Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs England

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - vs England

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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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]