Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings IN England

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
FS Trueman	8.4	2	31	8	6.50	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
JH Wardle	5.0	2	7	4	7.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	11.11	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
FS Trueman	9.0	1	27	4	13.50	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
GAR Lock	11.3	7	17	5	13.80	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
GAR Lock	9.3	2	36	4	14.25	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
AV Bedser	17.2	7	44	7	14.85	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
MG Melle	10.0	6	9	4	15.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
GAR Lock	16.0	7	20	6	16.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
DB Close	11.0	-	35	4	16.50	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
AV Bedser	14.5	4	41	5	17.80	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
TE Bailey	21.0	8	44	7	18.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
AV Bedser	15.0	6	27	5	18.00	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
Khan Mohammad	15.0	3	61	5	18.00	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
JC Laker	12.0	6	13	4	18.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
GAR Lock	12.3	8	12	4	18.75	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
FS Trueman	16.0	4	48	5	19.20	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
T Greenhough	16.0	4	35	5	19.20	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
RO Jenkins	13.0	2	50	4	19.50	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
JB Statham	13.0	6	18	4	19.50	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
R Appleyard	17.0	5	51	5	20.40	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
PJ Loader	20.3	9	36	6	20.50	England	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
FH Tyson	13.4	3	35	4	20.50	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
GAR Lock	24.0	11	35	7	20.57	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
FH Tyson	21.3	7	28	6	21.50	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
AV Bedser	22.4	8	37	6	22.66	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
JC Alabaster	15.5	4	46	4	23.75	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
R Tattersall	28.0	10	52	7	24.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
Fazal Mahmood	16.0	2	54	4	24.00	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
RR Lindwall	20.4	2	57	5	24.80	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
JB Statham	29.0	12	39	7	24.85	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
GAR Lock	21.0	9	45	5	25.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
FS Trueman	21.0	8	31	5	25.20	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
JB Statham	21.0	10	31	5	25.20	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
JC Laker	16.5	2	75	4	25.25	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
FS Trueman	17.0	6	24	4	25.50	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
GAR Lock	21.4	12	28	5	26.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
JC Laker	22.0	11	17	5	26.40	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
AL Valentine	26.3	10	39	6	26.50	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
GWA Chubb	26.3	7	51	6	26.50	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JDC Goddard	17.4	6	25	4	26.50	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
S Ramadhin	31.0	16	49	7	26.57	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
TL Goddard	22.4	9	31	5	27.20	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
GAR Lock	18.1	13	14	4	27.25	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
RR Lindwall	23.0	4	66	5	27.60	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
AV Bedser	32.3	10	58	7	27.85	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JC Laker	28.0	8	55	6	28.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
HJ Rhodes	18.5	3	50	4	28.25	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
PJ Loader	19.0	7	52	4	28.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
AV Bedser	28.5	2	95	6	28.83	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
AV Bedser	24.2	8	54	5	29.20	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JH Wardle	35.0	16	56	7	30.00	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
Fazal Mahmood	30.0	11	46	6	30.00	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
Fazal Mahmood	30.0	16	53	6	30.00	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
PS Heine	25.0	7	60	5	30.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
GAR Lock	35.2	20	51	7	30.28	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	30.80	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
TL Goddard	21.2	8	59	4	32.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
Mahmood Hussain	21.3	6	58	4	32.25	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
AR MacGibbon	27.0	11	64	5	32.40	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
AMB Rowan	27.2	4	68	5	32.80	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
FMM Worrell	38.2	9	70	7	32.85	West Indies	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
AV Bedser	38.3	16	55	7	33.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
GAR Lock	22.0	11	39	4	33.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
TE Bailey	22.0	6	54	4	33.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
JA Hayes	22.0	5	36	4	33.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
FS Trueman	28.0	2	90	5	33.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JC Laker	22.3	9	39	4	33.75	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
RG Archer	28.2	7	53	5	34.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
CN McCarthy	23.0	2	76	4	34.50	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
JC Laker	29.0	10	58	5	34.80	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
FS Trueman	30.0	8	63	5	36.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
NBF Mann	24.0	16	24	4	36.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
JH Wardle	24.0	16	19	4	36.00	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 1954	Test # 389
FS Trueman	24.0	9	45	4	36.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
FS Trueman	24.3	3	86	4	36.75	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
TE Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	37.25	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	37.50	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
FS Trueman	25.0	3	72	4	37.50	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
RB Desai	31.4	8	89	5	38.00	India	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
R Berry	31.5	13	63	5	38.20	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
PS Heine	32.0	8	86	5	38.40	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
R Tattersall	32.2	14	49	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
R Berry	26.0	12	53	4	39.00	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
SP Gupte	26.0	6	76	4	39.00	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
FS Trueman	27.0	4	110	4	40.50	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
FR Brown	27.0	4	82	4	40.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
AR MacGibbon	27.0	4	65	4	40.50	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	40.75	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
KR Miller	34.1	9	72	5	41.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	41.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
GWA Chubb	34.4	9	77	5	41.60	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
RR Lindwall	35.0	10	54	5	42.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
WE Hollies	35.2	11	63	5	42.40	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
RO Jenkins	35.2	6	116	5	42.40	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
KR Miller	36.0	12	80	5	43.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JH Wardle	29.0	8	77	4	43.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
JH Wardle	29.0	10	65	4	43.50	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
JC Laker	29.1	11	58	4	43.75	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
PS Heine	29.5	11	70	4	44.75	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]