Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - vs South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
FH Tyson	21.3	7	28	6	21.50	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
JH Wardle	19.0x8	3	36	7	21.71	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AV Bedser	22.4	8	37	6	22.66	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AK Davidson	17.4x8	4	34	6	23.33	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
R Tattersall	28.0	10	52	7	24.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
TE Bailey	15.4x8	6	20	5	24.80	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JB Statham	29.0	12	39	7	24.85	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
IWG Johnson	17.0x8	2	34	5	27.20	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
LF Kline	13.6x8	3	33	4	27.50	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AV Bedser	32.3	10	58	7	27.85	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JC Laker	28.0	8	55	6	28.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
DT Ring	21.0x8	2	72	6	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
KR Miller	14.0x8	3	42	4	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
RR Lindwall	14.2x8	1	40	4	28.50	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
PJ Loader	19.0	7	52	4	28.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
AV Bedser	24.2	8	54	5	29.20	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
FH Tyson	23.0x8	7	40	6	30.66	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JR Reid	16.0x8	5	34	4	32.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JH Wardle	20.2x8	6	61	5	32.40	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
GAR Lock	22.0	11	39	4	33.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
R Benaud	21.0x8	6	49	5	33.60	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
WA Johnston	18.2x8	6	39	4	36.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JH Wardle	23.6x8	9	53	5	38.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
R Tattersall	32.2	14	49	5	38.80	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
RR Lindwall	20.0x8	3	72	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
AR MacGibbon	20.0x8	2	62	4	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
AK Davidson	20.0x8	6	44	4	40.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Benaud	20.2x8	0	70	4	40.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AK Davidson	26.1x8	8	38	5	41.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
KR Miller	21.0x8	3	62	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JH Wardle	29.0	10	65	4	43.50	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
JC Laker	37.4	18	56	5	45.20	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
RR Lindwall	30.0x8	8	60	5	48.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
JH Wardle	32.0	23	24	4	48.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
GAR Lock	33.0	14	62	4	49.50	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
I Meckiff	31.0x8	3	125	5	49.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
GO Rabone	38.7x8	10	68	6	51.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
R Benaud	33.0x8	14	82	5	52.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	54.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JC Laker	37.0	12	64	4	55.50	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
WA Johnston	46.0x8	8	152	6	61.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
WA Johnston	31.2x8	5	75	4	62.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JR Reid	32.0x8	16	51	4	64.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
R Benaud	41.0x8	8	84	5	65.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AR MacGibbon	33.0x8	13	71	4	66.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
R Benaud	35.0x8	6	95	4	70.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
WA Johnston	49.3x8	17	110	5	79.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
R Benaud	50.7x8	13	114	5	81.40	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
JH Wardle	57.0	22	100	4	85.50	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
R Benaud	44.0x8	9	118	4	88.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364

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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]