Bowling Best Figures Match IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AMB Rowan	36.4x8	13	68	15	1.39	Transvaal	v Australians	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
IWG Johnson	21.3x8	5	38	9	1.33	Australians	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
HJ Tayfield	57.4x8	6	167	9	2.17	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
CL McCool	20.0x8	3	51	8	1.91	Australians	v Border	East London	14 Jan 1950	First-class
WA Johnston	32.1x8	9	65	8	1.51	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
IWG Johnson	29.4x8	9	71	8	1.80	Australians	v Rhodesia	Bulawayo	11 Nov 1949	First-class
IWG Johnson	27.2x8	4	102	8	2.80	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Benoni	5 Nov 1949	First-class
WA Johnston	49.4x8	11	114	8	1.72	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
RR Lindwall	16.0x8	5	22	7	1.03	Australians	v African XI	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
WA Johnston	29.0x8	8	37	7	0.95	Australians	v African XI	Johannesburg	17 Mar 1950	First-class
RR Lindwall	20.0x8	6	37	7	1.38	Australians	v African XI	Johannesburg	17 Mar 1950	First-class
CL McCool	29.0x8	8	85	7	2.19	Australians	v Rhodesia	Bulawayo	11 Nov 1949	First-class
IWG Johnson	25.7x8	5	96	7	2.78	Australians	v OFS	Bloemfontein	26 Nov 1949	First-class
SA Thwaits	41.1x8	10	129	7	2.35	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	2 Dec 1949	First-class
WA Johnston	12.4x8	3	29	6	1.74	Australians	v Border	East London	14 Jan 1950	First-class
KR Miller	13.0x8	1	35	6	2.01	Australians	v Natal	Pietermaritzburg	24 Feb 1950	First-class
G Noblet	35.6x8	14	42	6	0.88	Australians	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
RR Lindwall	22.3x8	6	52	6	1.74	Australians	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Jan 1950	First-class
WA Johnston	32.0x8	15	55	6	1.28	Australians	v Griq West	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
IWG Johnson	33.0x8	7	72	6	1.63	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
IWG Johnson	42.0x8	10	77	6	1.37	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	2 Dec 1949	First-class
AW Keightley-Smith	27.3x8	6	86	6	2.35	Transvaal	v Australians	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
PNF Mansell	14.7x8	-	89	6	4.48	Rhodesia	v Australians	Bulawayo	11 Nov 1949	First-class
IWG Johnson	32.2x8	6	91	6	2.11	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
CL McCool	32.4x8	4	112	6	2.58	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
A Tayfield	32.4x8	7	127	6	2.93	Natal	v Australians	Pietermaritzburg	24 Feb 1950	First-class
NBF Mann	36.0x8	4	128	6	2.66	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
NBF Mann	61.6x8	14	132	6	1.60	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
MG Melle	45.0x8	3	171	6	2.85	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
WA Johnston	11.0x8	5	18	5	1.22	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Pretoria	4 Feb 1950	First-class
KR Miller	11.0x8	1	29	5	1.97	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Pretoria	4 Feb 1950	First-class
AK Walker	18.0x8	5	31	5	1.29	Australians	v African XI	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
G Noblet	23.7x8	7	47	5	1.47	Australians	v OFS	Bloemfontein	26 Nov 1949	First-class
CL McCool	24.0x8	7	55	5	1.71	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Benoni	5 Nov 1949	First-class
RR Lindwall	27.4x8	4	65	5	1.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
G Noblet	33.3x8	9	65	5	1.46	Australians	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
HJ Tayfield	16.2x8	3	65	5	3.00	African XI	v Australians	Johannesburg	17 Mar 1950	First-class
KR Miller	22.0x8	3	66	5	2.25	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
KR Miller	26.0x8	4	67	5	1.93	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
WA Johnston	27.0x8	4	71	5	1.97	Australians	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Jan 1950	First-class
KR Miller	19.0x8	3	77	5	3.03	Australians	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
LJ Heaney	37.0x8	10	93	5	1.88	Transvaal	v Australians	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
LE McNamara	18.0x8	-	113	5	4.70	Griq West	v Australians	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
MA Hanley	34.0x8	6	146	5	3.22	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	2 Dec 1949	First-class
SJE Loxton	6.0x8	2	10	4	1.25	Australians	v OFS	Bloemfontein	26 Nov 1949	First-class
G Noblet	9.0x8	1	17	4	1.41	Australians	v Border	East London	14 Jan 1950	First-class
SJE Loxton	18.0x8	7	32	4	1.33	Australians	v African XI	Durban	16 Dec 1949	First-class
IWG Johnson	7.5x8	1	33	4	3.24	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Pretoria	4 Feb 1950	First-class
KR Miller	17.0x8	3	37	4	1.63	Australians	v African XI	Johannesburg	17 Mar 1950	First-class
G Noblet	24.7x8	4	52	4	1.56	Australians	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Jan 1950	First-class
