Best Strike Rate – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best strike rate in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
TESTAll-time500 entries
1318.00Frank LaverAUS63 clear of Bob McLeod
2255.00Bob McLeodAUS63 off the lead
3216.00Ernie JonesAUS102 off the lead
● LEADS
Frank LaverAUS
318.00 · 63 ahead of McLeod
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Fred TruemanENG
7 separate entries on this list · 318 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
132.00
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
24 of the top 50 · 3 teams represented

Best Strike Rate — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Frank LaverAUS318.00
2Bob McLeodAUS255.00
3Ernie JonesAUS216.00
4Hugh TrumbleAUS204.00
5Monty NobleAUS198.00
6George HirstENG159.00
7Buster NupenSA148.80
8George GearyENG148.60
9Gerald HartiganSA138.00
10Denys MorkelSA132.00
11Joey PalmerAUS131.04
12Tom McKibbinAUS129.00
13George McShaneAUS126.00
13Bill HowellAUS126.00
15Warwick ArmstrongAUS123.00
16Alfred ShawENG122.47
17Frederick SpofforthAUS115.26
18Bill LockwoodENG111.75
19Joe CoxSA109.50
20Hugh TrumbleAUS105.20
21Roy KilnerENG104.14
22Tich FreemanENG103.20
23Sam MorrisAUS102.00
24'Young Jack' HearneENG99.51
25Joey PalmerAUS98.51
26Maurice TateENG96.14
27Charlie TurnerAUS95.45
28Monty NobleAUS92.00
29Ted PeateENG91.64
30George GiffenAUS91.50
31Frank WoolleyENG90.00
32Clarrie GrimmettAUS89.54
33Dick BarlowENG87.76
34Allan SteelENG87.30
35Harry TrottAUS87.10
36Jack HearneENG86.45
37William BruceAUS85.20
38George GiffenAUS84.20
39Arthur MoldENG84.09
40Bill StorerENG84.00
40W.G. GraceENG84.00
42Wilf FlowersENG83.62
43Harold BaumgartnerSA82.20
44Jack SaundersAUS82.05
45Percy FenderENG81.33
46George UlyettENG80.78
47Billy MidwinterAUS80.33
48Fred RootENG80.25
49Allan SteelENG79.00
50Joey PalmerAUS78.60
51Tom GarrettAUS78.30
52Billy MidwinterAUS78.00
52Charles LeslieENG78.00
54George UlyettENG77.10
55Billy BatesENG76.80
55Greville StevensENG76.80
57Jimmy BlanckenbergSA76.69
58Ewart AstillENG76.50
59Johnny BriggsENG75.60
59Charlie McLeodAUS75.60
59Harry BoyleAUS75.60
62Frederick SpofforthAUS75.04
63Harry BoyleAUS74.50
64Bill HowellAUS74.40
65Arthur MaileyAUS73.71
66John TrumbleAUS73.20
67Allen HillENG72.86
68Frederick SpofforthAUS72.13
69Bobby PeelENG72.00
69Frederick SpofforthAUS72.00
69Bernard BosanquetENG72.00
69Dick BarlowENG72.00
69Billy BatesENG72.00
69Derek UnderwoodENG72.00
75George UlyettENG71.23
76Bill LundieSA71.10
77Tich FreemanENG70.00
78Charles KellewayAUS68.00
79Tom HaywardENG67.50
80Albert RelfENG66.30
81'Young Jack' HearneENG66.18
81Tom RichardsonENG66.18
83Charlie McLeodAUS66.00
83Henry PromnitzSA66.00
83Wilf FlowersENG66.00
83Frederick SpofforthAUS66.00
83Alec BannermanAUS66.00
88Claude CarterSA65.33
89Dick TyldesleyENG65.25
90Sammy WoodsAUS64.92
91Ken ShuttleworthENG64.71
92J.J. FerrisAUS64.31
93George GiffenAUS64.28
94Alan ConnollyAUS64.26
95Arthur MaileyAUS63.81
96James Lillywhite (jnr)ENG63.75
97Harold LarwoodENG63.33
98Charlie TurnerAUS63.28
99Roy KilnerENG63.21
100Greville StevensENG63.00
100Wilf FlowersENG63.00
102Bert VoglerSA62.00
103Frederick SpofforthAUS61.29
104J.J. FerrisAUS61.10
105Bobby PeelENG60.83
106Jack GregoryAUS60.60
