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
JM Noreiga	49.4	16	95	9	1.91	West Indies	2	v India	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
JA Snow	17.5	5	40	7	1.70	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
DL Underwood	11.6	7	12	6	0.76	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
RS Cunis	24.0	4	76	6	2.37	New Zealand	1	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
DL Underwood	32.3	7	85	6	1.96	England	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
JA Snow	32.3	6	114	6	2.64	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
K Shuttleworth	17.5	2	47	5	2.00	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
DK Lillee	28.3	-	84	5	2.22	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
S Venkataraghavan	36.0	11	95	5	2.63	India	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
DL Underwood	38.0	12	108	5	2.13	England	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
JM Noreiga	53.4	8	129	5	2.40	West Indies	3	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
AA Mallett	16.7	5	40	4	1.77	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
RO Collinge	19.0	6	41	4	1.61	New Zealand	3	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
HJ Howarth	19.0	7	46	4	1.81	New Zealand	2	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
P Lever	17.1	2	49	4	2.14	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
EAS Prasanna	19.5	3	54	4	2.72	India	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
VA Holder	27.4	9	60	4	2.16	West Indies	1	v India	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
EAS Prasanna	33.0	12	65	4	1.96	India	2	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
GD McKenzie	31.4	4	66	4	1.57	Australia	1	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
DL Underwood	22.0	7	66	4	2.25	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
UG Dowe	23.0	7	69	4	3.00	West Indies	2	v India	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
JW Gleeson	29.0	7	83	4	2.14	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
S Venkataraghavan	37.3	6	100	4	2.66	India	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
JA Snow	33.5	3	143	4	3.18	England	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
KD Walters	5.5	-	12	3	1.60	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
K Shuttleworth	8.0	1	14	3	1.31	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
MJF Shrimpton	11.5	-	35	3	2.25	New Zealand	2	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
R Illingworth	20.0	7	39	3	1.46	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
TJ Jenner	16.0	3	42	3	1.96	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
P Lever	14.6	3	43	3	2.18	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
AG Barrett	8.4	-	43	3	4.96	West Indies	4	v India	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
S Venkataraghavan	18.0	5	46	3	2.55	India	2	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
BS Bedi	16.0	5	46	3	2.87	India	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
KJ O'Keeffe	24.0	8	48	3	1.50	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
RS Cunis	21.7	5	52	3	1.78	New Zealand	3	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
RGD Willis	12.0	1	58	3	3.62	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JW Gleeson	25.0	7	60	3	1.80	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
AR Dell	26.7	3	65	3	1.81	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JW Gleeson	32.0	11	68	3	1.59	Australia	3	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
DAJ Holford	28.3	5	68	3	2.38	West Indies	1	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
S Abid Ali	21.0	3	70	3	3.33	India	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
GS Sobers	43.0	15	72	3	1.67	West Indies	2	v India	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
RGD Willis	20.0	5	73	3	2.73	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
S Abid Ali	15.0	1	73	3	4.86	India	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
JN Shepherd	35.0	7	78	3	2.22	West Indies	1	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
AL Thomson	19.0	2	79	3	3.11	Australia	3	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
KJ O'Keeffe	26.0	8	96	3	2.76	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
DL Underwood	28.0	6	101	3	2.70	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
AL Thomson	34.0	5	110	3	2.42	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
S Venkataraghavan	59.0	14	128	3	2.16	India	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
EAS Prasanna	65.0	15	146	3	2.24	India	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
S Venkataraghavan	5.0	1	11	2	2.20	India	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
BL D'Oliveira	5.0	1	15	2	2.25	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JA Snow	9.0	4	17	2	1.41	England	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
BL D'Oliveira	9.0	2	20	2	1.66	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
RO Collinge	7.0	2	20	2	2.14	New Zealand	4	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
JA Snow	12.0	4	21	2	1.31	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
SA Durani	17.0	8	21	2	1.23	India	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
S Venkataraghavan	7.0	-	25	2	3.57	India	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
K Shuttleworth	12.0	1	27	2	1.68	England	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
DL Underwood	13.6	5	28	2	1.52	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
P Lever	8.6	1	31	2	2.65	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
GS Sobers	23.0	8	31	2	1.34	West Indies	4	v India	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
AR Dell	16.0	8	32	2	1.50	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
GS Sobers	20.0	9	34	2	1.70	West Indies	2	v India	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
DL Underwood	16.0	3	39	2	1.82	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
RO Collinge	12.0	2	39	2	2.43	New Zealand	2	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
DK Lillee	14.0	-	43	2	2.30	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JN Shepherd	24.0	8	45	2	1.87	West Indies	3	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
KD Boyce	20.4	5	47	2	2.27	West Indies	2	v India	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
JA Snow	20.0	3	48	2	1.80	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
RGD Willis	12.0	3	49	2	3.06	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
BS Bedi	29.5	11	50	2	1.67	India	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
RO Collinge	18.6	5	51	2	2.04	New Zealand	1	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
GS Chappell	18.0	1	54	2	2.25	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
RGD Willis	14.0	2	54	2	2.89	England	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
S Abid Ali	20.0	4	54	2	2.70	India	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
BS Bedi	26.0	9	55	2	2.11	India	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
ED Solkar	22.0	4	56	2	2.54	India	3	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
GS Sobers	30.0	8	57	2	1.90	West Indies	1	v India	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
R Illingworth	13.0	-	59	2	3.40	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
BS Bedi	31.5	12	63	2	1.97	India	2	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
GC Shillingford	26.0	2	70	2	2.69	West Indies	1	v India	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
VA Holder	25.4	7	70	2	2.72	West Indies	2	v India	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
JA Snow	21.0	4	73	2	2.60	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
GS Sobers	42.0	14	82	2	1.95	West Indies	3	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
AA Mallett	19.0	1	85	2	3.35	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
BS Bedi	55.0	18	85	2	1.54	India	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
GD McKenzie	28.0	5	90	2	2.41	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
JA Snow	29.0	6	94	2	2.43	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
AL Thomson	29.7	6	94	2	2.35	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
JW Gleeson	42.0	15	97	2	1.73	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
UG Dowe	29.0	1	99	2	3.41	West Indies	1	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
K Shuttleworth	28.0	4	105	2	2.81	England	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
AL Thomson	24.0	4	118	2	3.68	Australia	1	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
BS Bedi	54.0	15	124	2	2.29	India	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
S Abid Ali	31.0	1	127	2	4.09	India	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
RGD Willis	3.0	2	1	1	0.25	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
KD Walters	5.0	2	7	1	1.05	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
JA Snow	2.0	1	7	1	2.62	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679

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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]