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.

Position	Best Strike Rate	Player Name	Team Name
1	48.00	Alan Thomson	Australia
2	42.00	Ken Shuttleworth	England
3	75.00	Greg Chappell	Australia
3	36.00	Basil D'Oliveira	England
4	60.60	Bob Massie	Australia
4	22.20	Graham McKenzie	Australia
5	16.00	Ray Illingworth	England
5	54.00	Jeff Hammond	Australia
6	49.50	John Snow	England
7	39.60	Dennis Lillee	Australia
8	36.36	Bob Woolmer	England
8	12.00	Andrew Symonds	Australia
9	9.90	Shane Bond	New Zealand
9	33.00	Geoff Arnold	England
10	24.00	Graeme Watson	Australia
10	9.60	Glenn McGrath	Australia
11	8.40	Michael Kasprowicz	Australia
11	36.00	Jeffrey Vandersay	Sri Lanka
11	18.00	Barry Wood	England
11	52.38	Sir Alec Bedser	England
11	52.38	Sir Alec Bedser	England
12	51.00	Johnny Wardle	England
12	51.00	Johnny Wardle	England
12	30.00	Dhananjaya de Silva	Sri Lanka
12	8.00	Jeetan Patel	New Zealand
13	6.00	Darren Gough	England
13	29.30	Harshit Rana	India
13	48.00	Michael Melle	South Africa
13	48.00	Michael Melle	South Africa
14	46.80	Bill Johnston	Australia
14	46.80	Bill Johnston	Australia
14	29.00	Kyle Jamieson	New Zealand
14	30.00	Asif Iqbal	United Arab Emirates
14	22.40	Tony Greig	England
15	22.20	John Lever	England
15	18.00	Sir Ian Botham	England
15	27.90	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
15	27.00	Jamie Overton	England
15	42.24	Roly Jenkins	England
15	42.24	Roly Jenkins	England
16	42.20	Trevor Bailey	England
16	42.20	Trevor Bailey	England
16	25.71	Adil Rashid	England
16	17.00	Richard Collinge	New Zealand
16	21.00	Iqbal Qasim	Pakistan
16	25.56	Bev Congdon	New Zealand
17	24.00	Geoff Arnold	England
17	20.55	Sir Ian Botham	England
17	14.00	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India
17	33.00	Ashok Mankad	India
17	20.00	Arshdeep Singh	India
17	42.00	Frank Worrell	West Indies
17	42.00	Frank Worrell	West Indies
18	40.80	Alf Valentine	West Indies
18	72.00	Derek Underwood	England
18	40.80	Alf Valentine	West Indies
18	72.00	Derek Underwood	England
18	16.80	Pramod Liyanagamage	Sri Lanka
18	9.00	Paul Collingwood	England
18	21.00	Saleem Altaf	Pakistan
18	28.00	Gary Gilmour	Australia
18	18.00	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
18	12.00	John Parker	New Zealand
19	6.00	Sir Viv Richards	West Indies
19	17.20	Greg Chappell	Australia
19	26.40	Robin Jackman	England
19	18.00	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
19	8.00	Prosper Utseya	Zimbabwe
19	6.90	Joe Root	England
19	64.71	Ken Shuttleworth	England
19	38.00	Ray Lindwall	Australia
19	65.27	Trevor Bailey	England
19	64.71	Ken Shuttleworth	England
19	38.00	Ray Lindwall	Australia
19	65.27	Trevor Bailey	England
20	60.67	Neil Adcock	South Africa
20	36.00	Brian Close	England
20	64.26	Alan Connolly	Australia
20	60.67	Neil Adcock	South Africa
20	36.00	Brian Close	England
20	64.26	Alan Connolly	Australia
20	7.20	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies
20	15.00	Maurice Foster	West Indies
20	24.00	Majid Khan	Pakistan
20	10.20	Gary Cosier	Australia
20	4.20	Roy Fredericks	West Indies
21	3.60	Jock Edwards	New Zealand
21	21.00	Richard Collinge	New Zealand
21	12.00	Dayle Hadlee	New Zealand
21	6.90	Ajit Agarkar	India
21	55.80	Pat Trimborn	South Africa
21	56.52	Peter Loader	England
21	55.80	Pat Trimborn	South Africa
21	56.52	Peter Loader	England
22	50.23	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
22	51.27	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
22	50.23	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
22	51.27	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
22	6.00	Chamara Silva	Sri Lanka
