Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GS le Roux	10.0	2	21	6	2.10	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Dec 1986	List A
CA Walsh	4.3	3	1	5	0.22	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	3 Dec 1986	ODI # 405
IVA Richards	10.0	-	41	5	4.10	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1987	ODI # 435
J Garner	10.0	-	47	5	4.70	West Indies	v England	W.A.C.A	3 Jan 1987	ODI # 411
CEB Rice	9.5	-	50	5	5.08	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Gqeberha	7 Feb 1987	List A
GF Labrooy	10.0	-	57	5	5.70	Sri Lanka	v India	Vadodara	15 Jan 1987	ODI # 417
TBA May	10.0	4	9	4	0.90	South Aust	v Tasmania	Adelaide	19 Oct 1986	List A
A Ranatunga	6.0	1	14	4	2.33	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Dec 1986	ODI # 407
SP O'Donnell	10.0	2	19	4	1.90	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	28 Jan 1987	ODI # 427
Maninder Singh	9.0	2	22	4	2.44	India	v Pakistan	Sharjah	5 Dec 1986	ODI # 406
GR Dilley	8.3	1	23	4	2.70	England	v West Indies	Brisbane	17 Jan 1987	ODI # 418
Imran Khan	10.0	1	27	4	2.70	Pakistan	v India	Sharjah	10 Apr 1987	ODI # 447
CA Walsh	9.4	1	31	4	3.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Sharjah	28 Nov 1986	ODI # 402
MR Whitney	9.0	-	34	4	3.77	NSW	v Victoria	Sydney	8 Nov 1986	List A
MG Hughes	10.0	1	34	4	3.40	Victoria	v South Aust	Adelaide	15 Feb 1987	List A
BM McMillan	10.0	-	35	4	3.50	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	8 Dec 1986	List A
PAJ DeFreitas	10.0	1	35	4	3.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1987	ODI # 425
AH Gray	9.0	-	36	4	4.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Multan	17 Nov 1986	ODI # 399
JE Emburey	10.0	-	37	4	3.70	England	v West Indies	Adelaide	24 Jan 1987	ODI # 423
RJ Shastri	10.0	-	38	4	3.80	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 1987	ODI # 434
AH Gray	10.0	1	45	4	4.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	30 Dec 1986	ODI # 408
GR Dilley	10.0	-	46	4	4.60	England	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	3 Jan 1987	ODI # 411
SR Waugh	9.5	-	48	4	4.88	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	2 Jan 1987	ODI # 410
RJ McCurdy	10.0	-	61	4	6.10	Aust XI	v SAf XI	Centurion	12 Feb 1987	List A
SP O'Donnell	10.0	-	65	4	6.50	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	4 Jan 1987	ODI # 412
AH Gray	7.4	-	9	3	1.17	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	4 Jan 1987	ODI # 412
JR Ratnayeke	3.1	-	12	3	3.78	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Dec 1986	ODI # 407
PAJ DeFreitas	7.5	1	15	3	1.91	England	v West Indies	Adelaide	24 Jan 1987	ODI # 423
AH Gray	10.0	1	20	3	2.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Oct 1986	ODI # 396
WKM Benjamin	10.0	1	21	3	2.10	West Indies	v Pakistan	Gujranwala	4 Nov 1986	ODI # 397
AA Donald	10.0	2	21	3	2.10	SABP XI	v Aust XI	Virginia	30 Nov 1986	List A
Maninder Singh	10.0	2	24	3	2.40	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Dec 1986	ODI # 407
RJ Shastri	5.0	1	24	3	4.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Vadodara	15 Jan 1987	ODI # 417
RF Pienaar	8.0	-	25	3	3.12	SABP XI	v Aust XI	Virginia	30 Nov 1986	List A
MA Polzin	10.0	1	25	3	2.50	Queensland	v West Indians	Townsville	10 Jan 1987	List A
Saleem Jaffar	9.0	-	25	3	2.77	Pakistan	v India	Pune	22 Mar 1987	ODI # 438
SR Waugh	10.0	-	26	3	2.60	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1987	ODI # 429
JE Emburey	9.0	-	26	3	2.88	England	v West Indies	Devonport	3 Feb 1987	ODI # 430
IT Botham	10.0	1	26	3	2.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Feb 1987	ODI # 433
Wasim Akram	10.0	1	26	3	2.60	Pakistan	v India	Nagpur	24 Mar 1987	ODI # 439
Imran Khan	8.0	-	27	3	3.37	Pakistan	v India	Sharjah	5 Dec 1986	ODI # 406
Wasim Akram	10.0	2	27	3	2.70	Pakistan	v England	W.A.C.A	7 Jan 1987	ODI # 414
D Tazelaar	8.3	3	27	3	3.17	Queensland	v West Indians	Townsville	10 Jan 1987	List A
GRJ Matthews	9.0	1	27	3	3.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	8 Feb 1987	ODI # 432
CL Hooper	6.0	-	27	3	4.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Mar 1987	ODI # 441
RM Hogg	9.0	1	28	3	3.11	Aust XI	v SABP XI	Virginia	30 Nov 1986	List A
GC Small	10.0	-	28	3	2.80	England	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	7 Jan 1987	ODI # 414
HA Page	10.0	1	28	3	2.80	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1987	List A
IT Botham	10.0	2	29	3	2.90	England	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	7 Jan 1987	ODI # 414
PL Taylor	7.1	-	29	3	4.04	Australia	v England	Adelaide	26 Jan 1987	ODI # 425
