Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	62.1x8	29	97	9	1.17	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
HJ Tayfield	43.0x8	19	61	8	1.06	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	6	87	8	1.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
DEJ Ironside	39.5x8	14	88	8	1.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
TE Bailey	41.0	18	88	8	2.14	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
GO Rabone	48.7x8	16	84	7	1.28	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
S Ramadhin	90.0	47	121	7	1.34	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
AR MacGibbon	42.0x8	7	123	7	2.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
NAT Adcock	37.3x8	9	72	6	1.44	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
JR Reid	34.0x8	8	97	6	2.13	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
S Ramadhin	71.0	34	120	6	1.69	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
NAT Adcock	38.0x8	2	131	6	2.58	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
JB Statham	53.0	8	140	6	2.64	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
JB Statham	49.0	9	150	6	3.06	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
S Ramadhin	70.3	26	153	6	2.17	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
JC Watkins	30.0x8	12	55	5	1.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
ESM Kentish	43.0	16	72	5	1.67	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
AR MacGibbon	32.1x8	2	99	5	2.31	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
GAR Lock	55.0	16	112	5	2.03	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
JR Reid	47.0x8	18	115	5	1.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
FS Trueman	44.4	11	127	5	2.84	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
GE Gomez	39.2	12	79	4	2.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
GS Sobers	29.5	9	81	4	2.71	West Indies	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
CB van Ryneveld	27.6x8	2	82	4	2.21	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
JC Laker	54.0	28	84	4	1.55	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
AR MacGibbon	41.0x8	17	86	4	1.57	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
JC Laker	57.0	29	88	4	1.54	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
GWF Overton	32.1x8	5	101	4	2.35	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
CB van Ryneveld	49.6x8	15	111	4	1.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
DS Atkinson	65.0	27	112	4	1.72	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
DEJ Ironside	46.3x8	16	117	4	1.89	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
JB Statham	42.0	7	139	4	3.30	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
JC Laker	60.1	19	143	4	2.37	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
GE Gomez	26.4	11	38	3	1.42	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
DS Atkinson	32.0	17	40	3	1.25	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
JC Watkins	29.0x8	12	44	3	1.13	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
RW Blair	22.0x8	4	48	3	1.63	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
CL Walcott	34.0	18	52	3	1.52	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
GWF Overton	32.0x8	10	65	3	1.52	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
FM King	30.0	13	66	3	2.20	West Indies	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
DEJ Ironside	37.2x8	11	70	3	1.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
AR MacGibbon	27.0x8	4	73	3	2.02	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
AR MacGibbon	29.0x8	6	73	3	1.88	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
JH Wardle	34.3	8	84	3	2.43	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	7	90	3	2.04	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
FM King	48.2	16	97	3	2.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
GAR Lock	52.5	18	101	3	1.91	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
AL Valentine	56.0	16	121	3	2.16	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
AL Valentine	90.5	48	148	3	1.62	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
GAR Lock	73.0	16	218	3	2.98	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
JB Stollmeyer	7.0	1	16	2	2.28	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
JC Watkins	19.0x8	5	30	2	1.18	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
ARA Murray	20.0x8	6	40	2	1.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
RW Blair	23.0x8	4	54	2	1.76	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
TE Bailey	27.0	9	54	2	2.00	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
RW Blair	22.0x8	4	64	2	2.18	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
GAR Lock	42.0	22	71	2	1.69	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
S Ramadhin	41.0	17	80	2	1.95	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
ARA Murray	38.0x8	11	83	2	1.63	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
FM King	32.0	12	84	2	2.62	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
S Ramadhin	32.0	9	85	2	2.65	West Indies	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
HJ Tayfield	46.3x8	20	86	2	1.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
FMM Worrell	29.0	3	87	2	3.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
DCS Compton	15.4	1	91	2	5.80	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
GWF Overton	27.0x8	8	92	2	2.55	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
CB van Ryneveld	23.0x8	1	93	2	3.03	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
RW Blair	22.0x8	2	104	2	3.54	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
AE Moss	36.0	5	114	2	3.16	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
TE Bailey	44.0	9	124	2	2.81	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
W Bell	37.3x8	6	136	2	2.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
FS Trueman	40.4	8	139	2	3.41	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
FS Trueman	48.0	8	154	2	3.20	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
JC Laker	50.0	8	154	2	3.08	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
JB Stollmeyer	3.0	-	12	1	4.00	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
CA McWatt	4.0	2	16	1	4.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
ARA Murray	14.0x8	9	17	1	0.91	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
CL Walcott	11.0	5	26	1	2.36	West Indies	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
GO Rabone	8.0x8	-	31	1	2.90	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
EW Dempster	14.0x8	3	43	1	2.30	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
MB Poore	14.0x8	1	45	1	2.41	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
JR Reid	16.0x8	2	49	1	2.29	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
HJ Tayfield	8.2x8	2	53	1	4.81	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
HJ Tayfield	33.0x8	10	80	1	1.81	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
TE Bailey	36.0	8	82	1	2.27	England	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
DS Atkinson	44.0	15	90	1	2.04	West Indies	v England	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
ARA Murray	34.0x8	8	93	1	2.05	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
JH Wardle	49.0	15	103	1	2.10	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
NAT Adcock	29.0x8	3	105	1	2.71	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
AL Valentine	44.0	18	109	1	2.47	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
TE Bailey	34.0	7	111	1	3.26	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383
W Ferguson	47.0	7	155	1	3.29	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954	Test # 385
GAR Lock	74.0	16	216	1	2.91	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	Test # 383

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