22	10.95	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
22	14.00	Greg Chappell	Australia
23	50.52	Grahame Chevalier	South Africa
23	49.64	Peter Heine	South Africa
23	50.52	Grahame Chevalier	South Africa
23	49.64	Peter Heine	South Africa
24	45.64	Fred Trueman	England
24	45.84	Peter Pollock	South Africa
24	45.64	Fred Trueman	England
24	45.84	Peter Pollock	South Africa
25	40.63	John Snow	England
25	42.75	Ian Meckiff	Australia
25	40.63	John Snow	England
25	42.75	Ian Meckiff	Australia
25	21.75	Hasan Jamil	Pakistan
26	21.00	Vanburn Holder	West Indies
26	42.34	Alan Davidson	Australia
26	58.84	Graham McKenzie	Australia
26	39.90	Doug Walters	Australia
26	42.34	Alan Davidson	Australia
26	58.84	Graham McKenzie	Australia
26	39.90	Doug Walters	Australia
27	32.91	Mike Procter	South Africa
27	58.13	Bob Simpson	Australia
27	30.37	Johnny Wardle	England
27	32.91	Mike Procter	South Africa
27	58.13	Bob Simpson	Australia
27	30.37	Johnny Wardle	England
27	20.00	Colin Croft	West Indies
28	18.00	Trevor Laughlin	Australia
28	30.00	Frank Tyson	England
28	57.44	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
28	30.00	Frank Tyson	England
28	57.44	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
29	54.00	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
29	54.00	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
29	16.00	Joel Garner	West Indies
30	12.00	David Lloyd	England
30	53.40	Ken Mackay	Australia
30	53.40	Ken Mackay	Australia
31	52.27	Barry Knight	England
31	52.27	Barry Knight	England
31	3.00	Sunil Gavaskar	India
31	9.60	Pat Cummins	Australia
32	9.12	Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan
32	42.77	Fred Trueman	England
32	42.77	Fred Trueman	England
33	41.91	Charlie Griffith	West Indies
33	41.91	Charlie Griffith	West Indies
33	9.00	Alok Kapali	Bangladesh
33	28.80	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
34	28.56	Peter Lever	England
34	8.60	Umar Gul	Pakistan
34	36.84	Alan Davidson	Australia
34	48.00	Clive van Ryneveld	South Africa
34	51.43	Karsan Ghavri	India
34	36.84	Alan Davidson	Australia
34	48.00	Clive van Ryneveld	South Africa
35	47.50	Pat Crawford	Australia
35	28.60	Peter Pollock	South Africa
35	51.00	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
35	47.50	Pat Crawford	Australia
35	28.60	Peter Pollock	South Africa
35	8.00	Garey Mathurin	West Indies
35	24.00	Sir Viv Richards	West Indies
36	23.15	Chris Old	England
36	7.20	Nathan McCullum	New Zealand
36	48.12	Alan Connolly	Australia
36	43.24	Trevor Bailey	England
36	50.84	Jeff Thomson	Australia
36	48.12	Alan Connolly	Australia
36	43.24	Trevor Bailey	England
37	34.62	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
37	48.00	Jackie du Preez	South Africa
37	54.00	Murray Chapple	New Zealand
37	48.43	Tony Greig	England
37	34.62	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
37	54.00	Murray Chapple	New Zealand
37	48.00	Jackie du Preez	South Africa
37	6.00	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka
37	21.00	Ian Chappell	Australia
38	20.52	Imran Niazi	Pakistan
38	46.50	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
38	53.33	Ken Higgs	England
38	34.40	Vinoo Mankad	India
38	47.79	Peter Lever	England
38	53.33	Ken Higgs	England
38	46.50	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
38	34.40	Vinoo Mankad	India
39	29.58	Ghulam Ahmed	India
39	45.43	Syed Abid Ali	India
39	52.09	Neil Hawke	Australia
39	44.43	Dennis Lillee	Australia
39	29.58	Ghulam Ahmed	India
39	45.43	Syed Abid Ali	India
39	52.09	Neil Hawke	Australia
39	18.00	Sadiq Mohammad	Pakistan
39	28.00	Derick Parry	West Indies
