Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs Australia

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - vs Australia

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JH Wardle	5.0	2	7	4	7.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
HJ Tayfield	8.4x8	1	23	7	9.71	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	11.11	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
TE Bailey	7.0x8	2	22	4	14.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FH Tyson	12.3x8	1	27	7	14.14	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
MH Mankad	9.4	1	49	4	14.50	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
AV Bedser	17.2	7	44	7	14.85	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
FMM Worrell	12.7x8	3	38	6	17.16	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
Ghulam Ahmed	20.3	6	49	7	17.57	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
PS Heine	14.2x8	3	58	6	19.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
J Trim	12.0x8	2	34	5	19.20	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
GE Gomez	18.0x8	3	55	7	20.57	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
PR Umrigar	15.3	1	49	4	23.25	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	23.88	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
NAT Adcock	18.0x8	2	43	6	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
FR Brown	12.0x8	2	26	4	24.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
FH Tyson	18.4x8	1	85	6	24.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
GAR Lock	21.0	9	45	5	25.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
JC Laker	16.5	2	75	4	25.25	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
FH Tyson	13.0x8	2	45	4	26.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
JB Statham	16.3x8	0	60	5	26.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	11	34	6	27.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
MG Melle	20.5x8	0	71	6	27.50	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
FR Brown	18.0x8	4	49	5	28.80	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	28.5	2	95	6	28.83	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	30.80	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JM Patel	25.4	7	55	5	30.80	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
JB Statham	28.0x8	6	57	7	32.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
AV Bedser	20.3x8	4	59	5	32.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	38.3	16	55	7	33.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
AV Bedser	16.5x8	4	45	4	33.25	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FS Trueman	28.0	2	90	5	33.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TE Bailey	17.1x8	5	40	4	34.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JC Laker	29.0	10	58	5	34.80	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TE Bailey	17.4x8	3	59	4	35.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
AV Bedser	22.0x8	5	46	5	35.20	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
Fazal Mahmood	30.2	12	74	5	36.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
FS Trueman	24.3	3	86	4	36.75	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
AL Valentine	27.5x8	6	102	6	36.83	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
TE Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	37.25	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
PR Umrigar	25.0	11	27	4	37.50	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
AV Bedser	19.0x8	3	37	4	38.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
PJ Loader	19.0x8	4	56	4	38.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JH Wardle	24.4x8	6	79	5	39.20	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
Khan Mohammad	26.1	9	43	4	39.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
HJ Tayfield	29.4x8	9	84	6	39.33	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
AL Valentine	25.0x8	4	99	5	40.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
FR Brown	27.0	4	82	4	40.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	40.75	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
Fazal Mahmood	48.0	17	80	7	41.14	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	41.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
HJ Tayfield	37.1x8	13	81	7	42.42	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
Fazal Mahmood	35.5	11	71	5	43.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
JH Wardle	29.0	8	77	4	43.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
DS Atkinson	36.2	16	56	5	43.60	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
JC Laker	29.1	11	58	4	43.75	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
FMM Worrell	23.0x8	2	95	4	46.00	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
AL Valentine	30.0x8	9	88	5	48.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
JC Watkins	24.0x8	8	41	4	48.00	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
JC Laker	32.0	12	80	4	48.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
ERH Fuller	30.2x8	4	66	5	48.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
DT Dewdney	33.0	5	125	4	49.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
DVP Wright	25.0x8	1	99	4	50.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
FS Trueman	25.0x8	0	92	4	50.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
PS Heine	37.5x8	6	96	6	50.16	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AV Bedser	42.4	8	105	5	51.20	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
MG Melle	33.0x8	3	113	5	52.80	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
AV Bedser	45.0	10	115	5	54.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
FS Trueman	30.1x8	6	90	4	60.25	England	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
AL Valentine	30.5x8	3	111	4	61.25	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1951	Test # 341
JC Laker	30.5x8	4	93	4	61.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
S Ramadhin	40.0x8	9	90	5	64.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
HJ Tayfield	33.3x8	5	116	4	66.75	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
MH Mankad	45.0	15	90	4	67.50	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
JC Laker	46.0x8	9	107	5	73.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
HJ Tayfield	51.0x8	18	120	5	81.60	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
AV Bedser	43.0x8	4	107	4	86.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
GAR Lock	43.2x8	9	130	4	86.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
FR Brown	44.0x8	4	153	4	88.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
HJ Tayfield	44.0x8	6	142	4	88.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
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]