Bowling Best Figures Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - England

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	1.03	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	2.22	England	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
FS Trueman	8.4	2	31	8	3.57	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
FH Tyson	12.3	1	27	7	1.63	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
TE Bailey	16.0	7	34	7	2.12	England	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
GAR Lock	24.0	11	35	7	1.45	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
JH Wardle	19.0	3	36	7	1.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JB Statham	29.0	12	39	7	1.34	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
AV Bedser	17.2	7	44	7	2.53	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
TE Bailey	21.0	8	44	7	2.09	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
GAR Lock	35.2	20	51	7	1.44	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
R Tattersall	28.0	10	52	7	1.85	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AV Bedser	38.3	16	55	7	1.42	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
JH Wardle	35.0	16	56	7	1.60	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
JB Statham	28.0	6	57	7	1.52	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
AV Bedser	32.3	10	58	7	1.78	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
GAR Lock	16.0	7	20	6	1.25	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
FH Tyson	21.3	7	28	6	1.30	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
PJ Loader	20.3	9	36	6	1.75	England	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
AV Bedser	22.4	8	37	6	1.63	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
FH Tyson	23.0	7	40	6	1.30	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
R Tattersall	21.0	6	44	6	2.09	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
R Tattersall	21.0	3	48	6	2.28	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
GAR Lock	28.2	13	53	6	1.87	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
JC Laker	28.0	8	55	6	1.96	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	1.32	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
FH Tyson	18.4	1	85	6	3.44	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
AV Bedser	28.5	2	95	6	3.29	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
GAR Lock	11.3	7	17	5	1.47	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
JC Laker	22.0	11	17	5	0.77	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
TE Bailey	15.4	6	20	5	0.96	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
AV Bedser	15.0	6	27	5	1.80	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
GAR Lock	21.4	12	28	5	1.29	England	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
FS Trueman	21.0	8	31	5	1.47	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jun 1958	Test # 454
GAR Lock	26.0	15	31	5	1.19	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
JB Statham	21.0	10	31	5	1.47	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
T Greenhough	16.0	4	35	5	2.18	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
AV Bedser	14.5	4	41	5	2.76	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
GAR Lock	21.0	9	45	5	2.14	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
AV Bedser	22.0	5	46	5	1.56	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
DVP Wright	19.0	3	48	5	2.52	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
FS Trueman	16.0	4	48	5	3.00	England	v India	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	Test # 354
FR Brown	18.0	4	49	5	2.04	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
R Tattersall	32.2	14	49	5	1.51	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
R Appleyard	17.0	5	51	5	3.00	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954	Test # 388
JH Wardle	23.6	9	53	5	1.67	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AV Bedser	24.2	8	54	5	2.21	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JC Laker	37.4	18	56	5	1.48	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
JC Laker	29.0	10	58	5	2.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
AV Bedser	20.3	4	59	5	2.17	England	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
JB Statham	16.3	0	60	5	2.74	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
MJ Hilton	32.0	11	61	5	1.90	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
JH Wardle	20.2	6	61	5	2.25	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
R Berry	31.5	13	63	5	1.97	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
WE Hollies	35.2	11	63	5	1.78	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
FS Trueman	30.0	8	63	5	2.10	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
JH Wardle	24.4	6	79	5	2.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955	Test # 399
FS Trueman	28.0	2	90	5	3.21	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
AV Bedser	42.4	8	105	5	2.46	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
JC Laker	46.0	9	107	5	1.74	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
AV Bedser	45.0	10	115	5	2.55	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
RO Jenkins	35.2	6	116	5	3.28	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
JB Statham	41.2	12	118	5	2.85	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
AV Bedser	48.0	9	127	5	2.64	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
DVP Wright	53.0	16	141	5	2.66	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
JH Wardle	5.0	2	7	4	1.40	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
R Appleyard	6.0	3	7	4	1.16	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
GAR Lock	12.3	8	12	4	0.96	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
JC Laker	12.0	6	13	4	1.08	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
GAR Lock	18.1	13	14	4	0.77	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
FH Tyson	12.0	6	16	4	1.33	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
JB Statham	13.0	6	18	4	1.38	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
JH Wardle	24.0	16	19	4	0.79	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 1954	Test # 389
TE Bailey	7.0	2	22	4	2.35	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
JB Statham	17.0	9	24	4	1.41	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
JH Wardle	32.0	23	24	4	0.75	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
FS Trueman	17.0	6	24	4	1.41	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
FR Brown	12.0	2	26	4	1.62	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
FS Trueman	9.0	1	27	4	3.00	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
JB Statham	17.4	7	28	4	1.58	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
MJ Hilton	22.5	10	32	4	1.40	England	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
JH Wardle	30.5	22	33	4	1.07	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	10 Jun 1954	Test # 387
FH Tyson	13.4	3	35	4	2.56	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
DB Close	11.0	0	35	4	3.18	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
GAR Lock	9.3	2	36	4	3.78	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
AV Bedser	19.0	3	37	4	1.46	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JC Laker	22.3	9	39	4	1.73	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
GAR Lock	22.0	11	39	4	1.77	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
TE Bailey	17.1	5	40	4	1.75	England	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
GAR Lock	27.1	11	41	4	1.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
AV Bedser	16.5	4	45	4	2.03	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1950	Test # 327
FH Tyson	13.0	2	45	4	2.59	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
FS Trueman	24.0	9	45	4	1.87	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
RO Jenkins	13.0	2	50	4	3.84	England	v India	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
HJ Rhodes	18.5	3	50	4	2.65	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
PJ Loader	19.0	7	52	4	2.73	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
R Berry	26.0	12	53	4	2.03	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
TE Bailey	22.0	6	54	4	2.45	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
PJ Loader	19.0	4	56	4	2.21	England	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JC Laker	29.1	11	58	4	1.98	England	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956	Test # 425

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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:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]