Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1968

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Underwood	31.3	19	50	7	1.58	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
PI Pocock	33.0	10	79	6	2.39	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
R Illingworth	51.0	22	87	6	1.70	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
DJ Brown	14.0	5	42	5	3.00	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
AN Connolly	39.0	13	72	5	1.84	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
DL Underwood	27.4	13	41	4	1.48	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
RM Cowper	26.0	11	48	4	1.84	Australia	2	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
AN Connolly	22.4	2	65	4	2.86	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
EW Freeman	30.5	8	78	4	2.52	Australia	1	v England	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
JA Snow	34.0	5	97	4	2.85	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
BR Knight	10.4	5	16	3	1.50	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
GD McKenzie	28.0	11	33	3	1.17	Australia	2	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
R Illingworth	22.0	10	37	3	1.68	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
JW Gleeson	30.0	14	44	3	1.46	Australia	4	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
DL Underwood	25.0	9	48	3	1.92	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
DJ Brown	22.0	5	63	3	2.86	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
JA Snow	35.0	12	67	3	1.91	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
AN Connolly	35.0	8	84	3	2.40	Australia	1	v England	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
AA Mallett	36.0	11	87	3	2.41	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
JA Snow	35.0	3	98	3	2.80	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
GD McKenzie	45.0	18	111	3	2.46	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
DL Underwood	18.0	15	8	2	0.44	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
JW Gleeson	7.0	2	22	2	3.14	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
AN Connolly	13.0	4	35	2	2.69	Australia	4	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
JA Snow	24.0	3	51	2	2.12	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
GD McKenzie	18.0	3	52	2	2.88	Australia	4	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
DL Underwood	45.1	22	52	2	1.15	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
AN Connolly	26.3	8	55	2	2.07	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
RW Barber	11.0	-	56	2	5.09	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
AN Connolly	15.0	3	59	2	3.93	Australia	3	v England	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
GD McKenzie	39.0	20	61	2	1.56	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
AN Connolly	31.0	10	68	2	2.19	Australia	4	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
AA Mallett	25.0	4	77	2	3.08	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
K Higgs	35.3	11	80	2	2.25	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
RM Cowper	39.0	12	82	2	2.10	Australia	4	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
JW Gleeson	46.0	19	84	2	1.82	Australia	1	v England	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
R Illingworth	48.0	15	87	2	1.81	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
DL Underwood	54.3	21	89	2	1.63	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
DJ Brown	35.0	4	99	2	2.82	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
JW Gleeson	41.2	8	109	2	2.63	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
AN Connolly	57.0	12	127	2	2.22	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
BL D'Oliveira	5.0	4	1	1	0.20	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
BL D'Oliveira	5.0	3	7	1	1.40	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
KF Barrington	2.0	-	12	1	6.00	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
JA Snow	9.0	5	14	1	1.55	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
NJN Hawke	8.0	4	15	1	1.87	Australia	4	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
DJ Brown	8.0	3	19	1	2.37	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
JW Gleeson	6.3	2	21	1	3.23	Australia	2	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
RM Cowper	5.0	-	22	1	4.40	Australia	4	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
EW Freeman	9.0	2	23	1	2.55	Australia	3	v England	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
RM Cowper	18.0	10	24	1	1.33	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
AN Connolly	28.0	15	26	1	0.92	Australia	2	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
R Illingworth	28.0	18	29	1	1.03	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
JA Snow	12.0	5	30	1	2.50	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
RW Barber	10.0	1	31	1	3.10	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
JA Snow	9.0	1	32	1	3.55	England	4	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
BR Knight	14.0	2	34	1	2.42	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
BL D'Oliveira	25.0	11	38	1	1.52	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
JW Gleeson	27.0	11	43	1	1.59	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
DJ Brown	13.0	2	44	1	3.38	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
JA Snow	17.0	3	46	1	2.70	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
R Illingworth	29.0	15	47	1	1.62	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
JA Snow	17.0	2	51	1	3.00	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
IM Chappell	21.0	5	54	1	2.57	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
EW Freeman	22.0	6	60	1	2.72	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
GD McKenzie	25.0	2	65	1	2.60	Australia	4	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
JW Gleeson	25.0	5	68	1	2.72	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
GD McKenzie	40.0	8	87	1	2.17	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
GD McKenzie	47.0	14	115	1	2.44	Australia	1	v England	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639

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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
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at The Oval, Australia tour of England 5th Test, Aug 22-27, 1968 [Test # 641]

Australia vs England at Leeds, Australia tour of England 4th Test, Jul 25-30, 1968 [Test # 640]

England vs Australia at Birmingham, Australia tour of England 3rd Test, Jul 11-16, 1968 [Test # 639]