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
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	-	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	-	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	-	60	2	2.81	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
FR Brown	11.0	-	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	-	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	-	25	1	6.25	England	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
FR Brown	9.0	-	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	-	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	-	76	1	2.71	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
DVP Wright	16.0	-	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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