Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings in Tests at ENG: Kennington Oval, London - vs 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
DE Malcolm	16.3	2	57	9	3.45	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
SF Barnes	16.4	4	29	8	1.74	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
JC Laker	28.0	8	55	6	1.96	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
SF Barnes	21.0	10	28	5	1.33	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
JB Statham	24.2	11	40	5	1.64	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
FE Woolley	15.3	1	41	5	2.64	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
OE Robinson	14.0	3	49	5	3.50	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
JC Laker	37.4	18	56	5	1.48	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
TS Roland-Jones	16.4	4	57	5	3.42	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
C Blythe	20.3	5	61	5	2.97	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Aug 1907	Test # 95
SJ Harmison	19.2	8	33	4	1.70	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
GAR Lock	22.0	11	39	4	1.77	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
SCJ Broad	12.2	1	41	4	3.32	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
JE Benjamin	17.0	2	42	4	2.47	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
MM Ali	16.1	5	45	4	2.78	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
K Higgs	24.0	4	47	4	1.95	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
GAR Lock	33.0	14	62	4	1.87	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
JC Laker	37.0	12	64	4	1.72	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
MP Bicknell	24.0	5	84	4	3.50	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
PAJ DeFreitas	26.2	5	93	4	3.53	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
K Higgs	41.1	10	96	4	2.33	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
HD Read	35.0	13	136	4	3.88	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
JM Anderson	13.0	6	25	3	1.92	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
AV Bedser	19.5	6	32	3	1.61	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
GH Hirst	22.0	7	39	3	1.77	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Aug 1907	Test # 95
BA Stokes	13.0	2	39	3	3.00	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
GH Hirst	13.0	1	42	3	3.23	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Aug 1907	Test # 95
JM Anderson	15.0	1	42	3	2.80	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
SCJ Broad	16.2	4	44	3	2.69	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
SCJ Broad	13.0	2	45	3	3.46	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
WH Copson	27.0	13	46	3	1.70	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
MW Tate	29.0	10	64	3	2.20	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
R Howorth	39.0	16	64	3	1.64	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
TS Roland-Jones	18.0	4	72	3	4.00	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
RWV Robins	22.0	3	73	3	3.31	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
EW Clark	36.0	8	79	3	2.19	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
ER Dexter	30.0	5	79	3	2.63	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
R Howorth	37.0	12	85	3	2.29	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
JW Hearne	23.0	3	90	3	3.91	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
WE Bowes	40.4	7	112	3	2.75	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
G Geary	49.0	15	121	3	2.46	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
MS Panesar	2.5	-	4	2	1.41	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
K Cranston	9.0	2	25	2	2.77	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
JC Laker	23.0	13	28	2	1.21	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
FR Brown	20.0	10	31	2	1.55	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
JB Statham	15.0	3	31	2	2.06	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
FS Trueman	10.0	-	34	2	3.40	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
C Blythe	12.3	3	36	2	2.88	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Aug 1907	Test # 95
RK Tyldesley	22.0	6	36	2	1.63	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
AV Bedser	19.3	6	36	2	1.84	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
MS Panesar	17.0	5	37	2	2.17	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JM Anderson	15.2	4	37	2	2.41	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
NA Knox	10.0	2	39	2	3.90	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Aug 1907	Test # 95
WE Bowes	13.0	2	40	2	3.07	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
OE Robinson	15.0	5	40	2	2.66	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
SJ Harmison	18.0	6	49	2	2.72	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
BA Stokes	14.0	1	51	2	3.64	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
JB Statham	12.0	1	57	2	4.75	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
SCJ Broad	14.0	3	60	2	4.28	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
RWV Robins	17.0	1	61	2	3.58	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
K Cranston	21.0	3	61	2	2.90	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
DJ Brown	23.0	3	63	2	2.73	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
HD Read	10.0	1	64	2	6.40	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
MP Bicknell	20.0	3	71	2	3.55	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
SJ Harmison	25.0	6	84	2	3.36	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JM Anderson	22.0	2	85	2	3.86	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JM Anderson	25.0	6	86	2	3.44	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
DVP Wright	29.0	7	89	2	3.06	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
FS Trueman	31.1	4	93	2	2.98	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
T Greenhough	44.0	17	99	2	2.25	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
AF Giles	29.0	3	102	2	3.51	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
DVP Wright	30.0	8	103	2	3.43	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
JB Statham	29.0	1	105	2	3.62	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
TE Bailey	5.0	1	6	1	1.20	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
R Tattersall	5.0	1	10	1	2.00	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
A Flintoff	6.0	2	13	1	2.16	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
JM Anderson	8.0	2	16	1	2.00	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
FR Foster	7.0	2	19	1	2.71	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
D Shackleton	15.0	5	20	1	1.33	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
FE Woolley	14.0	4	22	1	1.57	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
FE Woolley	9.0	2	24	1	2.66	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
FE Woolley	13.0	4	25	1	1.92	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
R Tattersall	14.0	7	26	1	1.85	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
BA Stokes	7.0	1	26	1	3.71	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
A Flintoff	15.0	2	37	1	2.46	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
D Gough	9.0	1	39	1	4.33	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
SCJ Broad	15.0	5	44	1	2.93	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
SCJ Broad	16.0	4	47	1	2.93	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
A Flintoff	18.0	4	53	1	2.94	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
RES Wyatt	16.0	4	54	1	3.37	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
JM Anderson	10.0	1	55	1	5.50	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
FJ Titmus	26.0	12	57	1	2.19	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
FJ Titmus	27.0	3	74	1	2.74	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
DE Malcolm	25.0	5	81	1	3.24	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
A Flintoff	19.0	4	88	1	4.63	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
JB Statham	38.0	8	96	1	2.52	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
JM Anderson	41.0	7	116	1	2.82	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
TT Bresnan	37.0	2	140	1	3.78	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049

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