Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - England

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
FS Trueman	8.4	2	31	8	6.50	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
JH Wardle	5.0	2	7	4	7.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
R Appleyard	6.0	3	7	4	9.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	11.11	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
FS Trueman	9.0	1	27	4	13.50	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
TE Bailey	16.0	7	34	7	13.71	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
GAR Lock	11.3	7	17	5	13.80	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
TE Bailey	7.0x8	2	22	4	14.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FH Tyson	12.3x8	1	27	7	14.14	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
GAR Lock	9.3	2	36	4	14.25	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
AV Bedser	17.2	7	44	7	14.85	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
GAR Lock	16.0	7	20	6	16.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
DB Close	11.0	0	35	4	16.50	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
AV Bedser	14.5	4	41	5	17.80	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
TE Bailey	21.0	8	44	7	18.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
AV Bedser	15.0	6	27	5	18.00	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
FH Tyson	12.0	6	16	4	18.00	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
JC Laker	12.0	6	13	4	18.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
GAR Lock	12.3	8	12	4	18.75	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
FS Trueman	16.0	4	48	5	19.20	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
T Greenhough	16.0	4	35	5	19.20	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
RO Jenkins	13.0	2	50	4	19.50	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
JB Statham	13.0	6	18	4	19.50	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
R Appleyard	17.0	5	51	5	20.40	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
PJ Loader	20.3	9	36	6	20.50	England	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
FH Tyson	13.4	3	35	4	20.50	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
GAR Lock	24.0	11	35	7	20.57	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
R Tattersall	21.0	6	44	6	21.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
R Tattersall	21.0	3	48	6	21.00	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
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
DVP Wright	19.0	3	48	5	22.80	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
R Tattersall	28.0	10	52	7	24.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
FR Brown	12.0x8	2	26	4	24.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
FH Tyson	18.4x8	1	85	6	24.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
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
GAR Lock	21.0	9	45	5	25.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
FS Trueman	21.0	8	31	5	25.20	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
JB Statham	21.0	10	31	5	25.20	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
JC Laker	16.5	2	75	4	25.25	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
JB Statham	17.0	9	24	4	25.50	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
FS Trueman	17.0	6	24	4	25.50	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
GAR Lock	21.4	12	28	5	26.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
FH Tyson	13.0x8	2	45	4	26.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
JB Statham	16.3x8	0	60	5	26.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
JC Laker	22.0	11	17	5	26.40	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
JB Statham	17.4	7	28	4	26.50	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
GAR Lock	18.1	13	14	4	27.25	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
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
HJ Rhodes	18.5	3	50	4	28.25	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
GAR Lock	28.2	13	53	6	28.33	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
PJ Loader	19.0	7	52	4	28.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
FR Brown	18.0x8	4	49	5	28.80	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	28.5	2	95	6	28.83	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
AV Bedser	24.2	8	54	5	29.20	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JH Wardle	35.0	16	56	7	30.00	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
GAR Lock	35.2	20	51	7	30.28	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
FH Tyson	23.0x8	7	40	6	30.66	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	30.80	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
GAR Lock	26.0	15	31	5	31.20	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
JB Statham	28.0x8	6	57	7	32.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
JH Wardle	20.2x8	6	61	5	32.40	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
AV Bedser	20.3x8	4	59	5	32.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	38.3	16	55	7	33.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
GAR Lock	22.0	11	39	4	33.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
TE Bailey	22.0	6	54	4	33.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
AV Bedser	16.5x8	4	45	4	33.25	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FS Trueman	28.0	2	90	5	33.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JC Laker	22.3	9	39	4	33.75	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
TE Bailey	17.1x8	5	40	4	34.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
MJ Hilton	22.5	10	32	4	34.25	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
JC Laker	29.0	10	58	5	34.80	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TE Bailey	17.4x8	3	59	4	35.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
AV Bedser	22.0x8	5	46	5	35.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
FS Trueman	30.0	8	63	5	36.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
JH Wardle	24.0	16	19	4	36.00	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 1954	Test # 389
FS Trueman	24.0	9	45	4	36.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
FS Trueman	24.3	3	86	4	36.75	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
TE Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	37.25	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
FS Trueman	25.0	3	72	4	37.50	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
JH Wardle	23.6x8	9	53	5	38.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AV Bedser	19.0x8	3	37	4	38.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
PJ Loader	19.0x8	4	56	4	38.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
R Berry	31.5	13	63	5	38.20	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
MJ Hilton	32.0	11	61	5	38.40	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
R Tattersall	32.2	14	49	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
R Berry	26.0	12	53	4	39.00	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
JH Wardle	24.4x8	6	79	5	39.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
FS Trueman	27.0	4	110	4	40.50	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
FR Brown	27.0	4	82	4	40.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
JB Statham	27.0	6	64	4	40.50	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	40.75	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	41.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
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
JB Statham	29.0	5	96	4	43.50	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
JH Wardle	29.0	8	77	4	43.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373

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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]