Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RM Ellison	40.5	12	104	10	2.54	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
RJ Ratnayake	48.3	11	125	9	2.57	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
FS Ahangama	51.0	13	124	8	2.43	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
CJ McDermott	36.0	3	141	8	3.91	Australia	v England	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
RJ Ratnayake	65.2	17	149	8	2.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
CJ McDermott	49.2	7	154	8	3.12	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RM Ellison	35.0	8	81	7	2.31	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
JE Emburey	49.4	15	105	7	2.11	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
IT Botham	39.0	2	158	7	4.05	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
IT Botham	62.1	15	193	7	3.10	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
IT Botham	37.0	6	108	6	2.91	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
JE Emburey	75.0	24	140	6	1.86	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
C Sharma	46.0	4	173	6	3.76	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
GF Lawson	48.0	2	177	6	3.68	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
FS Ahangama	50.3	13	109	5	2.15	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RG Holland	55.0	18	110	5	2.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
N Kapil Dev	34.4	8	110	5	3.17	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
FS Ahangama	32.0	6	115	5	3.59	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
N Kapil Dev	43.0	8	120	5	2.79	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
ALF de Mel	53.0	12	127	5	2.39	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
GF Lawson	52.4	14	135	5	2.56	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
ALF de Mel	58.0	11	148	5	2.55	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
PH Edmonds	69.1	16	162	5	2.34	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
GF Lawson	42.0	8	168	5	4.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
GF Lawson	29.2	6	101	4	3.44	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
C Sharma	29.0	3	105	4	3.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
C Sharma	34.0	5	105	4	3.08	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
CJ McDermott	31.0	2	108	4	3.48	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
SP O'Donnell	42.4	13	114	4	2.67	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
RJ Shastri	58.3	15	115	4	1.96	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
IT Botham	38.0	7	129	4	3.39	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
Maninder Singh	46.3	15	130	4	2.79	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
CJ McDermott	36.0	2	154	4	4.27	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
IT Botham	41.1	3	160	4	3.88	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
CJ McDermott	51.0	5	189	4	3.70	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
PH Edmonds	35.0	13	60	3	1.71	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
LB Taylor	24.3	2	73	3	2.97	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
IT Botham	34.2	3	107	3	3.11	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
PH Edmonds	41.4	10	120	3	2.88	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
JE Emburey	55.0	15	129	3	2.34	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
RJ Ratnayake	49.0	7	185	3	3.77	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RMH Binny	12.0	-	49	2	4.08	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
PH Edmonds	14.0	2	52	2	3.71	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
RJ Shastri	34.0	9	70	2	2.05	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
GA Gooch	30.0	7	78	2	2.60	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
PJW Allott	37.0	8	78	2	2.10	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
Maninder Singh	40.0	12	82	2	2.05	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
NG Cowans	33.0	6	128	2	3.87	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
PJW Allott	39.0	7	131	2	3.35	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
GF Lawson	37.0	1	135	2	3.64	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
PH Edmonds	66.0	18	155	2	2.34	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
CJ McDermott	31.0	2	155	2	5.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
ALF de Mel	39.3	7	163	2	4.12	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
JR Thomson	37.0	3	174	2	4.70	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
A Ranatunga	9.0	1	27	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
M Amarnath	15.0	2	31	1	2.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
JE Emburey	22.0	7	40	1	1.81	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
JE Emburey	20.0	7	49	1	2.45	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
PJW Allott	18.0	4	55	1	3.05	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
A Ranatunga	24.0	9	62	1	2.58	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
A Sidebottom	18.4	3	65	1	3.48	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
JE Emburey	27.0	7	81	1	3.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
NA Foster	23.0	1	83	1	3.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
SP O'Donnell	27.0	3	92	1	3.40	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
DR Gilbert	21.0	2	96	1	4.57	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
JR Thomson	19.0	1	101	1	5.31	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
LB Taylor	39.0	9	105	1	2.69	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
MJ Bennett	32.0	8	111	1	3.46	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
SP O'Donnell	39.0	6	130	1	3.33	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
N Kapil Dev	52.0	14	142	1	2.73	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RG Holland	54.0	12	159	1	2.94	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]