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Men Test: Lowest bowling strike rate

Minimum 20 wickets. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Lowest bowling strike rate · Men Test

1 George Lohmann

34.19

2 MG Neser

35.36

3 Albert Trott

36.46

4 Manav Suthar

36.60

5 Shamar Joseph

36.84

6 Nathan Smith

36.88

7 Mike Procter

36.92

8 J.J. Ferris

37.73

9 Marco Jansen

38.29

10 Josh Tongue

38.39

Men Test: Lowest bowling strike rate
Rank	Lowest bowling strike rate	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
1	34.19	George Lohmann	England	1886-1896	18	36	3,830	1,205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	9
2	35.36	MG Neser	Australia	2021-2026	5	10	778	416	22	5/42	18.90	3.20	35.36	1
3	36.46	Albert Trott	Australia / England	1895-1899	5	8	948	390	26	8/43	15.00	2.46	36.46	2
4	36.60	Manav Suthar	India	2026-2026	3	6	842	399	23	6/33	17.34	2.84	36.60	2
5	36.84	Shamar Joseph	West Indies	2024-2026	15	29	2,358	1,550	64	7/68	24.21	3.94	36.84	4
6	36.88	Nathan Smith	New Zealand	2024-2026	8	14	1,254	859	34	6/40	25.26	4.11	36.88	2
7	36.92	Mike Procter	South Africa	1967-1970	7	14	1,514	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	1
8	37.73	J.J. Ferris	Australia / England	1887-1892	9	16	2,302	775	61	7/37	12.70	2.01	37.73	6
9	38.29	Marco Jansen	South Africa	2021-2025	21	38	3,408	1,880	89	7/13	21.12	3.30	38.29	4
10	38.39	Josh Tongue	England	2023-2026	15	30	2,918	2,001	76	5/45	26.32	4.11	38.39	4
11	38.75	Shane Bond	New Zealand	2001-2009	18	32	3,372	1,922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	5
12	38.80	Bernard Bosanquet	England	1903-1905	7	11	970	604	25	8/107	24.16	3.73	38.80	2
13	38.84	D Olivier	South Africa	2017-2024	16	29	2,292	1,432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	3
14	38.91	SM Boland	Australia	2021-2026	19	37	3,191	1,524	82	6/7	18.58	2.86	38.91	2
15	39.04	George Simpson-Hayward	England	1910-1910	5	10	898	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	2
16	39.37	Kuldeep Yadav	India	2017-2026	19	36	3,150	1,869	80	5/40	23.36	3.56	39.37	5
17	39.45	Mark Gillespie	New Zealand	2007-2012	5	8	868	631	22	6/113	28.68	4.36	39.45	3
18	39.51	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	2015-2025	73	134	13,436	7,493	340	7/112	22.03	3.34	39.51	17
19	39.56	George Bissett	South Africa	1927-1928	4	8	989	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2
20	40.36	Tony Gray	West Indies	1986-1987	5	10	888	377	22	4/39	17.13	2.54	40.36	0
21	40.95	Blair Tickner	New Zealand	2023-2026	6	10	901	604	22	5/76	27.45	4.02	40.95	1
22	41.04	MP Kuhnemann	Australia	2023-2025	5	9	1,026	555	25	5/16	22.20	3.24	41.04	2
23	41.20	Jacob Duffy	New Zealand	2025-2025	4	8	1,030	407	25	5/34	16.28	2.37	41.20	3
24	41.42	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	2018-2025	6	11	1,864	920	45	7/66	20.44	2.96	41.42	5
25	41.65	Gus Atkinson	England	2024-2026	21	41	3,457	2,104	83	7/45	25.34	3.65	41.65	5
25	41.65	Sydney Barnes	England	1901-1914	27	50	7,873	3,106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.65	24
27	41.73	Senuran Muthusamy	South Africa	2019-2025	8	14	960	606	23	6/117	26.34	3.78	41.73	2
28	41.77	Will O’Rourke	New Zealand	2024-2026	14	26	2,047	1,203	49	5/34	24.55	3.52	41.77	2
29	41.96	Akila Dananjaya	Sri Lanka	2018-2019	6	12	1,385	819	33	6/115	24.81	3.54	41.96	4
30	42.38	Dale Steyn	South Africa	2004-2019	93	171	18,608	10,077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	26
31	42.86	Jasprit Bumrah	India	2018-2025	52	99	10,031	4,631	234	6/27	19.79	2.77	42.86	16
