Test matches Cricket – Best career strike rate
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Averages, strike rates and economy
Best strike rates
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | GA Lohmann | GA Lohmann (ENG) | 1886-1896 | 18 | - | 364 | 3830 | 1205 | 112 | 9/28 | 10.75 | 1.88 | 34.19 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
🥈 2 | SM Boland | SM Boland (AUS) | 2021-2025 | 14 | 372.0 | 95 | 2232 | 1025 | 62 | 6/7 | 16.53 | 2.75 | 36.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
🥉 3 | Kuldeep Yadav | Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 2017-2024 | 13 | 348.5 | 46 | 2093 | 1241 | 56 | 5/40 | 22.16 | 3.55 | 37.37 | 3 | 4 | - |
4 | JJ Ferris | JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG) | 1887-1892 | 9 | - | 251 | 2302 | 775 | 61 | 7/37 | 12.70 | 2.01 | 37.73 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
5 | M Jansen | M Jansen (SA) | 2021-2025 | 18 | 488.1 | 86 | 2929 | 1696 | 77 | 7/13 | 22.02 | 3.47 | 38.03 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
6 | SE Bond | SE Bond (NZ) | 2001-2009 | 18 | 562.0 | 113 | 3372 | 1922 | 87 | 6/51 | 22.09 | 3.41 | 38.75 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
7 | D Olivier | D Olivier (SA) | 2017-2024 | 16 | 382.0 | 64 | 2292 | 1432 | 59 | 6/37 | 24.27 | 3.74 | 38.84 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
8 | K Rabada | K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2025 | 71 | 2183.2 | 433 | 13100 | 7306 | 336 | 7/112 | 21.74 | 3.34 | 38.98 | 15 | 17 | 4 |
9 | JNT Seales | JNT Seales (WI) | 2021-2025 | 21 | 577.2 | 117 | 3464 | 1965 | 88 | 6/61 | 22.32 | 3.40 | 39.36 | 4 | 3 | - |
10 | SF Barnes | SF Barnes (ENG) | 1901-1914 | 27 | 1312.1 | 356 | 7873 | 3106 | 189 | 9/103 | 16.43 | 2.36 | 41.65 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
11 | DW Steyn | DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 3101.2 | 660 | 18608 | 10077 | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 3.24 | 42.38 | 27 | 26 | 5 |
12 | JJ Bumrah | JJ Bumrah (IND) | 2018-2025 | 48 | 1558.0 | 366 | 9348 | 4341 | 219 | 6/27 | 19.82 | 2.78 | 42.68 | 7 | 15 | - |
13 | AEE Vogler | AEE Vogler (SA) | 1906-1911 | 15 | 460.4 | 96 | 2764 | 1455 | 64 | 7/94 | 22.73 | 3.15 | 43.18 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
14 | Waqar Younis | Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 87 | 2704.0 | 516 | 16224 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 23.56 | 3.25 | 43.49 | 28 | 22 | 5 |
15 | A Nortje | A Nortje (SA) | 2019-2023 | 19 | 509.3 | 81 | 3057 | 1870 | 70 | 6/56 | 26.71 | 3.67 | 43.67 | 1 | 4 | - |
16 | L Ngidi | L Ngidi (SA) | 2018-2025 | 20 | 429.4 | 100 | 2578 | 1356 | 58 | 6/39 | 23.37 | 3.15 | 44.44 | 1 | 3 | - |
17 | KA Jamieson | KA Jamieson (NZ) | 2020-2024 | 19 | 593.0 | 187 | 3558 | 1579 | 80 | 6/48 | 19.73 | 2.66 | 44.47 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
