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Best Strike Rate in 1947: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best strike rate in 1947 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST
1947
33 entries
1
30.00
Jack Cowie
NZ
5.25 clear of Bill Johnston
2
35.25
Bill Johnston
AUS
5.25 off the lead
3
35.83
Ray Lindwall
AUS
5.83 off the lead
● LEADS
Jack Cowie
NZ
30.00 · 5.25 better than Johnston
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Cowie is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
59.33
The mark at number ten — 23 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
15 of the top 33 · 5 teams represented
Best Strike Rate — full list
33 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Jack Cowie
NZ
30.00
2
Bill Johnston
AUS
35.25
3
Ray Lindwall
AUS
35.83
4
Vijay Hazare
IND
36.50
5
Harold Butler
ENG
44.57
6
Ken Cranston
ENG
44.82
7
Ernie Toshack
AUS
46.58
8
Keith Miller
AUS
54.82
9
Doug Wright
ENG
57.83
10
Dick Pollard
ENG
59.33
11
Norman Yardley
ENG
61.20
12
Bill Edrich
ENG
63.10
13
Lala Amarnath
IND
63.60
14
Vinoo Mankad
IND
64.50
15
Colin McCool
AUS
66.31
16
Bruce Dooland
AUS
73.50
17
Dick Howorth
ENG
76.00
18
Jack Plimsoll
SA
79.00
19
Sir Alec Bedser
ENG
88.48
20
Ian Johnson
AUS
95.83
21
Eric Hollies
ENG
99.56
22
Lindsay Tuckett
SA
100.80
23
Ian Smith
SA
103.44
24
Jack Young
ENG
108.00
25
Bill Copson
ENG
114.00
26
Ossie Dawson
SA
119.13
27
Athol Rowan
SA
127.17
28
Denis Compton
ENG
128.80
29
Tufty Mann
SA
131.93
30
Roy Scott
NZ
138.00
31
Cliff Gladwin
ENG
196.00
32
George Pope
ENG
218.00
33
Jack Martin
ENG
270.00
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268 (48.1)
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