32	43.06	OE Robinson	England	2021-2026	24	45	4,479	2,003	104	5/39	19.25	2.68	43.06	5
33	43.18	Bert Vogler	South Africa	1906-1911	15	28	2,764	1,455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	5
34	43.37	Manny Martindale	West Indies	1933-1939	10	17	1,605	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	3
35	43.49	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	1989-2003	87	154	16,224	8,788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	22
36	43.59	Prasidh Krishna	India	2023-2026	9	17	1,395	971	32	4/62	30.34	4.17	43.59	0
37	43.67	Anrich Nortje	South Africa	2019-2023	19	32	3,057	1,870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	4
38	43.71	Khurram Shahzad	Pakistan	2023-2026	10	16	1,661	1,155	38	6/90	30.39	4.17	43.71	1
39	43.86	KA Jamieson	New Zealand	2020-2026	21	40	3,948	1,821	90	6/48	20.23	2.76	43.86	6
40	44.31	Michael Bevan	Australia	1994-1998	18	21	1,285	703	29	6/82	24.24	3.28	44.31	1
41	44.33	Bonnor Middleton	South Africa	1896-1902	6	11	1,064	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2
42	44.44	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	2018-2025	20	35	2,578	1,356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	3
43	44.52	Frederick Spofforth	Australia	1877-1887	18	30	4,185	1,731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	7
44	44.82	Kyle Mayers	West Indies	2021-2023	18	28	1,524	622	34	5/18	18.29	2.44	44.82	1
45	44.88	Billy Barnes	England	1880-1890	21	28	2,289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	3
46	45.06	Jack Cowie	New Zealand	1937-1949	9	13	2,028	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	4
47	45.12	Jack Saunders	Australia	1902-1908	14	27	3,565	1,796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6
48	45.18	Johnny Briggs	England	1884-1899	33	49	5,332	2,095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	9
49	45.34	Aamer Jamal	Pakistan	2023-2026	9	13	1,043	810	23	6/69	35.21	4.65	45.34	2
50	45.42	Frank Tyson	England	1954-1959	17	29	3,452	1,411	76	7/27	18.56	2.45	45.42	4
50	45.42	SR Harmer	South Africa	2015-2025	14	24	3,134	1,504	69	6/37	21.79	2.87	45.42	2
52	45.46	Colin Blythe	England	1901-1910	19	37	4,546	1,863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.46	9
53	45.56	Pat Cummins	Australia	2011-2026	74	137	14,673	7,056	322	6/23	21.91	2.88	45.56	14
54	45.64	Mitchell Starc	Australia	2011-2026	107	206	20,313	11,626	445	7/58	26.12	3.43	45.64	19
55	45.74	Shoaib Akhtar	Pakistan	1997-2007	46	82	8,143	4,574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	12
56	45.75	Vinothen John	Sri Lanka	1983-1984	6	9	1,281	614	28	5/60	21.92	2.87	45.75	2
57	45.88	Bill Lockwood	England	1893-1902	12	18	1,973	883	43	7/71	20.53	2.68	45.88	5
58	45.93	Blessing Muzarabani	Zimbabwe	2017-2026	19	29	3,353	1,840	73	7/58	25.20	3.29	45.93	3
59	46.06	Jayden Seales	West Indies	2021-2026	30	57	5,067	2,843	110	6/61	25.84	3.36	46.06	4
60	46.28	Tip Snooke	South Africa	1906-1923	26	29	1,620	702	35	8/70	20.05	2.60	46.28	1
61	46.35	Jermaine Lawson	West Indies	2002-2005	13	25	2,364	1,512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	2
62	46.37	Asitha Fernando	Sri Lanka	2021-2026	28	47	4,498	2,594	97	6/51	26.74	3.46	46.37	3
63	46.46	Vallance Jupp	England	1921-1928	8	14	1,301	616	28	4/37	22.00	2.84	46.46	0
64	46.53	Brydon Carse	England	2024-2026	14	27	2,699	1,751	58	6/42	30.18	3.89	46.53	1
65	46.66	Axar Patel	India	2021-2025	15	29	2,660	1,121	57	6/38	19.66	2.52	46.66	5
