Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - Australia

Cricket Records in 1930s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
H Ironmonger	7.2	5	6	5	8.80	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
H Ironmonger	15.3	7	18	6	15.50	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
A Hurwood	11.0	2	22	4	16.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	01 Jan 1931	Test # 201
CV Grimmett	19.5	9	40	7	17.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
H Ironmonger	20.0	7	23	7	17.14	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931	Test # 205
CV Grimmett	14.3	4	49	5	17.40	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931	Test # 203
MW Sievers	11.2x8	5	21	5	18.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937	Test # 257
SJ McCabe	12.0	5	13	4	18.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
LJ Nash	12.0	6	18	4	18.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
TW Wall	15.1	7	14	5	18.20	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
WJ O'Reilly	17.0	5	49	5	20.40	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
CV Grimmett	17.0	4	32	5	20.40	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1936	Test # 249
AG Fairfax	14.0	2	31	4	21.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931	Test # 205
LO Fleetwood-Smith	16.0	4	34	4	24.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
WJ O'Reilly	21.0	11	20	5	25.20	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
SJ McCabe	17.0	3	41	4	25.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	25 Jul 1930	Test # 197
H Ironmonger	17.0	4	56	4	25.50	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931	Test # 205
WJ O'Reilly	21.5	8	56	5	26.20	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
PM Hornibrook	31.2	9	92	7	26.85	Australia	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
CV Grimmett	19.1	3	54	4	28.75	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	01 Jan 1931	Test # 201
H Ironmonger	19.1	8	26	4	28.75	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
WJ O'Reilly	24.0	5	66	5	28.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
WJ O'Reilly	20.2	9	54	4	30.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935	Test # 248
CV Grimmett	20.3	7	44	4	30.75	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
TW Wall	21.0	4	52	4	31.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
CV Grimmett	26.3	10	64	5	31.80	Australia	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
LJ Nash	17.5x8	1	70	4	35.25	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
WJ O'Reilly	41.4	24	54	7	35.71	Australia	v England	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
CV Grimmett	30.0	4	94	5	36.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
CV Grimmett	24.0	12	28	4	36.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
WJ O'Reilly	23.0x8	7	51	5	36.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
WJ O'Reilly	25.0	15	35	4	37.50	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1936	Test # 249
CV Grimmett	32.0	6	107	5	38.40	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
CV Grimmett	45.0	18	100	7	38.57	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
LO Fleetwood-Smith	30.0x8	1	110	6	40.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
CV Grimmett	47.0	11	116	7	40.28	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
EL McCormick	27.0	1	101	4	40.50	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
TW Wall	34.1	10	72	5	41.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
WJ O'Reilly	34.1	17	66	5	41.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
CV Grimmett	48.0	19	87	7	41.14	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	12 Dec 1930	Test # 199
LO Fleetwood-Smith	25.6x8	2	124	5	41.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937	Test # 257
WJ O'Reilly	34.3	17	63	5	41.40	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
LO Fleetwood-Smith	28.0	6	64	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
CV Grimmett	49.2	17	83	7	42.28	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
CV Grimmett	36.4	17	56	5	44.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1936	Test # 249
RK Oxenham	30.0	15	39	4	45.00	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931	Test # 203
H Ironmonger	30.0	16	44	4	45.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
CV Grimmett	46.0	14	92	6	46.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
CV Grimmett	30.4	11	57	4	46.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934	Test # 236
AG Fairfax	31.0	6	101	4	46.50	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
CV Grimmett	48.0	23	73	6	48.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
WJ O'Reilly	59.0	9	189	7	50.57	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jul 1934	Test # 235
A Hurwood	34.0	11	86	4	51.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	12 Dec 1930	Test # 199
CV Grimmett	53.0	13	167	6	53.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
WJ O'Reilly	37.0	16	75	4	55.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
WJ O'Reilly	37.0	6	93	4	55.50	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
H Ironmonger	47.0	29	42	5	56.40	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
CV Grimmett	38.0	7	96	4	57.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	12 Dec 1930	Test # 199
WJ O'Reilly	30.0x8	12	51	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
WJ O'Reilly	40.1	18	47	4	60.25	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
PK Lee	40.2	11	111	4	60.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
FA Ward	46.0x8	16	102	6	61.33	Australia	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255
CV Grimmett	41.3	9	95	4	62.25	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931	Test # 203
H Ironmonger	42.0	18	54	4	63.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
WJ O'Reilly	40.6x8	13	102	5	65.20	Australia	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255
CV Grimmett	56.2	16	135	5	67.60	Australia	v England	Leeds	11 Jul 1930	Test # 196
CV Grimmett	58.3	24	81	5	70.20	Australia	v England	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
TW Wall	49.0	7	108	4	73.50	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1934	Test # 234
LO Fleetwood-Smith	49.0	9	153	4	73.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
WJ O'Reilly	50.3	21	79	4	75.75	Australia	v England	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
LO Fleetwood-Smith	41.4x8	10	129	4	83.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
CV Grimmett	66.2	18	135	4	99.50	Australia	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
WJ O'Reilly	67.4	27	120	4	101.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	Test # 223

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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:

England v West Indies at The Oval, 3rd Test, Aug 19-22, 1939 [Test # 274]

England v West Indies at Manchester, 2nd Test, Jul 22-25, 1939 [Test # 273]

England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jun 24-27, 1939 [Test # 272]