Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	226.0	56	1356	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	0	7	3
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	33	1018.0	205	6108	3509	184	7/112	19.07	3.44	33.19	7	10	4
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	9	223.3	61	1341	675	39	6/39	17.30	3.02	34.38	1	2	0
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2022	12	283.4	52	1702	1001	49	6/37	20.42	3.52	34.73	1	3	1
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	252.2	80	1514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	0
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	7	219.4	28	1318	827	35	6/56	23.62	3.76	37.65	0	3	0
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1902	5	-	43	1146	643	30	6/92	21.43	3.36	38.20	0	4	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	52	1749.2	376	10496	5643	261	6/8	21.62	3.22	40.21	19	16	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2018	5	199.4	40	1198	589	29	6/79	20.31	2.94	41.31	2	2	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	8	265.3	48	1593	789	38	6/61	20.76	2.97	41.92	1	3	0
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	10	317.5	67	1907	984	45	7/94	21.86	3.09	42.37	2	4	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	139.6	37	1118	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	0	3	1
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	13	245.0	57	1470	618	34	8/70	18.17	2.52	43.23	1	1	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	36	1068.0	299	6408	2787	146	6/21	19.08	2.60	43.89	5	9	1
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	-	61	1064	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	8	260.3	50	1563	813	35	5/28	23.22	3.12	44.65	1	2	0
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	38	1328.0	331	7968	3831	177	7/84	21.64	2.88	45.01	4	12	2
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	53	1877.4	440	11266	5986	249	6/59	24.04	3.18	45.24	13	12	2
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2003	9	273.3	63	1641	926	36	5/56	25.72	3.38	45.58	1	1	0
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1910	10	328.5	79	1973	907	43	6/87	21.09	2.75	45.88	3	2	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	200.3	37	1203	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	0	2	1
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2006	6	211.2	39	1268	748	27	5/69	27.70	3.53	46.96	1	1	0
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	346.1	140	2077	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	0	5	3
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	6	214.0	35	1284	771	27	5/40	28.55	3.60	47.55	2	2	0
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	222.2	62	1334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2014	8	327.2	63	1964	1037	41	7/68	25.29	3.16	47.90	4	2	1
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	5	209.2	69	1256	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	0
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1921	5	194.5	42	1169	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.70	0	2	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	9	416.5	112	2501	1068	51	6/23	20.94	2.56	49.03	3	4	1
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1910	17	-	87	2506	1372	51	6/26	26.90	3.28	49.13	4	1	0
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	41	1304.5	293	7829	4060	155	5/20	26.19	3.11	50.50	6	4	0
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	8	372.0	88	2232	1087	43	6/76	25.27	2.92	51.90	1	3	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2020	8	190.5	32	1145	570	22	4/86	25.90	2.98	52.04	1	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	59	2058.5	629	12353	4955	235	6/30	21.08	2.40	52.56	15	9	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2002	6	195.4	65	1174	574	22	5/54	26.09	2.93	53.36	0	1	0
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	280.3	91	1683	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	9	264.4	61	1588	845	29	5/37	29.13	3.19	54.75	1	1	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	12	412.2	109	2474	1078	45	6/17	23.95	2.61	54.97	3	1	0
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	250.2	112	1502	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	0
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1950	5	160.5	31	1285	392	23	6/44	17.04	1.83	55.86	2	1	0
CP Buckenham (ENG)	1910-1910	4	197.0	25	1182	593	21	5/115	28.23	3.01	56.28	1	1	0
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	7	309.4	106	1858	716	33	7/46	21.69	2.31	56.30	0	3	2
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	530.0	120	3180	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	0
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	10	391.4	90	2350	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	26	688.4	134	4132	2258	72	7/32	31.36	3.27	57.38	2	5	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2005	9	268.1	58	1609	764	28	4/44	27.28	2.84	57.46	2	0	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1962	5	182.2	41	1094	505	19	4/68	26.57	2.76	57.57	1	0	0
GJ Thompson (ENG)	1910-1910	5	223.5	66	1343	619	23	4/50	26.91	2.76	58.39	1	0	0
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	-	112	4039	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	0
A Nel (SA)	2002-2008	20	696.3	164	4179	2172	70	6/81	31.02	3.11	59.70	0	2	0
