Bowling Most 5wi Career

Players

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
G Geary (ENG)	1927-1928	2	3	465	77.3	18	180	12	7/70	15.00	2.32	38.75	0	2	1
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	0
HLE Promnitz (SA)	1927-1928	2	4	528	88.0	30	161	8	5/58	20.12	1.82	66.00	0	1	0
AE Hall (SA)	1928-1928	2	4	580	96.4	18	233	9	6/100	25.88	2.41	64.44	0	1	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1928	5	10	968	161.2	44	399	15	5/36	26.60	2.47	64.53	0	1	0
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1928	5	9	1336	222.4	43	517	23	6/131	22.47	2.32	58.08	1	1	0
EP Nupen (SA)	1927-1928	5	10	1522	253.4	55	551	14	5/83	39.35	2.17	108.71	1	1	0
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1927-1928	5	1	3	0.3	0	2	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
RH Catterall (SA)	1927-1928	5	1	12	2.0	0	15	0	-	-	7.50	0.00	0	0	0
HW Taylor (SA)	1927-1928	5	1	12	2.0	0	8	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
SK Coen (SA)	1927-1928	2	1	12	2.0	0	7	0	-	-	3.50	0.00	0	0	0
JFW Nicolson (SA)	1928-1928	3	2	24	4.0	0	17	0	-	-	4.25	0.00	0	0	0
JP Duminy (SA)	1927-1928	2	3	60	10.0	0	39	1	1/17	39.00	3.90	60.00	0	0	0
AL Ochse (SA)	1928-1928	1	1	66	11.0	1	45	0	-	-	4.09	0.00	0	0	0
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1927-1928	5	7	306	51.0	17	112	4	3/4	28.00	2.19	76.50	0	0	0
DPB Morkel (SA)	1927-1928	5	6	342	57.0	10	164	2	1/20	82.00	2.87	171.00	0	0	0
GTS Stevens (ENG)	1927-1928	5	9	366	61.0	8	204	4	3/58	51.00	3.34	91.50	0	0	0
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1927-1928	4	7	505	84.1	18	246	5	3/69	49.20	2.92	101.00	0	0	0
WE Astill (ENG)	1927-1928	5	10	782	130.2	33	330	12	3/48	27.50	2.53	65.16	0	0	0
AP Freeman (ENG)	1927-1928	4	7	795	132.3	29	399	14	4/58	28.50	3.01	56.78	1	0	0
SJ Staples (ENG)	1928-1928	3	6	1149	191.3	50	435	15	3/50	29.00	2.27	76.60	0	0	0

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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:

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]