Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DA Allen	19.5	5	41	5	2.06	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
FJ Titmus	45.5	19	66	5	1.44	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
FJ Titmus	39.5	15	73	4	1.83	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
DA Allen	49.0	17	87	4	1.77	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
KF Barrington	3.1	1	4	3	1.26	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
G Boycott	20.0	5	47	3	2.35	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
DA Allen	44.0	13	80	3	1.81	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
RW Barber	14.0	1	48	2	3.42	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
NI Thomson	25.0	7	55	2	2.20	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
JSE Price	32.0	11	66	2	2.06	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
JSE Price	17.0	1	68	2	4.00	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
DA Allen	40.0	14	79	2	1.97	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
FJ Titmus	37.1	7	87	2	2.34	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
NI Thomson	45.0	19	89	2	1.97	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
DA Allen	47.0	15	99	2	2.10	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
FJ Titmus	50.2	11	133	2	2.64	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
JSE Price	9.0	7	7	1	0.77	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
G Boycott	2.0	0	13	1	6.50	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
JSE Price	6.0	2	19	1	3.16	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
JSE Price	11.0	4	19	1	1.72	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
FJ Titmus	20.0	9	20	1	1.00	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
NI Thomson	15.0	5	23	1	1.53	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
NI Thomson	13.0	6	25	1	1.92	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
FJ Titmus	5.0	0	27	1	5.40	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
NI Thomson	14.0	4	31	1	2.21	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
RW Barber	14.0	1	33	1	2.35	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
ER Dexter	8.0	0	33	1	4.12	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
DA Allen	39.0	19	45	1	1.15	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
NI Thomson	23.0	8	47	1	2.04	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
JSE Price	14.0	1	56	1	4.00	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
ER Dexter	17.0	3	64	1	3.76	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
FJ Titmus	29.0	2	68	1	2.34	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
G Boycott	26.0	7	69	1	2.65	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
PH Parfitt	19.0	4	74	1	3.89	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
TW Cartwright	55.0	18	97	1	1.76	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
FJ Titmus	31.0	4	98	1	3.16	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
TW Cartwright	24.0	6	99	1	4.12	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
FJ Titmus	45.0	18	101	1	2.24	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
KE Palmer	35.0	6	113	1	3.22	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
NI Thomson	47.0	7	128	1	2.72	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578

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