Test matches Cricket – Worst career strike rate
Test matches
Averages, strike rates and economy
Worst career strike rate
Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
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🥇 1 | EAR de Silva | EAR de Silva (SL) | 1985-1991 | 10 | 15 | 2328 | 388.0 | 87 | 1032 | 8 | 2/67 | 129.00 | 2.65 | 291.00 | - | - | - |
🥈 2 | ML Jaisimha | ML Jaisimha (IND) | 1959-1971 | 39 | 51 | 2097 | - | 109 | 829 | 9 | 2/54 | 92.11 | 2.37 | 233.00 | - | - | - |
🥉 3 | JB Mortimore | JB Mortimore (ENG) | 1959-1964 | 9 | 15 | 2162 | - | 133 | 733 | 13 | 3/36 | 56.38 | 2.03 | 166.30 | - | - | - |
4 | IVA Richards | IVA Richards (WI) | 1974-1991 | 121 | 103 | 5170 | - | 203 | 1964 | 32 | 2/17 | 61.37 | 2.27 | 161.56 | - | - | - |
5 | HA Gomes | HA Gomes (WI) | 1976-1987 | 60 | 51 | 2401 | 400.1 | 79 | 930 | 15 | 2/20 | 62.00 | 2.32 | 160.06 | - | - | - |
6 | CZ Harris | CZ Harris (NZ) | 1992-2002 | 23 | 29 | 2560 | 426.4 | 106 | 1170 | 16 | 2/16 | 73.12 | 2.74 | 160.00 | - | - | - |
7 | KR Stackpole | KR Stackpole (AUS) | 1966-1974 | 43 | 40 | 2321 | - | 86 | 1001 | 15 | 2/33 | 66.73 | 2.58 | 154.73 | - | - | - |
8 | DR O'Sullivan | DR O'Sullivan (NZ) | 1973-1976 | 11 | 15 | 2744 | - | 75 | 1224 | 18 | 5/148 | 68.00 | 2.67 | 152.44 | - | 1 | - |
9 | A Ranatunga | A Ranatunga (SL) | 1982-2000 | 93 | 56 | 2373 | 395.3 | 114 | 1040 | 16 | 2/17 | 65.00 | 2.62 | 148.31 | - | - | - |
10 | IM Chappell | IM Chappell (AUS) | 1964-1980 | 75 | 60 | 2873 | - | 87 | 1316 | 20 | 2/21 | 65.80 | 2.74 | 143.65 | - | - | - |
11 | VS Hazare | VS Hazare (IND) | 1946-1953 | 30 | 43 | 2840 | - | 99 | 1220 | 20 | 4/29 | 61.00 | 2.57 | 142.00 | 1 | - | - |
12 | C Gladwin | C Gladwin (ENG) | 1947-1949 | 8 | 15 | 2129 | - | 89 | 571 | 15 | 3/21 | 38.06 | 1.60 | 141.93 | - | - | - |
13 | JA Young | JA Young (ENG) | 1947-1949 | 8 | 14 | 2368 | - | 119 | 757 | 17 | 3/65 | 44.52 | 1.91 | 139.29 | - | - | - |
14 | GW Flower | GW Flower (ZIM) | 1992-2004 | 67 | 60 | 3378 | 563.0 | 122 | 1537 | 25 | 4/41 | 61.48 | 2.73 | 135.12 | 2 | - | - |
15 | PR Umrigar | PR Umrigar (IND) | 1948-1962 | 59 | 50 | 4725 | 787.3 | 262 | 1473 | 35 | 6/74 | 42.08 | 1.87 | 135.00 | 3 | 2 | - |
16 | GA Hick | GA Hick (ENG) | 1991-2001 | 65 | 58 | 3057 | 509.3 | 128 | 1306 | 23 | 4/126 | 56.78 | 2.56 | 132.91 | 1 | - | - |
17 | Majid Khan | Majid Khan (PAK) | 1964-1983 | 63 | 60 | 3584 | - | 124 | 1456 | 27 | 4/45 | 53.92 | 2.43 | 132.74 | 1 | - | - |
