Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AMB Rowan	70.0x8	9	232	8	2.48	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
NBF Mann	39.4x8	14	72	7	1.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
J Trim	43.0	12	76	7	1.76	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
DG Phadkar	45.3	10	159	7	3.49	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
NBF Mann	60.7x8	18	160	7	1.97	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
CN McCarthy	48.1x8	5	164	7	2.55	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
PEW Jones	26.0	8	58	6	2.23	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
CN McCarthy	21.0x8	4	63	6	2.25	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AV Bedser	31.5x8	7	90	6	2.13	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
PEW Jones	55.4	12	116	6	2.08	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
MH Mankad	58.0	12	131	6	2.25	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
AMB Rowan	61.2x8	8	145	6	1.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DG Phadkar	60.2	15	156	6	2.58	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
Ghulam Ahmed	60.2	5	181	6	3.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
DCS Compton	28.2x8	4	77	5	2.04	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
RO Jenkins	20.0x8	1	94	5	3.52	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DVP Wright	35.0x8	6	101	5	2.16	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AV Bedser	54.0x8	12	104	5	1.44	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
CR Rangachari	29.4	4	107	5	3.60	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
SN Banerjee	45.3	8	127	5	2.79	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
AMB Rowan	57.0x8	11	139	5	1.82	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
MH Mankad	47.3	10	142	5	2.98	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
SA Banerjee	51.0	3	181	5	3.54	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
W Ferguson	96.0	22	231	5	2.40	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
JDC Goddard	36.0	14	75	4	2.08	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
GE Gomez	48.3	22	95	4	1.95	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
GE Gomez	61.0	20	112	4	1.83	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
RO Jenkins	36.3x8	9	114	4	2.35	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AMB Rowan	48.0x8	8	123	4	1.92	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
DVP Wright	40.0x8	5	139	4	2.60	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
C Gladwin	19.0x8	6	36	3	1.42	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RJ Christiani	27.0	1	58	3	2.14	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
GE Gomez	52.0	21	69	3	1.32	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
DS Atkinson	26.0	2	70	3	2.69	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
RO Jenkins	19.0x8	2	80	3	3.15	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
C Gladwin	40.0x8	13	82	3	1.53	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
C Gladwin	36.5x8	8	84	3	1.72	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
GE Gomez	47.0	13	85	3	1.80	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
W Ferguson	38.0	8	101	3	2.65	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
CN McCarthy	26.0x8	1	102	3	2.94	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
NBF Mann	30.0x8	2	107	3	2.67	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
J Trim	37.0	3	112	3	3.02	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
PEW Jones	38.4	7	122	3	3.15	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
FJ Cameron	54.0	13	123	3	2.27	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
AV Bedser	41.0x8	3	135	3	2.46	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
RO Jenkins	40.4x8	6	142	3	2.62	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
L Tuckett	39.0x8	2	152	3	2.92	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
CN McCarthy	46.0x8	4	170	3	2.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
MH Mankad	75.0	16	202	3	2.69	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
AJ Watkins	5.0x8	-	25	2	3.75	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
CN McCarthy	19.4x8	1	62	2	2.38	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
JA Young	34.0x8	12	66	2	1.45	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
Ghulam Ahmed	37.0	7	92	2	2.48	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
GE Gomez	49.0	18	93	2	1.89	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
AV Bedser	39.0x8	10	93	2	1.78	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
JDC Goddard	45.0	14	101	2	2.24	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
JB Stollmeyer	25.0	2	103	2	4.12	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
L Amarnath	43.0	10	109	2	2.53	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
W Ferguson	31.0	3	111	2	3.58	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
JA Young	71.0x8	18	156	2	1.64	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
MH Mankad	59.0	10	176	2	2.98	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
VS Hazare	7.0	2	13	1	1.85	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
DCS Compton	18.0x8	11	16	1	0.66	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
JDC Goddard	15.2	8	25	1	1.63	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
B Mitchell	10.0x8	1	28	1	2.10	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
JDC Goddard	14.0	4	34	1	2.42	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
DG Phadkar	16.0	5	35	1	2.18	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
AJ Watkins	10.0x8	-	36	1	2.70	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
B Mitchell	13.0x8	1	43	1	2.48	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DS Atkinson	27.0	9	47	1	1.74	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
CT Sarwate	16.0	-	52	1	3.25	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
AJ Watkins	17.0x8	4	53	1	2.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
OC Dawson	16.5x8	3	59	1	2.66	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
DCS Compton	23.0x8	3	65	1	2.11	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
RO Jenkins	17.0x8	3	65	1	2.86	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
C Gladwin	36.0x8	11	66	1	1.37	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
OC Dawson	20.0x8	5	68	1	2.55	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DS Atkinson	23.0	3	69	1	3.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
LA Markham	13.0x8	1	72	1	4.15	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
L Amarnath	25.0	3	73	1	2.92	India	v West Indies	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
VS Hazare	42.0	12	74	1	1.76	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
L Tuckett	16.0x8	-	74	1	3.46	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
C Gladwin	40.0x8	9	78	1	1.46	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
B Mitchell	18.0x8	1	79	1	3.29	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
PEW Jones	33.0	9	86	1	2.60	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	9 Dec 1948	Test # 305
MA Hanley	29.0x8	7	88	1	2.27	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
MH Mankad	33.0	4	93	1	2.81	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
PEW Jones	38.0	8	97	1	2.55	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
JDC Goddard	27.0	1	116	1	4.29	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	4 Feb 1949	Test # 311
NR Chowdhury	37.0	6	130	1	3.51	India	v West Indies	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
AMB Rowan	41.0x8	4	155	1	2.83	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]