Bowling Best Figures Innings - Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings By Australia vs South Africa in Tests - Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MG Johnson	24.0	4	61	8	2.54	Australia	2	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
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
SK Warne	27.0	8	56	7	2.07	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
MG Johnson	17.1	1	68	7	3.96	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
CV Grimmett	49.2	17	83	7	1.68	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
CV Grimmett	45.0	18	100	7	2.22	Australia	1	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
CV Grimmett	47.0	11	116	7	2.46	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
WJ Whitty	16.0	7	17	6	1.06	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
H Ironmonger	15.3	7	18	6	1.16	Australia	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
PJ Cummins	18.1	6	28	6	1.54	Australia	2	v South Africa	Lord's	11 Jun 2025	Test # 2585
AK Davidson	17.4	4	34	6	1.45	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
SK Warne	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
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
A Cotter	20.0	2	69	6	3.45	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
DT Ring	21.0	2	72	6	2.57	Australia	2	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
CV Grimmett	48.0	23	73	6	1.52	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
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
JR Hazlewood	30.5	10	89	6	2.88	Australia	2	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
CV Grimmett	46.0	14	92	6	2.00	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
WJ Whitty	39.2	5	104	6	2.64	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
NJN Hawke	39.0	5	139	6	2.67	Australia	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
WA Johnston	46.0	8	152	6	2.47	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
MA Starc	28.5	3	154	6	5.34	Australia	3	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
SK Warne	70.0	15	161	6	2.30	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
H Ironmonger	7.2	5	6	5	0.81	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
TW Wall	15.1	7	14	5	0.92	Australia	3	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
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
C Green	10.4	3	27	5	2.53	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
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
C Kelleway	14.2	4	33	5	2.30	Australia	3	v South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912	Test # 121
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
AK Davidson	26.1	8	38	5	1.09	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
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
H Ironmonger	47.0	29	42	5	0.89	Australia	2	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
PJ Cummins	12.4	3	42	5	3.31	Australia	3	v South Africa	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
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
WJ Whitty	34.0	12	55	5	1.61	Australia	2	v South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912	Test # 121
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
PM Siddle	27.5	11	59	5	2.11	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MG Johnson	16.0	3	59	5	3.68	Australia	4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
RR Lindwall	30.0	8	60	5	1.50	Australia	4	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
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
HV Hordern	14.2	2	66	5	4.60	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
R Benaud	33.0	10	68	5	1.54	Australia	2	v South Africa	Brisbane	6 Dec 1963	Test # 548
B Lee	19.4	5	69	5	3.50	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
SK Warne	42.0	17	72	5	1.71	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
SK Warne	32.1	8	75	5	2.33	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
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
B Lee	22.2	1	93	5	4.16	Australia	2	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
DA Renneberg	25.0	3	97	5	3.88	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
WA Johnston	49.3	17	110	5	1.67	Australia	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
SK Warne	39.4	9	113	5	2.84	Australia	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
R Benaud	50.7	13	114	5	1.68	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
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
SJ McCabe	12.0	5	13	4	1.08	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
WP Howell	17.0	6	18	4	1.05	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
LJ Nash	12.0	6	18	4	1.50	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
MG Johnson	18.1	7	25	4	1.37	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
SR Waugh	18.0	7	26	4	1.44	Australia	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
CV Grimmett	24.0	12	28	4	1.16	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
TJ Matthews	13.0	2	29	4	2.23	Australia	3	v South Africa	Lord's	15 Jul 1912	Test # 125
SK Warne	30.5	15	31	4	1.00	Australia	4	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
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
WJ Whitty	24.0	11	33	4	1.37	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
LF Kline	13.6	3	33	4	1.80	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
CJ McDermott	19.0	8	33	4	1.73	Australia	4	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
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
RR Lindwall	14.2	1	40	4	2.10	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
KR Miller	14.0	3	42	4	2.25	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]