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
W Barber (ENG)	1935-1935	2	0.2	-	2	-	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	2.00	-	-	-
AJL Hill (ENG)	1896-1896	3	8.0	4	40	8	4	4/8	2.00	1.20	10.00	1	-	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	104.0	38	520	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
C Green (AUS)	2022-2022	2	13.4	3	82	47	5	5/27	9.40	3.43	16.40	-	1	-
SM Katich (AUS)	2008-2009	6	14.2	2	86	54	5	3/45	10.80	3.76	17.20	-	-	-
Mukesh Kumar (IND)	2024-2024	1	12.2	4	74	56	4	2/0	14.00	4.54	18.50	-	-	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1889-1889	2	97.3	51	391	101	21	8/11	4.80	1.54	18.61	1	2	1
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1902	2	49.3	8	297	176	15	7/34	11.73	3.55	19.80	1	1	-
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1965	14	10.1	2	61	38	3	3/4	12.66	3.73	20.33	-	-	-
JJ Ferris (ENG)	1892-1892	1	54.2	27	272	91	13	7/37	7.00	2.00	20.92	-	2	1
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	1	32.1	8	193	93	9	5/34	10.33	2.89	21.44	1	1	-
CA Smith (ENG)	1889-1889	1	38.2	16	154	61	7	5/19	8.71	2.37	22.00	-	1	-
TW Hayward (ENG)	1896-1907	6	-	4	45	28	2	1/0	14.00	3.73	22.50	-	-	-
LJ Nash (AUS)	1932-1932	1	19.0	10	114	22	5	4/18	4.40	1.15	22.80	1	-	-
Shan Masood (PAK)	2013-2019	5	8.0	2	48	25	2	1/6	12.50	3.12	24.00	-	-	-
VS Ransford (AUS)	1910-1911	5	4.0	2	24	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.25	24.00	-	-	-
H Dean (ENG)	1912-1912	1	20.3	4	123	56	5	3/41	11.20	2.73	24.60	-	-	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1912-1914	7	354.0	94	2124	818	83	9/103	9.85	2.31	25.59	1	12	6
S Nadeem (IND)	2019-2019	1	17.2	5	104	40	4	2/18	10.00	2.30	26.00	-	-	-
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1998-1998	1	13.0	4	78	32	3	2/16	10.66	2.46	26.00	-	-	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	8.5	1	53	19	2	1/1	9.50	2.15	26.50	-	-	-
WP Howell (AUS)	1902-1902	2	64.0	16	384	174	14	5/81	12.42	2.71	27.42	1	1	-
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2018	1	32.0	4	192	119	7	5/52	17.00	3.71	27.42	-	1	-
AE Trott (ENG)	1899-1899	2	94.4	37	474	198	17	5/49	11.64	2.50	27.88	3	1	-
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2015-2022	6	14.0	1	84	65	3	3/27	21.66	4.64	28.00	-	-	-
AJY Hopkins (AUS)	1902-1902	3	24.0	2	144	115	5	3/59	23.00	4.79	28.80	-	-	-
OE Robinson (ENG)	2022-2022	2	58.1	11	349	180	12	5/49	15.00	3.09	29.08	1	1	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2023-2023	2	58.5	4	353	220	12	5/81	18.33	3.73	29.41	-	1	-
TJ Matthews (AUS)	1912-1912	3	66.5	18	401	142	13	4/29	10.92	2.12	30.84	1	-	-
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2023	4	68.0	17	408	181	13	3/24	13.92	2.66	31.38	-	-	-
C Heseltine (ENG)	1896-1896	2	31.2	3	157	84	5	5/38	16.80	3.21	31.40	-	1	-
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	37.0	6	222	115	7	7/84	16.42	3.10	31.71	-	1	-
Shadab Khan (PAK)	2019-2019	1	21.3	2	129	80	4	3/41	20.00	3.72	32.25	-	-	-
Jubair Hossain (BAN)	2015-2015	2	16.1	2	97	58	3	3/53	19.33	3.58	32.33	-	-	-
