Best bowling figures in a match in 1950s in FC+LA+T20s - vs South Africa
Best bowling figures in a match
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
42.6x8 | 12 | 89 | 12 | 1.56 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
60.2 | 24 | 101 | 12 | 1.67 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1951 | Test # 335 | |
56.5 | 18 | 112 | 12 | 1.97 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 05 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 | |
32.3 | 15 | 61 | 11 | 1.87 | Glamorgan | v Sth Africans | Swansea | 04 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
28.5 | 7 | 83 | 11 | 2.87 | Worcs | v Sth Africans | Worcester | 07 May 1955 | First-class | |
62.0 | 27 | 119 | 11 | 1.91 | Middlesex | v Sth Africans | Lord's | 27 Aug 1955 | First-class | |
43.1 | 18 | 70 | 10 | 1.62 | M.C.C. | v Sth Africans | Lord's | 21 May 1955 | First-class | |
65.0 | 20 | 119 | 10 | 1.83 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
57.0 | 26 | 70 | 9 | 1.22 | M.C.C. | v Sth Africans | Lord's | 19 May 1951 | First-class | |
46.1x8 | 14 | 82 | 9 | 1.33 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 28 Feb 1958 | Test # 451 | |
56.0 | 21 | 88 | 9 | 1.57 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 23 Jun 1955 | Test # 409 | |
19.7x8 | 1 | 89 | 9 | 3.35 | West Aust | v Sth Africans | W.A.C.A | 26 Mar 1953 | First-class | |
56.0x8 | 12 | 144 | 9 | 1.92 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 | Test # 445 | |
61.2x8 | 8 | 154 | 9 | 1.88 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 07 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
85.4 | 26 | 159 | 9 | 1.85 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
60.5 | 13 | 177 | 9 | 2.90 | Yorkshire | v Sth Africans | Sheffield | 02 Jul 1955 | First-class | |
56.0x8 | 3 | 208 | 9 | 2.78 | Queensland | v Sth Africans | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
30.4x8 | 11 | 53 | 8 | 1.30 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1956 | Test # 434 | |
48.0 | 22 | 66 | 8 | 1.37 | Pearce's XI | v Sth Africans | Scarborough | 08 Sep 1951 | First-class | |
40.0x8 | 13 | 78 | 8 | 1.46 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 | |
45.3 | 12 | 79 | 8 | 1.73 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 09 Jun 1955 | Test # 407 | |
55.0 | 25 | 101 | 8 | 1.83 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 13 Aug 1955 | Test # 412 | |
34.2x8 | 4 | 112 | 8 | 2.45 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 09 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
49.4x8 | 11 | 114 | 8 | 1.72 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
57.0x8 | 6 | 177 | 8 | 2.32 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
51.2 | 31 | 57 | 7 | 1.11 | Yorkshire | v Sth Africans | Bradford | 05 May 1951 | First-class | |
48.7x8 | 16 | 84 | 7 | 1.28 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1954 | Test # 379 | |
60.4 | 31 | 84 | 7 | 1.38 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 13 Aug 1955 | Test # 412 | |
44.2 | 11 | 103 | 7 | 2.32 | Warwickshire | v Sth Africans | Birmingham | 08 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
40.2x8 | 13 | 103 | 7 | 1.91 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 | |
33.0 | 6 | 104 | 7 | 3.15 | Surrey | v Sth Africans | The Oval | 16 Jul 1955 | First-class | |
32.6x8 | 3 | 108 | 7 | 2.47 | NSW | v Sth Africans | Sydney | 14 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
43.0x8 | 8 | 113 | 7 | 1.97 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
37.6x8 | 4 | 122 | 7 | 2.42 | Victoria | v Sth Africans | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
42.0x8 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 2.19 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1953 | Test # 378 | |
71.2 | 16 | 142 | 7 | 1.99 | Northants | v Sth Africans | Northampton | 13 Jun 1951 | First-class | |
49.4x8 | 8 | 149 | 7 | 2.25 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
73.3x8 | 21 | 177 | 7 | 1.80 | Australia | v South Africa | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 | |
84.0x8 | 15 | 266 | 7 | 2.37 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
20.0 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1.10 | Yorkshire | v Sth Africans | Bradford | 05 May 1951 | First-class | |
19.0 | 5 | 43 | 6 | 2.26 | Glamorgan | v Sth Africans | Swansea | 04 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
29.5x8 | 7 | 47 | 6 | 1.18 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 | Test # 445 | |
24.5 | 8 | 49 | 6 | 1.97 | Glamorgan | v Sth Africans | Cardiff | 28 May 1955 | First-class | |
36.0 | 17 | 55 | 6 | 1.52 | Yorkshire | v Sth Africans | Bradford | 05 May 1951 | First-class | |
32.0 | 13 | 71 | 6 | 2.21 | Leics | v Sth Africans | Leicester | 21 Jul 1951 | First-class | |
33.0x8 | 7 | 72 | 6 | 1.63 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
38.4 | 14 | 83 | 6 | 2.14 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 23 Jun 1955 | Test # 409 | |
50.0 | 22 | 87 | 6 | 1.74 | Worcs | v Sth Africans | Worcester | 07 May 1955 | First-class | |
31.0 | 5 | 88 | 6 | 2.83 | Otago | v Sth Africans | Dunedin | 24 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
30.0x8 | 6 | 97 | 6 | 2.42 | West Aust | v Sth Africans | W.A.C.A | 26 Mar 1953 | First-class | |
34.0x8 | 8 | 97 | 6 | 2.13 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1953 | Test # 378 | |
