019-2019	2	46.0	9	276	185	6	4/108	30.83	4.02	46.00	1	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1989	17	584.3	128	3507	1671	76	6/37	21.98	2.85	46.14	3	6	1
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2013	5	154.0	34	924	507	20	5/96	25.35	3.29	46.20	2	1	-
GF Linde (SA)	2019-2019	1	31.0	2	186	133	4	4/133	33.25	4.29	46.50	1	-	-
C Overton (ENG)	2021-2021	2	62.3	16	375	168	8	3/14	21.00	2.68	46.87	-	-	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2021	11	406.5	80	2441	1284	52	7/64	24.69	3.15	46.94	2	3	-
LJ Johnson (AUS)	1948-1948	1	35.2	10	282	74	6	3/8	12.33	1.57	47.00	-	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	10	352.4	69	2116	995	45	7/46	22.11	2.82	47.02	1	3	1
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1997	5	141.1	27	847	402	18	6/100	22.33	2.84	47.05	1	1	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1955	5	188.5	59	1133	402	24	5/73	16.75	2.12	47.20	2	2	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1982	17	490.1	96	2941	1441	62	6/53	23.24	2.93	47.43	1	3	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2017-2017	2	79.2	5	476	349	10	5/132	34.90	4.39	47.60	1	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1990	14	-	111	3106	1493	65	7/23	22.96	2.88	47.78	5	4	2
J Trim (WI)	1949-1949	2	80.0	15	480	188	10	4/48	18.80	2.35	48.00	1	-	-
D Elgar (SA)	2015-2024	15	48.0	3	288	166	6	4/22	27.66	3.45	48.00	1	-	-
MA Butcher (ENG)	2001-2002	7	8.0	2	48	19	1	1/19	19.00	2.37	48.00	-	-	-
JA Rudolph (SA)	2004-2004	2	8.0	1	48	24	1	1/24	24.00	3.00	48.00	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1997	15	520.4	122	3124	1316	65	6/62	20.24	2.52	48.06	5	4	1
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2014	10	305.2	67	1832	1019	38	5/49	26.81	3.33	48.21	-	2	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

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