MC Bird (ENG)	1910-1914	10	43.1	11	259	120	8	3/11	15.00	2.77	32.37	-	-	-
TS Roland-Jones (ENG)	2017-2017	2	54.4	12	328	222	10	5/57	22.20	4.06	32.80	-	1	-
VT Trumper (AUS)	1902-1911	8	33.0	2	198	175	6	3/60	29.16	5.30	33.00	-	-	-
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2012	3	88.4	16	532	387	16	6/113	24.18	4.36	33.25	-	3	-
AE Moss (ENG)	1960-1960	2	50.1	7	301	138	9	4/35	15.33	2.75	33.44	1	-	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1911	2	80.3	7	483	295	14	5/66	21.07	3.66	34.50	1	1	-
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2019-2020	3	51.5	4	311	225	9	3/67	25.00	4.34	34.55	-	-	-
AD Pougher (ENG)	1892-1892	1	21.0	8	105	26	3	3/26	8.66	1.48	35.00	-	-	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2015-2022	5	106.0	30	636	294	18	3/9	16.33	2.77	35.33	-	-	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	3	118.0	32	708	317	20	5/55	15.85	2.68	35.40	2	1	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2019	1	36.0	5	216	167	6	5/102	27.83	4.63	36.00	-	1	-
ACI Lock (ZIM)	1995-1995	1	30.0	5	180	105	5	3/68	21.00	3.50	36.00	-	-	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2017-2017	1	18.0	2	108	57	3	3/57	19.00	3.16	36.00	-	-	-
EJ Tyler (ENG)	1896-1896	1	29.0	6	145	65	4	3/49	16.25	2.68	36.25	-	-	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2021	4	121.2	9	728	480	20	5/101	24.00	3.95	36.40	2	1	-
Ehsan Adil (PAK)	2013-2013	1	12.1	2	73	54	2	2/54	27.00	4.43	36.50	-	-	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1994-1996	3	98.3	20	591	333	16	9/57	20.81	3.38	36.93	1	1	1
HR Bromley-Davenport (ENG)	1896-1899	4	31.0	6	155	98	4	2/46	24.50	3.79	38.75	-	-	-
SMJ Woods (ENG)	1896-1896	3	39.0	8	195	129	5	3/28	25.80	3.96	39.00	-	-	-
GHT Simpson-Hayward (ENG)	1910-1910	5	149.4	18	898	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2006-2013	4	105.3	13	633	434	16	4/75	27.12	4.11	39.56	1	-	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2007-2007	1	33.0	2	198	133	5	4/73	26.60	4.03	39.60	1	-	-
JT Hearne (ENG)	1892-1892	1	8.0	2	40	12	1	1/12	12.00	1.80	40.00	-	-	-
AR Morris (AUS)	1949-1953	10	5.0	-	40	11	1	1/11	11.00	1.65	40.00	-	-	-
AJ Fothergill (ENG)	1889-1889	2	80.1	42	321	90	8	4/19	11.25	1.68	40.12	1	-	-
B Kumar (IND)	2018-2018	2	67.0	22	402	203	10	4/87	20.30	3.02	40.20	1	-	-
JC Adams (WI)	1992-1992	1	26.5	5	161	59	4	4/43	14.75	2.19	40.25	1	-	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2005-2017	3	53.5	4	323	258	8	3/86	32.25	4.79	40.37	-	-	-
HG Vivian (NZ)	1932-1932	1	27.0	7	162	73	4	4/58	18.25	2.70	40.50	1	-	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	8	342.3	89	2055	875	50	6/17	17.50	2.55	41.10	5	3	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2011-2014	4	54.5	15	329	160	8	5/17	20.00	2.91	41.12	-	1	-
SM Boland (AUS)	2022-2022	2	48.0	8	288	125	7	2/14	17.85	2.60	41.14	-	-	-
Tanvir Ahmed (PAK)	2010-2013	2	48.0	11	288	209	7	6/120	29.85	4.35	41.14	-	1	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2019	2	41.3	4	249	143	6	5/66	23.83	3.44	41.50	-	1	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2017-2024	5	173.0	51	1038	462	25	7/23	18.48	2.67	41.52	1	1	-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2017-2020	3	83.2	3	500	394	12	6/122	32.83	4.72	41.66	1	1	-
