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.
ALL FORMATSAll-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
Frederick SpofforthAUS
6 separate entries on this list · 302 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
63Greg ChappellAUS75.00
64Harry BoyleAUS74.50
65Bill HowellAUS74.40
66Arthur MaileyAUS73.71
67John TrumbleAUS73.20
68Allen HillENG72.86
69Frederick SpofforthAUS72.13
70Bobby PeelENG72.00
70Frederick SpofforthAUS72.00
70Bernard BosanquetENG72.00
70Dick BarlowENG72.00
70Billy BatesENG72.00
70Derek UnderwoodENG72.00
70Derek UnderwoodENG72.00
77George UlyettENG71.23
78Bill LundieSA71.10
79Tich FreemanENG70.00
80Charles KellewayAUS68.00
81Tom HaywardENG67.50
82Albert RelfENG66.30
83'Young Jack' HearneENG66.18
83Tom RichardsonENG66.18
85Charlie McLeodAUS66.00
85Henry PromnitzSA66.00
85Wilf FlowersENG66.00
85Frederick SpofforthAUS66.00
85Alec BannermanAUS66.00
90Claude CarterSA65.33
91Trevor BaileyENG65.27
92Dick TyldesleyENG65.25
93Sammy WoodsAUS64.92
94Ken ShuttleworthENG64.71
94Ken ShuttleworthENG64.71
96J.J. FerrisAUS64.31
97George GiffenAUS64.28
98Alan ConnollyAUS64.26
98Alan ConnollyAUS64.26
100Arthur MaileyAUS63.81
101James Lillywhite (jnr)ENG63.75
102Harold LarwoodENG63.33
103Charlie TurnerAUS63.28
104Roy KilnerENG63.21
105Greville StevensENG63.00
105Wilf FlowersENG63.00
107Bert VoglerSA62.00
108Frederick SpofforthAUS61.29
109J.J. FerrisAUS61.10
110Bobby PeelENG60.83
111Neil AdcockSA60.67
112Bob MassieAUS60.60
112Jack GregoryAUS60.60
114George UlyettENG60.48
115George MacaulayENG60.38
116Billy BarnesENG60.23
117Tom KendallAUS60.13
118Frank WoolleyENG60.00
118Ted ArnoldENG60.00
118W.G. GraceENG60.00
118Andrew StoddartENG60.00
118Jack RyderAUS60.00
123Vallance JuppENG59.49
124Hugh TrumbleAUS59.30
125Jimmy BlanckenbergSA59.00
125Arthur GilliganENG59.00
127Graham McKenzieAUS58.84
127Graham McKenzieAUS58.84
129Charlie TurnerAUS58.27
130Bob SimpsonAUS58.13
130Bob SimpsonAUS58.13
132Allan SteelENG58.00
132John CameronWI58.00
134Ken FarnesENG57.99
135Cyril VincentSA57.60
136Lance GibbsWI57.44
136Lance GibbsWI57.44
138Bert HopkinsAUS57.00
138Claude CarterSA57.00
138Bertie ClarkeWI57.00
141Alex KennedyENG56.82
142Peter LoaderENG56.52
143Reg PerksENG56.45
144Tom GarrettAUS56.00
144Charlie TownsendENG56.00
146James SouthertonENG55.97
147Pat TrimbornSA55.80
147Pat TrimbornSA55.80
149Sailor YoungENG55.55
150Schofield HaighENG55.50
151Alf HallSA55.49
152Tom HoranAUS55.10
153Tip SnookeSA55.00
154Arthur GilliganENG54.99
155Sydney BarnesENG54.81
156Keith MillerAUS54.71
157Jeff HammondAUS54.00
157Ernie HayesENG54.00
157Johnny DouglasENG54.00
157William MiltonSA54.00
157Arthur MaileyAUS54.00
157Errol HolmesENG54.00
157Eddie BarlowSA54.00
157Eddie BarlowSA54.00
157Murray ChappleNZ54.00