40	27.27	Dilip Doshi	India
40	14.77	Gary Gilmour	Australia
40	8.40	Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh
40	44.87	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
40	44.40	Charlie Griffith	West Indies
40	28.29	Neil Adcock	South Africa
40	47.67	Jack Iverson	Australia
40	38.00	Sir Andy Roberts	West Indies
40	44.87	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
40	44.40	Charlie Griffith	West Indies
40	47.67	Jack Iverson	Australia
40	28.29	Neil Adcock	South Africa
41	47.57	Jim Laker	England
41	36.00	Anwar Hussain	Pakistan
41	24.00	Gulabrai Ramchand	India
41	39.60	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
41	43.68	Mike Procter	South Africa
41	36.43	Doug Walters	Australia
41	51.38	John Snow	England
41	47.57	Jim Laker	England
41	36.00	Anwar Hussain	Pakistan
41	24.00	Gulabrai Ramchand	India
41	43.68	Mike Procter	South Africa
41	39.60	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
41	8.00	Darren Sammy	West Indies
41	14.00	Fred Titmus	England
41	26.57	Andy Roberts	New Zealand
41	30.00	Gary Robertson	New Zealand
42	28.80	Gary Troup	New Zealand
42	26.40	Len Pascoe	Australia
42	31.65	Gary Cosier	Australia
42	7.50	Andre Botha	Ireland
42	42.73	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan
42	37.50	Vic Pollard	New Zealand
42	50.76	Jaswick Taylor	West Indies
42	56.00	Johnny Martin	Australia
42	35.17	Gerry Gomez	West Indies
42	43.25	Doug Ring	Australia
42	50.63	Ashley Mallett	Australia
42	34.20	David Steele	England
42	49.63	David Lawrence	England
42	42.73	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan
42	37.50	Vic Pollard	New Zealand
42	35.17	Gerry Gomez	West Indies
42	43.25	Doug Ring	Australia
42	50.76	Jaswick Taylor	West Indies
42	56.00	Johnny Martin	Australia
43	54.06	Brian Statham	England
43	50.54	Ian Meckiff	Australia
43	33.80	Richie Benaud	Australia
43	41.50	Keith Miller	Australia
43	50.75	Ray Lindwall	Australia
43	46.00	Jeffrey Stollmeyer	West Indies
43	18.00	Joey Carew	West Indies
43	36.00	David Brown	England
43	54.64	Eric Freeman	Australia
43	49.03	Patrick Patterson	West Indies
43	31.13	Gary Gilmour	Australia
43	50.00	Erapalli Prasanna	India
43	33.80	Richie Benaud	Australia
43	41.50	Keith Miller	Australia
43	50.75	Ray Lindwall	Australia
43	54.06	Brian Statham	England
43	46.00	Jeffrey Stollmeyer	West Indies
43	50.54	Ian Meckiff	Australia
43	36.00	David Brown	England
43	18.00	Joey Carew	West Indies
43	54.64	Eric Freeman	Australia
43	6.55	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka
43	31.60	Mike Hendrick	England
43	24.00	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan
43	28.73	Greg Chappell	Australia
44	27.60	Graeme Beard	Australia
44	22.43	Dennis Lillee	Australia
44	31.33	Asif Iqbal	United Arab Emirates
44	6.00	Abzal Dean	Canada
44	51.00	David Renneberg	Australia
44	30.00	Robin Bynoe	West Indies
44	49.74	Jim Laker	England
44	44.25	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
44	54.00	Geoff Griffin	South Africa
44	48.00	Matt Poore	New Zealand
44	39.00	Graeme Hole	Australia
44	31.84	Keith Miller	Australia
44	47.00	Mike Shrimpton	New Zealand
44	48.06	Dennis Lillee	Australia
44	48.22	Phil DeFreitas	England
44	51.00	David Renneberg	Australia
44	30.00	Robin Bynoe	West Indies
44	48.00	Doug Walters	Australia
44	44.25	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
44	48.00	Matt Poore	New Zealand
44	31.84	Keith Miller	Australia
44	39.00	Graeme Hole	Australia
44	49.74	Jim Laker	England
44	54.00	Geoff Griffin	South Africa
45	58.56	Alan Davidson	Australia
45	52.20	Fred Trueman	England
45	49.22	Roy Gilchrist	West Indies
