Best strike rates
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
GA Lohmann (ENG) 1886-1896 18 3830 1205 112 9/28 15/45 10.75 1.88 34.1 9 5
D Olivier (SA) 2017-2022 15 2088 1294 59 6/37 11/96 21.93 3.71 35.3 3 1
JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG) 1887-1892 9 2302 775 61 7/37 13/91 12.70 2.01 37.7 6 1
SE Bond (NZ) 2001-2009 18 3372 1922 87 6/51 10/99 22.09 3.41 38.7 5 1
K Rabada (SA) 2015-2022 55 10352 5773 257 7/112 13/144 22.46 3.34 40.2 12 4
SF Barnes (ENG) 1901-1914 27 7873 3106 189 9/103 17/159 16.43 2.36 41.6 24 7
DW Steyn (SA) 2004-2019 93 18608 10077 439 7/51 11/60 22.95 3.24 42.3 26 5
AEE Vogler (SA) 1906-1911 15 2764 1455 64 7/94 12/181 22.73 3.15 43.1 5 1
L Ngidi (SA) 2018-2022 15 2128 1059 49 6/39 8/102 21.61 2.98 43.4 3 0
Waqar Younis (PAK) 1989-2003 87 16224 8788 373 7/76 13/135 23.56 3.25 43.4 22 5
A Nortje (SA) 2019-2022 15 2500 1569 57 6/56 8/120 27.52 3.76 43.8 3 0
OE Robinson (ENG) 2021-2022 11 2237 1010 51 5/49 7/81 19.80 2.70 43.8 3 0
KA Jamieson (NZ) 2020-2022 16 3162 1401 72 6/48 11/117 19.45 2.65 43.9 5 1
FR Spofforth (AUS) 1877-1887 18 4185 1731 94 7/44 14/90 18.41 2.48 44.5 7 4
W Barnes (ENG) 1880-1890 21 2289 793 51 6/28 9/81 15.54 2.07 44.8 3 0
J Cowie (NZ) 1937-1949 9 2028 969 45 6/40 10/140 21.53 2.86 45.0 4 1
JV Saunders (AUS) 1902-1908 14 3565 1796 79 7/34 9/66 22.73 3.02 45.1 6 0
J Briggs (ENG) 1884-1899 33 5332 2095 118 8/11 15/28 17.75 2.35 45.1 9 4
FH Tyson (ENG) 1954-1959 17 3452 1411 76 7/27 10/130 18.56 2.45 45.4 4 1
C Blythe (ENG) 1901-1910 19 4546 1863 100 8/59 15/99 18.63 2.45 45.4 9 4
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) 1997-2007 46 8143 4574 178 6/11 11/78 25.69 3.37 45.7 12 2
JJC Lawson (WI) 2002-2005 13 2364 1512 51 7/78 8/102 29.64 3.83 46.3 2 0
HV Hordern (AUS) 1911-1912 7 2148 1075 46 7/90 12/175 23.36 3.00 46.6 5 2
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1991 81 17584 7876 376 7/22 11/89 20.94 2.68 46.7 22 4
AA Donald (SA) 1992-2002 72 15519 7344 330 8/71 12/139 22.25 2.83 47.0 20 3
PJ Cummins (AUS) 2011-2022 43 9407 4311 199 6/23 10/62 21.66 2.74 47.2 7 1
W Bates (ENG) 1881-1887 15 2364 821 50 7/28 14/102 16.42 2.08 47.2 4 1
CB Llewellyn (SA) 1896-1912 15 2292 1421 48 6/92 10/116 29.60 3.71 47.7 4 1
SP Jones (ENG) 2002-2005 18 2821 1666 59 6/53 7/110 28.23 3.54 47.8 3 0
RO Schwarz (SA) 1906-1912 20 2639 1417 55 6/47 7/89 25.76 3.22 47.9 2 0
Hasan Ali (PAK) 2017-2022 21 3696 1892 77 5/27 10/114 24.57 3.07 48.0 6 1
DE Bollinger (AUS) 2009-2010 12 2401 1296 50 5/28 8/141 25.92 3.23 48.0 2 0
Mohammad Asif (PAK) 2005-2010 23 5171 2583 106 6/41 11/71 24.36 2.99 48.7 7 1
JL Pattinson (AUS) 2011-2020 21 3963 2133 81 5/27 8/105 26.33 3.22 48.9 4 0
JJ Bumrah (INDIA) 2018-2022 30 6268 2815 128 6/27 9/86 21.99 2.69 48.9 8 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) 2018-2022 25 4858 2462 99 6/51 10/94 24.86 3.04 49.0 4 1
GJ Gilmour (AUS) 1973-1977 15 2661 1406 54 6/85 9/157 26.03 3.17 49.2 3 0
CEH Croft (WI) 1977-1982 27 6165 2913 125 8/29 9/95 23.30 2.83 49.3 3 0
FS Trueman (ENG) 1952-1965 67 15178 6625 307 8/31 12/119 21.57 2.61 49.4 17 3
MA Starc (AUS) 2011-2022 71 14344 7929 287 6/50 11/94 27.62 3.31 49.9 13 2
Mohammed Shami (INDIA) 2013-2022 60 10827 5931 216 6/56 9/118 27.45 3.28 50.1 6 0
DW Headley (ENG) 1997-1999 15 3026 1671 60 6/60 8/102 27.85 3.31 50.4 1 0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK) 2003-2005 10 2576 1175 51 5/48 8/109 23.03 2.73 50.5 2 0
