Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
CA Walsh	5.1	1	14	4	7.75	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
AR Caddick	11.5	1	50	5	14.20	England	v Australia	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
AR Caddick	12.0	2	42	5	14.40	England	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
CEL Ambrose	10.1	1	20	4	15.25	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1995	Test # 1296
CEL Ambrose	18.0	9	25	7	15.42	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	30 Jan 1993	Test # 1212
IR Bishop	16.0	4	40	6	16.00	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	30 Jan 1993	Test # 1212
DW Headley	17.0	5	60	6	17.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
CEL Ambrose	12.0	4	17	4	18.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
DK Morrison	18.4	5	37	6	18.66	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1993	Test # 1217
D Gough	18.5	4	49	6	18.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995	Test # 1281
CEL Ambrose	16.0	5	45	5	19.20	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1995	Test # 1296
CC Lewis	13.0	4	24	4	19.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995	Test # 1284
Sir RJ Hadlee	16.2	5	39	5	19.60	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
PCR Tufnell	13.1	6	27	4	19.75	England	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
CA Walsh	17.1	3	39	5	20.60	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999	Test # 1453
CA Walsh	21.3	7	54	6	21.50	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	08 Apr 1995	Test # 1295
CEL Ambrose	18.0	5	43	5	21.60	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	01 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
AA Donald	18.0	5	36	5	21.60	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
DK Morrison	26.4	5	89	7	22.85	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	04 Mar 1993	Test # 1216
PS de Villiers	23.3	8	43	6	23.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
Saqlain Mushtaq	24.0	8	46	6	24.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Hobart	18 Nov 1999	Test # 1469
CA Walsh	20.0	4	74	5	24.00	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	01 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
DK Liyanage	16.0	3	56	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
DE Malcolm	16.1	3	39	4	24.25	England	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995	Test # 1284
Wasim Akram	22.0	3	63	5	26.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	28 Sep 1994	Test # 1268
AA Donald	27.0	8	59	6	27.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
Waqar Younis	18.0	2	69	4	27.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	28 Sep 1994	Test # 1268
Shahid Afridi	23.3	6	52	5	28.20	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	22 Oct 1998	Test # 1427
CEL Ambrose	28.2	6	74	6	28.33	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993	Test # 1210
DW Headley	19.0	7	40	4	28.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
BP Patterson	24.0	1	83	5	28.80	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	01 Mar 1991	Test # 1166
DW Headley	19.3	3	62	4	29.25	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
PCR Tufnell	34.3	16	66	7	29.57	England	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
CEL Ambrose	24.5	7	55	5	29.80	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
Wasim Akram	30.0	9	62	6	30.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990	Test # 1134
ARC Fraser	25.0	3	73	5	30.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995	Test # 1281
BN Schultz	20.0	4	52	4	30.00	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
CA Walsh	20.0	6	55	4	30.00	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	13 Mar 1999	Test # 1451
AJ Tudor	20.2	5	89	4	30.50	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
PM Such	25.5	5	81	5	31.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
NO Perry	26.0	8	70	5	31.20	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	13 Mar 1999	Test # 1451
ARC Fraser	26.4	4	87	5	32.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993	Test # 1231
UC Hathurusingha	22.0	5	66	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
AR Caddick	22.0	6	71	4	33.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
Mohammad Akram	27.5	1	138	5	33.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	26 Nov 1999	Test # 1472
PM Such	33.3	9	67	6	33.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	03 Jun 1993	Test # 1223
D Gough	28.0	7	96	5	33.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
A Kumble	22.5	7	46	4	34.25	India	v Australia	Chennai	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
JG Bracewell	34.2	11	85	6	34.33	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
DW Headley	23.0	1	97	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998	Test # 1434
SM Pollock	41.0	11	87	7	35.14	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
WPUJC Vaas	23.4	5	54	4	35.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
CEL Ambrose	29.5	6	94	5	35.80	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	03 Apr 1999	Test # 1454
Mushtaq Ahmed	30.0	5	115	5	36.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Hobart	17 Nov 1995	Test # 1313
CA Walsh	30.0	6	98	5	36.00	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
BP Patterson	24.0	1	80	4	36.00	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	23 Mar 1991	Test # 1167
Wasim Akram	24.0	4	50	4	36.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1314
A Kumble	24.0	7	63	4	36.00	India	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
CL Cairns	24.0	5	90	4	36.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
CPH Ramanayake	31.0	3	82	5	37.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
A Kumble	31.0	10	62	5	37.20	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
RJ Shastri	25.0	8	45	4	37.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1992	Test # 1181
SL Watkin	25.0	9	65	4	37.50	England	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993	Test # 1231
M Muralidaran	25.1	4	63	4	37.75	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
CA Walsh	25.2	2	71	4	38.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999	Test # 1448
CEL Ambrose	32.0	8	66	5	38.40	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1202
ARC Fraser	39.0	10	82	6	39.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990	Test # 1159
BP Patterson	26.0	2	50	4	39.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	05 Apr 1991	Test # 1168
CA Walsh	26.0	2	56	4	39.00	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	27 Apr 1991	Test # 1170
CEL Ambrose	26.0	5	46	4	39.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993	Test # 1210
D Gough	26.0	9	60	4	39.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1994	Test # 1279
M Prabhakar	32.5	9	101	5	39.40	India	v Australia	Perth	01 Feb 1992	Test # 1186
PAJ DeFreitas	26.2	6	56	4	39.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991	Test # 1161
DN Patel	34.0	10	93	5	40.80	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1993	Test # 1217
HH Streak	34.0	8	93	5	40.80	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Harare	14 Oct 1999	Test # 1463
PL Symcox	27.2	4	69	4	41.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
DW Headley	27.3	4	72	4	41.25	England	v Australia	Manchester	03 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
A Kumble	41.3	8	98	6	41.50	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
N Kapil Dev	35.0	9	97	5	42.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1991	Test # 1180
CL Cairns	28.0	4	113	4	42.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Perth	12 Nov 1993	Test # 1235
Mohsin Kamal	28.0	3	116	4	42.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	01 Nov 1994	Test # 1273
CL Cairns	28.0	9	95	4	42.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Perth	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
CR Matthews	36.0	12	80	5	43.20	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
D Gough	36.0	5	149	5	43.20	England	v Australia	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
CR Matthews	29.0	9	65	4	43.50	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
DW Headley	29.0	4	104	4	43.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	03 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
Mushtaq Ahmed	36.2	7	95	5	43.60	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1314
Shakeel Ahmed	29.3	3	91	4	44.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	22 Oct 1998	Test # 1427
PCR Tufnell	37.0	18	61	5	44.40	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991	Test # 1160
Mushtaq Ahmed	30.0	6	91	4	45.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1314
SB Doull	30.0	6	70	4	45.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
L Klusener	30.0	10	67	4	45.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
CL Hooper	30.1	4	75	4	45.25	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1202
M Muralidaran	38.0	10	71	5	45.60	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
DW Headley	30.5	7	87	4	46.25	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
AA Donald	31.2	8	83	4	47.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
AD Mullally	40.0	10	105	5	48.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 1998	Test # 1428
D Gough	32.0	7	107	4	48.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1275
Shoaib Akhtar	32.0	2	153	4	48.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Nov 1999	Test # 1467
MJ McCague	32.3	5	121	4	48.75	England	v Australia	Nottingham	01 Jul 1993	Test # 1225

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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:

South Africa v England at Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]