Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AK Davidson	46.1x8	14	82	9	1.33	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Benaud	56.0x8	12	144	9	1.92	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
R Benaud	61.2x8	8	154	9	1.88	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
ES Atkinson	39.0	13	78	8	2.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Fazal Mahmood	41.0	11	118	8	2.87	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
Nasim-ul-Ghani	53.0	15	120	8	2.26	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
I Meckiff	57.0x8	6	177	8	2.32	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	3	77	7	1.75	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
R Gilchrist	40.0	9	128	7	3.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
LR Gibbs	72.0	24	136	7	1.88	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
AK Davidson	49.4x8	8	149	7	2.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
LF Kline	29.5x8	7	47	6	1.18	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
PS Heine	22.2x8	5	75	6	2.52	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
PS Heine	37.5x8	6	96	6	1.91	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
Nasim-ul-Ghani	46.3	14	106	6	2.27	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
R Benaud	45.0x8	16	116	6	1.93	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
Fazal Mahmood	101.0	45	165	6	1.63	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
R Gilchrist	47.1	6	168	6	3.56	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
LF Kline	25.0x8	7	64	5	1.92	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
JO Taylor	36.5	6	109	5	2.95	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
R Benaud	50.7x8	13	114	5	1.68	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
HJ Tayfield	51.0x8	18	120	5	1.76	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
R Gilchrist	56.0	9	153	5	2.73	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
Nasim-ul-Ghani	69.4	15	192	5	2.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
LF Kline	13.6x8	3	33	4	1.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AK Davidson	33.0x8	11	49	4	1.11	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
LR Gibbs	25.5	8	70	4	2.70	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
OG Smith	44.0	14	102	4	2.31	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
HJ Tayfield	34.3x8	13	106	4	2.31	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
LR Gibbs	41.0	9	108	4	2.63	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
OG Smith	74.0	34	116	4	1.56	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
DT Dewdney	45.3	6	139	4	3.05	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Mahmood Hussain	41.2	4	153	4	3.70	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
OG Smith	69.0	14	154	4	2.23	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
HJ Tayfield	62.0x8	21	171	4	2.06	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
Mahmood Hussain	73.0	10	260	4	3.56	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
GS Sobers	27.3	9	55	3	2.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
PS Heine	33.0x8	3	80	3	1.81	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AK Davidson	39.0x8	6	83	3	1.59	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
TL Goddard	65.0x8	30	87	3	1.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
NAT Adcock	28.0x8	1	99	3	2.65	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AL Valentine	45.2	9	124	3	2.73	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
HJ Tayfield	80.0x8	31	135	3	1.26	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
Fazal Mahmood	64.0	22	148	3	2.31	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
ES Atkinson	57.0	5	163	3	2.85	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
R Gilchrist	37.0	6	171	3	4.62	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Haseeb Ahsan	85.0	17	275	3	3.23	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
NAT Adcock	17.0x8	3	37	2	1.63	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
CB van Ryneveld	20.0x8	1	54	2	2.02	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
VI Smith	25.0x8	10	55	2	1.65	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
TL Goddard	24.0x8	9	56	2	1.75	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AK Davidson	34.0x8	8	62	2	1.36	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
I Meckiff	34.0x8	5	62	2	1.36	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
PS Heine	31.4x8	5	70	2	1.66	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
LR Gibbs	28.0	6	78	2	2.78	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
DT Dewdney	35.0	11	79	2	2.25	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
KD Mackay	31.6x8	4	83	2	1.96	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
RA Gaunt	27.0x8	2	87	2	2.41	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
Khan Mohammad	27.0	8	98	2	3.62	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
ERH Fuller	34.2x8	3	125	2	2.73	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
Haseeb Ahsan	38.0	5	137	2	3.60	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
Fazal Mahmood	85.2	20	247	2	2.89	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
Alimuddin	2.0	0	17	1	8.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
JW Burke	15.0x8	6	30	1	1.50	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
JW Burke	14.0x8	3	39	1	2.08	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
TL Goddard	29.0x8	9	57	1	1.47	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
OG Smith	26.0	5	59	1	2.26	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958	Test # 450
DS Atkinson	62.0	35	61	1	0.98	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
ES Atkinson	31.0	3	66	1	2.12	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
KD Mackay	35.0x8	5	77	1	1.65	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
NAT Adcock	27.0x8	5	80	1	2.22	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
Fazal Mahmood	29.0	7	86	1	2.96	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
AH Kardar	41.0	15	90	1	2.19	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1958	Test # 448
GS Sobers	57.0	25	94	1	1.64	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
I Meckiff	34.0x8	12	96	1	2.11	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
SF Rehman	34.0	3	99	1	2.91	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
HJ Tayfield	49.0x8	17	107	1	1.63	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
DT Dewdney	27.1	4	109	1	4.01	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	13 Mar 1958	Test # 452
NAT Adcock	26.0x8	3	117	1	3.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
AH Kardar	35.0	5	120	1	3.42	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958	Test # 446
R Benaud	29.0x8	7	130	1	3.36	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
TL Goddard	43.0x8	10	136	1	2.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449

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