45	32.22	Frank Worrell	West Indies
45	27.90	Gul Mohammad	India
45	42.48	Bill Johnston	Australia
45	45.75	Tony Lock	England
45	47.10	Dennis Lillee	Australia
45	50.13	John Snow	England
45	46.73	Dennis Lillee	Australia
45	47.93	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
45	47.00	Chris Old	England
45	46.73	Dennis Lillee	Australia
45	54.18	Bruce Yardley	Australia
45	27.90	Gul Mohammad	India
45	32.22	Frank Worrell	West Indies
45	42.48	Bill Johnston	Australia
45	52.20	Fred Trueman	England
45	58.56	Alan Davidson	Australia
45	49.22	Roy Gilchrist	West Indies
45	45.75	Tony Lock	England
45	50.13	John Snow	England
45	4.60	Nathan Bracken	Australia
45	30.33	Brian McKechnie	New Zealand
45	27.43	Martin Snedden	New Zealand
45	20.88	Graham Stevenson	England
46	25.00	Mudassar Nazar	Pakistan
46	18.00	Mudassar Nazar	Pakistan
46	30.12	Alan Hurst	Australia
46	2.00	Mansoor Amjad	Pakistan
46	49.05	Erapalli Prasanna	India
46	42.00	John Watkins	South Africa
46	47.25	Brian Statham	England
46	55.32	Mohammad Munaf	Pakistan
46	49.33	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
46	40.60	Sir Alec Bedser	England
46	26.40	John Trim	West Indies
46	25.85	Fred Trueman	England
46	53.75	Sir Ian Botham	England
46	46.29	Bob Willis	England
46	45.60	Max Walker	Australia
46	45.00	Aaqib Javed	Pakistan
46	46.29	Bob Willis	England
46	49.05	Erapalli Prasanna	India
46	47.00	Chris Old	England
46	40.60	Sir Alec Bedser	England
46	42.00	John Watkins	South Africa
46	25.85	Fred Trueman	England
46	26.40	John Trim	West Indies
46	47.25	Brian Statham	England
46	49.33	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
46	55.32	Mohammad Munaf	Pakistan
47	53.15	Goofy Lawrence	South Africa
47	48.00	Bob Simpson	Australia
47	48.65	John Reid	New Zealand
47	43.63	Alan Davidson	Australia
47	24.00	Cyril Washbrook	England
47	24.00	Jeffrey Stollmeyer	West Indies
47	39.45	Fred Trueman	England
47	41.82	Ron Archer	Australia
47	45.60	Max Walker	Australia
47	42.90	Gary Bartlett	New Zealand
47	52.93	Dick Motz	New Zealand
47	43.13	Ashley Mallett	Australia
47	43.20	Steve Watkin	England
47	42.08	Geoff Arnold	England
47	40.02	Bob Cunis	New Zealand
47	44.01	Bev Congdon	New Zealand
47	52.50	Bob Willis	England
47	49.42	Terry Alderman	Australia
47	45.75	Mohammad Nazir	Pakistan
47	24.00	Cyril Washbrook	England
47	24.00	Jeffrey Stollmeyer	West Indies
47	41.82	Ron Archer	Australia
47	39.45	Fred Trueman	England
47	48.00	Bob Simpson	Australia
47	53.15	Goofy Lawrence	South Africa
47	43.63	Alan Davidson	Australia
47	42.90	Gary Bartlett	New Zealand
47	52.93	Dick Motz	New Zealand
47	48.65	John Reid	New Zealand
47	1.20	Cephas Zhuwao	Zimbabwe
47	30.00	John Lever	England
47	15.90	Alvin Kallicharran	West Indies
47	22.80	Colin Croft	West Indies
48	15.75	Mike Hendrick	England
48	20.40	Wasim Raja	Pakistan
48	25.15	Dennis Lillee	Australia
48	47.20	Vasant Ranjane	India
48	50.57	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
48	42.00	Bob Barber	England
48	39.26	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
48	47.57	Lindsay Kline	Australia
48	49.85	Frank Cameron	New Zealand
48	41.95	Alan Davidson	Australia
48	41.74	Geoff Rabone	New Zealand
48	22.20	Ray Emery	New Zealand
48	39.00	Jim Laker	England
48	19.50	Michael Melle	South Africa
48	43.80	Sir Ian Botham	England
48	42.00	Sylvester Clarke	West Indies
48	43.50	Madan Lal	India
48	42.60	David O'Sullivan	New Zealand
48	40.23	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India
48	50.57	Erapalli Prasanna	India
48	36.00	Ross Morgan	New Zealand
48	43.03	Craig McDermott	Australia
48	40.02	Bob Cunis	New Zealand
