Bowling Best Figures Match - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JC Alabaster	71.0	16	180	8	2.53	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
JC Alabaster	34.5	8	95	7	2.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
JR Reid	59.0	33	70	6	1.18	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
FJ Cameron	50.4	24	90	6	1.77	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
FJ Cameron	42.2	6	92	6	2.17	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
RC Motz	44.0	6	138	6	3.13	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
RC Motz	43.0	4	115	5	2.67	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
FJ Cameron	49.2	10	133	5	2.69	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
RC Motz	34.0	18	67	4	1.97	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
JC Alabaster	77.4	30	159	4	2.04	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
JR Reid	16.0	3	55	3	3.43	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523
RC Motz	26.2	2	86	3	3.26	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523
FJ Cameron	29.0	8	94	3	3.24	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
GA Bartlett	34.0	3	126	3	3.70	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
JC Alabaster	31.0	4	143	3	4.61	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523
JR Reid	14.2	8	21	2	1.46	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
GA Bartlett	17.0	7	36	2	2.11	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
GA Bartlett	27.0	9	57	2	2.11	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
JT Sparling	12.0	4	34	1	2.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
GA Bartlett	18.0	6	50	1	2.77	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
RC Motz	35.0	11	99	1	2.82	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe A vs Marylebone Cricket Club at Harare, MCC in Zimbabwe , Oct 10-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 19/1 (11.0 ov, V Masekesa 0*, T Makoni 7*, M Frost 1/3) - Stumps

Northern Cape vs Border at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 5th Match, Oct 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 14/0 (1.4 ov, N Roux 8*, J Bossr 4*, TJ van Rensburg 0/7) - Stumps

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601 - Live]
>> 216/8 (69.2 ov, A Phillip 19*, K Pierre 18*, RA Jadeja 3/45)