Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	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	-	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	-	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	-	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	-	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	-	30	1	3.00	England	3	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
GO Rabone	8.0	-	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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