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Best bowling figures in a match
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
FR Spofforth 60.0x4 25 110 13 2.75 Australia v England Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
A Shaw 89.3x4 50 89 8 1.48 England v Australia Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
TK Kendall 71.1x4 28 109 8 2.29 Australia v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
T Emmett 59.0x4 31 68 7 1.72 England v Australia Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
WE Midwinter 73.0x4 30 101 6 2.07 Australia v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
TK Kendall 69.2x4 28 106 6 2.28 Australia v England Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
James Lillywhite 70.0x4 32 106 6 2.27 England v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
A Hill 48.0x4 21 70 5 2.18 England v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
J Southerton 28.3x4 13 46 4 2.40 England v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
FE Allan 45.0x4 15 80 4 2.66 Australia v England Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
FR Spofforth 44.0x4 9 111 4 3.78 Australia v England Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
JR Hodges 16.0x4 5 34 3 3.18 Australia v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
G Ulyett 33.1x4 15 48 3 2.16 England v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
JR Hodges 18.0x4 4 50 3 4.16 Australia v England Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
J Southerton 37.0x4 17 61 3 2.47 England v Australia Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
G Ulyett 44.0x4 19 75 3 2.55 England v Australia Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
James Lillywhite 15.0x4 5 20 2 2.00 England v Australia Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
HF Boyle 17.0x4 5 27 2 2.38 Australia v England Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
TW Garrett 20.1x4 10 31 2 2.29 Australia v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
WE Midwinter 34.1x4 14 55 2 2.40 Australia v England Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
A Hill 37.0x4 16 60 2 2.43 England v Australia Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
AN Hornby 7.0x4 7 0 1 0.00 England v Australia Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
NFD Thomson 17.0x4 10 14 1 1.23 Australia v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
SS Schultz 8.2x4 3 26 1 4.58 England v Australia Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
TW Garrett 15.0x4 6 36 1 3.60 Australia v England Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
G Ulyett 63.0x4 24 102 1 2.42 England v Australia Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
VPFA Royle 4.0x4 1 6 0 2.25 England v Australia Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
DW Gregory 5.0x4 1 9 0 2.70 Australia v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
T Emmett 12.0x4 7 13 0 1.62 England v Australia Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
Lord Harris 3.0x4 0 14 0 7.00 England v Australia Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
T Armitage 3.0x4 0 15 0 7.50 England v Australia Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 Test # 1
TW Garrett 6.0x4 2 17 0 4.25 Australia v England Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
NFD Thomson 11.0x4 6 17 0 2.31 Australia v England Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
T Emmett 13.0x4 6 23 0 2.65 England v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2
AP Lucas 18.0x4 6 31 0 2.58 England v Australia Melbourne 2 Jan 1879 Test # 3
A Shaw 74.0x4 46 57 0 1.15 England v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 Test # 2

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:
Australia v England at Melbourne, Only Test, Jan 2-4, 1879 [Test # 3]
Australia v England at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Mar 31-Apr 4, 1877 [Test # 2]
Australia v England at Melbourne, 1st Test, Mar 15-19, 1877 [Test # 1]
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