18 | ARA Murray | ARA Murray (SA) | 1952-1954 | 10 | 16 | 2374 | - | 111 | 710 | 18 | 4/169 | 39.44 | 1.79 | 131.88 | 1 | - | - |
19 | AH Kardar | AH Kardar (IND/PAK) | 1946-1958 | 26 | 26 | 2712 | 452.0 | 139 | 954 | 21 | 3/35 | 45.42 | 2.11 | 129.14 | - | - | - |
20 | TR Veivers | TR Veivers (AUS) | 1963-1967 | 21 | 31 | 4191 | - | 195 | 1375 | 33 | 4/68 | 41.66 | 1.96 | 127.00 | 1 | - | - |
21 | ED Solkar | ED Solkar (IND) | 1969-1977 | 27 | 44 | 2265 | 377.3 | 82 | 1070 | 18 | 3/28 | 59.44 | 2.83 | 125.83 | - | - | - |
22 | IDK Salisbury | IDK Salisbury (ENG) | 1992-2000 | 15 | 25 | 2492 | 415.2 | 50 | 1539 | 20 | 4/163 | 76.95 | 3.70 | 124.60 | 1 | - | - |
23 | Enamul Haque | Enamul Haque (BAN) | 2001-2003 | 10 | 12 | 2230 | 371.4 | 88 | 1027 | 18 | 4/136 | 57.05 | 2.76 | 123.88 | 2 | - | - |
24 | EJ Gray | EJ Gray (NZ) | 1983-1988 | 10 | 16 | 2076 | 346.0 | 87 | 886 | 17 | 3/73 | 52.11 | 2.56 | 122.11 | - | - | - |
25 | BL D'Oliveira | BL D'Oliveira (ENG) | 1966-1972 | 44 | 66 | 5706 | - | 318 | 1859 | 47 | 3/46 | 39.55 | 1.95 | 121.40 | - | - | - |
26 | GS Ramchand | GS Ramchand (IND) | 1952-1960 | 33 | 56 | 4976 | 829.2 | 256 | 1899 | 41 | 6/49 | 46.31 | 2.28 | 121.36 | - | 1 | - |
27 | CL Hooper | CL Hooper (WI) | 1987-2002 | 102 | 145 | 13794 | 2299.0 | 531 | 5635 | 114 | 5/26 | 49.42 | 2.45 | 121.00 | 1 | 4 | - |
28 | AD Mathews | AD Mathews (SL) | 2009-2025 | 119 | 86 | 3978 | 663.0 | 161 | 1798 | 33 | 4/44 | 54.48 | 2.71 | 120.54 | 1 | - | - |
29 | HB Cave | HB Cave (NZ) | 1949-1958 | 19 | 25 | 4074 | 679.0 | 242 | 1467 | 34 | 4/21 | 43.14 | 2.16 | 119.82 | 2 | - | - |
30 | BA Murphy | BA Murphy (ZIM) | 2000-2001 | 11 | 19 | 2153 | 358.5 | 67 | 1113 | 18 | 3/32 | 61.83 | 3.10 | 119.61 | - | - | - |
31 | MF Maharoof | MF Maharoof (SL) | 2004-2011 | 22 | 35 | 2940 | 490.0 | 107 | 1631 | 25 | 4/52 | 65.24 | 3.32 | 117.60 | 1 | - | - |
32 | Rubel Hossain | Rubel Hossain (BAN) | 2009-2020 | 27 | 44 | 4223 | 703.5 | 73 | 2764 | 36 | 5/166 | 76.77 | 3.92 | 117.30 | - | 1 | - |
33 | KD Mackay | KD Mackay (AUS) | 1956-1963 | 37 | 53 | 5792 | - | 267 | 1721 | 50 | 6/42 | 34.42 | 1.78 | 115.84 | 1 | 2 | - |
34 | Shujauddin | Shujauddin (PAK) | 1954-1962 | 19 | 25 | 2313 | 385.3 | 121 | 801 | 20 | 3/18 | 40.05 | 2.07 | 115.65 | - | - | - |
35 | D Shackleton | D Shackleton (ENG) | 1950-1963 | 7 | 13 | 2078 | 346.2 | 96 | 768 | 18 | 4/72 | 42.66 | 2.21 | 115.44 | 1 | - | - |
36 | GA Gooch | GA Gooch (ENG) | 1975-1995 | 118 | 66 | 2655 | - | 122 | 1069 | 23 | 3/39 | 46.47 | 2.41 | 115.43 | - | - | - |
