Best bowling figures in a match for England vs South Africa in Tests IN England

Best bowling figures in a match
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
38.31099152.57Englandv South AfricaLeeds29 Jul 1907Test # 94
37.41457131.51Englandv South AfricaThe Oval12 Aug 1912Test # 128
60.224101121.67Englandv South AfricaLord's21 Jun 1951Test # 335
56.518112121.97Englandv South AfricaManchester5 Jul 1951Test # 336
71.425171122.38Englandv South AfricaManchester27 Jul 1929Test # 184
34.31090112.60Englandv South AfricaBirmingham14 Jun 1924Test # 153
41.01197112.36Englandv South AfricaLord's23 Jun 1960Test # 493
47.012110112.34Englandv South AfricaLord's10 Jun 1912Test # 122
47.52387101.81South Africav EnglandNottingham5 Aug 1965Test # 595
35.011112103.20Englandv South AfricaLord's6 Jul 2017Test # 2262
43.212115102.65Englandv South AfricaLeeds8 Jul 1912Test # 124
65.020119101.83Englandv South AfricaThe Oval16 Aug 1951Test # 338
54.313122102.23Englandv South AfricaNottingham23 Jul 1998Test # 1421
41.37138103.32Englandv South AfricaThe Oval18 Aug 1994Test # 1266
71.216175102.45Englandv South AfricaLord's21 Jun 1947Test # 286
67.313207103.06Englandv South AfricaLeeds13 Jul 1929Test # 183
48.08220104.58South Africav EnglandLord's31 Jul 2003Test # 1653
31.077592.41South Africav EnglandLeeds29 Jul 1907Test # 94
56.0218891.57Englandv South AfricaLord's23 Jun 1955Test # 409
37.1119292.47South Africav EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003Test # 1656
47.31310092.10Englandv South AfricaLeeds6 Aug 1998Test # 1422
59.01610391.74South Africav EnglandLord's29 Jun 1935Test # 243
36.3910492.84Englandv South AfricaNottingham7 Jul 1960Test # 494
47.01010692.25Englandv South AfricaLeeds12 Jul 1924Test # 155
85.42615991.85Englandv South AfricaNottingham7 Jun 1951Test # 334
78.12916492.09South Africav EnglandLeeds21 Jul 1955Test # 411
40.1177081.74Englandv South AfricaLord's10 Jun 1912Test # 122
45.3127981.73Englandv South AfricaNottingham9 Jun 1955Test # 407
48.0179281.91Englandv South AfricaLeeds6 Aug 1998Test # 1422
72.4369981.36South Africav EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1955Test # 412
55.02510181.83Englandv South AfricaThe Oval13 Aug 1955Test # 412
59.02210481.76South Africav EnglandLeeds6 Aug 1998Test # 1422
53.42210481.93South Africav EnglandNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
47.21511482.40Englandv South AfricaNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
56.42011582.02Englandv South AfricaBirmingham14 Jun 1924Test # 153
49.51511582.30South Africav EnglandLeeds6 Aug 1998Test # 1422
53.01711682.18South Africav EnglandManchester2 Jul 1998Test # 1420
69.52211981.70South Africav EnglandBirmingham9 Jun 1960Test # 492
47.31112282.56Englandv South AfricaLord's21 Jul 1994Test # 1263
34.4812983.72Englandv South AfricaThe Oval27 Jul 2017Test # 2266
65.11414382.19Englandv South AfricaThe Oval26 Aug 1965Test # 596
55.31514982.68South Africav EnglandLeeds13 Jul 1935Test # 244
45.0714983.31Englandv South AfricaLord's16 Aug 2012Test # 2053
56.01215782.80South Africav EnglandManchester7 Jul 1955Test # 410
51.41216583.19Englandv South AfricaLeeds2 Aug 2012Test # 2051
57.51317282.97Englandv South AfricaManchester5 Jul 1947Test # 287
28.5104971.69Englandv South AfricaNottingham15 Jun 1935Test # 242
31.0125471.74Englandv South AfricaManchester4 Aug 2017Test # 2268
42.0196171.45South Africav EnglandLord's22 Jul 1965Test # 594
31.086572.09South Africav EnglandLord's10 Jun 1912Test # 122