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	10	410.1	132	2461	986	59	8/59	16.71	2.40	41.71	-	6	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2023	8	285.4	66	1714	792	41	6/79	19.31	2.77	41.80	2	3	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	11	335.2	71	2012	1005	48	5/28	20.93	2.99	41.91	1	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	8	265.3	48	1593	789	38	6/61	20.76	2.97	41.92	1	3	-
JE Benjamin (ENG)	1994-1994	1	28.0	3	168	80	4	4/42	20.00	2.85	42.00	1	-	-
E Jones (AUS)	1902-1902	1	28.0	8	168	100	4	3/78	25.00	3.57	42.00	-	-	-
NA Knox (ENG)	1907-1907	2	21.0	2	126	105	3	2/39	35.00	5.00	42.00	-	-	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2018-2021	4	126.4	24	760	503	18	5/54	27.94	3.97	42.22	-	2	1
SN Thakur (IND)	2021-2023	4	91.5	13	551	330	13	7/61	25.38	3.59	42.38	-	1	-
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2008-2008	4	106.5	12	641	418	15	6/27	27.86	3.91	42.73	-	1	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1931-1932	4	221.5	112	1331	296	31	6/18	9.54	1.33	42.93	2	3	1
Kabir Ali (ENG)	2003-2003	1	36.0	5	216	136	5	3/80	27.20	3.77	43.20	-	-	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2006-2006	2	58.0	15	348	179	8	4/43	22.37	3.08	43.50	1	-	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1902-1902	3	44.0	8	264	165	6	3/75	27.50	3.75	44.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	5	117.3	14	705	391	16	5/43	24.43	3.32	44.06	2	1	-
MW Booth (ENG)	1913-1914	2	52.0	8	312	130	7	4/49	18.57	2.50	44.57	1	-	-
HJ Butler (ENG)	1947-1947	1	52.0	24	312	66	7	4/34	9.42	1.26	44.57	1	-	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2018	4	238.2	61	1430	578	32	6/32	18.06	2.42	44.68	4	2	1
K Cranston (ENG)	1947-1947	3	82.1	23	493	186	11	4/12	16.90	2.26	44.81	1	-	-
HD Read (ENG)	1935-1935	1	45.0	14	270	200	6	4/136	33.33	4.44	45.00	1	-	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2024	4	91.0	17	546	290	12	6/15	24.16	3.18	45.50	-	1	-
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2003-2003	2	98.5	32	593	259	13	6/34	19.92	2.62	45.61	-	1	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1955-1957	4	-	33	1010	358	22	6/28	16.27	2.12	45.90	-	2	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2021	4	122.3	14	735	438	16	4/51	27.37	3.57	45.93	3	-	-
S Haigh (ENG)	1899-1906	7	-	40	922	483	20	6/11	24.15	3.14	46.10	1	1	-
JM Gregory (AUS)	1921-1921	3	115.4	29	694	284	15	6/77	18.93	2.45	46.26	1	1	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	200.3	37	1203	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2022	9	330.1	55	1981	1212	42	6/154	28.85	3.67	47.16	3	2	-
WR Cuttell (ENG)	1899-1899	2	57.0	32	285	73	6	3/17	12.16	1.53	47.50	-	-	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1955-1960	6	215.3	35	1293	620	27	5/27	22.96	2.87	47.88	2	1	-

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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]