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
G Pullar (ENG)	1960-1960	5	1.0	-	6	1	1	1/1	1.00	1.00	6.00	-	-	-
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1983-1983	6	1.0	-	6	6	1	1/6	6.00	6.00	6.00	-	-	-
MV Boucher (SA)	1998-2010	24	1.2	-	8	6	1	1/6	6.00	4.50	8.00	-	-	-
J Benaud (AUS)	1973-1973	1	4.0	1	24	12	2	2/12	6.00	3.00	12.00	-	-	-
CS Marriott (ENG)	1933-1933	1	41.1	8	247	96	11	6/59	8.72	2.33	22.45	-	2	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2019-2019	2	49.1	15	295	120	13	6/27	9.23	2.44	22.69	-	2	-
RWG Emery (NZ)	1952-1952	2	7.4	-	46	52	2	2/52	26.00	6.78	23.00	-	-	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2021-2021	2	73.3	22	441	203	18	6/51	11.27	2.76	24.50	3	1	1
Elias Sunny (BAN)	2011-2011	1	29.0	-	174	128	7	6/94	18.28	4.41	24.85	-	1	-
RP Snell (SA)	1992-1992	1	34.0	4	204	157	8	4/74	19.62	4.61	25.50	2	-	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2012	24	8.5	3	53	18	2	1/0	9.00	2.03	26.50	-	-	-
G Coetzee (SA)	2023-2023	2	40.0	6	240	143	9	3/37	15.88	3.57	26.66	-	-	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1957-1957	2	44.3	17	267	100	10	6/36	10.00	2.24	26.70	-	1	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1993-1997	5	9.0	2	54	44	2	1/14	22.00	4.88	27.00	-	-	-
MG Neser (AUS)	2022-2022	1	22.5	6	137	56	5	3/22	11.20	2.45	27.40	-	-	-
James Langridge (ENG)	1933-1933	2	33.0	6	198	102	7	7/56	14.57	3.09	28.28	-	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2021-2023	4	109.0	33	654	258	23	6/50	11.21	2.36	28.43	-	2	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2020	2	53.0	13	318	144	11	5/34	13.09	2.71	28.90	-	1	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1987	1	24.3	3	147	82	5	5/68	16.40	3.34	29.40	-	1	-
TS Roland-Jones (ENG)	2017-2017	2	34.4	11	208	112	7	2/18	16.00	3.23	29.71	-	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1999-1999	2	85.0	30	510	169	17	7/27	9.94	1.98	30.00	-	2	1
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1988-1990	6	15.0	2	90	38	3	2/8	12.66	2.53	30.00	-	-	-
RS Kalpage (SL)	1993-1993	1	10.0	2	60	27	2	2/27	13.50	2.70	30.00	-	-	-
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1989	2	5.0	1	30	12	1	1/7	12.00	2.40	30.00	-	-	-
MG Bevan (AUS)	1996-1997	4	76.3	10	459	265	15	6/82	17.66	3.46	30.60	1	1	1
Amir Hamza (AFG)	2019-2019	1	30.5	5	185	79	6	5/74	13.16	2.56	30.83	-	1	-
G Onions (ENG)	2009-2012	3	75.0	16	450	288	14	5/38	20.57	3.84	32.14	1	1	-
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2018-2018	2	60.0	11	360	160	11	3/20	14.54	2.66	32.72	-	-	-
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1997	2	54.4	5	328	222	10	5/41	22.20	4.06	32.80	-	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2021-2021	2	43.5	12	263	106	8	5/19	13.25	2.41	32.87	-	1	-
A Nortje (SA)	2021-2023	3	77.0	16	462	241	14	5/36	17.21	3.12	33.00	1	1	-
W Jaffer (IND)	2002-2006	7	11.0	3	66	18	2	2/18	9.00	1.63	33.00	-	-	-
J Botha (SA)	2010-2010	1	39.5	7	239	102	7	4/56	14.57	2.56	34.14	1	-	-
TAM Siriwardana (SL)	2015-2015	2	40.0	6	240	124	7	3/25	17.71	3.10	34.28	-	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-1999	6	17.1	5	103	53	3	3/19	17.66	3.08	34.33	-	-	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1933-1933	2	63.4	5	382	220	11	6/32	20.00	3.45	34.72	-	1	-
