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
RM Poore (SA)	1896-1896	3	1.4	-	9	4	1	1/4	4.00	2.66	9.00	-	-	-
CB Lambert (WI)	1991-1998	3	1.4	-	10	5	1	1/4	5.00	3.00	10.00	-	-	-
PC Charlton (AUS)	1890-1890	2	9.0	1	45	24	3	3/18	8.00	3.20	15.00	-	-	-
WH Moule (AUS)	1880-1880	1	12.3	4	51	23	3	3/23	7.66	2.70	17.00	-	-	-
PD Lashley (WI)	1966-1966	2	3.0	2	18	1	1	1/1	1.00	0.33	18.00	-	-	-
IJ Siedle (SA)	1928-1935	13	3.1	1	19	7	1	1/7	7.00	2.21	19.00	-	-	-
MG Melle (SA)	1951-1951	1	13.0	6	78	17	4	4/9	4.25	1.30	19.50	1	-	-
AW Powell (SA)	1899-1899	1	4.0	1	20	10	1	1/10	10.00	3.00	20.00	-	-	-
M Jansen (SA)	2022-2022	2	31.3	3	189	118	9	5/35	13.11	3.74	21.00	-	1	-
GH Vihari (IND)	2018-2022	2	10.3	1	63	38	3	3/37	12.66	3.61	21.00	-	-	-
NO Norton (SA)	1910-1910	1	15.0	4	90	47	4	4/47	11.75	3.13	22.50	1	-	-
JR Hodges (AUS)	1877-1877	2	34.0	9	136	84	6	2/7	14.00	3.70	22.66	-	-	-
KR Mayers (WI)	2022-2022	1	27.0	16	162	31	7	5/18	4.42	1.14	23.14	-	1	-
CA McWatt (WI)	1954-1954	5	4.0	2	24	16	1	1/16	16.00	4.00	24.00	-	-	-
WH Ashley (SA)	1889-1889	1	43.1	18	173	95	7	7/95	13.57	3.29	24.71	-	1	-
A Rose-Innes (SA)	1889-1889	2	32.0	8	128	89	5	5/43	17.80	4.17	25.60	-	1	-
Iftikhar Ahmed (PAK)	2016-2016	1	4.2	1	26	13	1	1/1	13.00	3.00	26.00	-	-	-
TJ Murtagh (IRE)	2019-2019	1	27.0	5	162	65	6	5/13	10.83	2.40	27.00	-	1	-
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2013	1	27.4	4	166	98	6	4/51	16.33	3.54	27.66	1	-	-
J Blackwood (WI)	2015-2022	12	4.4	2	28	20	1	1/4	20.00	4.28	28.00	-	-	-
WB Rankin (IRE)	2019-2019	1	20.0	2	120	91	4	2/5	22.75	4.55	30.00	-	-	-
F Kuys (SA)	1899-1899	1	12.0	4	60	31	2	2/31	15.50	3.10	30.00	-	-	-
AW Seccull (SA)	1896-1896	1	12.0	2	60	37	2	2/37	18.50	3.70	30.00	-	-	-
BJ Sealey (WI)	1933-1933	1	5.0	1	30	10	1	1/10	10.00	2.00	30.00	-	-	-
TAM Siriwardana (SL)	2016-2016	1	15.2	-	92	72	3	2/35	24.00	4.69	30.66	-	-	-
F Hearne (SA)	1892-1896	4	12.2	-	62	40	2	2/40	20.00	3.87	31.00	-	-	-
Zahid Mahmood (PAK)	2022-2022	2	62.3	3	375	434	12	4/235	36.16	6.94	31.25	1	-	-
AR Adams (NZ)	2002-2002	1	31.4	5	190	105	6	3/44	17.50	3.31	31.66	-	-	-
CJ Eady (AUS)	1896-1902	2	-	14	223	112	7	3/30	16.00	3.01	31.85	-	-	-
TD Astle (NZ)	2018-2018	1	16.1	5	97	39	3	3/39	13.00	2.41	32.33	-	-	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2018-2018	1	38.0	1	228	171	7	5/95	24.42	4.50	32.57	-	1	-
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	5	174.4	31	1048	492	32	6/38	15.37	2.81	32.75	1	4	1
T Murphy (AUS)	2023-2023	2	38.2	-	230	181	7	4/110	25.85	4.72	32.85	1	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1991-1993	2	11.0	4	66	19	2	2/7	9.50	1.72	33.00	-	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2010-2010	1	11.0	1	66	35	2	2/17	17.50	3.18	33.00	-	-	-
SR Thompson (IRE)	2019-2019	1	16.5	1	101	74	3	3/44	24.66	4.39	33.66	-	-	-