37 | M Amarnath | M Amarnath (IND) | 1969-1988 | 69 | 71 | 3676 | - | 101 | 1782 | 32 | 4/63 | 55.68 | 2.90 | 114.87 | 1 | - | - |
38 | GS Chappell | GS Chappell (AUS) | 1970-1984 | 87 | 88 | 5327 | - | 208 | 1913 | 47 | 5/61 | 40.70 | 2.15 | 113.34 | - | 1 | - |
39 | NJ Astle | NJ Astle (NZ) | 1996-2006 | 81 | 94 | 5688 | 948.0 | 317 | 2143 | 51 | 3/27 | 42.01 | 2.26 | 111.52 | - | - | - |
40 | L Tuckett | L Tuckett (SA) | 1947-1949 | 9 | 17 | 2104 | - | 47 | 980 | 19 | 5/68 | 51.57 | 2.79 | 110.73 | 1 | 2 | - |
41 | DS Atkinson | DS Atkinson (WI) | 1948-1958 | 22 | 39 | 5201 | - | 311 | 1647 | 47 | 7/53 | 35.04 | 1.90 | 110.65 | - | 3 | - |
42 | V Pollard | V Pollard (NZ) | 1965-1973 | 32 | 49 | 4421 | - | 207 | 1853 | 40 | 3/3 | 46.32 | 2.51 | 110.52 | - | - | - |
43 | CG Borde | CG Borde (IND) | 1958-1969 | 55 | 54 | 5695 | - | 236 | 2417 | 52 | 5/88 | 46.48 | 2.54 | 109.51 | 2 | 1 | - |
44 | Inshan Ali | Inshan Ali (WI) | 1971-1977 | 12 | 23 | 3718 | - | 137 | 1621 | 34 | 5/59 | 47.67 | 2.61 | 109.35 | - | 1 | - |
45 | DCS Compton | DCS Compton (ENG) | 1937-1957 | 78 | 66 | 2710 | - | 71 | 1410 | 25 | 5/70 | 56.40 | 3.12 | 108.40 | - | 1 | - |
46 | RR Jumadeen | RR Jumadeen (WI) | 1972-1979 | 12 | 22 | 3140 | 523.2 | 140 | 1141 | 29 | 4/72 | 39.34 | 2.18 | 108.27 | 1 | - | - |
47 | Abdur Razzak | Abdur Razzak (BAN) | 2006-2018 | 13 | 20 | 3015 | 502.3 | 69 | 1673 | 28 | 4/63 | 59.75 | 3.32 | 107.67 | 1 | - | - |
48 | MN Samuels | MN Samuels (WI) | 2000-2016 | 71 | 69 | 4392 | 732.0 | 79 | 2445 | 41 | 4/13 | 59.63 | 3.34 | 107.12 | 1 | - | - |
49 | GI Allott | GI Allott (NZ) | 1996-1999 | 10 | 16 | 2023 | 337.1 | 62 | 1111 | 19 | 4/74 | 58.47 | 3.29 | 106.47 | 1 | - | - |
50 | MN Hart | MN Hart (NZ) | 1994-1995 | 14 | 22 | 3086 | 514.2 | 127 | 1438 | 29 | 5/77 | 49.58 | 2.79 | 106.41 | - | 1 | - |
51 | Manjural Islam | Manjural Islam (BAN) | 2001-2004 | 17 | 22 | 2970 | 495.0 | 103 | 1605 | 28 | 6/81 | 57.32 | 3.24 | 106.07 | - | 1 | - |
52 | JC Adams | JC Adams (WI) | 1992-2001 | 54 | 60 | 2853 | 475.3 | 96 | 1336 | 27 | 5/17 | 49.48 | 2.80 | 105.66 | 1 | 1 | - |
53 | Haseeb Ahsan | Haseeb Ahsan (PAK) | 1958-1962 | 12 | 17 | 2835 | 472.3 | 100 | 1330 | 27 | 6/202 | 49.25 | 2.81 | 105.00 | - | 2 | - |
53 | JV Coney | JV Coney (NZ) | 1974-1987 | 52 | 53 | 2835 | - | 135 | 966 | 27 | 3/28 | 35.77 | 2.04 | 105.00 | - | - | - |
55 | ACB Langton | ACB Langton (SA) | 1935-1939 | 15 | 23 | 4199 | - | 104 | 1827 | 40 | 5/58 | 45.67 | 2.61 | 104.97 | 4 | 1 | - |
