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