TP Horan (AUS)	1877-1885	15	93.1	45	373	143	11	6/40	13.00	2.30	33.90	-	1	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2016-2016	1	17.0	-	102	64	3	3/64	21.33	3.76	34.00	-	-	-
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2022	2	97.4	9	586	462	17	7/114	27.17	4.73	34.47	2	1	1
S Nazir Ali (IND)	1932-1934	2	23.0	1	138	83	4	4/83	20.75	3.60	34.50	1	-	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2016	2	109.2	12	656	297	19	6/77	15.63	2.71	34.52	-	3	1
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2008-2008	1	35.0	3	210	142	6	4/79	23.66	4.05	35.00	1	-	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1996-2000	4	76.0	23	456	157	13	4/18	12.07	2.06	35.07	1	-	-
Fawad Alam (PAK)	2020-2020	2	12.0	-	72	46	2	2/46	23.00	3.83	36.00	-	-	-
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2006	17	6.0	2	36	23	1	1/0	23.00	3.83	36.00	-	-	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2017	2	43.2	8	260	193	7	3/38	27.57	4.45	37.14	-	-	-
MJ Nicholson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	25.0	4	150	115	4	3/56	28.75	4.60	37.50	-	-	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2021-2022	2	25.0	8	150	81	4	2/25	20.25	3.24	37.50	-	-	-
BM Tickner (NZ)	2023-2023	1	25.0	-	150	127	4	3/55	31.75	5.08	37.50	-	-	-
Akash Deep (IND)	2024-2024	1	19.0	-	114	83	3	3/83	27.66	4.36	38.00	-	-	-
KS Williamson (NZ)	2013-2023	16	95.2	20	572	276	15	4/44	18.40	2.89	38.13	1	-	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2022	7	178.0	20	1068	736	28	5/110	26.28	4.13	38.14	-	1	-
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2023	5	128.1	34	769	403	20	6/7	20.15	3.14	38.45	1	1	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2018-2018	4	64.1	7	385	247	10	5/28	24.70	3.84	38.50	-	1	-
BE Hendricks (SA)	2020-2020	1	38.3	5	231	175	6	5/64	29.16	4.54	38.50	-	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2022	12	425.3	70	2553	1669	66	7/112	25.28	3.92	38.68	3	4	1
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2018-2024	6	135.3	15	813	468	21	5/72	22.28	3.45	38.71	1	1	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2005-2005	1	32.4	7	196	79	5	4/54	15.80	2.41	39.20	1	-	-
LJ Nash (AUS)	1937-1937	1	24.5	2	197	104	5	4/70	20.80	3.16	39.40	1	-	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1899	4	181.3	57	908	371	23	5/51	16.13	2.45	39.47	2	2	-
WH Milton (SA)	1889-1892	3	-	5	79	48	2	1/5	24.00	3.64	39.50	-	-	-
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	164.5	28	989	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2005	1	33.0	7	198	96	5	5/46	19.20	2.90	39.60	-	1	-
MD Shanaka (SL)	2016-2021	2	20.0	4	120	68	3	3/46	22.66	3.40	40.00	-	-	-
KH Eastwood (AUS)	1971-1971	1	5.0	-	40	21	1	1/21	21.00	3.15	40.00	-	-	-
TK Kendall (AUS)	1877-1877	2	140.3	56	563	215	14	7/55	15.35	2.29	40.21	1	1	-
Sohail Khan (PAK)	2016-2016	2	87.4	9	526	325	13	5/68	25.00	3.70	40.46	-	2	-
SC Kuggeleijn (NZ)	2023-2023	1	27.0	1	162	161	4	2/80	40.25	5.96	40.50	-	-	-
