Best bowling figures in an innings in 1950s in Tests - 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 |
| 51.2 | 23 | 53 | 10 | 1.03 | England | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
| 16.4 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 2.22 | England | 2 | v Australia | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
| 35.5 | 16 | 69 | 9 | 1.92 | India | 2 | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 | Test # 483 | |
| 8.4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2.02 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
| 12.3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 1.63 | England | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1954 | Test # 393 | |
| 17.2 | 7 | 44 | 7 | 2.53 | England | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1953 | Test # 372 | |
| 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 2.39 | India | 1 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 2 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 55 | 7 | 2.29 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 38.3 | 16 | 55 | 7 | 1.42 | England | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1953 | Test # 372 | |
| 28.0 | 6 | 57 | 7 | 1.52 | England | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
| 48.0 | 17 | 80 | 7 | 1.66 | Pakistan | 3 | v Australia | Karachi | 11 Oct 1956 | Test # 430 | |
| 37.1 | 13 | 81 | 7 | 1.63 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
| 27.0 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 1.25 | Pakistan | 1 | v Australia | Karachi | 11 Oct 1956 | Test # 430 | |
| 12.7 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 2.21 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 1.79 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 | |
| 41.3 | 21 | 55 | 6 | 1.32 | England | 3 | v Australia | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | Test # 427 | |
| 14.2 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 3.05 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
| 20.5 | - | 71 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
| 29.4 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 2.13 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
| 18.4 | 1 | 85 | 6 | 3.44 | England | 4 | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
| 28.5 | 2 | 95 | 6 | 3.29 | England | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | 23 Jul 1953 | Test # 375 | |
| 37.5 | 6 | 96 | 6 | 1.91 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 7 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
| 27.5 | 6 | 102 | 6 | 2.76 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 2.12 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 21.0 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 2.14 | England | 3 | v Australia | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 | |
| 22.0 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 1.56 | England | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 2.04 | England | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
| 25.4 | 7 | 55 | 5 | 2.14 | India | 4 | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 | Test # 483 | |
| 36.2 | 16 | 56 | 5 | 1.54 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 | Test # 406 | |
| 29.0 | 10 | 58 | 5 | 2.00 | England | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | Test # 427 | |
| 20.3 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 2.17 | England | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
| 16.3 | - | 60 | 5 | 2.74 | England | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1954 | Test # 393 | |
| 30.2 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 1.63 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
| 35.5 | 11 | 71 | 5 | 1.98 | Pakistan | 2 | v Australia | Dhaka | 13 Nov 1959 | Test # 479 | |
| 30.2 | 12 | 74 | 5 | 2.43 | Pakistan | 2 | v Australia | Karachi | 4 Dec 1959 | Test # 481 | |
| 24.4 | 6 | 79 | 5 | 2.41 | England | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
| 30.0 | 9 | 88 | 5 | 2.20 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 40.0 | 9 | 90 | 5 | 1.68 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 28.0 | 2 | 90 | 5 | 3.21 | England | 3 | v Australia | Lord's | 21 Jun 1956 | Test # 426 | |
| 25.0 | 4 | 99 | 5 | 2.97 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 42.4 | 8 | 105 | 5 | 2.46 | England | 1 | v Australia | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
| 46.0 | 9 | 107 | 5 | 1.74 | England | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 9 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
| 33.0 | 3 | 113 | 5 | 2.56 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 | Test # 321 | |
| 45.0 | 10 | 115 | 5 | 2.55 | England | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | 9 Jul 1953 | Test # 374 | |
| 51.0 | 18 | 120 | 5 | 1.76 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 | Test # 445 | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.40 | England | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 9 Jul 1953 | Test # 374 | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 2.35 | England | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 1 Dec 1950 | Test # 327 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 1.62 | England | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 22 Dec 1950 | Test # 328 | |
| 25.0 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 1.08 | India | 4 | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 | Test # 483 | |
| 19.0 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 1.46 | England | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 22 Dec 1950 | Test # 328 | |
| 17.1 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 1.75 | England | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 22 Dec 1950 | Test # 328 | |
| 24.0 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 1.28 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
| 27.1 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 1.50 | England | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | Test # 427 | |
