Bowling Best Figures Match - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
G Geary	54.3	16	130	12	2.38	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
AP Freeman	51.0	19	124	7	2.43	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
SJ Staples	53.3	8	148	6	2.76	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
WR Hammond	29.2	11	57	5	1.94	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
WR Hammond	47.0	17	103	5	2.19	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
SJ Staples	83.0	26	161	5	1.93	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
WE Astill	37.0	11	80	4	2.16	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
WR Hammond	31.0	7	82	4	2.64	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
IAR Peebles	27.0	5	98	4	3.62	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
SJ Staples	55.0	16	126	4	2.29	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172
AP Freeman	49.3	6	166	4	3.35	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
RES Wyatt	28.0	16	35	3	1.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
WE Astill	14.2	1	65	3	4.53	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
GTS Stevens	27.0	6	71	3	2.62	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
WE Astill	38.0	10	108	3	2.84	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172
WE Astill	27.0	7	49	2	1.81	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
AP Freeman	16.0	2	52	2	3.25	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
GTS Stevens	15.0	1	43	1	2.86	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
RES Wyatt	13.0	0	50	1	3.84	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
IAR Peebles	26.1	7	53	1	2.02	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
AP Freeman	16.0	2	57	1	3.56	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172
WR Hammond	22.0	4	66	1	3.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172

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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

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>> 297/8 (94.0 ov, BC Fortuin 107*, L Sipamla 22*, K Mungroo 1/45) - Stumps

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>> 401/5 (98.0 ov, K Verreynne 136*, KI Simmonds 85*, A Mnyaka 0/43) - Stumps