Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs Australia

Players - vs Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
CP Carter	29.5	4	91	6	3.05	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
JM Blanckenberg	24.4	6	78	5	3.16	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
JM Blanckenberg	31.0	5	82	4	2.64	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
CP Carter	21.0	3	66	3	3.14	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
CP Carter	20.0	1	68	3	3.40	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
WFE Marx	21.0	-	85	3	4.04	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
CP Carter	26.0	5	104	3	4.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
N Reid	21.0	3	63	2	3.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
JM Blanckenberg	30.0	3	100	2	3.33	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
WFE Marx	6.0	-	20	1	3.33	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
EP Nupen	15.0	2	42	1	2.80	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
HW Chapman	11.0	-	51	1	4.63	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
EP Nupen	16.0	3	59	1	3.68	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	5 Nov 1921	Test # 145
AW Nourse	30.0	5	89	1	2.96	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
JM Blanckenberg	21.0	2	105	1	5.00	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146

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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:

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>> 209/7 (90.0 ov, D Malan 2*, C Sandaru 25*, V Lahiru 0/14) - Stumps

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>> 259/3 (90.0 ov, DD de Soysa 129*, HG Kumara 55*, LA de Zoysa 1/47) - Stumps