Bowling Best Figures Match - vs England

Players - vs England

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KD Boyce	43.1	8	147	11	3.40	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
KD Boyce	36.0	12	99	8	2.75	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
HJ Howarth	95.0	30	186	7	1.95	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
LR Gibbs	31.3	6	65	5	2.06	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
RO Collinge	34.0	7	74	5	2.17	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	5 Jul 1973	Test # 724
DR Hadlee	32.0	8	93	5	2.90	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
BR Taylor	52.0	10	140	5	2.69	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
VA Holder	29.0	7	74	4	2.55	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
RO Collinge	50.0	12	110	4	2.20	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
DR Hadlee	51.0	6	149	4	2.92	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
BR Taylor	10.3	3	25	3	2.38	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1973	ODI # 7
GS Sobers	33.1	16	49	3	1.47	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GS Sobers	37.0	7	83	3	2.24	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
BD Julien	29.0	6	95	3	3.27	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
LR Gibbs	56.0	17	98	3	1.75	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
VA Holder	51.0	17	100	3	1.96	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
RO Collinge	51.0	13	105	3	2.05	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
MLC Foster	5.0	0	22	2	4.40	West Indies	v England	The Oval	7 Sep 1973	ODI # 9
Sir RJ Hadlee	8.0	1	23	2	2.87	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1973	ODI # 7
V Pollard	9.0	3	24	2	2.66	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
BE Congdon	8.0	1	24	2	3.00	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1973	ODI # 7
CH Lloyd	11.0	2	25	2	2.27	West Indies	v England	The Oval	7 Sep 1973	ODI # 9
CH Lloyd	14.0	3	31	2	2.21	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
VA Holder	11.0	1	34	2	3.09	West Indies	v England	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
BD Julien	11.0	1	40	2	3.63	West Indies	v England	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
KD Boyce	11.0	1	40	2	3.63	West Indies	v England	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
BE Congdon	32.0	10	54	2	1.68	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	5 Jul 1973	Test # 724
V Pollard	39.0	11	61	2	1.56	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
BD Julien	37.0	10	84	2	2.27	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
BD Julien	44.0	11	87	2	1.97	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
BR Taylor	31.0	3	111	2	3.58	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	5 Jul 1973	Test # 724
BR Taylor	53.0	11	144	2	2.71	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
LR Gibbs	11.0	4	12	1	1.09	West Indies	v England	The Oval	7 Sep 1973	ODI # 9
LR Gibbs	11.0	0	30	1	2.72	West Indies	v England	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
GS Sobers	10.3	3	31	1	2.95	West Indies	v England	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
BE Congdon	9.0	2	32	1	3.55	New Zealand	v England	Swansea	18 Jul 1973	ODI # 6
HJ Howarth	11.0	3	34	1	3.09	New Zealand	v England	Swansea	18 Jul 1973	ODI # 6
BD Julien	11.0	2	35	1	3.18	West Indies	v England	The Oval	7 Sep 1973	ODI # 9
BR Taylor	8.3	1	37	1	4.35	New Zealand	v England	Swansea	18 Jul 1973	ODI # 6
BE Congdon	15.4	2	40	1	2.55	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
VA Holder	11.0	0	40	1	3.63	West Indies	v England	The Oval	7 Sep 1973	ODI # 9
RO Collinge	11.0	0	52	1	4.72	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1973	ODI # 7
LR Gibbs	47.4	23	64	1	1.34	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
DR Hadlee	23.1	2	98	1	4.23	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	5 Jul 1973	Test # 724
Inshan Ali	34.0	9	101	1	2.97	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
Sir RJ Hadlee	45.0	8	143	1	3.17	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722

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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

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>> 213/4 (32.0 ov, S Ashan 62*, KVA Adikari 21*, EMCD Edirisinghe 1/72)

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>> 118/8 (48.0 ov, A Muthalib 24*, BGS Mendis 1*, KTH Ratnayake 0/16)