Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
R Tattersall	28.0	10	52	7	1.85	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AV Bedser	32.3	10	58	7	1.78	England	1	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
AV Bedser	22.4	8	37	6	1.63	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
GWA Chubb	26.3	7	51	6	1.92	South Africa	2	v England	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JC Laker	28.0	8	55	6	1.96	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
R Tattersall	32.2	14	49	5	1.51	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AV Bedser	24.2	8	54	5	2.21	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
AMB Rowan	27.2	4	68	5	2.48	South Africa	4	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
GWA Chubb	34.4	9	77	5	2.22	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AMB Rowan	68.0	17	174	5	2.55	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
MG Melle	10.0	6	9	4	0.90	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
NBF Mann	24.0	16	24	4	1.00	South Africa	4	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
JC Laker	37.0	12	64	4	1.72	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
CN McCarthy	23.0	2	76	4	3.30	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
CN McCarthy	48.0	10	104	4	2.16	South Africa	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
GWA Chubb	46.2	12	146	4	3.15	South Africa	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AV Bedser	19.5	6	32	3	1.61	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
JC Laker	19.0	3	42	3	2.21	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JH Wardle	22.5	10	46	3	2.01	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
GWA Chubb	28.0	10	53	3	1.89	South Africa	4	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
R Tattersall	23.0	6	56	3	2.43	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AMB Rowan	29.0	4	75	3	2.58	South Africa	2	v England	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
NBF Mann	60.5	23	96	3	1.57	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
FR Brown	38.0	10	107	3	2.81	England	1	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
AV Bedser	63.0	18	122	3	1.93	England	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
MJ Hilton	61.3	18	176	3	2.86	England	1	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
FR Brown	20.0	10	31	2	1.55	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
JB Statham	18.0	6	33	2	1.83	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AV Bedser	19.3	6	36	2	1.84	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
AMB Rowan	27.0	9	44	2	1.62	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
AV Bedser	24.0	8	53	2	2.20	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
GWA Chubb	30.0	5	70	2	2.33	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
FR Brown	34.0	11	74	2	2.17	England	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AMB Rowan	24.1	2	77	2	3.18	South Africa	4	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
AV Bedser	58.0	14	113	2	1.94	England	1	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
NBF Mann	2.3	1	5	1	2.00	South Africa	4	v England	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
CN McCarthy	8.0	1	8	1	1.00	South Africa	4	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
JB Statham	7.0	2	8	1	1.14	England	1	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
R Tattersall	5.0	1	10	1	2.00	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
D Shackleton	15.0	5	20	1	1.33	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
CB van Ryneveld	8.0	0	26	1	3.25	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
R Tattersall	14.0	7	26	1	1.85	England	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
R Tattersall	18.0	6	29	1	1.61	England	1	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JB Statham	17.0	3	30	1	1.76	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
NBF Mann	16.0	5	37	1	2.31	South Africa	2	v England	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
R Tattersall	18.0	3	41	1	2.27	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JH Wardle	20.0	5	44	1	2.20	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
CN McCarthy	17.0	0	45	1	2.64	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
JC Laker	27.0	7	47	1	1.74	England	1	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
NBF Mann	32.0	12	51	1	1.59	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
JH Wardle	49.0	21	77	1	1.57	England	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
R Tattersall	47.0	20	80	1	1.70	England	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
R Tattersall	60.0	23	83	1	1.38	England	1	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
GWA Chubb	43.0	12	99	1	2.30	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
AMB Rowan	46.0	10	101	1	2.19	South Africa	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334

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