RR Lindwall	23.0x8	4	54	4	1.76	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
RR Lindwall	21.0x8	1	59	4	2.10	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	10 Mar 1950	First-class
A Tayfield	13.0x8	2	68	4	3.92	African XI	v Australians	Johannesburg	17 Mar 1950	First-class
IWG Johnson	18.0x8	2	69	4	2.87	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CL McCool	19.2x8	3	77	4	3.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
MG Melle	16.6x8	1	82	4	3.67	African XI	v Australians	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
IWG Johnson	21.4x8	-	93	4	3.24	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	10 Mar 1950	First-class
CL McCool	30.0x8	7	97	4	2.42	Australians	v Griq West	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
IWG Johnson	34.2x8	7	100	4	2.18	Australians	v Natal	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
CL McCool	45.0x8	8	107	4	1.78	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	2 Dec 1949	First-class
BAL Wiles	24.0x8	-	109	4	3.40	NE Transvaal	v Australians	Pretoria	4 Feb 1950	First-class
LW Payn	41.7x8	7	175	4	3.13	Natal	v Australians	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
WA Johnston	9.0x8	1	22	3	1.83	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
AK Walker	8.7x8	1	28	3	2.36	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Pretoria	4 Feb 1950	First-class
AK Walker	19.0x8	6	33	3	1.30	Australians	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
DW Begbie	8.0x8	-	33	3	3.09	Transvaal	v Australians	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
G Noblet	13.0x8	1	34	3	1.96	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Benoni	5 Nov 1949	First-class
RR Lindwall	14.0x8	1	37	3	1.98	Australians	v Rhodesia	Bulawayo	11 Nov 1949	First-class
G Noblet	26.1x8	9	37	3	1.06	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
AK Walker	20.0x8	2	41	3	1.53	Australians	v Natal	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
KR Miller	22.0x8	6	53	3	1.80	Australians	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1949	First-class
RR Lindwall	17.5x8	2	58	3	2.46	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	2 Dec 1949	First-class
HB Birrell	13.5x8	1	71	3	3.90	E. Province	v Australians	Gqeberha	7 Jan 1950	First-class
GRM Bolus	23.0x8	7	74	3	2.41	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	2 Dec 1949	First-class
CL McCool	23.3x8	7	75	3	2.40	Australians	v African XI	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
KR Miller	28.0x8	3	75	3	2.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
RR Lindwall	26.0x8	3	82	3	2.36	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
MA Hanley	21.0x8	-	90	3	3.21	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	10 Mar 1950	First-class
HJ Tayfield	28.0x8	3	93	3	2.49	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
IWG Johnson	28.0x8	2	96	3	2.57	Australians	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Jan 1950	First-class
HJ Tayfield	21.0x8	3	96	3	3.42	Natal	v Australians	Pietermaritzburg	24 Feb 1950	First-class
KR Miller	28.0x8	3	97	3	2.59	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
JR Liddle	20.0x8	-	97	3	3.63	E. Province	v Australians	Gqeberha	7 Jan 1950	First-class
FJD Stokes-Waller	14.0x8	-	100	3	5.35	NE Transvaal	v Australians	Benoni	5 Nov 1949	First-class
JE Waddington	29.0x8	11	104	3	2.68	African XI	v Australians	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
HJ Tayfield	32.0x8	5	112	3	2.62	African XI	v Australians	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
WA Johnston	41.0x8	5	123	3	2.25	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
CN McCarthy	28.7x8	1	131	3	3.40	Natal	v Australians	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class
CN McCarthy	44.0x8	5	169	3	2.88	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
JE Waddington	38.0x8	2	189	3	3.73	Griq West	v Australians	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
AK Walker	6.0x8	1	8	2	1.00	Australians	v Border	East London	14 Jan 1950	First-class
RR Lindwall	14.0x8	4	26	2	1.39	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Pretoria	4 Feb 1950	First-class
CL McCool	7.0x8	-	29	2	3.10	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
G Noblet	21.0x8	8	38	2	1.35	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	2 Dec 1949	First-class
G Noblet	18.0x8	5	39	2	1.62	Australians	v African XI	Harare	19 Nov 1949	First-class
RR Lindwall	15.0x8	3	40	2	2.00	Australians	v NE Transvaal	Benoni	5 Nov 1949	First-class
LJ Heaney	22.0x8	8	44	2	1.50	Transvaal	v Australians	Johannesburg	27 Jan 1950	First-class
KR Miller	17.0x8	5	44	2	1.94	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	10 Mar 1950	First-class
AK Walker	15.6x8	2	45	2	2.14	Australians	v Griq West	Kimberley	17 Feb 1950	First-class
RN Harvey	10.0x8	1	46	2	3.45	Australians	v Natal	Durban	28 Oct 1949	First-class

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