Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
CJ McDermott	36.0	3	141	8	3.91	Australia	2	v England	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
CJ McDermott	29.2	5	70	6	2.38	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RM Ellison	31.5	9	77	6	2.41	England	1	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
RJ Ratnayake	41.0	10	85	6	2.07	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RM Ellison	17.0	3	46	5	2.70	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
RJ Ratnayake	23.2	6	49	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
FS Ahangama	24.0	7	52	5	2.16	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
ALF de Mel	28.0	8	64	5	2.28	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RG Holland	32.0	12	68	5	2.12	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
JE Emburey	43.4	14	82	5	1.87	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
GF Lawson	39.4	10	103	5	2.59	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
IT Botham	24.0	2	109	5	4.54	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
C Sharma	33.0	3	118	5	3.57	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RM Ellison	9.0	3	27	4	3.00	England	3	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
Maninder Singh	12.3	4	31	4	2.48	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
PH Edmonds	15.1	4	40	4	2.63	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
RJ Ratnayake	25.1	5	76	4	3.01	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
IT Botham	23.0	4	79	4	3.43	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
JE Emburey	51.0	17	99	4	1.94	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
GF Lawson	29.2	6	101	4	3.44	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
IT Botham	33.0	7	107	4	3.24	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
CJ McDermott	31.0	2	108	4	3.48	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
CJ McDermott	32.0	2	134	4	4.18	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
SP O'Donnell	15.4	5	37	3	2.36	Australia	4	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
IT Botham	17.0	3	44	3	2.58	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
FS Ahangama	27.3	10	49	3	1.78	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
IT Botham	14.1	2	52	3	3.67	England	3	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
FS Ahangama	18.0	3	59	3	3.27	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
IT Botham	20.0	3	64	3	3.20	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
ALF de Mel	22.0	4	64	3	2.90	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
C Sharma	20.0	4	65	3	3.25	India	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
FS Ahangama	27.0	6	72	3	2.66	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
N Kapil Dev	30.4	8	74	3	2.41	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RJ Shastri	45.3	11	74	3	1.62	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
N Kapil Dev	24.0	4	74	3	3.08	India	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
C Sharma	25.0	3	81	3	3.24	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
IT Botham	29.1	8	86	3	2.94	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
GF Lawson	23.0	0	86	3	3.73	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
GF Lawson	25.0	2	91	3	3.64	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
IT Botham	34.2	3	107	3	3.11	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
GF Lawson	26.0	4	117	3	4.50	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
JE Emburey	55.0	15	129	3	2.34	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
PH Edmonds	15.0	9	13	2	0.86	England	3	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
JE Emburey	6.0	1	23	2	3.83	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
LB Taylor	11.3	1	34	2	2.95	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
RM Ellison	18.0	5	35	2	1.94	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
N Kapil Dev	4.0	0	36	2	9.00	India	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
JE Emburey	24.0	7	41	2	1.70	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
CJ McDermott	16.0	2	42	2	2.62	Australia	3	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
N Kapil Dev	19.0	4	46	2	2.42	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
IT Botham	15.0	0	49	2	3.26	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RMH Binny	12.0	0	49	2	4.08	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
GF Lawson	16.0	4	51	2	3.18	Australia	4	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
PH Edmonds	14.0	2	52	2	3.71	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
FS Ahangama	14.0	3	56	2	4.00	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
GA Gooch	21.0	4	57	2	2.71	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
FS Ahangama	23.0	3	60	2	2.60	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
ALF de Mel	31.0	8	63	2	2.03	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RJ Ratnayake	24.2	7	64	2	2.63	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RJ Shastri	34.0	9	70	2	2.05	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
PJW Allott	22.0	3	74	2	3.36	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
Maninder Singh	40.0	12	82	2	2.05	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
CJ McDermott	20.0	2	84	2	4.20	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
PH Edmonds	25.4	5	85	2	3.31	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RJ Ratnayake	26.0	5	88	2	3.38	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
ALF de Mel	26.3	5	97	2	3.66	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
GF Lawson	37.0	1	135	2	3.64	Australia	2	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
CJ McDermott	35.0	3	147	2	4.20	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
PH Edmonds	66.0	18	155	2	2.34	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
CJ McDermott	31.0	2	155	2	5.00	Australia	2	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
JR Thomson	34.0	3	166	2	4.88	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
PJW Allott	7.0	4	8	1	1.14	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
A Ranatunga	5.0	1	8	1	1.60	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
JE Emburey	13.0	5	19	1	1.46	England	3	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
JE Emburey	8.0	4	24	1	3.00	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
C Sharma	4.0	0	24	1	6.00	India	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
M Amarnath	15.0	2	31	1	2.06	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
PH Edmonds	16.0	5	35	1	2.18	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
LB Taylor	13.0	1	39	1	3.00	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
C Sharma	14.0	1	40	1	2.85	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RJ Shastri	13.0	4	41	1	3.15	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
PH Edmonds	20.0	4	47	1	2.35	England	1	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
JE Emburey	19.0	7	48	1	2.52	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
NG Cowans	13.0	2	50	1	3.84	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
A Ranatunga	16.0	4	51	1	3.18	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
PJW Allott	18.0	4	55	1	3.05	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
C Sharma	13.0	1	55	1	4.23	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
A Sidebottom	18.4	3	65	1	3.48	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
PJW Allott	30.0	4	70	1	2.33	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
N Kapil Dev	20.0	4	73	1	3.65	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
SP O'Donnell	27.0	8	77	1	2.85	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
NG Cowans	20.0	4	78	1	3.90	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
LB Taylor	26.0	5	78	1	3.00	England	1	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
SP O'Donnell	22.0	3	82	1	3.72	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
NA Foster	23.0	1	83	1	3.60	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RG Holland	26.0	3	90	1	3.46	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
DR Gilbert	21.0	2	96	1	4.57	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
RJ Ratnayake	23.0	2	97	1	4.21	Sri Lanka	3	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
JR Thomson	19.0	1	101	1	5.31	Australia	2	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
SP O'Donnell	29.0	4	104	1	3.58	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019

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

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