Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs Australia

Players - vs Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AMB Rowan	15.4	7	19	9	0.91	Transvaal	1	v Australians	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
GF Cresswell	48.3	18	100	8	2.06	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Dunedin	17 Mar 1950	First-class
HJ Tayfield	8.4	1	23	7	2.02	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
AMB Rowan	21.0	6	49	6	1.75	Transvaal	3	v Australians	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
AW Keightley-Smith	23.3	6	66	6	2.11	Transvaal	2	v Australians	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
PNF Mansell	14.7	-	89	6	4.48	Rhodesia	2	v Australians	Bulawayo	11 Nov 1949	First-class
A Tayfield	23.4	5	105	6	3.35	Natal	1	v Australians	Pietermaritzburg	24 Feb 1950	First-class
HJ Tayfield	16.2	3	65	5	3.00	African XI	2	v Australians	Johannesburg	17 Mar 1950	First-class
MG Melle	33.0	3	113	5	2.56	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
SA Thwaits	19.1	6	45	4	1.76	W Province	1	v Australians	Cape Town	02 Dec 1949	First-class
LJ Heaney	19.0	5	46	4	1.81	Transvaal	3	v Australians	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
AR MacGibbon	24.0	2	65	4	2.70	Canterbury	2	v Australians	Christchurch	03 Mar 1950	First-class
A Tayfield	13.0	2	68	4	3.92	African XI	2	v Australians	Johannesburg	17 Mar 1950	First-class
LE McNamara	11.0	-	73	4	4.97	Griq West	1	v Australians	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
MG Melle	16.6	1	82	4	3.67	African XI	1	v Australians	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
LW Payn	30.7	5	100	4	2.42	Natal	1	v Australians	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
NBF Mann	28.0	3	105	4	2.81	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
BAL Wiles	24.0	-	109	4	3.40	NE Transvaal	1	v Australians	Pretoria	04 Feb 1950	First-class
NBF Mann	10.0	1	31	3	2.32	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
DW Begbie	8.0	-	33	3	3.09	Transvaal	2	v Australians	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
AE Cresswell	19.0	3	35	3	1.84	Wellington	2	v Australians	Wellington	01 Apr 1950	First-class
JD Alderson	16.4	5	46	3	2.76	Canterbury	2	v Australians	Christchurch	03 Mar 1950	First-class
GRM Bolus	20.0	7	48	3	1.80	W Province	1	v Australians	Cape Town	02 Dec 1949	First-class
HB Birrell	13.5	1	71	3	3.90	E. Province	1	v Australians	Gqeberha	07 Jan 1950	First-class
C Burke	19.1	1	79	3	4.12	Auckland	1	v Australians	Auckland	17 Feb 1950	First-class
HB Cave	22.0	2	82	3	3.72	Wellington	2	v Australians	Wellington	01 Apr 1950	First-class
SA Thwaits	22.0	4	84	3	2.86	W Province	3	v Australians	Cape Town	02 Dec 1949	First-class
MA Hanley	21.0	-	90	3	3.21	W Province	2	v Australians	Cape Town	10 Mar 1950	First-class
HJ Tayfield	28.0	3	93	3	2.49	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
HJ Tayfield	21.0	3	96	3	3.42	Natal	1	v Australians	Pietermaritzburg	24 Feb 1950	First-class
JR Liddle	20.0	-	97	3	3.63	E. Province	1	v Australians	Gqeberha	07 Jan 1950	First-class
FJD Stokes-Waller	14.0	-	100	3	5.35	NE Transvaal	2	v Australians	Benoni	05 Nov 1949	First-class
MA Hanley	27.0	6	100	3	2.77	W Province	1	v Australians	Cape Town	02 Dec 1949	First-class
NBF Mann	51.6	13	101	3	1.46	South Africa	4	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JE Waddington	29.0	11	104	3	2.68	African XI	1	v Australians	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
HJ Tayfield	32.0	5	112	3	2.62	African XI	1	v Australians	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
JE Waddington	29.0	2	128	3	3.31	Griq West	1	v Australians	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
NBF Mann	8.0	1	23	2	2.15	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
LA Markham	6.0	-	30	2	3.75	Natal	1	v Australians	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
FE Hemmingson	14.0	4	33	2	2.35	Auckland	1	v Australians	Auckland	17 Feb 1950	First-class
JR Reid	28.0	8	39	2	1.39	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Dunedin	17 Mar 1950	First-class
CLW Randall	16.5	1	42	2	2.49	Wellington	2	v Australians	Wellington	01 Apr 1950	First-class
MA Hanley	7.0	-	46	2	4.92	W Province	3	v Australians	Cape Town	02 Dec 1949	First-class
JC Watkins	19.0	3	56	2	2.21	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
HJ Tayfield	16.0	2	58	2	2.71	Natal	1	v Australians	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
AP Singleton	12.0	-	63	2	3.93	Rhodesia	2	v Australians	Bulawayo	11 Nov 1949	First-class
EA Watson	32.0	8	80	2	2.50	Otago	1	v Australians	Dunedin	10 Mar 1950	First-class
GM Henderson	19.0	2	81	2	3.19	African XI	2	v Australians	Durban	16 Dec 1949	First-class
