Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
ERH Toshack	19.3x8	7	31	11	1.20	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
W Ferguson	73.2	9	229	11	3.12	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
HHH Johnson	65.5	24	96	10	1.45	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
JC Laker	67.0	21	198	9	2.95	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
IWG Johnson	19.7x8	1	94	8	3.54	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
RR Lindwall	37.5x8	10	99	8	1.97	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
W Ferguson	55.0	11	139	8	2.52	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
L Amarnath	41.0x8	6	130	7	2.37	India	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
R Howorth	71.0	16	192	7	2.70	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
LJ Johnson	35.2x8	10	74	6	1.57	Australia	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
JDC Goddard	38.2	13	74	6	1.93	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
WA Johnston	22.0x8	1	77	6	2.62	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DT Ring	41.0x8	9	120	6	2.19	Australia	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	30.0x8	9	48	5	1.20	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
HJ Butler	40.0	6	149	5	3.72	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
VS Hazare	13.2x8	3	29	4	1.64	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
RR Lindwall	15.7x8	4	30	4	1.41	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
IWG Johnson	27.0x8	10	44	4	1.22	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
PEW Jones	34.2	7	83	4	2.41	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
L Amarnath	39.0x8	10	84	4	1.61	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
K Cranston	27.0	5	89	4	3.29	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
EAV Williams	48.0	15	95	4	1.97	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
IWG Johnson	43.1x8	9	118	4	2.05	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
JC Laker	45.0	12	128	4	2.84	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
CR Rangachari	41.0x8	5	141	4	2.57	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
MH Mankad	55.0x8	8	209	4	2.85	India	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Phadkar	10.0x8	2	14	3	1.05	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	17.0x8	10	28	3	1.23	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
KR Miller	15.0x8	5	30	3	1.50	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
J Trim	23.0	8	44	3	1.91	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
JB Stollmeyer	24.0	8	47	3	1.95	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
KR Miller	18.0x8	4	52	3	2.16	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
JDC Goddard	35.0	10	67	3	1.91	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
EAV Williams	42.0	18	68	3	1.61	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
CL McCool	18.0x8	2	71	3	2.95	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
SJE Loxton	23.0x8	2	71	3	2.31	Australia	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	28.0x8	5	75	3	2.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
GOB Allen	20.2	-	103	3	5.06	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
ESM Kentish	47.0	15	106	3	2.25	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
MH Mankad	34.0x8	3	113	3	2.49	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
JC Laker	38.4	5	114	3	2.94	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
R Howorth	44.0	10	133	3	3.02	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
SG Barnes	6.0x8	1	25	2	3.12	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
WA Johnston	15.0x8	4	29	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	17.0x8	4	43	2	1.89	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
EAV Williams	30.4	12	55	2	1.79	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
KR Miller	16.0x8	3	56	2	2.62	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
W Ferguson	17.4	2	56	2	3.16	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
DG Phadkar	15.0x8	-	74	2	3.70	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
R Howorth	33.0	3	78	2	2.36	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
MF Tremlett	32.0	1	102	2	3.18	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
MH Mankad	33.0x8	2	107	2	2.43	India	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DG Phadkar	25.0x8	2	108	2	3.24	India	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
JC Laker	36.0	10	108	2	3.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
VS Hazare	21.3x8	1	110	2	3.85	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
ERH Toshack	43.0x8	10	139	2	2.42	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
W Ferguson	70.0	21	143	2	2.04	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
MH Mankad	43.0x8	8	170	2	2.96	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
GOB Allen	2.4	-	5	1	1.87	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
CT Sarwate	5.0x8	1	16	1	2.40	India	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
GE Gomez	8.0	2	22	1	2.75	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
MH Mankad	9.0x8	-	31	1	2.58	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
L Amarnath	14.0x8	4	31	1	1.66	India	v Australia	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
MF Tremlett	14.0	4	35	1	2.50	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
BBM Gaskin	21.0	4	45	1	2.14	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
K Cranston	10.0	1	47	1	4.70	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
RR Lindwall	15.0x8	-	57	1	2.85	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DG Phadkar	9.0x8	-	58	1	4.83	India	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
K Cranston	28.0	7	60	1	2.14	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
VS Hazare	14.0x8	1	63	1	3.37	India	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
B Dooland	12.0x8	-	68	1	4.25	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
JDC Goddard	44.0	16	71	1	1.61	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
SG Barnes	27.0x8	4	74	1	2.05	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
KR Miller	20.0x8	2	75	1	2.81	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
JDC Goddard	32.3	10	75	1	2.30	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
L Amarnath	23.0x8	1	79	1	2.57	India	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
CT Sarwate	18.0x8	1	82	1	3.41	India	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
R Howorth	32.0	4	83	1	2.59	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	3 Mar 1948	Test # 297
JT Ikin	21.0	-	84	1	4.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
FMM Worrell	37.0	6	85	1	2.29	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
JT Ikin	28.0	4	86	1	3.07	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
MF Tremlett	36.0	8	89	1	2.47	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948	Test # 293
GOB Allen	22.0	1	97	1	4.40	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
BBM Gaskin	58.0	20	113	1	1.94	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
CL McCool	32.0x8	2	128	1	3.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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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]