Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AK Davidson	17.4	4	34	6	1.45	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	18.0	2	43	6	1.79	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
PS Heine	14.2	3	58	6	3.05	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
Nasim-ul-Ghani	30.5	9	67	6	2.17	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
Fazal Mahmood	32.0	10	83	6	2.59	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
PS Heine	37.5	6	96	6	1.91	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AK Davidson	26.1	8	38	5	1.09	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
ES Atkinson	21.0	7	42	5	2.00	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
R Benaud	21.0	6	49	5	1.75	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
LR Gibbs	42.0	12	80	5	1.90	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
R Benaud	33.0	14	82	5	1.86	Australia	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Benaud	41.0	8	84	5	1.53	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
JO Taylor	36.5	6	109	5	2.95	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
R Benaud	50.7	13	114	5	1.68	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
Nasim-ul-Ghani	41.4	11	116	5	2.78	Pakistan	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
HJ Tayfield	51.0	18	120	5	1.76	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
I Meckiff	31.0	3	125	5	3.02	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
R Gilchrist	15.0	4	32	4	2.13	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
LF Kline	13.6	3	33	4	1.80	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AK Davidson	20.0	6	44	4	1.65	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Gilchrist	19.0	5	61	4	3.21	West Indies	4	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
R Benaud	20.2	0	70	4	2.59	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
OG Smith	25.0	7	71	4	2.84	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
Fazal Mahmood	51.0	21	89	4	1.74	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
R Benaud	35.0	6	95	4	2.03	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
R Gilchrist	28.0	3	102	4	3.64	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
LR Gibbs	41.0	9	108	4	2.63	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
Mahmood Hussain	41.2	4	153	4	3.70	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
LF Kline	10.4	2	18	3	1.28	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
OG Smith	13.0	4	23	3	1.76	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
LF Kline	16.0	6	27	3	1.26	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
LF Kline	19.1	5	29	3	1.13	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
LR Gibbs	13.5	6	32	3	2.31	West Indies	4	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
ES Atkinson	18.0	6	36	3	2.00	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Nasim-ul-Ghani	13.1	3	42	3	3.18	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
I Meckiff	26.0	3	52	3	1.50	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
Nasim-ul-Ghani	33.2	11	64	3	1.92	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
R Gilchrist	21.0	4	67	3	3.19	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
PS Heine	30.0	3	68	3	1.70	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
OG Smith	25.0	2	74	3	2.96	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
HJ Tayfield	30.3	12	81	3	2.00	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
HJ Tayfield	59.0	24	94	3	1.19	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
Fazal Mahmood	62.0	21	145	3	2.33	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
AK Davidson	15.0	6	18	2	0.90	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
TL Goddard	23.0	12	25	2	0.81	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
PS Heine	17.4	4	30	2	1.28	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
AK Davidson	18.0	5	31	2	1.29	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
Fazal Mahmood	9.0	1	35	2	3.88	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
CB van Ryneveld	17.0	1	37	2	1.63	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
LF Kline	9.0	1	37	2	3.08	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
NAT Adcock	17.0	3	37	2	1.63	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
I Meckiff	21.0	3	38	2	1.35	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AK Davidson	19.0	2	39	2	1.53	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
GS Sobers	22.0	8	41	2	1.86	West Indies	4	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
LR Gibbs	21.0	6	46	2	2.19	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
TL Goddard	23.0	9	48	2	1.56	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
DT Dewdney	19.3	2	51	2	2.61	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Nasim-ul-Ghani	22.1	6	53	2	2.39	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
KD Mackay	20.6	3	54	2	1.95	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
LR Gibbs	30.0	12	56	2	1.86	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
AK Davidson	34.0	8	62	2	1.36	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
R Gilchrist	19.1	3	66	2	3.44	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
HJ Tayfield	33.0	12	70	2	1.59	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
Fazal Mahmood	50.0	24	76	2	1.52	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
Khan Mohammad	25.0	8	79	2	3.16	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
NAT Adcock	24.0	1	81	2	2.53	South Africa	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
RA Gaunt	27.0	2	87	2	2.41	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
DT Dewdney	26.0	4	88	2	3.38	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Haseeb Ahsan	24.0	3	89	2	3.70	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
HJ Tayfield	29.0	9	101	2	2.61	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
R Gilchrist	25.0	3	106	2	4.24	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
AL Valentine	39.0	8	109	2	2.79	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
Haseeb Ahsan	44.0	10	124	2	2.81	Pakistan	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
ERH Fuller	34.2	3	125	2	2.73	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
Mahmood Hussain	36.0	6	128	2	3.55	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
Mahmood Hussain	37.0	4	132	2	3.56	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
ES Atkinson	49.0	5	136	2	2.77	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
Fazal Mahmood	85.2	20	247	2	2.89	Pakistan	2	v West Indies	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
GS Sobers	5.3	1	14	1	2.54	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
AL Valentine	6.2	1	15	1	2.36	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
Alimuddin	2.0	0	17	1	8.50	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
NAT Adcock	4.0	0	18	1	3.37	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
JW Burke	9.0	2	23	1	1.91	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
VI Smith	16.0	8	25	1	1.17	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
HJ Tayfield	4.0	1	25	1	4.68	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
ES Atkinson	8.0	0	27	1	3.37	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
DT Dewdney	18.0	8	29	1	1.61	West Indies	4	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
VI Smith	9.0	2	30	1	2.50	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	15.0	1	34	1	1.70	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
R Benaud	12.0	2	34	1	2.12	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
LR Gibbs	12.0	2	38	1	3.16	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
JW Burke	14.0	3	39	1	2.08	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
OG Smith	18.0	3	39	1	2.16	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
SF Rehman	17.0	2	43	1	2.52	Pakistan	4	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
AK Davidson	20.0	4	44	1	1.65	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
DT Dewdney	17.0	3	50	1	2.94	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
TL Goddard	29.0	9	57	1	1.47	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
DS Atkinson	62.0	35	61	1	0.98	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
TL Goddard	42.0	18	62	1	1.10	South Africa	3	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
R Gilchrist	12.0	3	65	1	5.41	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450

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