Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	14.0	7	13	6	0.69	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
HJ Tayfield	36.0	17	62	6	1.29	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
NAT Adcock	19.0	4	43	5	1.69	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
NAT Adcock	26.0	8	45	5	1.29	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
DEJ Ironside	19.0	4	51	5	2.01	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JC Watkins	16.0	6	34	4	1.59	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
CB van Ryneveld	20.6	1	67	4	2.42	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
NAT Adcock	19.0	1	86	4	3.39	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
DEJ Ironside	46.3	16	117	4	1.89	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
HJ Tayfield	26.1	12	35	3	1.00	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
DEJ Ironside	20.5	10	37	3	1.34	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
NAT Adcock	14.0	4	38	3	2.03	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
NAT Adcock	14.0	2	44	3	2.35	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
CB van Ryneveld	28.6	6	69	3	1.80	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
JC Watkins	12.0	4	13	2	0.81	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
JC Watkins	14.0	7	16	2	0.85	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
DEJ Ironside	14.0	5	20	2	1.07	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
NAT Adcock	19.0	1	45	2	1.77	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
HJ Tayfield	29.0	12	48	2	1.24	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
CB van Ryneveld	23.0	1	93	2	3.03	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
ARA Murray	7.0	4	8	1	0.85	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
ARA Murray	8.0	3	10	1	0.93	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JC Watkins	14.0	6	21	1	1.12	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
NAT Adcock	11.3	1	27	1	1.78	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
JC Watkins	15.0	5	28	1	1.40	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
ARA Murray	12.0	3	30	1	1.87	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
ARA Murray	17.0	7	34	1	1.50	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
HJ Tayfield	29.3	15	35	1	0.89	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
CB van Ryneveld	21.0	9	42	1	1.50	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
ARA Murray	21.0	4	49	1	1.75	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
DEJ Ironside	23.2	6	50	1	1.61	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
HJ Tayfield	17.0	5	51	1	2.25	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
HJ Tayfield	8.2	2	53	1	4.81	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
HJ Tayfield	33.0	10	80	1	1.81	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
ARA Murray	34.0	8	93	1	2.05	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
NAT Adcock	29.0	3	105	1	2.71	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379

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