Players
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 38.5 | 15 | 55 | 8 | 1.41 | India | 1 | v England | Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 55 | 7 | 2.29 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 12.7 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 2.21 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 2.28 | England | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 12.0 | - | 62 | 6 | 3.87 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 3.75 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 35.3 | 9 | 91 | 6 | 2.56 | India | 1 | v England | Delhi | 2 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
| 27.5 | 6 | 102 | 6 | 2.76 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 7.6 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2.51 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 2.12 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 21.0 | 4 | 52 | 5 | 1.85 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 19.3 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 2.32 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 32.0 | 11 | 61 | 5 | 1.90 | England | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 29.2 | 7 | 69 | 5 | 2.35 | New Zealand | 2 | v West Indies | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 37.1 | 14 | 70 | 5 | 1.88 | India | 2 | v England | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 36.4 | 11 | 86 | 5 | 2.34 | West Indies | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 30.0 | 9 | 88 | 5 | 2.20 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 40.0 | 9 | 90 | 5 | 1.68 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 25.0 | 4 | 99 | 5 | 2.97 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 22.5 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 1.40 | England | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 38.2 | 21 | 39 | 4 | 1.01 | West Indies | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 30.5 | 9 | 53 | 4 | 1.71 | India | 3 | v England | Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| 35.0 | 13 | 54 | 4 | 1.54 | India | 2 | v England | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 76.0 | 47 | 58 | 4 | 0.76 | India | 3 | v England | Delhi | 2 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
| 20.0 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 2.32 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 26.0 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 1.90 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 26.0 | 6 | 77 | 4 | 2.96 | India | 3 | v England | Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| 38.1 | 10 | 83 | 4 | 2.17 | England | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| 52.5 | 16 | 89 | 4 | 1.68 | India | 1 | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| 57.0 | 22 | 91 | 4 | 1.59 | India | 2 | v England | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 95 | 4 | 3.09 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 29.0 | 5 | 96 | 4 | 3.31 | England | 1 | v India | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 48.0 | 13 | 104 | 4 | 2.16 | England | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| 30.5 | 3 | 111 | 4 | 2.71 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 13.0 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1.53 | England | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1.33 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 34.4 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 0.83 | West Indies | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3.37 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 25.0 | 12 | 41 | 3 | 1.64 | West Indies | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 12.2 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2.57 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 13.2 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 2.83 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 14.3 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 2.66 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 38.0 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 1.34 | West Indies | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 4.33 | New Zealand | 2 | v West Indies | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 33.0 | 15 | 53 | 3 | 1.60 | India | 1 | v England | Delhi | 2 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
| 18.2 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 2.38 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 34.1 | 9 | 61 | 3 | 1.78 | India | 2 | v England | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 16.5 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 2.79 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 27.0 | 5 | 68 | 3 | 1.88 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 78 | 3 | 2.54 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 25.4 | 2 | 80 | 3 | 2.35 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 38.0 | 11 | 89 | 3 | 2.34 | India | 1 | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| 39.0 | 15 | 93 | 3 | 1.78 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 34.0 | 8 | 112 | 3 | 3.29 | England | 1 | v India | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 2.0 | - | 7 | 2 | 2.62 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 3.5 | - | 7 | 2 | 1.44 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 7.5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0.98 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1.50 | West Indies | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1.82 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.42 | England | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1.87 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2.08 | West Indies | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2.06 | England | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2.31 | New Zealand | 4 | v West Indies | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 2.16 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 16.0 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 2.29 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 2.78 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 7.4 | - | 52 | 2 | 6.78 | New Zealand | 1 | v West Indies | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 2.75 | England | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 25.0 | 7 | 55 | 2 | 2.20 | India | 3 | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2.33 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 2.25 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 17.0 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 2.60 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 20.0 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 2.21 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 2.60 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 33.0 | 9 | 60 | 2 | 1.81 | India | 1 | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| 24.0 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 1.90 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 2.77 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 35.0 | 13 | 64 | 2 | 1.82 | India | 3 | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1951 | Test # 344 | |
| 41.0 | 19 | 73 | 2 | 1.78 | West Indies | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
| 27.5 | 7 | 77 | 2 | 2.76 | England | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 30.0 | 6 | 79 | 2 | 1.97 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 4.42 | England | 2 | v India | Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| 39.0 | 13 | 94 | 2 | 2.41 | England | 2 | v India | Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| 53.0 | 17 | 95 | 2 | 1.79 | England | 2 | v India | Delhi | 2 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
| 40.0 | 8 | 96 | 2 | 2.40 | New Zealand | 1 | v West Indies | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 40.0 | 9 | 100 | 2 | 2.50 | England | 2 | v India | Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| 73.0 | 26 | 162 | 2 | 2.21 | India | 3 | v England | Delhi | 2 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
| 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.50 | West Indies | 3 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.75 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1.68 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.00 | India | 4 | v England | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1.37 | India | 4 | v England | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1.80 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 3.0 | - | 12 | 1 | 3.00 | West Indies | 4 | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1.95 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 4.3 | - | 14 | 1 | 2.40 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
| 10.0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1.50 | India | 1 | v England | Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 | |
| 13.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1.23 | India | 4 | v England | Brabourne | 14 Dec 1951 | Test # 342 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1.88 | India | 3 | v England | Chennai | 6 Feb 1952 | Test # 348 |
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