Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Underwood	44.1x8	14	97	12	1.64	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
RS Cunis	45.7x8	9	128	9	2.09	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
JM Noreiga	67.4	20	131	9	1.93	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
JA Snow	31.5x8	11	63	8	1.49	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
JA Snow	52.3x8	9	162	8	2.31	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
RO Collinge	37.6x8	11	92	6	1.82	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
S Venkataraghavan	42.3	7	111	6	2.61	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
AA Mallett	35.7x8	6	125	6	2.61	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
S Venkataraghavan	49.0	11	130	6	2.65	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
KJ O'Keeffe	50.0x8	16	144	6	2.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JA Snow	42.5x8	7	160	6	2.81	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
JM Noreiga	69.4	11	172	6	2.46	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
K Shuttleworth	20.0x8	2	41	5	1.53	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
UG Dowe	34.0	12	91	5	2.67	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
BS Bedi	45.5	16	96	5	2.09	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
AR Dell	42.7x8	11	97	5	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
DL Underwood	40.0x8	14	108	5	2.02	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
JN Shepherd	59.0	15	123	5	2.08	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
DK Lillee	35.3x8	-	124	5	2.62	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
K Shuttleworth	44.5x8	8	128	5	2.15	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
AL Thomson	48.7x8	8	173	5	2.65	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
S Abid Ali	52.0	4	197	5	3.78	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
R Illingworth	31.0x8	10	55	4	1.33	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
RO Collinge	19.0x8	4	59	4	2.32	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
VA Holder	27.4	9	60	4	2.16	West Indies	v India	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
HJ Howarth	23.0x8	7	63	4	2.05	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
GS Sobers	43.0	17	65	4	1.51	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
P Lever	26.6x8	5	66	4	1.85	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
DL Underwood	29.6x8	8	67	4	1.68	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
TJ Jenner	37.0x8	8	81	4	1.64	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
DL Underwood	30.0x8	9	83	4	2.07	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
RGD Willis	21.0x8	2	90	4	3.21	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
P Lever	34.1x8	6	98	4	2.15	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
EAS Prasanna	35.5	8	101	4	2.81	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
JA Snow	41.0x8	10	115	4	2.10	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
RGD Willis	30.0x8	6	115	4	2.87	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
GD McKenzie	49.4x8	6	116	4	1.75	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
DL Underwood	48.0x8	16	124	4	1.93	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
S Abid Ali	46.0	8	131	4	2.84	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
JW Gleeson	52.0x8	11	137	4	1.97	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
EAS Prasanna	54.0	17	137	4	2.53	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
S Venkataraghavan	55.0	13	140	4	2.54	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
BS Bedi	81.0	27	140	4	1.72	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
JW Gleeson	64.0x8	21	146	4	1.71	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
KD Walters	5.5x8	-	12	3	1.60	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
P Lever	19.6x8	2	55	3	2.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
MJF Shrimpton	14.5x8	-	56	3	2.87	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
DK Lillee	27.0x8	5	75	3	2.08	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
JW Gleeson	28.0x8	8	78	3	2.08	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
GS Sobers	48.0	16	86	3	1.79	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
RGD Willis	25.0x8	4	97	3	2.91	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
AG Barrett	45.4	13	108	3	2.36	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
GS Sobers	55.0	17	112	3	2.03	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
BS Bedi	55.5	17	126	3	2.25	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
DAJ Holford	55.3	8	131	3	2.36	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
JA Snow	38.0x8	7	133	3	2.62	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
AL Thomson	45.0x8	10	136	3	2.26	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
EAS Prasanna	70.0	15	169	3	2.41	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
S Venkataraghavan	79.0	24	175	3	2.21	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
S Venkataraghavan	64.0	12	188	3	2.93	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
AL Thomson	49.0x8	7	189	3	2.89	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
SA Durani	17.0	8	21	2	1.23	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
BL D'Oliveira	16.0x8	5	36	2	1.68	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
BL D'Oliveira	17.0x8	3	39	2	1.72	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
GS Chappell	26.0x8	9	54	2	1.55	Australia	v England	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
GS Sobers	30.0	8	57	2	1.90	West Indies	v India	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
S Abid Ali	25.0	6	57	2	2.28	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
R Illingworth	13.0x8	-	59	2	3.40	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
KD Boyce	22.4	5	59	2	2.60	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
KD Walters	18.0x8	2	61	2	2.54	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
ED Solkar	24.0	4	65	2	2.70	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
D Wilson	25.0x8	8	68	2	2.04	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
RGD Willis	20.0x8	3	69	2	2.58	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
GC Shillingford	26.0	2	70	2	2.69	West Indies	v India	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
JA Snow	20.0x8	3	75	2	2.81	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
ED Solkar	33.0	7	77	2	2.33	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
GS Chappell	23.0x8	1	81	2	2.64	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
VA Holder	33.4	11	83	2	2.46	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
P Lever	26.0x8	5	88	2	2.53	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
JN Shepherd	44.0	11	90	2	2.04	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
TJ Jenner	28.6x8	7	95	2	2.47	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
GD McKenzie	31.0x8	5	96	2	2.32	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
JW Gleeson	42.0x8	15	97	2	1.73	Australia	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
K Shuttleworth	31.0x8	5	114	2	2.75	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
DL Underwood	31.0x8	4	116	2	2.80	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
DL Underwood	56.0x8	13	130	2	1.74	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
BS Bedi	55.0	15	130	2	2.36	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
MG Webb	29.0x8	-	144	2	3.72	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
UG Dowe	51.0	3	154	2	3.01	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
IM Chappell	3.0x8	-	10	1	2.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
MLC Foster	14.0	4	14	1	1.00	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
RW Morgan	6.0x8	-	16	1	2.00	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
BE Congdon	2.0x8	-	18	1	6.75	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
KD Walters	12.0x8	3	21	1	1.31	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
KH Eastwood	5.0x8	-	21	1	3.15	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
RGD Willis	12.0x8	4	27	1	1.68	England	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
KD Walters	9.0x8	-	28	1	2.33	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
P Lever	20.0x8	7	31	1	1.16	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
BL D'Oliveira	21.0x8	3	46	1	1.64	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
R Illingworth	19.0x8	9	46	1	1.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

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