SD du Toit	13.0	-	82	2	4.73	E. Province	1	v Australians	Gqeberha	07 Jan 1950	First-class
CN McCarthy	14.7	1	85	2	4.28	Natal	3	v Australians	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
AW Burnett	16.0	-	89	2	4.17	NE Transvaal	1	v Australians	Pretoria	04 Feb 1950	First-class
GRM Bolus	32.0	11	89	2	2.08	W Province	2	v Australians	Cape Town	10 Mar 1950	First-class
CN McCarthy	25.0	2	90	2	2.70	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
NBF Mann	28.4	4	92	2	2.42	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
EH Hawkins	16.0	-	97	2	4.54	OFS	1	v Australians	Bloemfontein	26 Nov 1949	First-class
DC Cleverley	22.0	3	100	2	4.54	Auckland	1	v Australians	Auckland	17 Feb 1950	First-class
HJ Tayfield	25.0	1	103	2	3.09	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
NBF Mann	26.0	2	105	2	3.02	E. Province	1	v Australians	Gqeberha	07 Jan 1950	First-class
SA Thwaits	37.0	7	106	2	2.14	W Province	2	v Australians	Cape Town	10 Mar 1950	First-class
LD Smith	25.0	2	108	2	4.32	Otago	1	v Australians	Dunedin	10 Mar 1950	First-class
CN McCarthy	31.0	4	113	2	2.73	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
R Beesly	25.0	-	122	2	3.66	Border	1	v Australians	East London	14 Jan 1950	First-class
MG Melle	23.0	2	132	2	4.30	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
HJ Tayfield	37.0	4	141	2	2.85	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
HJ Tayfield	49.0	5	144	2	2.20	South Africa	4	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
NBF Mann	36.0	4	154	2	3.20	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
LJ Heaney	2.0	-	6	1	2.25	Transvaal	4	v Australians	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
RK Thorne	8.0	1	14	1	1.31	Border	1	v Australians	East London	14 Jan 1950	First-class
JC Watkins	6.0	-	22	1	2.75	Natal	1	v Australians	Pietermaritzburg	24 Feb 1950	First-class
CG Snook	5.0	-	22	1	4.40	Canterbury	2	v Australians	Christchurch	03 Mar 1950	First-class
OC Dawson	5.0	-	29	1	4.35	Natal	1	v Australians	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
J Cowie	21.0	8	29	1	1.38	Auckland	3	v Australians	Auckland	17 Feb 1950	First-class
J Cowie	23.0	7	30	1	1.30	Auckland	1	v Australians	Auckland	17 Feb 1950	First-class
JB Donaldson	9.0	2	30	1	3.33	Auckland	1	v Australians	Auckland	17 Feb 1950	First-class
A Dunn	7.0	1	31	1	3.32	Griq West	1	v Australians	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
MG Melle	6.0	-	35	1	4.37	Transvaal	4	v Australians	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
MG Melle	10.0	1	36	1	2.70	African XI	2	v Australians	Johannesburg	17 Mar 1950	First-class
LJ Heaney	20.0	8	38	1	1.42	Transvaal	2	v Australians	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
DW Begbie	4.0	-	38	1	7.12	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
LE McNamara	7.0	-	40	1	4.28	Griq West	3	v Australians	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
LW Payn	13.0	2	40	1	2.30	Natal	3	v Australians	Pietermaritzburg	24 Feb 1950	First-class
HE Penning	5.2	-	42	1	6.00	NE Transvaal	2	v Australians	Benoni	05 Nov 1949	First-class
RM Murray	19.0	4	42	1	2.21	Wellington	2	v Australians	Wellington	01 Apr 1950	First-class
CN McCarthy	14.0	-	46	1	2.46	Natal	1	v Australians	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
EV Witte	16.0	5	47	1	2.20	W Province	3	v Australians	Cape Town	02 Dec 1949	First-class
LJ Heaney	18.0	5	47	1	1.95	Transvaal	1	v Australians	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
JP McNally	10.0	-	52	1	3.90	Griq West	1	v Australians	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
ES Newson	15.0	2	54	1	2.70	Rhodesia	2	v Australians	Bulawayo	11 Nov 1949	First-class
SH Martin	14.0	2	55	1	2.94	Rhodesia	2	v Australians	Bulawayo	11 Nov 1949	First-class
CN McCarthy	13.0	1	56	1	3.23	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
HV Paton	8.0	1	57	1	5.34	NE Transvaal	1	v Australians	Pretoria	04 Feb 1950	First-class
MG Melle	12.0	-	58	1	3.62	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
JC Watkins	12.0	2	59	1	3.68	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
JE Waddington	19.0	1	60	1	2.36	African XI	2	v Australians	Durban	16 Dec 1949	First-class
TB Burtt	15.0	4	70	1	4.66	Canterbury	2	v Australians	Christchurch	03 Mar 1950	First-class
FJD Stokes-Waller	9.0	-	77	1	6.41	NE Transvaal	1	v Australians	Pretoria	04 Feb 1950	First-class
GWF Overton	45.0	14	94	1	2.08	Otago	1	v Australians	Dunedin	10 Mar 1950	First-class
HJ Tayfield	31.0	4	103	1	2.49	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
TA Freeman	38.0	9	108	1	2.84	Otago	1	v Australians	Dunedin	10 Mar 1950	First-class
LW Payn	27.5	2	111	1	3.01	African XI	2	v Australians	Durban	16 Dec 1949	First-class

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