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1953 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Best strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	JH Wardle	5.0	2	7	4	7.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
🥈 2	AV Bedser	17.2	7	44	7	14.85	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
🥉 3	RR Lindwall	20.4	2	57	5	24.80	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
4	GAR Lock	21.0	9	45	5	25.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
5	JC Laker	16.5	2	75	4	25.25	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
6	RR Lindwall	23.0	4	66	5	27.60	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
7	RR Lindwall	14.2x8	1	40	4	28.50	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
8	AV Bedser	28.5	2	95	6	28.83	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
9	S Ramadhin	24.5	11	26	5	29.80	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
10	NAT Adcock	19.0x8	4	43	5	30.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
10	DEJ Ironside	19.0x8	4	51	5	30.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
12	JR Reid	16.0x8	5	34	4	32.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
13	AV Bedser	38.3	16	55	7	33.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
14	AL Valentine	27.5	9	64	5	33.40	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
15	DG Phadkar	29.3	4	64	5	35.40	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
16	JC Watkins	23.5	14	22	4	35.75	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
17	FS Trueman	24.3	3	86	4	36.75	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
18	FM King	31.0	9	74	5	37.20	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
19	RR Lindwall	20.0x8	3	72	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
19	AR MacGibbon	20.0x8	2	62	4	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
21	FR Brown	27.0	4	82	4	40.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
22	RR Lindwall	35.0	10	54	5	42.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
23	JH Wardle	29.0	8	77	4	43.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
24	HJ Tayfield	36.0x8	17	62	6	48.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
24	RR Lindwall	32.0	7	70	4	48.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
26	ERH Fuller	30.2x8	4	66	5	48.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
27	AV Bedser	42.4	8	105	5	51.20	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
28	AV Bedser	45.0	10	115	5	54.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
28	RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	54.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
30	HJ Tayfield	46.2	19	62	5	55.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
31	SP Gupte	66.0	15	162	7	56.57	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
32	SP Gupte	48.0	14	107	5	57.60	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
33	WA Johnston	46.0x8	8	152	6	61.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
34	AL Valentine	41.0	21	58	4	61.50	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
35	AL Valentine	53.5	20	127	5	64.60	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
36	GE Gomez	47.0	25	72	4	70.50	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
36	KR Miller	47.0	19	63	4	70.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
38	SP Gupte	65.1	14	180	5	78.20	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
39	WA Johnston	49.3x8	17	110	5	79.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
40	SP Gupte	56.2	19	122	4	84.50	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
41	HJ Tayfield	44.0x8	6	142	4	88.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
41	R Benaud	44.0x8	9	118	4	88.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
43	MH Mankad	82.0	17	228	5	98.40	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
44	AL Valentine	67.0	22	149	4	100.50	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
45	ARA Murray	51.2x8	11	169	4	102.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362

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Minimum of 4 wickets
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures