Popular: Kapil Dev | Malcolm Marshall | Sachin Tendulkar
Best strike rates
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
GAR Lock (Eng) 1958-1959 7 1505 367 47 7/35 11/65 7.80 1.46 32.0 5 2
DW Steyn (SA) 2006-2013 10 1992 989 58 6/49 10/91 17.05 2.97 34.3 5 2
B Lee (Aus) 2000-2008 8 1662 928 44 5/67 9/171 21.09 3.35 37.7 3 0
RJ Sidebottom (Eng) 2008-2008 6 1626 758 41 7/47 10/139 18.48 2.79 39.6 4 1
D Gough (Eng) 1994-1997 4 1052 513 25 5/40 9/92 20.52 2.92 42.0 1 0
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-1995 9 2526 1021 60 7/119 11/179 17.01 2.42 42.1 6 2
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1990-2002 13 3009 1372 70 7/76 12/130 19.60 2.73 42.9 5 2
VB John (SL) 1983-1984 5 1046 516 24 5/60 8/159 21.50 2.95 43.5 2 0
JM Anderson (Eng) 2008-2013 10 2005 1152 46 7/43 9/98 25.04 3.44 43.5 3 0
DL Underwood (Eng) 1969-1975 8 2118 586 48 7/32 12/97 12.20 1.66 44.1 6 3
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) 1993-2001 6 1545 702 35 7/56 10/143 20.05 2.72 44.1 3 2
DK Lillee (Aus) 1977-1982 8 1770 740 38 6/53 11/123 19.47 2.50 46.5 4 1
HMRKB Herath (SL) 2005-2012 4 1447 607 31 6/43 11/108 19.58 2.51 46.6 4 1
GB Lawrence (SA) 1961-1962 5 1334 512 28 8/53 9/98 18.28 2.30 47.6 2 0
MD Marshall (WI) 1985-1987 7 1735 775 36 7/80 11/120 21.52 2.68 48.1 1 1
PM Pollock (SA) 1961-1964 6 1553 557 32 6/38 9/99 17.40 2.15 48.5 2 0
AR Caddick (Eng) 1997-2002 9 2319 963 47 6/63 9/172 20.48 2.49 49.3 3 0
GR Dilley (Eng) 1983-1988 6 1196 441 24 6/38 8/70 18.37 2.21 49.8 2 0
RGD Willis (Eng) 1971-1984 14 3018 1132 60 5/32 9/92 18.86 2.25 50.3 3 0
AA Donald (SA) 1995-2000 5 1062 443 21 4/69 6/112 21.09 2.50 50.5 0 0
M Ntini (SA) 2000-2007 11 2330 1160 46 6/66 10/145 25.21 2.98 50.6 4 1
IT Botham (Eng) 1978-1992 15 3284 1500 64 6/34 11/140 23.43 2.74 51.3 6 1
PS de Villiers (SA) 1994-1995 4 1340 521 26 5/61 8/120 20.03 2.33 51.5 2 0
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 1995-2006 10 2183 991 42 6/87 10/90 23.59 2.72 51.9 4 1
CA Walsh (WI) 1985-1999 10 2252 943 43 7/37 13/55 21.93 2.51 52.3 3 1
S Ramadhin (WI) 1952-1956 6 1708 482 32 6/23 9/81 15.06 1.69 53.3 3 0
SJ Harmison (Eng) 2004-2008 4 1178 585 22 4/74 8/202 26.59 2.97 53.5 0 0
EAS Prasanna (India) 1968-1976 10 2946 1107 55 8/76 11/140 20.12 2.25 53.5 4 1
MG Hughes (Aus) 1987-1993 5 1340 589 25 4/51 7/143 23.56 2.63 53.6 0 0
SCJ Broad (Eng) 2008-2013 10 2042 1095 38 7/44 8/108 28.81 3.21 53.7 2 0
FS Trueman (Eng) 1958-1965 11 2167 762 40 7/75 9/91 19.05 2.10 54.1 2 0
CM Old (Eng) 1973-1978 6 1141 448 21 6/54 7/86 21.33 2.35 54.3 2 0
AG Huckle (Zim) 1997-1998 4 1035 545 19 6/109 11/255 28.68 3.15 54.4 2 1
Umar Gul (Pak) 2003-2011 6 1371 773 25 4/61 8/148 30.92 3.38 54.8 0 0
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 1969-1979 10 1318 513 24 5/49 9/119 21.37 2.33 54.9 2 0
M Muralitharan (SL) 1992-2009 14 4520 1766 82 6/87 10/118 21.53 2.34 55.1 5 1
J Garner (WI) 1980-1987 9 2013 742 36 6/56 7/73 20.61 2.21 55.9 2 0
SK Warne (Aus) 1993-2005 20 5770 2511 103 6/31 9/67 24.37 2.61 56.0 3 0
Arshad Ayub (India) 1988-1988 3 1180 287 21 5/50 8/104 13.66 1.45 56.1 1 0
NAT Adcock (SA) 1953-1962 7 1855 633 33 5/43 8/87 19.18 2.04 56.2 2 0
Z Khan (India) 2002-2012 11 2138 1096 38 5/29 7/122 28.84 3.07 56.2 3 0
SM Pollock (SA) 1999-2006 11 2442 943 43 5/33 7/87 21.93 2.31 56.7 1 0
Asif Iqbal (Pak) 1965-1979 17 1481 505 26 5/48 6/75 19.42 2.04 56.9 2 0
Zulfiqar Ahmed (Pak) 1955-1955 3 1087 288 19 6/42 11/79 15.15 1.58 57.2 2 1
Danish Kaneria (Pak) 2002-2009 5 1260 620 22 7/168 7/189 28.18 2.95 57.2 2 0
ND Hirwani (India) 1988-1995 7 1854 758 32 6/59 8/121 23.68 2.45 57.9 2 0
DS Atkinson (WI) 1952-1956 5 1046 279 18 7/53 7/86 15.50 1.60 58.1 2 0
TE Bailey (Eng) 1949-1958 12 1876 866 32 6/84 7/155 27.06 2.76 58.6 2 0
MJ Hoggard (Eng) 2002-2008 7 1598 938 27 7/63 8/205 34.74 3.52 59.1 1 0
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2005 14 3427 1444 57 6/115 7/89 25.33 2.52 60.1 2 0

Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v New Zealand at Leeds, 2nd Test, May 24-28, 2013 [Test # 2089]
England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]
New Zealand v England at Auckland, 3rd Test, Mar 22-26, 2013 [Test # 2084]
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