Players
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 14.2 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 2.33 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 | |
| 9.4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.85 | England | 4 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
| 39.3 | 10 | 93 | 8 | 2.35 | NSW | 4 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 43.4 | 11 | 98 | 8 | 2.24 | NSW | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 30 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 18.1 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0.99 | NSW | 4 | v Wellington | Wellington | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 15.4 | 6 | 38 | 7 | 2.88 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
| 24.0 | 9 | 42 | 7 | 2.10 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
| 36.3 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 1.28 | NSW | 2 | v Wellington | Wellington | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 35.0 | 14 | 77 | 7 | 2.20 | NSW | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 30 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 44.1 | 10 | 95 | 7 | 2.15 | NSW | 3 | v Canterbury | Christchurch | 14 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 43.0 | 13 | 103 | 7 | 2.39 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Adelaide | 3 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1.25 | South Aust | 3 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 21 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 1.50 | Otago | 2 | v NSW | Dunedin | 20 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 43.3 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 0.80 | NSW | 3 | v South Aust | Sydney | 28 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 2.10 | NSW | 3 | v Otago | Dunedin | 20 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 30.0 | 3 | 87 | 6 | 2.90 | Auckland | 1 | v NSW | Auckland | 7 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 8.4 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 2.30 | New Zealand | 4 | v NSW | Christchurch | 30 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 23.4 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 1.39 | NSW | 1 | v Otago | Dunedin | 20 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 1.61 | NSW | 1 | v Canterbury | Christchurch | 14 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 16.2 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 2.78 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 | |
| 22.1 | 9 | 49 | 5 | 2.21 | NSW | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 3 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 43.0 | 17 | 61 | 5 | 1.41 | Victoria | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 25 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 25.4 | 6 | 64 | 5 | 2.97 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
| 26.0 | 2 | 77 | 5 | 2.96 | Wellington | 1 | v NSW | Wellington | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 35.0 | 11 | 77 | 5 | 2.20 | Victoria | 1 | v NSW | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 47.0 | 13 | 79 | 5 | 1.68 | Wellington | 3 | v NSW | Wellington | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 33.0 | 6 | 97 | 5 | 2.93 | Canterbury | 2 | v NSW | Christchurch | 14 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 49.0 | 9 | 115 | 5 | 2.81 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Johannesburg | 2 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 | |
| 41.5 | 8 | 141 | 5 | 3.37 | South Aust | 3 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1.20 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2.14 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 11.4 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 2.31 | South Aust | 3 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 21 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 1.10 | NSW | 1 | v Canterbury | Christchurch | 14 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 1.69 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Melbourne | 21 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 33.0 | 12 | 46 | 4 | 1.39 | NSW | 1 | v Otago | Dunedin | 20 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 8 | 53 | 4 | 2.52 | Victoria | 3 | v NSW | Sydney | 25 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 25.3 | 9 | 59 | 4 | 2.31 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 7 | 61 | 4 | 2.65 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 3 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 36.0 | 12 | 66 | 4 | 2.20 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 72 | 4 | 4.00 | NSW | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 3 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 3 | 73 | 4 | 3.17 | New Zealand | 2 | v NSW | Christchurch | 30 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 39.2 | 8 | 94 | 4 | 2.38 | Victoria | 3 | v NSW | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 0 | 94 | 4 | 5.52 | South Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 21 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 47.0 | 15 | 110 | 4 | 2.34 | South Aust | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 28 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 35.0 | 9 | 114 | 4 | 3.25 | NSW | 2 | v Victoria | Sydney | 25 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 35.0 | 6 | 118 | 4 | 4.04 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Johannesburg | 2 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 | |
| 52.0 | 15 | 127 | 4 | 2.44 | NSW | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 4.1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1.44 | NSW | 2 | v Auckland | Auckland | 7 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 11.2 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1.23 | NSW | 3 | v Otago | Dunedin | 20 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 1.33 | NSW | 4 | v Wellington | Wellington | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 2.58 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
| 23.5 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 1.34 | New Zealand | 2 | v NSW | Christchurch | 30 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 1.61 | Otago | 2 | v NSW | Dunedin | 20 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 1.32 | Victoria | 3 | v NSW | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 10.5 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3.60 | Victoria | 4 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 21.3 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 1.81 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 3 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 11 | 42 | 3 | 2.00 | Otago | 4 | v NSW | Dunedin | 20 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 3.03 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 4.88 | New Zealand | 4 | v NSW | Christchurch | 30 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 3.14 | NSW | 2 | v Auckland | Auckland | 7 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 3.53 | Auckland | 3 | v NSW | Auckland | 7 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 3.26 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
| 23.4 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 2.52 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
| 21.2 | 5 | 51 | 3 | 2.39 | South Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 3.18 | South Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 35.4 | 14 | 52 | 3 | 1.45 | Canterbury | 4 | v NSW | Christchurch | 14 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 3.16 | South Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 21 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 7.87 | Victoria | 4 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 9 | 65 | 3 | 2.95 | NSW | 1 | v South Aust | Sydney | 28 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 4.08 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
| 22.2 | 4 | 85 | 3 | 3.80 | NSW | 4 | v Victoria | Sydney | 25 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 39.3 | 8 | 87 | 3 | 2.20 | NSW | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 37.0 | 5 | 108 | 3 | 2.91 | South Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 42.0 | 9 | 124 | 3 | 2.95 | NSW | 1 | v South Aust | Sydney | 28 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 41.5 | 11 | 140 | 3 | 3.34 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Adelaide | 3 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 52.2 | 9 | 166 | 3 | 3.17 | South Aust | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 28 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 3.4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3.27 | Canterbury | 2 | v NSW | Christchurch | 14 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 3.3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4.28 | Wellington | 1 | v NSW | Wellington | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2.14 | NSW | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 30 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 6.5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2.48 | Auckland | 3 | v NSW | Auckland | 7 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2.16 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Melbourne | 21 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2.33 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 3 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 11.2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2.64 | NSW | 1 | v South Aust | Sydney | 28 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3.70 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3.17 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
| 17.0 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 2.35 | Wellington | 3 | v NSW | Wellington | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 2.33 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Melbourne | 21 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 3.46 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2.87 | NSW | 3 | v Canterbury | Christchurch | 14 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 4.60 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 3.42 | South Aust | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 28 Feb 1896 | First-class | |
| 26.4 | 10 | 50 | 2 | 1.87 | Wellington | 3 | v NSW | Wellington | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 2.38 | NSW | 2 | v Victoria | Sydney | 25 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 3.00 | South Aust | 3 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class | |
| 38.0 | 17 | 53 | 2 | 1.39 | Canterbury | 2 | v NSW | Christchurch | 14 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 3.31 | New Zealand | 2 | v NSW | Christchurch | 30 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 1.92 | NSW | 4 | v Victoria | Sydney | 25 Jan 1896 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 2.94 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
| 42.0 | 20 | 55 | 2 | 1.30 | Victoria | 1 | v NSW | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1895 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 2.63 | Victoria | 4 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1895 | First-class |
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