Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

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
SP Gupte	6.0	-	18	5	7.20	India	v Pakistan	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
JR Reid	8.0	2	38	4	12.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Oct 1955	Test # 414
S Ramadhin	10.0	4	25	4	15.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
JB Statham	13.0	6	18	4	19.50	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
WW Hall	13.0	5	28	4	19.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
R Appleyard	17.0	5	51	5	20.40	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
FH Tyson	13.4	3	35	4	20.50	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
R Gilchrist	15.0	4	32	4	22.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
ES Atkinson	21.0	7	42	5	25.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
WW Hall	16.5	2	49	4	25.25	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
GS Ramchand	28.0	10	49	6	28.00	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Feb 1955	Test # 400
R Gilchrist	19.0	5	61	4	28.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1958	Test # 448
AK Davidson	19.0	2	48	4	28.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
WW Hall	24.0	2	87	5	28.80	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
MH Mankad	24.2	3	79	5	29.20	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
JH Wardle	35.0	16	56	7	30.00	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
IWG Johnson	20.3	3	50	4	30.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
L Amarnath	21.0	10	40	4	31.50	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
ES Atkinson	22.0	9	42	4	33.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
Ghulam Ahmed	23.0	7	35	4	34.50	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
MH Mankad	47.0	27	52	8	35.25	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
AK Davidson	23.5	7	42	4	35.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
JH Wardle	24.0	16	19	4	36.00	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 1954	Test # 389
OG Smith	25.0	7	71	4	37.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1958	Test # 448
LF Kline	44.0	21	75	7	37.71	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
DG Phadkar	32.0	10	72	5	38.40	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
R Gilchrist	28.0	3	102	4	42.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
JO Taylor	36.5	6	109	5	44.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
KD Mackay	45.0	27	42	6	45.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
JH Wardle	30.5	22	33	4	46.25	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
SP Gupte	41.3	22	63	5	49.80	India	v Pakistan	Peshawar	12 Feb 1955	Test # 398
LR Gibbs	42.0	12	80	5	50.40	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
Ghulam Ahmed	45.0	8	109	5	54.00	India	v Pakistan	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
AR MacGibbon	37.1	8	98	4	55.75	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	13 Oct 1955	Test # 413
R Benaud	38.0	10	69	4	57.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
PR Umrigar	58.0	25	74	6	58.00	India	v Pakistan	Bahawalpur	15 Jan 1955	Test # 395
AM Moir	39.0	13	114	4	58.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Oct 1955	Test # 414
R Benaud	39.3	26	42	4	59.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
R Benaud	49.5	17	93	5	59.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
LR Gibbs	41.0	9	108	4	61.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
MH Mankad	54.0	26	64	5	64.80	India	v Pakistan	Peshawar	12 Feb 1955	Test # 398
MH Mankad	65.0	31	72	5	78.00	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
SP Gupte	73.5	32	133	5	88.60	India	v Pakistan	Lahore	29 Jan 1955	Test # 397

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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]