107George UlyettENG60.48
108George MacaulayENG60.38
109Billy BarnesENG60.23
110Tom KendallAUS60.13
111Frank WoolleyENG60.00
111Ted ArnoldENG60.00
111W.G. GraceENG60.00
111Andrew StoddartENG60.00
111Jack RyderAUS60.00
116Vallance JuppENG59.49
117Hugh TrumbleAUS59.30
118Jimmy BlanckenbergSA59.00
118Arthur GilliganENG59.00
120Graham McKenzieAUS58.84
121Michael BracewellNZ58.8
122Alan DavidsonAUS58.56
123Charlie TurnerAUS58.27
124Bob SimpsonAUS58.13
125Allan SteelENG58.00
125John CameronWI58.00
127Ken FarnesENG57.99
128Cyril VincentSA57.60
129Lance GibbsWI57.44
130Bert HopkinsAUS57.00
130Claude CarterSA57.00
130Bertie ClarkeWI57.00
133Alex KennedyENG56.82
134Reg PerksENG56.45
135Tom GarrettAUS56.00
135Charlie TownsendENG56.00
135Johnny MartinAUS56.00
138James SouthertonENG55.97
139Pat TrimbornSA55.80
140Sailor YoungENG55.55
141Schofield HaighENG55.50
142Alf HallSA55.49
143Mohammad MunafPAK55.32
144Tom HoranAUS55.10
145Tip SnookeSA55.00
146Arthur GilliganENG54.99
147Sydney BarnesENG54.81
148Keith MillerAUS54.71
149Eric FreemanAUS54.64
150Bruce YardleyAUS54.18
151Brian StathamENG54.06
152Ernie HayesENG54.00
152Johnny DouglasENG54.00
152William MiltonSA54.00
152Arthur MaileyAUS54.00
152Errol HolmesENG54.00
152Eddie BarlowSA54.00
152Murray ChappleNZ54.00
152Geoff GriffinSA54.00
160Sir Ian BothamENG53.75
161George HirstENG53.63
161George LohmannENG53.63
163Ken MackayAUS53.40
164Ken HiggsENG53.33
165Collie SmithWI53.31
166Goofy LawrenceSA53.15
167'Young Jack' HearneENG53.14
168Johnny BriggsENG53.04
169Dick MotzNZ52.93
170Billy BatesENG52.73
171Albert TrottAUS52.67
172Joey PalmerAUS52.65
173Bert HopkinsAUS52.50
173Bob WillisENG52.50
175Albert RelfENG52.40
176Bonnor MiddletonSA52.36
177Barry KnightENG52.27
178Peter LoaderENG52.20
178Fred TruemanENG52.20
180George GiffenAUS52.12
181Neil HawkeAUS52.09
182Claude NewberrySA52.00
182Dante ParkinSA52.00
184Jimmy BlanckenbergSA51.88
185Sammy JonesAUS51.84
186Hedley VerityENG51.60
187Jimmy SinclairSA51.45
188Karsan GhavriIND51.43
189John SnowENG51.38
190Eddie BarlowSA51.27
191Sydney BarnesENG51.10
192Billy BarnesENG51.08
193Tom RichardsonENG51.00
193Frank LaverAUS51.00
193Aubrey FaulknerSA51.00
193Jack SaundersAUS51.00
193Richie BenaudAUS51.00
193Michael MelleSA51.00
193Sarfraz NawazPAK51.00
193David RennebergAUS51.00
201Jeff ThomsonAUS50.84
202Jaswick TaylorWI50.76
203Ray LindwallAUS50.75
204Jimmy SinclairSA50.66
205Ashley MallettAUS50.63
206Bruce TaylorNZ50.57
206Erapalli PrasannaIND50.57
208Ian MeckiffAUS50.54
208David BrownENG50.54
210Grahame ChevalierSA50.52
211Major BoothENG50.40
212Maurice TateENG50.36
213Bert IronmongerAUS50.29
214Claude NewberrySA50.25
215Hugh TayfieldSA50.23
216John SnowENG50.13
217Fred TruemanENG50.00
217Erapalli PrasannaIND50.00
219Frank CameronNZ49.85
220Len WilkinsonENG49.80
221Jim LakerENG49.74
222Keith MillerAUS49.71
223Intikhab AlamPAK49.66
224Peter HeineSA49.64
225David LawrenceENG49.63
226Sir Gubby AllenENG49.50
227Terry AldermanAUS49.42
228Tony LockENG49.34
229Sir Wes HallWI49.33
230Roy GilchristWI49.22
231Wilfred RhodesENG49.20
231Jack O'ConnorAUS49.20
231Fred TruemanENG49.20
234Erapalli PrasannaIND49.05
235Patrick PattersonWI49.03
236Bill O'ReillyAUS48.78
237John ReidNZ48.65
