Bowling Best Figures Match - South Africa

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AMB Rowan	70.0x8	9	232	8	2.48	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
NBF Mann	39.4x8	14	72	7	1.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
NBF Mann	60.7x8	18	160	7	1.97	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
CN McCarthy	48.1x8	5	164	7	2.55	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
VI Smith	78.1	25	189	7	2.41	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
CN McCarthy	21.0x8	4	63	6	2.25	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
NBF Mann	36.0x8	4	128	6	2.66	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
AMB Rowan	61.2x8	8	145	6	1.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AMB Rowan	63.0	10	187	6	2.96	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Tuckett	84.0	21	195	6	2.32	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
NBF Mann	91.0	35	195	6	2.14	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Tuckett	50.0	8	119	5	2.38	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AMB Rowan	57.0x8	11	139	5	1.82	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
NBF Mann	53.4	20	85	4	1.58	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
AMB Rowan	48.0x8	8	123	4	1.92	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
L Tuckett	55.0	5	174	4	3.16	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
OC Dawson	38.0	9	92	3	2.42	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
HJ Tayfield	28.0x8	3	93	3	2.49	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
CN McCarthy	26.0x8	1	102	3	2.94	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
NBF Mann	49.0	20	104	3	2.12	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
NBF Mann	30.0x8	2	107	3	2.67	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
JB Plimsoll	39.3	9	143	3	3.62	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
AMB Rowan	59.2	14	145	3	2.44	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Tuckett	39.0x8	2	152	3	2.92	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
CN McCarthy	46.0x8	4	170	3	2.77	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
JC Watkins	19.0x8	3	56	2	2.21	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
CN McCarthy	19.4x8	1	62	2	2.38	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
OC Dawson	23.5	4	82	2	3.44	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
CN McCarthy	25.0x8	2	90	2	2.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
NBF Mann	28.4x8	4	92	2	2.42	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
OC Dawson	50.0	6	139	2	2.78	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
HJ Tayfield	43.0x8	5	172	2	3.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
B Mitchell	10.0x8	1	28	1	2.10	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
B Mitchell	13.0x8	1	43	1	2.48	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
OC Dawson	16.5x8	3	59	1	2.66	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
OC Dawson	20.0x8	5	68	1	2.55	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
JC Watkins	14.0x8	2	69	1	3.69	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
LA Markham	13.0x8	1	72	1	4.15	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
L Tuckett	16.0x8	0	74	1	3.46	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AMB Rowan	21.0	1	76	1	3.61	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
B Mitchell	18.0x8	1	79	1	3.29	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
VI Smith	36.0	9	82	1	2.27	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
OC Dawson	39.0	13	87	1	2.23	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
MA Hanley	29.0x8	7	88	1	2.27	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AMB Rowan	46.0	12	89	1	1.93	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
VI Smith	24.0	0	95	1	3.95	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
NBF Mann	80.0	35	104	1	1.30	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
NBF Mann	56.1	17	115	1	2.04	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AMB Rowan	41.0x8	4	155	1	2.83	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AMB Rowan	65.0	11	174	1	2.67	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286

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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:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]