Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Underwood	31.0	18	32	7	1.03	England	4	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
DL Underwood	26.0	12	41	6	1.57	England	1	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
DL Underwood	38.3	15	60	6	1.55	England	3	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
GS Sobers	40.0	18	42	5	1.05	West Indies	3	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
JN Shepherd	58.5	19	104	5	1.76	West Indies	1	v England	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
JA Snow	39.0	5	114	5	2.92	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
R Illingworth	22.0	8	37	4	1.68	England	2	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
DL Underwood	29.3	16	38	4	1.28	England	2	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
DJ Brown	13.0	1	39	4	3.00	England	2	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
BR Taylor	21.0	9	47	4	2.23	New Zealand	2	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
VA Holder	26.0	7	48	4	1.84	West Indies	1	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
JA Snow	15.0	2	54	4	3.60	England	2	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
DL Underwood	22.0	12	55	4	2.50	England	4	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
A Ward	23.0	3	61	4	2.65	England	1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
BR Knight	22.0	5	63	4	2.86	England	2	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
DR Hadlee	25.0	3	88	4	3.52	New Zealand	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
BR Taylor	13.5	4	35	3	2.53	New Zealand	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
JN Shepherd	24.0	8	43	3	1.79	West Indies	1	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
RS Cunis	19.0	3	49	3	2.57	New Zealand	2	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
R Illingworth	32.3	13	55	3	1.69	England	1	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
DJ Brown	22.0	3	59	3	2.68	England	3	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
BR Taylor	25.0	4	62	3	2.48	New Zealand	3	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
R Illingworth	27.0	9	66	3	2.44	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
JN Shepherd	43.0	14	74	3	1.72	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
DJ Brown	38.0	8	99	3	2.60	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
HJ Howarth	49.0	20	102	3	2.08	New Zealand	3	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
DJ Brown	7.3	2	13	2	1.73	England	2	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
BR Knight	12.0	3	15	2	1.25	England	3	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
R Illingworth	12.0	4	15	2	1.25	England	1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
HJ Howarth	19.0	9	24	2	1.26	New Zealand	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
A Ward	18.0	10	28	2	1.55	England	3	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
GC Shillingford	13.0	4	30	2	2.30	West Indies	4	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
RS Cunis	11.0	3	36	2	3.27	New Zealand	4	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
BR Knight	18.5	4	44	2	2.33	England	1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
BL D'Oliveira	15.0	2	45	2	3.00	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
RC Motz	19.0	5	46	2	2.42	New Zealand	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
BR Knight	18.2	4	47	2	2.56	England	4	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
A Ward	10.5	0	48	2	4.43	England	4	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
A Ward	14.0	2	49	2	3.50	England	2	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
JA Snow	20.0	4	50	2	2.50	England	2	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
JA Snow	21.0	4	52	2	2.47	England	3	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
GC Shillingford	19.0	4	53	2	2.78	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
DJ Brown	21.0	8	53	2	2.52	England	4	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
GC Shillingford	20.4	4	56	2	2.70	West Indies	3	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
GS Sobers	26.0	12	57	2	2.19	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
HJ Howarth	34.0	14	66	2	1.94	New Zealand	2	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
GS Sobers	21.0	1	68	2	3.23	West Indies	1	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
JA Snow	22.3	4	76	2	3.37	England	3	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
BR Knight	27.5	6	78	2	2.80	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
RC Motz	39.4	17	78	2	1.96	New Zealand	3	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
VA Holder	38.0	16	83	2	2.18	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
LR Gibbs	60.0	22	96	2	1.60	West Indies	1	v England	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
RC Motz	36.0	5	97	2	2.69	New Zealand	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
R Illingworth	2.0	0	3	1	1.50	England	3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
BL D'Oliveira	8.0	3	6	1	0.75	England	4	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
DL Underwood	12.0	6	15	1	1.25	England	2	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
V Pollard	8.0	2	20	1	2.50	New Zealand	3	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
JA Snow	10.0	4	22	1	2.20	England	1	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
BL D'Oliveira	15.0	8	27	1	1.80	England	2	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
CA Davis	17.0	8	27	1	1.58	West Indies	3	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
BL D'Oliveira	9.0	2	29	1	3.22	England	3	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
DL Underwood	19.0	11	31	1	1.63	England	3	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
V Pollard	9.0	1	31	1	3.44	New Zealand	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
LR Gibbs	19.0	6	33	1	1.73	West Indies	1	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
VA Holder	11.0	4	36	1	3.27	West Indies	4	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
R Illingworth	14.0	5	38	1	2.71	England	4	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
BL D'Oliveira	25.0	9	40	1	1.60	England	1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
LR Gibbs	21.0	6	42	1	2.00	West Indies	3	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
JA Snow	21.0	7	43	1	2.04	England	4	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
DR Hadlee	16.0	5	43	1	2.68	New Zealand	3	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
DL Underwood	22.0	8	44	1	2.00	England	1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
JN Shepherd	12.0	3	45	1	3.75	West Indies	4	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
DR Hadlee	14.0	2	48	1	3.42	New Zealand	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
R Illingworth	30.0	12	52	1	1.73	England	3	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
LR Gibbs	27.4	9	53	1	1.91	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
RC Motz	19.0	6	54	1	2.84	New Zealand	2	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1969	Test # 658
BR Knight	38.0	11	65	1	1.71	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
VA Holder	33.0	13	66	1	2.00	West Indies	3	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
JA Snow	22.0	4	69	1	3.13	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
GS Sobers	29.0	8	72	1	2.48	West Indies	4	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
GS Sobers	27.0	7	78	1	2.88	West Indies	1	v England	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
RO Collinge	29.0	6	88	1	3.03	New Zealand	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
HJ Howarth	41.0	14	89	1	2.17	New Zealand	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1969	Test # 657
VA Holder	38.0	11	93	1	2.44	West Indies	1	v England	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653
LR Gibbs	41.0	14	93	1	2.26	West Indies	4	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654

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