Bowling Best Figures Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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
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
AV Bedser	13.5	2	39	4	2.14	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RO Jenkins	9.0	-	48	4	4.00	England	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AV Bedser	38.0	9	61	4	1.20	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
NBF Mann	9.7	-	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
AMB Rowan	44.0	8	108	4	1.84	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
C Gladwin	12.0	3	21	3	1.31	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RO Jenkins	15.0	2	53	3	2.65	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
RO Jenkins	22.3	6	64	3	2.14	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AMB Rowan	10.0	-	65	3	4.87	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
C Gladwin	30.5	6	70	3	1.71	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
RO Jenkins	21.4	3	88	3	3.06	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
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
AJ Watkins	3.0	-	16	2	4.00	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
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
CN McCarthy	20.0	2	75	2	2.81	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AV Bedser	24.0	3	81	2	2.53	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AJ Watkins	5.0	2	5	1	0.75	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
B Mitchell	3.0	-	8	1	2.00	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
B Mitchell	6.0	-	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	-	13	1	4.87	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
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
DCS Compton	10.0	-	34	1	2.55	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
LA Markham	8.0	-	34	1	3.18	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
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	-	36	1	2.70	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
L Tuckett	10.0	-	38	1	2.85	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RO Jenkins	8.0	1	39	1	3.65	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
C Gladwin	16.0	6	39	1	1.82	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AV Bedser	22.0	6	42	1	1.43	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
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
RO Jenkins	14.0	3	50	1	2.67	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AV Bedser	17.0	4	51	1	2.25	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
C Gladwin	30.0	7	51	1	1.27	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AV Bedser	17.0	-	54	1	2.38	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
MA Hanley	18.0	4	57	1	2.37	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
OC Dawson	16.5	3	59	1	2.66	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AMB Rowan	30.0	5	65	1	1.62	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AMB Rowan	23.0	1	70	1	2.28	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
B Mitchell	18.0	1	79	1	3.29	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
CN McCarthy	26.0	2	95	1	2.74	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AMB Rowan	41.0	4	155	1	2.83	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 442/7 (108.5 ov, BJ Webster 1*, SPD Smith 97*, BA Carse 3/98)

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]