Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

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
WA Johnston	20.1	5	44	6	1.63	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
RR Lindwall	15.4	2	32	5	1.54	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
IWG Johnson	17.0	2	34	5	1.50	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
KR Miller	15.0	3	40	5	2.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
CL McCool	11.4	1	41	5	2.67	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
MG Melle	33.0	3	113	5	2.56	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
WA Johnston	18.2	6	39	4	1.60	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
KR Miller	14.0	3	42	4	2.25	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
WA Johnston	31.2	5	75	4	1.80	Australia	1	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
NBF Mann	28.0	3	105	4	2.81	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WA Johnston	6.0	1	10	3	1.25	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
IWG Johnson	7.0	1	21	3	2.25	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
G Noblet	17.1	7	21	3	0.91	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
NBF Mann	10.0	1	31	3	2.32	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
IWG Johnson	18.2	6	37	3	1.52	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
RR Lindwall	19.0	3	47	3	1.85	Australia	1	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
IWG Johnson	14.0	-	54	3	2.89	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
KR Miller	17.0	3	54	3	2.38	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WA Johnston	24.0	2	70	3	2.18	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
KR Miller	28.0	3	75	3	2.00	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
RR Lindwall	26.0	3	82	3	2.36	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
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
WA Johnston	12.0	4	21	2	1.31	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
NBF Mann	8.0	1	23	2	2.15	South Africa	4	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
CL McCool	7.0	-	29	2	3.10	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
CL McCool	5.0	1	29	2	4.35	Australia	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CL McCool	14.2	2	48	2	2.52	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
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
RR Lindwall	4.0	1	7	1	1.31	Australia	3	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
SJE Loxton	4.0	2	7	1	1.31	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CL McCool	9.0	3	15	1	1.25	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
KR Miller	8.0	-	24	1	2.25	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
SJE Loxton	6.0	-	25	1	3.12	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
IWG Johnson	16.0	5	38	1	1.78	Australia	1	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
DW Begbie	4.0	-	38	1	7.12	South Africa	1	v Australia	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
IWG Johnson	11.0	1	48	1	3.27	Australia	2	v South Africa	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
IWG Johnson	12.0	1	61	1	3.81	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WA Johnston	29.0	5	68	1	1.75	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
CL McCool	21.0	3	71	1	2.53	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
KR Miller	24.0	5	73	1	2.28	Australia	1	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
IWG Johnson	24.0	5	91	1	2.84	Australia	3	v South Africa	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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