Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1870s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
FR Spofforth	25.0x4	9	48	6	16.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
TK Kendall	33.1x4	12	55	7	19.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
FR Spofforth	35.0x4	16	62	7	20.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
A Hill	27.0x4	12	27	4	27.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
A Shaw	34.0x4	16	38	5	27.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
J Southerton	28.3x4	13	46	4	28.75	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
T Emmett	59.0x4	31	68	7	33.71	England	v Australia	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
James Lillywhite	41.0x4	15	70	4	41.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
WE Midwinter	54.0x4	23	78	5	43.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
TK Kendall	52.2x4	21	82	4	52.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v England at Melbourne, Only Test, Jan 2-4, 1879 [Test # 3]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Mar 31-Apr 4, 1877 [Test # 2]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 1st Test, Mar 15-19, 1877 [Test # 1]