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
R Benaud	3.5	1	15	4	5.75	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	26 Apr 1955	Test # 405
KR Miller	7.6x8	1	26	5	12.40	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
TE Bailey	16.0	7	34	7	13.71	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
WA Johnston	12.0x8	0	62	6	16.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
GAR Lock	16.0	7	20	6	16.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
TE Bailey	21.0	8	44	7	18.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
Fazal Mahmood	18.3	9	34	6	18.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
IWG Johnson	22.2	10	44	7	19.14	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	26 Apr 1955	Test # 405
HB Cave	13.1	9	21	4	19.75	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	09 Mar 1956	Test # 424
PJ Loader	20.3	9	36	6	20.50	England	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
DT Ring	16.0x8	2	80	6	21.33	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	23.00	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
Nasim-ul-Ghani	16.0	5	35	4	24.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
RR Lindwall	24.5	3	95	6	24.83	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Apr 1955	Test # 404
KR Miller	25.2	3	107	6	25.33	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955	Test # 408
GAR Lock	21.4	12	28	5	26.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	10	66	6	27.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
Mahmood Hussain	19.5	1	48	4	29.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
Nasim-ul-Ghani	30.5	9	67	6	30.83	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
KR Miller	19.3x8	1	60	5	31.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
AR MacGibbon	21.0	5	44	4	31.50	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	09 Mar 1956	Test # 424
Fazal Mahmood	32.0	10	83	6	32.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
TE Bailey	22.0	6	54	4	33.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
Fazal Mahmood	22.0	9	35	4	33.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
RR Lindwall	21.0x8	4	52	5	33.60	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
RW Blair	22.5	5	90	4	34.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	03 Feb 1956	Test # 421
TB Burtt	29.2	7	69	5	35.20	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	08 Feb 1952	Test # 349
DG Phadkar	29.3	4	64	5	35.40	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
FS Trueman	30.0	8	63	5	36.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
RR Lindwall	24.0	6	61	4	36.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	26 Mar 1955	Test # 403
R Berry	31.5	13	63	5	38.20	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
R Berry	26.0	12	53	4	39.00	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
RR Lindwall	20.0x8	4	62	4	40.00	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
JB Statham	27.0	6	64	4	40.50	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
HB Cave	27.3	17	22	4	41.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	09 Mar 1956	Test # 424
WE Hollies	35.2	11	63	5	42.40	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
RO Jenkins	35.2	6	116	5	42.40	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
SP Gupte	30.0	6	78	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
JC Laker	30.1	6	81	4	45.25	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
SP Gupte	33.0	9	86	4	49.50	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
JB Statham	41.2	12	118	5	49.60	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
Nasim-ul-Ghani	41.4	11	116	5	50.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
RR Lindwall	26.0x8	2	66	4	52.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	30 Nov 1951	Test # 341
FS Trueman	35.0	5	80	4	52.50	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
JB Statham	36.0	6	90	4	54.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
SP Gupte	66.0	15	162	7	56.57	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
MH Mankad	38.0	6	95	4	57.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
AV Bedser	48.0	9	127	5	57.60	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
SP Gupte	48.0	14	107	5	57.60	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
Mahmood Hussain	41.2	4	153	4	62.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
DVP Wright	53.0	16	141	5	63.60	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
RB Desai	49.0	10	169	4	73.50	India	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
JC Laker	50.0	27	71	4	75.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
Fazal Mahmood	51.0	21	89	4	76.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1958	Test # 448
SP Gupte	65.1	14	180	5	78.20	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
JC Laker	54.0	17	119	4	81.00	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
SP Gupte	56.2	19	122	4	84.50	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
RO Jenkins	59.0	13	174	4	88.50	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
MH Mankad	82.0	17	228	5	98.40	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371

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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]