Best bowling figures in an innings in 1951 in FC+LA+T20s
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 17.5 | 5 | 36 | 8 | 2.01 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Sussex | Hove | 11 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
| 41.4 | 20 | 51 | 8 | 1.22 | M.C.C. | 1 | v Sth Africans | Lord's | 19 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 17.5 | 6 | 53 | 8 | 2.97 | Gujarat | 2 | v Services | Ahmedabad | 10 Mar 1951 | First-class | |
| 31.5 | 5 | 106 | 8 | 3.32 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 8 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
| 44.4 | 10 | 107 | 8 | 2.39 | Hyderabad | 3 | v Madras | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 26 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 55.5 | 13 | 162 | 8 | 2.90 | Bombay | 2 | v Gujarat | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 1951 | First-class | |
| 15.7 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 1.37 | South Aust | 3 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 16 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 23.4 | 12 | 45 | 7 | 1.90 | Glamorgan | 2 | v Sth Africans | Swansea | 4 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
| 26.1 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 1.29 | NSW | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 19 Oct 1951 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 10 | 52 | 7 | 1.85 | England | 2 | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1951 | Test # 335 | |
| 17.5 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 2.21 | West Indians | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 7 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 32.3 | 10 | 58 | 7 | 1.78 | England | 1 | v South Africa | Manchester | 5 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 | |
| 21.5 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 2.01 | Queensland | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 22 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 41.4 | 18 | 70 | 7 | 1.68 | Assam | 2 | v Orissa | Nowgong | 15 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 15.2 | 1 | 73 | 7 | 4.76 | Mysore | 1 | v | Bangalore | 8 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 1 | 80 | 7 | 3.75 | West Indians | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 14 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 38.0 | 4 | 114 | 7 | 2.25 | Victoria | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 14 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 61.0 | 9 | 137 | 7 | 2.24 | Bengal | 1 | v Holkar | Eden Gardens | 16 Feb 1951 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0.90 | Bombay | 3 | v Saurashtra | Brabourne | 24 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1.00 | UP | 3 | v Assam | Dehra Dun | 6 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 19.4 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 1.03 | Australia | 3 | v England | Sydney | 5 Jan 1951 | Test # 329 | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 2.70 | Glamorgan | 4 | v Sth Africans | Swansea | 4 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
| 15.2 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 1.89 | M.C.C. | 2 | v Otago | Dunedin | 10 Mar 1951 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 1.00 | West Aust | 1 | v South Aust | W.A.C.A | 23 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 22.4 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 1.63 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
| 25.0 | 13 | 38 | 6 | 1.52 | Yorkshire | 2 | v Sth Africans | Bradford | 5 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 12.7 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 2.21 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 2.09 | England | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Mar 1951 | Test # 333 | |
| 34.0 | 16 | 49 | 6 | 1.44 | Surrey | 3 | v Somerset | The Oval | 23 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 26.3 | 7 | 51 | 6 | 1.92 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Manchester | 5 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 | |
| 32.2 | 9 | 53 | 6 | 1.63 | Northants | 2 | v Sth Africans | Northampton | 13 Jun 1951 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 8 | 55 | 6 | 1.96 | England | 3 | v South Africa | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
| 20.3 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 2.73 | Sth Africans | 2 | v Gloucs | Bristol | 16 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 24.6 | 11 | 57 | 6 | 1.72 | South Aust | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 23 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 24.4 | 6 | 61 | 6 | 2.47 | Gujarat | 3 | v Baroda | Ahmedabad | 10 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | - | 62 | 6 | 3.87 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 28.0 | 6 | 64 | 6 | 2.28 | UP | 2 | v Bihar | Kanpur | 14 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 39.2 | 15 | 69 | 6 | 1.31 | Queensland | 3 | v West Indians | Brisbane | 3 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 29.0 | 10 | 71 | 6 | 2.44 | Sth Africans | 3 | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 8 Sep 1951 | First-class | |
| 29.0 | 5 | 74 | 6 | 2.55 | Somerset | 4 | v Surrey | The Oval | 23 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 3.75 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 9 Nov 1951 | Test # 340 | |
| 22.5 | 1 | 83 | 6 | 2.75 | Queensland | 1 | v West Indians | Brisbane | 3 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 24.6 | 1 | 89 | 6 | 2.69 | Victoria | 3 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 35.3 | 9 | 91 | 6 | 2.56 | India | 1 | v England | Delhi | 2 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 92 | 6 | 3.28 | Victoria | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 3.70 | - | 2 | v Mysore | Bangalore | 8 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 27.5 | 6 | 102 | 6 | 2.76 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 | |
| 34.0 | 4 | 104 | 6 | 3.05 | Services | 3 | v Delhi | Delhi | 6 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 26.2 | 5 | 106 | 6 | 4.02 | England XI | 2 | v Sth Africans | Hastings | 1 Sep 1951 | First-class | |
| 45.5 | 5 | 132 | 6 | 2.88 | Gujarat | 1 | v Holkar | Indore | 17 Mar 1951 | First-class | |