48	50.57	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
48	42.00	Bob Barber	England
48	50.57	Erapalli Prasanna	India
48	40.23	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India
48	41.74	Geoff Rabone	New Zealand
48	39.00	Jim Laker	England
48	22.20	Ray Emery	New Zealand
48	19.50	Michael Melle	South Africa
48	39.26	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
48	47.57	Lindsay Kline	Australia
48	47.20	Vasant Ranjane	India
48	49.85	Frank Cameron	New Zealand
48	41.95	Alan Davidson	Australia
49	18.00	Pankaj Roy	India
49	49.20	Fred Trueman	England
49	43.96	Sydney Burke	South Africa
49	47.04	Brian Statham	England
49	39.00	Neil Adcock	South Africa
49	13.95	Tony Lock	England
49	12.00	Reg Simpson	England
49	41.25	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
49	36.00	Neil Adcock	South Africa
49	40.14	Geoff Arnold	England
49	48.75	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
49	40.13	Wasim Raja	Pakistan
49	40.08	Basil Butcher	West Indies
49	50.54	David Brown	England
49	36.00	Ross Morgan	New Zealand
49	39.33	Chris Cairns	New Zealand
49	38.18	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
49	33.96	Richard Collinge	New Zealand
49	50.54	David Brown	England
49	49.66	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
49	42.00	Karsan Ghavri	India
49	43.02	Colin Croft	West Indies
49	43.29	Wasim Raja	Pakistan
49	41.51	Jim Higgs	Australia
49	13.95	Tony Lock	England
49	12.00	Reg Simpson	England
49	36.00	Neil Adcock	South Africa
49	41.25	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
49	49.20	Fred Trueman	England
49	47.04	Brian Statham	England
49	18.00	Pankaj Roy	India
49	39.00	Neil Adcock	South Africa
49	40.08	Basil Butcher	West Indies
49	43.96	Sydney Burke	South Africa
49	24.00	Warren Stott	New Zealand
49	20.00	Larry Gomes	West Indies
49	26.00	Derek Underwood	England
50	24.33	Joel Garner	West Indies
50	18.00	Kirti Azad	India
50	21.98	Len Pascoe	Australia
50	43.65	Fred Trueman	England
50	50.00	Laurie Mayne	Australia
50	32.25	Bob Simpson	Australia
50	46.87	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies
50	48.00	Mike Smith	England
50	12.00	Geoff Pullar	England
50	37.71	Tony Lock	England
50	29.63	David Ironside	South Africa
50	41.13	Bob Appleyard	England
50	49.59	Richard Collinge	New Zealand
50	42.00	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies
50	40.00	Geoff Lawson	Australia
50	44.68	Keith Boyce	West Indies
50	39.00	Bryan Andrews	New Zealand
50	42.75	Karsan Ghavri	India
50	30.00	Ken Eastwood	Australia
50	36.40	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan
50	38.49	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
50	33.96	Richard Collinge	New Zealand
50	50.00	Laurie Mayne	Australia
50	32.25	Bob Simpson	Australia
50	39.75	Bob Willis	England
50	46.00	Asif Iqbal	United Arab Emirates
50	39.00	Bryan Andrews	New Zealand
50	38.18	Bruce Taylor	New Zealand
50	29.63	David Ironside	South Africa
50	41.13	Bob Appleyard	England
50	12.00	Geoff Pullar	England
50	46.87	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies
50	37.71	Tony Lock	England
50	48.00	Mike Smith	England
50	43.65	Fred Trueman	England
51	47.45	Dick Motz	New Zealand
51	43.31	Goofy Lawrence	South Africa
51	36.00	Alimuddin	Pakistan
51	46.09	Jim Laker	England
51	27.86	Frank Tyson	England
51	25.50	Arthur Morris	Australia
51	36.40	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan
51	45.10	Keith Boyce	West Indies
51	36.34	Gary Gilmour	Australia
51	38.51	Sam Gannon	Australia
51	19.80	Keith Thomson	New Zealand
51	48.73	Derek Underwood	England
51	30.00	Ken Eastwood	Australia
51	52.00	Ranjith Madurasinghe	Sri Lanka