Bowling Best Figures Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

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
DG Cork	32.0	7	84	5	2.62	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
PJ Martin	27.0	9	60	4	2.22	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
DE Malcolm	22.0	5	62	4	2.81	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
DG Cork	31.3	6	78	4	2.47	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
DG Cork	43.2	12	113	4	2.60	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
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
RK Illingworth	29.0	12	37	3	1.27	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
PJ Martin	24.0	9	37	3	1.54	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
PJ Martin	17.0	8	39	3	2.29	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
SM Pollock	15.0	2	44	3	2.93	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
RK Illingworth	22.0	7	45	3	2.04	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MC Ilott	15.0	3	48	3	3.20	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
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
SM Pollock	22.0	8	58	3	2.63	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
DG Cork	25.0	6	60	3	2.40	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
DG Cork	26.3	5	63	3	2.37	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
PR Adams	37.0	13	75	3	2.02	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
ARC Fraser	29.0	6	84	3	2.89	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
SM Pollock	29.0	7	98	3	3.37	South Africa	1	v England	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
RK Illingworth	39.5	8	105	3	2.63	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
SM Pollock	14.0	6	26	2	1.85	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
M Watkinson	15.0	3	35	2	2.33	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
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
DE Malcolm	13.0	2	65	2	5.00	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
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
BM McMillan	10.0	2	22	1	2.20	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
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
ARC Fraser	17.0	10	34	1	2.00	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
GA Hick	15.0	1	38	1	2.53	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
BM McMillan	10.3	-	42	1	4.00	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
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
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
PJ Martin	33.0	9	79	1	2.39	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MC Ilott	29.4	7	82	1	2.76	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320

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