Bowling Best Figures Match - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	66.5x8	22	165	13	1.85	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
MG Melle	28.3x8	4	56	12	1.48	Sth Africans	v Tasmania	Launceston	19 Jan 1953	First-class
MG Melle	46.5x8	2	166	9	2.67	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	26.5x8	4	123	8	3.46	Sth Africans	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	49.2x8	8	140	8	2.13	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
HJ Tayfield	47.0x8	5	199	8	3.17	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	26.4x8	6	70	7	1.98	Sth Africans	v Tasmania	Launceston	19 Jan 1953	First-class
PNF Mansell	14.3x8	-	53	6	2.76	Sth Africans	v Victoria	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	38.3	20	55	6	1.42	Sth Africans	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	50.0x8	21	88	6	1.32	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	67.4x8	12	202	6	2.24	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
JC Watkins	31.0x8	18	19	5	0.45	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	51.0	31	49	5	0.96	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JC Watkins	50.5	31	51	5	1.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
HJ Tayfield	48.5	19	67	5	1.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
ARA Murray	24.0x8	4	71	5	2.21	Sth Africans	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	70.0	27	95	5	1.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
HJ Tayfield	48.2x8	14	98	5	1.52	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	24 Oct 1952	First-class
ARA Murray	40.6x8	14	110	5	2.02	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
ARA Murray	27.0x8	5	110	5	3.05	Sth Africans	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	33.0x8	9	118	5	2.68	Sth Africans	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Nov 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	47.0x8	9	136	5	2.17	Sth Africans	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	32.0x8	-	147	5	3.44	Sth Africans	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
MG Melle	34.5x8	4	176	5	3.81	Sth Africans	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	19.1x8	8	32	4	1.25	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	15.0x8	5	32	4	1.60	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
ERH Fuller	20.0x8	4	52	4	1.95	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
ERH Fuller	46.4	15	72	4	1.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
MG Melle	20.0x8	-	74	4	2.77	Sth Africans	v Victoria	Melbourne	7 Nov 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	50.0	23	80	4	1.60	Sth Africans	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
ERH Fuller	21.3x8	5	89	4	3.12	Sth Africans	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	35.0x8	12	102	4	2.18	Sth Africans	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
ARA Murray	51.2x8	11	169	4	2.47	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
HJ Tayfield	48.3x8	8	175	4	2.71	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	50.0x8	6	195	4	2.92	Sth Africans	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Nov 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	58.0x8	7	207	4	2.67	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
PNF Mansell	12.5x8	3	27	3	1.60	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Mar 1953	First-class
MG Melle	18.0	4	36	3	2.00	Sth Africans	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	46.0	23	63	3	1.36	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
HJ Keith	22.0x8	3	65	3	2.21	Sth Africans	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	38.0x8	17	81	3	1.59	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
HJ Tayfield	38.0x8	9	94	3	1.85	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
HJ Tayfield	28.1x8	4	109	3	2.90	Sth Africans	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
PNF Mansell	38.0	7	124	3	3.26	Sth Africans	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
PNF Mansell	33.0x8	5	127	3	2.88	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
HJ Tayfield	44.0x8	10	139	3	2.36	Sth Africans	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
PNF Mansell	30.0x8	3	143	3	3.57	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
PNF Mansell	39.0x8	1	153	3	2.94	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
HJ Keith	14.0	6	31	2	2.21	Sth Africans	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	26.0x8	7	62	2	1.78	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	14 Nov 1952	First-class
HJ Keith	23.0	5	65	2	2.82	Sth Africans	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
MG Melle	32.0x8	10	67	2	1.57	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	24 Oct 1952	First-class
ERH Fuller	17.0x8	2	73	2	3.22	Sth Africans	v Victoria	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
MG Melle	25.0x8	2	112	2	3.36	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
ERH Fuller	28.0x8	2	131	2	3.50	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
MG Melle	36.0x8	2	155	2	3.22	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
HJ Keith	4.0x8	3	2	1	0.37	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
DJ McGlew	2.0x8	-	5	1	1.87	Sth Africans	v Tasmania	Launceston	19 Jan 1953	First-class
JE Cheetham	3.0	1	6	1	2.00	Sth Africans	v Otago	Dunedin	24 Feb 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	12.0x8	5	16	1	1.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
PNF Mansell	19.0	10	29	1	1.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
ARA Murray	31.0	16	29	1	0.93	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
PNF Mansell	13.0x8	-	43	1	2.48	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	24 Oct 1952	First-class
MG Melle	11.0x8	-	45	1	3.06	Sth Africans	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1952	First-class
MG Melle	11.0x8	-	58	1	3.95	Sth Africans	v Victoria	Melbourne	31 Jan 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	45.0	18	67	1	1.48	Sth Africans	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	26.0x8	8	70	1	2.01	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
PNF Mansell	20.0x8	2	73	1	2.73	Sth Africans	v South Aust	Adelaide	14 Feb 1953	First-class
ARA Murray	25.0x8	3	84	1	2.52	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
MG Melle	27.0x8	3	86	1	2.38	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class
JC Watkins	18.0x8	2	92	1	3.83	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
MG Melle	35.0	6	94	1	2.68	Sth Africans	v Canterbury	Christchurch	28 Feb 1953	First-class
MG Melle	23.0x8	3	98	1	3.19	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JC Watkins	36.0x8	5	105	1	2.18	Sth Africans	v Aust XI	Sydney	12 Dec 1952	First-class
HJ Tayfield	32.0x8	5	114	1	2.67	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	1 Jan 1953	First-class

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Tasmania vs Queensland at Brisbane, Sheffield Shield 1st Match, Oct 4-7, 2025 [First-class]

South Australia vs Victoria at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield 2nd Match, Oct 4-7, 2025 [First-class]

New South Wales vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 3rd Match, Oct 4-7, 2025 [First-class]