Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs England

Players - vs England

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
ACB Langton	19.2	1	58	5	2.25	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
N Gordon	33.4	3	103	5	2.30	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
N Gordon	40.0	3	157	5	2.94	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EL Dalton	13.0	1	59	4	3.40	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	22.0	4	58	3	1.97	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
ACB Langton	35.0	12	71	3	1.52	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
B Mitchell	22.0	2	75	3	2.55	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
ACB Langton	30.7	3	117	3	2.84	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EL Dalton	6.5	0	29	2	3.28	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	12.0	3	37	2	2.31	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
N Gordon	15.0	1	47	2	2.35	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
ES Newson	25.6	5	58	2	1.68	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	14.0	0	59	2	3.16	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EL Dalton	27.0	3	100	2	2.77	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	29.0	0	127	2	3.28	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ES Newson	11.0	2	22	1	1.50	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
EL Dalton	10.0	1	42	1	3.15	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
ES Newson	13.0	0	53	1	3.05	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
EQ Davies	16.0	1	77	1	3.60	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EQ Davies	19.0	0	102	1	4.02	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EQ Davies	15.0	0	106	1	5.30	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ACB Langton	23.5	0	107	1	3.39	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ACB Langton	56.0	12	132	1	1.76	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
B Mitchell	37.0	4	133	1	2.69	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	55.2	10	174	1	2.36	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271

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>> 208/3 (57.0 ov, GH Vihari 40*, V Shankar 51*, CT Gaja 2/38) - Stumps

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>> 267/5 (70.0 ov, CR Gnaneshwar 87*, KV Sasikanth 31*, VG Zhimomi 4/45) - Stumps