| 26.1 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 1.64 | Pakistan | 1 | v Australia | Karachi | 11 Oct 1956 | Test # 430 | |
| 16.5 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 2.03 | England | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 1 Dec 1950 | Test # 327 | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 2.59 | England | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
| 9.4 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 5.06 | India | 3 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 2 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 | |
| 15.3 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 3.16 | India | 2 | v Australia | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 | Test # 482 | |
| 19.0 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 2.21 | England | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
| 29.1 | 11 | 58 | 4 | 1.98 | England | 2 | v Australia | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1956 | Test # 425 | |
| 17.4 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 2.52 | England | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
| 24.5 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 2.57 | England | 3 | v Australia | Lord's | 21 Jun 1956 | Test # 426 | |
| 16.5 | 2 | 75 | 4 | 4.45 | England | 3 | v Australia | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 | |
| 29.0 | 8 | 77 | 4 | 2.65 | England | 1 | v Australia | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
| 32.0 | 12 | 80 | 4 | 2.50 | England | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 23 Aug 1956 | Test # 429 | |
| 27.0 | 4 | 82 | 4 | 3.03 | England | 3 | v Australia | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 | |
| 24.3 | 3 | 86 | 4 | 3.51 | England | 1 | v Australia | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 | |
| 45.0 | 15 | 90 | 4 | 2.00 | India | 2 | v Australia | Chennai | 19 Oct 1956 | Test # 431 | |
| 30.1 | 6 | 90 | 4 | 2.24 | England | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
| 25.0 | - | 92 | 4 | 2.76 | England | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
| 30.5 | 4 | 93 | 4 | 2.27 | England | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 95 | 4 | 3.09 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 25.0 | 1 | 99 | 4 | 2.97 | England | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 2 Feb 1951 | Test # 330 | |
| 43.0 | 4 | 107 | 4 | 1.86 | England | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 5 Jan 1951 | Test # 329 | |
| 30.5 | 3 | 111 | 4 | 2.71 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 33.3 | 5 | 116 | 4 | 2.60 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
| 33.0 | 5 | 125 | 4 | 3.78 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 | Test # 406 | |
| 43.2 | 9 | 130 | 4 | 2.25 | England | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 9 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
| 44.0 | 6 | 142 | 4 | 2.42 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 | |
| 44.0 | 4 | 153 | 4 | 2.60 | England | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 5 Jan 1951 | Test # 329 | |
| 51.2 | 11 | 169 | 4 | 2.47 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 9 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
| 18.0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0.44 | England | 4 | v Australia | The Oval | 23 Aug 1956 | Test # 429 | |
| 6.5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1.01 | England | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 1 Dec 1950 | Test # 327 | |
| 12.0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0.81 | England | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1955 | Test # 396 | |
| 16.0 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1.25 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 | |
| 5.0 | - | 22 | 3 | 4.40 | England | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1953 | Test # 372 | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 1.75 | England | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 1 Dec 1950 | Test # 327 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 2.32 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 1.57 | England | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 23 Aug 1956 | Test # 429 | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 2.01 | England | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3.37 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2.37 | England | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1955 | Test # 396 | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 2.43 | England | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1955 | Test # 396 | |
| 40.0 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 1.00 | England | 3 | v Australia | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | Test # 427 | |
| 12.2 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2.57 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 19.0 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 1.77 | England | 4 | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
| 15.0 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 2.35 | England | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1955 | Test # 396 | |
| 29.1 | 10 | 47 | 3 | 1.61 | England | 1 | v Australia | Lord's | 21 Jun 1956 | Test # 426 | |
| 26.0 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 1.92 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Kingston | 26 Mar 1955 | Test # 403 | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 3.18 | England | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 |
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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India vs Australia at Kanpur, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]
India vs Australia at Delhi, Australia tour of India 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]
Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi, Australia tour of Pakistan 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]