Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MM Ali	15.0	4	53	6	3.53	England	4	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
TS Roland-Jones	16.4	4	57	5	3.42	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
MM Ali	19.5	1	69	5	3.47	England	4	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
JM Anderson	23.2	6	72	5	3.08	England	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
JM Anderson	17.0	5	38	4	2.23	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
M Morkel	13.1	2	41	4	3.11	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
MM Ali	16.1	5	45	4	2.78	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
MM Ali	20.0	7	59	4	2.95	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
MM Ali	16.0	2	78	4	4.87	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
KA Maharaj	32.1	8	85	4	2.64	South Africa	3	v England	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
K Rabada	26.0	7	91	4	3.50	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
M Morkel	25.3	2	115	4	4.50	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
JM Anderson	14.0	7	16	3	1.14	England	4	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
KA Maharaj	10.0	1	21	3	2.10	South Africa	2	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
VD Philander	10.0	3	24	3	2.40	South Africa	4	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
JM Anderson	13.0	6	25	3	1.92	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
CH Morris	8.5	1	38	3	4.30	South Africa	2	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
D Olivier	12.0	5	38	3	3.16	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
KA Maharaj	12.0	2	42	3	3.50	South Africa	4	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
SCJ Broad	16.1	4	46	3	2.84	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
K Rabada	20.0	5	50	3	2.50	South Africa	3	v England	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
KA Maharaj	13.5	2	50	3	3.61	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
M Morkel	21.0	6	64	3	3.04	South Africa	3	v England	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
SCJ Broad	22.0	4	64	3	2.90	England	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
VD Philander	20.0	3	67	3	3.35	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
M Morkel	28.2	7	70	3	2.47	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
TS Roland-Jones	18.0	4	72	3	4.00	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
K Rabada	26.0	4	85	3	3.26	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
K Rabada	28.0	4	123	3	4.39	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
CH Morris	6.0	3	7	2	1.16	South Africa	4	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
D Olivier	3.2	0	25	2	7.50	South Africa	4	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
VD Philander	17.0	6	32	2	1.88	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
LA Dawson	11.4	4	34	2	2.91	England	4	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
BA Stokes	20.0	4	34	2	1.70	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
JM Anderson	19.0	6	44	2	2.31	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
M Morkel	13.0	2	45	2	3.46	South Africa	2	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
JM Anderson	20.0	4	45	2	2.25	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
VD Philander	13.0	2	48	2	3.69	South Africa	2	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
K Rabada	17.0	4	50	2	2.94	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
BA Stokes	14.0	1	51	2	3.64	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
MM Ali	21.0	5	57	2	2.71	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
KA Maharaj	30.4	9	58	2	1.89	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
SCJ Broad	18.0	5	62	2	3.44	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
LA Dawson	15.0	2	67	2	4.46	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
CH Morris	11.0	0	70	2	6.36	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
BA Stokes	18.0	3	77	2	4.27	England	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
D Olivier	21.0	3	91	2	4.33	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
M Morkel	26.0	5	92	2	3.53	South Africa	1	v England	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
MA Wood	1.0	0	3	1	3.00	England	4	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
JM Anderson	6.0	2	16	1	2.66	England	4	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
SCJ Broad	12.0	5	24	1	2.00	England	4	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
BA Stokes	7.0	1	26	1	3.71	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
TS Roland-Jones	11.0	3	41	1	3.72	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
LA Dawson	11.0	1	42	1	3.81	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
M Morkel	19.0	6	44	1	2.31	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
SCJ Broad	15.0	5	44	1	2.93	England	2	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
SCJ Broad	16.0	4	47	1	2.93	England	4	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
TS Roland-Jones	9.0	1	52	1	5.77	England	4	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
K Rabada	18.0	4	56	1	3.11	South Africa	3	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
KA Maharaj	15.0	1	61	1	4.06	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
CH Morris	17.0	1	91	1	5.35	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
KA Maharaj	27.0	5	92	1	3.40	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268

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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]