Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JB Statham	20.0	5	63	6	3.15	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
NAT Adcock	31.3	10	65	6	2.06	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
FS Trueman	14.3	6	27	5	1.86	England	2	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
JB Statham	21.0	6	34	5	1.61	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
NAT Adcock	41.5	14	62	5	1.48	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
TL Goddard	42.0	17	80	5	1.90	South Africa	1	v England	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
AE Moss	10.3	0	35	4	3.33	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
FS Trueman	24.5	4	58	4	2.33	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
DA Allen	19.5	6	58	4	2.92	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
JE Pothecary	29.0	9	58	4	2.00	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
HJ Tayfield	27.0	12	62	4	2.29	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
NAT Adcock	23.0	5	66	4	2.86	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
FS Trueman	22.0	3	77	4	3.50	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
GM Griffin	30.0	7	87	4	2.90	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
R Illingworth	17.0	11	15	3	0.88	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
TL Goddard	24.0	16	26	3	1.08	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
JB Statham	14.0	5	27	3	1.92	England	2	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
JB Statham	22.0	11	32	3	1.45	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
AE Moss	15.4	3	36	3	2.29	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
JB Statham	18.0	5	41	3	2.27	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
GM Griffin	21.0	4	44	3	2.09	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
R Illingworth	24.0	6	57	3	2.37	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
NAT Adcock	28.0	8	57	3	2.03	South Africa	3	v England	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
FS Trueman	22.0	4	58	3	2.63	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
HJ Tayfield	28.3	11	58	3	2.03	South Africa	1	v England	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
FS Trueman	20.0	2	58	3	2.90	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
NAT Adcock	27.0	9	59	3	2.18	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
TL Goddard	27.0	6	69	3	2.55	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
NAT Adcock	36.0	11	70	3	1.94	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
ER Dexter	30.0	5	79	3	2.63	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
JE Pothecary	28.0	3	85	3	3.03	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
HJ Tayfield	50.0	19	93	3	1.86	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
TL Goddard	5.0	1	13	2	2.60	South Africa	4	v England	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
ER Dexter	4.0	0	17	2	4.25	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
TL Goddard	16.0	5	26	2	1.62	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
FS Trueman	10.0	0	34	2	3.40	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
FS Trueman	17.0	5	44	2	2.58	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
JB Statham	12.0	1	57	2	4.75	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
JE Pothecary	32.0	10	61	2	1.90	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1960	Test # 495
AH McKinnon	24.0	7	62	2	2.58	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
JB Statham	28.0	8	67	2	2.39	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
JB Statham	26.0	3	71	2	2.73	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
FS Trueman	31.1	4	93	2	2.98	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
T Greenhough	44.0	17	99	2	2.25	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
HJ Tayfield	37.0	14	108	2	2.91	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
AE Moss	10.0	3	26	1	2.60	England	2	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
RW Barber	10.0	2	29	1	2.90	England	4	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
AE Moss	14.0	1	41	1	2.92	England	3	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
TL Goddard	33.0	17	47	1	1.42	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
GM Griffin	21.0	3	61	1	2.90	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
NAT Adcock	30.0	2	86	1	2.86	South Africa	1	v England	Nottingham	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
TL Goddard	31.0	6	96	1	3.09	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
JB Statham	38.0	8	96	1	2.52	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
NAT Adcock	38.0	8	106	1	2.78	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]