31.2 | 10 | 98 | 6 | 3.12 | Yorkshire | v Sth Africans | Sheffield | 02 Jul 1955 | First-class | |
26.2 | 5 | 106 | 6 | 4.02 | England XI | v Sth Africans | Hastings | 01 Sep 1951 | First-class | |
42.0x8 | 8 | 108 | 6 | 1.92 | Australia | v South Africa | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
29.0 | 6 | 112 | 6 | 3.86 | England XI | v Sth Africans | Hastings | 31 Aug 1955 | First-class | |
37.3 | 4 | 113 | 6 | 3.01 | Pearce's XI | v Sth Africans | Scarborough | 08 Sep 1951 | First-class | |
65.3 | 25 | 114 | 6 | 1.74 | Surrey | v Sth Africans | The Oval | 02 Jun 1951 | First-class | |
42.0 | 8 | 114 | 6 | 2.71 | Glamorgan | v Sth Africans | Swansea | 30 Jul 1955 | First-class | |
45.0x8 | 16 | 116 | 6 | 1.93 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 28 Feb 1958 | Test # 451 | |
60.0x8 | 12 | 121 | 6 | 1.51 | South Aust | v Sth Africans | Adelaide | 31 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
39.1 | 10 | 124 | 6 | 3.16 | Middlesex | v Sth Africans | Lord's | 27 Aug 1955 | First-class | |
46.0 | 12 | 127 | 6 | 2.76 | Surrey | v Sth Africans | The Oval | 16 Jul 1955 | First-class | |
40.3 | 7 | 127 | 6 | 3.13 | Hampshire | v Sth Africans | Southampton | 20 Aug 1955 | First-class | |
38.0x8 | 5 | 130 | 6 | 2.56 | Australia | v South Africa | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
53.1x8 | 13 | 134 | 6 | 1.89 | South Aust | v Sth Africans | Adelaide | 31 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
46.5x8 | 6 | 137 | 6 | 2.20 | West Aust | v Sth Africans | W.A.C.A | 24 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
29.0 | 4 | 152 | 6 | 5.24 | Pearce's XI | v Sth Africans | Scarborough | 07 Sep 1955 | First-class | |
38.0x8 | 7 | 160 | 6 | 3.15 | NSW | v Sth Africans | Sydney | 14 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
57.3 | 7 | 179 | 6 | 3.11 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
61.0 | 40 | 57 | 5 | 0.93 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 09 Jun 1955 | Test # 407 | |
26.0 | 7 | 59 | 5 | 2.26 | Somerset | v Sth Africans | Taunton | 01 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
22.0 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 2.77 | Somerset | v Sth Africans | Taunton | 15 Jun 1955 | First-class | |
21.1 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 2.88 | Glamorgan | v Sth Africans | Swansea | 30 Jul 1955 | First-class | |
26.0 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 2.38 | Gloucs | v Sth Africans | Cheltenham | 06 Aug 1955 | First-class | |
49.7x8 | 17 | 62 | 5 | 0.93 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 | |
25.4 | 10 | 63 | 5 | 2.45 | Notts | v Sth Africans | Nottingham | 26 May 1951 | First-class | |
32.4 | 14 | 64 | 5 | 1.95 | Glamorgan | v Sth Africans | Swansea | 30 Jul 1955 | First-class | |
25.0x8 | 7 | 64 | 5 | 1.92 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 07 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
22.0x8 | 3 | 66 | 5 | 2.25 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 03 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
34.0x8 | 7 | 66 | 5 | 1.45 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 | Test # 437 | |
39.2 | 12 | 68 | 5 | 1.72 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
29.0 | 4 | 70 | 5 | 2.41 | England XI | v Sth Africans | Hastings | 31 Aug 1955 | First-class | |
28.4 | 6 | 73 | 5 | 2.54 | Cambridge U | v Sth Africans | Cambridge | 18 May 1955 | First-class | |
33.0 | 10 | 79 | 5 | 2.39 | Gloucs | v Sth Africans | Bristol | 16 May 1951 | First-class | |
35.0x8 | 7 | 81 | 5 | 1.73 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 09 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
35.0 | 10 | 91 | 5 | 2.60 | Hampshire | v Sth Africans | Southampton | 22 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
41.0x8 | 11 | 93 | 5 | 1.70 | South Aust | v Sth Africans | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
37.1x8 | 8 | 93 | 5 | 1.87 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1956 | Test # 434 | |
42.0 | 12 | 94 | 5 | 2.23 | Hampshire | v Sth Africans | Southampton | 22 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
37.0x8 | 9 | 95 | 5 | 1.92 | NSW | v Sth Africans | Sydney | 01 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
42.5 | 14 | 96 | 5 | 2.24 | Northants | v Sth Africans | Northampton | 29 Jun 1955 | First-class | |
32.1x8 | 2 | 99 | 5 | 2.31 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Feb 1954 | Test # 382 | |
36.0x8 | 5 | 102 | 5 | 2.12 | Victoria | v Sth Africans | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
28.0 | 5 | 104 | 5 | 3.71 | Somerset | v Sth Africans | Taunton | 01 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
38.0 | 9 | 105 | 5 | 2.76 | Derbyshire | v Sth Africans | Derby | 18 Jul 1951 | First-class | |
46.0x8 | 13 | 106 | 5 | 1.72 | South Aust | v Sth Africans | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
35.1x8 | 7 | 108 | 5 | 2.30 | Aust XI | v Sth Africans | Sydney | 12 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
40.5 | 7 | 109 | 5 | 2.66 | Hampshire | v Sth Africans | Southampton | 22 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
45.2 | 8 | 112 | 5 | 2.47 | Somerset | v Sth Africans | Taunton | 01 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
40.0 | 11 | 114 | 5 | 2.85 | Essex | v Sth Africans | Ilford | 30 May 1951 | First-class |
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