RJ Harris (AUS) 2010-2015 27 5736 2658 113 7/117 9/106 23.52 2.78 50.7 5 0
J Garner (WI) 1977-1987 58 13169 5433 259 6/56 9/108 20.97 2.47 50.8 7 0
VD Philander (SA) 2011-2020 64 11391 5000 224 6/21 10/102 22.32 2.63 50.8 13 2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 86 21918 9611 431 9/52 15/123 22.29 2.63 50.8 36 9
MA Holding (WI) 1975-1987 60 12680 5898 249 8/92 14/149 23.68 2.79 50.9 13 2
T Richardson (ENG) 1893-1898 14 4498 2220 88 8/94 13/244 25.22 2.96 51.1 11 4
MG Johnson (AUS) 2007-2015 73 16001 8891 313 8/61 12/127 28.40 3.33 51.1 12 3
CTB Turner (AUS) 1887-1895 17 5179 1670 101 7/43 12/87 16.53 1.93 51.2 11 2
ST Finn (ENG) 2010-2016 36 6412 3800 125 6/79 9/187 30.40 3.55 51.2 5 0
GA Faulkner (SA) 1906-1924 25 4227 2180 82 7/84 9/75 26.58 3.09 51.5 4 0
SL Malinga (SL) 2004-2010 30 5209 3349 101 5/50 9/210 33.15 3.85 51.5 3 0
D Gough (ENG) 1994-2003 58 11821 6503 229 6/42 9/92 28.39 3.30 51.6 9 0
R Peel (ENG) 1884-1896 20 5216 1715 101 7/31 11/68 16.98 1.97 51.6 5 1
WJ Whitty (AUS) 1909-1912 14 3357 1373 65 6/17 9/98 21.12 2.45 51.6 3 0
RWV Robins (ENG) 1929-1937 19 3318 1758 64 6/32 7/68 27.46 3.17 51.8 1 0
BP Patterson (WI) 1986-1992 28 4829 2874 93 5/24 9/88 30.90 3.57 51.9 5 0
GD McGrath (AUS) 1993-2007 124 29248 12186 563 8/24 10/27 21.64 2.49 51.9 29 3
DK Lillee (AUS) 1971-1984 70 18467 8493 355 7/83 11/123 23.92 2.75 52.0 23 7
A Cotter (AUS) 1904-1912 21 4633 2549 89 7/148 9/221 28.64 3.30 52.0 7 0
UT Yadav (INDIA) 2011-2022 52 8235 4867 158 6/88 10/133 30.80 3.54 52.1 3 1
IR Bishop (WI) 1989-1998 43 8407 3909 161 6/40 8/57 24.27 2.78 52.2 6 0
R Ashwin (INDIA) 2011-2022 86 23089 10666 442 7/59 13/140 24.13 2.77 52.2 30 7
M Hayward (SA) 1999-2004 16 2821 1609 54 5/56 7/119 29.79 3.42 52.2 1 0
G Ulyett (ENG) 1877-1890 25 2627 1020 50 7/36 7/57 20.40 2.32 52.5 1 0
JR Thomson (AUS) 1972-1985 51 10535 5601 200 6/46 9/105 28.00 3.18 52.6 8 0
KAJ Roach (WI) 2009-2022 73 13281 6763 252 6/48 10/146 26.83 3.05 52.7 10 1
N Wagner (NZ) 2012-2022 59 12965 6572 246 7/39 9/73 26.71 3.04 52.7 9 0
B Kumar (INDIA) 2013-2018 21 3348 1644 63 6/82 8/96 26.09 2.94 53.1 4 0
LS Pascoe (AUS) 1977-1982 14 3403 1668 64 5/59 6/96 26.06 2.94 53.1 1 0
B Lee (AUS) 1999-2008 76 16531 9554 310 5/30 9/171 30.81 3.46 53.3 10 0
KJ Abbott (SA) 2013-2017 11 2081 886 39 7/29 9/68 22.71 2.55 53.3 3 0
M Morkel (SA) 2006-2018 86 16498 8550 309 6/23 9/110 27.66 3.10 53.3 8 0
RGD Willis (ENG) 1971-1984 90 17357 8190 325 8/43 9/92 25.20 2.83 53.4 16 0
M Ntini (SA) 1998-2009 101 20834 11242 390 7/37 13/132 28.82 3.23 53.4 18 4
CL Cairns (NZ) 1989-2004 62 11698 6410 218 7/27 10/100 29.40 3.28 53.6 13 1
WE Bowes (ENG) 1932-1946 15 3655 1519 68 6/33 9/219 22.33 2.49 53.7 6 0
Imran Khan (PAK) 1971-1992 88 19458 8258 362 8/58 14/116 22.81 2.54 53.7 23 6
CAK Rajitha (SL) 2018-2022 13 2102 1089 39 5/64 7/104 27.92 3.10 53.8 1 0
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war

Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v South Africa at The Oval, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Sep 8-12, 2022 [Test # 2476]
England v South Africa at Manchester, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Aug 25-27, 2022 [Test # 2475]
England v South Africa at Lord's, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Aug 17-19, 2022 [Test # 2474]
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