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Best bowling figures in a match
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
AA Mailey 76.2 9 236 13 3.09 Australia v England Melbourne 11 Feb 1921 Test # 138
JC White 124.5 37 256 13 2.05 England v Australia Adelaide 1 Feb 1929 Test # 179
G Geary 54.3 16 130 12 2.38 England v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927 Test # 168
AP Freeman 71.4 25 171 12 2.38 England v South Africa Manchester 27 Jul 1929 Test # 184
CV Grimmett 31.3x8 5 82 11 1.96 Australia v England Sydney 27 Feb 1925 Test # 162
AER Gilligan 34.3 10 90 11 2.60 England v South Africa Birmingham 14 Jun 1924 Test # 153
AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 1.79 South Africa v England Cape Town 1 Jan 1923 Test # 149
MW Tate 89.0x8 19 228 11 1.92 England v Australia Sydney 19 Dec 1924 Test # 158
AP Freeman 51.4 23 93 10 1.80 England v West Indies Manchester 21 Jul 1928 Test # 174
AP Freeman 67.3 13 207 10 3.06 England v South Africa Leeds 13 Jul 1929 Test # 183
AA Mailey 61.3 6 302 10 4.91 Australia v England Adelaide 14 Jan 1921 Test # 137
GF Bissett 35.0 6 90 9 2.57 South Africa v England Durban 4 Feb 1928 Test # 172
MW Tate 47.0 10 106 9 2.25 England v South Africa Leeds 12 Jul 1924 Test # 155
JM Blanckenberg 46.5 8 135 9 2.88 South Africa v England Johannesburg 23 Dec 1922 Test # 148
AE Hall 68.4 15 167 9 2.43 South Africa v England Johannesburg 28 Jan 1928 Test # 171
MW Tate 79.0x8 12 207 9 1.96 England v Australia Sydney 27 Feb 1925 Test # 162
MW Tate 78.3x8 18 241 9 2.30 England v Australia Melbourne 1 Jan 1925 Test # 159
AA Mailey 76.4 9 266 9 3.46 Australia v England The Oval 14 Aug 1926 Test # 167
CV Grimmett 84.1 11 298 9 3.54 Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928 Test # 176
H Larwood 21.4 4 62 8 2.86 England v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1928 Test # 176
EA McDonald 37.4 15 74 8 1.96 Australia v England Nottingham 28 May 1921 Test # 140
JM Gregory 32.0 1 101 8 3.15 Australia v England Melbourne 31 Dec 1920 Test # 136
JM Gregory 41.0 13 103 8 2.51 Australia v England Nottingham 28 May 1921 Test # 140
JM Gregory 44.1 11 105 8 2.37 Australia v South Africa Durban 5 Nov 1921 Test # 145
GF Bissett 40.0 6 113 8 2.82 South Africa v England Johannesburg 28 Jan 1928 Test # 171
MW Tate 56.4 20 115 8 2.02 England v South Africa Birmingham 14 Jun 1924 Test # 153
GF Bissett 48.5 10 136 8 2.78 South Africa v England Cape Town 31 Dec 1927 Test # 169
EA McDonald 43.0 5 147 8 3.41 Australia v England Lord's 11 Jun 1921 Test # 141
AS Kennedy 62.1 14 169 8 2.71 England v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1922 Test # 148
R Kilner 78.1x8 14 178 8 1.70 England v Australia Adelaide 16 Jan 1925 Test # 160
TW Wall 75.0 13 189 8 2.52 Australia v England Melbourne 8 Mar 1929 Test # 180

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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