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1996	5	189.2	48	1136	485	19	5/84	25.52	2.56	59.78	2	1	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	142.3	43	1139	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.94	0	1	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2010	4	210.2	25	1262	659	21	5/54	31.38	3.13	60.09	1	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	12	613.3	173	3681	1483	61	6/86	24.31	2.41	60.34	5	2	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1962	5	201.2	54	1208	493	20	5/48	24.65	2.44	60.40	0	2	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-2002	6	353.1	77	2119	911	35	6/39	26.02	2.57	60.54	2	3	1
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1949-1950	5	137.2	25	1098	436	18	5/34	24.22	2.38	61.00	0	1	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1962	5	224.3	60	1347	617	22	4/59	28.04	2.74	61.22	3	0	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	580.0	160	3480	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	5	171.1	36	1369	454	22	4/62	20.63	1.98	62.22	2	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	88	1713.3	391	10281	5051	165	5/21	30.61	2.94	62.30	5	2	0
JP Duminy (SA)	2009-2017	19	207.5	20	1247	726	20	4/73	36.30	3.49	62.35	1	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	12	218.5	36	1313	766	21	3/1	36.47	3.50	62.52	0	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	8	313.5	56	1883	1068	30	4/62	35.60	3.40	62.76	2	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	8	305.2	95	1832	685	29	6/86	23.62	2.24	63.17	1	2	0
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2014	7	200.1	19	1201	739	19	3/55	38.89	3.69	63.21	0	0	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1949-1950	5	135.0	18	1080	390	17	5/40	22.94	2.16	63.52	1	1	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2011	7	191.0	14	1146	779	18	5/98	43.27	4.07	63.66	1	1	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	4	191.2	21	1148	612	18	7/120	34.00	3.19	63.77	1	1	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	4	214.2	57	1286	522	20	6/47	26.10	2.43	64.30	0	2	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	201.5	47	1613	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	5	242.1	56	1937	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	0
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1931	5	250.4	65	1504	561	23	5/58	24.39	2.23	65.39	3	1	0
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2016-2019	5	185.2	38	1112	523	17	5/63	30.76	2.82	65.41	2	1	0
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1927-1931	8	251.4	45	1510	712	23	6/63	30.95	2.82	65.65	2	1	0
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	7	219.1	59	1315	588	20	7/29	29.40	2.68	65.75	0	1	0
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	19	630.4	139	3784	1911	57	4/31	33.52	3.03	66.38	3	0	0
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1948-1949	5	132.7	21	1063	495	16	4/48	30.93	2.79	66.43	1	0	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	19	346.3	88	2079	906	31	5/85	29.22	2.61	67.06	0	1	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2005-2020	10	385.1	75	2311	1177	34	5/40	34.61	3.05	67.97	1	2	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1999-2000	5	185.0	51	1110	468	16	7/46	29.25	2.52	69.37	0	1	0
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	11	402.0	149	2412	846	34	5/42	24.88	2.10	70.94	1	2	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2007-2007	3	179.1	45	1075	395	15	4/105	26.33	2.20	71.66	1	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	21	617.4	169	3706	1471	51	4/65	28.84	2.38	72.66	2	0	0
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1962	10	-	60	2691	961	37	6/58	25.97	2.14	72.72	1	2	0
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2014	8	218.2	41	1310	717	18	4/74	39.83	3.28	72.77	1	0	0
AE Relf (ENG)	1906-1914	10	219.2	67	1316	451	18	3/31	25.05	2.05	73.11	0	0	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1956-1957	4	130.1	20	1041	349	14	3/37	24.92	2.01	74.35	0	0	0
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2014	7	262.5	75	1577	748	21	3/46	35.61	2.84	75.09	0	0	0
I Sharma (IND)	2010-2018	7	251.4	40	1510	800	20	4/79	40.00	3.17	75.50	1	0	0
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	18	610.4	145	3664	1635	48	6/127	34.06	2.67	76.33	3	2	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2017	6	203.4	31	1222	565	16	5/79	35.31	2.77	76.37	1	1	0
SJ Staples (ENG)	1928-1928	3	191.3	50	1149	435	15	3/50	29.00	2.27	76.60	0	0	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	15	-	84	2102	800	27	5/36	29.62	2.28	77.85	1	1	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1962	10	-	86	1792	601	23	4/34	26.13	2.01	77.91	3	0	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2018	9	366.5	74	2201	1113	28	5/130	39.75	3.03	78.60	0	1	0
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	15	644.1	123	3865	1631	49	6/46	33.28	2.53	78.87	1	5	1
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1970-1970	4	255.0	68	1530	740	19	5/125	38.94	2.90	80.52	1	1	0
MW Tate (ENG)	1930-1931	5	189.2	58	1136	341	14	3/79	24.35	1.80	81.14	0	0	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]

South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]

South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]