18 | FR Spofforth | FR Spofforth (AUS) | 1877-1887 | 18 | 1046.1 | 416 | 4185 | 1731 | 94 | 7/44 | 18.41 | 2.48 | 44.52 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
19 | W Barnes | W Barnes (ENG) | 1880-1890 | 21 | - | 271 | 2289 | 793 | 51 | 6/28 | 15.54 | 2.07 | 44.88 | 1 | 3 | - |
20 | J Cowie | J Cowie (NZ) | 1937-1949 | 9 | 338.0 | 65 | 2028 | 969 | 45 | 6/40 | 21.53 | 2.86 | 45.06 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
21 | JV Saunders | JV Saunders (AUS) | 1902-1908 | 14 | 594.1 | 116 | 3565 | 1796 | 79 | 7/34 | 22.73 | 3.02 | 45.12 | 6 | 6 | - |
22 | J Briggs | J Briggs (ENG) | 1884-1899 | 33 | - | 386 | 5332 | 2095 | 118 | 8/11 | 17.75 | 2.35 | 45.18 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
23 | FH Tyson | FH Tyson (ENG) | 1954-1959 | 17 | - | 97 | 3452 | 1411 | 76 | 7/27 | 18.56 | 2.45 | 45.42 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
24 | C Blythe | C Blythe (ENG) | 1901-1910 | 19 | 757.4 | 231 | 4546 | 1863 | 100 | 8/59 | 18.63 | 2.45 | 45.46 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
25 | Shoaib Akhtar | Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) | 1997-2007 | 46 | 1357.1 | 237 | 8143 | 4574 | 178 | 6/11 | 25.69 | 3.37 | 45.74 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
26 | PJ Cummins | PJ Cummins (AUS) | 2011-2025 | 71 | 2364.3 | 514 | 14187 | 6829 | 309 | 6/23 | 22.10 | 2.88 | 45.91 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
27 | AR Patel | AR Patel (IND) | 2021-2024 | 14 | 423.2 | 96 | 2540 | 1064 | 55 | 6/38 | 19.34 | 2.51 | 46.18 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
28 | JJC Lawson | JJC Lawson (WI) | 2002-2005 | 13 | 394.0 | 55 | 2364 | 1512 | 51 | 7/78 | 29.64 | 3.83 | 46.35 | 3 | 2 | - |
29 | AM Fernando | AM Fernando (SL) | 2021-2025 | 24 | 620.1 | 82 | 3721 | 2187 | 80 | 6/51 | 27.33 | 3.52 | 46.51 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
30 | HV Hordern | HV Hordern (AUS) | 1911-1912 | 7 | 358.0 | 49 | 2148 | 1075 | 46 | 7/90 | 23.36 | 3.00 | 46.69 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
31 | MD Marshall | MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1991 | 81 | 2930.4 | 614 | 17584 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 20.94 | 2.68 | 46.76 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
32 | AA Donald | AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 2586.3 | 661 | 15519 | 7344 | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 2.83 | 47.02 | 11 | 20 | 3 |
33 | W Bates | W Bates (ENG) | 1881-1887 | 15 | 591.0 | 282 | 2364 | 821 | 50 | 7/28 | 16.42 | 2.08 | 47.28 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
34 | MA Starc | MA Starc (AUS) | 2011-2025 | 100 | 3182.2 | 606 | 19094 | 10863 | 402 | 6/9 | 27.02 | 3.41 | 47.49 | 20 | 16 | 2 |
