Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RR Lindwall	16.5	4	38	7	1.71	Australia	3	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
JC Laker	37.0	9	103	7	2.78	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
ERH Toshack	17.0	6	29	6	1.27	Australia	3	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
W Ferguson	34.2	4	92	6	2.67	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
R Howorth	41.0	8	124	6	3.02	England	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
ERH Toshack	2.3	1	2	5	0.63	Australia	2	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
JDC Goddard	14.2	5	31	5	2.16	West Indies	2	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
HHH Johnson	34.5	13	41	5	1.17	West Indies	1	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
HHH Johnson	31.0	11	55	5	1.77	West Indies	3	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
W Ferguson	40.0	6	116	5	2.90	West Indies	3	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
W Ferguson	39.0	5	137	5	3.51	West Indies	1	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
VS Hazare	13.2	3	29	4	1.64	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
IWG Johnson	5.7	-	35	4	4.46	Australia	4	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
WA Johnston	10.0	1	44	4	3.30	Australia	4	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
PEW Jones	25.2	6	54	4	2.13	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
IWG Johnson	14.0	1	59	4	3.16	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
IWG Johnson	23.1	5	64	4	2.07	Australia	2	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
L Amarnath	21.0	3	78	4	2.78	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
K Cranston	25.0	5	78	4	3.12	England	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
L Amarnath	39.0	10	84	4	1.61	India	1	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
MH Mankad	37.0	4	135	4	2.73	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
CR Rangachari	41.0	5	141	4	2.57	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
LJ Johnson	5.2	2	8	3	1.14	Australia	3	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DG Phadkar	10.0	2	14	3	1.05	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	13.0	5	15	3	0.86	Australia	3	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
DT Ring	5.0	1	17	3	2.55	Australia	3	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
W Ferguson	15.0	5	23	3	1.53	West Indies	2	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
JB Stollmeyer	19.0	7	32	3	1.68	West Indies	3	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
EAV Williams	33.0	15	51	3	1.54	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
L Amarnath	20.0	3	52	3	1.95	India	3	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
EAV Williams	27.0	7	64	3	2.37	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
LJ Johnson	30.0	8	66	3	1.65	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
CL McCool	18.0	2	71	3	2.95	Australia	1	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
DT Ring	36.0	8	103	3	2.14	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
JC Laker	36.4	5	103	3	2.80	England	2	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
R Howorth	40.0	10	106	3	2.65	England	2	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
MH Mankad	34.0	3	113	3	2.49	India	1	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
HJ Butler	32.0	4	122	3	3.81	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
J Trim	10.0	6	6	2	0.60	West Indies	2	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
RR Lindwall	5.0	2	11	2	1.65	Australia	2	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WA Johnston	7.0	-	15	2	1.60	Australia	3	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	8.0	4	17	2	1.59	Australia	2	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
JDC Goddard	14.0	4	18	2	1.28	West Indies	4	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
RR Lindwall	10.7	2	19	2	1.31	Australia	3	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
IWG Johnson	13.0	7	22	2	1.26	Australia	3	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
IWG Johnson	14.0	3	22	2	1.17	Australia	1	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
KR Miller	9.0	3	25	2	2.08	Australia	1	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
SG Barnes	6.0	1	25	2	3.12	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
HJ Butler	8.0	2	27	2	3.37	England	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
WA Johnston	17.0	4	33	2	1.45	Australia	1	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	12.0	-	33	2	2.06	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
JC Laker	9.0	1	34	2	3.77	England	4	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
EAV Williams	24.4	12	34	2	1.37	West Indies	3	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
ESM Kentish	21.0	8	38	2	1.80	West Indies	1	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
KR Miller	9.0	1	39	2	3.25	Australia	2	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
W Ferguson	38.0	14	53	2	1.39	West Indies	1	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
SJE Loxton	19.0	1	61	2	2.40	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	25.0	5	66	2	1.98	Australia	2	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DG Phadkar	15.0	-	74	2	3.70	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
R Howorth	32.0	3	76	2	2.37	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
GOB Allen	16.0	-	82	2	5.12	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
JC Laker	36.0	11	94	2	2.61	England	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
JC Laker	30.0	12	95	2	3.16	England	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
MF Tremlett	31.0	1	98	2	3.16	England	2	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
MH Mankad	33.0	2	107	2	2.43	India	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
JC Laker	36.0	10	108	2	3.00	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
VS Hazare	21.3	1	110	2	3.85	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
MH Mankad	43.0	8	170	2	2.96	India	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
W Ferguson	3.4	1	4	1	1.09	West Indies	4	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
KR Miller	6.0	2	5	1	0.62	Australia	3	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
GOB Allen	2.4	-	5	1	1.87	England	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
RR Lindwall	3.0	-	9	1	2.25	Australia	3	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	3.0	-	10	1	2.50	Australia	4	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
SJE Loxton	4.0	1	10	1	1.87	Australia	3	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	9.0	6	11	1	0.91	Australia	3	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RR Lindwall	5.0	1	13	1	1.95	Australia	3	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
KR Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	Australia	3	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
BBM Gaskin	10.0	4	15	1	1.50	West Indies	4	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
CT Sarwate	5.0	1	16	1	2.40	India	1	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
GOB Allen	4.2	-	21	1	4.84	England	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
GE Gomez	8.0	2	22	1	2.75	West Indies	3	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
R Howorth	9.0	-	25	1	2.77	England	4	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
KR Miller	6.0	1	26	1	3.25	Australia	2	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
DG Phadkar	10.0	1	28	1	2.10	India	3	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
KR Miller	7.0	-	29	1	3.10	Australia	4	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
K Cranston	7.0	1	29	1	4.14	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
KR Miller	10.0	2	30	1	2.25	Australia	3	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RR Lindwall	12.0	3	30	1	1.87	Australia	1	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
L Amarnath	14.0	4	31	1	1.66	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
MH Mankad	9.0	-	31	1	2.58	India	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
K Cranston	13.0	3	31	1	2.38	England	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
EAV Williams	21.0	8	31	1	1.47	West Indies	1	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
MF Tremlett	14.0	4	35	1	2.50	England	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
JT Ikin	16.0	3	38	1	2.37	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
J Trim	13.0	2	38	1	2.92	West Indies	3	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
JDC Goddard	25.0	9	38	1	1.52	West Indies	3	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
JDC Goddard	24.0	8	43	1	1.79	West Indies	3	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
MF Tremlett	26.0	8	49	1	1.88	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
JDC Goddard	21.0	6	49	1	2.33	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
SG Barnes	18.0	4	51	1	2.12	Australia	3	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294

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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]