Bowling Most 5wi Career

North vs other countries FC Bowling Records - Most 5 wickets in Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
FW Lillywhite (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1849	13	21	842+	210.2+	68	269	98	8/?	8.15*	1.91*	30.07	3	12	5
WR Hillyer (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1853	21	38	1550+	387.2+	54	403	124	8/?	9.59*	2.24*	29.80	8	11	4
J Wisden (SOUTH)	1851-1857	10	15	1278+	319.2+	152	410	45	8/?	11.71*	1.92*	36.51	1	5	2
J Bayley (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1842	6	11	757+	189.1+	-	-	48	7/?	-	-	29.11	4	4	2
J Dean (MCC/SOUTH)	1840-1857	22	23	621+	155.1+	39	224	33	6/?	11.20*	2.29*	29.57	1	2	1
G Griffith (SOUTH/SUR)	1857-1857	4	8	718	179.2	81	231	21	8/36	11.00	1.93	34.19	1	2	0
T Sherman (SOUTH/SUR)	1850-1857	7	8	892+	223.0+	55	333	20	6/?	23.78*	2.23*	63.71	0	2	0
W Caffyn (SOUTH/SUR)	1850-1857	16	16	905+	226.1+	103	303	30	6/57	10.10*	2.00*	30.16	0	2	0
G Millyard (SOUTH)	1836-1838	4	3	0+	0.0+	0	0	9	5/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0
KF Barrington (SOUTH)	1955-1955	1	2	124	20.4	0	112	7	6/70	16.00	5.41	17.71	0	1	0
GG Brown (SOUTH)	1854-1856	3	3	128	32.0	6	96	10	5/25	9.60	4.50	12.80	0	1	0
E Jones (AUS)	1896-1896	1	2	150	30.0	13	63	6	5/56	10.50	2.52	25.00	0	1	0
FJ Titmus (SOUTH)	1955-1955	1	2	246	41.0	8	152	6	5/100	25.33	3.70	41.00	0	1	0
H Trumble (AUS)	1896-1896	1	2	276	55.1	15	115	10	6/69	11.50	2.50	27.60	1	1	1
John Lillywhite (SOUTH)	1855-1857	6	6	304	76.0	7	118	12	7/33	9.83	2.32	25.33	1	1	1
E Hinkly (SOUTH)	1853-1854	2	4	363	90.3	43	102	12	6/17	8.50	1.68	30.25	1	1	1
W Martingell (SOUTH/SUR)	1851-1857	8	9	387+	96.3+	30	189	12	6/13	15.75*	2.93*	32.25	1	1	0
J Cobbett (MCC/SOUTH)	1836-1841	7	10	524+	131.0+	0	0	30	7/?	-	-	52.40	1	1	1
E Willsher (SOUTH)	1853-1857	5	8	635	158.3	69	222	24	7/37	9.25	2.09	26.45	3	1	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class]

Southern Rocks vs Mashonaland Eagles at Masvingo, Logan Cup 10th Match, Feb 3-6, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 226/6 (47.0 ov, W Madhevere 73*, Ali Hasnain 23*, Matthew Campbell 0/23) - Stumps

Lions vs Warriors at Gqeberha, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 23rd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 114/4 (40.3 ov, PWA Mulder 26*, C Esterhuizen 12*, K Mungroo 0/26) - Stumps