Best bowling figures in an innings in 2000s in Tests - England
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
12.3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0.96 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 11 Mar 2004 | Test # 1687 | |
21.3 | 8 | 43 | 7 | 2.00 | England | 2 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 05 Jun 2008 | Test # 1878 | |
21.4 | 6 | 47 | 7 | 2.16 | England | 2 | v New Zealand | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 | Test # 1868 | |
18.3 | 5 | 61 | 7 | 3.29 | England | 4 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
21.2 | 7 | 63 | 7 | 2.95 | England | 2 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 13 Mar 2002 | Test # 1594 | |
22.0 | 5 | 94 | 7 | 4.27 | England | 4 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2003 | Test # 1636 | |
42.0 | 6 | 109 | 7 | 2.59 | England | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 | Test # 1819 | |
13.0 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1.46 | England | 1 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1811 | |
12.0 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2.75 | England | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Chester-le-Street | 05 Jun 2003 | Test # 1647 | |
16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 2.08 | England | 4 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 | Test # 1654 | |
17.0 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 2.17 | England | 3 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 23 May 2008 | Test # 1876 | |
13.0 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 3.53 | England | 2 | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 2004 | Test # 1712 | |
17.0 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 2.88 | England | 3 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 | Test # 1866 | |
17.5 | 6 | 53 | 6 | 2.97 | England | 2 | v Australia | Manchester | 11 Aug 2005 | Test # 1760 | |
30.5 | 13 | 57 | 6 | 1.84 | England | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 01 Mar 2006 | Test # 1785 | |
20.1 | 5 | 61 | 6 | 3.02 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2004 | Test # 1690 | |
28.3 | 8 | 63 | 6 | 2.21 | England | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Mar 2002 | Test # 1596 | |
24.0 | 7 | 67 | 6 | 2.79 | England | 3 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 05 Jun 2008 | Test # 1878 | |
25.1 | 6 | 91 | 6 | 3.61 | England | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | 07 Aug 2009 | Test # 1929 | |
25.0 | 8 | 122 | 6 | 4.88 | England | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 13 Mar 2002 | Test # 1594 | |
46.0 | 17 | 126 | 6 | 2.73 | England | 4 | v New Zealand | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 | Test # 1868 | |
36.1 | 3 | 129 | 6 | 3.56 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Lord's | 17 May 2007 | Test # 1831 | |
51.5 | 13 | 137 | 6 | 2.64 | England | 4 | v West Indies | Manchester | 07 Jun 2007 | Test # 1835 | |
11.2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1.23 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 17 Aug 2000 | Test # 1508 | |
7.0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2.14 | England | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Lord's | 18 May 2000 | Test # 1495 | |
13.0 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1.23 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Lord's | 29 Jun 2000 | Test # 1503 | |
11.5 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 2.70 | England | 2 | v West Indies | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 | Test # 1509 | |
21.5 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 1.60 | England | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 21 Oct 2003 | Test # 1665 | |
12.0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 3.08 | England | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 2009 | Test # 1931 | |
12.5 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 2.96 | England | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chester-le-Street | 03 Jun 2005 | Test # 1753 | |
9.3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 4.00 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Lord's | 06 May 2009 | Test # 1919 | |
24.2 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 1.72 | England | 2 | v India | Lord's | 19 Jul 2007 | Test # 1840 | |
11.2 | - | 43 | 5 | 3.79 | England | 1 | v Australia | Lord's | 21 Jul 2005 | Test # 1756 | |
15.5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 2.77 | England | 2 | v Australia | Nottingham | 02 Aug 2001 | Test # 1554 | |
14.1 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 3.10 | England | 2 | v Australia | Nottingham | 25 Aug 2005 | Test # 1762 | |
16.0 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 2.87 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 15 Jun 2007 | Test # 1836 | |
21.0 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 2.33 | England | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2003 | Test # 1667 | |
21.0 | 3 | 54 | 5 | 2.57 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2009 | Test # 1944 | |
14.4 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 3.88 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Leeds | 17 Aug 2000 | Test # 1508 | |
15.0 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 3.80 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2004 | Test # 1690 | |
21.0 | 9 | 57 | 5 | 2.71 | England | 4 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2004 | Test # 1708 | |
18.1 | 3 | 57 | 5 | 3.13 | England | 3 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1811 | |
24.0 | 7 | 57 | 5 | 2.37 | England | 2 | v West Indies | St John's | 15 Feb 2009 | Test # 1908 | |
16.2 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 3.55 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 01 Apr 2004 | Test # 1694 | |
16.0 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 3.81 | England | 2 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 17 May 2001 | Test # 1546 | |
43.3 | 16 | 67 | 5 | 1.54 | England | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 | Test # 1575 | |
27.0 | 4 | 72 | 5 | 2.66 | England | 3 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1811 | |
16.0 | 4 | 73 | 5 | 4.56 | England | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Lord's | 22 May 2003 | Test # 1646 | |
15.5 | 3 | 73 | 5 | 4.61 | England | 3 | v Bangladesh | Chester-le-Street | 03 Jun 2005 | Test # 1753 | |
20.0 | 4 | 73 | 5 | 3.65 | England | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 13 Mar 2008 | Test # 1867 | |
