Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MG Melle	10.0	6	9	4	15.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
WA Johnston	11.0x8	2	35	5	17.60	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
Khan Mohammad	15.0	3	61	5	18.00	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
I Meckiff	15.2x8	3	38	6	20.33	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
NAT Adcock	11.3x8	4	20	4	22.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JC Alabaster	15.5	4	46	4	23.75	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
Fazal Mahmood	16.0	2	54	4	24.00	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
RR Lindwall	20.4	2	57	5	24.80	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
JB Iverson	19.4x8	8	27	6	26.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
JB Iverson	13.0x8	3	43	4	26.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
AL Valentine	26.3	10	39	6	26.50	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
GWA Chubb	26.3	7	51	6	26.50	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JDC Goddard	17.4	6	25	4	26.50	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
S Ramadhin	31.0	16	49	7	26.57	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
TL Goddard	22.4	9	31	5	27.20	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
RG Archer	13.6x8	4	33	4	27.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
RR Lindwall	23.0	4	66	5	27.60	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
WA Johnston	13.7x8	1	26	4	27.75	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
MH Mankad	38.5	15	55	8	29.12	India	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
Fazal Mahmood	30.0	11	46	6	30.00	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
Fazal Mahmood	30.0	16	53	6	30.00	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
PS Heine	25.0	7	60	5	30.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
PS Heine	15.0x8	6	22	4	30.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
AM Moir	25.1	3	62	5	30.20	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
NAT Adcock	15.3x8	3	39	4	30.75	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
KR Miller	15.7x8	4	37	4	31.75	Australia	v England	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
TL Goddard	21.2	8	59	4	32.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
Mahmood Hussain	21.3	6	58	4	32.25	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
AR MacGibbon	27.0	11	64	5	32.40	New Zealand	v England	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
HJ Tayfield	24.3x8	6	78	6	32.50	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
AMB Rowan	27.2	4	68	5	32.80	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
FMM Worrell	38.2	9	70	7	32.85	West Indies	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
HJ Tayfield	37.0x8	11	113	9	32.88	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JA Hayes	22.0	5	36	4	33.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
RG Archer	28.2	7	53	5	34.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
R Benaud	17.0x8	5	43	4	34.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
AK Davidson	25.5x8	7	64	6	34.16	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
CN McCarthy	23.0	2	76	4	34.50	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
ESM Kentish	29.0	11	49	5	34.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
SG Shinde	35.3	9	91	6	35.50	India	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
JB Iverson	18.0x8	3	37	4	36.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
NBF Mann	24.0	16	24	4	36.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	37.50	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
HJ Tayfield	37.7x8	14	69	8	37.87	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
RB Desai	31.4	8	89	5	38.00	India	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
PS Heine	32.0	8	86	5	38.40	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
Ghulam Ahmed	26.0	6	77	4	39.00	India	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
SP Gupte	26.0	6	76	4	39.00	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
WA Johnston	24.5x8	2	85	5	39.40	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
NAT Adcock	20.0x8	6	36	4	40.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JR Reid	27.0	11	36	4	40.50	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
AR MacGibbon	27.0	4	65	4	40.50	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1958	Test # 458
KR Miller	34.1	9	72	5	41.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
GWA Chubb	34.4	9	77	5	41.60	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
RR Lindwall	35.0	10	54	5	42.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
KR Miller	36.0	12	80	5	43.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
R Benaud	27.0x8	6	91	5	43.20	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
GS Sobers	28.5	9	75	4	43.25	West Indies	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
KR Miller	21.7x8	5	76	4	43.75	Australia	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
Ghulam Ahmed	37.1	14	70	5	44.60	India	v England	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
PS Heine	29.5	11	70	4	44.75	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
MH Mankad	30.5	9	53	4	46.25	India	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
HJ Tayfield	31.0	14	70	4	46.50	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
HJ Tayfield	38.5	12	80	5	46.60	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
RG Archer	31.2	8	71	4	47.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
RR Lindwall	32.0	7	70	4	48.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
KR Miller	33.0	5	69	4	49.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
S Ramadhin	43.0	27	66	5	51.60	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
MH Mankad	35.0	13	54	4	52.50	India	v England	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
S Ramadhin	35.0	14	65	4	52.50	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
R Benaud	33.4x8	10	83	5	53.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
WA Johnston	27.0x8	4	73	4	54.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
R Gilchrist	36.3	7	115	4	54.75	West Indies	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
AR MacGibbon	36.4	11	86	4	55.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
AM Moir	56.3	16	155	6	56.50	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
HJ Tayfield	47.1	15	94	5	56.60	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
Surendranath	47.1	17	115	5	56.60	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
SP Gupte	38.1	11	102	4	57.25	India	v England	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
R Benaud	29.0x8	10	82	4	58.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
KR Miller	40.0	7	91	4	60.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
Surendranath	51.3	25	75	5	61.80	India	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
Fazal Mahmood	42.0	14	107	4	63.00	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1954	Test # 389
HJ Tayfield	53.4	29	60	5	64.40	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
R Benaud	33.0x8	7	94	4	66.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
SP Gupte	44.3	13	111	4	66.75	India	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
S Ramadhin	67.0	34	113	6	67.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
AL Valentine	45.0	28	48	4	67.50	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
GWA Chubb	46.2	12	146	4	69.50	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
KR Miller	47.0	19	63	4	70.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
IWG Johnson	47.0	10	151	4	70.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
S Ramadhin	72.0	43	86	6	72.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
CN McCarthy	48.0	10	104	4	72.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
R Benaud	36.6x8	6	120	4	73.50	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
HJ Tayfield	37.0x8	15	79	4	74.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TL Goddard	62.0	37	69	5	74.40	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
Ghulam Ahmed	63.0	24	100	5	75.60	India	v England	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
R Benaud	39.2x8	10	66	4	78.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
MH Mankad	52.5	16	89	4	79.25	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1951	Test # 344
S Ramadhin	53.0	30	50	4	79.50	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
S Ramadhin	53.3	12	107	4	80.25	West Indies	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]