Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
LR Gibbs	19.0	6	39	6	2.05	West Indies	3	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
K Higgs	33.0	9	91	6	2.75	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
LR Gibbs	28.1	13	37	5	1.31	West Indies	2	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
GS Sobers	19.3	4	41	5	2.10	West Indies	2	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
LR Gibbs	41.0	16	69	5	1.68	West Indies	3	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
FJ Titmus	35.0	10	83	5	2.37	England	1	v West Indies	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
CC Griffith	13.3	3	34	4	2.51	West Indies	4	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
K Higgs	25.4	3	71	4	2.76	England	1	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
JA Snow	25.0	7	82	4	3.28	England	1	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
GS Sobers	49.0	12	90	4	1.83	West Indies	2	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
K Higgs	43.0	11	94	4	2.18	England	1	v West Indies	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
WW Hall	34.3	8	105	4	3.04	West Indies	2	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
WW Hall	36.0	2	106	4	2.94	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
DAJ Holford	15.0	4	34	3	2.26	West Indies	2	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
GS Sobers	20.1	5	39	3	1.93	West Indies	3	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
JA Snow	13.0	5	40	3	3.07	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
WW Hall	17.0	5	47	3	2.76	West Indies	2	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
RW Barber	15.0	3	49	3	3.26	England	1	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
LR Gibbs	48.0	16	83	3	1.72	West Indies	4	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
WW Hall	31.0	8	85	3	2.74	West Indies	2	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
GS Sobers	42.0	11	87	3	2.07	West Indies	3	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
K Higgs	31.0	5	94	3	3.03	England	1	v West Indies	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
GS Sobers	54.0	23	104	3	1.92	West Indies	2	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
K Higgs	38.0	6	109	3	2.86	England	3	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
JA Snow	42.0	6	146	3	3.47	England	1	v West Indies	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
R Illingworth	15.0	9	22	2	1.46	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
CC Griffith	12.0	2	37	2	3.08	West Indies	2	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
R Illingworth	15.0	7	40	2	2.66	England	1	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
CC Griffith	11.0	2	43	2	3.90	West Indies	4	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
LR Gibbs	37.3	18	48	2	1.28	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
BL D'Oliveira	30.0	14	51	2	1.70	England	1	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
WW Hall	16.0	3	52	2	3.25	West Indies	4	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
CC Griffith	20.0	5	62	2	3.10	West Indies	2	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
BR Knight	21.0	0	63	2	3.00	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
WW Hall	14.0	1	65	2	4.64	West Indies	4	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
JA Snow	20.5	1	66	2	3.16	England	1	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
BL D'Oliveira	34.0	8	77	2	2.26	England	3	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
RW Barber	22.1	2	78	2	3.51	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
K Higgs	34.0	5	82	2	2.41	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
DA Allen	31.1	8	104	2	3.33	England	1	v West Indies	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
BR Knight	30.0	3	106	2	3.53	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
PD Lashley	3.0	2	1	1	0.33	West Indies	3	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
MC Carew	3.0	0	11	1	3.66	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
K Higgs	15.0	6	18	1	1.20	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
DB Close	9.0	2	21	1	2.33	England	1	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
BL D'Oliveira	14.0	5	24	1	1.71	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
CC Griffith	6.0	1	25	1	4.16	West Indies	3	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
CC Griffith	10.0	3	28	1	2.80	West Indies	2	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
BL D'Oliveira	21.0	7	35	1	1.66	England	1	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
BL D'Oliveira	17.0	4	44	1	2.58	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
BL D'Oliveira	25.0	7	46	1	1.84	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
DAJ Holford	14.0	2	49	1	3.50	West Indies	3	v England	Manchester	2 Jun 1966	Test # 605
K Higgs	17.0	4	52	1	3.05	England	1	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
RW Barber	14.0	2	55	1	3.92	England	1	v West Indies	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
IJ Jones	21.0	3	64	1	3.04	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
GS Sobers	31.0	6	71	1	2.29	West Indies	4	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
CC Griffith	32.0	7	78	1	2.43	West Indies	2	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
CC Griffith	28.0	4	79	1	2.82	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
DAJ Holford	25.5	1	79	1	3.05	West Indies	2	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
DL Underwood	24.0	9	81	1	3.37	England	1	v West Indies	Leeds	4 Aug 1966	Test # 608
GS Sobers	39.0	12	89	1	2.28	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]