Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WJ Whitty	16.0	7	17	6	1.06	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
RO Schwarz	11.4	-	47	6	4.02	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
A Cotter	20.0	2	69	6	3.45	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
WJ Whitty	39.2	5	104	6	2.64	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
HV Hordern	14.2	2	66	5	4.60	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
RO Schwarz	25.0	6	102	5	4.08	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
WJ Whitty	24.0	11	33	4	1.37	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
A Cotter	15.0	3	47	4	3.13	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
RO Schwarz	15.0	3	48	4	3.20	South Africa	4	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
WJ Whitty	27.0	5	66	4	2.44	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
HV Hordern	21.0	3	73	4	3.47	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
WJ Whitty	21.0	4	75	4	3.57	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
RO Schwarz	22.0	2	76	4	3.45	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
WJ Whitty	22.0	5	78	4	3.54	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
CB Llewellyn	16.0	-	81	4	5.06	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
WW Armstrong	42.4	9	103	4	2.41	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
CB Llewellyn	31.0	4	107	4	3.45	South Africa	2	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
WW Armstrong	48.0	9	134	4	2.79	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
HV Hordern	15.0	1	39	3	2.60	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
SJ Pegler	17.4	3	40	3	2.26	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
COC Pearse	12.0	-	56	3	4.66	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
AEE Vogler	15.0	3	59	3	3.93	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
WJ Whitty	29.0	6	81	3	2.79	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
GA Faulkner	28.2	5	101	3	3.56	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
A Cotter	6.5	-	16	2	2.34	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
WW Armstrong	6.0	1	17	2	2.83	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
A Cotter	6.0	1	22	2	3.66	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
WJ Whitty	9.0	2	32	2	3.55	Australia	4	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
AW Nourse	8.1	-	32	2	3.91	South Africa	4	v Australia	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
WJ Whitty	11.1	3	32	2	2.86	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
GA Faulkner	10.4	-	34	2	3.18	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
C Kelleway	15.1	4	37	2	2.43	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
GA Faulkner	15.0	3	56	2	3.73	South Africa	4	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
A Cotter	18.0	1	60	2	3.33	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
C Kelleway	23.0	4	64	2	2.78	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
RO Schwarz	19.0	2	68	2	3.57	South Africa	2	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
CB Llewellyn	10.0	-	69	2	6.90	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
JH Sinclair	21.0	2	72	2	3.42	South Africa	4	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
A Cotter	17.0	2	73	2	4.29	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
JH Sinclair	27.0	6	83	2	3.07	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
JH Sinclair	25.5	3	86	2	3.32	South Africa	2	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
CB Llewellyn	25.0	-	92	2	3.68	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
A Cotter	38.0	4	100	2	2.63	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
WJ Whitty	34.0	7	114	2	3.35	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
HV Hordern	30.1	1	117	2	3.87	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
A Cotter	43.0	5	158	2	3.67	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
C Kelleway	4.0	1	4	1	1.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
VS Ransford	4.0	2	9	1	2.25	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
SJ Pegler	6.3	1	24	1	3.69	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
CG Macartney	12.0	3	26	1	2.16	Australia	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
AEE Vogler	8.0	2	30	1	3.75	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
RO Schwarz	15.0	2	34	1	2.26	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
LA Stricker	10.0	-	36	1	3.60	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
RO Schwarz	9.0	-	42	1	4.66	South Africa	4	v Australia	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
SJ Pegler	10.0	-	43	1	4.30	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
AW Nourse	12.0	2	43	1	3.58	South Africa	2	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
CB Llewellyn	12.0	-	48	1	4.00	South Africa	4	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
JH Sinclair	13.0	1	53	1	4.07	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
GA Faulkner	12.0	1	55	1	4.58	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
SJ Pegler	10.4	-	58	1	5.43	South Africa	4	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
GA Faulkner	11.0	-	59	1	5.36	South Africa	2	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
CB Llewellyn	15.0	1	65	1	4.33	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
RO Schwarz	13.0	-	66	1	5.07	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
C Kelleway	17.0	3	67	1	3.94	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
WW Armstrong	26.0	4	68	1	2.61	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
C Kelleway	24.0	6	72	1	3.00	Australia	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
JH Sinclair	19.4	-	80	1	4.06	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
GA Faulkner	18.0	2	82	1	4.55	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
SJ Pegler	17.0	1	88	1	5.17	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
RO Schwarz	38.0	4	168	1	4.42	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114

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