35 | CB Llewellyn | CB Llewellyn (SA) | 1896-1912 | 15 | - | 55 | 2292 | 1421 | 48 | 6/92 | 29.60 | 3.71 | 47.75 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
36 | B Muzarabani | B Muzarabani (ZIM) | 2017-2025 | 15 | 453.5 | 87 | 2723 | 1487 | 57 | 7/58 | 26.08 | 3.27 | 47.77 | 3 | 3 | - |
37 | SP Jones | SP Jones (ENG) | 2002-2005 | 18 | 470.1 | 78 | 2821 | 1666 | 59 | 6/53 | 28.23 | 3.54 | 47.81 | 2 | 3 | - |
38 | Sajid Khan | Sajid Khan (PAK) | 2021-2025 | 12 | 470.3 | 71 | 2823 | 1610 | 59 | 8/42 | 27.28 | 3.42 | 47.84 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
39 | RO Schwarz | RO Schwarz (SA) | 1906-1912 | 20 | 439.5 | 66 | 2639 | 1417 | 55 | 6/47 | 25.76 | 3.22 | 47.98 | 4 | 2 | - |
40 | DE Bollinger | DE Bollinger (AUS) | 2009-2010 | 12 | 400.1 | 78 | 2401 | 1296 | 50 | 5/28 | 25.92 | 3.23 | 48.02 | 1 | 2 | - |
41 | Mohammad Asif | Mohammad Asif (PAK) | 2005-2010 | 23 | 861.5 | 200 | 5171 | 2583 | 106 | 6/41 | 24.36 | 2.99 | 48.78 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
42 | JL Pattinson | JL Pattinson (AUS) | 2011-2020 | 21 | 660.3 | 142 | 3963 | 2133 | 81 | 5/27 | 26.33 | 3.22 | 48.92 | 4 | 4 | - |
43 | GJ Gilmour | GJ Gilmour (AUS) | 1973-1977 | 15 | - | 51 | 2661 | 1406 | 54 | 6/85 | 26.03 | 3.17 | 49.27 | 2 | 3 | - |
44 | CEH Croft | CEH Croft (WI) | 1977-1982 | 27 | 1027.3 | 211 | 6165 | 2913 | 125 | 8/29 | 23.30 | 2.83 | 49.32 | 7 | 3 | - |
45 | Noman Ali | Noman Ali (PAK) | 2021-2025 | 19 | 682.4 | 117 | 4096 | 2055 | 83 | 8/46 | 24.75 | 3.01 | 49.34 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
46 | FS Trueman | FS Trueman (ENG) | 1952-1965 | 67 | - | 522 | 15178 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57 | 2.61 | 49.43 | 19 | 17 | 3 |
47 | OE Robinson | OE Robinson (ENG) | 2021-2024 | 20 | 632.4 | 159 | 3796 | 1742 | 76 | 5/49 | 22.92 | 2.75 | 49.94 | 4 | 3 | - |
48 | Mohammed Shami | Mohammed Shami (IND) | 2013-2023 | 64 | 1919.1 | 364 | 11515 | 6346 | 229 | 6/56 | 27.71 | 3.30 | 50.28 | 12 | 6 | - |
49 | DW Headley | DW Headley (ENG) | 1997-1999 | 15 | 504.2 | 82 | 3026 | 1671 | 60 | 6/60 | 27.85 | 3.31 | 50.43 | 7 | 1 | - |
50 | Shabbir Ahmed | Shabbir Ahmed (PAK) | 2003-2005 | 10 | 429.2 | 97 | 2576 | 1175 | 51 | 5/48 | 23.03 | 2.73 | 50.50 | 5 | 2 | - |
51 | R Ashwin | R Ashwin (IND) | 2011-2024 | 106 | 4541.0 | 907 | 27246 | 12891 | 537 | 7/59 | 24.00 | 2.83 | 50.73 | 25 | 37 | 8 |
52 | RJ Harris | RJ Harris (AUS) | 2010-2015 | 27 | 956.0 | 258 | 5736 | 2658 | 113 | 7/117 | 23.52 | 2.78 | 50.76 | 4 | 5 | - |
53 | J Garner | J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 58 | 2194.5 | 576 | 13169 | 5433 | 259 | 6/56 | 20.97 | 2.47 | 50.84 | 18 | 7 | - |
54 | VD Philander | VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 64 | 1898.3 | 507 | 11391 | 5000 | 224 | 6/21 | 22.32 | 2.63 | 50.85 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
