Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
FS Trueman	8.4	2	31	8	3.57	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
Fazal Mahmood	27.3	11	42	7	1.52	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
RR Lindwall	22.5	9	43	7	1.88	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
R Benaud	29.3	10	72	7	2.44	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
AK Davidson	57.3	23	93	7	1.61	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
R Tattersall	21.0	3	48	6	2.28	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
WW Hall	28.4	4	50	6	1.74	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
R Benaud	29.0	10	52	6	1.79	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
R Gilchrist	21.0	7	55	6	2.61	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
Mahmood Hussain	27.0	6	67	6	2.48	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
S Ramadhin	24.5	11	26	5	1.04	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
AV Bedser	15.0	6	27	5	1.80	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
JB Statham	21.0	10	31	5	1.47	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
AK Davidson	20.1	7	31	5	1.53	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
T Greenhough	16.0	4	35	5	2.18	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
AV Bedser	14.5	4	41	5	2.76	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
FS Trueman	16.0	4	48	5	3.00	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
Fazal Mahmood	28.3	7	48	5	1.68	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	26 Feb 1955	Test # 400
Fazal Mahmood	24.1	8	52	5	2.15	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
R Benaud	24.2	6	53	5	2.17	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
MJ Hilton	32.0	11	61	5	1.90	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
AL Valentine	27.5	9	64	5	2.29	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
Khan Mohammad	28.0	5	73	5	2.60	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	26 Feb 1955	Test # 400
FM King	31.0	9	74	5	2.38	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
Khan Mohammad	33.0	7	74	5	2.24	Pakistan	v India	Bahawalpur	15 Jan 1955	Test # 395
WW Hall	32.0	12	76	5	2.37	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
R Benaud	46.0	18	76	5	1.65	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
OG Smith	42.0	19	90	5	2.14	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
AL Valentine	53.5	20	127	5	2.35	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
FS Trueman	17.0	6	24	4	1.41	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
GS Sobers	18.1	8	26	4	1.43	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
FS Trueman	9.0	1	27	4	3.00	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
MJ Hilton	22.5	10	32	4	1.40	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
DB Close	11.0	-	35	4	3.18	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
GAR Lock	9.3	2	36	4	3.78	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
JW Burke	17.0	4	37	4	2.17	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
JC Laker	22.3	9	39	4	1.73	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
R Gilchrist	23.2	8	39	4	1.67	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
Khan Mohammad	26.5	12	42	4	1.56	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
LF Kline	24.0	12	42	4	1.75	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
FS Trueman	24.0	9	45	4	1.87	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
RO Jenkins	13.0	2	50	4	3.84	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
HJ Rhodes	18.5	3	50	4	2.65	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
AL Valentine	41.0	21	58	4	1.41	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
R Benaud	25.0	8	63	4	2.52	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
WW Hall	26.0	4	66	4	2.53	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
Mahmood Hussain	26.1	6	70	4	2.67	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	29 Jan 1955	Test # 397
FS Trueman	25.0	3	72	4	2.88	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
GE Gomez	47.0	25	72	4	1.53	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
Khan Mohammad	36.0	14	79	4	2.19	Pakistan	v India	Peshawar	12 Feb 1955	Test # 398
F Ridgway	38.1	10	83	4	2.17	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1951	Test # 344
Fazal Mahmood	52.5	23	86	4	1.62	Pakistan	v India	Bahawalpur	15 Jan 1955	Test # 395
JB Statham	29.0	5	96	4	3.31	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
JC Laker	39.0	15	102	4	2.61	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
R Tattersall	48.0	13	104	4	2.16	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1951	Test # 344
FS Trueman	27.0	4	110	4	4.07	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
Amir Elahi	39.4	4	134	4	3.37	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
Fazal Mahmood	64.0	19	141	4	2.20	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
AL Valentine	67.0	22	149	4	2.22	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
R Benaud	3.4	3	-	3	0.00	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
R Gilchrist	23.0	13	18	3	0.78	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
JR Reid	16.0	9	19	3	1.18	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Dec 1955	Test # 419
AJ Watkins	13.0	4	20	3	1.53	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
AK Davidson	14.0	9	22	3	1.57	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
KD Mackay	14.2	5	27	3	1.88	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
WPA Crawford	12.0	3	28	3	2.33	Australia	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956	Test # 432
FS Trueman	15.0	6	30	3	2.00	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
FS Trueman	14.0	4	30	3	2.14	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
WW Hall	15.0	6	31	3	2.06	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
WPA Crawford	26.0	8	32	3	1.23	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
RR Lindwall	25.2	12	32	3	1.26	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
Mahmood Hussain	23.0	7	35	3	1.52	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
WW Hall	14.0	4	35	3	2.50	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	28 Nov 1958	Test # 459
R Gilchrist	17.0	9	36	3	2.11	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
JB Mortimore	18.4	6	36	3	1.92	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
KF Barrington	14.0	3	36	3	2.57	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
AJ Watkins	17.0	7	37	3	2.17	England	v India	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
JB Statham	17.0	7	45	3	2.64	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
WW Hall	23.0	8	49	3	2.13	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
JB Statham	18.0	4	50	3	2.77	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
WW Hall	18.0	5	55	3	3.05	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
S Ramadhin	24.5	7	58	3	2.33	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
Fazal Mahmood	47.0	24	62	3	1.31	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	29 Jan 1955	Test # 397
R Gilchrist	24.2	6	62	3	2.54	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
JO Taylor	30.1	11	68	3	2.25	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
AL Valentine	34.0	14	71	3	2.08	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
HJ Rhodes	18.0	3	72	3	4.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
HB Cave	48.0	23	77	3	1.60	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 1955	Test # 417
GE Gomez	42.0	12	84	3	2.00	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
FS Trueman	26.0	6	89	3	3.42	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
R Gilchrist	30.3	8	90	3	2.95	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
JA Hayes	26.0	5	91	3	3.50	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	19 Nov 1955	Test # 416
OG Smith	40.0	7	94	3	2.35	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959	Test # 467
R Tattersall	34.0	8	112	3	3.29	England	v India	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
Mahmood Hussain	46.0	11	114	3	2.47	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
Mahmood Hussain	35.0	5	121	3	3.45	Pakistan	v India	Brabourne	13 Nov 1952	Test # 357
JC Alabaster	2.3	-	8	2	3.20	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Dec 1955	Test # 419
Maqsood Ahmed	5.0	1	12	2	2.40	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
CL Walcott	16.0	10	12	2	0.75	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
R Illingworth	16.0	10	16	2	1.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]