Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings in Tests at AUS: Melbourne Cricket Ground - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	37.1	13	81	7	1.63	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
AA Donald	27.0	8	59	6	2.18	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
HJ Tayfield	29.4	9	84	6	2.13	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
ERH Fuller	30.2	4	66	5	1.63	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
DW Steyn	20.2	3	67	5	3.29	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
AJ Bell	26.1	9	69	5	2.63	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
DW Steyn	29.0	6	87	5	3.00	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
NA Quinn	31.0	13	42	4	1.35	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
PL Symcox	27.2	4	69	4	2.52	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
RO Schwarz	22.0	2	76	4	3.45	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
CB Llewellyn	16.0	-	81	4	5.06	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
A Nel	31.0	6	84	4	2.70	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
JT Partridge	34.0	4	108	4	2.38	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
Q McMillan	33.0	3	150	4	4.54	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
CL Vincent	55.0	16	154	4	2.80	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
Q McMillan	8.0	-	29	3	3.62	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
NA Quinn	19.3	4	29	3	1.48	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
SJ Pegler	17.4	3	40	3	2.26	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
AJ Bell	16.0	-	52	3	3.25	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
SM Pollock	21.2	5	56	3	2.62	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
PNF Mansell	19.0	3	58	3	2.28	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JH Kallis	11.0	-	58	3	5.27	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
AEE Vogler	15.0	3	59	3	3.93	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
SM Pollock	26.0	5	67	3	2.57	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
CR Matthews	24.0	5	68	3	2.83	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
M Ntini	22.3	3	70	3	3.11	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
HJ Tayfield	32.0	8	73	3	1.71	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
ERH Fuller	19.0	4	74	3	2.92	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
AA Donald	29.0	6	74	3	2.55	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SM Pollock	31.0	3	84	3	2.70	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
A Nortje	25.0	1	92	3	3.68	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
PM Pollock	20.5	1	98	3	3.56	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
GA Faulkner	28.2	5	101	3	3.56	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
AA Donald	29.0	5	103	3	3.55	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
HJ Tayfield	35.4	4	129	3	2.72	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
PNF Mansell	8.0	3	29	2	2.71	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
GA Faulkner	10.4	-	34	2	3.18	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
MG Melle	11.0	2	39	2	2.65	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
M Morkel	15.0	2	46	2	3.06	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
PL Symcox	16.5	3	49	2	2.91	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
EJ Barlow	7.6	-	51	2	4.93	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
JH Kallis	14.0	1	57	2	4.07	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
CB Llewellyn	10.0	-	69	2	6.90	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
A Nel	20.0	3	71	2	3.55	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
M Ntini	27.0	7	108	2	4.00	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
M Hayward	26.0	1	109	2	4.19	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
K Rabada	28.0	1	144	2	5.14	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
SM Pollock	1.0	-	6	1	6.00	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
BM McMillan	10.0	3	19	1	1.90	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SJ Pegler	6.3	1	24	1	3.69	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
M Ntini	14.0	1	26	1	1.85	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
AEE Vogler	8.0	2	30	1	3.75	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
RO Schwarz	15.0	2	34	1	2.26	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
LA Stricker	10.0	-	36	1	3.60	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
PL Harris	17.0	3	38	1	2.23	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
GC Smith	7.0	-	41	1	5.85	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
SJ Pegler	10.0	-	43	1	4.30	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
L Klusener	19.0	3	48	1	2.52	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
EJ Barlow	11.0	-	49	1	3.34	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
JT Partridge	17.0	1	49	1	2.16	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
JH Sinclair	13.0	1	53	1	4.07	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
GA Faulkner	12.0	1	55	1	4.58	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
JH Kallis	18.4	4	55	1	2.94	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MA Seymour	19.0	2	56	1	2.21	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
ARA Murray	23.0	7	59	1	1.92	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
SM Pollock	23.0	5	60	1	2.60	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
CB Llewellyn	15.0	1	65	1	4.33	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
RO Schwarz	13.0	-	66	1	5.07	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
SM Pollock	28.0	6	76	1	2.71	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
GA Faulkner	18.0	2	82	1	4.55	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
PS de Villiers	32.0	6	83	1	2.59	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
ARA Murray	25.0	3	84	1	2.52	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
SJ Pegler	17.0	1	88	1	5.17	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
M Morkel	22.0	3	89	1	4.04	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
M Jansen	28.0	1	89	1	3.17	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
PL Symcox	35.0	9	90	1	2.57	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
L Ngidi	22.1	2	98	1	4.42	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
AJ Bell	36.0	6	101	1	2.80	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
AA Donald	30.0	4	108	1	3.60	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
CW Henderson	29.0	3	108	1	3.72	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
NA Quinn	36.4	6	113	1	3.08	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
PNF Mansell	22.0	-	114	1	3.88	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
RO Schwarz	38.0	4	168	1	4.42	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114

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