Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AV Bedser	42.3x8	9	105	10	1.85	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
TE Bailey	19.0x8	6	50	7	1.97	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
AV Bedser	23.2x8	6	54	7	1.74	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
R Tattersall	36.0	15	60	7	1.66	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
WA Johnston	22.0x8	4	65	7	2.21	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
WA Johnston	52.0x8	8	131	7	1.88	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
JB Iverson	29.4x8	9	52	6	1.32	Australia	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
WA Johnston	22.7x8	2	54	6	1.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JB Iverson	38.0x8	7	73	6	1.44	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
AV Bedser	35.3x8	5	80	6	1.69	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
FR Brown	27.0x8	5	81	6	2.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
TE Bailey	32.1x8	8	87	6	2.03	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
AM Moir	56.3	16	155	6	2.74	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
DVP Wright	46.0x8	3	208	6	3.39	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
GF Cresswell	33.0	14	49	5	1.48	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
FR Brown	21.0x8	2	54	5	1.92	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
TE Bailey	25.2	3	61	5	2.40	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
RR Lindwall	25.0x8	3	75	5	2.25	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
DVP Wright	31.0	5	80	5	2.58	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
TB Burtt	48.2	24	82	5	1.69	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
JB Iverson	13.0x8	3	43	4	2.48	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
KR Miller	21.7x8	6	52	4	1.78	Australia	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
KR Miller	26.0x8	6	63	4	1.81	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
KR Miller	23.7x8	5	81	4	2.54	Australia	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	43.0x8	4	107	4	1.86	England	v Australia	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
IWG Johnson	41.0x8	10	126	4	2.30	Australia	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
FR Brown	44.0x8	4	153	4	2.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
R Tattersall	52.5x8	7	211	4	3.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
KR Miller	17.0x8	4	50	3	2.20	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
JB Iverson	26.0x8	4	68	3	1.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
RR Lindwall	23.3x8	2	86	3	2.75	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
RR Lindwall	23.0x8	1	89	3	2.90	Australia	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
DVP Wright	24.0x8	3	106	3	3.31	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AV Bedser	51.0x8	10	136	3	2.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
RT Simpson	4.0	1	4	2	1.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
RR Lindwall	8.0x8	3	22	2	2.06	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
JA Hayes	20.0	2	44	2	2.20	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
TE Bailey	30.0	9	51	2	1.70	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
KR Miller	18.0x8	2	55	2	2.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
FR Brown	11.0x8	-	63	2	4.29	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
RR Lindwall	20.0x8	1	72	2	2.70	Australia	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
GF Cresswell	34.0	10	75	2	2.20	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
JB Iverson	32.0x8	6	84	2	1.96	Australia	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
AM Moir	34.0	5	84	2	2.47	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
DVP Wright	27.0	2	99	2	3.66	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
IWG Johnson	40.6x8	8	101	2	1.85	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
FR Brown	7.0	1	11	1	1.57	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
GB Hole	6.0x8	-	13	1	1.62	Australia	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
C Washbrook	4.0	-	25	1	6.25	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
DB Close	7.0x8	1	28	1	3.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
DCS Compton	5.6x8	1	29	1	3.78	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
FR Brown	15.2	3	34	1	2.21	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
FR Brown	6.0x8	1	38	1	4.75	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
IWG Johnson	18.0x8	4	43	1	1.79	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JB Statham	24.0	6	47	1	1.95	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
R Tattersall	16.0	3	48	1	3.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
AV Bedser	43.0	16	55	1	1.27	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
TE Bailey	24.0x8	4	61	1	1.90	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
DVP Wright	16.0x8	-	81	1	3.79	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
WA Johnston	34.0x8	11	81	1	1.78	Australia	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 1951	Test # 329
AV Bedser	41.0	10	83	1	2.02	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
JA Hayes	43.0	11	85	1	1.97	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
WA Johnston	23.0x8	4	91	1	2.96	Australia	v England	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
TB Burtt	49.0	23	99	1	2.02	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
DVP Wright	17.0x8	-	105	1	4.63	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JJ Warr	37.0x8	2	139	1	2.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330

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