Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs England

Players - vs England

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SM Pollock	15.5	4	32	5	2.02	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
AA Donald	16.0	5	46	5	2.87	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
PR Adams	38.4	7	116	5	3.00	SA A	3	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
PR Adams	28.3	9	65	4	2.28	SA A	2	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
MJG Davis	21.4	8	68	4	3.13	SAf Invit XI	1	v England XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
BC Fourie	30.0	7	75	4	2.50	Border	1	v England XI	East London	2 Nov 1995	First-class
CE Eksteen	11.0	5	12	3	1.09	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
CR Matthews	12.0	5	31	3	2.58	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
JH Kallis	15.0	4	32	3	2.13	SA A	2	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
SM Pollock	15.0	2	44	3	2.93	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
PC Strydom	34.0	14	46	3	1.35	SAf Invit XI	1	v England XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
AA Donald	25.4	7	49	3	1.90	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
BM McMillan	25.0	10	50	3	2.00	South Africa	1	v England	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
IL Howell	29.1	9	58	3	1.98	Border	1	v England XI	East London	2 Nov 1995	First-class
SM Pollock	22.0	8	58	3	2.63	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MW Pringle	26.0	4	75	3	2.88	SAf Invit XI	1	v England XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
PR Adams	37.0	13	75	3	2.02	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
SM Pollock	29.0	7	98	3	3.37	South Africa	1	v England	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
CF Craven	13.0	5	25	2	1.92	Free State	3	v England XI	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
SM Pollock	14.0	6	26	2	1.85	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
SD Jack	8.0	-	38	2	4.75	SA A	3	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
WF Stelling	19.0	6	47	2	2.47	Boland	1	v England XI	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
N Boje	21.0	7	49	2	2.33	SA A	2	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
AA Donald	15.0	3	49	2	3.26	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
AA Donald	18.0	6	49	2	2.72	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
BM McMillan	21.0	-	50	2	2.38	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
PR Adams	20.1	5	52	2	2.57	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
PR Adams	22.0	6	53	2	2.40	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
AA Donald	12.1	1	57	2	4.68	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
NW Pretorius	26.0	3	75	2	2.88	Free State	3	v England XI	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
HS Williams	22.0	5	77	2	3.50	SAf Invit XI	3	v England XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
M Ntini	32.0	5	84	2	2.62	Border	1	v England XI	East London	2 Nov 1995	First-class
CW Henderson	49.0	17	88	2	1.79	Boland	1	v England XI	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
AA Donald	33.0	10	92	2	2.78	South Africa	1	v England	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
AA Donald	35.0	9	95	2	2.71	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
BJ Drew	39.0	4	128	2	3.28	Boland	1	v England XI	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
CM Willoughby	6.0	2	7	1	1.16	Boland	3	v England XI	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
CW Henderson	3.0	-	8	1	2.66	Boland	3	v England XI	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
R Telemachus	7.0	2	20	1	2.85	SA A	3	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
WJ Cronje	12.0	3	21	1	1.75	SAf Invit XI	3	v England XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
PAJ DeFreitas	18.0	10	21	1	1.16	Boland	1	v England XI	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
BM McMillan	10.0	2	22	1	2.20	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
JH Kallis	17.0	6	25	1	1.47	SA A	3	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
CR Matthews	19.0	10	29	1	1.52	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
BM McMillan	15.0	6	30	1	2.00	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
FJC Cronje	13.0	2	31	1	2.38	Border	1	v England XI	East London	2 Nov 1995	First-class
JD Albanie	9.0	2	32	1	3.55	-	2	v England XI	Pietermaritzburg	20 Dec 1995	First-class
N Boje	28.0	12	38	1	1.35	SA A	3	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
HC Bakkes	16.0	3	42	1	2.62	Free State	1	v England XI	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
BM McMillan	10.3	-	42	1	4.00	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
N Boje	13.0	1	45	1	3.46	-	2	v England XI	Pietermaritzburg	20 Dec 1995	First-class
MW Pringle	17.0	4	46	1	2.70	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
BN Schultz	16.0	5	47	1	2.93	South Africa	1	v England	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
CF Craven	15.0	5	51	1	3.40	Free State	1	v England XI	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
PR Adams	28.0	13	51	1	1.82	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MW Pringle	23.0	5	52	1	2.26	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
AA Donald	19.0	4	60	1	3.15	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MJG Davis	25.0	8	66	1	2.64	SAf Invit XI	3	v England XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
L Klusener	21.0	3	67	1	3.19	SA A	2	v England XI	Kimberley	9 Nov 1995	First-class
CM Willoughby	21.0	2	78	1	3.71	Boland	1	v England XI	Paarl	7 Dec 1995	First-class
NW Pretorius	17.0	3	79	1	4.64	Free State	1	v England XI	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class
MW Pringle	17.0	2	87	1	5.11	SAf Invit XI	3	v England XI	Soweto	27 Oct 1995	First-class
N Boje	34.5	14	91	1	2.61	Free State	1	v England XI	Bloemfontein	23 Nov 1995	First-class

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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