Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Mohammad Akram	19.2	4	51	7	2.63	Pakistanis	2	v Leics	Leicester	14 Aug 1996	First-class
Mushtaq Ahmed	28.0	6	91	7	3.25	Pakistanis	2	v Warwickshire	Birmingham	17 Jul 1996	First-class
Saqlain Mushtaq	25.0	7	52	6	2.08	Pakistanis	4	v Leics	Leicester	14 Aug 1996	First-class
ND Hirwani	29.5	8	60	6	2.01	Indians	2	v Brit Univ	Cambridge	26 Jun 1996	First-class
Mushtaq Ahmed	37.0	10	78	6	2.10	Pakistan	3	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
M Muralidaran	20.3	4	33	5	1.60	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
Saqlain Mushtaq	13.2	5	34	5	2.55	Pakistanis	4	v Essex	Chelmsford	17 Aug 1996	First-class
Mushtaq Ahmed	13.0	5	36	5	2.76	Pakistanis	2	v Somerset	Taunton	3 Jul 1996	First-class
Waqar Younis	16.0	5	42	5	2.62	Pakistanis	2	v Essex	Chelmsford	17 Aug 1996	First-class
Mushtaq Ahmed	38.0	15	57	5	1.50	Pakistan	4	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Wasim Akram	20.0	5	58	5	2.90	Pakistanis	1	v Northants	Northampton	6 Jul 1996	First-class
CC Lewis	22.4	6	72	5	3.17	England	3	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
Mushtaq Ahmed	23.0	6	72	5	3.13	Pakistanis	4	v Somerset	Taunton	3 Jul 1996	First-class
KD James	25.0	4	74	5	2.96	Hampshire	1	v Indians	Southampton	29 Jun 1996	First-class
BKV Prasad	33.3	10	76	5	2.26	India	1	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
MW Alleyne	29.1	5	81	5	2.77	Gloucs	1	v Indians	Bristol	11 May 1996	First-class
SJE Brown	20.0	1	88	5	4.40	Durham	2	v Pakistanis	Chester-le-Street	3 Aug 1996	First-class
PA Strang	34.3	3	106	5	3.07	Zimbabwe	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
DG Cork	37.0	6	113	5	3.05	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
KJ Silva	10.1	4	16	4	1.57	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Wasim Akram	18.4	10	19	4	1.01	Pakistanis	3	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	3 Aug 1996	First-class
MA Ealham	14.0	5	21	4	1.50	England	3	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
KJ Silva	19.0	12	25	4	1.31	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
Waqar Younis	11.0	5	26	4	2.36	Pakistanis	4	v Essex	Chelmsford	17 Aug 1996	First-class
RC Irani	15.0	3	37	4	2.46	Essex	1	v Indians	Chelmsford	28 May 1996	First-class
MT Brimson	21.0	9	39	4	1.85	Leics	1	v Pakistanis	Leicester	14 Aug 1996	First-class
M Muralidaran	20.0	5	40	4	2.00	Sri Lanka	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Shahid Nazir	16.4	5	43	4	2.58	Pakistanis	1	v Northants	Northampton	6 Jul 1996	First-class
Saqlain Mushtaq	14.0	3	47	4	3.35	Pakistanis	2	v Essex	Chelmsford	17 Aug 1996	First-class
MA Ealham	16.0	4	48	4	3.00	Kent	2	v Pakistanis	Canterbury	20 Jul 1996	First-class
DE Malcolm	16.1	5	50	4	3.09	Derbyshire	3	v Indians	Derby	13 Jun 1996	First-class
Ata-ur-Rehman	15.4	3	50	4	3.19	Pakistan	2	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
DE Malcolm	21.0	6	60	4	2.85	Derbyshire	1	v Indians	Derby	13 Jun 1996	First-class
DJ Capel	17.1	1	60	4	3.49	Northants	2	v Pakistanis	Northampton	6 Jul 1996	First-class
DG Cork	20.1	5	61	4	3.02	England	1	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
Saqlain Mushtaq	17.3	4	63	4	3.60	Pakistanis	3	v Kent	Canterbury	20 Jul 1996	First-class
S Lee	21.0	4	65	4	3.09	Somerset	1	v Pakistanis	Taunton	3 Jul 1996	First-class
PA Strang	38.0	11	66	4	1.73	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
RC Irani	14.5	0	67	4	4.51	Essex	1	v Pakistanis	Chelmsford	17 Aug 1996	First-class
Waqar Younis	24.0	6	69	4	2.87	Pakistan	2	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
BKV Prasad	28.0	9	71	4	2.53	India	2	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	3	73	4	3.31	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
Wasim Akram	23.0	5	74	4	3.21	Pakistanis	1	v Kent	Canterbury	20 Jul 1996	First-class
Ata-ur-Rehman	20.0	3	82	4	4.10	Pakistanis	1	v Glamorgan	Pontypridd	29 Jun 1996	First-class
Waqar Younis	25.0	3	85	4	3.40	Pakistan	4	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Waqar Younis	25.0	6	95	4	3.80	Pakistan	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
JH Childs	22.0	3	99	4	4.50	Essex	3	v Indians	Chelmsford	28 May 1996	First-class
J Srinath	28.2	5	103	4	3.63	India	2	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
A Kumble	39.0	15	111	4	2.84	Indians	2	v Derbyshire	Derby	13 Jun 1996	First-class
SA Ankola	30.0	3	120	4	4.00	Indians	2	v Hampshire	Southampton	29 Jun 1996	First-class
KJ Silva	14.4	9	10	3	0.68	Sri Lanka	2	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