238Jack GregoryAUS48.60
239Tony GreigENG48.43
240Maurice TateENG48.25
241Phil DeFreitasENG48.22
242Walter LeesENG48.18
243Alan ConnollyAUS48.12
244Dennis LilleeAUS48.06
245Jacobus DuminySA48.00
245Colin BlytheENG48.00
245William ShaldersSA48.00
245Jack HearneENG48.00
245Sir Leonard HuttonENG48.00
245Fred TateENG48.00
245Frank LaverAUS48.00
245Ken FarnesENG48.00
245Jackie du PreezSA48.00
245Bob WyattENG48.00
245John ReidNZ48.00
245Matt PooreNZ48.00
245Bob SimpsonAUS48.00
258Malcolm MarshallWI47.93
259Peter LeverENG47.79
260Herman GriffithWI47.75
261Jack IversonAUS47.67
262Jim LakerENG47.57
262Lindsay KlineAUS47.57
264Charles MacartneyAUS47.55
265Monty NobleAUS47.53
266Ian JohnsonAUS47.45
267Bill LockwoodENG47.40
268Johnny BriggsENG47.33
269George GiffenAUS47.28
270Fred TruemanENG47.26
271Brian StathamENG47.25
272Vasant RanjaneIND47.20
273Brian StathamENG47.04
274Mike ShrimptonNZ47.00
274Chris OldENG47.00
276Billy BarnesENG46.95
277Ian MeckiffAUS46.80
278Dennis LilleeAUS46.73
279Ernie ToshackAUS46.52
280Sir Wes HallWI46.50
281Tom GoddardENG46.32
282Bob WillisENG46.29
283'Dad' WeirNZ46.00
283Jeffrey StollmeyerWI46.00
285Frank LaverAUS45.94
286Peter PollockSA45.84
287Charlie TurnerAUS45.82
288George ParkerSA45.75
288Tony LockENG45.75
288Mohammad NazirPAK45.75
291Wally HammondENG45.72
292Tom HoranAUS45.60
292Max WalkerAUS45.60
294Baron ConstantineWI45.48
295Syed Abid AliIND45.43
296Reggie DuffAUS45.00
296Wilfred RhodesENG45.00
296Hopper ReadENG45.00
296Aaqib JavedPAK45.00
300Alan DavidsonAUS44.95
301Eddie BarlowSA44.87
302Johnny BriggsENG44.85
303Ken CranstonENG44.78
304Harold ButlerENG44.57
305Leslie HyltonWI44.54
306Dennis LilleeAUS44.43
307Charlie GriffithWI44.40
308Ian JohnsonAUS44.33
309Sir Garry SobersWI44.25
310Bev CongdonNZ44.01
311Ernie JonesAUS43.96
311Sydney BurkeSA43.96
313Sir Ian BothamENG43.80
314Billy BarnesENG43.71
314Tich FreemanENG43.71
316Mike ProcterSA43.68
317Ghulam AhmedIND43.65
318Alan DavidsonAUS43.63
319George LohmannENG43.59
320Madan LalIND43.50
321Wasim RajaPAK43.29
322Monty NobleAUS43.25
322Doug RingAUS43.25
324Tibby CotterAUS43.20
324Steve WatkinENG43.20
326Wilfred RhodesENG43.09
327Craig McDermottAUS43.03
328Colin CroftWI43.02
329Gary BartlettNZ42.90
330Fred TruemanENG42.77
331Mushtaq MohammadPAK42.73
332David O'SullivanNZ42.60
333Bill JohnstonAUS42.48
334Bonnor MiddletonSA42.40
335Bill EdrichENG42.12
336Geoff ArnoldENG42.08
337Johnny BriggsENG42.05
338George LohmannENG42.04
339Neville KnoxENG42.00
339Dick PougherENG42.00
339Brian CloseENG42.00
339Jim ChristySA42.00
339John WatkinsSA42.00
339Sylvester ClarkeWI42.00
339Bob BarberENG42.00
339Karsan GhavriIND42.00
339Malcolm MarshallWI42.00
348Alan DavidsonAUS41.95
349Charlie GriffithWI41.91
350Johnny DouglasENG41.85
351Ron ArcherAUS41.82
352Bert VoglerSA41.80
353Geoff RaboneNZ41.74
354Jim HiggsAUS41.51
355Keith MillerAUS41.50
356Khan MohammadPAK41.25
357Doug MeintjesSA41.00
358Johnny BriggsENG40.91
359John SnowENG40.63
360Sir Alec BedserENG40.60
361Tom RichardsonENG40.44
362Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND40.23
363Basil ButcherWI40.08
364Bob CunisNZ40.02
365Frank SmailesENG40.00
365Geoff LawsonAUS40.00
367Sydney CallawayAUS39.96
368Doug WaltersAUS39.90
369Bill LockwoodENG39.86