35.0 | 13 | 75 | 5 | 2.14 | England | 1 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 29 Nov 2000 | Test # 1518 | |
34.0 | 10 | 78 | 5 | 2.29 | England | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 08 Sep 2005 | Test # 1763 | |
37.1 | 13 | 78 | 5 | 2.09 | England | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 02 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
24.0 | 7 | 80 | 5 | 3.33 | England | 1 | v Australia | Birmingham | 30 Jul 2009 | Test # 1928 | |
35.0 | 9 | 81 | 5 | 2.31 | England | 4 | v West Indies | Lord's | 22 Jul 2004 | Test # 1707 | |
29.0 | 7 | 85 | 5 | 2.93 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 04 Feb 2009 | Test # 1906 | |
26.3 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 3.28 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 14 May 2009 | Test # 1920 | |
29.0 | 10 | 88 | 5 | 3.03 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 15 Jun 2007 | Test # 1836 | |
32.0 | 6 | 91 | 5 | 2.84 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2000 | Test # 1482 | |
23.0 | 2 | 92 | 5 | 4.00 | England | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
24.0 | 4 | 92 | 5 | 3.83 | England | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 14 Dec 2006 | Test # 1821 | |
27.0 | 4 | 92 | 5 | 3.40 | England | 4 | v Australia | Lord's | 16 Jul 2009 | Test # 1925 | |
32.1 | 4 | 101 | 5 | 3.13 | England | 2 | v Australia | Lord's | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1552 | |
27.5 | 4 | 102 | 5 | 3.66 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 | Test # 1654 | |
25.1 | 4 | 103 | 5 | 4.09 | England | 1 | v Australia | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 | Test # 1556 | |
31.0 | 10 | 105 | 5 | 3.38 | England | 4 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 13 Mar 2008 | Test # 1867 | |
36.5 | 6 | 109 | 5 | 2.95 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 15 Jun 2000 | Test # 1500 | |
45.2 | 10 | 110 | 5 | 2.42 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2009 | Test # 1942 | |
37.4 | 7 | 116 | 5 | 3.07 | England | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
23.1 | 3 | 127 | 5 | 5.48 | England | 2 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 29 Nov 2002 | Test # 1629 | |
34.0 | 2 | 144 | 5 | 4.23 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
50.4 | 8 | 165 | 5 | 3.25 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 | Test # 1911 | |
9.1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1.20 | England | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
9.2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1.50 | England | 4 | v India | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2006 | Test # 1791 | |
8.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 2.75 | England | 4 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1813 | |
17.1 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1.33 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Manchester | 03 Aug 2000 | Test # 1506 | |
14.0 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1.92 | England | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
14.0 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 2.07 | England | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 01 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
10.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3.00 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 17 Aug 2000 | Test # 1508 | |
19.2 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 1.70 | England | 3 | v South Africa | The Oval | 04 Sep 2003 | Test # 1659 | |
14.0 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 2.50 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 01 Apr 2004 | Test # 1694 | |
16.2 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 2.32 | England | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Lord's | 18 May 2000 | Test # 1495 | |
16.0 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 2.37 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 14 May 2009 | Test # 1920 | |
14.0 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 2.71 | England | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 2009 | Test # 1931 | |
24.0 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 1.62 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Lord's | 29 Jun 2000 | Test # 1503 | |
13.1 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 2.96 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1728 | |
19.1 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 2.08 | England | 2 | v India | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2006 | Test # 1791 | |
9.0 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 4.66 | England | 2 | v Australia | Birmingham | 05 Jul 2001 | Test # 1550 | |
13.2 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 3.15 | England | 1 | v Bangladesh | Lord's | 26 May 2005 | Test # 1751 | |
12.0 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 3.50 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Leeds | 25 May 2007 | Test # 1834 | |
17.0 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 2.52 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2009 | Test # 1944 | |
25.0 | 8 | 44 | 4 | 1.76 | England | 3 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 21 Oct 2003 | Test # 1665 | |
12.1 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 3.61 | England | 4 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2003 | Test # 1667 | |
13.4 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 3.21 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Manchester | 12 Aug 2004 | Test # 1711 | |
19.0 | 6 | 44 | 4 | 2.31 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 | Test # 1736 | |
15.0 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 2.93 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 25 May 2007 | Test # 1834 | |
24.0 | 6 | 46 | 4 | 1.91 | England | 3 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2004 | Test # 1704 | |
15.3 | 3 | 47 | 4 | 3.03 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 | Test # 1736 | |
27.0 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 1.77 | England | 3 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 21 Oct 2003 | Test # 1665 | |
19.0 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 2.52 | England | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 14 Dec 2006 | Test # 1821 |
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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:
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]
India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]
Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]