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
JH Wardle	5.0	2	7	4	7.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
HJ Tayfield	8.4x8	1	23	7	9.71	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	11.11	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
TE Bailey	7.0x8	2	22	4	14.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FH Tyson	12.3x8	1	27	7	14.14	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
MH Mankad	9.4	1	49	4	14.50	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
AV Bedser	17.2	7	44	7	14.85	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
FMM Worrell	12.7x8	3	38	6	17.16	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
Ghulam Ahmed	20.3	6	49	7	17.57	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
PS Heine	14.2x8	3	58	6	19.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
J Trim	12.0x8	2	34	5	19.20	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
GE Gomez	18.0x8	3	55	7	20.57	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
PR Umrigar	15.3	1	49	4	23.25	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	23.88	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
NAT Adcock	18.0x8	2	43	6	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
FR Brown	12.0x8	2	26	4	24.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
FH Tyson	18.4x8	1	85	6	24.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
GAR Lock	21.0	9	45	5	25.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
JC Laker	16.5	2	75	4	25.25	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
FH Tyson	13.0x8	2	45	4	26.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
JB Statham	16.3x8	0	60	5	26.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	11	34	6	27.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
MG Melle	20.5x8	0	71	6	27.50	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
FR Brown	18.0x8	4	49	5	28.80	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	28.5	2	95	6	28.83	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	30.80	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JM Patel	25.4	7	55	5	30.80	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
JB Statham	28.0x8	6	57	7	32.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
AV Bedser	20.3x8	4	59	5	32.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	38.3	16	55	7	33.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
AV Bedser	16.5x8	4	45	4	33.25	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FS Trueman	28.0	2	90	5	33.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TE Bailey	17.1x8	5	40	4	34.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JC Laker	29.0	10	58	5	34.80	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TE Bailey	17.4x8	3	59	4	35.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
AV Bedser	22.0x8	5	46	5	35.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
Fazal Mahmood	30.2	12	74	5	36.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
FS Trueman	24.3	3	86	4	36.75	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
AL Valentine	27.5x8	6	102	6	36.83	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
TE Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	37.25	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
PR Umrigar	25.0	11	27	4	37.50	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
AV Bedser	19.0x8	3	37	4	38.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
PJ Loader	19.0x8	4	56	4	38.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JH Wardle	24.4x8	6	79	5	39.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
Khan Mohammad	26.1	9	43	4	39.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
HJ Tayfield	29.4x8	9	84	6	39.33	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
AL Valentine	25.0x8	4	99	5	40.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
FR Brown	27.0	4	82	4	40.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	40.75	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
Fazal Mahmood	48.0	17	80	7	41.14	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	41.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
HJ Tayfield	37.1x8	13	81	7	42.42	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
Fazal Mahmood	35.5	11	71	5	43.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
JH Wardle	29.0	8	77	4	43.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
DS Atkinson	36.2	16	56	5	43.60	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
JC Laker	29.1	11	58	4	43.75	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
FMM Worrell	23.0x8	2	95	4	46.00	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
AL Valentine	30.0x8	9	88	5	48.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
JC Watkins	24.0x8	8	41	4	48.00	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
JC Laker	32.0	12	80	4	48.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
ERH Fuller	30.2x8	4	66	5	48.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
DT Dewdney	33.0	5	125	4	49.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
DVP Wright	25.0x8	1	99	4	50.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
FS Trueman	25.0x8	0	92	4	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
PS Heine	37.5x8	6	96	6	50.16	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AV Bedser	42.4	8	105	5	51.20	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
MG Melle	33.0x8	3	113	5	52.80	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
AV Bedser	45.0	10	115	5	54.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
FS Trueman	30.1x8	6	90	4	60.25	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
AL Valentine	30.5x8	3	111	4	61.25	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1951	Test # 341
JC Laker	30.5x8	4	93	4	61.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
S Ramadhin	40.0x8	9	90	5	64.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
HJ Tayfield	33.3x8	5	116	4	66.75	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
MH Mankad	45.0	15	90	4	67.50	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
JC Laker	46.0x8	9	107	5	73.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
HJ Tayfield	51.0x8	18	120	5	81.60	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
AV Bedser	43.0x8	4	107	4	86.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
GAR Lock	43.2x8	9	130	4	86.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
FR Brown	44.0x8	4	153	4	88.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
HJ Tayfield	44.0x8	6	142	4	88.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
ARA Murray	51.2x8	11	169	4	102.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362

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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

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]