Players
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 14.3 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 1.61 | Victoria | 3 | v West Indians | Melbourne | 28 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 1.15 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 205 | |
| 48.0 | 19 | 87 | 7 | 1.81 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 | Test # 199 | |
| 48.4 | 13 | 135 | 7 | 2.08 | Victoria | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 20 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | - | 25 | 6 | 2.34 | West Indians | 1 | v Tasmania | Hobart | 24 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 14.2 | 3 | 41 | 6 | 2.15 | Victoria | 3 | v Queensland | Melbourne | 18 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 1.82 | M.C.C. | 2 | v W Province | Cape Town | 7 Mar 1931 | First-class | |
| 9.3 | - | 45 | 6 | 3.60 | West Indians | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 21 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 16.1 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 2.84 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 3.33 | M.C.C. | 3 | v OFS | Bloemfontein | 7 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 24.7 | 12 | 51 | 6 | 1.53 | Queensland | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 13.1 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 3.87 | M.C.C. | 4 | v E. Province | Gqeberha | 31 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 31.2 | 9 | 51 | 6 | 1.62 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Durban | 21 Feb 1931 | Test # 207 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 2.70 | Transvaal | 1 | v M.C.C. | Johannesburg | 16 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 24.3 | 5 | 57 | 6 | 2.32 | M.C.C. | 2 | v Rhodesia | Bulawayo | 6 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 38.5 | 10 | 63 | 6 | 1.62 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
| 31.0 | 7 | 70 | 6 | 1.69 | Victoria | 1 | v South Aust | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 26.2 | - | 83 | 6 | 3.15 | Natal | 2 | v M.C.C. | Pietermaritzburg | 10 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 25.3 | 3 | 87 | 6 | 3.41 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 | Test # 200 | |
| 43.4 | 15 | 92 | 6 | 1.58 | Queensland | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 18 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 12.3 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1.44 | M.C.C. | 1 | v W Province | Cape Town | 8 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2.08 | Queensland | 2 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 31 Oct 1930 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 1.90 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Sydney | 7 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 10.6 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 2.02 | Victoria | 2 | v Queensland | Melbourne | 18 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 10.3 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2.24 | South Aust | 3 | v Queensland | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 20.3 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 1.51 | M.C.C. | 3 | v Natal | Pietermaritzburg | 10 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 17.7 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 1.51 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 18 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 20.4 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 1.35 | NSW | 1 | v Queensland | Sydney | 11 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | - | 43 | 5 | 2.30 | South Aust | 3 | v West Indians | Adelaide | 5 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 8 | 45 | 5 | 1.95 | M.C.C. | 2 | v Transvaal | Johannesburg | 29 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 14.3 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 3.37 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1931 | Test # 203 | |
| 28.0 | 7 | 55 | 5 | 1.96 | M.C.C. | 2 | v Transvaal | Johannesburg | 16 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 2.33 | Griq West | 2 | v M.C.C. | Kimberley | 15 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 15.5 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 2.73 | South Aust | 3 | v West Indians | Adelaide | 7 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 29.2 | 3 | 58 | 5 | 1.97 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 16 Jan 1931 | Test # 204 | |
| 35.0 | 14 | 60 | 5 | 1.28 | Victoria | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 20 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 13.7 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 3.40 | West Indians | 3 | v Tasmania | Launceston | 20 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 26.1 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 2.40 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 | Test # 200 | |
| 18.2 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 3.43 | E. Province | 1 | v M.C.C. | Gqeberha | 31 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 39.1 | 14 | 64 | 5 | 1.63 | M.C.C. | 1 | v Natal | Durban | 21 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 3.20 | West Indians | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 28 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 2.56 | Queensland | 1 | v West Indians | Brisbane | 10 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 68 | 5 | 2.42 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 18 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 2 | 73 | 5 | 2.48 | NSW | 3 | v West Indians | Sydney | 21 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 87 | 5 | 4.66 | Victoria | 1 | v West Indians | Melbourne | 28 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 19.4 | - | 100 | 5 | 3.84 | West Indians | 4 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 7 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 101 | 5 | 3.29 | Victoria | 3 | v NSW | Sydney | 24 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 22.5 | 3 | 106 | 5 | 4.64 | Rhodesia | 1 | v M.C.C. | Bulawayo | 6 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 34.0 | 5 | 106 | 5 | 2.33 | South Aust | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 42.0 | 6 | 144 | 5 | 2.57 | South Aust | 1 | v West Indians | Adelaide | 7 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 48.0 | 5 | 180 | 5 | 2.81 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Adelaide | 18 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 1.58 | Queensland | 3 | v NSW | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 2.00 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Sydney | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 201 | |