157Murray ChappleNZ54.00
167George HirstENG53.63
167George LohmannENG53.63
169Ken MackayAUS53.40
169Ken MackayAUS53.40
171Ken HiggsENG53.33
171Ken HiggsENG53.33
173'Young Jack' HearneENG53.14
174Johnny BriggsENG53.04
175Billy BatesENG52.73
176Albert TrottAUS52.67
177Joey PalmerAUS52.65
178Bert HopkinsAUS52.50
179Albert RelfENG52.40
180Sir Alec BedserENG52.38
181Bonnor MiddletonSA52.36
182Barry KnightENG52.27
182Barry KnightENG52.27
184Peter LoaderENG52.20
185George GiffenAUS52.12
186Neil HawkeAUS52.09
186Neil HawkeAUS52.09
188Claude NewberrySA52.00
188Dante ParkinSA52.00
190Jimmy BlanckenbergSA51.88
191Sammy JonesAUS51.84
192Hedley VerityENG51.60
193Jimmy SinclairSA51.45
194Karsan GhavriIND51.43
195Eddie BarlowSA51.27
195Eddie BarlowSA51.27
197Sydney BarnesENG51.10
198Billy BarnesENG51.08
199Tom RichardsonENG51.00
199Frank LaverAUS51.00
199Aubrey FaulknerSA51.00
199Johnny WardleENG51.00
199Jack SaundersAUS51.00
199Richie BenaudAUS51.00
199Michael MelleSA51.00
199Sarfraz NawazPAK51.00
207Jeff ThomsonAUS50.84
208Jimmy SinclairSA50.66
209Grahame ChevalierSA50.52
209Grahame ChevalierSA50.52
211Major BoothENG50.40
212Maurice TateENG50.36
213Bert IronmongerAUS50.29
214Claude NewberrySA50.25
215Hugh TayfieldSA50.23
215Hugh TayfieldSA50.23
217Len WilkinsonENG49.80
218Keith MillerAUS49.71
219Peter HeineSA49.64
219Peter HeineSA49.64
221John SnowENG49.50
221Sir Gubby AllenENG49.50
223Tony LockENG49.34
224Wilfred RhodesENG49.20
224Jack O'ConnorAUS49.20
226Bill O'ReillyAUS48.78
227Jack GregoryAUS48.60
228Tony GreigENG48.43
229Maurice TateENG48.25
230Walter LeesENG48.18
231Alan ConnollyAUS48.12
231Alan ConnollyAUS48.12
233Alan ThomsonAUS48.00
233Jacobus DuminySA48.00
233Colin BlytheENG48.00
233William ShaldersSA48.00
233Michael MelleSA48.00
233Jack HearneENG48.00
233Sir Leonard HuttonENG48.00
233Fred TateENG48.00
233Frank LaverAUS48.00
233Ken FarnesENG48.00
233Clive van RyneveldSA48.00
233Jackie du PreezSA48.00
233Jackie du PreezSA48.00
233Bob WyattENG48.00
247Peter LeverENG47.79
248Herman GriffithWI47.75
249Charles MacartneyAUS47.55
250Monty NobleAUS47.53
251Pat CrawfordAUS47.50
252Ian JohnsonAUS47.45
253Bill LockwoodENG47.40
254Johnny BriggsENG47.33
255George GiffenAUS47.28
256Fred TruemanENG47.26
257Billy BarnesENG46.95
258Bill JohnstonAUS46.80
258Ian MeckiffAUS46.80
260Ernie ToshackAUS46.52
261Sir Wes HallWI46.50
261Sir Wes HallWI46.50
263Tom GoddardENG46.32
264Frank LaverAUS45.94
265Peter PollockSA45.84
265Peter PollockSA45.84
267Charlie TurnerAUS45.82
268George ParkerSA45.75
269Wally HammondENG45.72
270Fred TruemanENG45.64
271Tom HoranAUS45.60
272Baron ConstantineWI45.48
273Syed Abid AliIND45.43
273Syed Abid AliIND45.43
275Reggie DuffAUS45.00
275Wilfred RhodesENG45.00
275Hopper ReadENG45.00
