Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Abdul Qadir	37.0	13	56	9	1.51	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
M Muralidaran	54.2	27	65	9	1.19	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	2.29	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
AA Mailey	47.0	8	121	9	2.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
FJ Laver	18.2	7	31	8	1.69	Australia	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1909	Test # 104
GD McGrath	20.3	8	38	8	1.85	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
AE Trott	27.0	10	43	8	1.59	Australia	v England	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895	Test # 44
CEL Ambrose	22.4	10	45	8	1.98	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	05 Apr 1990	Test # 1143
RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	1.93	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
MH Mankad	38.5	15	55	8	1.41	India	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
RL Chase	21.4	2	60	8	2.76	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019	Test # 2342
H Trumble	31.0	13	65	8	2.09	Australia	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1902	Test # 74
HJ Tayfield	37.7	14	69	8	1.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
SJ Snooke	31.4	8	70	8	2.21	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	2.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
SK Warne	50.2	22	71	8	1.41	Australia	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1275
BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	1.88	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	2.55	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
MA Holding	33.0	9	92	8	2.78	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
CJ McDermott	24.4	2	97	8	3.93	Australia	v England	Perth	01 Feb 1991	Test # 1163
AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	2.08	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
CJ McDermott	36.0	3	141	8	3.91	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
MHN Walker	42.2	7	143	8	2.53	Australia	v England	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
Saqlain Mushtaq	74.0	20	164	8	2.21	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
MA Noble	7.4	2	17	7	2.21	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902	Test # 66
MD Marshall	15.4	5	22	7	1.40	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
GR Hazlitt	21.4	8	25	7	1.15	Australia	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1912	Test # 129
H Trumble	6.5	-	28	7	4.09	Australia	v England	Melbourne	05 Mar 1904	Test # 82
GF Bissett	19.0	5	29	7	1.52	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
MS Kasprowicz	15.5	5	36	7	2.27	Australia	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
JN Gillespie	13.4	1	37	7	2.70	Australia	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
Imran Khan	19.1	5	40	7	2.08	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
MG Johnson	17.2	8	40	7	2.30	Australia	v England	Adelaide	05 Dec 2013	Test # 2105
CTB Turner	38.0	23	43	7	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1888	Test # 27
FR Spofforth	28.0	15	44	7	2.35	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
FR Spofforth	41.1	23	44	7	1.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
FR Spofforth	36.3	18	46	7	1.87	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
RA Jadeja	25.0	5	48	7	1.92	India	v England	Chennai	16 Dec 2016	Test # 2241
S Ramadhin	31.0	16	49	7	1.58	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
SCG MacGill	20.1	4	50	7	2.47	Australia	v England	Sydney	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
BA Reid	22.0	12	51	7	2.31	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990	Test # 1159
Imran Khan	25.3	11	52	7	2.03	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
MD Marshall	26.0	9	53	7	2.03	West Indies	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1984	Test # 991
WJ O'Reilly	41.4	24	54	7	1.29	Australia	v England	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
TK Kendall	33.1	12	55	7	2.48	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
Saeed Ajmal	24.3	7	55	7	2.24	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DICS)	17 Jan 2012	Test # 2030
CG Macartney	25.3	6	58	7	2.27	Australia	v England	Leeds	01 Jul 1909	Test # 103
KR Miller	22.0	4	60	7	2.04	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
FR Spofforth	35.0	16	62	7	2.65	Australia	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
AE Hall	37.3	12	63	7	1.68	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
RR Lindwall	22.0	3	63	7	2.14	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
FJ Laver	31.3	14	64	7	2.03	Australia	v England	Nottingham	29 May 1905	Test # 83
GE Palmer	52.2	25	65	7	1.85	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1882	Test # 10
SJ Pegler	31.0	8	65	7	2.09	South Africa	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1912	Test # 122
DJG Sammy	21.3	2	66	7	3.06	West Indies	v England	Manchester	07 Jun 2007	Test # 1835
GE Palmer	58.0	36	68	7	1.75	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Feb 1882	Test # 6
JM Gregory	20.0	1	69	7	3.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920	Test # 136
WW Hall	31.2	8	69	7	2.20	West Indies	v England	Kingston	17 Feb 1960	Test # 489
FMM Worrell	38.2	9	70	7	1.82	West Indies	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
BL Cairns	33.2	14	74	7	2.22	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
I Sharma	23.0	6	74	7	3.21	India	v England	Lord's	17 Jul 2014	Test # 2130
GD McGrath	21.0	4	76	7	3.61	Australia	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
GD McGrath	30.2	9	76	7	2.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
GF Lawson	43.1	14	81	7	1.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GA Faulkner	27.1	4	84	7	3.09	South Africa	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
L Amar Singh	44.4	13	86	7	1.92	India	v England	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
E Jones	36.1	11	88	7	2.91	Australia	v England	Lord's	15 Jun 1899	Test # 61
DK Lillee	31.4	4	89	7	2.81	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
HV Hordern	42.2	11	90	7	2.12	Australia	v England	Sydney	15 Dec 1911	Test # 116
PM Hornibrook	31.2	9	92	7	2.93	Australia	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
AEE Vogler	22.0	2	94	7	4.27	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910	Test # 106
WH Ashley	43.1	18	95	7	3.29	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
Abdul Qadir	44.4	15	96	7	2.14	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
MA Noble	41.1	10	100	7	2.42	Australia	v England	Sydney	26 Feb 1904	Test # 81
NJN Hawke	33.7	6	105	7	2.32	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	3.86	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
Abrar Ahmed	22.0	1	114	7	5.18	Pakistan	v England	Multan	09 Dec 2022	Test # 2480
A Kumble	51.0	13	115	7	2.25	India	v England	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
G Giffen	52.0	14	117	7	3.37	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Mar 1885	Test # 20
RJ Harris	28.0	2	117	7	4.17	Australia	v England	Chester-le-Street	09 Aug 2013	Test # 2093
G Giffen	54.0	17	128	7	2.84	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1893	Test # 40
AEE Vogler	47.2	12	128	7	2.70	South Africa	v England	Lord's	01 Jul 1907	Test # 93
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	3.26	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
BL Cairns	45.0	10	143	7	3.17	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
A Cotter	40.0	4	148	7	3.70	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905	Test # 87
GD McKenzie	60.0	15	153	7	2.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964	Test # 564
M Muralidaran	59.3	14	155	7	2.60	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
SK Warne	44.2	7	165	7	3.72	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
WJ O'Reilly	59.0	9	189	7	3.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jul 1934	Test # 235
SM Boland	4.0	1	7	6	1.75	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2442
CTB Turner	18.0	11	15	6	1.25	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Jan 1887	Test # 25
GA Faulkner	11.0	4	17	6	1.54	South Africa	v England	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	1.23	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
CEL Ambrose	10.0	1	24	6	2.40	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1257
Abdur Rehman	10.1	4	25	6	2.45	Pakistan	v England	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
JH Sinclair	12.0	4	26	6	2.60	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Apr 1899	Test # 59
DK Lillee	13.3	2	26	6	1.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
Sir RJ Hadlee	13.3	4	26	6	1.45	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
JB Iverson	19.4	8	27	6	1.03	Australia	v England	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329

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