| 56.2 | 9 | 137 | 6 | 2.43 | M. Pradesh | 2 | v Madras | Chennai | 22 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 56.3 | 16 | 155 | 6 | 2.74 | New Zealand | 2 | v England | Christchurch | 17 Mar 1951 | Test # 332 | |
| 35.3 | 1 | 159 | 6 | 3.37 | Victoria | 1 | v NSW | Melbourne | 7 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1.26 | Yorkshire | 3 | v Sth Africans | Bradford | 5 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1.31 | Sth Africans | 2 | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 12 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1.50 | Sth Africans | 4 | v Somerset | Taunton | 1 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
| 17.3 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 1.31 | Maharashtra | 1 | v Baroda | Kolhapur | 16 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 20.2 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 1.22 | Sthn Punjab | 1 | v | Patiala | 8 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 1.22 | Holkar | 2 | v UP | Dehra Dun | 10 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 2.54 | Gujarat | 3 | v Services | Ahmedabad | 10 Mar 1951 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 2.15 | Bombay | 1 | v Saurashtra | Brabourne | 24 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 2.11 | Victoria | 3 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 16 Feb 1951 | First-class | |
| 14.5 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 1.64 | Victoria | 3 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 16 Feb 1951 | First-class | |
| 27.5 | 12 | 33 | 5 | 1.18 | M.C.C. | 3 | v Auckland | Auckland | 6 Mar 1951 | First-class | |
| 12.1 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2.71 | Services | 1 | v Rajasthan | Ajmer | 8 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 2.12 | West Indies | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 17.4 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 2.09 | Sth Africans | 2 | v Oxford Uni | Oxford | 23 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 1.42 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 4 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
| 16.4 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 1.68 | NSW | 2 | v Queensland | Sydney | 29 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 12 | 42 | 5 | 1.55 | Sth Africans | 3 | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 12 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 17.3 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 2.40 | Orissa | 1 | v Assam | Nowgong | 15 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 21.4 | 7 | 43 | 5 | 1.98 | Gujarat | 1 | v Baroda | Ahmedabad | 10 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 31.0 | 12 | 44 | 5 | 1.41 | Pearce's XI | 4 | v Sth Africans | Scarborough | 8 Sep 1951 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 1.83 | Delhi | 3 | v | Delhi | 16 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 9 | 44 | 5 | 1.83 | Bihar | 3 | v UP | Kanpur | 14 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 2.14 | Somerset | 2 | v Surrey | The Oval | 23 May 1951 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 1.77 | West Aust | 1 | v West Indians | W.A.C.A | 14 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 3.45 | Griq West | 3 | v E. Province | Kimberley | 12 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 1.56 | England | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
| 28.0 | 13 | 46 | 5 | 1.64 | Leics | 2 | v Sth Africans | Leicester | 21 Jul 1951 | First-class | |
| 9.1 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 3.94 | Victoria | 1 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 16 Feb 1951 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 9 | 48 | 5 | 1.28 | South Aust | 4 | v West Aust | Adelaide | 23 Feb 1951 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 3 | 48 | 5 | 2.52 | England | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Mar 1951 | Test # 333 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 2.72 | Bengal | 2 | v Bihar | Jamshedpur | 27 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 2.04 | England | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
| 32.2 | 14 | 49 | 5 | 1.51 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1951 | Test # 335 | |
| 28.0 | 4 | 50 | 5 | 1.33 | South Aust | 2 | v West Indians | Adelaide | 7 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 7 | 53 | 5 | 2.40 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Kent | Canterbury | 29 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
| 26.4 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 2.02 | M.C.C. | 1 | v Auckland | Auckland | 6 Mar 1951 | First-class | |
| 24.2 | 8 | 54 | 5 | 2.21 | England | 3 | v South Africa | Manchester | 5 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 | |
| 22.6 | 4 | 54 | 5 | 1.78 | NSW | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 30 Nov 1951 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 54 | 5 | 2.57 | UP | 4 | v Bihar | Kanpur | 14 Dec 1951 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 7 | 56 | 5 | 1.90 | South Aust | 1 | v M.C.C. | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 19.7 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 2.15 | M.C.C. | 1 | v | Launceston | 19 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 3.56 | M.C.C. | 4 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 20.3 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 2.17 | England | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
| 26.0 | 7 | 59 | 5 | 2.26 | Somerset | 3 | v Sth Africans | Taunton | 1 Aug 1951 | First-class | |
| 19.3 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 2.32 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 | |
| 26.0 | 3 | 62 | 5 | 1.78 | Queensland | 2 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 5 Jan 1951 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 6 | 62 | 5 | 2.58 | Sth Africans | 1 | v Cambridge U | Cambridge | 9 May 1951 | First-class |
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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 India at Eden Gardens, England tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 30, 1951 - Jan 4, 1952 [Test # 344]
West Indies vs Australia at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 4th Test, Dec 31, 1951 - Jan 3, 1952 [Test # 345]
New South Wales vs Queensland at Sydney, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1951 - Jan 1, 1952 [First-class]