Bowling Best Figures Match

Best bowling figures in a match in 1961 in Tests

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
FS Trueman	37.5	10	88	11	2.32	England	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
GB Lawrence	52.3	16	98	9	1.86	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
PM Pollock	42.3	11	99	9	2.32	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
DA Allen	77.2	29	162	9	2.09	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
LR Gibbs	49.0x8	11	112	8	1.71	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
AK Davidson	29.6x8	5	113	8	2.84	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
SA Durani	56.4	20	113	8	1.99	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
AL Valentine	49.4x8	13	153	8	2.31	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
RB Desai	55.0	8	190	8	3.45	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
R Benaud	67.0x8	17	199	8	2.22	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
AK Davidson	48.3	14	92	7	1.89	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
JC Alabaster	34.5	8	95	7	2.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
VV Kumar	73.5	38	132	7	1.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
KD Mackay	107.0	35	196	7	1.83	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
R Benaud	54.0x8	8	203	7	2.81	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
ER Dexter	26.4	6	77	6	2.88	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
AK Davidson	58.0	29	80	6	1.37	Australia	v England	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
FJ Cameron	42.2	6	92	6	2.17	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GD McKenzie	55.0	20	118	6	2.14	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
RC Motz	44.0	6	138	6	3.13	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
LR Gibbs	79.4x8	37	142	6	1.33	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
R Benaud	67.0	26	150	6	2.23	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
FS Trueman	44.0	3	158	6	3.59	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
JB Statham	65.0	12	159	6	2.44	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
AK Davidson	51.7x8	8	173	6	2.50	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
GAR Lock	82.0	34	174	6	2.12	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
RW Barber	60.5	10	178	6	2.92	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
SP Gupte	73.0	20	179	6	2.45	India	v England	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
Haseeb Ahsan	84.0	19	202	6	2.40	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
RB Simpson	19.4	8	44	5	2.23	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
RG Nadkarni	86.4	62	67	5	0.77	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
Mohammad Munaf	46.1	16	96	5	2.07	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
KA Walter	41.3	11	97	5	2.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GAR Lock	61.0	31	107	5	1.75	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
RC Motz	43.0	4	115	5	2.67	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
DA Allen	55.0	27	118	5	2.14	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
JB Statham	54.5	13	120	5	2.18	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
AK Davidson	53.4	12	120	5	2.23	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
VB Ranjane	34.0	3	129	5	3.79	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
FJ Cameron	49.2	10	133	5	2.69	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
LR Gibbs	63.6x8	17	141	5	1.65	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
KD Mackay	70.0	23	144	5	2.05	Australia	v England	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
GS Sobers	63.0x8	14	151	5	1.79	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
GS Sobers	57.0x8	9	152	5	2.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
DA Allen	38.0	25	58	4	1.52	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
FMM Worrell	24.0x8	9	61	4	1.90	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RB Desai	31.5	4	80	4	2.51	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
HL Jackson	44.0	16	83	4	1.88	England	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
DA Allen	47.0	18	87	4	1.85	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
CG Borde	38.0	10	99	4	2.60	India	v England	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
CG Borde	47.0	18	111	4	2.36	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
FM Misson	33.0	6	114	4	3.45	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
FM Misson	24.0x8	4	116	4	3.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
DA Allen	30.0	6	133	4	4.43	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
R Benaud	68.0	22	148	4	2.17	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
AK Davidson	63.1	15	150	4	2.37	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
ER Dexter	24.0	7	56	3	2.33	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
HD Bromfield	33.0	9	60	3	1.81	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
DA Allen	50.0	26	66	3	1.32	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
A Brown	29.5	7	71	3	2.37	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
DA Allen	42.0	18	75	3	1.78	England	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
JB Statham	38.5	10	75	3	1.93	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
GD McKenzie	32.0	4	79	3	2.46	Australia	v England	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
R Benaud	34.3	12	82	3	2.37	Australia	v England	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
Fazal Mahmood	38.0	8	86	3	2.26	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
RA Gaunt	46.0	10	86	3	1.86	Australia	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
FMM Worrell	42.0x8	18	87	3	1.55	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
VB Ranjane	35.0	6	90	3	2.57	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
GAR Lock	44.0	15	93	3	2.11	England	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
AL Valentine	34.7x8	7	102	3	2.19	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
GB Lawrence	54.0	14	103	3	1.90	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
RB Simpson	36.0x8	7	106	3	2.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
DW White	34.0	5	107	3	3.14	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
R Benaud	44.7x8	9	108	3	1.80	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
CG Borde	37.0	6	114	3	3.08	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
KD Mackay	45.4x8	6	115	3	1.89	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
SA Durani	41.0	6	119	3	2.90	India	v England	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
Mahmood Hussain	41.0	9	122	3	2.97	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	8 Feb 1961	Test # 505
JA Flavell	51.4	12	126	3	2.43	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
GA Bartlett	34.0	3	126	3	3.70	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
FM Misson	43.0	12	129	3	3.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
WW Hall	35.0x8	7	146	3	3.12	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
JB Statham	43.0	6	147	3	3.41	England	v Australia	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
Intikhab Alam	64.0	9	155	3	2.42	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
FM Misson	45.5x8	5	185	3	3.04	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
PE Richardson	6.0	3	10	2	1.66	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
KD Mackay	20.0	9	29	2	1.45	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
PR Umrigar	30.0	10	46	2	1.53	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
GS Sobers	14.0x8	3	52	2	2.78	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
PR Umrigar	53.0	24	64	2	1.20	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
JW Martin	18.0x8	1	65	2	2.70	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
RB Desai	27.0	5	66	2	2.44	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
PM Pollock	34.0	10	67	2	1.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
DR Smith	38.0	14	72	2	1.89	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
BR Knight	24.3	5	72	2	2.93	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
DR Smith	34.0	10	75	2	2.20	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
BR Knight	25.0	5	79	2	3.16	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
BR Knight	36.0	11	80	2	2.22	England	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
KD Mackay	14.0x8	-	83	2	4.44	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
ER Dexter	31.0	5	84	2	2.70	England	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514

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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]