Bowling Best Figures Innings IN South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings By Australia vs South Africa in Tests IN 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	8.4	1	23	7	2.02	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JV Saunders	11.0	2	34	7	3.09	Australia	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
CV Grimmett	19.5	9	40	7	2.01	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
MG Johnson	17.1	1	68	7	3.96	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
CV Grimmett	45.0	18	100	7	2.22	Australia	1	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
VD Philander	13.0	5	21	6	1.61	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
AK Davidson	17.4	4	34	6	1.45	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	18.0	2	43	6	1.79	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
WA Johnston	20.1	5	44	6	1.63	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
AN Connolly	28.2	9	47	6	1.65	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
TL Goddard	32.5	14	53	6	1.61	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
K Rabada	22.0	9	54	6	2.45	South Africa	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
PS Heine	14.2	3	58	6	3.05	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
CV Grimmett	48.0	23	73	6	1.52	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
MJ Procter	24.0	11	73	6	3.04	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
JM Gregory	25.1	4	77	6	3.05	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
PJ Cummins	29.0	5	79	6	2.72	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	2.11	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SK Warne	35.5	9	86	6	2.40	Australia	4	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
CP Carter	29.5	4	91	6	3.05	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
CB Llewellyn	22.0	3	92	6	4.18	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	11 Oct 1902	Test # 75
PS Heine	37.5	6	96	6	1.91	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
CB Llewellyn	30.5	4	97	6	3.14	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
M Ntini	18.5	2	100	6	5.30	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
PL Harris	42.5	9	127	6	2.96	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
SK Warne	70.0	15	161	6	2.30	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
VD Philander	7.0	3	15	5	2.14	South Africa	3	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
SR Watson	5.0	2	17	5	3.40	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
WJ O'Reilly	21.0	11	20	5	0.95	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
GD McGrath	12.3	4	21	5	1.68	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
M Morkel	9.4	3	23	5	2.37	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
SR Waugh	22.3	9	28	5	1.24	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
CV Grimmett	17.0	4	32	5	1.88	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1936	Test # 249
RR Lindwall	15.4	2	32	5	1.54	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
IWG Johnson	17.0	2	34	5	1.50	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
MA Starc	10.4	3	34	5	3.18	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
AA Donald	18.0	5	36	5	2.00	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
AK Davidson	26.1	8	38	5	1.09	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
PM Pollock	23.2	10	39	5	1.67	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
KR Miller	15.0	3	40	5	2.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
CL McCool	11.4	1	41	5	2.67	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
CB Llewellyn	18.1	3	43	5	2.36	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
CG Macartney	24.3	10	44	5	1.79	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
GD McKenzie	21.5	6	46	5	2.10	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
AN Connolly	26.0	10	47	5	1.80	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
WJ O'Reilly	17.0	5	49	5	2.88	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
R Benaud	21.0	6	49	5	1.75	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
JN Gillespie	23.0	10	54	5	2.34	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SR Clark	17.0	3	55	5	3.23	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
CV Grimmett	36.4	17	56	5	1.52	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1936	Test # 249
MG Johnson	16.0	3	59	5	3.68	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
GD McKenzie	33.0	10	65	5	1.96	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
GD McKenzie	35.0	13	65	5	1.85	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
B Lee	19.4	5	69	5	3.50	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
VD Philander	20.0	3	70	5	3.50	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
CB Llewellyn	31.4	9	73	5	2.30	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
JM Blanckenberg	24.4	6	78	5	3.16	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
CR Matthews	36.0	12	80	5	2.22	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
WP Howell	26.0	6	81	5	3.11	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
R Benaud	33.0	14	82	5	1.86	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
PJ Cummins	28.5	5	83	5	2.87	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
R Benaud	41.0	8	84	5	1.53	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
EJ Barlow	33.3	9	85	5	2.53	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
B Mitchell	25.5	2	87	5	3.36	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
K Rabada	21.0	2	96	5	4.57	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
DA Renneberg	25.0	3	97	5	3.88	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
MG Melle	33.0	3	113	5	2.56	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
R Benaud	50.7	13	114	5	1.68	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
HJ Tayfield	51.0	18	120	5	1.76	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
KA Maharaj	33.4	5	123	5	3.65	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
I Meckiff	31.0	3	125	5	3.02	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
JW Gleeson	45.0	15	125	5	2.77	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
AA Mallett	55.1	16	126	5	2.28	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
NM Lyon	46.0	7	130	5	2.82	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
WP Howell	17.0	6	18	4	1.05	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
PM Pollock	12.0	4	20	4	1.66	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
MG Johnson	18.1	7	25	4	1.37	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
B Mitchell	7.3	-	26	4	3.46	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935	Test # 248
MJ Procter	18.0	7	32	4	1.77	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
MG Bevan	15.0	3	32	4	2.13	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
RJ Harris	24.3	15	32	4	1.30	Australia	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
LF Kline	13.6	3	33	4	1.80	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
SK Warne	13.0	4	33	4	2.53	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
RJ Harris	10.3	3	33	4	3.14	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
SR Clark	16.0	7	34	4	2.12	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
WJ O'Reilly	25.0	15	35	4	1.40	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1936	Test # 249
JV Saunders	12.2	2	37	4	3.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
WA Johnston	18.2	6	39	4	1.60	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
AA Mailey	14.0	1	40	4	2.85	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
KR Miller	14.0	3	42	4	2.25	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
MG Johnson	19.0	5	42	4	2.21	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
SK Warne	28.0	15	43	4	1.53	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
AK Davidson	20.0	6	44	4	1.65	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
SK Warne	12.0	3	44	4	3.66	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
WJ O'Reilly	40.1	18	47	4	1.17	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
MJ Procter	17.0	4	47	4	2.76	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
BN Schultz	20.0	4	52	4	2.60	South Africa	1	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
WJ O'Reilly	20.2	9	54	4	2.65	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935	Test # 248
DW Steyn	20.0	4	55	4	2.75	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
DW Steyn	20.0	5	55	4	2.75	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121

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