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Best Strike Rate in 1939: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best strike rate in 1939 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST
1939
25 entries
1
26.20
Bill Copson
ENG
11.87 clear of Bill Bowes
2
38.07
Bill Bowes
ENG
11.87 off the lead
3
38.89
Baron Constantine
WI
12.69 off the lead
● LEADS
Bill Copson
ENG
26.20 · 11.87 better than Bowes
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Copson is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
58.00
The mark at number ten — 15 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
12 of the top 25 · 3 teams represented
Best Strike Rate — full list
25 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Bill Copson
ENG
26.20
2
Bill Bowes
ENG
38.07
3
Baron Constantine
WI
38.89
4
Tom Goddard
ENG
46.32
5
Sir Leonard Hutton
ENG
48.00
6
Len Wilkinson
ENG
49.80
7
Reg Perks
ENG
56.45
8
Bertie Clarke
WI
57.00
9
Ken Farnes
ENG
57.99
10
John Cameron
WI
58.00
11
Tyrell Johnson
WI
60.00
12
Eric Dalton
SA
61.00
13
Doug Wright
ENG
67.85
14
Chud Langton
SA
87.42
15
Eric Davies
SA
90.00
15
Bill Edrich
ENG
90.00
16
Leslie Hylton
WI
96.00
17
Rolph Grant
WI
99.60
18
Stan Nichols
ENG
102.00
19
Hedley Verity
ENG
103.05
20
Wally Hammond
ENG
105.00
21
Manny Martindale
WI
106.05
22
Norman Gordon
SA
118.65
23
Bob Newson
SA
138.90
24
Bruce Mitchell
SA
152.00
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