Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	8.4x8	1	23	7	9.71	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
MG Melle	10.0	6	9	4	15.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
HJ Tayfield	14.0x8	7	13	6	18.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
PS Heine	14.2x8	3	58	6	19.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	11.3x8	4	20	4	22.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
NAT Adcock	18.0x8	2	43	6	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
GWA Chubb	26.3	7	51	6	26.50	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
TL Goddard	22.4	9	31	5	27.20	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
MG Melle	20.5x8	0	71	6	27.50	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
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
NAT Adcock	19.0x8	4	43	5	30.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
DEJ Ironside	19.0x8	4	51	5	30.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
NAT Adcock	15.3x8	3	39	4	30.75	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
JC Watkins	16.0x8	6	34	4	32.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
TL Goddard	21.2	8	59	4	32.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
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
HJ Tayfield	37.0x8	11	113	9	32.88	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
CN McCarthy	23.0	2	76	4	34.50	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
JC Watkins	23.5	14	22	4	35.75	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
NBF Mann	24.0	16	24	4	36.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
HJ Tayfield	37.7x8	14	69	8	37.87	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
NAT Adcock	19.0x8	1	86	4	38.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
PS Heine	32.0	8	86	5	38.40	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
HJ Tayfield	29.4x8	9	84	6	39.33	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
NAT Adcock	20.0x8	6	36	4	40.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
CB van Ryneveld	20.6x8	1	67	4	41.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
GWA Chubb	34.4	9	77	5	41.60	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
NAT Adcock	26.0x8	8	45	5	41.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
HJ Tayfield	37.1x8	13	81	7	42.42	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
PS Heine	29.5	11	70	4	44.75	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
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
HJ Tayfield	36.0x8	17	62	6	48.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
JC Watkins	24.0x8	8	41	4	48.00	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
ERH Fuller	30.2x8	4	66	5	48.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
PS Heine	37.5x8	6	96	6	50.16	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
MG Melle	33.0x8	3	113	5	52.80	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
HJ Tayfield	46.2	19	62	5	55.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
HJ Tayfield	47.1	15	94	5	56.60	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
HJ Tayfield	53.4	29	60	5	64.40	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
HJ Tayfield	33.3x8	5	116	4	66.75	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
GWA Chubb	46.2	12	146	4	69.50	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
CN McCarthy	48.0	10	104	4	72.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
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
AMB Rowan	68.0	17	174	5	81.60	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
HJ Tayfield	51.0x8	18	120	5	81.60	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
HJ Tayfield	53.0x8	21	130	5	84.80	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
HJ Tayfield	44.0x8	6	142	4	88.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
DEJ Ironside	46.3x8	16	117	4	92.75	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
ARA Murray	51.2x8	11	169	4	102.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362

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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]