Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MG Melle	10.3	2	22	9	1.59	Sth Africans	3	v Tasmania	Launceston	19 Jan 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	20.6	4	71	7	2.56	Sth Africans	3	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	37.1	13	81	7	1.63	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
ERH Fuller	18.4	5	38	6	1.54	Sth Africans	1	v Tasmania	Launceston	19 Jan 1953	First-class
PNF Mansell	14.3	-	53	6	2.76	Sth Africans	2	v Victoria	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
MG Melle	20.5	-	71	6	2.58	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	29.4	9	84	6	2.13	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
HJ Tayfield	32.0	3	117	6	2.74	Sth Africans	2	v NSW	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	46.2	19	62	5	1.33	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
ARA Murray	16.0	4	63	5	2.95	Sth Africans	1	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
ERH Fuller	30.2	4	66	5	1.63	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
HJ Tayfield	48.2	14	98	5	1.52	Sth Africans	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	24 Oct 1952	First-class
ARA Murray	33.0	9	118	5	2.68	Sth Africans	1	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Nov 1952	First-class
JC Watkins	23.5	14	22	4	0.92	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JC Watkins	24.0	8	41	4	1.28	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
JC Watkins	22.3	9	41	4	1.82	Sth Africans	1	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	14.0	1	47	4	2.51	Sth Africans	1	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	19.3	5	79	4	3.05	Sth Africans	1	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	35.0	6	93	4	1.99	Sth Africans	1	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	32.0	10	99	4	2.32	Sth Africans	1	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
MG Melle	22.5	3	106	4	3.51	Sth Africans	1	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	33.3	5	116	4	2.60	South Africa	3	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	44.0	6	142	4	2.42	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
ARA Murray	51.2	11	169	4	2.47	South Africa	2	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
HJ Tayfield	50.0	6	195	4	2.92	Sth Africans	1	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Nov 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	5.5	2	10	3	1.33	Sth Africans	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	14.0	7	10	3	0.53	Sth Africans	4	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
MG Melle	12.0	4	17	3	1.41	Sth Africans	1	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
MG Melle	10.0	-	27	3	2.02	Sth Africans	1	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	19.4	7	29	3	1.47	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
ARA Murray	28.0	15	30	3	1.07	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
ERH Fuller	10.0	2	33	3	2.47	Sth Africans	4	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
MG Melle	18.0	2	34	3	1.41	Sth Africans	1	v Tasmania	Launceston	19 Jan 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	32.0	12	42	3	1.31	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
HJ Tayfield	22.0	8	45	3	2.04	Sth Africans	3	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	16.0	4	54	3	2.53	Sth Africans	4	v NSW	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	19.0	3	58	3	2.28	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
HJ Tayfield	32.0	8	73	3	1.71	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
ERH Fuller	19.0	4	74	3	2.92	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
ARA Murray	38.0	17	81	3	1.59	Sth Africans	2	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	38.0	9	94	3	1.85	South Africa	2	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
MG Melle	26.0	2	95	3	2.74	South Africa	3	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	28.0	7	96	3	2.57	Sth Africans	3	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
PNF Mansell	21.0	-	101	3	3.60	Sth Africans	3	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	28.1	4	109	3	2.90	Sth Africans	1	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	35.4	4	129	3	2.72	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
JC Watkins	17.0	11	9	2	0.39	Sth Africans	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	8.1	3	13	2	1.20	Sth Africans	4	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	16.0	11	14	2	0.87	Sth Africans	3	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
HJ Keith	10.0	5	15	2	1.50	Sth Africans	1	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	9.0	4	15	2	1.25	Sth Africans	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	6.0	1	17	2	2.12	Sth Africans	4	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	23.0	16	19	2	0.82	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
ARA Murray	11.0	5	19	2	1.29	Sth Africans	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	13.0	4	29	2	1.67	Sth Africans	2	v NSW	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	8.0	3	29	2	2.71	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
MG Melle	11.0	2	39	2	2.65	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
PNF Mansell	11.0	-	46	2	3.13	Sth Africans	1	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
JC Watkins	26.0	13	47	2	1.35	South Africa	3	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
JC Watkins	38.0	20	51	2	1.34	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
HJ Tayfield	38.0	15	53	2	1.39	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
HJ Keith	20.0	3	54	2	2.02	Sth Africans	3	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	24.6	10	56	2	1.69	Sth Africans	2	v NSW	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
MG Melle	32.0	10	67	2	1.57	Sth Africans	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	24 Oct 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	20.0	4	71	2	3.55	Sth Africans	1	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
ERH Fuller	17.0	2	73	2	3.22	Sth Africans	2	v Victoria	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	15.0	2	82	2	4.10	Sth Africans	4	v NSW	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	32.0	1	113	2	2.64	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
ERH Fuller	25.0	2	119	2	3.57	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
HJ Keith	4.0	3	2	1	0.37	Sth Africans	2	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
DJ McGlew	2.0	-	5	1	1.87	Sth Africans	1	v Tasmania	Launceston	19 Jan 1953	First-class
JE Cheetham	3.0	1	6	1	2.00	Sth Africans	3	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
HJ Keith	2.0	-	11	1	4.12	Sth Africans	1	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	8.0	3	12	1	1.50	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
HJ Keith	6.0	1	15	1	2.50	Sth Africans	3	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	12.0	5	16	1	1.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
ERH Fuller	10.0	2	19	1	1.42	Sth Africans	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	10.0	3	24	1	1.80	Sth Africans	3	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
JC Watkins	27.0	17	29	1	1.07	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
PNF Mansell	18.0	9	29	1	1.61	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
ARA Murray	31.0	16	29	1	0.93	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
ERH Fuller	8.0	1	32	1	3.00	Sth Africans	3	v Tasmania	Launceston	19 Jan 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	28.0	15	35	1	1.25	Sth Africans	1	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
PNF Mansell	7.0	-	40	1	4.28	South Africa	3	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
PNF Mansell	10.0	-	40	1	3.00	Sth Africans	3	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
MG Melle	9.0	-	41	1	3.41	Sth Africans	1	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	13.0	-	43	1	2.48	Sth Africans	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	24 Oct 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	12.0	3	43	1	2.68	Sth Africans	3	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	27.0	8	43	1	1.59	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
MG Melle	10.0	-	47	1	3.52	Sth Africans	3	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
MG Melle	10.0	1	50	1	3.75	South Africa	3	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
HJ Keith	17.0	4	50	1	2.94	Sth Africans	1	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	5.7	-	52	1	6.63	Sth Africans	1	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	18.0	3	53	1	2.94	Sth Africans	3	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	30.0	11	56	1	1.86	Sth Africans	1	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	12.0	1	58	1	3.62	South Africa	3	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
MG Melle	11.0	-	58	1	3.95	Sth Africans	2	v Victoria	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	23.0	7	59	1	1.92	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
MG Melle	12.0	1	70	1	4.37	Sth Africans	3	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	26.0	4	77	1	2.22	Sth Africans	1	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
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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