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
FH Tyson	21.3	7	28	6	21.50	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
JH Wardle	19.0x8	3	36	7	21.71	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AV Bedser	22.4	8	37	6	22.66	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AK Davidson	17.4x8	4	34	6	23.33	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
R Tattersall	28.0	10	52	7	24.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
TE Bailey	15.4x8	6	20	5	24.80	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JB Statham	29.0	12	39	7	24.85	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
IWG Johnson	17.0x8	2	34	5	27.20	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
LF Kline	13.6x8	3	33	4	27.50	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AV Bedser	32.3	10	58	7	27.85	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JC Laker	28.0	8	55	6	28.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
DT Ring	21.0x8	2	72	6	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
KR Miller	14.0x8	3	42	4	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
RR Lindwall	14.2x8	1	40	4	28.50	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
PJ Loader	19.0	7	52	4	28.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
AV Bedser	24.2	8	54	5	29.20	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
FH Tyson	23.0x8	7	40	6	30.66	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JR Reid	16.0x8	5	34	4	32.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JH Wardle	20.2x8	6	61	5	32.40	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
GAR Lock	22.0	11	39	4	33.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
R Benaud	21.0x8	6	49	5	33.60	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
WA Johnston	18.2x8	6	39	4	36.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JH Wardle	23.6x8	9	53	5	38.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
R Tattersall	32.2	14	49	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
RR Lindwall	20.0x8	3	72	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
AR MacGibbon	20.0x8	2	62	4	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
AK Davidson	20.0x8	6	44	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Benaud	20.2x8	0	70	4	40.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AK Davidson	26.1x8	8	38	5	41.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
KR Miller	21.0x8	3	62	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JH Wardle	29.0	10	65	4	43.50	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
JC Laker	37.4	18	56	5	45.20	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
RR Lindwall	30.0x8	8	60	5	48.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
JH Wardle	32.0	23	24	4	48.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
GAR Lock	33.0	14	62	4	49.50	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
I Meckiff	31.0x8	3	125	5	49.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
GO Rabone	38.7x8	10	68	6	51.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
R Benaud	33.0x8	14	82	5	52.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	54.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JC Laker	37.0	12	64	4	55.50	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
WA Johnston	46.0x8	8	152	6	61.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
WA Johnston	31.2x8	5	75	4	62.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JR Reid	32.0x8	16	51	4	64.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
R Benaud	41.0x8	8	84	5	65.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AR MacGibbon	33.0x8	13	71	4	66.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
R Benaud	35.0x8	6	95	4	70.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
WA Johnston	49.3x8	17	110	5	79.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
R Benaud	50.7x8	13	114	5	81.40	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
JH Wardle	57.0	22	100	4	85.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
R Benaud	44.0x8	9	118	4	88.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364

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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]