Bowling Best Figures Innings

South African Invitation XI vs other countries FC+LA+T20s Bowling Records - Best Figures in a Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RK Illingworth	25.1	10	76	6	3.01	England XI	2	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
PI Faulkner	17.5	4	49	5	2.74	Aust XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	East London	9 Jan 1987	First-class
JDP Oram	14.0	5	17	4	1.21	N Zealanders	2	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
RM Hogg	13.0	4	23	4	1.76	Aust XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	East London	9 Jan 1987	First-class
TM Alderman	11.0	1	24	4	2.18	Aust XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	East London	9 Jan 1987	First-class
CRD Fernando	18.0	1	76	4	4.22	Sri Lankans	1	v SAf Invit XI	Benoni	9 Dec 2011	First-class
SE Bond	7.0	0	26	3	3.71	N Zealanders	4	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
M Watkinson	16.0	6	38	3	2.37	England XI	2	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
DL Vettori	11.5	1	44	3	3.71	N Zealanders	2	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
HMRKB Herath	24.0	4	58	3	2.41	Sri Lankans	1	v SAf Invit XI	Benoni	9 Dec 2011	First-class
AJ Tudor	15.5	6	61	3	3.85	England XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2000	First-class
Saeed Ajmal	27.0	6	66	3	2.44	Pakistanis	2	v SAf Invit XI	East London	25 Jan 2013	First-class
Junaid Khan	18.5	0	76	3	4.03	Pakistanis	2	v SAf Invit XI	East London	25 Jan 2013	First-class
JDP Oram	6.0	0	14	2	2.33	N Zealanders	4	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
DL Vettori	2.5	0	17	2	6.00	N Zealanders	4	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
RM Hogg	11.0	2	22	2	2.00	Aust XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	East London	9 Jan 1987	First-class
MP Vaughan	11.0	4	22	2	2.00	England XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2000	First-class
CS Martin	13.0	6	25	2	1.92	N Zealanders	2	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
Mohammad Irfan	7.0	0	26	2	3.71	Pakistanis	4	v SAf Invit XI	East London	25 Jan 2013	First-class
CS Martin	8.0	3	27	2	3.37	N Zealanders	4	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
TM Alderman	11.0	2	28	2	2.54	Aust XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	East London	9 Jan 1987	First-class
AJ Tudor	12.0	4	30	2	2.50	England XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2000	First-class
Umar Gul	12.0	3	32	2	2.66	Pakistanis	2	v SAf Invit XI	East London	25 Jan 2013	First-class
MA Ealham	15.0	6	35	2	2.33	England XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2000	First-class
Shoaib Malik	8.0	0	47	2	5.87	Pakistanis	1	v SAf Invit XI	Kimberley	6 Mar 2013	List A
Abdur Rehman	10.0	0	51	2	5.10	Pakistanis	1	v SAf Invit XI	Kimberley	6 Mar 2013	List A
AD Mullally	20.0	3	61	2	3.05	England XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2000	First-class
BAW Mendis	31.0	5	142	2	4.58	Sri Lankans	1	v SAf Invit XI	Benoni	9 Dec 2011	First-class
M Watkinson	3.0	1	4	1	1.33	England XI	4	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
MJ Mason	2.0	0	4	1	2.00	N Zealanders	4	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
TV Hohns	1.5	0	9	1	4.90	Aust XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	East London	9 Jan 1987	First-class
TV Hohns	8.0	2	15	1	1.87	Aust XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	East London	9 Jan 1987	First-class
MA Ealham	7.0	2	20	1	2.85	England XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2000	First-class
SE Bond	14.0	5	23	1	1.64	N Zealanders	2	v SAf Invit XI	Bloemfontein	25 Oct 2007	First-class
CG Rackemann	8.0	2	29	1	3.62	Aust XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	East London	9 Jan 1987	First-class
TT Samaraweera	8.0	0	33	1	4.12	Sri Lankans	1	v SAf Invit XI	Benoni	9 Dec 2011	First-class
Umar Gul	5.0	0	34	1	6.80	Pakistanis	1	v SAf Invit XI	Kimberley	6 Mar 2013	List A
Junaid Khan	11.0	1	35	1	3.18	Pakistanis	4	v SAf Invit XI	East London	25 Jan 2013	First-class
AD Mullally	15.0	5	38	1	2.53	England XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2000	First-class
JG Thomas	19.0	5	40	1	2.10	England XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	Pietermaritzburg	3 Feb 1990	First-class
NA Foster	21.0	5	40	1	1.90	England XI	1	v SAf Invit XI	Pietermaritzburg	3 Feb 1990	First-class
MC Ilott	14.0	6	41	1	2.92	England XI	2	v SAf Invit XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
RM Ellison	9.0	1	42	1	4.66	England XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	Pietermaritzburg	3 Feb 1990	First-class
Umar Gul	7.0	0	43	1	6.14	Pakistanis	4	v SAf Invit XI	East London	25 Jan 2013	First-class
Shahid Afridi	10.0	0	43	1	4.30	Pakistanis	1	v SAf Invit XI	Kimberley	6 Mar 2013	List A
Saeed Ajmal	18.0	6	45	1	2.50	Pakistanis	4	v SAf Invit XI	East London	25 Jan 2013	First-class
Junaid Khan	9.0	1	46	1	5.11	Pakistanis	1	v SAf Invit XI	Kimberley	6 Mar 2013	List A
Mohammad Irfan	12.0	1	54	1	4.50	Pakistanis	2	v SAf Invit XI	East London	25 Jan 2013	First-class
JG Thomas	13.0	3	56	1	4.30	England XI	3	v SAf Invit XI	Pietermaritzburg	3 Feb 1990	First-class

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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