Bowling Best Figures Innings - England

Players - England

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
IT Botham	22.3	3	61	5	2.71	England	3	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	England	2	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
GR Dilley	13.0	1	47	4	3.61	England	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IT Botham	28.0	6	72	4	2.57	England	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IT Botham	12.5	1	28	3	2.18	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DL Underwood	29.0	13	45	3	1.55	England	2	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
DL Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	1.77	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RGD Willis	23.0	5	75	3	3.26	England	2	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
DL Underwood	43.0	21	88	3	2.04	England	2	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
GA Gooch	8.1	1	12	2	1.46	England	2	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
RGD Willis	14.0	3	28	2	2.00	England	2	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
JE Emburey	13.0	2	35	2	2.69	England	3	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
JE Emburey	24.0	11	44	2	1.83	England	2	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
RGD Willis	19.0	7	46	2	2.42	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JE Emburey	30.0	11	62	2	2.06	England	4	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
IT Botham	27.0	8	63	2	2.33	England	2	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
RGD Willis	28.1	7	79	2	2.80	England	1	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
DL Underwood	48.0	18	97	2	2.02	England	2	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
RGD Willis	26.0	3	99	2	3.80	England	2	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
JK Lever	37.0	7	104	2	2.81	England	2	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
IT Botham	41.0	6	122	2	2.97	England	2	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
IT Botham	47.0	9	137	2	2.91	England	2	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DI Gower	1.0	-	1	1	1.00	England	2	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
KWR Fletcher	3.0	1	6	1	2.00	England	4	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
DL Underwood	4.0	2	12	1	3.00	England	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
RGD Willis	7.0	2	15	1	2.14	England	3	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
RGD Willis	9.0	3	24	1	2.66	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DL Underwood	15.0	8	30	1	2.00	England	3	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
RGD Willis	13.0	4	31	1	2.38	England	3	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
RGD Willis	12.0	5	33	1	2.75	England	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
GR Dilley	18.0	5	61	1	3.38	England	3	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
GR Dilley	14.0	2	67	1	4.78	England	2	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
IT Botham	25.0	6	67	1	2.68	England	2	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
IT Botham	31.0	10	83	1	2.67	England	1	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
GR Dilley	31.0	4	87	1	2.80	England	1	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 294/7 (69.3 ov, BA Carse 15*, JG Bethell 135*, BJ Webster 3/47)

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]