Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MH Mankad	47.0	27	52	8	1.10	India	2	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
Fazal Mahmood	27.3	11	42	7	1.52	Pakistan	3	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
HJ Tayfield	37.1	13	81	7	1.63	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
SP Gupte	66.0	15	162	7	2.45	India	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
MG Melle	20.5	0	71	6	2.58	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
DT Ring	21.0	2	72	6	2.57	Australia	2	v South Africa	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
WA Johnston	46.0	8	152	6	2.47	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
S Ramadhin	24.5	11	26	5	1.04	West Indies	4	v India	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
Fazal Mahmood	24.1	8	52	5	2.15	Pakistan	1	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
RR Lindwall	30.0	8	60	5	1.50	Australia	4	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	46.2	19	62	5	1.33	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
DG Phadkar	29.3	4	64	5	2.16	India	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
AL Valentine	27.5	9	64	5	2.29	West Indies	1	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
ERH Fuller	30.2	4	66	5	1.63	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
MH Mankad	65.0	31	72	5	1.10	India	3	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
DG Phadkar	32.0	10	72	5	2.25	India	1	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
FM King	31.0	9	74	5	2.38	West Indies	1	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
MH Mankad	24.2	3	79	5	3.24	India	3	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
SP Gupte	48.0	14	107	5	2.22	India	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
WA Johnston	49.3	17	110	5	1.67	Australia	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
AL Valentine	53.5	20	127	5	2.35	West Indies	1	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
SP Gupte	65.1	14	180	5	2.76	India	2	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
MH Mankad	82.0	17	228	5	2.78	India	2	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
JC Watkins	23.5	14	22	4	0.92	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
Ghulam Ahmed	23.0	7	35	4	1.52	India	3	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
L Amarnath	21.0	10	40	4	1.90	India	1	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
RR Lindwall	14.2	1	40	4	2.10	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JC Watkins	24.0	8	41	4	1.28	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
AL Valentine	41.0	21	58	4	1.41	West Indies	2	v India	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
KR Miller	21.0	3	62	4	2.21	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
RR Lindwall	20.0	3	72	4	2.70	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
GE Gomez	47.0	25	72	4	1.53	West Indies	3	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	2.72	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
HJ Tayfield	33.3	5	116	4	2.60	South Africa	3	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
R Benaud	44.0	9	118	4	2.01	Australia	2	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
SP Gupte	56.2	19	122	4	2.16	India	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
Amir Elahi	39.4	4	134	4	3.37	Pakistan	1	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
Fazal Mahmood	64.0	19	141	4	2.20	Pakistan	2	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
HJ Tayfield	44.0	6	142	4	2.42	South Africa	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
AL Valentine	67.0	22	149	4	2.22	West Indies	3	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
ARA Murray	51.2	11	169	4	2.47	South Africa	2	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
GS Ramchand	13.0	6	20	3	1.53	India	1	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
RR Lindwall	14.0	2	29	3	1.55	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
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
Mahmood Hussain	23.0	7	35	3	1.52	Pakistan	1	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
HJ Tayfield	32.0	12	42	3	1.31	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
KR Miller	17.0	1	48	3	2.11	Australia	1	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
KR Miller	22.0	5	51	3	1.73	Australia	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
MH Mankad	25.0	11	52	3	2.08	India	1	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
IWG Johnson	30.0	7	52	3	1.30	Australia	4	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
Ghulam Ahmed	33.0	11	56	3	1.69	India	3	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
PNF Mansell	19.0	3	58	3	2.28	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
S Ramadhin	24.5	7	58	3	2.33	West Indies	3	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
GO Rabone	24.0	4	62	3	2.58	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
AL Valentine	34.0	14	71	3	2.08	West Indies	3	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
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
SP Gupte	33.2	10	77	3	2.31	India	3	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
Ghulam Ahmed	45.0	19	83	3	1.84	India	2	v Pakistan	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
GE Gomez	42.0	12	84	3	2.00	West Indies	1	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
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
S Nyalchand	64.0	33	97	3	1.51	India	2	v Pakistan	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
SP Gupte	41.0	10	99	3	2.41	India	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
Mahmood Hussain	46.0	11	114	3	2.47	Pakistan	2	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
Mahmood Hussain	35.0	5	121	3	3.45	Pakistan	2	v India	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
MH Mankad	46.0	15	125	3	2.71	India	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
HJ Tayfield	35.4	4	129	3	2.72	South Africa	1	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
MH Mankad	68.0	23	155	3	2.27	India	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
Maqsood Ahmed	5.0	1	12	2	2.40	Pakistan	1	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
CL Walcott	16.0	10	12	2	0.75	West Indies	3	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
VS Hazare	9.0	2	13	2	1.44	India	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
ARA Murray	23.0	16	19	2	0.82	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
Amir Elahi	7.0	1	20	2	2.85	Pakistan	3	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
R Benaud	6.6	1	20	2	2.22	Australia	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
Gul Mohammad	7.3	2	21	2	2.80	India	2	v Pakistan	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
R Benaud	5.0	1	21	2	3.15	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
DG Phadkar	11.4	2	24	2	2.05	India	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
MB Poore	19.0	8	28	2	1.47	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
PNF Mansell	8.0	3	29	2	2.71	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
FMM Worrell	20.0	4	32	2	1.60	West Indies	3	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
KR Miller	18.0	6	33	2	1.37	Australia	3	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
GS Ramchand	15.0	6	33	2	2.20	India	4	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
RV Divecha	19.0	4	36	2	1.89	India	1	v Pakistan	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
AH Kardar	21.0	7	37	2	1.76	Pakistan	2	v India	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
MG Melle	11.0	2	39	2	2.65	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
SP Gupte	9.0	1	42	2	4.66	India	1	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
GS Ramchand	16.0	3	43	2	2.68	India	3	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
MB Poore	8.0	1	43	2	5.37	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
JC Watkins	26.0	13	47	2	1.35	South Africa	3	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
FMM Worrell	26.0	9	47	2	1.80	West Indies	1	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
GS Ramchand	17.0	4	48	2	2.82	India	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
JC Watkins	38.0	20	51	2	1.34	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
Khan Mohammad	20.0	5	52	2	2.60	Pakistan	1	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	11	52	2	1.92	Pakistan	2	v India	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
AH Kardar	34.0	12	53	2	1.55	Pakistan	1	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
AL Valentine	35.0	16	53	2	1.51	West Indies	4	v India	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
HJ Tayfield	38.0	15	53	2	1.39	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368

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