Best bowling figures in a match in 1960s in Tests - vs South Africa
Best bowling figures in a match
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 41.0 | 11 | 97 | 11 | 2.36 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 23 Jun 1960 | Test # 493 | |
| 36.3 | 9 | 104 | 9 | 2.84 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 7 Jul 1960 | Test # 494 | |
| 72.3 | 21 | 132 | 8 | 1.82 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
| 65.1 | 14 | 143 | 8 | 2.19 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 26 Aug 1965 | Test # 596 | |
| 71.0 | 16 | 180 | 8 | 2.53 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 | Test # 519 | |
| 34.5 | 8 | 95 | 7 | 2.72 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Durban | 8 Dec 1961 | Test # 515 | |
| 52.0 | 18 | 103 | 7 | 1.98 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 24 Feb 1967 | Test # 617 | |
| 46.5 | 8 | 116 | 7 | 2.47 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 9 Jun 1960 | Test # 492 | |
| 66.5 | 20 | 140 | 7 | 2.09 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 4 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
| 57.0 | 10 | 142 | 7 | 2.49 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 | |
| 53.2 | 12 | 145 | 7 | 2.71 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 26 Aug 1965 | Test # 596 | |
| 35.0 | 15 | 60 | 6 | 1.71 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 | |
| 59.0 | 33 | 70 | 6 | 1.18 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
| 41.0 | 17 | 72 | 6 | 1.75 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 9 Jun 1960 | Test # 492 | |
| 45.0 | 20 | 74 | 6 | 1.64 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 22 Jul 1965 | Test # 594 | |
| 65.5 | 28 | 86 | 6 | 1.30 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 4 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
| 50.4 | 24 | 90 | 6 | 1.77 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 | Test # 519 | |
| 42.2 | 6 | 92 | 6 | 2.17 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Durban | 8 Dec 1961 | Test # 515 | |
| 46.0 | 13 | 93 | 6 | 2.02 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 5 Aug 1965 | Test # 595 | |
| 31.3 | 9 | 94 | 6 | 2.98 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 5 Aug 1965 | Test # 595 | |
| 51.0 | 17 | 133 | 6 | 2.60 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 22 Jul 1965 | Test # 594 | |
| 44.0 | 6 | 138 | 6 | 3.13 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1961 | Test # 517 | |
| 45.0x8 | 5 | 159 | 6 | 2.65 | Australia | v South Africa | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 | |
| 44.0x8 | 2 | 163 | 6 | 2.77 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1964 | Test # 549 | |
| 60.5 | 10 | 164 | 6 | 2.69 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| 35.0x8 | 11 | 72 | 5 | 1.54 | Australia | v South Africa | Brisbane | 6 Dec 1963 | Test # 548 | |
| 24.3 | 1 | 76 | 5 | 3.10 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 23 Jun 1960 | Test # 493 | |
| 25.0 | 3 | 97 | 5 | 3.88 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 Feb 1967 | Test # 616 | |
| 40.0 | 8 | 98 | 5 | 2.45 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 7 Jul 1960 | Test # 494 | |
| 46.0 | 13 | 108 | 5 | 2.34 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 9 Jun 1960 | Test # 492 | |
| 43.0 | 4 | 115 | 5 | 2.67 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Durban | 8 Dec 1961 | Test # 515 | |
| 88.0 | 36 | 132 | 5 | 1.50 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1964 | Test # 572 | |
| 49.2 | 10 | 133 | 5 | 2.69 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1961 | Test # 517 | |
| 84.5 | 33 | 174 | 5 | 2.05 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1964 | Test # 572 | |
| 25.4 | 6 | 62 | 4 | 2.41 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 7 Jul 1960 | Test # 494 | |
| 26.5 | 10 | 63 | 4 | 2.34 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 21 Jul 1960 | Test # 495 | |
| 34.0 | 18 | 67 | 4 | 1.97 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
| 20.1 | 4 | 76 | 4 | 3.76 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| 54.0 | 23 | 86 | 4 | 1.59 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 | Test # 615 | |
| 37.0x8 | 6 | 99 | 4 | 2.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 10 Jan 1964 | Test # 550 | |
| 49.0 | 19 | 118 | 4 | 2.40 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
| 41.1 | 4 | 127 | 4 | 3.08 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 | Test # 496 | |
| 43.0x8 | 7 | 127 | 4 | 2.21 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1964 | Test # 549 | |
| 39.0x8 | 3 | 130 | 4 | 2.50 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1964 | Test # 549 | |
| 33.0x8 | 4 | 131 | 4 | 2.97 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 10 Jan 1964 | Test # 550 | |
| 57.0x8 | 12 | 143 | 4 | 1.88 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 7 Feb 1964 | Test # 555 | |
| 55.0 | 12 | 146 | 4 | 2.65 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 5 Aug 1965 | Test # 595 | |
| 63.0 | 21 | 158 | 4 | 2.50 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
| 77.4 | 30 | 159 | 4 | 2.04 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
| 3.1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.26 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
| 26.0 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 1.34 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 21 Jul 1960 | Test # 495 | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 2.35 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