WH Copson (ENG)	1939-1939	2	52.4	7	420	185	12	5/85	15.41	2.64	35.00	1	1	-
LF Townsend (ENG)	1930-1930	1	23.3	8	141	73	4	2/25	18.25	3.10	35.25	-	-	-
KD Walters (AUS)	1968-1973	9	-	8	248	110	7	5/66	15.71	2.66	35.42	-	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2015	9	285.2	61	1712	942	48	6/34	19.62	3.30	35.66	3	3	-
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2021	2	107.2	20	644	275	18	6/70	15.27	2.56	35.77	1	2	1
A Ward (ENG)	1976-1976	1	24.0	2	144	128	4	2/25	32.00	5.33	36.00	-	-	-
TM Head (AUS)	2022-2024	4	12.0	1	72	43	2	2/25	21.50	3.58	36.00	-	-	-
Tanvir Ahmed (PAK)	2011-2011	1	12.0	1	72	32	2	1/10	16.00	2.66	36.00	-	-	-
Alimuddin (PAK)	1958-1959	6	6.0	-	36	51	1	1/17	51.00	8.50	36.00	-	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2010-2015	6	163.4	41	982	533	27	4/19	19.74	3.25	36.37	3	-	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2005-2005	2	78.5	14	473	255	13	4/55	19.61	3.23	36.38	2	-	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2018	6	152.2	31	914	509	25	6/88	20.36	3.34	36.56	3	1	1
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1989	4	135.2	14	812	480	22	8/61	21.81	3.54	36.90	-	2	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2021-2023	3	74.2	22	446	193	12	5/36	16.08	2.59	37.16	-	1	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2019	9	205.1	37	1231	659	33	5/47	19.96	3.21	37.30	2	1	-
VWC Jupp (ENG)	1928-1928	2	56.0	18	336	142	9	4/37	15.77	2.53	37.33	1	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2008	9	343.2	79	2060	913	55	7/71	16.60	2.65	37.45	3	4	1
GTS Stevens (ENG)	1930-1930	2	68.4	9	412	241	11	5/90	21.90	3.50	37.45	-	2	1
Khaled Ahmed (BAN)	2022-2022	2	62.3	7	375	196	10	5/106	19.60	3.13	37.50	-	1	-
DA Warner (AUS)	2012-2022	10	19.0	1	114	81	3	2/45	27.00	4.26	38.00	-	-	-
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1928	3	140.0	50	840	302	22	5/39	13.72	2.15	38.18	2	2	1
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2018-2018	3	108.2	17	650	338	17	4/58	19.88	3.12	38.23	3	-	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2006	4	127.4	28	766	429	20	5/69	21.45	3.36	38.30	-	3	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2000	9	294.1	61	1765	906	46	7/43	19.69	3.07	38.36	5	1	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2009	2	83.2	12	500	258	13	5/70	19.84	3.09	38.46	-	1	-
NW Bracken (AUS)	2005-2005	1	26.0	7	156	71	4	4/48	17.75	2.73	39.00	1	-	-
Zahir Khan (AFG)	2019-2019	1	13.0	2	78	53	2	2/53	26.50	4.07	39.00	-	-	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1976	5	97.6	17	782	406	20	5/34	20.30	3.11	39.10	1	1	-
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2012-2016	4	91.3	12	549	332	14	5/27	23.71	3.62	39.21	1	1	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2018-2018	2	66.0	6	396	249	10	5/57	24.90	3.77	39.60	-	1	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	13	363.2	49	2180	1283	55	5/46	23.32	3.53	39.63	5	3	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1986-1988	5	20.0	6	120	51	3	2/24	17.00	2.55	40.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2002	3	82.0	22	492	246	12	5/24	20.50	3.00	41.00	1	1	-
