Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JH Wardle	42.6x8	12	89	12	1.56	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
R Tattersall	60.2	24	101	12	1.67	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AV Bedser	56.5	18	112	12	1.97	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JC Laker	65.0	20	119	10	1.83	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
AK Davidson	46.1x8	14	82	9	1.33	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
JB Statham	56.0	21	88	9	1.57	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
R Benaud	56.0x8	12	144	9	1.92	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
R Benaud	61.2x8	8	154	9	1.88	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AV Bedser	85.4	26	159	9	1.85	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
TE Bailey	30.4x8	11	53	8	1.30	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
FH Tyson	40.0x8	13	78	8	1.46	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
FH Tyson	45.3	12	79	8	1.73	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
GAR Lock	55.0	25	101	8	1.83	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
RR Lindwall	34.2x8	4	112	8	2.45	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
WA Johnston	49.4x8	11	114	8	1.72	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
I Meckiff	57.0x8	6	177	8	2.32	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
GO Rabone	48.7x8	16	84	7	1.28	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
JC Laker	60.4	31	84	7	1.38	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
JH Wardle	40.2x8	13	103	7	1.91	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
KR Miller	43.0x8	8	113	7	1.97	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
AR MacGibbon	42.0x8	7	123	7	2.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
AK Davidson	49.4x8	8	149	7	2.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
WA Johnston	73.3x8	21	177	7	1.80	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
WA Johnston	84.0x8	15	266	7	2.37	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
LF Kline	29.5x8	7	47	6	1.18	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
IWG Johnson	33.0x8	7	72	6	1.63	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
JH Wardle	38.4	14	83	6	2.14	England	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
JR Reid	34.0x8	8	97	6	2.13	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
RR Lindwall	42.0x8	8	108	6	1.92	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
R Benaud	45.0x8	16	116	6	1.93	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
DT Ring	38.0x8	5	130	6	2.56	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
FH Tyson	57.3	7	179	6	3.11	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
JH Wardle	61.0	40	57	5	0.93	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
TE Bailey	49.7x8	17	62	5	0.93	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
LF Kline	25.0x8	7	64	5	1.92	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
KR Miller	22.0x8	3	66	5	2.25	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
TE Bailey	34.0x8	7	66	5	1.45	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
AV Bedser	39.2	12	68	5	1.72	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
KR Miller	35.0x8	7	81	5	1.73	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JB Statham	37.1x8	8	93	5	1.87	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
AR MacGibbon	32.1x8	2	99	5	2.31	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
R Benaud	50.7x8	13	114	5	1.68	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
JR Reid	47.0x8	18	115	5	1.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
RR Lindwall	45.5x8	6	116	5	1.90	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JB Statham	36.0x8	6	118	5	2.45	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
R Benaud	58.0x8	14	146	5	1.88	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
JB Statham	60.2	17	164	5	2.71	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
LF Kline	13.6x8	3	33	4	1.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AK Davidson	33.0x8	11	49	4	1.11	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
RR Lindwall	23.0x8	4	54	4	1.76	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
IWG Johnson	18.0x8	2	69	4	2.87	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
MB Poore	27.0	9	71	4	2.62	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
CL McCool	19.2x8	3	77	4	3.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
IWG Johnson	42.0x8	10	83	4	1.48	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
AR MacGibbon	41.0x8	17	86	4	1.57	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
JC Laker	46.0	10	89	4	1.93	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JH Wardle	42.5	15	90	4	2.10	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
JH Wardle	33.6x8	8	97	4	2.15	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	2.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
GWF Overton	32.1x8	5	101	4	2.35	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
GO Rabone	41.0	8	108	4	2.63	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
PJ Loader	48.0	16	119	4	2.47	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
TE Bailey	56.5	18	120	4	2.11	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
JH Wardle	66.0	23	133	4	2.01	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
R Tattersall	70.0	26	136	4	1.94	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
AV Bedser	41.0	3	153	4	3.73	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
WA Johnston	9.0x8	1	22	3	1.83	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
PJ Loader	24.0x8	6	36	3	1.12	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
G Noblet	26.1x8	9	37	3	1.06	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
RW Blair	22.0x8	4	48	3	1.63	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
GWF Overton	32.0x8	10	65	3	1.52	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
JH Wardle	23.0x8	4	70	3	2.28	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
JC Laker	42.1x8	17	72	3	1.28	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AR MacGibbon	27.0x8	4	73	3	2.02	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
AR MacGibbon	29.0x8	6	73	3	1.88	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
KR Miller	28.0x8	3	75	3	2.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
RR Lindwall	26.0x8	3	82	3	2.36	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
WA Johnston	33.6x8	7	83	3	1.84	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
AK Davidson	39.0x8	6	83	3	1.59	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
JB Statham	33.0x8	4	88	3	2.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PJ Loader	33.0x8	8	100	3	2.27	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
FR Brown	49.0	12	133	3	2.71	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
GAR Lock	71.0	26	144	3	2.02	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
DT Ring	49.0x8	6	187	3	2.86	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
MJ Hilton	71.3	23	193	3	2.69	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
R Benaud	5.0x8	1	21	2	3.15	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
CL McCool	7.0x8	0	29	2	3.10	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
TE Bailey	22.0	10	29	2	1.31	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
R Tattersall	19.0	8	36	2	1.89	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
JB Statham	24.0	5	38	2	1.58	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
JC Laker	23.0x8	11	38	2	1.23	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
GAR Lock	26.0x8	11	38	2	1.09	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JB Statham	24.0	9	40	2	1.66	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
R Benaud	12.6x8	1	43	2	2.52	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
PJ Loader	28.0x8	7	44	2	1.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JB Statham	26.0	7	48	2	1.84	England	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
FR Brown	33.0	15	51	2	1.54	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
RW Blair	23.0x8	4	54	2	1.76	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
AV Bedser	32.0	13	60	2	1.87	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
AK Davidson	34.0x8	8	62	2	1.36	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447

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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]