| 31.3 | 13 | 53 | 3 | 1.68 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 24 Feb 1967 | Test # 617 | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 3.43 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 Feb 1962 | Test # 523 | |
| 26.0 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 2.61 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 21 Jul 1960 | Test # 495 | |
| 30.2 | 5 | 79 | 3 | 2.60 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 | Test # 496 | |
| 44.0 | 13 | 80 | 3 | 1.81 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| 26.2 | 2 | 86 | 3 | 3.26 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 Feb 1962 | Test # 523 | |
| 35.3 | 8 | 90 | 3 | 2.53 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 22 Jul 1965 | Test # 594 | |
| 41.4 | 13 | 90 | 3 | 2.16 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 5 Aug 1965 | Test # 595 | |
| 29.0 | 8 | 94 | 3 | 3.24 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
| 55.0 | 23 | 95 | 3 | 1.72 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 22 Jul 1965 | Test # 594 | |
| 50.5 | 20 | 102 | 3 | 2.00 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
| 36.0x8 | 4 | 111 | 3 | 2.31 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1964 | Test # 549 | |
| 42.1 | 7 | 114 | 3 | 2.70 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| 54.1x8 | 12 | 116 | 3 | 1.60 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 10 Jan 1964 | Test # 550 | |
| 42.5 | 14 | 116 | 3 | 2.70 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 | |
| 59.0 | 23 | 120 | 3 | 2.03 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
| 31.0 | 2 | 124 | 3 | 4.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 1965 | Test # 575 | |
| 34.0 | 3 | 126 | 3 | 3.70 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1961 | Test # 517 | |
| 41.0x8 | 4 | 126 | 3 | 2.30 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 7 Feb 1964 | Test # 555 | |
| 51.0 | 14 | 129 | 3 | 2.52 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 | Test # 615 | |
| 52.0 | 10 | 134 | 3 | 2.57 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
| 31.0 | 4 | 143 | 3 | 4.61 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 Feb 1962 | Test # 523 | |
| 52.0 | 9 | 146 | 3 | 2.80 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 | |
| 48.0 | 11 | 150 | 3 | 3.12 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| 50.0 | 9 | 153 | 3 | 3.06 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 | Test # 496 | |
| 72.0 | 14 | 183 | 3 | 2.54 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| 4.0 | - | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 23 Jun 1960 | Test # 493 | |
| 14.2 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 1.46 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 | Test # 519 | |
| 15.0 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 1.73 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 4 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
| 17.0 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 2.11 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
| 28.0 | 11 | 48 | 2 | 1.71 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 4 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 3.18 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 56 | 2 | 2.80 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 4 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
| 27.0 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 2.11 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 | Test # 519 | |
| 21.2 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 2.90 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 | |
| 20.0 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 3.35 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 Feb 1967 | Test # 616 | |
| 22.2 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 3.17 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| 28.0 | 7 | 82 | 2 | 2.92 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| 26.3x8 | 2 | 91 | 2 | 2.58 | Australia | v South Africa | Brisbane | 6 Dec 1963 | Test # 548 | |
| 32.0 | 7 | 91 | 2 | 2.84 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 | Test # 615 | |
| 30.0 | 7 | 93 | 2 | 3.10 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 23 Jun 1960 | Test # 493 | |
| 49.0 | 19 | 102 | 2 | 2.08 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 | Test # 496 | |
| 57.0 | 20 | 106 | 2 | 1.85 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
| 32.0x8 | 2 | 107 | 2 | 2.50 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 10 Jan 1964 | Test # 550 | |
| 23.0 | 3 | 107 | 2 | 4.65 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| 42.0 | 8 | 114 | 2 | 2.71 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
| 47.0 | 14 | 115 | 2 | 2.44 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1964 | Test # 572 | |
| 43.0x8 | 5 | 116 | 2 | 2.02 | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 7 Feb 1964 | Test # 555 |
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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:
Australia vs India at Chennai, Australia tour of India 5th Test, Dec 24-28, 1969 [Test # 669]
India vs Australia at Eden Gardens, Australia tour of India 4th Test, Dec 12-16, 1969 [Test # 668]
Australia vs India at Delhi, Australia tour of India 3rd Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 1969 [Test # 667]