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2009-2009	1	41.0	5	246	110	6	3/48	18.33	2.68	41.00	-	-	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2011	2	116.4	37	700	246	17	6/42	14.47	2.10	41.17	-	2	1
TWJ Goddard (ENG)	1939-1939	2	20.6	2	166	114	4	2/43	28.50	4.12	41.50	-	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2024	8	250.2	88	1502	567	36	5/35	15.75	2.26	41.72	2	2	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1931-1931	4	153.0	61	918	323	22	7/23	14.68	2.11	41.72	1	1	1
Abu Jayed (BAN)	2018-2021	3	90.3	25	543	273	13	4/98	21.00	3.01	41.76	1	-	-
RC Motz (NZ)	1969-1969	3	89.0	11	712	381	17	6/69	22.41	3.21	41.88	-	2	-
RAP Nissanka (SL)	2003-2003	2	42.0	2	252	236	6	5/64	39.33	5.61	42.00	-	1	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2010	7	21.0	3	126	45	3	2/4	15.00	2.14	42.00	-	-	-
ERT Holmes (ENG)	1935-1935	4	14.0	2	84	66	2	1/10	33.00	4.71	42.00	-	-	-
JA Jameson (ENG)	1974-1974	2	7.0	2	42	17	1	1/17	17.00	2.42	42.00	-	-	-
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2020-2020	2	7.0	-	42	27	1	1/7	27.00	3.85	42.00	-	-	-
AN Petersen (SA)	2010-2015	6	7.0	1	42	21	1	1/2	21.00	3.00	42.00	-	-	-
Sanuar Hossain (BAN)	2002-2002	1	7.0	1	42	29	1	1/29	29.00	4.14	42.00	-	-	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	13	526.2	108	3158	1536	75	7/71	20.48	2.91	42.10	3	6	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1960-1961	4	173.7	25	1391	612	33	6/53	18.54	2.63	42.15	-	5	1
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	12	450.5	110	2705	1472	64	5/30	23.00	3.26	42.26	3	3	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	2	84.4	22	508	261	12	4/82	21.75	3.08	42.33	1	-	-
DA Stirling (NZ)	1985-1985	1	14.1	-	85	82	2	2/82	41.00	5.78	42.50	-	-	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2022	8	297.5	59	1787	871	42	7/58	20.73	2.92	42.54	3	3	1
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2023-2023	2	49.4	11	298	125	7	5/60	17.85	2.51	42.57	-	1	-
CJ Anderson (NZ)	2013-2013	3	57.0	7	342	147	8	3/47	18.37	2.57	42.75	-	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2001	10	309.2	76	1856	894	43	5/49	20.79	2.89	43.16	3	2	-
SL Watkin (ENG)	1991-1991	2	36.0	4	216	153	5	3/38	30.60	4.25	43.20	-	-	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1930-1931	5	239.2	61	1436	593	33	7/87	17.96	2.47	43.51	3	2	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1990	18	581.2	111	3488	1695	80	7/80	21.18	2.91	43.60	5	6	1
MJ Santner (NZ)	2017-2017	2	21.5	7	131	38	3	2/13	12.66	1.74	43.66	-	-	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2020	10	349.5	90	2099	988	48	5/32	20.58	2.82	43.72	4	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2024	7	212.2	57	1274	618	29	4/28	21.31	2.91	43.93	2	-	-
P Utseya (ZIM)	2013-2013	1	22.0	6	132	60	3	3/60	20.00	2.72	44.00	-	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2003-2008	10	385.1	96	2311	1145	52	6/32	22.01	2.97	44.44	1	2	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]