Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1938 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WE Bowes	19.0	3	49	5	2.57	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
WJ O'Reilly	21.5	8	56	5	2.56	Australia	3	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
WJ O'Reilly	34.1	17	66	5	1.93	Australia	1	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
H Verity	36.6	13	70	5	1.42	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
N Gordon	33.4	3	103	5	2.30	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
N Gordon	40.0	3	157	5	2.94	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
LO Fleetwood-Smith	16.0	4	34	4	2.12	Australia	3	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
H Verity	44.1	16	61	4	1.03	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
K Farnes	12.1	1	63	4	5.17	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
K Farnes	26.0	3	77	4	2.96	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
WJ O'Reilly	37.0	6	93	4	2.51	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
EL McCormick	27.0	1	101	4	3.74	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
H Verity	35.4	9	103	4	2.88	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
K Farnes	37.0	11	106	4	2.86	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
LO Fleetwood-Smith	49.0	9	153	4	3.12	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
DVP Wright	39.0	6	153	4	3.92	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
DVP Wright	5.0	-	26	3	5.20	England	4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
TWJ Goddard	27.0	5	54	3	1.50	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
TWJ Goddard	38.0	15	64	3	1.26	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EL McCormick	24.0	5	72	3	3.00	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
LO Fleetwood-Smith	25.0	7	73	3	2.92	Australia	1	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
B Mitchell	22.0	2	75	3	2.55	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
WE Bowes	35.4	6	79	3	2.21	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
H Verity	62.0	27	102	3	1.64	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
ACB Langton	30.7	3	117	3	2.84	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
K Farnes	43.0	6	135	3	3.13	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
WJ O'Reilly	56.0	11	164	3	2.92	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
WJ O'Reilly	85.0	26	178	3	2.09	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
H Verity	7.0	3	15	2	2.14	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
WE Bowes	10.0	3	25	2	2.50	England	3	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
WJ Edrich	5.2	-	27	2	5.06	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
H Verity	13.0	5	29	2	2.23	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
EL Dalton	6.5	-	29	2	3.28	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
DVP Wright	15.0	4	38	2	2.53	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
WJ O'Reilly	29.0	10	53	2	1.82	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
SJ McCabe	12.0	1	58	2	4.83	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
N Gordon	14.0	-	59	2	3.16	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
DVP Wright	26.0	3	83	2	2.39	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
LL Wilkinson	22.0	-	93	2	3.17	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
AW Wellard	23.0	2	96	2	4.17	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
LO Fleetwood-Smith	33.5	2	139	2	4.10	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
M Leyland	3.1	-	11	1	3.47	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
WR Hammond	6.0	3	13	1	1.62	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
K Farnes	11.3	4	17	1	1.47	England	4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
EL McCormick	11.0	4	18	1	1.63	Australia	3	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
K Farnes	8.0	1	23	1	2.15	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
H Verity	5.0	2	24	1	4.80	England	4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
AW Wellard	9.0	1	30	1	3.33	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
H Verity	19.0	6	30	1	1.57	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
H Verity	7.3	-	36	1	4.80	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
WJ Edrich	13.0	2	39	1	3.00	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
EL Dalton	10.0	1	42	1	3.15	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EL McCormick	20.0	6	46	1	2.30	Australia	1	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
RA Sinfield	28.0	8	51	1	1.82	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
K Farnes	13.0	2	54	1	4.15	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
WJ Edrich	10.0	2	55	1	5.50	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
DVP Wright	8.0	-	56	1	7.00	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
DVP Wright	16.0	2	68	1	4.25	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
TWJ Goddard	11.0	1	68	1	4.63	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
RA Sinfield	35.0	8	72	1	2.05	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
EQ Davies	16.0	1	77	1	3.60	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
SG Barnes	38.0	3	84	1	2.21	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
DVP Wright	37.0	8	85	1	2.29	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
K Farnes	23.0	1	87	1	2.83	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EQ Davies	19.0	-	102	1	4.02	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EL McCormick	32.0	4	108	1	3.37	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
MG Waite	72.0	16	150	1	2.08	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
LO Fleetwood-Smith	87.0	11	298	1	3.42	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266

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