Shahid Nazir	6.1	1	20	3	3.24	Pakistanis	1	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	3 Aug 1996	First-class
J Srinath	19.0	8	27	3	1.42	Indians	4	v Gloucs	Bristol	11 May 1996	First-class
Shahid Nazir	7.1	1	32	3	4.46	Pakistanis	1	v Kent	Canterbury	20 Jul 1996	First-class
Saqlain Mushtaq	16.0	7	37	3	2.31	Pakistanis	3	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	3 Aug 1996	First-class
BKV Prasad	17.0	3	38	3	2.23	Indians	4	v Gloucs	Bristol	11 May 1996	First-class
AF Giles	26.0	13	39	3	1.50	Warwickshire	3	v Pakistanis	Birmingham	17 Jul 1996	First-class
DA Altree	12.0	1	41	3	3.41	Warwickshire	3	v Pakistanis	Birmingham	17 Jul 1996	First-class
AD Mullally	24.0	8	44	3	1.83	England	1	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
ARK Pierson	20.0	8	44	3	2.20	Leics	1	v Pakistanis	Leicester	14 Aug 1996	First-class
AR Caddick	17.0	4	52	3	3.05	England	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
MJ Saggers	10.1	2	54	3	5.31	Durham	2	v Pakistanis	Chester-le-Street	3 Aug 1996	First-class
HH Streak	20.0	6	54	3	2.70	Zimbabwe	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
NMK Smith	20.0	5	56	3	2.80	Warwickshire	3	v Pakistanis	Birmingham	17 Jul 1996	First-class
Wasim Akram	17.0	6	56	3	3.29	Pakistanis	3	v Kent	Canterbury	20 Jul 1996	First-class
J Srinath	16.0	5	58	3	3.62	Indians	2	v Gloucs	Bristol	11 May 1996	First-class
G Welch	14.4	2	58	3	3.95	Warwickshire	1	v Pakistanis	Birmingham	17 Jul 1996	First-class
Waqar Younis	15.1	0	59	3	3.89	Pakistanis	2	v Somerset	Taunton	3 Jul 1996	First-class
Saqlain Mushtaq	26.0	8	59	3	2.26	Pakistanis	1	v Kent	Canterbury	20 Jul 1996	First-class
AD Mullally	22.0	7	60	3	2.72	England	1	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
GJ Parsons	21.0	8	62	3	2.95	Leics	3	v Pakistanis	Leicester	14 Aug 1996	First-class
JN Snape	9.0	0	63	3	7.00	Northants	4	v Pakistanis	Northampton	6 Jul 1996	First-class
BC Strang	20.0	6	63	3	3.15	Zimbabwe	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
A Sheriyar	22.0	3	64	3	2.90	Worcs	1	v Indians	Worcester	8 May 1996	First-class
AJ Harris	17.0	3	67	3	3.94	Derbyshire	1	v Indians	Derby	13 Jun 1996	First-class
Wasim Akram	15.4	1	67	3	4.27	Pakistan	3	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
AD Mullally	39.0	14	71	3	1.82	England	2	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
SC Ganguly	19.5	2	71	3	3.57	India	2	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
J Srinath	33.0	9	76	3	2.30	India	1	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
Mushtaq Ahmed	25.0	5	76	3	3.04	Pakistanis	1	v Glamorgan	Pontypridd	29 Jun 1996	First-class
Wasim Akram	29.2	9	83	3	2.82	Pakistan	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
DR Brown	21.0	4	86	3	4.09	Warwickshire	1	v Pakistanis	Birmingham	17 Jul 1996	First-class
DG Cork	24.0	4	86	3	3.58	England	3	v Pakistan	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Wasim Akram	23.2	6	86	3	3.68	Pakistanis	1	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	3 Aug 1996	First-class
CC Lewis	37.0	10	89	3	2.40	England	1	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
Saqlain Mushtaq	34.0	6	89	3	2.61	Pakistanis	1	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	3 Aug 1996	First-class
A Kumble	51.0	14	90	3	1.76	India	3	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
K Marc	25.0	3	91	3	3.64	Brit Univ	1	v Indians	Cambridge	26 Jun 1996	First-class
M Muralidaran	41.0	9	94	3	2.29	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
AD Mullally	37.1	7	97	3	2.60	England	2	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
CC Lewis	40.0	11	101	3	2.52	England	2	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
Wasim Akram	39.5	10	106	3	2.66	Pakistan	2	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
AR Caddick	40.2	6	113	3	2.80	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Waqar Younis	33.0	7	127	3	3.84	Pakistan	2	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Mushtaq Ahmed	55.0	17	142	3	2.58	Pakistan	2	v England	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
AF Giles	4.0	3	2	2	0.50	Warwickshire	1	v Pakistanis	Birmingham	17 Jul 1996	First-class
ST Jayasuriya	7.0	3	16	2	2.28	Sri Lanka	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
SJE Brown	7.0	1	19	2	2.71	Durham	4	v Pakistanis	Chester-le-Street	3 Aug 1996	First-class
ND Hirwani	10.4	4	21	2	1.96	Indians	1	v Sussex	Hove	16 May 1996	First-class
PL Mhambrey	10.0	5	23	2	2.30	Indians	2	v Essex	Chelmsford	28 May 1996	First-class

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