Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	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	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	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]