Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1956 in Tests

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	1.03	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	2.22	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
DS Atkinson	40.0	21	53	7	1.32	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
S Ramadhin	21.2	13	23	6	1.07	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	1.32	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
TE Bailey	15.4	6	20	5	0.96	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DT Dewdney	19.5	11	21	5	1.05	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
AL Valentine	22.4	11	32	5	1.41	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
S Ramadhin	26.0	10	46	5	1.76	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
JC Laker	29.0	10	58	5	2.00	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
DS Atkinson	31.0	12	66	5	2.12	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
FS Trueman	28.0	2	90	5	3.21	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	1.50	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
JC Laker	29.1	11	58	4	1.98	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
TE Bailey	24.5	8	64	4	2.57	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
OG Smith	18.0	4	75	4	4.16	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
JC Laker	32.0	12	80	4	2.50	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JC Laker	18.0	14	8	3	0.44	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
JB Statham	21.0	8	33	3	1.57	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
TE Bailey	15.0	5	33	3	1.65	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
GAR Lock	40.0	23	40	3	1.00	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
OG Smith	18.0	7	42	3	2.33	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
JC Laker	29.1	10	47	3	1.61	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JH Wardle	20.0	4	52	3	1.95	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
S Ramadhin	36.2	17	58	3	1.59	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
GAR Lock	36.0	16	61	3	1.69	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
JB Statham	24.1	4	71	3	2.20	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
OG Smith	1.5	1	1	2	0.54	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
R Appleyard	11.0	4	17	2	1.54	England	2	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
DS Atkinson	12.2	2	20	2	1.62	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
JB Statham	13.0	4	22	2	1.26	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
OG Smith	29.0	15	27	2	0.93	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
AL Valentine	24.0	13	28	2	1.16	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
JC Laker	30.0	19	29	2	0.96	England	4	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
AL Valentine	41.0	20	46	2	1.12	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
AL Valentine	22.0	9	48	2	2.18	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
GAR Lock	25.0	10	49	2	1.96	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
AL Valentine	36.0	17	51	2	1.41	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
DT Dewdney	17.0	3	54	2	3.17	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
FS Trueman	28.0	6	54	2	1.92	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
S Ramadhin	30.0	11	63	2	2.10	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
JB Statham	35.0	9	70	2	2.00	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
TE Bailey	34.0	12	72	2	2.11	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
JB Statham	2.0	1	1	1	0.50	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
DS Atkinson	7.0	5	2	1	0.28	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
GS Sobers	14.0	11	3	1	0.21	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
JC Laker	2.0	1	5	1	1.87	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
GS Sobers	8.5	4	11	1	1.24	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
GAR Lock	18.1	11	17	1	0.93	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
FM King	8.4	3	18	1	2.07	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
FS Trueman	8.0	2	19	1	2.37	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
FS Trueman	11.0	3	21	1	1.90	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
OG Smith	14.0	7	23	1	1.64	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
GAR Lock	22.0	11	23	1	1.04	England	4	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Jun 1956	Test # 425
DS Atkinson	13.0	5	25	1	1.92	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Feb 1956	Test # 421
S Ramadhin	9.0	1	26	1	2.88	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
S Ramadhin	18.0	6	26	1	1.44	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
AL Valentine	6.0	-	29	1	4.83	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
DT Dewdney	16.0	5	31	1	1.93	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956	Test # 422
AL Valentine	35.0	20	31	1	0.88	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
S Ramadhin	21.0	10	33	1	1.57	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
JC Laker	21.0	10	33	1	1.17	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
FH Tyson	14.0	5	34	1	2.42	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 1956	Test # 429
GAR Lock	14.0	3	37	1	2.64	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JH Wardle	20.0	7	40	1	2.00	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
S Ramadhin	23.0	8	41	1	1.78	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
OG Smith	31.0	19	55	1	1.77	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
JB Statham	26.0	5	59	1	2.26	England	3	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426

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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 South Africa at Johannesburg, England tour of South Africa 1st Test, Dec 24-29, 1956 [Test # 434]

Australia vs India at Eden Gardens, Australia tour of India 3rd Test, Nov 2-6, 1956 [Test # 433]

India vs Australia at Brabourne, Australia tour of India 2nd Test, Oct 26-31, 1956 [Test # 432]