Bowling Best Figures Innings - England

Cricket Records for England vs Sri Lanka in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PAJ DeFreitas	26.0	8	70	7	2.69	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
CT Tremlett	20.0	5	48	6	2.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	2.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
IT Botham	27.0	6	90	6	3.33	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	2.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
JM Anderson	11.4	6	16	5	1.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JM Anderson	13.3	5	29	5	2.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	2.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AU Rashid	13.5	2	49	5	3.54	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
JM Anderson	27.0	9	58	5	2.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
LE Plunkett	15.5	2	64	5	4.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
JM Anderson	20.3	5	72	5	3.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
MS Panesar	37.1	13	78	5	2.09	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
MJ Leach	28.0	2	83	5	2.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
MJ Hoggard	23.0	2	92	5	4.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
PCR Tufnell	34.3	14	94	5	2.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
AF Giles	37.4	7	116	5	3.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	2.91	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AF Giles	9.1	4	11	4	1.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
GP Swann	7.0	1	16	4	2.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
SCJ Broad	10.0	1	21	4	2.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
JM Anderson	19.0	10	25	4	1.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
MJ Hoggard	14.0	4	27	4	1.92	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
MJ Hoggard	14.0	3	29	4	2.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
CT Tremlett	10.0	2	40	4	4.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
SCJ Broad	13.0	2	40	4	3.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	3.06	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
D Gough	22.0	6	50	4	2.27	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
AR Caddick	20.0	3	55	4	2.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	1.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	4.21	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
AF Giles	24.2	4	62	4	2.54	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
AF Giles	40.0	14	63	4	1.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
AJ Tudor	25.0	8	65	4	2.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
CC Lewis	31.0	5	66	4	2.12	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
MM Ali	21.0	4	66	4	3.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
AF Giles	32.5	9	69	4	2.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MM Ali	20.0	2	71	4	3.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
MM Ali	19.0	2	72	4	3.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
MJ Leach	28.4	4	72	4	2.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
D Gough	14.0	1	73	4	5.21	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
GP Swann	28.1	4	75	4	2.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
PJ Newport	26.3	7	87	4	3.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
MM Ali	26.0	3	92	4	3.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
ST Finn	33.0	8	108	4	3.27	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
LE Plunkett	29.0	2	112	4	3.86	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
CR Woakes	7.0	4	9	3	1.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
LE Plunkett	13.2	6	17	3	1.27	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
SCJ Broad	9.0	3	20	3	2.22	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
D Gough	6.0	1	23	3	3.83	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
ST Finn	8.0	-	26	3	3.25	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
IT Botham	12.5	1	28	3	2.18	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
BA Stokes	10.0	1	30	3	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
CR Woakes	17.1	5	31	3	1.80	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	09 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
JM Anderson	12.3	2	36	3	2.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
MJ Hoggard	16.0	4	38	3	2.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
RDB Croft	22.0	11	40	3	1.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
A Flintoff	23.0	7	42	3	1.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
LE Plunkett	12.0	1	43	3	3.58	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
SCJ Broad	21.0	9	43	3	2.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
AJ Tudor	21.0	6	44	3	2.09	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
MS Panesar	14.0	4	46	3	3.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
SCJ Broad	15.0	3	46	3	3.06	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
AR Caddick	17.0	4	47	3	2.76	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
SI Mahmood	13.0	2	50	3	3.84	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
NA Foster	21.0	5	51	3	2.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
A Flintoff	15.0	2	52	3	3.46	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
GJ Batty	23.2	7	55	3	2.35	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
ST Finn	18.0	1	59	3	3.27	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	09 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
MJ Leach	21.0	1	60	3	2.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	06 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
JM Anderson	22.0	5	62	3	2.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
MJ Hoggard	22.0	8	64	3	2.90	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
JM Anderson	28.0	8	66	3	2.35	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
DL Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	1.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
AR Caddick	25.0	4	67	3	2.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
J Lewis	21.0	3	68	3	3.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
MJ Leach	29.0	5	70	3	2.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
AU Rashid	22.0	2	75	3	3.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
PW Jarvis	25.5	1	76	3	2.94	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PJ Newport	21.0	4	77	3	3.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GP Swann	24.4	2	78	3	3.16	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
MA Wood	28.0	4	84	3	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JM Anderson	25.5	5	91	3	3.52	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
DG Cork	35.3	11	93	3	2.61	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
JM Anderson	31.0	7	93	3	3.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
ARC Fraser	23.0	3	95	3	4.13	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
RJ Sidebottom	36.0	4	100	3	2.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
DM Bess	33.0	4	100	3	3.03	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AF Giles	22.0	3	101	3	4.59	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
GP Swann	32.4	5	101	3	3.09	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	03 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
CJ Jordan	27.4	4	102	3	3.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
SJ Harmison	34.0	4	104	3	3.05	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
SJ Harmison	41.5	9	111	3	2.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
MS Panesar	45.0	5	132	3	2.93	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
JE Root	1.5	1	-	2	0.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
DR Pringle	6.5	1	17	2	2.48	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
SCJ Broad	7.4	1	21	2	2.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994

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