278Alan DavidsonAUS44.95
279Eddie BarlowSA44.87
279Eddie BarlowSA44.87
281Johnny BriggsENG44.85
282Ken CranstonENG44.78
283Harold ButlerENG44.57
284Leslie HyltonWI44.54
285Dennis LilleeAUS44.43
286Charlie GriffithWI44.40
287Ian JohnsonAUS44.33
288Ernie JonesAUS43.96
289Billy BarnesENG43.71
289Tich FreemanENG43.71
291George LohmannENG43.59
292Monty NobleAUS43.25
293Trevor BaileyENG43.24
294Tibby CotterAUS43.20
295Wilfred RhodesENG43.09
296Fred TruemanENG42.77
296Fred TruemanENG42.77
298Ian MeckiffAUS42.75
299Bonnor MiddletonSA42.40
300Alan DavidsonAUS42.34
301Roly JenkinsENG42.24
302Trevor BaileyENG42.20
303Bill EdrichENG42.12
304Johnny BriggsENG42.05
305George LohmannENG42.04
306Ken ShuttleworthENG42.00
306Neville KnoxENG42.00
306Dick PougherENG42.00
306Frank WorrellWI42.00
306Brian CloseENG42.00
311Charlie GriffithWI41.91
311Charlie GriffithWI41.91
313Johnny DouglasENG41.85
314Bert VoglerSA41.80
315Doug MeintjesSA41.00
316Johnny BriggsENG40.91
317Alf ValentineWI40.80
318John SnowENG40.63
318John SnowENG40.63
320Tom RichardsonENG40.44
321Frank SmailesENG40.00
322Sydney CallawayAUS39.96
323Doug WaltersAUS39.90
323Doug WaltersAUS39.90
325Bill LockwoodENG39.86
326Freddie BrownENG39.75
327Billy BatesENG39.72
328Dennis LilleeAUS39.60
329Xen BalaskasSA39.33
330Arnold WarrenENG39.20
330Colin McCoolAUS39.20
332Not on recordOMN39
333Bernard BosanquetENG38.93
334Baron ConstantineWI38.89
335Harry TrottAUS38.73
336George GearyENG38.65
337Arthur FielderENG38.33
338Wilfred RhodesENG38.32
339Bill BowesENG38.07
340Morice BirdENG38.00
340Ray LindwallAUS38.00
340Derek SealyWI38.00
340Sir Andy RobertsWI38.00
344Tom McKibbinAUS37.80
345Colin McCoolAUS37.73
346Reggie SchwarzSA37.63
347Christopher HeseltineENG37.44
348Len BraundENG37.20
349Trevor BaileyENG36.86
350Alan DavidsonAUS36.84
350Alan DavidsonAUS36.84
352Harry TrottAUS36.75
353Frank HearneENG36.60
354Aubrey FaulknerSA36.50
355George Finlay-BissettSA36.38
356Bob WoolmerENG36.36
357Vijay HazareIND36.30
358Tip SnookeSA36.15
359Basil D'OliveiraENG36.00
359John GunnENG36.00
359Brian CloseENG36.00
359Arthur SeccullSA36.00
359Frederick KuysSA36.00
364Sydney BarnesENG35.73
365Ray LindwallAUS35.70
366Tibby CotterAUS35.63
367Jack SaundersAUS35.30
368Bill JohnstonAUS35.25
369Bert HopkinsAUS35.14
369Ray LindwallAUS35.14
371Dave NourseSA35.00
372Fazal MahmoodPAK34.62
373Johnny WardleENG34.60
374Dave NourseSA34.50
375Schofield HaighENG34.46
376Vinoo MankadIND34.40
377John HodgesAUS34.00
378Albert TrottAUS33.32
379Geoff ArnoldENG33.00
379Gordon WhiteSA33.00
379Ashok MankadIND33.00
379Ces BurkeNZ33.00
383Mike ProcterSA32.91
383Mike ProcterSA32.91
385Bill JohnstonAUS31.70
386Ernie ToshackAUS31.68
386Charlie LlewellynSA31.68
388Manny MartindaleWI31.67
389Sydney BarnesENG31.50
390Stork HendryAUS31.40
