Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MH Mankad	71.2	30	131	13	1.83	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
HJ Tayfield	66.5x8	22	165	13	1.85	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
Fazal Mahmood	51.4	19	94	12	1.81	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
MG Melle	46.5x8	2	166	9	2.67	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
AL Valentine	94.5	31	213	9	2.24	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
RR Lindwall	34.2x8	4	112	8	2.45	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
MH Mankad	90.0	42	124	8	1.37	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
ERH Fuller	49.2x8	8	140	8	2.13	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
AL Valentine	87.5	34	198	8	2.25	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
S Ramadhin	54.5	24	85	7	1.55	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
DG Phadkar	41.1	6	88	7	2.13	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
KR Miller	43.0x8	8	113	7	1.97	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
SP Gupte	68.0	16	164	7	2.41	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
WA Johnston	73.3x8	21	177	7	1.80	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
WA Johnston	84.0x8	15	266	7	2.37	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
JC Watkins	50.0x8	21	88	6	1.32	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
FM King	53.0	18	103	6	1.94	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
RR Lindwall	42.0x8	8	108	6	1.92	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
AL Valentine	76.0	37	111	6	1.46	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
SP Gupte	55.0	14	126	6	2.29	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
DT Ring	38.0x8	5	130	6	2.56	Australia	v South Africa	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
MH Mankad	104.0	28	254	6	2.44	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
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
GS Ramchand	29.0	9	63	5	2.17	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
HJ Tayfield	48.5	19	67	5	1.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
KR Miller	35.0x8	7	81	5	1.73	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
Ghulam Ahmed	45.3	13	86	5	1.89	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
HJ Tayfield	70.0	27	95	5	1.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
DG Phadkar	53.0	18	102	5	1.92	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
GE Gomez	75.0	38	112	5	1.49	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
RR Lindwall	45.5x8	6	116	5	1.90	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
SP Gupte	42.2	11	119	5	2.81	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
R Benaud	58.0x8	14	146	5	1.88	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
MH Mankad	65.0	18	179	5	2.75	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
SP Gupte	77.0	22	181	5	2.35	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
SP Gupte	73.1	16	196	5	2.67	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
L Amarnath	39.0	19	65	4	1.66	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
MB Poore	27.0	9	71	4	2.62	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
ERH Fuller	46.4	15	72	4	1.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
IWG Johnson	42.0x8	10	83	4	1.48	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
Mahmood Hussain	42.0	12	92	4	2.19	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	2.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	6 Mar 1953	Test # 368
Ghulam Ahmed	55.0	17	105	4	1.90	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
GO Rabone	41.0	8	108	4	2.63	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
FMM Worrell	57.0	16	109	4	1.91	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
SP Gupte	56.2	19	122	4	2.16	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
Amir Elahi	39.4	4	134	4	3.37	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
Fazal Mahmood	64.0	19	141	4	2.20	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
FM King	60.0	19	147	4	2.45	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
S Ramadhin	61.5	20	165	4	2.66	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
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	58.0x8	7	207	4	2.67	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
JC Watkins	46.0	23	63	3	1.36	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
Ghulam Ahmed	45.0	19	83	3	1.84	India	v Pakistan	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
WA Johnston	33.6x8	7	83	3	1.84	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
FM King	37.0	10	84	3	2.27	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
HJ Tayfield	38.0x8	9	94	3	1.85	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
S Nyalchand	64.0	33	97	3	1.51	India	v Pakistan	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
FM King	65.1	22	110	3	1.68	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
Mahmood Hussain	46.0	11	114	3	2.47	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
PNF Mansell	33.0x8	5	127	3	2.88	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
GE Gomez	60.0	17	135	3	2.25	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
AL Valentine	84.0	41	139	3	1.65	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
Mahmood Hussain	41.0	7	142	3	3.46	Pakistan	v India	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
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
MH Mankad	68.0	23	155	3	2.27	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
DT Ring	49.0x8	6	187	3	2.86	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
CL Walcott	16.0	10	12	2	0.75	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
VS Hazare	11.0	3	14	2	1.27	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Feb 1953	Test # 366
Amir Elahi	7.0	1	20	2	2.85	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
Gul Mohammad	7.3	2	21	2	2.80	India	v Pakistan	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
R Benaud	5.0x8	1	21	2	3.15	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
FMM Worrell	20.0	4	32	2	1.60	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
RV Divecha	19.0	4	36	2	1.89	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
Maqsood Ahmed	10.0	1	37	2	3.70	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
AH Kardar	21.0	7	37	2	1.76	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
R Benaud	12.6x8	1	43	2	2.52	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
GS Ramchand	17.0	4	48	2	2.82	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
Khan Mohammad	20.0	5	52	2	2.60	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	11	52	2	1.92	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
AH Kardar	34.0	12	53	2	1.55	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
DG Phadkar	19.0	3	61	2	3.21	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
GE Gomez	62.1	25	68	2	1.09	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
Mahmood Hussain	22.0	4	70	2	3.18	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
L Amarnath	40.0	18	74	2	1.85	India	v Pakistan	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
JR Reid	35.0	8	76	2	2.17	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
RW Blair	41.0	9	90	2	2.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
Fazal Mahmood	40.0	13	92	2	2.30	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
DG Phadkar	50.0	19	92	2	1.84	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
WA Johnston	32.6x8	5	97	2	2.22	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JB Stollmeyer	27.0	3	103	2	3.81	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
G Noblet	54.0x8	15	109	2	1.51	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
GS Ramchand	35.0	6	109	2	3.11	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
MG Melle	25.0x8	2	112	2	3.36	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
MH Mankad	35.0	3	113	2	3.22	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	28 Nov 1952	Test # 358
S Ramadhin	67.0	32	113	2	1.68	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369

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