Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1950s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	1.03	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	2.22	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	1.92	India	2	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
HJ Tayfield	8.4	1	23	7	2.02	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
FH Tyson	12.3	1	27	7	1.63	England	4	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
AV Bedser	17.2	7	44	7	2.53	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
Ghulam Ahmed	20.3	6	49	7	2.39	India	1	v Australia	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
GE Gomez	18.0	3	55	7	2.29	West Indies	1	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
AV Bedser	38.3	16	55	7	1.42	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
JB Statham	28.0	6	57	7	1.52	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
Fazal Mahmood	48.0	17	80	7	1.66	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
HJ Tayfield	37.1	13	81	7	1.63	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	11	34	6	1.25	Pakistan	1	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
FMM Worrell	12.7	3	38	6	2.21	West Indies	1	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
NAT Adcock	18.0	2	43	6	1.79	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	1.32	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
PS Heine	14.2	3	58	6	3.05	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
MG Melle	20.5	-	71	6	2.58	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	29.4	9	84	6	2.13	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
FH Tyson	18.4	1	85	6	3.44	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
AV Bedser	28.5	2	95	6	3.29	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
PS Heine	37.5	6	96	6	1.91	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AL Valentine	27.5	6	102	6	2.76	West Indies	3	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
J Trim	12.0	2	34	5	2.12	West Indies	2	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
GAR Lock	21.0	9	45	5	2.14	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
AV Bedser	22.0	5	46	5	1.56	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
FR Brown	18.0	4	49	5	2.04	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
JM Patel	25.4	7	55	5	2.14	India	4	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
DS Atkinson	36.2	16	56	5	1.54	West Indies	3	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
JC Laker	29.0	10	58	5	2.00	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
AV Bedser	20.3	4	59	5	2.17	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
JB Statham	16.3	-	60	5	2.74	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
ERH Fuller	30.2	4	66	5	1.63	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
Fazal Mahmood	35.5	11	71	5	1.98	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
Fazal Mahmood	30.2	12	74	5	2.43	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
JH Wardle	24.4	6	79	5	2.41	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
AL Valentine	30.0	9	88	5	2.20	West Indies	4	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
S Ramadhin	40.0	9	90	5	1.68	West Indies	4	v Australia	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
FS Trueman	28.0	2	90	5	3.21	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
AL Valentine	25.0	4	99	5	2.97	West Indies	2	v Australia	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
AV Bedser	42.4	8	105	5	2.46	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
JC Laker	46.0	9	107	5	1.74	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
MG Melle	33.0	3	113	5	2.56	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
AV Bedser	45.0	10	115	5	2.55	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
HJ Tayfield	51.0	18	120	5	1.76	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
JH Wardle	5.0	2	7	4	1.40	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
TE Bailey	7.0	2	22	4	2.35	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FR Brown	12.0	2	26	4	1.62	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
PR Umrigar	25.0	11	27	4	1.08	India	4	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
AV Bedser	19.0	3	37	4	1.46	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
TE Bailey	17.1	5	40	4	1.75	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JC Watkins	24.0	8	41	4	1.28	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	1.50	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
Khan Mohammad	26.1	9	43	4	1.64	Pakistan	1	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
AV Bedser	16.5	4	45	4	2.03	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FH Tyson	13.0	2	45	4	2.59	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
MH Mankad	9.4	1	49	4	5.06	India	3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
PR Umrigar	15.3	1	49	4	3.16	India	2	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
PJ Loader	19.0	4	56	4	2.21	England	2	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JC Laker	29.1	11	58	4	1.98	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425
TE Bailey	17.4	3	59	4	2.52	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
TE Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	2.57	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JC Laker	16.5	2	75	4	4.45	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
JH Wardle	29.0	8	77	4	2.65	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
JC Laker	32.0	12	80	4	2.50	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
FR Brown	27.0	4	82	4	3.03	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
FS Trueman	24.3	3	86	4	3.51	England	1	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
MH Mankad	45.0	15	90	4	2.00	India	2	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
FS Trueman	30.1	6	90	4	2.24	England	1	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
FS Trueman	25.0	-	92	4	2.76	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
JC Laker	30.5	4	93	4	2.27	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
FMM Worrell	23.0	2	95	4	3.09	West Indies	3	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
DVP Wright	25.0	1	99	4	2.97	England	1	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951	Test # 330
AV Bedser	43.0	4	107	4	1.86	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
AL Valentine	30.5	3	111	4	2.71	West Indies	2	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1951	Test # 341
HJ Tayfield	33.3	5	116	4	2.60	South Africa	3	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
DT Dewdney	33.0	5	125	4	3.78	West Indies	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955	Test # 406
GAR Lock	43.2	9	130	4	2.25	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
HJ Tayfield	44.0	6	142	4	2.42	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
FR Brown	44.0	4	153	4	2.60	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
ARA Murray	51.2	11	169	4	2.47	South Africa	2	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JC Laker	18.0	14	8	3	0.44	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
AV Bedser	6.5	2	9	3	1.01	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
R Appleyard	12.0	7	13	3	0.81	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
GS Sobers	16.0	10	20	3	1.25	West Indies	2	v Australia	Georgetown	26 Apr 1955	Test # 405
R Tattersall	5.0	-	22	3	4.40	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
TE Bailey	12.0	4	28	3	1.75	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
NBF Mann	10.0	1	31	3	2.32	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JB Statham	21.0	8	33	3	1.57	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
TE Bailey	13.0	2	35	3	2.01	England	2	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JDC Goddard	8.0	1	36	3	3.37	West Indies	1	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
JB Statham	12.0	1	38	3	2.37	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
TE Bailey	12.0	3	39	3	2.43	England	1	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
GAR Lock	40.0	23	40	3	1.00	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
FMM Worrell	12.2	1	42	3	2.57	West Indies	1	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
JB Statham	19.0	6	45	3	1.77	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
FH Tyson	15.0	2	47	3	2.35	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
JC Laker	29.1	10	47	3	1.61	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
CL Walcott	26.0	9	50	3	1.92	West Indies	1	v Australia	Kingston	26 Mar 1955	Test # 403
JH Wardle	12.0	1	51	3	3.18	England	3	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399

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