Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JM Patel	61.3	23	124	14	2.01	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
AK Davidson	77.4	30	124	12	1.59	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
R Benaud	68.3x8	16	148	12	1.62	NSW	v West Aust	Sydney	5 Feb 1960	First-class
I Meckiff	40.6x8	7	125	10	2.30	Victoria	v West Aust	Melbourne	19 Feb 1960	First-class
DE Hoare	27.0x8	9	71	9	1.97	West Aust	v South Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Feb 1960	First-class
JW Martin	49.7x8	6	179	9	2.69	NSW	v South Aust	Sydney	8 Jan 1960	First-class
Munir Malik	36.0	14	70	8	1.94	President XI	v Australians	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1959	First-class
R Benaud	49.4	21	76	8	1.53	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
HD Amroliwala	16.1	1	77	8	4.76	Bombay	v Rest of Ind	Delhi	18 Mar 1960	First-class
RA Gaunt	32.3x8	5	83	8	1.92	West Aust	v Queensland	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1959	First-class
R Benaud	67.1	33	86	8	1.28	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
LF Kline	56.0	27	90	8	1.60	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
IW Quick	40.7x8	15	93	8	1.70	Victoria	v South Aust	Adelaide	27 Nov 1959	First-class
CE Westaway	24.3x8	3	94	8	2.89	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	15 Jan 1960	First-class
PJ Allan	34.5x8	4	106	8	2.29	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	5 Feb 1960	First-class
R Benaud	77.3	36	111	8	1.43	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
J Wildsmith	32.6x8	3	126	8	2.88	Victoria	v NSW	Sydney	29 Jan 1960	First-class
Intikhab Alam	37.2	5	144	8	3.85	President XI	v Australians	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1959	First-class
WW Hall	57.2	13	162	8	2.82	West Indies	v England	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
GM Griffin	14.0	7	11	7	0.78	Natal	v Border	East London	19 Dec 1959	First-class
JM Cole	20.0	11	17	7	0.85	Natal	v Border	East London	19 Dec 1959	First-class
KD Mackay	64.0	39	58	7	0.90	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
BM Quigley	37.6x8	6	82	7	1.62	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	25 Dec 1959	First-class
JF Power	26.0x8	4	112	7	3.23	Victoria	v NSW	Melbourne	26 Dec 1959	First-class
FM Misson	36.3x8	4	132	7	2.72	NSW	v Victoria	Melbourne	26 Dec 1959	First-class
RB Strauss	44.2x8	12	134	7	2.27	West Aust	v South Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Feb 1960	First-class
CD Watson	45.5	13	140	7	3.05	Jamaica	v Trinidad	Georgetown	2 Oct 1959	First-class
I Meckiff	66.0	20	146	7	2.21	Australia	v India	Brabourne	1 Jan 1960	Test # 484
JW Martin	34.0x8	4	160	7	3.52	NSW	v Victoria	Melbourne	26 Dec 1959	First-class
R Benaud	77.3	35	162	7	2.09	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
TL Goddard	15.0	12	4	6	0.26	Natal	v Border	East London	19 Dec 1959	First-class
GF Rorke	19.0	9	27	6	1.42	Australians	v President XI	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1959	First-class
WA Wellham	26.5x8	10	54	6	1.52	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	20 Nov 1959	First-class
RB Simpson	22.5x8	5	62	6	2.05	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1959	First-class
S Knott	28.3	7	64	6	2.24	Border	v Natal	East London	19 Dec 1959	First-class
PG Trethewey	28.0x8	7	67	6	1.79	South Aust	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Feb 1960	First-class
B Bates	30.0x8	8	79	6	1.97	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	1 Jan 1960	First-class
FS Trueman	40.0	20	79	6	1.97	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
JW Martin	32.0x8	9	87	6	2.03	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	1 Jan 1960	First-class
RG Nadkarni	51.0	11	105	6	2.05	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1 Jan 1960	Test # 484
SC Stayers	40.1	8	111	6	2.76	Guyana	v Jamaica	Georgetown	10 Oct 1959	First-class
Fazal Mahmood	56.0	15	123	6	2.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
JW Martin	38.4x8	4	123	6	2.39	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	20 Nov 1959	First-class
JF Power	31.0x8	4	125	6	3.02	Victoria	v Queensland	Melbourne	11 Dec 1959	First-class
EF Schreiber	39.0	5	126	6	3.23	Border	v Natal	East London	19 Dec 1959	First-class
FS Trueman	51.0	14	136	6	2.66	England	v West Indies	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
R Benaud	75.5	30	141	6	1.85	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
CD Watson	50.0	11	157	6	3.14	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
AL Valentine	63.0	18	159	6	2.52	Jamaica	v Trinidad	Georgetown	2 Oct 1959	First-class
WW Hall	48.2	9	169	6	3.49	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
