Best bowling figures in an innings Held in South Africa for Tests
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
14.2 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 2.33 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 02 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 | |
38.4 | 7 | 103 | 9 | 2.66 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 | Test # 131 | |
37.0 | 11 | 113 | 9 | 2.29 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 | Test # 437 | |
9.4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.85 | England | 4 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
14.2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1.13 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
30.3 | 12 | 53 | 8 | 1.73 | South Africa | 2 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1961 | Test # 517 | |
26.5 | 9 | 56 | 8 | 2.08 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 | Test # 131 | |
23.0 | 6 | 63 | 8 | 2.73 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 | Test # 2231 | |
37.7 | 14 | 69 | 8 | 1.36 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 | |
31.4 | 8 | 70 | 8 | 2.21 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 1906 | Test # 90 | |
33.0 | 12 | 71 | 8 | 2.15 | South Africa | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 13 Oct 1995 | Test # 1307 | |
51.5 | 12 | 109 | 8 | 2.10 | Zimbabwe | 2 | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 | Test # 1510 | |
6.5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1.90 | South Africa | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 | |
19.1 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1.32 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
8.4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2.02 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
19.0 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 1.52 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Durban | 04 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 | |
11.4 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 2.48 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 | Test # 2075 | |
10.0 | - | 32 | 7 | 3.20 | South Africa | 4 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 | |
11.0 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 3.09 | Australia | 4 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 | Test # 76 | |
19.0 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 1.42 | England | 4 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
25.0 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 1.77 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 | Test # 37 | |
14.5 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 2.49 | West Indies | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Feb 2023 | Test # 2491 | |
15.4 | 6 | 38 | 7 | 2.88 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
19.5 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 2.01 | Australia | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 | Test # 250 | |
12.0 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 3.33 | South Africa | 4 | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
24.0 | 9 | 42 | 7 | 2.10 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
18.0 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 2.55 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
16.0 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 2.87 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 | |
29.5 | 7 | 56 | 7 | 1.87 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | |
18.0 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 3.22 | Zimbabwe | 1 | v Ireland | Bulawayo | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2581 | |
15.2 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 3.84 | India | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1767 | |
18.3 | 5 | 61 | 7 | 3.29 | England | 4 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
17.5 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 3.42 | India | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
37.3 | 12 | 63 | 7 | 1.68 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
25.5 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 2.55 | Pakistan | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 16 Nov 2002 | Test # 1627 | |
27.3 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 2.40 | Afghanistan | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 02 Jan 2025 | Test # 2574 | |
17.1 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 3.96 | Australia | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 | Test # 2119 | |
27.3 | 7 | 70 | 7 | 2.54 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
23.2 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 3.47 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 | Test # 2026 | |
28.0 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 3.00 | South Africa | 3 | v India | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 | Test # 1206 | |
28.0 | 6 | 84 | 7 | 3.00 | West Indies | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1998 | Test # 1437 | |
32.0 | 10 | 88 | 7 | 2.75 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | |
22.0 | 2 | 94 | 7 | 4.27 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 | Test # 106 | |
43.1 | 18 | 95 | 7 | 3.29 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
32.3 | 4 | 95 | 7 | 2.92 | Pakistan | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 03 Sep 2013 | Test # 2095 | |
45.0 | 18 | 100 | 7 | 2.22 | Australia | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
29.0 | 6 | 112 | 7 | 3.86 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 | |
43.0 | 8 | 113 | 7 | 2.62 | Zimbabwe | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
35.4 | 7 | 116 | 7 | 3.25 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 Oct 1994 | Test # 1272 | |
38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | 3.15 | India | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 | Test # 1988 | |
8.1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.97 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 | Test # 2072 | |
11.4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1.11 | England | 4 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
14.0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 | South Africa | 2 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
9.0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1.66 | India | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
12.1 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1.39 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2016 | Test # 2199 | |
13.0 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1.61 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 | |
11.5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1.94 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Gqeberha | 06 Mar 1998 | Test # 1406 | |
12.0 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 2.60 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2.19 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
10.4 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 3.00 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 | |
17.4 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 1.45 | Australia | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
8.2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 4.08 | South Africa | 3 | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 | |
14.0 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 2.64 | South Africa | 1 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2338 | |
20.3 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 1.85 | South Africa | 4 | v New Zealand | Durban | 08 Dec 1961 | Test # 515 | |
10.0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 3.90 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
14.3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 | Test # 1740 | |
12.2 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 3.16 | South Africa | 4 | v India | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 | Test # 2293 | |
15.3 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 2.51 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 30 Jul 2025 | Test # 2597 | |
23.0 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 1.30 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 | |
20.5 | 8 | 41 | 6 | 1.96 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jul 2016 | Test # 2210 | |
15.4 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | 4 | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 | Test # 2292 | |
16.0 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 | Test # 106 | |
12.0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
18.0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 1.79 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 | |
20.1 | 5 | 44 | 6 | 1.63 | Australia | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1949 | Test # 318 | |
24.2 | 10 | 45 | 6 | 1.84 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 May 2004 | Test # 1698 | |
16.1 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 2.84 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
28.2 | 9 | 47 | 6 | 1.65 | Australia | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
10.3 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 4.66 | South Africa | 3 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 | |
28.0 | 8 | 50 | 6 | 1.78 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | |
17.3 | 5 | 50 | 6 | 2.85 | New Zealand | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Nov 1992 | Test # 1199 | |
22.3 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 2.22 | South Africa | 3 | v Pakistan | Durban | 26 Feb 1998 | Test # 1403 | |
19.0 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 2.63 | South Africa | 1 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 | Test # 1987 | |
15.0 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 3.33 | South Africa | 4 | v West Indies | Centurion | 28 Feb 2023 | Test # 2495 | |
31.2 | 9 | 51 | 6 | 1.62 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Durban | 21 Feb 1931 | Test # 207 | |
19.0 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 2.68 | West Indies | 3 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 | |
17.0 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 3.00 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 15 Aug 2005 | Test # 1761 | |
14.0 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 3.71 | South Africa | 3 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
32.5 | 14 | 53 | 6 | 1.61 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
44.0 | 22 | 53 | 6 | 1.20 | India | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1992 | Test # 1201 | |
15.0 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 3.53 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
29.2 | 11 | 54 | 6 | 2.20 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 | Test # 37 | |
22.0 | 9 | 54 | 6 | 2.45 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 09 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
19.3 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 2.76 | Pakistan | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
17.0 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 3.23 | South Africa | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
21.4 | 10 | 56 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | 3 | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
14.3 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 3.86 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
28.0 | 7 | 57 | 6 | 2.03 | Ireland | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2581 | |
14.2 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 3.05 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
37.4 | 14 | 59 | 6 | 1.18 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Namibia vs Canada at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 82nd Match, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4903]
Canada vs Scotland at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 81st Match, Aug 31, 2025 [ODI # 4901]
Canada vs Namibia at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 79th Match, Aug 27, 2025 [ODI # 4898]