Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Players - 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
HJ Tayfield	8.4	1	23	7	2.02	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
MG Melle	33.0	3	113	5	2.56	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
NBF Mann	28.0	3	105	4	2.81	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
NBF Mann	10.0	1	31	3	2.32	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
HJ Tayfield	28.0	3	93	3	2.49	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
NBF Mann	51.6	13	101	3	1.46	South Africa	4	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
NBF Mann	8.0	1	23	2	2.15	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
JC Watkins	19.0	3	56	2	2.21	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
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
HJ Tayfield	25.0	1	103	2	3.09	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CN McCarthy	31.0	4	113	2	2.73	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
MG Melle	23.0	2	132	2	4.30	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	3 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	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
DW Begbie	4.0	-	38	1	7.12	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CN McCarthy	13.0	1	56	1	3.23	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
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
HJ Tayfield	31.0	4	103	1	2.49	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321

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