JW Martin	47.0x8	5	175	6	2.79	NSW	v Victoria	Sydney	29 Jan 1960	First-class
WA Wellham	29.6x8	17	38	5	0.95	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	1 Jan 1960	First-class
JD Bratchford	28.0x8	6	48	5	1.28	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	25 Dec 1959	First-class
B Bates	23.0x8	8	54	5	1.76	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	18 Dec 1959	First-class
LF Kline	33.0	15	57	5	1.72	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
FM Misson	17.2x8	3	57	5	2.47	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	18 Dec 1959	First-class
JN Edwards	22.4x8	5	67	5	2.23	Victoria	v NSW	Melbourne	26 Dec 1959	First-class
AK Davidson	38.0	13	69	5	1.81	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
FM Misson	28.0x8	6	70	5	1.87	NSW	v Queensland	Brisbane	20 Nov 1959	First-class
JW Martin	29.0x8	5	76	5	1.96	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	18 Dec 1959	First-class
JD Bratchford	29.0x8	2	76	5	1.96	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	15 Jan 1960	First-class
RA Gaunt	28.4x8	9	78	5	2.05	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1959	First-class
IW Quick	28.0x8	6	78	5	2.08	Victoria	v NSW	Melbourne	26 Dec 1959	First-class
PG Trethewey	27.4x8	2	78	5	2.12	South Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	15 Jan 1960	First-class
AF Hagemann	23.0	5	86	5	3.73	Border	v Natal	East London	19 Dec 1959	First-class
JB Statham	44.3	20	86	5	1.93	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
Fazal Mahmood	40.2	17	90	5	2.23	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
J Wildsmith	23.3x8	-	94	5	3.01	Victoria	v Queensland	Brisbane	5 Feb 1960	First-class
JRE Mackay	36.0x8	8	102	5	2.12	Queensland	v West Aust	Brisbane	12 Feb 1960	First-class
AK Davidson	52.2	15	113	5	2.15	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
JF Power	22.0x8	1	113	5	3.85	Victoria	v NSW	Sydney	29 Jan 1960	First-class
RB Strauss	36.0x8	7	115	5	2.39	West Aust	v Queensland	Brisbane	12 Feb 1960	First-class
J Wildsmith	28.0x8	2	116	5	3.10	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	1 Jan 1960	First-class
S Ramadhin	56.3	17	116	5	2.05	West Indies	v England	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
IW Quick	56.0x8	15	121	5	1.62	Victoria	v Queensland	Melbourne	11 Dec 1959	First-class
JM Patel	31.0	5	122	5	3.93	Rest of Ind	v Bombay	Delhi	18 Mar 1960	First-class
DE Hoare	26.0x8	3	124	5	3.57	West Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	19 Feb 1960	First-class
CK Singh	54.0	18	127	5	2.35	Trinidad	v Jamaica	Georgetown	2 Oct 1959	First-class
RO Scarlett	45.3	14	128	5	2.81	Jamaica	v Trinidad	Georgetown	2 Oct 1959	First-class
CD Watson	56.0	15	136	5	2.42	West Indies	v England	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
S Ramadhin	68.0	22	140	5	2.05	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
WW Hall	56.4	13	142	5	2.50	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
R Benaud	63.0	23	144	5	2.28	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
GS Sobers	49.0	7	159	5	3.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
BM Quigley	37.0x8	5	167	5	3.38	South Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	1 Jan 1960	First-class
I Meckiff	17.5	4	30	4	1.68	Australians	v President XI	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1959	First-class
RR Lindwall	24.0	7	40	4	1.66	Australians	v President XI	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1959	First-class
PR Umrigar	15.3	1	49	4	3.16	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
RA Gaunt	21.0x8	6	50	4	1.78	West Aust	v South Aust	Adelaide	29 Jan 1960	First-class
RA Hitchcox	25.0x8	4	52	4	1.56	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	25 Dec 1959	First-class
JF Power	20.0x8	3	61	4	2.28	Victoria	v South Aust	Adelaide	27 Nov 1959	First-class
RB Strauss	24.0x8	6	63	4	1.96	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1959	First-class
AK Davidson	34.5	10	65	4	1.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
PR Umrigar	40.0	12	67	4	1.67	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
RB Strauss	32.0x8	14	68	4	1.59	West Aust	v Queensland	W.A.C.A	18 Dec 1959	First-class
FMM Worrell	47.0	21	71	4	1.51	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
JN Edwards	36.0x8	15	72	4	1.50	Victoria	v South Aust	Adelaide	27 Nov 1959	First-class
JW Beagley	21.0x8	2	76	4	2.71	South Aust	v West Aust	Adelaide	29 Jan 1960	First-class
B Fisher	28.7x8	3	78	4	2.02	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	25 Dec 1959	First-class
WA Wellham	28.2x8	7	78	4	2.07	NSW	v Victoria	Sydney	29 Jan 1960	First-class

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