IVA Richards	7.0	-	29	3	4.14	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	6 Feb 1987	ODI # 431
G Sharma	6.0	-	29	3	4.83	India	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 Mar 1987	ODI # 436
CG Rackemann	10.0	1	30	3	3.00	Aust XI	v SABP XI	Virginia	30 Nov 1986	List A
MD Marshall	9.2	2	30	3	3.21	West Indies	v England	Melbourne	30 Jan 1987	ODI # 428
MD Marshall	10.0	-	31	3	3.10	West Indies	v England	Devonport	3 Feb 1987	ODI # 430
GS le Roux	10.0	1	31	3	3.10	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1987	List A
CD Matthews	10.0	-	32	3	3.20	West Aust	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	10 Oct 1986	List A
AH Gray	9.0	-	32	3	3.55	West Indies	v India	Sharjah	30 Nov 1986	ODI # 403
MA Holding	10.0	1	32	3	3.20	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	4 Jan 1987	ODI # 412
GRJ Matthews	8.1	2	32	3	3.91	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	28 Jan 1987	ODI # 427
GR Dilley	9.0	2	32	3	3.55	England	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1987	ODI # 432
SP Davis	10.0	2	33	3	3.30	Victoria	v NSW	Sydney	8 Nov 1986	List A
IT Botham	10.0	1	33	3	3.30	England	v West Indies	Devonport	3 Feb 1987	ODI # 430
IVA Richards	10.0	-	34	3	3.40	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Mar 1987	ODI # 437
SP Davis	9.4	-	35	3	3.62	Australia	v India	Ahmedabad	5 Oct 1986	ODI # 394
JE Emburey	9.0	-	35	3	3.88	England	v West Indies	Brisbane	17 Jan 1987	ODI # 418
Mudassar Nazar	10.0	-	36	3	3.60	Pakistan	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	30 Dec 1986	ODI # 408
PL Taylor	10.0	-	36	3	3.60	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	6 Feb 1987	ODI # 431
IVA Richards	10.0	1	37	3	3.70	West Indians	v Queensland	Townsville	10 Jan 1987	List A
RJ Shastri	10.0	1	37	3	3.70	India	v Pakistan	Indore	27 Jan 1987	ODI # 426
J Garner	9.0	1	37	3	4.11	West Indies	v England	Melbourne	30 Jan 1987	ODI # 428
CA Walsh	9.0	1	38	3	4.22	West Indies	v Pakistan	Sialkot	14 Nov 1986	ODI # 398
JE Emburey	9.5	-	38	3	3.86	England	v India	Sharjah	2 Apr 1987	ODI # 442
DJ Capel	10.0	-	38	3	3.80	England	v Pakistan	Sharjah	7 Apr 1987	ODI # 445
SP O'Donnell	8.0	-	39	3	4.87	Australia	v England	Sydney	22 Jan 1987	ODI # 422
C Sharma	8.0	-	40	3	5.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	27 Nov 1986	ODI # 401
DB Scott	8.0	-	40	3	5.00	South Aust	v Victoria	Adelaide	15 Feb 1987	List A
MD Marshall	10.0	-	41	3	4.10	West Indians	v Auckland	Auckland	14 Feb 1987	List A
PI Faulkner	9.0	-	42	3	4.66	Aust XI	v SAf XI	Durban	17 Dec 1986	List A
PAJ DeFreitas	9.2	-	42	3	4.50	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Jan 1987	ODI # 409
RR Kulkarni	10.0	-	42	3	4.20	India	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	13 Jan 1987	ODI # 416
JE Emburey	9.0	-	42	3	4.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	22 Jan 1987	ODI # 422
BA Reid	9.0	-	43	3	4.77	Australia	v India	Delhi	2 Oct 1986	ODI # 393
Mudassar Nazar	10.0	1	44	3	4.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Sharjah	3 Apr 1987	ODI # 443
CA Walsh	10.0	-	46	3	4.60	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1987	ODI # 424
RJ Shastri	10.0	1	47	3	4.70	India	v England	Sharjah	2 Apr 1987	ODI # 442
Abdul Qadir	10.0	-	47	3	4.70	Pakistan	v England	Sharjah	7 Apr 1987	ODI # 445
MG Hughes	10.0	-	49	3	4.90	Victoria	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	10 Oct 1986	List A
Saleem Jaffar	10.0	-	49	3	4.90	Pakistan	v West Indies	Gujranwala	4 Nov 1986	ODI # 397
RA Harper	10.0	-	49	3	4.90	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1987	ODI # 424
Wasim Akram	10.0	-	49	3	4.90	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 1987	ODI # 434
TBA May	10.0	-	50	3	5.00	South Aust	v Tasmania	Hobart	15 Mar 1987	List A
JR Ratnayeke	9.0	-	59	3	6.55	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Sharjah	3 Dec 1986	ODI # 405
MW Gatting	9.0	-	59	3	6.55	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Feb 1987	ODI # 429
Abdul Qadir	10.0	-	75	3	7.50	Pakistan	v India	Nagpur	24 Mar 1987	ODI # 439
AJ de Winter	10.0	-	84	3	8.40	Tasmania	v South Aust	Hobart	15 Mar 1987	List A
BM McMillan	1.0	-	1	2	1.00	SAf XI	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Dec 1986	List A
Wasim Akram	7.2	4	4	2	0.54	Pakistan	v India	Sharjah	5 Dec 1986	ODI # 406
CA Walsh	5.0	4	7	2	1.40	West Indies	v Pakistan	Multan	17 Nov 1986	ODI # 399
RA Harper	9.0	4	8	2	0.88	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	3 Dec 1986	ODI # 405

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