370Freddie BrownENG39.75
371Billy BatesENG39.72
372Bruce TaylorNZ39.60
373Fred TruemanENG39.45
374Xen BalaskasSA39.33
375Sir Wes HallWI39.26
376Arnold WarrenENG39.20
376Colin McCoolAUS39.20
378Graeme HoleAUS39.00
378Jim LakerENG39.00
378Neil AdcockSA39.00
381Bernard BosanquetENG38.93
382Baron ConstantineWI38.89
383Harry TrottAUS38.73
384George GearyENG38.65
385Arthur FielderENG38.33
386Wilfred RhodesENG38.32
387Jim LakerENG38.26
388Bruce TaylorNZ38.18
389Bill BowesENG38.07
390Morice BirdENG38.00
390Derek SealyWI38.00
390Sir Andy RobertsWI38.00
393Tom McKibbinAUS37.80
394Colin McCoolAUS37.73
395Reggie SchwarzSA37.63
396Vic PollardNZ37.50
397Christopher HeseltineENG37.44
398Len BraundENG37.20
399Trevor BaileyENG36.86
400Alan DavidsonAUS36.84
401Harry TrottAUS36.75
402Frank HearneENG36.60
403Aubrey FaulknerSA36.50
404Doug WaltersAUS36.43
405George Finlay-BissettSA36.38
406Vijay HazareIND36.30
407Tip SnookeSA36.15
408John GunnENG36.00
408Arthur SeccullSA36.00
408Frederick KuysSA36.00
408Anwar HussainPAK36.00
408David BrownENG36.00
408Jack RutherfordAUS36.00
408Ross MorganNZ36.00
408Neil AdcockSA36.00
416Sydney BarnesENG35.73
417Ray LindwallAUS35.70
418Tibby CotterAUS35.63
419Jack SaundersAUS35.30
420Bill JohnstonAUS35.25
421Gerry GomezWI35.17
422Bert HopkinsAUS35.14
422Ray LindwallAUS35.14
424Dave NourseSA35.00
425Fazal MahmoodPAK34.62
426Johnny WardleENG34.60
427Dave NourseSA34.50
428Schofield HaighENG34.46
429David SteeleENG34.20
430John HodgesAUS34.00
431Richard CollingeNZ33.96
432Richie BenaudAUS33.80
433Albert TrottAUS33.32
434Gordon WhiteSA33.00
434Ces BurkeNZ33.00
436Mike ProcterSA32.91
437Frank WorrellWI32.22
438Keith MillerAUS31.84
439Bill JohnstonAUS31.70
440Ernie ToshackAUS31.68
440Charlie LlewellynSA31.68
442Manny MartindaleWI31.67
443Sydney BarnesENG31.50
444Stork HendryAUS31.40
445Walter BrearleyENG31.33
446Stanley JacksonENG31.15
447Gary GilmourAUS31.13
448Patsy HendrenENG30.60
448Jack IversonAUS30.60
450Colin BlytheENG30.43
451Major BoothENG30.00
451John LyonsAUS30.00
451Tip SnookeSA30.00
451Dick LilleyENG30.00
451Frank TysonENG30.00
451Jack CowieNZ30.00
451Robin BynoeWI30.00
458Keith MillerAUS29.50
459Bobby PeelENG29.25
460Colin BlytheENG29.00
461Jimmy SinclairSA28.80
462Bill LockwoodENG28.62
463Peter PollockSA28.60
464Charlie TurnerAUS28.37
465Neil AdcockSA28.29
466Gul MohammadIND27.90
467John TrimWI26.40
468Bill CopsonENG26.20
469Herbie TaylorSA25.50
470Allan SteelENG25.20
471J.J. FerrisAUS25.02
472Colin BlytheENG24.86
473Fred TruemanENG24.70
474Sydney BarnesENG24.29
475Bobby PeelENG24.00
475George ThorntonSA24.00
475Albert PowellSA24.00
475Alec HurwoodAUS24.00
475Cyril WashbrookENG24.00
475Jeffrey StollmeyerWI24.00
475Jack AlabasterNZ24.00
482Tony LockENG22.95
483Ray EmeryNZ22.20
484George LohmannENG21.47
485Jack CowieNZ21.00
486Charles EadyAUS20.60
487Dattu PhadkarIND20.00
488Michael MelleSA19.50
489Jack SiedleSA18.60
490Alfred LytteltonENG18.00
490Joey CarewWI18.00
490Herbie TaylorSA18.00
490Pankaj RoyIND18.00
494Clarrie GrimmettAUS16.96
495Bill O'ReillyAUS14.25
496William AttewellENG12.60
497Arthur HillENG12.00
497Reg SimpsonENG12.00
499Robert PooreSA8.40
500Wilf BarberENG1.20
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