Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DG Phadkar	45.3	10	159	7	3.49	India	1	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
CN McCarthy	12.0	2	43	6	2.68	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
NBF Mann	37.4	14	59	6	1.18	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
DCS Compton	25.2	3	70	5	2.07	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AMB Rowan	31.2	3	80	5	1.92	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
PEW Jones	41.0	8	85	5	2.07	West Indies	4	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
CR Rangachari	29.4	4	107	5	3.60	India	1	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
CN McCarthy	35.7	3	114	5	2.38	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AMB Rowan	60.0	9	167	5	2.08	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
PEW Jones	10.0	3	30	4	3.00	West Indies	3	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
AV Bedser	13.5	2	39	4	2.14	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RO Jenkins	9.0	0	48	4	4.00	England	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
J Trim	27.0	7	48	4	1.77	West Indies	2	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
SN Banerjee	24.3	6	54	4	2.20	India	3	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
AV Bedser	38.0	9	61	4	1.20	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
NBF Mann	9.7	0	65	4	4.93	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AMB Rowan	34.0	10	69	4	1.52	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
DVP Wright	26.0	3	72	4	2.07	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
DG Phadkar	29.2	8	74	4	2.52	India	1	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
Ghulam Ahmed	35.2	5	94	4	2.66	India	1	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
AMB Rowan	44.0	8	108	4	1.84	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
SA Banerjee	30.0	3	120	4	4.00	India	1	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
W Ferguson	57.0	8	126	4	2.21	West Indies	2	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
C Gladwin	12.0	3	21	3	1.31	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
J Trim	16.0	5	28	3	1.75	West Indies	3	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
JDC Goddard	13.0	3	34	3	2.61	West Indies	2	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
GE Gomez	20.3	12	35	3	1.70	West Indies	3	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
RJ Christiani	23.0	1	52	3	2.26	West Indies	3	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
RO Jenkins	15.0	2	53	3	2.65	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
MH Mankad	26.0	4	54	3	2.07	India	1	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
RO Jenkins	22.3	6	64	3	2.14	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
GE Gomez	32.0	10	65	3	2.03	West Indies	2	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
AMB Rowan	10.0	0	65	3	4.87	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
W Ferguson	29.0	8	66	3	2.27	West Indies	2	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
MH Mankad	24.3	5	68	3	2.77	India	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
J Trim	30.0	3	69	3	2.30	West Indies	2	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
C Gladwin	30.5	6	70	3	1.71	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
MH Mankad	32.0	8	77	3	2.40	India	3	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
RO Jenkins	21.4	3	88	3	3.06	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
PEW Jones	28.4	5	90	3	3.13	West Indies	2	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
NBF Mann	51.0	18	95	3	1.39	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
CN McCarthy	26.0	1	102	3	2.94	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
DVP Wright	26.0	2	104	3	3.00	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
NBF Mann	30.0	2	107	3	2.67	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
L Tuckett	29.0	2	109	3	2.81	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
MH Mankad	75.0	16	202	3	2.69	India	1	v West Indies	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
AJ Watkins	3.0	0	16	2	4.00	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
PEW Jones	16.0	5	28	2	1.75	West Indies	2	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
GE Gomez	21.0	8	30	2	1.42	West Indies	2	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
GE Gomez	24.0	9	32	2	1.33	West Indies	2	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
JA Young	23.0	9	34	2	1.10	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
CN McCarthy	17.4	1	42	2	1.80	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
C Gladwin	24.0	7	43	2	1.34	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
CN McCarthy	12.2	2	50	2	3.06	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AV Bedser	18.0	5	51	2	2.12	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
JA Young	23.0	6	52	2	1.69	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
DS Atkinson	23.0	2	54	2	2.34	West Indies	2	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
Ghulam Ahmed	23.0	4	58	2	2.52	India	1	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
W Ferguson	20.0	2	72	2	3.60	West Indies	2	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
FJ Cameron	27.0	3	74	2	2.74	West Indies	2	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
MH Mankad	23.0	5	74	2	3.21	India	1	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
L Amarnath	23.0	4	75	2	3.26	India	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
CN McCarthy	20.0	2	75	2	2.81	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
GE Gomez	39.0	14	76	2	1.94	West Indies	2	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
JB Stollmeyer	15.0	0	80	2	5.33	West Indies	2	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
AV Bedser	24.0	3	81	2	2.53	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
DG Phadkar	31.0	7	82	2	2.64	India	3	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
Ghulam Ahmed	25.0	0	87	2	3.48	India	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
MH Mankad	59.0	10	176	2	2.98	India	1	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
AJ Watkins	5.0	2	5	1	0.75	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
B Mitchell	3.0	0	8	1	2.00	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
B Mitchell	6.0	0	9	1	1.12	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DCS Compton	16.0	11	11	1	0.51	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
NBF Mann	2.0	0	13	1	4.87	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
VS Hazare	6.0	1	13	1	2.16	India	3	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
DS Atkinson	3.0	0	16	1	5.33	West Indies	4	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
JDC Goddard	15.0	7	18	1	1.20	West Indies	3	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
JDC Goddard	12.2	7	19	1	1.54	West Indies	2	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
DS Atkinson	14.0	5	21	1	1.50	West Indies	2	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
JDC Goddard	8.0	1	26	1	3.25	West Indies	2	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
DVP Wright	9.0	3	29	1	2.41	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
C Gladwin	20.0	6	29	1	1.08	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
PEW Jones	14.4	4	31	1	2.11	West Indies	2	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
DCS Compton	10.0	0	34	1	2.55	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
LA Markham	8.0	0	34	1	3.18	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
DG Phadkar	16.0	5	35	1	2.18	India	1	v West Indies	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
DVP Wright	14.0	3	35	1	1.87	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
OC Dawson	7.0	2	35	1	3.75	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AJ Watkins	10.0	0	36	1	2.70	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
GE Gomez	28.0	12	37	1	1.32	West Indies	3	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
L Tuckett	10.0	0	38	1	2.85	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
C Gladwin	16.0	6	39	1	1.82	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
RO Jenkins	8.0	1	39	1	3.65	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
JDC Goddard	23.0	11	41	1	1.78	West Indies	4	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
AV Bedser	22.0	6	42	1	1.43	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
DS Atkinson	14.0	3	42	1	3.00	West Indies	4	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
AV Bedser	16.0	3	43	1	2.01	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
RO Jenkins	11.0	1	46	1	3.13	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
GE Gomez	29.0	10	47	1	1.62	West Indies	4	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
PEW Jones	17.0	3	48	1	2.82	West Indies	2	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308

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