Players IN Australia
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 10.3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 1.59 | Sth Africans | 3 | v Tasmania | Launceston | 19 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 6 | 52 | 8 | 1.77 | Victoria | 1 | v Queensland | Melbourne | 12 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 10.6 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 3.90 | West Aust | 4 | v Queensland | W.A.C.A | 19 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 22.3 | 8 | 51 | 7 | 1.70 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 19.1 | 2 | 62 | 7 | 2.43 | Queensland | 3 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 19 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 20.6 | 4 | 71 | 7 | 2.56 | Sth Africans | 3 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | - | 75 | 7 | 3.75 | West Aust | 3 | v Sth Africans | W.A.C.A | 26 Mar 1953 | First-class | |
| 37.1 | 13 | 81 | 7 | 1.63 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
| 42.1 | 6 | 127 | 7 | 2.26 | Queensland | 1 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 30 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 18.4 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 1.54 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Tasmania | Launceston | 19 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 1.72 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Adelaide | 28 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 14.3 | - | 53 | 6 | 2.76 | Sth Africans | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 2.53 | Victoria | 3 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 2.94 | South Aust | 4 | v Queensland | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 1.87 | South Aust | 2 | v West Aust | Adelaide | 20 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 20.5 | - | 71 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
| 21.0 | 2 | 72 | 6 | 2.57 | Australia | 2 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 2.60 | Queensland | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 29.4 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 2.13 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
| 15.3 | 1 | 85 | 6 | 4.14 | Victoria | 3 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 27 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 21.3 | 3 | 98 | 6 | 3.43 | South Aust | 3 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 32.0 | 3 | 117 | 6 | 2.74 | Sth Africans | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 14 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 46.0 | 8 | 152 | 6 | 2.47 | Australia | 2 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
| 46.0 | 3 | 165 | 6 | 2.69 | Queensland | 2 | v Sth Africans | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 9.1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 2.38 | NSW | 2 | v Queensland | Sydney | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 10.6 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 2.09 | NSW | 1 | v Sth Africans | Sydney | 14 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 3.31 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 28 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2.37 | NSW | 1 | v Victoria | Sydney | 23 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 30.0 | 8 | 60 | 5 | 1.50 | Australia | 4 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
| 15.5 | - | 61 | 5 | 2.92 | Queensland | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 63 | 5 | 2.95 | Sth Africans | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 30.2 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 1.63 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
| 31.0 | 10 | 71 | 5 | 1.71 | South Aust | 2 | v Sth Africans | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 33.7 | 6 | 73 | 5 | 1.61 | South Aust | 2 | v Queensland | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 14.1 | - | 78 | 5 | 4.14 | West Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 27 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 20.1 | 3 | 85 | 5 | 3.16 | Queensland | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 48.2 | 14 | 98 | 5 | 1.52 | Sth Africans | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 24 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 1 | 105 | 5 | 3.57 | NSW | 3 | v Victoria | Sydney | 23 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 35.1 | 7 | 108 | 5 | 2.30 | Aust XI | 2 | v Sth Africans | Sydney | 12 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 49.3 | 17 | 110 | 5 | 1.67 | Australia | 2 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 | |
| 33.0 | 9 | 118 | 5 | 2.68 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 37.5 | 5 | 119 | 5 | 2.37 | West Aust | 1 | v Sth Africans | W.A.C.A | 24 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
| 36.0 | 6 | 127 | 5 | 2.64 | Victoria | 2 | v NSW | Melbourne | 21 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 4.2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1.94 | NSW | 3 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 21 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 1.55 | Victoria | 2 | v Sth Africans | Melbourne | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | - | 28 | 4 | 1.90 | South Aust | 4 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 30 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 2.11 | NSW | 2 | v Queensland | Sydney | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2.06 | Victoria | 3 | v Sth Africans | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 2.08 | South Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 20.2 | 9 | 40 | 4 | 1.48 | Victoria | 3 | v Queensland | Melbourne | 12 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 14.2 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 2.10 | Australia | 1 | v South Africa | Sydney | 9 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
