Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TE Bailey	16.0	7	34	7	2.12	England	1	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
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
GO Rabone	38.7	10	68	6	1.31	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
S Ramadhin	67.0	34	113	6	1.68	West Indies	1	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
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
ESM Kentish	29.0	11	49	5	1.68	West Indies	4	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
DEJ Ironside	19.0	4	51	5	2.01	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JR Reid	16.0	5	34	4	1.59	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	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
S Ramadhin	53.0	30	50	4	0.94	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
JR Reid	32.0	16	51	4	1.19	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
AR MacGibbon	20.0	2	62	4	2.32	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JB Statham	27.0	6	64	4	2.37	England	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
S Ramadhin	35.0	14	65	4	1.85	West Indies	2	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
CB van Ryneveld	20.6	1	67	4	2.42	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
AR MacGibbon	33.0	13	71	4	1.61	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
JC Laker	50.0	27	71	4	1.42	England	3	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
GS Sobers	28.5	9	75	4	2.60	West Indies	2	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
JC Laker	30.1	6	81	4	2.68	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
NAT Adcock	19.0	1	86	4	3.39	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
JB Statham	36.0	6	90	4	2.50	England	1	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
DEJ Ironside	46.3	16	117	4	1.89	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
GE Gomez	9.2	3	16	3	1.71	West Indies	2	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
JH Wardle	12.3	4	24	3	1.92	England	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
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
RW Blair	19.0	4	42	3	1.65	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
NAT Adcock	14.0	2	44	3	2.35	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
AL Valentine	31.0	10	50	3	1.61	West Indies	2	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
CL Walcott	34.0	18	52	3	1.52	West Indies	2	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
AR MacGibbon	22.1	2	55	3	1.86	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
AR MacGibbon	22.0	5	61	3	2.07	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
AL Valentine	51.5	30	61	3	1.17	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
GWF Overton	32.0	10	65	3	1.52	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
CB van Ryneveld	28.6	6	69	3	1.80	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
S Ramadhin	37.0	17	71	3	1.91	West Indies	4	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
AR MacGibbon	27.0	4	73	3	2.02	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
GAR Lock	41.0	14	76	3	1.85	England	1	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
DS Atkinson	58.0	27	78	3	1.34	West Indies	1	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
FS Trueman	29.0	7	88	3	3.03	England	3	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
JB Statham	27.0	6	90	3	3.33	England	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
FM King	48.2	16	97	3	2.00	West Indies	2	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
DS Atkinson	9.0	7	5	2	0.55	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
JC Watkins	12.0	4	13	2	0.81	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
JB Stollmeyer	6.0	1	14	2	2.33	West Indies	4	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
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
TE Bailey	12.0	2	20	2	1.66	England	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
GE Gomez	13.4	3	28	2	2.04	West Indies	4	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
JC Laker	21.0	11	32	2	1.52	England	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
GWF Overton	12.1	1	33	2	2.04	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
GAR Lock	14.0	2	36	2	2.57	England	3	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
RW Blair	16.0	4	39	2	1.82	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
FS Trueman	15.4	4	39	2	2.48	England	1	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
DCS Compton	8.4	1	40	2	4.61	England	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
TE Bailey	22.0	9	41	2	1.86	England	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
AR MacGibbon	10.0	0	44	2	3.30	New Zealand	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
NAT Adcock	19.0	1	45	2	1.77	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
FM King	26.0	12	45	2	1.73	West Indies	2	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
HJ Tayfield	29.0	12	48	2	1.24	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
RW Blair	17.0	4	50	2	2.20	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JB Statham	17.0	2	50	2	2.94	England	3	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
FM King	18.0	6	56	2	3.11	West Indies	4	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
JC Laker	36.0	18	56	2	1.55	England	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
AR MacGibbon	26.0	6	57	2	1.64	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
GAR Lock	27.5	7	60	2	2.15	England	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
JR Reid	18.0	3	63	2	2.62	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
GWF Overton	20.0	4	68	2	2.55	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
S Ramadhin	29.0	9	71	2	2.44	West Indies	2	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
JB Statham	22.0	3	86	2	3.90	England	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
S Ramadhin	35.3	12	88	2	2.47	West Indies	4	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
GWF Overton	27.0	8	92	2	2.55	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
CB van Ryneveld	23.0	1	93	2	3.03	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
RW Blair	22.0	2	104	2	3.54	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
FS Trueman	34.4	8	107	2	3.08	England	1	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
JC Laker	50.0	8	154	2	3.08	England	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
GAR Lock	63.0	14	178	2	2.82	England	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
S Ramadhin	7.0	4	6	1	0.85	West Indies	4	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
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
GE Gomez	13.0	8	10	1	0.76	West Indies	2	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
JB Stollmeyer	3.0	0	12	1	4.00	West Indies	4	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
GO Rabone	10.0	6	16	1	1.20	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
AR MacGibbon	3.0	0	16	1	4.00	New Zealand	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
CA McWatt	4.0	2	16	1	4.00	West Indies	4	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
JC Watkins	14.0	6	21	1	1.12	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
FM King	4.0	1	21	1	5.25	West Indies	4	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
FS Trueman	15.0	5	23	1	1.53	England	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
EW Dempster	6.0	0	24	1	3.00	New Zealand	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
CL Walcott	11.0	5	26	1	2.36	West Indies	2	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
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
FMM Worrell	9.0	1	29	1	3.22	West Indies	4	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
ARA Murray	12.0	3	30	1	1.87	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
AE Moss	10.0	0	30	1	3.00	England	3	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
GO Rabone	8.0	0	31	1	2.90	New Zealand	1	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
GAR Lock	15.0	6	31	1	2.06	England	1	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386

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