Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1961 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
FS Trueman	15.5	5	30	6	1.89	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
JB Statham	21.0	3	53	5	2.52	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
FS Trueman	22.0	5	58	5	2.63	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
LR Gibbs	26.0	5	66	5	1.90	West Indies	4	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
DA Allen	34.0	13	67	5	1.97	England	1	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
LR Gibbs	35.6	4	97	5	2.03	West Indies	2	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
GS Sobers	44.0	7	120	5	2.04	West Indies	2	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
DA Allen	38.0	25	58	4	1.52	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
AL Valentine	24.2	6	67	4	2.07	West Indies	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
LR Gibbs	38.4	18	74	4	1.44	West Indies	2	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
GAR Lock	45.0	22	74	4	1.64	England	2	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
AL Valentine	25.2	7	86	4	2.55	West Indies	4	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
DA Allen	47.0	18	87	4	1.85	England	1	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
DA Allen	43.2	16	95	4	2.19	England	3	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
GAR Lock	46.0	15	111	4	2.41	England	3	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
FS Trueman	34.0	3	118	4	3.47	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
DA Allen	30.0	6	133	4	4.43	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
ER Dexter	6.4	2	16	3	2.40	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
FMM Worrell	17.0	9	27	3	1.19	West Indies	4	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
A Brown	14.0	4	27	3	1.92	England	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
JB Statham	10.5	3	31	3	2.86	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
FMM Worrell	31.0	16	43	3	1.04	West Indies	4	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
LR Gibbs	23.0	6	46	3	1.50	West Indies	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
DA Allen	22.0	13	51	3	2.31	England	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
RW Barber	20.5	6	54	3	2.59	England	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
DA Allen	39.0	21	54	3	1.38	England	2	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
ER Dexter	24.0	7	56	3	2.33	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
AL Valentine	21.7	4	60	3	2.05	West Indies	4	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
ER Dexter	20.0	4	61	3	3.05	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
GS Sobers	24.0	3	64	3	2.00	West Indies	2	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
DW White	22.0	3	65	3	2.95	England	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
JB Statham	38.5	10	75	3	1.93	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
GAR Lock	44.0	15	93	3	2.11	England	1	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
RW Barber	40.0	4	124	3	3.10	England	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
JB Statham	43.0	6	147	3	3.41	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
PE Richardson	6.0	3	10	2	1.66	England	4	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
BR Knight	7.0	2	18	2	2.57	England	3	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
HL Jackson	13.0	5	26	2	2.00	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
DA Allen	14.0	6	30	2	2.14	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
FS Trueman	10.0	-	40	2	4.00	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
WW Hall	13.0	-	53	2	3.05	West Indies	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
HL Jackson	31.0	11	57	2	1.83	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
DR Smith	31.0	10	60	2	1.93	England	1	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
WW Hall	13.0	4	61	2	3.51	West Indies	4	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
GAR Lock	36.0	19	63	2	1.75	England	1	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
JA Flavell	29.4	4	65	2	2.19	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
DA Allen	33.0	14	67	2	2.03	England	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
LR Gibbs	41.0	19	68	2	1.24	West Indies	4	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
GAR Lock	29.0	5	68	2	2.34	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
BR Knight	24.3	5	72	2	2.93	England	1	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
BR Knight	36.0	11	80	2	2.22	England	1	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
ER Dexter	31.0	5	84	2	2.70	England	1	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
GS Sobers	39.0	11	87	2	1.67	West Indies	4	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
DA Allen	24.0	4	88	2	3.66	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
JB Statham	44.0	10	89	2	2.02	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
JA Flavell	31.0	5	105	2	3.38	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
R Illingworth	44.0	12	110	2	2.50	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
FS Trueman	36.5	1	136	2	3.69	England	2	v Australia	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
ER Dexter	7.0	2	10	1	1.42	England	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
MJK Smith	8.0	3	10	1	1.25	England	4	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
GS Sobers	5.0	2	14	1	2.10	West Indies	2	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
R Illingworth	11.3	5	16	1	1.39	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
DR Smith	7.0	2	18	1	2.57	England	4	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
ER Dexter	12.0	4	25	1	2.08	England	2	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
GAR Lock	16.0	9	33	1	2.06	England	4	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
FMM Worrell	7.0	-	34	1	3.64	West Indies	2	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
GS Sobers	9.0	1	38	1	3.16	West Indies	4	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
AL Valentine	20.0	7	40	1	1.50	West Indies	4	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
DA Allen	28.0	12	45	1	1.60	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
DR Smith	31.0	12	54	1	1.74	England	2	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
FS Trueman	14.0	1	55	1	3.92	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
WW Hall	15.0	1	56	1	2.80	West Indies	2	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
JA Flavell	22.0	8	61	1	2.77	England	1	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
DR Smith	30.0	11	66	1	2.20	England	1	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
RW Barber	22.0	5	74	1	3.36	England	2	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
GAR Lock	40.0	15	83	1	2.07	England	1	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
WW Hall	22.0	3	85	1	2.89	West Indies	2	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
DA Allen	43.0	17	88	1	2.04	England	1	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
GAR Lock	42.0	14	102	1	2.42	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
RW Barber	25.0	3	103	1	4.12	England	1	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
JB Statham	44.0	9	106	1	2.40	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510

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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:

India vs England at Eden Gardens, England tour of India 4th Test, Dec 30, 1961 - Jan 4, 1962 [Test # 518]

South Africa vs New Zealand at Johannesburg, New Zealand tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1961 [Test # 517]

India vs England at Delhi, England tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 13-18, 1961 [Test # 516]