| 7.4 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 2.30 | South Aust | 2 | v Queensland | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 9.1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 2.30 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 7 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 17.1 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 1.80 | M.C.C. | 3 | v W Province | Cape Town | 8 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2.58 | M.C.C. | 1 | v Natal | Pietermaritzburg | 10 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 2.21 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 205 | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 2.06 | West Indians | 2 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 1.45 | M.C.C. | 4 | v E. Province | Gqeberha | 31 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 30.0 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 1.30 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1931 | Test # 203 | |
| 21.0 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 1.46 | NSW | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 2.93 | West Indians | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 21 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 3.07 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 | Test # 200 | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 2.15 | M.C.C. | 3 | v Cape Provinc | East London | 24 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 14.6 | - | 44 | 4 | 2.23 | Queensland | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 11 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 11 | 45 | 4 | 1.73 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 | Test # 200 | |
| 12.3 | - | 45 | 4 | 2.72 | Victoria | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 24 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 3.46 | M.C.C. | 1 | v OFS | Bloemfontein | 7 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 1.56 | NSW | 2 | v Victoria | Sydney | 24 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 6 | 48 | 4 | 2.52 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 27 Feb 1931 | Test # 208 | |
| 13.3 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 3.70 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Sydney | 27 Feb 1931 | Test # 208 | |
| 15.5 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 2.44 | Victoria | 1 | v West Indians | Melbourne | 28 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 18.1 | 4 | 54 | 4 | 2.23 | NSW | 4 | v South Aust | Sydney | 7 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 19.1 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 2.81 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 201 | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 3.29 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 205 | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 3.05 | Victoria | 3 | v Queensland | Melbourne | 18 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 3.28 | West Indians | 1 | v Tasmania | Launceston | 20 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 27.2 | 8 | 59 | 4 | 2.15 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 | Test # 200 | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 3.00 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 7 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 1.75 | NSW | 3 | v Queensland | Sydney | 11 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 2.52 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 | Test # 200 | |
| 15.4 | - | 66 | 4 | 4.21 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 201 | |
| 26.0 | 8 | 67 | 4 | 1.93 | South Aust | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 31 Oct 1930 | First-class | |
| 27.4 | 3 | 67 | 4 | 2.42 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 21 Feb 1931 | Test # 207 | |
| 14.0 | - | 71 | 4 | 3.80 | South Aust | 1 | v West Indians | Adelaide | 5 Dec 1930 | First-class | |
| 23.1 | 4 | 73 | 4 | 3.15 | Transvaal | 3 | v M.C.C. | Johannesburg | 29 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 3.22 | West Indians | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 7 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 20.6 | 4 | 76 | 4 | 2.74 | West Indians | 4 | v NSW | Sydney | 21 Feb 1931 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | - | 80 | 4 | 3.00 | West Indians | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 20.5 | 2 | 83 | 4 | 3.98 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 | Test # 199 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 2.73 | NSW | 1 | v West Indians | Sydney | 21 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 3.39 | South Aust | 3 | v NSW | Sydney | 7 Nov 1930 | First-class | |
| 34.0 | 11 | 86 | 4 | 2.52 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 | Test # 199 | |
| 32.0 | 7 | 87 | 4 | 2.71 | England | 4 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
| 38.0 | 7 | 91 | 4 | 1.79 | South Aust | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1931 | First-class | |
| 41.3 | 9 | 95 | 4 | 2.28 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1931 | Test # 203 | |
| 38.0 | 7 | 96 | 4 | 2.52 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 | Test # 199 | |
| 17.5 | - | 98 | 4 | 4.17 | South Aust | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 31 Oct 1930 | First-class | |
| 38.0 | 8 | 105 | 4 | 2.07 | NSW | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 18 Dec 1930 | First-class |
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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 figuresPerformances 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:
Colombo Cricket Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live] >> 323/4 (91.5 ov, GS Dinusha 92*, A Bandara 122*, N Premaratne 0/61)
Badureliya Sports Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group B, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live] >> 334/6 (92.0 ov, HG Kumara 89*, S Lakshan 61*, MD Dilshan 0/36)
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live] >> 310/9 (88.3 ov, Nisala Abeyratne 1*, DS Tillakaratne 31*, ST de Silva 2/55)