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
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	-	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	-	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	-	49	2	3.26	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RMH Binny	12.0	-	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	-	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 Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]