Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	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	0	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	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	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	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	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	0	5	1	1.87	England	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
RR Lindwall	3.0	0	9	1	2.25	Australia	3	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	3.0	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	0	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	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	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	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]