Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JB Iverson	19.4	8	27	6	1.03	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
R Tattersall	21.0	6	44	6	2.09	England	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
AM Moir	56.3	16	155	6	2.74	New Zealand	2	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
WA Johnston	11.0	2	35	5	2.38	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
AV Bedser	22.0	5	46	5	1.56	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
DVP Wright	19.0	3	48	5	2.52	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
FR Brown	18.0	4	49	5	2.04	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	20.3	4	59	5	2.17	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
TE Bailey	7.0	2	22	4	2.35	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
WA Johnston	13.7	1	26	4	1.40	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
FR Brown	12.0	2	26	4	1.62	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JB Iverson	18.0	3	37	4	1.54	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
AV Bedser	19.0	3	37	4	1.46	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
KR Miller	15.7	4	37	4	1.74	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
TE Bailey	17.1	5	40	4	1.75	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JB Iverson	13.0	3	43	4	2.48	Australia	4	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
AV Bedser	16.5	4	45	4	2.03	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
WA Johnston	27.0	4	73	4	2.02	Australia	4	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
KR Miller	21.7	5	76	4	2.60	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
DVP Wright	25.0	1	99	4	2.97	England	1	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
AV Bedser	43.0	4	107	4	1.86	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
FR Brown	44.0	4	153	4	2.60	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
AV Bedser	6.5	2	9	3	1.01	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
GF Cresswell	15.0	6	18	3	1.20	New Zealand	2	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
KR Miller	13.0	4	27	3	1.55	Australia	4	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
TE Bailey	12.0	4	28	3	1.75	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
RR Lindwall	12.0	1	29	3	1.81	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
TE Bailey	14.2	1	43	3	3.00	England	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
TB Burtt	27.0	14	46	3	1.70	New Zealand	2	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
RR Lindwall	13.3	0	51	3	2.85	Australia	2	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
DVP Wright	15.0	2	56	3	2.80	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
WA Johnston	25.0	4	58	3	1.74	Australia	2	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
JB Iverson	26.0	4	68	3	1.96	Australia	2	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
AV Bedser	26.0	4	74	3	2.13	England	1	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
RR Lindwall	21.0	1	77	3	2.75	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
IWG Johnson	31.0	8	94	3	2.27	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
R Tattersall	25.5	5	95	3	2.78	England	1	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
RT Simpson	4.0	1	4	2	1.00	England	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
TE Bailey	11.0	2	18	2	1.63	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
RR Lindwall	7.0	3	21	2	2.25	Australia	4	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
WA Johnston	9.0	1	28	2	2.33	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
KR Miller	10.0	1	29	2	2.17	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
WA Johnston	11.0	2	30	2	2.04	Australia	4	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
GF Cresswell	18.0	8	31	2	1.72	New Zealand	4	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
JB Iverson	20.0	4	36	2	1.35	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
TB Burtt	21.2	10	36	2	1.68	New Zealand	4	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
KR Miller	13.0	0	39	2	2.25	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
AV Bedser	16.3	2	43	2	1.96	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JA Hayes	20.0	2	44	2	2.20	New Zealand	2	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
RR Lindwall	13.0	2	46	2	2.65	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
TE Bailey	15.0	3	47	2	2.35	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
TE Bailey	30.0	9	51	2	1.70	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
JB Iverson	20.0	4	52	2	1.95	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
RR Lindwall	16.0	0	60	2	2.81	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
FR Brown	11.0	0	63	2	4.29	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
IWG Johnson	25.6	6	63	2	1.83	Australia	4	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
AM Moir	28.0	5	65	2	2.32	New Zealand	2	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
GF Cresswell	34.0	10	75	2	2.20	New Zealand	2	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
DVP Wright	27.0	2	99	2	3.66	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
DVP Wright	21.0	2	109	2	3.89	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
GB Hole	5.0	0	10	1	1.50	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
FR Brown	6.0	1	10	1	1.66	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
FR Brown	3.0	1	14	1	3.50	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
R Tattersall	15.0	9	16	1	1.06	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
DCS Compton	4.6	1	18	1	2.84	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
DB Close	6.0	1	20	1	2.50	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
KR Miller	7.0	3	21	1	2.25	Australia	4	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
IWG Johnson	13.0	3	24	1	1.38	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
C Washbrook	4.0	0	25	1	6.25	England	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
FR Brown	9.0	0	28	1	2.33	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
WA Johnston	13.0	6	31	1	1.78	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
IWG Johnson	10.0	2	32	1	2.40	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
TE Bailey	15.0	3	32	1	1.60	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
FR Brown	9.0	1	32	1	2.66	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
FR Brown	15.2	3	34	1	2.21	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
AV Bedser	24.0	10	34	1	1.41	England	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
KR Miller	13.0	2	36	1	2.07	Australia	2	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
WA Johnston	11.0	3	36	1	2.45	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
DVP Wright	9.0	0	42	1	3.50	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JB Statham	24.0	6	47	1	1.95	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
R Tattersall	16.0	3	48	1	3.00	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
JJ Warr	21.0	0	76	1	2.71	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
DVP Wright	16.0	0	81	1	3.79	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
AV Bedser	41.0	10	83	1	2.02	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
JA Hayes	43.0	11	85	1	1.97	New Zealand	2	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
TB Burtt	49.0	23	99	1	2.02	New Zealand	2	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
R Tattersall	27.0	2	116	1	3.22	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330

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