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
SF Barnes	38.4	7	103	9	2.66	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
SF Barnes	26.5	9	56	8	2.08	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
SF Barnes	29.5	7	56	7	1.87	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
SF Barnes	32.0	10	88	7	2.75	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
CP Carter	28.0	8	50	6	1.78	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
SF Barnes	25.0	11	48	5	1.92	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
JW Hearne	16.0	4	49	5	3.06	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
SF Barnes	19.4	1	57	5	2.89	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
JM Blanckenberg	38.0	13	83	5	2.18	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
SF Barnes	38.0	8	102	5	2.68	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
JWHT Douglas	5.4	2	14	4	2.47	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
MW Booth	24.0	5	49	4	2.04	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
C Newberry	22.0	2	72	4	3.27	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
EB Lundie	46.3	9	101	4	2.17	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
HW Taylor	10.0	5	15	3	1.50	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
SF Barnes	16.0	3	26	3	1.62	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
AE Relf	16.2	3	31	3	1.89	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
W Rhodes	14.0	5	33	3	2.35	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
MC Bird	11.0	1	38	3	3.45	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
JM Blanckenberg	15.0	4	43	3	2.86	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
JM Blanckenberg	22.1	4	54	3	2.43	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
JM Blanckenberg	21.3	7	66	3	3.06	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
FE Woolley	22.0	4	71	3	3.22	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
C Newberry	26.0	2	93	3	3.57	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
FE Woolley	9.0	3	16	2	1.77	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
C Newberry	11.0	4	18	2	1.63	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
JWHT Douglas	8.0	2	19	2	2.37	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
AW Nourse	9.0	1	22	2	2.44	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
AE Relf	23.1	11	29	2	1.25	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
JWHT Douglas	13.4	2	34	2	2.48	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
JM Blanckenberg	20.0	4	35	2	1.75	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
MW Booth	10.0	-	38	2	3.80	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
AE Relf	29.0	12	40	2	1.37	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
CD Dixon	19.0	2	62	2	3.26	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
AW Nourse	29.0	7	74	2	2.55	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
JL Cox	30.0	8	74	2	2.46	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
HV Baumgartner	27.4	3	99	2	3.57	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
JM Blanckenberg	34.0	7	101	2	2.97	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
CP Carter	41.0	9	111	2	2.70	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
JL Cox	43.0	9	123	2	2.86	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
FE Woolley	3.0	1	5	1	1.66	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
W Rhodes	3.5	1	9	1	2.34	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
AE Relf	9.0	3	19	1	2.11	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
C Newberry	10.0	4	22	1	2.20	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
W Rhodes	13.0	5	23	1	1.76	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
FE Woolley	7.0	-	24	1	3.42	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
AE Relf	14.0	7	24	1	1.71	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
AE Relf	11.0	5	26	1	2.36	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
CP Carter	29.0	12	27	1	0.93	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
JWHT Douglas	9.0	1	34	1	3.77	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
JW Hearne	9.0	2	34	1	3.77	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
C Newberry	14.0	2	34	1	2.42	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
AW Nourse	13.0	4	36	1	2.76	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
HW Taylor	6.0	1	38	1	6.33	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
MW Booth	18.0	3	43	1	2.38	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
JM Blanckenberg	21.0	5	46	1	2.19	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
JWHT Douglas	14.0	1	51	1	3.64	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
W Rhodes	26.0	6	53	1	2.03	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
CD Dixon	21.0	4	56	1	2.66	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
JW Hearne	14.0	2	58	1	4.14	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
GPD Hartigan	18.0	5	72	1	4.00	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]