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
R Benaud (AUS/NSW)	1956-1957	11	19	3562	-	128	1224	57	7/72	21.47	2.06	62.49	2	5	1
CS Nayudu (UP)	1956-1957	3	4	852	142.0	27	418	23	7/53	18.17	2.94	37.04	0	4	1
Fazal Mahmood (PAK/PNJB)	1956-1957	2	4	865	144.1	66	190	28	9/43	6.78	1.31	30.89	0	4	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	2280	285.0	105	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	8	1118	139.6	37	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	0	3	1
PR Umrigar (/IND)	1956-1957	8	13	1973	328.5	129	570	35	6/36	16.28	1.73	56.37	3	3	1
RB Strauss (WA)	1956-1957	7	12	1989	248.5	59	742	33	7/59	22.48	2.23	60.27	2	3	0
LF Kline (VIC)	1956-1957	7	12	2204	275.4	50	921	37	6/57	24.89	2.50	59.56	2	3	0
RR Lindwall (AUS/QLD)	1956-1957	11	18	2455	-	101	797	37	7/43	21.54	1.94	66.35	2	3	0
KR Panjri ()	1957-1957	2	4	542	90.2	38	142	12	6/37	11.83	1.57	45.16	0	2	0
DG Phadkar (BENG/IND)	1956-1957	4	6	1026	171.0	65	310	19	7/37	16.31	1.81	54.00	0	2	1
JC Treanor (NSW)	1956-1957	8	14	1767	220.7	37	734	27	5/36	27.18	2.49	65.44	1	2	0
JE Childe-Freeman (QLD)	1956-1957	8	13	1884	235.4	40	783	23	6/134	34.04	2.49	81.91	0	2	0
Malinder Singh (Pepsu)	1957-1957	1	2	180	30.0	6	105	6	5/77	17.50	3.50	30.00	0	1	0
L Germaine (VIC)	1957-1957	1	2	185	23.1	1	107	5	5/69	21.40	3.47	37.00	0	1	0
MH Sathe (MP)	1956-1956	1	2	210	35.0	11	65	6	6/54	10.83	1.85	35.00	0	1	0
Baseer Shamsi (PakCm)	1957-1957	1	1	215	35.5	10	73	6	6/73	12.16	2.03	35.83	0	1	0
S Nyalchand (SAU)	1956-1956	1	1	222	37.0	12	83	6	6/83	13.83	2.24	37.00	0	1	0
L Amarnath (Pepsu)	1957-1957	1	2	294	49.0	17	107	9	7/30	11.88	2.18	32.66	0	1	0
S Aaron ()	1957-1957	1	2	378	63.0	19	121	6	5/77	20.16	1.92	63.00	0	1	0
FH Tyson (ENG)	1956-1957	2	3	392	49.0	14	100	8	6/40	12.50	1.53	49.00	0	1	0
BN Krishnamurthy (HYD)	1956-1956	1	2	414	69.0	9	224	7	6/137	32.00	3.24	59.14	0	1	0
SK Girdhari (ASSAM)	1957-1957	1	1	432	72.0	15	157	7	7/157	22.42	2.18	61.71	0	1	0
BP Gupte ()	1956-1956	1	2	460	76.4	17	194	9	7/109	21.55	2.53	51.11	0	1	0
MV Mathe (MAHA)	1956-1957	2	3	462	77.0	21	187	5	5/58	37.40	2.42	92.40	0	1	0
AH Desai ()	1956-1957	3	6	536	89.2	14	239	14	6/108	17.07	2.67	38.28	1	1	0
M Mehra (DELHI)	1956-1957	2	4	541	90.1	40	111	14	5/47	7.92	1.23	38.64	2	1	0
K Naziruddin (AP)	1957-1957	2	4	541	90.1	21	207	11	5/88	18.81	2.29	49.18	0	1	0
MK Murugesh (MADRS)	1956-1957	2	3	594	99.0	16	305	12	7/65	25.41	3.08	49.50	0	1	0
VB Ranjane (MAHA)	1956-1957	3	5	600	100.0	29	238	18	9/35	13.22	2.38	33.33	2	1	1
P Bhandari (DELHI/IND)	1956-1957	3	4	622	103.4	33	220	9	5/60	24.44	2.12	69.11	0	1	0
HG Bevan (WA)	1956-1957	3	6	678	84.6	10	382	9	6/106	42.44	3.38	75.33	0	1	0
Ghulam Ahmed (HYD/IND)	1956-1956	3	4	711	118.3	37	284	13	7/49	21.84	2.39	54.69	0	1	1
RG Nadkarni (MAHA)	1956-1957	3	4	812	135.2	39	276	7	5/162	39.42	2.03	116.00	0	1	0
PM Chatterjee (BENG)	1957-1957	3	5	828	138.0	52	249	18	10/20	13.83	1.80	46.00	1	1	1
VM Muddiah (SVCS)	1957-1957	4	6	949	158.1	56	317	12	5/54	26.41	2.00	79.08	0	1	0
DM Gregg (SOA)	1956-1957	4	6	964	120.4	14	374	8	5/115	46.75	2.32	120.50	0	1	0
AE Wyatt (NSW)	1956-1957	6	10	983	122.7	17	473	16	5/100	29.56	2.88	61.43	0	1	0
SJE Loxton (VIC)	1956-1957	8	13	1018	127.2	20	381	19	6/49	20.05	2.24	53.57	1	1	0
VV Kumar (MADRS)	1956-1957	3	5	1039	173.1	28	482	11	5/100	43.81	2.78	94.45	0	1	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	8	1139	142.3	43	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.94	0	1	0
KD Mackay (AUS/QLD)	1956-1957	10	14	1292	-	38	392	15	5/15	26.13	1.82	86.13	0	1	0
JN Edwards (VIC)	1956-1957	4	7	1318	164.6	51	349	17	5/51	20.52	1.58	77.52	1	1	0
JW Beagley (SOA)	1956-1957	7	11	1530	191.2	25	745	23	6/121	32.39	2.92	66.52	2	1	0
RA Gaunt (WA)	1956-1957	7	12	1546	193.2	29	749	24	7/104	31.20	2.90	64.41	1	1	0
J Drennan (SOA)	1956-1957	7	11	1584	198.0	19	629	23	6/69	27.34	2.38	68.86	0	1	0
JD Bratchford (QLD)	1956-1957	8	13	1686	210.6	32	653	19	5/28	34.36	2.32	88.73	0	1	0
WT Walmsley (QLD)	1956-1957	8	12	1751	218.7	29	795	28	5/124	28.39	2.72	62.53	2	1	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:

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 147/8 (58.0 ov, S von Berg 21*, GA Stuurman 1*, M Dube 0/15) - Stumps

Dolphins vs North West at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 21st Match, Jan 31-Feb 3, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 64/1 (18.0 ov, M Prince 20*, DS Rosier 32*, O Cele 0/22) - Stumps

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Oil & Gas Development Company Limited at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 26th Match, Feb 2-5, 2026 [First-class - Live]
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