391Walter BrearleyENG31.33
392Stanley JacksonENG31.15
393Patsy HendrenENG30.60
393Jack IversonAUS30.60
395Colin BlytheENG30.43
396Johnny WardleENG30.37
397Major BoothENG30.00
397Not on recordINS30.00
397John LyonsAUS30.00
397Tip SnookeSA30.00
397Dick LilleyENG30.00
397Frank TysonENG30.00
397Frank TysonENG30.00
397Jack CowieNZ30.00
405Ghulam AhmedIND29.58
406Keith MillerAUS29.50
407Bobby PeelENG29.25
408Colin BlytheENG29.00
409Jimmy SinclairSA28.80
409Sarfraz NawazPAK28.80
411Bill LockwoodENG28.62
412Peter PollockSA28.60
412Peter PollockSA28.60
414Peter LeverENG28.56
415Charlie TurnerAUS28.37
416Gary GilmourAUS28.00
416Derick ParryWI28.00
418Bruce TaylorNZ27.90
419Dilip DoshiIND27.27
420Robin JackmanENG26.40
421Bill CopsonENG26.20
422Bev CongdonNZ25.56
423Herbie TaylorSA25.50
424Allan SteelENG25.20
425J.J. FerrisAUS25.02
426Colin BlytheENG24.86
427Sydney BarnesENG24.29
428Graeme WatsonAUS24.00
428Geoff ArnoldENG24.00
428Majid KhanPAK24.00
428Bobby PeelENG24.00
428George ThorntonSA24.00
428Albert PowellSA24.00
428Sir Viv RichardsWI24.00
435Chris OldENG23.15
436Tony GreigENG22.40
437Graham McKenzieAUS22.20
437John LeverENG22.20
439Hasan JamilPAK21.75
440George LohmannENG21.47
441Iqbal QasimPAK21.00
441Saleem AltafPAK21.00
441Richard CollingeNZ21.00
441Jack CowieNZ21.00
441Vanburn HolderWI21.00
441Ian ChappellAUS21.00
447Charles EadyAUS20.60
448Sir Ian BothamENG20.55
449Imran NiaziPAK20.52
450Colin CroftWI20.00
450Dattu PhadkarIND20.00
452Barry WoodENG18.00
452Sir Ian BothamENG18.00
452Alfred LytteltonENG18.00
452Sarfraz NawazPAK18.00
452Intikhab AlamPAK18.00
452Trevor LaughlinAUS18.00
452Sadiq MohammadPAK18.00
459Greg ChappellAUS17.20
460Richard CollingeNZ17.00
461Clarrie GrimmettAUS16.96
462Ray IllingworthENG16.00
462Joel GarnerWI16.00
464Maurice FosterWI15.00
465Gary GilmourAUS14.77
466Bill O'ReillyAUS14.25
467Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND14.00
467Greg ChappellAUS14.00
469William AttewellENG12.60
470Andrew SymondsAUS12.00
470John ParkerNZ12.00
470Dayle HadleeNZ12.00
470Arthur HillENG12.00
470David LloydENG12.00
475Sarfraz NawazPAK10.95
476Gary CosierAUS10.20
477Shane BondNZ9.90
478Glenn McGrathAUS9.60
478Pat CumminsAUS9.60
480Mohammad HafeezPAK9.12
481Paul CollingwoodENG9.00
481Alok KapaliBAN9.00
483Umar GulPAK8.60
484Michael KasprowiczAUS8.40
484Robert PooreSA8.40
484Abdur RazzakBAN8.40
487Jeetan PatelNZ8.00
487Prosper UtseyaZIM8.00
487Garey MathurinWI8.00
490Dwayne BravoWI7.20
490Nathan McCullumNZ7.20
492Ajit AgarkarIND6.90
493Darren GoughENG6.00
493Sir Viv RichardsWI6.00
493Chamara SilvaSL6.00
493Ajantha MendisSL6.00
497Roy FredericksWI4.20
498Jock EdwardsNZ3.60
499Sunil GavaskarIND3.00
500Wilf BarberENG1.20
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