Test matches

1959 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	S Ramadhin	10.0	4	25	4	15.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
🥈 2	DB Close	11.0	-	35	4	16.50	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
🥉 3	Fazal Mahmood	18.3	9	34	6	18.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
4	T Greenhough	16.0	4	35	5	19.20	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
5	WW Hall	13.0	5	28	4	19.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
6	PR Umrigar	15.3	1	49	4	23.25	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
7	JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	23.88	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
8	Nasim-ul-Ghani	16.0	5	35	4	24.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
9	AK Davidson	20.1	7	31	5	24.20	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
10	JB Statham	21.0	10	31	5	25.20	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
11	WW Hall	16.5	2	49	4	25.25	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
12	FS Trueman	17.0	6	24	4	25.50	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
13	Fazal Mahmood	27.0	10	66	6	27.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
14	GS Sobers	18.1	8	26	4	27.25	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
15	HJ Rhodes	18.5	3	50	4	28.25	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
16	GAR Lock	28.2	13	53	6	28.33	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
17	AK Davidson	19.0	2	48	4	28.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
18	WW Hall	24.0	2	87	5	28.80	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
19	Mahmood Hussain	19.5	1	48	4	29.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
20	JM Patel	25.4	7	55	5	30.80	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
21	GAR Lock	26.0	15	31	5	31.20	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
22	Fazal Mahmood	22.0	9	35	4	33.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
22	ES Atkinson	22.0	9	42	4	33.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
24	R Benaud	17.0x8	5	43	4	34.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
25	AK Davidson	23.5	7	42	4	35.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
26	FS Trueman	24.0	9	45	4	36.00	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
26	LF Kline	24.0	12	42	4	36.00	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
28	Fazal Mahmood	30.2	12	74	5	36.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
29	PR Umrigar	25.0	11	27	4	37.50	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
29	R Benaud	25.0	8	63	4	37.50	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
31	LF Kline	44.0	21	75	7	37.71	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
32	RB Desai	31.4	8	89	5	38.00	India	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
33	WW Hall	26.0	4	66	4	39.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
33	SP Gupte	26.0	6	76	4	39.00	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
35	Fazal Mahmood	35.5	11	71	5	43.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
36	R Benaud	27.0x8	6	91	5	43.20	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
37	KD Mackay	45.0	27	42	6	45.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
37	SP Gupte	30.0	6	78	4	45.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
39	AK Davidson	57.3	23	93	7	49.28	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
40	FS Trueman	25.0x8	-	92	4	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
41	OG Smith	42.0	19	90	5	50.40	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
42	R Benaud	33.4x8	10	83	5	53.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
43	R Benaud	46.0	18	76	5	55.20	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
44	Surendranath	47.1	17	115	5	56.60	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
45	MH Mankad	38.0	6	95	4	57.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
45	R Benaud	38.0	10	69	4	57.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
47	SP Gupte	38.1	11	102	4	57.25	India	v England	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
48	R Benaud	29.0x8	10	82	4	58.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
49	R Benaud	39.3	26	42	4	59.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
50	R Benaud	49.5	17	93	5	59.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
51	FS Trueman	30.1x8	6	90	4	60.25	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
52	JC Laker	30.5x8	4	93	4	61.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
53	Surendranath	51.3	25	75	5	61.80	India	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
54	R Benaud	33.0x8	7	94	4	66.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
55	SP Gupte	44.3	13	111	4	66.75	India	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
56	RB Desai	49.0	10	169	4	73.50	India	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
57	JC Laker	46.0x8	9	107	5	73.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
58	GAR Lock	43.2x8	9	130	4	86.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464

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