Stats: TOP 10 bowlers who have astonishing bowling strike rate  

With Dale Steyn enters the elite club of 400, floods of astonishing facts starts coming out in public domain. He is the ninth fast bowlers to enter the 400 club.

One of the superb facts about this bowler is strike rate. So far he bowls 16685 and took wicket in every 41 balls. The best among the 400 club members, and best among the bowlers who played at least 50 Test as a bowler.

 Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh opener was caught at the slip cordon by South Africa captain Hasim Amla off the ball of Dale Steyn, and eventually becomes Steyn’s 400^th victim.

But, in general, Steyn is not the first bowler who have best strike rate. Before him only one bowler has bowled with better strike rate is Shane Bond in the 21 century; and before Bond, two  19^th century bowlers bowled minimum 2000 balls with superior strike rate.  

Point be noted, Dale Steyn is the only bowler who played 80 matches, among the top five bowlers who have better strike rate.

None of the top three have played even 30 matches.  But, in a short span of time they won the heart of cricket fans across the world. They left cricket breaking the heart of fans.  When fans were looking for beautiful spells from them, injury forced them to think about the early retirement.

Among the TOP 10 bowlers whose sojourn in cricket was whacking, Waqar Younis is one of the bowlers who played 87 Tests and make people love his bowling.

Leave aside two bowlers- Dale Steyn and Waqar Younis- the remaining eight had to leave the game they loved most due to injury among others.

Here is the list TOP 10 bowlers who cherished bowling career with better strike rate:  

#1George Lohmann, England

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
18	1886-1896	3830	1205	112	10.75	1.88	34.1	9	5

 

#2 John James Ferris, Australia/England

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
9	1887-1892	2302	775	61	12.70	2.01	37.7	6	1

 

#3 Shane Bond, New Zealand

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
18	2001-2009	3372	1922	87	22.09	3.41	38.7	5	1

 

#4 Sydney Barnes , England

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
27	1901-1914	7873	3106	189	16.43	2.36	41.6	24	7

 

#5 Dale Steyn, South Africa

 

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
80	2004-2015	9034	3106	400	22.58	3.24	41.7	25	5

 

#6 Bert Volger, South Africa

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
15	1906-1911	2764	1455	64	22.73	3.15	43.1	5	1

#7 Waqar Younis, Pakistan

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
87	1989-2003	16224	8788	373	23.56	3.25	43.4	22	5

 

# 8 Frederick Spofforth, Australia

 

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
18	1877-1887	4185	1731	94	18.41	2.48	44.5	7	4

 

#9 Billy Barnes, England

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
21	1880-1890	2289	793	51	15.54	2.07	44.8	3	0

 

#10 Jack Cowie, New Zealand

 

Matches	Span	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W/Innings	10W/Test
9	1937-1949	2028	969	45	21.53	2.86	45.0	4	1