Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GD McGrath	20.3	8	38	8	1.85	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
MS Kasprowicz	15.5	5	36	7	2.27	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
JN Gillespie	13.4	1	37	7	2.70	Australia	1	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
PCR Tufnell	34.3	16	66	7	1.91	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
GD McGrath	21.0	4	76	7	3.61	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
SK Warne	30.0	14	48	6	1.60	Australia	2	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
CL Hooper	13.4	5	26	5	1.90	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
M Muralidaran	23.4	13	34	5	1.43	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
CEL Ambrose	13.1	3	37	5	2.81	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
KR Pushpakumara	12.4	1	41	5	3.23	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
AR Caddick	12.0	2	42	5	3.50	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
PR Reiffel	21.1	2	49	5	2.31	Australia	3	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
AR Caddick	11.5	1	50	5	4.22	England	1	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
M Muralidaran	41.0	13	113	5	2.75	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
D Gough	36.0	5	149	5	4.13	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
PCR Tufnell	13.1	6	27	4	2.05	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
GD McGrath	21.0	4	46	4	2.19	Australia	4	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
AR Caddick	22.0	6	71	4	3.22	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
GD McGrath	29.5	9	71	4	2.37	Australia	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
DW Headley	27.3	4	72	4	2.61	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
CA Walsh	24.0	2	73	4	3.04	West Indies	4	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
DS Mohanty	20.4	5	78	4	3.77	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
SK Warne	32.0	8	86	4	2.68	Australia	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
DW Headley	30.5	7	87	4	2.82	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
M Muralidaran	48.0	17	99	4	2.06	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
DW Headley	29.0	4	104	4	3.58	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
MS Kasprowicz	39.0	8	113	4	2.89	Australia	2	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
M Muralidaran	12.0	1	28	3	2.33	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
JN Gillespie	12.0	4	31	3	2.58	Australia	4	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
GD McGrath	13.5	4	36	3	2.60	Australia	4	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
GD McGrath	23.4	9	40	3	1.69	Australia	2	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
CEL Ambrose	9.0	0	41	3	4.55	West Indies	3	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
D Gough	10.0	1	43	3	4.30	England	1	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
FA Rose	9.0	1	43	3	4.77	West Indies	3	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
SK Warne	16.0	4	43	3	2.68	Australia	4	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
ST Jayasuriya	18.0	3	45	3	2.50	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
D Gough	21.0	7	52	3	2.47	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
MA Ealham	15.4	3	60	3	3.82	England	3	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
KR Pushpakumara	15.0	2	62	3	4.13	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
SK Warne	30.4	8	63	3	2.05	Australia	4	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
JN Gillespie	8.0	0	65	3	8.12	Australia	4	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
M Muralidaran	21.2	5	72	3	3.37	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
AR Caddick	19.0	4	76	3	4.00	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
AR Caddick	20.0	2	85	3	4.25	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
M Muralidaran	35.0	5	96	3	2.74	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
DE Malcolm	25.0	5	100	3	4.00	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
KSC de Silva	31.1	6	101	3	3.24	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
D Gough	35.0	7	123	3	3.51	England	3	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
RDB Croft	43.0	10	125	3	2.90	England	3	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
A Kumble	38.4	2	156	3	4.03	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
PR Reiffel	15.0	9	17	2	1.13	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
DE Malcolm	10.0	2	25	2	2.50	England	1	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
IR Bishop	7.0	0	29	2	4.14	West Indies	3	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
AJ Hollioake	12.0	2	31	2	2.58	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
SK Warne	17.0	8	32	2	1.88	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
MA Ealham	11.0	2	34	2	3.09	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
IR Bishop	15.0	3	44	2	2.93	West Indies	1	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
FA Rose	12.0	1	44	2	3.66	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
SK Warne	19.0	4	47	2	2.47	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
CEL Ambrose	15.0	1	51	2	3.40	West Indies	4	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
SC Ganguly	9.0	0	53	2	5.88	India	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
MA Ealham	19.0	3	56	2	2.94	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
DW Headley	19.0	3	56	2	2.94	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
SK Warne	26.0	9	57	2	2.19	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
HDPK Dharmasena	25.0	4	62	2	2.48	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
CA Walsh	22.0	3	62	2	2.81	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
JN Gillespie	23.0	8	65	2	2.82	Australia	3	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
GD McGrath	22.0	5	67	2	3.04	Australia	1	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
A Kuruvilla	20.0	5	68	2	3.40	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
WPUJC Vaas	27.0	5	69	2	2.55	Sri Lanka	2	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
RDB Croft	26.5	6	74	2	2.75	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
GD McGrath	22.0	5	80	2	3.63	Australia	3	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
KR Pushpakumara	19.0	2	81	2	4.26	Sri Lanka	3	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
D Gough	20.0	4	82	2	4.10	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
A Kuruvilla	24.0	3	90	2	3.75	India	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
KR Pushpakumara	19.3	2	97	2	4.97	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
PR Reiffel	21.0	2	101	2	4.80	Australia	2	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
AR Caddick	30.0	4	102	2	3.40	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
BKV Prasad	26.0	5	104	2	4.00	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
RDB Croft	39.0	12	105	2	2.69	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
GD McGrath	32.0	8	107	2	3.34	Australia	2	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
DW Headley	25.0	2	125	2	5.00	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
M Muralidaran	65.0	9	174	2	2.67	Sri Lanka	1	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
MG Bevan	8.0	3	14	1	1.75	Australia	2	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
DE Malcolm	3.0	0	15	1	5.00	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
ME Waugh	7.0	3	16	1	2.28	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
HDPK Dharmasena	8.0	4	19	1	2.37	Sri Lanka	2	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
HDPK Dharmasena	7.0	2	21	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	4	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
SC Ganguly	4.0	0	23	1	5.75	India	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
HDPK Dharmasena	7.0	0	26	1	3.71	Sri Lanka	1	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
BC Hollioake	5.0	1	26	1	5.20	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
RDB Croft	12.0	5	30	1	2.50	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
KSC de Silva	16.0	4	32	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
CEL Ambrose	9.0	1	34	1	3.77	West Indies	2	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
PR Reiffel	11.0	3	34	1	3.09	Australia	4	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
CA Walsh	10.0	0	37	1	3.70	West Indies	3	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
MA Ealham	13.0	3	41	1	3.15	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
PR Reiffel	20.0	4	41	1	2.05	Australia	1	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
MS Kasprowicz	7.0	0	42	1	6.00	Australia	4	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	2	42	1	2.47	Sri Lanka	4	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]