Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Fazal Mahmood	75.0	28	114	13	1.52	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
HJ Tayfield	74.0x8	26	192	13	1.94	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JH Wardle	42.6x8	12	89	12	1.56	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
R Benaud	53.2	16	105	11	1.96	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
Ghulam Ahmed	49.3	11	130	10	2.62	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
HJ Tayfield	61.7x8	31	90	9	1.09	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TE Bailey	30.4x8	11	53	8	1.30	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
FH Tyson	40.0x8	13	78	8	1.46	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
R Benaud	49.3	15	131	8	2.64	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RR Lindwall	31.5	10	58	7	1.82	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	7	69	7	1.56	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JH Wardle	40.2x8	13	103	7	1.91	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
Khan Mohammad	67.0	22	112	7	1.67	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
MH Mankad	34.4	5	105	6	3.02	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
HJ Tayfield	46.3x8	14	121	6	1.95	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
HJ Tayfield	65.0x8	25	163	6	1.88	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
NAT Adcock	18.3x8	6	30	5	1.22	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
PS Heine	26.0x8	9	44	5	1.26	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
TE Bailey	49.7x8	17	62	5	0.93	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
TE Bailey	34.0x8	7	66	5	1.45	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JB Statham	37.1x8	8	93	5	1.87	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JB Statham	36.0x8	6	118	5	2.45	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PS Heine	50.0x8	12	130	5	1.95	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
TL Goddard	29.0x8	16	25	4	0.64	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
WPA Crawford	38.0	14	50	4	1.31	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
JW Burke	25.0	7	52	4	2.08	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
TL Goddard	42.5x8	16	65	4	1.14	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
IWG Johnson	28.2	5	66	4	2.32	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
NAT Adcock	36.3x8	11	78	4	1.60	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
MH Mankad	45.0	15	90	4	2.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
JH Wardle	33.6x8	8	97	4	2.15	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
TL Goddard	55.5x8	13	136	4	1.83	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
R Benaud	67.0	21	152	4	2.26	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PJ Loader	24.0x8	6	36	3	1.12	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
RR Lindwall	37.2	19	41	3	1.09	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
KD Mackay	31.2	11	49	3	1.56	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
WPA Crawford	25.0	7	52	3	2.08	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
NAT Adcock	25.2x8	2	62	3	1.84	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JH Wardle	23.0x8	4	70	3	2.28	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
HJ Tayfield	37.6x8	9	70	3	1.39	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JC Laker	42.1x8	17	72	3	1.28	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
CB van Ryneveld	28.0x8	6	87	3	2.33	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
JB Statham	33.0x8	4	88	3	2.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
SP Gupte	28.3	6	89	3	3.12	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
PJ Loader	33.0x8	8	100	3	2.27	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
SP Gupte	38.0	13	115	3	3.02	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PS Heine	38.0x8	5	123	3	2.42	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PS Heine	40.0x8	1	145	3	2.71	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AK Davidson	15.0	9	15	2	1.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JC Laker	23.0x8	11	38	2	1.23	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
GAR Lock	26.0x8	11	38	2	1.09	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
PJ Loader	28.0x8	7	44	2	1.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
IWG Johnson	26.0	7	50	2	1.92	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
KR Miller	29.0	9	58	2	2.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
SP Gupte	30.0	12	59	2	1.96	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
JC Laker	28.0x8	6	63	2	1.68	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
Ghulam Ahmed	38.0	17	67	2	1.76	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
NAT Adcock	29.0x8	6	74	2	1.91	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JC Laker	22.0x8	4	75	2	2.55	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
PS Heine	31.0x8	7	75	2	1.81	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JC Laker	30.0x8	8	76	2	1.90	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TL Goddard	50.2x8	20	76	2	1.13	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
RR Lindwall	45.0	16	100	2	2.22	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
JM Patel	39.0	10	111	2	2.84	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
GS Ramchand	4.0	2	7	1	1.75	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
JW Rutherford	6.0	2	15	1	2.50	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
RG Archer	7.5	3	19	1	2.42	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
CB van Ryneveld	8.0x8	2	23	1	2.15	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
IWG Johnson	24.0	15	28	1	1.16	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
R Benaud	17.0	5	36	1	2.11	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JM Patel	14.0	3	36	1	2.57	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
TE Bailey	17.0x8	3	38	1	1.67	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
AK Davidson	23.0	10	42	1	1.82	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
JB Statham	24.0x8	2	50	1	1.56	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
RR Lindwall	43.0	16	64	1	1.48	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
JW Wilson	36.0	17	64	1	1.77	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
TL Goddard	38.0x8	16	68	1	1.34	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
GS Ramchand	18.0	2	78	1	4.33	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
PJ Loader	36.0x8	6	111	1	2.31	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
MH Mankad	46.0	9	118	1	2.56	India	v Australia	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432

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