Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	2.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
Saqlain Mushtaq	74.0	20	164	8	2.21	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
DJG Sammy	21.3	2	66	7	3.06	West Indies	v England	Manchester	07 Jun 2007	Test # 1835
GD McGrath	30.2	9	76	7	2.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
A Kumble	51.0	13	115	7	2.25	India	v England	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
SK Warne	44.2	7	165	7	3.72	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
SK Warne	18.0	5	33	6	1.83	Australia	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
SM Pollock	17.4	4	39	6	2.20	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
SK Warne	23.1	7	46	6	1.98	Australia	v England	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
GD McGrath	23.1	8	50	6	2.15	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006	Test # 1817
DR Tuffey	19.0	6	54	6	2.84	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
JH Kallis	17.0	4	54	6	3.17	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
DJ Bravo	26.0	6	55	6	2.11	West Indies	v England	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	2.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
CA Walsh	23.5	5	74	6	3.10	West Indies	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 2000	Test # 1503
A Kumble	28.4	6	81	6	2.82	India	v England	Mohali	03 Dec 2001	Test # 1574
A Nel	29.0	7	81	6	2.79	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
M Muralidaran	25.0	2	86	6	3.44	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
HH Streak	35.5	12	87	6	2.42	Zimbabwe	v England	Lord's	18 May 2000	Test # 1495
FH Edwards	26.3	4	92	6	3.47	West Indies	v England	Lord's	06 May 2009	Test # 1919
SK Warne	37.3	5	122	6	3.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005	Test # 1763
SK Warne	38.3	3	124	6	3.22	Australia	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005	Test # 1763
JE Taylor	9.0	4	11	5	1.22	West Indies	v England	Kingston	04 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
PM Siddle	9.5	-	21	5	2.13	Australia	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 2009	Test # 1929
CH Gayle	15.1	4	34	5	2.24	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
CA Walsh	21.0	9	36	5	1.71	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 2000	Test # 1500
SK Warne	17.2	4	39	5	2.25	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1824
GD McGrath	15.3	6	43	5	2.77	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
CK Langeveldt	16.0	4	46	5	2.87	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
AA Donald	26.0	13	47	5	1.80	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
GD McGrath	18.0	4	49	5	2.72	Australia	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
Harbhajan Singh	19.3	4	51	5	2.61	India	v England	Mohali	03 Dec 2001	Test # 1574
JN Gillespie	16.0	4	53	5	3.31	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
GD McGrath	18.0	5	53	5	2.94	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 2005	Test # 1756
GD McGrath	24.0	9	54	5	2.25	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
TG Southee	23.1	8	55	5	2.37	New Zealand	v England	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
RP Singh	16.3	3	59	5	3.57	India	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 2007	Test # 1840
DL Vettori	31.0	5	66	5	2.12	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
DL Vettori	22.3	4	69	5	3.06	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
MG Johnson	19.3	3	69	5	3.53	Australia	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 2009	Test # 1929
SK Warne	19.0	4	71	5	3.73	Australia	v England	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
Harbhajan Singh	30.2	6	71	5	2.34	India	v England	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
Shoaib Akhtar	19.0	3	71	5	3.73	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	29 Nov 2005	Test # 1774
M Ntini	17.0	3	75	5	4.41	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
Z Khan	27.0	10	75	5	2.77	India	v England	Nottingham	27 Jul 2007	Test # 1841
A Kumble	29.4	8	76	5	2.56	India	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1788
CL Cairns	23.3	5	79	5	3.36	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
M Ntini	24.0	3	94	5	3.91	South Africa	v England	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
FH Edwards	23.0	1	112	5	4.86	West Indies	v England	Chester-le-Street	15 Jun 2007	Test # 1836
Harbhajan Singh	38.4	6	115	5	2.97	India	v England	The Oval	05 Sep 2002	Test # 1614
GD McGrath	20.5	1	115	5	5.52	Australia	v England	Manchester	11 Aug 2005	Test # 1760
M Muralidaran	47.2	9	116	5	2.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	09 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
Umar Gul	29.0	4	123	5	4.24	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1813
PL Harris	37.0	10	123	5	3.32	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
M Muralidaran	64.0	12	143	5	2.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
M Ntini	31.0	5	145	5	4.67	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
SCG MacGill	48.0	10	152	5	3.16	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1634
KD Mills	13.0	4	16	4	1.23	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	05 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	2.82	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
JN Gillespie	16.3	7	25	4	1.51	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1634
MM Patel	13.0	4	25	4	1.92	India	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1788
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	2.84	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
GD McGrath	17.1	2	29	4	1.68	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 2005	Test # 1756
M Muralidaran	12.2	3	29	4	2.35	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
CEL Ambrose	14.2	6	30	4	2.09	West Indies	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 2000	Test # 1503
SK Warne	13.5	2	31	4	2.24	Australia	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
SJ Benn	14.2	2	31	4	2.16	West Indies	v England	Kingston	04 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
SM Pollock	15.1	7	32	4	2.10	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
GD McGrath	12.0	3	36	4	3.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	2.16	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
GD McGrath	17.2	6	41	4	2.36	Australia	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002	Test # 1628
CEL Ambrose	18.0	3	42	4	2.33	West Indies	v England	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
CA Walsh	17.0	6	43	4	2.52	West Indies	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 2000	Test # 1503
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
Umar Gul	15.2	3	46	4	3.00	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 2006	Test # 1814
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	1.27	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
B Lee	18.5	6	47	4	2.49	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1824
A Kumble	30.4	13	49	4	1.59	India	v England	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
SK Warne	32.0	12	49	4	1.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006	Test # 1819
CA Walsh	27.0	14	50	4	1.85	West Indies	v England	Manchester	03 Aug 2000	Test # 1506
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
Azhar Mahmood	26.0	12	50	4	1.92	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
M Ntini	19.0	6	50	4	2.63	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
CA Walsh	24.5	9	51	4	2.05	West Indies	v England	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
Danish Kaneria	22.1	8	52	4	2.34	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	29 Nov 2005	Test # 1774
M Morkel	15.0	4	52	4	3.46	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
Shabbir Ahmed	22.4	7	54	4	2.38	Pakistan	v England	Multan	12 Nov 2005	Test # 1770
F de Wet	23.0	8	55	4	2.39	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Mohammad Asif	19.0	6	56	4	2.94	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 2006	Test # 1814
Z Khan	21.0	5	59	4	2.80	India	v England	Nottingham	27 Jul 2007	Test # 1841
IG Butler	18.3	2	60	4	3.24	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	21 Mar 2002	Test # 1596
Mashrafe Mortaza	28.0	11	60	4	2.14	Bangladesh	v England	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
M Muralidaran	40.0	18	60	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
BW Hilfenhaus	19.0	2	60	4	3.15	Australia	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 2009	Test # 1929
Danish Kaneria	20.0	-	62	4	3.10	Pakistan	v England	Multan	12 Nov 2005	Test # 1770
M Muralidaran	27.0	9	63	4	2.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
SK Warne	28.0	8	64	4	2.28	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
HH Streak	34.1	11	64	4	1.87	Zimbabwe	v England	Chester-le-Street	05 Jun 2003	Test # 1647

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Performances in matches that overlap decades 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:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]