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Best bowling figures in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
AA Mailey 47.0 8 121 9 2.57 Australia v England Melbourne 11 Feb 1921 Test # 138
JC White 64.5 21 126 8 1.94 England v Australia Adelaide 1 Feb 1929 Test # 179
GF Bissett 19.0 5 29 7 1.52 South Africa v England Durban 4 Feb 1928 Test # 172
AE Hall 37.3 12 63 7 1.68 South Africa v England Cape Town 1 Jan 1923 Test # 149
JM Gregory 20.0 1 69 7 3.45 Australia v England Melbourne 31 Dec 1920 Test # 136
G Geary 27.3 7 70 7 2.54 England v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927 Test # 168
AP Freeman 32.0 12 71 7 2.21 England v South Africa Manchester 27 Jul 1929 Test # 184
AP Freeman 32.3 6 115 7 3.53 England v South Africa Leeds 13 Jul 1929 Test # 183
AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 1.07 England v South Africa Birmingham 14 Jun 1924 Test # 153
H Larwood 14.4 4 32 6 2.18 England v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1928 Test # 176
CV Grimmett 19.4x8 3 37 6 1.42 Australia v England Sydney 27 Feb 1925 Test # 162
MW Tate 17.0 4 42 6 2.47 England v South Africa Leeds 12 Jul 1924 Test # 155
JM Gregory 19.0 5 58 6 3.05 Australia v England Nottingham 28 May 1921 Test # 140
JM Blanckenberg 22.5 5 76 6 3.32 South Africa v England Johannesburg 23 Dec 1922 Test # 148
JM Gregory 25.1 4 77 6 3.05 Australia v South Africa Durban 5 Nov 1921 Test # 145
AE Hall 36.4 11 82 6 2.23 South Africa v England Johannesburg 9 Feb 1923 Test # 151
CP Carter 29.5 4 91 6 3.05 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921 Test # 146
NA Quinn 29.5 5 92 6 3.08 South Africa v England Leeds 13 Jul 1929 Test # 183
DD Blackie 44.0 13 94 6 2.13 Australia v England Melbourne 29 Dec 1928 Test # 178
MW Tate 33.3x8 8 99 6 2.22 England v Australia Melbourne 1 Jan 1925 Test # 159
AJ Bell 30.4 7 99 6 3.22 South Africa v England Lord's 29 Jun 1929 Test # 182
AE Hall 42.4 9 100 6 2.34 South Africa v England Johannesburg 28 Jan 1928 Test # 171
HC Griffith 25.5 4 103 6 3.98 West Indies v England The Oval 11 Aug 1928 Test # 175
MW Tate 55.1x8 11 130 6 1.76 England v Australia Sydney 19 Dec 1924 Test # 158
CL Vincent 45.0 10 131 6 2.91 South Africa v England Durban 21 Jan 1928 Test # 170
CV Grimmett 44.1 9 131 6 2.96 Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928 Test # 176
AA Mailey 33.5 3 138 6 4.07 Australia v England The Oval 14 Aug 1926 Test # 167
GM Parker 37.0 2 152 6 4.10 South Africa v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924 Test # 153

Matches are credited to the decade they start in and no special account is taken of matches that may overlap decades

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 17-20, 1929 [Test # 185]
England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 27-30, 1929 [Test # 184]
England v South Africa at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 13-16, 1929 [Test # 183]
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