66	46.69	Ranji Hordern	Australia	1911-1912	7	13	2,148	1,075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	5
67	46.76	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	1978-1991	81	151	17,584	7,876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	22
68	46.83	Brett Schultz	South Africa	1992-1997	9	14	1,733	749	37	5/48	20.24	2.59	46.83	2
69	46.85	Mark Adair	Ireland	2019-2026	8	14	1,312	781	28	5/39	27.89	3.57	46.85	1
70	46.89	Allan Steel	England	1880-1888	13	20	1,360	605	29	3/27	20.86	2.66	46.89	0
71	47.02	Allan Donald	South Africa	1992-2002	72	129	15,519	7,344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	20
72	47.18	Rehan Ahmed	England	2022-2024	5	9	1,038	687	22	5/48	31.22	3.97	47.18	1
73	47.28	Billy Bates	England	1881-1887	15	23	2,364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	4
74	47.64	Goofy Lawrence	South Africa	1961-1962	5	9	1,334	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2
75	47.75	Charlie Llewellyn	South Africa	1896-1912	15	21	2,292	1,421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	4
76	47.81	Simon Jones	England	2002-2005	18	33	2,821	1,666	59	6/53	28.23	3.54	47.81	3
77	47.98	Reggie Schwarz	South Africa	1906-1912	20	31	2,639	1,417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	2
78	48.02	Doug Bollinger	Australia	2009-2010	12	23	2,401	1,296	50	5/28	25.92	3.23	48.02	2
79	48.23	Nahid Rana	Bangladesh	2024-2026	12	21	1,833	1,400	38	5/40	36.84	4.58	48.23	2
80	48.30	Walter Lees	England	1906-1906	5	9	1,256	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	2
81	48.44	Mohammad Nissar	India	1932-1936	6	11	1,211	707	25	5/90	28.28	3.50	48.44	3
82	48.57	Nauman Ali	Pakistan	2021-2026	22	42	4,906	2,534	101	8/46	25.08	3.09	48.57	9
83	48.72	Wayne Daniel	West Indies	1976-1984	10	19	1,754	910	36	5/39	25.27	3.11	48.72	1
84	48.78	Mohammad Asif	Pakistan	2005-2010	23	44	5,171	2,583	106	6/41	24.36	2.99	48.78	7
85	48.81	Shardul Thakur	India	2018-2025	13	22	1,611	1,024	33	7/61	31.03	3.81	48.81	1
86	48.92	James Pattinson	Australia	2011-2020	21	38	3,963	2,133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4
87	49.27	Gary Gilmour	Australia	1973-1977	15	28	2,661	1,406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	3
88	49.32	Colin Croft	West Indies	1977-1982	27	52	6,165	2,913	125	8/29	23.30	2.83	49.32	3
89	49.43	Fred Trueman	England	1952-1965	67	127	15,178	6,625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	17
90	49.47	Simon Katich	Australia	2001-2010	56	25	1,039	635	21	6/65	30.23	3.66	49.47	1
91	49.71	Gudakesh Motie	West Indies	2022-2025	11	19	1,740	946	35	7/37	27.02	3.26	49.71	2
92	50.18	Graham Onions	England	2009-2012	9	16	1,606	957	32	5/38	29.90	3.57	50.18	1
93	50.27	Matt Henry	New Zealand	2015-2026	35	69	7,642	3,959	152	7/23	26.04	3.10	50.27	8
94	50.28	Mohammed Shami	India	2013-2023	64	122	11,515	6,346	229	6/56	27.71	3.30	50.28	6
95	50.43	Dean Headley	England	1997-1999	15	23	3,026	1,671	60	6/60	27.85	3.31	50.43	1
96	50.50	Shabbir Ahmed	Pakistan	2003-2005	10	19	2,576	1,175	51	5/48	23.03	2.73	50.50	2
97	50.60	David Terbrugge	South Africa	1998-2004	7	13	1,012	517	20	5/46	25.85	3.06	50.60	1
98	50.73	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	2011-2024	106	200	27,246	12,891	537	7/59	24.00	2.83	50.73	37
99	50.76	RJ Harris	Australia	2010-2015	27	52	5,736	2,658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	5
100	50.84	Joel Garner	West Indies	1977-1987	58	111	13,169	5,433	259	6/56	20.97	2.47	50.84	7

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