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	49.4	21	76	8	1.53	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
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
R Benaud	77.3	36	111	8	1.43	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
WW Hall	57.2	13	162	8	2.82	West Indies	v England	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
KD Mackay	64.0	39	58	7	0.90	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
I Meckiff	66.0	20	146	7	2.21	Australia	v India	Brabourne	1 Jan 1960	Test # 484
R Benaud	77.3	35	162	7	2.09	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
FS Trueman	40.0	20	79	6	1.97	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
RG Nadkarni	51.0	11	105	6	2.05	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1 Jan 1960	Test # 484
Fazal Mahmood	56.0	15	123	6	2.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
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
WW Hall	48.2	9	169	6	3.49	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
LF Kline	33.0	15	57	5	1.72	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
AK Davidson	38.0	13	69	5	1.81	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
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
AK Davidson	52.2	15	113	5	2.15	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
S Ramadhin	56.3	17	116	5	2.05	West Indies	v England	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
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
PR Umrigar	15.3	1	49	4	3.16	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
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
FMM Worrell	47.0	21	71	4	1.51	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
AK Davidson	48.5	13	87	4	1.78	Australia	v India	Brabourne	1 Jan 1960	Test # 484
FS Trueman	47.0	15	93	4	1.97	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Jan 1960	Test # 485
RB Desai	41.0	10	93	4	2.26	India	v Australia	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
GS Sobers	31.0	2	95	4	3.06	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
AK Davidson	54.0	11	104	4	1.92	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
S Ramadhin	63.0	20	115	4	1.82	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
JB Statham	50.1	14	121	4	2.41	England	v West Indies	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
R Benaud	70.4	28	128	4	1.81	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
AK Davidson	60.0	13	129	4	2.15	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
RB Desai	47.0	8	129	4	2.74	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
Mohammad Munaf	41.0	10	138	4	3.36	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
AK Davidson	28.0	14	38	3	1.35	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
Israr Ali	18.0	6	49	3	2.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
KD Mackay	32.0	12	52	3	1.62	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
Intikhab Alam	25.0	5	62	3	2.48	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
DA Allen	36.0	13	66	3	1.83	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
Nasim-ul-Ghani	27.0	6	67	3	2.48	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
CG Borde	26.1	5	68	3	2.59	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
RG Nadkarni	44.0	15	75	3	1.70	India	v Australia	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
DA Allen	42.0	11	75	3	1.78	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
RR Lindwall	42.0	16	86	3	2.04	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
CK Singh	31.0	9	87	3	2.80	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
I Meckiff	41.0	11	89	3	2.17	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
Munir Malik	31.0	6	100	3	3.22	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
Israr Ali	32.0	5	105	3	3.28	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
RR Lindwall	36.0	9	110	3	3.05	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
AE Moss	38.0	3	110	3	2.89	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
KD Mackay	59.4	19	111	3	1.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
RR Lindwall	46.0	14	112	3	2.43	Australia	v India	Brabourne	1 Jan 1960	Test # 484
FS Trueman	40.0	6	116	3	2.90	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
JM Patel	33.0	3	119	3	3.60	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
S Ramadhin	61.0	24	120	3	1.96	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Jan 1960	Test # 485
Haseeb Ahsan	37.3	8	136	3	3.62	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
CD Watson	40.4	7	140	3	3.44	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Jan 1960	Test # 485
ER Dexter	6.0	3	7	2	1.16	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
LF Kline	27.0	13	34	2	1.25	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
GF Rorke	21.0	8	35	2	1.66	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
KF Barrington	41.5	23	49	2	1.17	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
I Meckiff	29.0	14	54	2	1.86	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
CG Borde	13.0	1	78	2	6.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1 Jan 1960	Test # 484
R Illingworth	28.0	7	78	2	2.78	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
CK Singh	53.2	26	79	2	1.48	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
R Illingworth	43.0	17	81	2	1.88	England	v West Indies	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
JM Patel	37.0	12	84	2	2.27	India	v Australia	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
ER Dexter	37.4	11	85	2	2.25	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Jan 1960	Test # 485
WW Hall	28.0	3	99	2	3.53	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
Surendranath	38.0	8	101	2	2.65	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
DA Allen	39.0	3	118	2	3.02	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
FS Trueman	42.3	7	125	2	2.94	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
G Pullar	1.0	-	1	1	1.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
P Roy	2.0	-	6	1	3.00	India	v Australia	Brabourne	1 Jan 1960	Test # 484
NJ Contractor	5.0	1	9	1	1.80	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
RN Harvey	14.0	7	17	1	1.21	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
CC Hunte	5.0	1	17	1	3.40	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
KD Mackay	7.0	3	18	1	2.57	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
ER Dexter	4.0	1	20	1	5.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
GS Ramchand	7.0	1	27	1	3.85	India	v Australia	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
RN Harvey	12.0	3	31	1	2.58	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
JS Solomon	10.0	2	32	1	3.20	West Indies	v England	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
NCL O'Neill	13.0	5	37	1	2.84	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
KF Barrington	25.0	11	38	1	1.52	England	v West Indies	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
FMM Worrell	15.0	2	39	1	2.60	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	6 Jan 1960	Test # 485
CL Walcott	9.0	-	43	1	4.77	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	9 Mar 1960	Test # 490
KF Barrington	16.0	2	48	1	3.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960	Test # 491
LF Kline	22.0	10	50	1	2.27	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
FMM Worrell	23.5	8	50	1	2.09	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
Mohammad Munaf	11.0	-	52	1	4.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	4 Dec 1959	Test # 481
I Meckiff	26.0	6	52	1	2.00	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483

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