Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AP Freeman	32.0	12	71	7	2.21	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
AP Freeman	32.3	6	115	7	3.53	England	1	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
NA Quinn	29.5	5	92	6	3.08	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
AJ Bell	30.4	7	99	6	3.22	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
H Larwood	42.4	17	57	5	1.33	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
AP Freeman	39.4	13	100	5	2.52	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
CL Vincent	45.0	10	105	5	2.33	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
AL Ochse	25.1	2	79	4	3.13	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
DPB Morkel	31.0	6	93	4	3.00	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
AL Ochse	20.0	0	99	4	4.95	South Africa	3	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
RWV Robins	19.0	4	32	3	1.68	England	4	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
FE Woolley	13.1	3	35	3	2.65	England	3	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
DPB Morkel	20.0	4	40	3	2.00	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
JC White	23.0	7	40	3	1.73	England	3	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
DPB Morkel	24.0	6	63	3	2.62	South Africa	3	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
MW Tate	44.0	14	65	3	1.47	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
CL Vincent	19.0	0	67	3	3.52	South Africa	4	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
Q McMillan	28.0	7	78	3	2.78	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
EW Clark	36.0	8	79	3	2.19	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
AP Freeman	35.0	7	92	3	2.62	England	3	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
MW Tate	39.0	9	108	3	2.76	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
G Geary	49.0	15	121	3	2.46	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
G Geary	22.3	13	18	2	0.80	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
NA Quinn	15.3	4	30	2	1.93	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
MW Tate	26.0	8	40	2	1.53	England	1	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
DPB Morkel	14.0	1	43	2	3.07	South Africa	4	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
RWV Robins	24.0	5	47	2	1.95	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
G Geary	37.0	18	50	2	1.35	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
JC White	35.0	12	61	2	1.74	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
NA Quinn	27.0	8	62	2	2.29	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
PGH Fender	32.0	10	64	2	2.00	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
CL Vincent	30.0	5	76	2	2.53	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
AL Ochse	28.0	2	88	2	3.14	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
CL Vincent	34.0	4	93	2	2.73	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
NA Quinn	31.0	3	95	2	3.06	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
F Barratt	10.0	4	8	1	0.80	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
RES Wyatt	4.0	0	13	1	3.25	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
JAJ Christy	3.0	0	15	1	5.00	South Africa	3	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
H Larwood	12.0	3	17	1	1.41	England	4	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
WR Hammond	8.0	3	19	1	2.37	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
B Mitchell	8.0	3	21	1	2.62	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
FE Woolley	13.0	4	25	1	1.92	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
MW Tate	11.0	3	27	1	2.45	England	4	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
F Barratt	20.0	7	30	1	1.50	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
H Larwood	17.0	4	35	1	2.05	England	1	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
CL Vincent	15.0	3	42	1	2.80	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
B Mitchell	13.0	1	45	1	3.46	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
MW Tate	26.0	5	50	1	1.92	England	3	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
FE Woolley	18.0	5	51	1	2.83	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
DPB Morkel	22.0	6	54	1	2.45	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
RES Wyatt	16.0	4	54	1	3.37	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
NA Quinn	20.0	2	55	1	2.75	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
PGH Fender	15.4	3	55	1	3.51	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
AJ Bell	14.0	0	58	1	4.14	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
DPB Morkel	18.0	5	61	1	3.38	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
H Larwood	20.0	4	65	1	3.25	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
AJ Bell	32.0	3	113	1	3.53	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184

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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]