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	54.6x8	6	222	11	3.04	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
WW Hall	47.2x8	4	203	9	3.22	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
AK Davidson	37.4x8	6	104	8	2.08	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
LR Gibbs	49.0x8	11	112	8	1.71	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
AK Davidson	29.6x8	5	113	8	2.84	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
AL Valentine	49.4x8	13	153	8	2.31	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RB Desai	55.0	8	190	8	3.45	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
R Benaud	67.0x8	17	199	8	2.22	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
VV Kumar	73.5	38	132	7	1.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
R Benaud	54.0x8	8	203	7	2.81	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
WW Hall	21.4x8	2	83	6	2.89	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
LR Gibbs	79.4x8	37	142	6	1.33	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
AK Davidson	51.7x8	8	173	6	2.50	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
Haseeb Ahsan	84.0	19	202	6	2.40	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
Fazal Mahmood	37.3	14	45	5	1.20	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
RG Nadkarni	86.4	62	67	5	0.77	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
SP Gupte	56.0	25	89	5	1.58	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	2 Dec 1960	Test # 497
Haseeb Ahsan	56.0	15	121	5	2.16	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
Mahmood Hussain	51.4	10	129	5	2.49	Pakistan	v India	Brabourne	2 Dec 1960	Test # 497
LR Gibbs	63.6x8	17	141	5	1.65	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
Surendranath	64.0	21	144	5	2.25	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
GS Sobers	63.0x8	14	151	5	1.79	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
GS Sobers	57.0x8	9	152	5	2.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CG Borde	16.2	7	21	4	1.28	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
FMM Worrell	24.0x8	9	61	4	1.90	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
Intikhab Alam	39.0	13	68	4	1.74	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
RB Desai	31.5	4	80	4	2.51	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
PR Umrigar	58.0	23	81	4	1.39	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
RG Nadkarni	52.4	24	84	4	1.59	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	2 Dec 1960	Test # 497
R Benaud	47.2x8	13	107	4	1.69	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
FM Misson	24.0x8	4	116	4	3.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
Mohammad Farooq	46.0	7	139	4	3.02	Pakistan	v India	Brabourne	2 Dec 1960	Test # 497
RB Desai	44.0	8	143	4	3.25	India	v Pakistan	Brabourne	2 Dec 1960	Test # 497
Haseeb Ahsan	21.0	7	42	3	2.00	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
RB Simpson	15.0x8	2	43	3	2.15	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
LF Kline	21.6x8	6	66	3	2.27	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
Fazal Mahmood	38.0	8	86	3	2.26	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
FMM Worrell	42.0x8	18	87	3	1.55	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
JW Martin	28.0x8	4	88	3	2.35	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
VM Muddiah	40.0	13	102	3	2.55	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
AL Valentine	34.7x8	7	102	3	2.19	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
RB Simpson	36.0x8	7	106	3	2.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
R Benaud	44.7x8	9	108	3	1.80	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
SP Gupte	59.4	20	113	3	1.89	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
KD Mackay	45.4x8	6	115	3	1.89	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
Mahmood Hussain	41.0	9	122	3	2.97	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
WW Hall	35.0x8	7	146	3	3.12	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RB Desai	51.0	7	155	3	3.03	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
FM Misson	45.5x8	5	185	3	3.04	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
FMM Worrell	9.0x8	-	50	2	4.16	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
GS Sobers	14.0x8	3	52	2	2.78	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RB Desai	34.0	7	57	2	1.67	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
PR Umrigar	53.0	24	64	2	1.20	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
Mahmood Hussain	39.0	15	65	2	1.66	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
JW Martin	18.0x8	1	65	2	2.70	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
FM Misson	23.0x8	3	72	2	2.34	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
KD Mackay	14.0x8	-	83	2	4.44	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
WW Hall	21.0x8	-	88	2	3.14	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
Mahmood Hussain	44.5	13	101	2	2.25	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
CD Watson	21.0x8	2	105	2	3.75	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
Mohammad Farooq	30.0	2	109	2	3.63	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
S Ramadhin	32.0x8	4	117	2	2.74	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
Nasim-ul-Ghani	46.0	12	123	2	2.67	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
GS Sobers	40.0x8	-	145	2	2.71	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
DE Hoare	29.0x8	-	156	2	4.03	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
NCL O'Neill	5.0x8	1	10	1	1.50	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
S Ramadhin	5.0x8	-	21	1	3.15	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
Fazal Mahmood	36.0	14	37	1	1.02	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
AL Valentine	11.1x8	1	55	1	3.70	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
Haseeb Ahsan	17.0	5	57	1	3.35	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
KD Mackay	24.0x8	7	67	1	2.09	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
Intikhab Alam	34.0	6	76	1	2.23	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
I Meckiff	18.0x8	3	86	1	3.58	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
Mahmood Hussain	37.0	12	86	1	2.32	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
GS Sobers	17.0x8	1	88	1	3.88	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
WW Hall	20.0x8	1	96	1	3.60	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CG Borde	33.0	4	105	1	3.18	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
Surendranath	41.0	12	107	1	2.60	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
AL Valentine	34.0x8	10	109	1	2.40	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
Nasim-ul-Ghani	55.0	17	109	1	1.98	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
AL Valentine	41.0x8	11	114	1	2.08	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
FMM Worrell	46.0x8	3	134	1	2.18	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
I Meckiff	22.0x8	1	148	1	5.04	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498
R Benaud	55.0x8	9	162	1	2.20	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	9 Dec 1960	Test # 498

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New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

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