54 | Sir RJ Hadlee | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | - | 809 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 22.29 | 2.63 | 50.85 | 25 | 36 | 9 |
56 | MA Holding | MA Holding (WI) | 1975-1987 | 60 | - | 459 | 12680 | 5898 | 249 | 8/92 | 23.68 | 2.79 | 50.92 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
57 | T Richardson | T Richardson (ENG) | 1893-1898 | 14 | - | 191 | 4498 | 2220 | 88 | 8/94 | 25.22 | 2.96 | 51.11 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
58 | MG Johnson | MG Johnson (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 73 | 2666.5 | 514 | 16001 | 8891 | 313 | 8/61 | 28.40 | 3.33 | 51.12 | 16 | 12 | 3 |
59 | CTB Turner | CTB Turner (AUS) | 1887-1895 | 17 | - | 457 | 5179 | 1670 | 101 | 7/43 | 16.53 | 1.93 | 51.27 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
60 | ST Finn | ST Finn (ENG) | 2010-2016 | 36 | 1068.4 | 190 | 6412 | 3800 | 125 | 6/79 | 30.40 | 3.55 | 51.29 | 6 | 5 | - |
61 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 1906-1924 | 25 | 704.3 | 124 | 4227 | 2180 | 82 | 7/84 | 26.58 | 3.09 | 51.54 | 4 | 4 | - |
62 | SL Malinga | SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2010 | 30 | 868.1 | 112 | 5209 | 3349 | 101 | 5/50 | 33.15 | 3.85 | 51.57 | 7 | 3 | - |
63 | D Gough | D Gough (ENG) | 1994-2003 | 58 | 1970.1 | 369 | 11821 | 6503 | 229 | 6/42 | 28.39 | 3.30 | 51.62 | 14 | 9 | - |
64 | R Peel | R Peel (ENG) | 1884-1896 | 20 | - | 444 | 5216 | 1715 | 101 | 7/31 | 16.98 | 1.97 | 51.64 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
64 | WJ Whitty | WJ Whitty (AUS) | 1909-1912 | 14 | 559.3 | 163 | 3357 | 1373 | 65 | 6/17 | 21.12 | 2.45 | 51.64 | 7 | 3 | - |
66 | RWV Robins | RWV Robins (ENG) | 1929-1937 | 19 | - | 77 | 3318 | 1758 | 64 | 6/32 | 27.46 | 3.17 | 51.84 | 2 | 1 | - |
67 | BP Patterson | BP Patterson (WI) | 1986-1992 | 28 | 804.5 | 109 | 4829 | 2874 | 93 | 5/24 | 30.90 | 3.57 | 51.92 | 4 | 5 | - |
68 | GD McGrath | GD McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 4874.4 | 1470 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.95 | 28 | 29 | 3 |
69 | DK Lillee | DK Lillee (AUS) | 1971-1984 | 70 | - | 652 | 18467 | 8493 | 355 | 7/83 | 23.92 | 2.75 | 52.01 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
70 | A Cotter | A Cotter (AUS) | 1904-1912 | 21 | 772.1 | 86 | 4633 | 2549 | 89 | 7/148 | 28.64 | 3.30 | 52.05 | 4 | 7 | - |
71 | IR Bishop | IR Bishop (WI) | 1989-1998 | 43 | 1401.1 | 288 | 8407 | 3909 | 161 | 6/40 | 24.27 | 2.78 | 52.21 | 6 | 6 | - |
72 | M Hayward | M Hayward (SA) | 1999-2004 | 16 | 470.1 | 90 | 2821 | 1609 | 54 | 5/56 | 29.79 | 3.42 | 52.24 | 1 | 1 | - |
73 | JR Hazlewood | JR Hazlewood (AUS) | 2014-2025 | 76 | 2570.3 | 657 | 15423 | 7144 | 295 | 6/67 | 24.21 | 2.77 | 52.28 | 11 | 13 | - |
74 | G Ulyett | G Ulyett (ENG) | 1877-1890 | 25 | - | 299 | 2627 | 1020 | 50 | 7/36 | 20.40 | 2.32 | 52.54 | 2 | 1 | - |