52.0246671.26Englandv South AfricaLeeds26 Jul 1947Test # 288
38.5137872.00South Africav EnglandLord's16 Aug 2012Test # 2053
27.057972.92South Africav EnglandLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
60.4318471.38Englandv South AfricaThe Oval13 Aug 1955Test # 412
25.238673.39Englandv South AfricaThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
29.148873.01South Africav EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1912Test # 128
29.088973.06Englandv South AfricaThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
47.0189371.97South Africav EnglandNottingham7 Jul 1960Test # 494
33.089772.93Englandv South AfricaThe Oval19 Aug 1907Test # 95
31.31010373.26South Africav EnglandLord's21 Jul 1994Test # 1263
56.11910471.85South Africav EnglandLeeds8 Jul 1912Test # 124
87.04910871.24South Africav EnglandLeeds21 Jul 1955Test # 411
37.0811373.05South Africav EnglandLeeds18 Jul 2008Test # 1881
46.5811672.47Englandv South AfricaBirmingham9 Jun 1960Test # 492
43.21011772.70Englandv South AfricaNottingham14 Jul 2017Test # 2264
39.5811972.98Englandv South AfricaNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
50.01412572.50South Africav EnglandManchester21 Jul 1960Test # 495
40.5612673.08Englandv South AfricaManchester4 Aug 2017Test # 2268
47.21212872.70South Africav EnglandLord's1 Jul 1907Test # 93
57.31413672.36South Africav EnglandThe Oval26 Aug 1965Test # 596
53.21214572.71Englandv South AfricaThe Oval26 Aug 1965Test # 596
38.0714973.92South Africav EnglandThe Oval7 Aug 2008Test # 1885
76.23115572.03South Africav EnglandLord's23 Jun 1955Test # 409
77.03115572.01South Africav EnglandBirmingham9 Jun 1960Test # 492
51.01315573.03South Africav EnglandThe Oval19 Jul 2012Test # 2049
55.01215672.83South Africav EnglandLord's29 Jun 1929Test # 182
69.31817172.46South Africav EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1960Test # 496
46.3917373.72South Africav EnglandLeeds18 Jul 2008Test # 1881
46.3817973.84South Africav EnglandLord's6 Jul 2017Test # 2262
78.12518972.41South Africav EnglandNottingham7 Jun 1947Test # 285
41.4196061.44South Africav EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1955Test # 412
30.086262.06Englandv South AfricaManchester25 Aug 2022Test # 2475
22.036362.86South Africav EnglandNottingham14 Jul 2017Test # 2264
24.336562.65Englandv South AfricaThe Oval12 Aug 1912Test # 128
41.0156661.60South Africav EnglandThe Oval19 Aug 1907Test # 95
41.0177261.75Englandv South AfricaBirmingham9 Jun 1960Test # 492
45.0207461.64Englandv South AfricaLord's22 Jul 1965Test # 594
35.088162.31Englandv South AfricaThe Oval19 Aug 1907Test # 95
38.4148362.14Englandv South AfricaLord's23 Jun 1955Test # 409
32.368962.73South Africav EnglandLord's29 Jun 1935Test # 243
46.0139362.02Englandv South AfricaNottingham5 Aug 1965Test # 595
31.399462.98Englandv South AfricaNottingham5 Aug 1965Test # 595
37.2410062.67South Africav EnglandLeeds8 Jul 1912Test # 124
56.01710061.78South Africav EnglandManchester7 Jul 1955Test # 410
60.02810261.70Englandv South AfricaLord's28 Jun 1924Test # 154
20.0311065.50South Africav EnglandLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
66.02611761.77Englandv South AfricaLord's29 Jun 1935Test # 243
49.31312362.48South Africav EnglandManchester5 Jul 1951Test # 336
31.2512463.95Englandv South AfricaLord's18 Jun 1998Test # 1419
51.01713362.60Englandv South AfricaLord's22 Jul 1965Test # 594
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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]