56 | JE Emburey | JE Emburey (ENG) | 1978-1995 | 64 | 103 | 15391 | - | 741 | 5646 | 147 | 7/78 | 38.40 | 2.20 | 104.70 | 5 | 6 | - |
57 | RJ Bright | RJ Bright (AUS) | 1977-1986 | 25 | 39 | 5541 | 923.3 | 298 | 2180 | 53 | 7/87 | 41.13 | 2.36 | 104.54 | - | 4 | 1 |
58 | RJ Shastri | RJ Shastri (IND) | 1981-1992 | 80 | 125 | 15751 | 2625.1 | 657 | 6185 | 151 | 5/75 | 40.96 | 2.35 | 104.31 | 11 | 2 | - |
59 | RG Nadkarni | RG Nadkarni (IND) | 1955-1968 | 41 | 65 | 9165 | - | 665 | 2559 | 88 | 6/43 | 29.07 | 1.67 | 104.14 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
60 | SJ McCabe | SJ McCabe (AUS) | 1930-1938 | 39 | 62 | 3746 | - | 127 | 1543 | 36 | 4/13 | 42.86 | 2.47 | 104.05 | 2 | - | - |
61 | DT Tiripano | DT Tiripano (ZIM) | 2014-2023 | 16 | 25 | 2693 | 448.5 | 99 | 1273 | 26 | 3/23 | 48.96 | 2.83 | 103.57 | - | - | - |
62 | FMM Worrell | FMM Worrell (WI) | 1948-1963 | 51 | 82 | 7141 | - | 274 | 2672 | 69 | 7/70 | 38.72 | 2.24 | 103.49 | 2 | 2 | - |
63 | EE Hemmings | EE Hemmings (ENG) | 1982-1991 | 16 | 28 | 4437 | 739.3 | 207 | 1825 | 43 | 6/58 | 42.44 | 2.46 | 103.18 | - | 1 | - |
64 | GRJ Matthews | GRJ Matthews (AUS) | 1983-1993 | 33 | 47 | 6271 | 1045.1 | 256 | 2942 | 61 | 5/103 | 48.22 | 2.81 | 102.80 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
65 | AR Border | AR Border (AUS) | 1978-1994 | 156 | 98 | 4009 | - | 197 | 1525 | 39 | 7/46 | 39.10 | 2.28 | 102.79 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
66 | HJ Howarth | HJ Howarth (NZ) | 1969-1977 | 30 | 50 | 8833 | - | 393 | 3178 | 86 | 5/34 | 36.95 | 2.15 | 102.70 | 5 | 2 | - |
67 | CE McLeod | CE McLeod (AUS) | 1894-1905 | 17 | 27 | 3374 | - | 171 | 1325 | 33 | 5/65 | 40.15 | 2.35 | 102.24 | 1 | 2 | - |
68 | W Attewell | W Attewell (ENG) | 1884-1892 | 10 | 18 | 2850 | - | 326 | 626 | 28 | 4/42 | 22.35 | 1.31 | 101.78 | 2 | - | - |
69 | KJ O'Keeffe | KJ O'Keeffe (AUS) | 1971-1977 | 24 | 40 | 5384 | - | 189 | 2018 | 53 | 5/101 | 38.07 | 2.24 | 101.58 | 2 | 1 | - |
70 | RK Chauhan | RK Chauhan (IND) | 1993-1998 | 21 | 34 | 4749 | 791.3 | 238 | 1857 | 47 | 4/48 | 39.51 | 2.34 | 101.04 | 1 | - | - |
71 | HDPK Dharmasena | HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 1993-2004 | 31 | 53 | 6939 | 1156.3 | 265 | 2920 | 69 | 6/72 | 42.31 | 2.52 | 100.56 | 1 | 3 | - |
72 | Surendranath | Surendranath (IND) | 1958-1961 | 11 | 17 | 2602 | 433.4 | 144 | 1053 | 26 | 5/75 | 40.50 | 2.42 | 100.07 | 1 | 2 | - |
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