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
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
AL Valentine	49.4x8	13	153	8	2.31	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
ER Dexter	26.4	6	77	6	2.88	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
LR Gibbs	79.4x8	37	142	6	1.33	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
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
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
GAR Lock	61.0	31	107	5	1.75	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
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
LR Gibbs	63.6x8	17	141	5	1.65	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
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
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
DA Allen	30.0	6	133	4	4.43	England	v Australia	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
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
FMM Worrell	42.0x8	18	87	3	1.55	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
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
DW White	34.0	5	107	3	3.14	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
JA Flavell	51.4	12	126	3	2.43	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
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
PE Richardson	6.0	3	10	2	1.66	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
GS Sobers	14.0x8	3	52	2	2.78	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
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
ER Dexter	31.0	5	84	2	2.70	England	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
WW Hall	21.0x8	-	88	2	3.14	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
DA Allen	24.0	4	88	2	3.66	England	v Australia	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
GAR Lock	39.0	6	100	2	2.56	England	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
JA Flavell	31.0	5	105	2	3.38	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
R Illingworth	44.0	12	110	2	2.50	England	v Australia	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
FS Trueman	36.5	1	136	2	3.69	England	v Australia	Birmingham	8 Jun 1961	Test # 507
MJK Smith	8.0	3	10	1	1.25	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
R Illingworth	11.3	5	16	1	1.39	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
ER Dexter	14.0	3	36	1	2.57	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
ER Dexter	16.0	4	40	1	2.50	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
DR Smith	30.0	11	66	1	2.20	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
GAR Lock	40.0	15	83	1	2.07	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
DA Allen	43.0	17	88	1	2.04	England	v India	Kanpur	1 Dec 1961	Test # 514
WW Hall	20.0x8	1	96	1	3.60	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
GAR Lock	42.0	14	102	1	2.42	England	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961	Test # 511
RW Barber	25.0	3	103	1	4.12	England	v India	Delhi	13 Dec 1961	Test # 516
AL Valentine	41.0x8	11	114	1	2.08	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
RW Barber	35.0	7	116	1	3.31	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
FS Trueman	46.0	7	147	1	3.19	England	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]