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
NJN Hawke	33.7	6	105	7	2.32	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
GD McKenzie	21.7	4	48	6	1.64	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
IJ Jones	29.0	3	118	6	3.05	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
NJN Hawke	21.0	6	54	5	1.92	Australia	3	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
DJ Brown	17.0	1	63	5	2.77	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
PI Philpott	28.1	3	90	5	2.40	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
DA Allen	47.5	12	123	5	2.57	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
GD McKenzie	35.2	3	134	5	2.85	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
K Higgs	9.0	7	5	4	0.55	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
FJ Titmus	17.3	4	40	4	1.72	England	3	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
DA Allen	33.0	17	46	4	1.39	England	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
DA Allen	20.0	8	47	4	1.76	England	3	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
KD Walters	19.0	3	53	4	2.09	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
IJ Jones	28.4	9	71	4	2.47	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
BR Knight	26.5	2	84	4	2.36	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
V Pollard	5.0	2	3	3	0.60	New Zealand	2	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
GD McKenzie	6.0	2	17	3	2.12	Australia	3	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
K Higgs	28.0	11	27	3	0.96	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
IJ Jones	25.0	9	28	3	1.12	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
K Higgs	20.0	6	29	3	1.45	England	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
IJ Jones	26.0	11	46	3	1.76	England	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
BR Taylor	21.0	6	46	3	2.19	New Zealand	2	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
K Higgs	30.0	6	51	3	1.70	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
GA Bartlett	33.2	6	63	3	1.89	New Zealand	1	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
DJ Brown	21.0	4	71	3	2.53	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
DJ Brown	30.0	3	80	3	2.66	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
RC Motz	31.0	9	83	3	2.67	New Zealand	1	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
IJ Jones	24.0	4	92	3	2.87	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
FJ Titmus	37.0	6	116	3	2.35	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
IJ Jones	29.0	1	145	3	3.75	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
PH Parfitt	6.0	3	5	2	0.83	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
K Higgs	13.0	7	12	2	0.92	England	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
BR Taylor	12.0	4	20	2	1.66	New Zealand	4	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
G Boycott	9.0	-	32	2	2.66	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
IJ Jones	15.0	4	32	2	2.13	England	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
KR Stackpole	14.0	3	33	2	1.76	Australia	3	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
K Higgs	28.0	13	33	2	1.17	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
N Puna	14.0	2	40	2	2.85	New Zealand	2	v England	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
BR Knight	32.0	14	41	2	1.28	England	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
DA Allen	19.0	5	42	2	1.65	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
NJN Hawke	16.0	7	44	2	2.06	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
TR Veivers	12.0	3	46	2	2.87	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
KF Barrington	7.4	-	47	2	4.70	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
RS Cunis	28.0	7	49	2	1.75	New Zealand	2	v England	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
IJ Jones	20.0	6	51	2	1.91	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
IJ Jones	21.0	4	52	2	2.47	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
DA Allen	20.0	4	55	2	2.06	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
PJ Allan	21.0	6	58	2	2.07	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
BR Knight	21.0	4	61	2	2.17	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
RS Cunis	31.0	9	63	2	2.03	New Zealand	1	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
DA Allen	27.4	9	68	2	2.45	England	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
GA Bartlett	29.0	4	70	2	2.41	New Zealand	2	v England	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
RC Motz	32.0	7	76	2	2.37	New Zealand	2	v England	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
PI Philpott	28.0	3	86	2	2.30	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
K Higgs	30.0	6	102	2	2.55	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
BR Knight	36.2	4	105	2	2.17	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
RW Barber	2.1	1	2	1	0.70	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
DJ Brown	4.0	2	6	1	1.50	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
DA Allen	19.0	15	8	1	0.42	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
DJ Brown	8.1	3	8	1	0.97	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
RM Cowper	3.0	-	16	1	4.00	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
TR Veivers	3.7	-	16	1	3.09	Australia	3	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
RM Cowper	6.0	-	20	1	2.50	Australia	3	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
BR Knight	18.0	9	21	1	1.16	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
KD Walters	5.0	1	22	1	3.30	Australia	3	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
TR Veivers	13.0	3	24	1	1.38	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
ME Chapple	9.0	3	24	1	2.66	New Zealand	1	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
KD Walters	10.0	1	25	1	1.87	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
V Pollard	5.0	1	27	1	5.40	New Zealand	1	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
N Puna	12.0	4	27	1	2.25	New Zealand	4	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
PH Parfitt	17.0	6	30	1	1.76	England	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	4 Mar 1966	Test # 603
KD Walters	10.0	2	32	1	2.40	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
DJ Brown	11.0	2	32	1	2.18	England	3	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
DJ Brown	18.0	6	32	1	1.77	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
RS Cunis	18.0	5	33	1	1.83	New Zealand	4	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
DA Allen	23.3	7	34	1	1.44	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
KD Walters	10.0	1	38	1	2.85	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	7 Jan 1966	Test # 599
RC Motz	20.0	6	38	1	1.90	New Zealand	3	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
RC Motz	15.0	4	42	1	2.80	New Zealand	2	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
GA Bartlett	14.0	2	44	1	3.14	New Zealand	3	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
RS Cunis	25.5	8	45	1	1.74	New Zealand	2	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
DA Allen	18.0	3	48	1	2.00	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
N Puna	14.0	6	49	1	3.50	New Zealand	3	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
KD Walters	14.0	-	50	1	2.67	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
GD McKenzie	18.0	4	53	1	2.20	Australia	3	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
RS Cunis	19.0	3	58	1	3.05	New Zealand	3	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
RW Barber	16.0	-	60	1	2.81	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
PI Philpott	14.0	1	62	1	3.32	Australia	3	v England	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
NJN Hawke	23.0	2	69	1	2.25	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
IM Chappell	17.0	4	70	1	3.08	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
FJ Titmus	42.0	12	86	1	1.53	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
RW Barber	17.0	-	87	1	3.83	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
IJ Jones	20.0	1	92	1	3.45	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
FJ Titmus	38.0	9	99	1	1.95	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965	Test # 597
GD McKenzie	26.0	5	100	1	2.88	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
DJ Brown	28.0	4	109	1	2.91	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
NJN Hawke	35.0	5	109	1	2.33	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
AN Connolly	37.0	5	125	1	2.53	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
DJ Brown	31.0	3	134	1	3.24	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601

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

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