DJ Meintjes (SA)	1923-1923	2	41.0	7	246	115	6	3/38	19.16	2.80	41.00	-	-	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1954-1954	2	55.0	6	330	216	8	5/61	27.00	3.92	41.25	-	1	-
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2012-2012	3	131.4	34	790	318	19	6/25	16.73	2.41	41.57	-	2	-
GA Kempis (SA)	1889-1889	1	42.0	17	168	76	4	3/53	19.00	2.71	42.00	-	-	-
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2001-2001	1	21.0	5	126	54	3	3/54	18.00	2.57	42.00	-	-	-
MA Small (WI)	1984-1984	1	21.0	2	126	78	3	3/40	26.00	3.71	42.00	-	-	-
C Green (AUS)	2021-2023	8	126.2	26	758	440	18	3/21	24.44	3.48	42.11	-	-	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1977	2	-	18	380	190	9	6/85	21.11	3.00	42.22	-	1	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	422.4	91	2536	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	-	224	2030	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	-
IG Butler (NZ)	2002-2002	2	63.3	6	381	288	9	4/60	32.00	4.53	42.33	1	-	-
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	19	250.0	60	1500	626	35	8/70	17.88	2.50	42.85	1	1	1
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2004	1	43.1	6	259	163	6	4/104	27.16	3.77	43.16	1	-	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2015	19	627.3	117	3765	2246	87	7/40	25.81	3.57	43.27	3	5	-
DC Parkin (SA)	1892-1892	1	26.0	4	130	82	3	3/82	27.33	3.78	43.33	-	-	-
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1974	7	216.5	45	1301	618	30	6/77	20.60	2.85	43.36	3	2	1
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	-	40	1605	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	12	412.1	106	2473	1176	57	7/117	20.63	2.85	43.38	-	4	-
SMJ Woods (AUS)	1888-1888	3	54.1	18	217	121	5	2/35	24.20	3.34	43.40	-	-	-
SP Jones (AUS)	1882-1888	12	65.2	26	262	112	6	4/47	18.66	2.56	43.66	1	-	-
BF Butcher (WI)	1960-1969	20	36.4	14	220	73	5	5/34	14.60	1.99	44.00	-	1	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1988	2	89.0	27	534	238	12	6/78	19.83	2.67	44.50	1	1	-
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1982-1982	2	52.0	20	312	117	7	5/40	16.71	2.25	44.57	-	1	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1984	2	67.1	16	403	213	9	4/70	23.66	3.17	44.77	2	-	-
FE Allan (AUS)	1879-1879	1	45.0	15	180	80	4	2/30	20.00	2.66	45.00	-	-	-
RA Duff (AUS)	1902-1905	19	30.0	8	180	85	4	2/43	21.25	2.83	45.00	-	-	-
M Henderson (NZ)	1930-1930	1	15.0	3	90	64	2	2/38	32.00	4.26	45.00	-	-	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2012	6	272.1	58	1633	706	36	7/55	19.61	2.59	45.36	3	2	1
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	514.2	104	3086	1472	68	7/84	21.64	2.86	45.38	4	4	-
AA Donald (SA)	1994-2000	17	652.0	170	3912	1982	86	6/53	23.04	3.03	45.48	1	9	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	26	965.0	232	5790	2436	127	7/22	19.18	2.52	45.59	5	6	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]