| 24.0 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 1.28 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 1.83 | South Aust | 3 | v West Aust | Adelaide | 20 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 27.7 | 11 | 46 | 4 | 1.23 | Queensland | 3 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 30 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 2.51 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 25.0 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 1.53 | West Aust | 1 | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 5 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 31.0 | 7 | 57 | 4 | 1.37 | South Aust | 2 | v Sth Africans | Adelaide | 31 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 2.90 | Queensland | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 62 | 4 | 2.21 | Australia | 1 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 2.73 | West Aust | 1 | v Sth Africans | W.A.C.A | 26 Mar 1953 | First-class | |
| 24.2 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 1.94 | Queensland | 1 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 19 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 21.6 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 2.24 | Victoria | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 14 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 72 | 4 | 2.70 | Australia | 3 | v South Africa | Sydney | 9 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
| 19.3 | 5 | 79 | 4 | 3.05 | Sth Africans | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 31 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 80 | 4 | 3.33 | West Aust | 3 | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 5 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 32.0 | 6 | 82 | 4 | 1.92 | South Aust | 2 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 30 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 29.1 | 8 | 86 | 4 | 2.21 | South Aust | 3 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 14 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 7 | 90 | 4 | 2.41 | NSW | 3 | v Sth Africans | Sydney | 14 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 31.0 | 6 | 91 | 4 | 2.20 | Queensland | 3 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 30 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 92 | 4 | 3.00 | Victoria | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 35.0 | 6 | 93 | 4 | 1.99 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Aust XI | Sydney | 12 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 95 | 4 | 3.56 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 6 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 32.0 | 10 | 99 | 4 | 2.32 | Sth Africans | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 31 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 100 | 4 | 3.94 | NSW | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 21 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 103 | 4 | 3.67 | NSW | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 21 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 28.7 | 2 | 104 | 4 | 2.70 | Queensland | 1 | v NSW | Brisbane | 24 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
| 22.5 | 3 | 106 | 4 | 3.51 | Sth Africans | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 29.6 | 4 | 111 | 4 | 2.79 | NSW | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 5 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 33.3 | 5 | 116 | 4 | 2.60 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
| 44.0 | 9 | 118 | 4 | 2.01 | Australia | 2 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 | |
| 25.7 | 2 | 122 | 4 | 3.53 | West Aust | 3 | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 5 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 44.0 | 6 | 142 | 4 | 2.42 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 | |
| 51.2 | 11 | 169 | 4 | 2.47 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 9 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
| 50.0 | 6 | 195 | 4 | 2.92 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 5.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1.33 | Sth Africans | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 26 Mar 1953 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0.53 | Sth Africans | 4 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 26 Mar 1953 | First-class | |
| 5.1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2.19 | Victoria | 2 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 27 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 3.1 | - | 16 | 3 | 3.84 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Adelaide | 28 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | - | 23 | 3 | 2.46 | NSW | 3 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 24 Oct 1952 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1.91 | Victoria | 3 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 27 Feb 1953 | First-class | |
| 11.7 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 1.51 | NSW | 1 | v Sth Africans | Sydney | 1 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | - | 27 | 3 | 2.02 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | - | 29 | 3 | 3.10 | NSW | 3 | v Queensland | Sydney | 7 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 1.55 | Australia | 1 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 1.65 | Queensland | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 25 Dec 1952 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | - | 33 | 3 | 2.25 | West Aust | 1 | v Sth Africans | W.A.C.A | 26 Mar 1953 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 2.47 | Sth Africans | 4 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 26 Mar 1953 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 2.12 | South Aust | 2 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 14 Nov 1952 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 1.41 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Tasmania | Launceston | 19 Jan 1953 | First-class | |
| 10.6 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2.58 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 28 Nov 1952 | First-class |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
North West vs Warriors at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 20th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live] >> 277/6 (81.0 ov, SA Mothoa 1/43) - Stumps
Lions vs Boland at Johannesburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 18th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live] >> 293/6 (74.0 ov, C Esterhuizen 50*, BC Fortuin 33*, S von Berg 1/55) - Stumps
Dolphins vs Titans at Centurion, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 19th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live] >> 196/9 (50.0 ov, O Cele 4/51) - Stumps