Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs 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
GP Swann	21.0	3	54	5	2.57	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
Harbhajan Singh	48.3	23	59	5	1.21	India	3	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
JM Anderson	21.1	1	63	5	2.97	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
GP Swann	45.2	10	110	5	2.42	England	1	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
SCJ Broad	17.0	3	43	4	2.52	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
JM Anderson	20.5	1	73	4	3.50	England	3	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Z Khan	22.0	5	90	4	4.09	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
GP Swann	35.0	3	110	4	3.14	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
Harbhajan Singh	24.0	2	64	3	2.66	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
A Mishra	40.0	12	78	3	1.95	India	3	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
SCJ Broad	29.0	4	83	3	2.86	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
G Onions	30.0	5	86	3	2.86	England	1	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Z Khan	31.0	7	96	3	3.09	India	1	v South Africa	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
JM Anderson	22.2	1	98	3	4.38	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
GP Swann	37.0	5	127	3	3.43	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
SCJ Broad	20.0	6	44	2	2.20	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
SCJ Broad	16.0	5	58	2	3.62	England	3	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
G Onions	20.0	4	69	2	3.45	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
GP Swann	22.0	1	74	2	3.36	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JM Anderson	23.3	4	75	2	3.19	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
I Sharma	25.0	5	84	2	3.36	India	3	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
GP Swann	23.0	-	93	2	4.04	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
RJ Sidebottom	31.0	6	98	2	3.16	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
Harbhajan Singh	46.0	1	166	2	3.60	India	1	v South Africa	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
JM Anderson	8.0	2	24	1	3.00	England	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
G Onions	16.0	3	50	1	3.12	England	3	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
SCJ Broad	19.0	6	54	1	2.84	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
V Sehwag	18.0	1	55	1	3.05	India	1	v South Africa	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
G Onions	23.0	6	62	1	2.69	England	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
I Sharma	18.0	3	67	1	3.72	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
A Mishra	21.0	3	70	1	3.33	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
SCJ Broad	32.0	8	74	1	2.31	England	1	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
G Onions	22.0	4	87	1	3.95	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JM Anderson	37.0	9	104	1	2.81	England	1	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942

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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

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]