75 | KAJ Roach | KAJ Roach (WI) | 2009-2025 | 85 | 2490.4 | 540 | 14944 | 7729 | 284 | 6/48 | 27.21 | 3.10 | 52.61 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
76 | JR Thomson | JR Thomson (AUS) | 1972-1985 | 51 | - | 301 | 10535 | 5601 | 200 | 6/46 | 28.00 | 3.18 | 52.67 | 16 | 8 | - |
77 | N Wagner | N Wagner (NZ) | 2012-2024 | 64 | 2287.3 | 473 | 13725 | 7169 | 260 | 7/39 | 27.57 | 3.13 | 52.78 | 13 | 9 | - |
78 | UT Yadav | UT Yadav (IND) | 2011-2023 | 57 | 1496.3 | 245 | 8979 | 5263 | 170 | 6/88 | 30.95 | 3.51 | 52.81 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
79 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) | 2018-2024 | 31 | 1027.0 | 206 | 6162 | 3235 | 116 | 6/51 | 27.88 | 3.14 | 53.12 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
80 | B Kumar | B Kumar (IND) | 2013-2018 | 21 | 558.0 | 141 | 3348 | 1644 | 63 | 6/82 | 26.09 | 2.94 | 53.14 | 3 | 4 | - |
81 | LS Pascoe | LS Pascoe (AUS) | 1977-1982 | 14 | 567.1 | 112 | 3403 | 1668 | 64 | 5/59 | 26.06 | 2.94 | 53.17 | 4 | 1 | - |
82 | B Lee | B Lee (AUS) | 1999-2008 | 76 | 2755.1 | 547 | 16531 | 9554 | 310 | 5/30 | 30.81 | 3.46 | 53.32 | 17 | 10 | - |
83 | KJ Abbott | KJ Abbott (SA) | 2013-2017 | 11 | 346.5 | 95 | 2081 | 886 | 39 | 7/29 | 22.71 | 2.55 | 53.35 | - | 3 | - |
84 | M Morkel | M Morkel (SA) | 2006-2018 | 86 | 2749.4 | 605 | 16498 | 8550 | 309 | 6/23 | 27.66 | 3.10 | 53.39 | 18 | 8 | - |
85 | RGD Willis | RGD Willis (ENG) | 1971-1984 | 90 | - | 554 | 17357 | 8190 | 325 | 8/43 | 25.20 | 2.83 | 53.40 | 12 | 16 | - |
86 | M Ntini | M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 3472.2 | 759 | 20834 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 3.23 | 53.42 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
87 | CL Cairns | CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 1949.4 | 414 | 11698 | 6410 | 218 | 7/27 | 29.40 | 3.28 | 53.66 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
88 | Hasan Ali | Hasan Ali (PAK) | 2017-2024 | 24 | 715.5 | 164 | 4295 | 2185 | 80 | 5/27 | 27.31 | 3.05 | 53.68 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
89 | WE Bowes | WE Bowes (ENG) | 1932-1946 | 15 | - | 131 | 3655 | 1519 | 68 | 6/33 | 22.33 | 2.49 | 53.75 | 2 | 6 | - |
89 | Imran Khan | Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 88 | - | 727 | 19458 | 8258 | 362 | 8/58 | 22.81 | 2.54 | 53.75 | 17 | 23 | 6 |
91 | Mohammed Siraj | Mohammed Siraj (IND) | 2020-2025 | 40 | 1023.2 | 183 | 6140 | 3630 | 114 | 6/15 | 31.84 | 3.54 | 53.85 | 6 | 4 | - |
92 | AY Patel | AY Patel (NZ) | 2018-2024 | 21 | 763.4 | 134 | 4582 | 2487 | 85 | 10/119 | 29.25 | 3.25 | 53.90 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
93 | SR Harmer | SR Harmer (SA) | 2015-2023 | 10 | 350.5 | 68 | 2105 | 1075 | 39 | 4/61 | 27.56 | 3.06 | 53.97 | 4 | - | - |
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