Cricket

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AK Davidson	17.4	4	34	6	1.45	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	18.0	2	43	6	1.79	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
PS Heine	14.2	3	58	6	3.05	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
PS Heine	37.5	6	96	6	1.91	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AK Davidson	26.1	8	38	5	1.09	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Benaud	21.0	6	49	5	1.75	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
R Benaud	33.0	14	82	5	1.86	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Benaud	41.0	8	84	5	1.53	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
R Benaud	50.7	13	114	5	1.68	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
HJ Tayfield	51.0	18	120	5	1.76	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
I Meckiff	31.0	3	125	5	3.02	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
LF Kline	13.6	3	33	4	1.80	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AK Davidson	20.0	6	44	4	1.65	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
R Benaud	20.2	0	70	4	2.59	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
R Benaud	35.0	6	95	4	2.03	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
LF Kline	10.4	2	18	3	1.28	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
LF Kline	16.0	6	27	3	1.26	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
LF Kline	19.1	5	29	3	1.13	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
I Meckiff	26.0	3	52	3	1.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
PS Heine	30.0	3	68	3	1.70	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
HJ Tayfield	30.3	12	81	3	2.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
HJ Tayfield	59.0	24	94	3	1.19	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
AK Davidson	15.0	6	18	2	0.90	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
TL Goddard	23.0	12	25	2	0.81	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
PS Heine	17.4	4	30	2	1.28	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
AK Davidson	18.0	5	31	2	1.29	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
CB van Ryneveld	17.0	1	37	2	1.63	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
LF Kline	9.0	1	37	2	3.08	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
NAT Adcock	17.0	3	37	2	1.63	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
I Meckiff	21.0	3	38	2	1.35	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
AK Davidson	19.0	2	39	2	1.53	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
TL Goddard	23.0	9	48	2	1.56	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
KD Mackay	20.6	3	54	2	1.95	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
AK Davidson	34.0	8	62	2	1.36	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
HJ Tayfield	33.0	12	70	2	1.59	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	24.0	1	81	2	2.53	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
RA Gaunt	27.0	2	87	2	2.41	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
HJ Tayfield	29.0	9	101	2	2.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
ERH Fuller	34.2	3	125	2	2.73	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
NAT Adcock	4.0	0	18	1	3.37	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
JW Burke	9.0	2	23	1	1.91	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
VI Smith	16.0	8	25	1	1.17	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
HJ Tayfield	4.0	1	25	1	4.68	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
VI Smith	9.0	2	30	1	2.50	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
NAT Adcock	15.0	1	34	1	1.70	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
R Benaud	12.0	2	34	1	2.12	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
JW Burke	14.0	3	39	1	2.08	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
AK Davidson	20.0	4	44	1	1.65	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
TL Goddard	29.0	9	57	1	1.47	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
TL Goddard	42.0	18	62	1	1.10	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
I Meckiff	18.0	4	76	1	3.16	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
KD Mackay	35.0	5	77	1	1.65	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
NAT Adcock	27.0	5	80	1	2.22	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
NAT Adcock	23.0	3	106	1	3.45	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
HJ Tayfield	49.0	17	107	1	1.63	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
R Benaud	27.0	7	115	1	3.19	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
AK Davidson	32.0	4	115	1	2.69	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
TL Goddard	43.0	10	136	1	2.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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 Gqeberha, 5th Test, Feb 28-Mar 4, 1958 [Test # 451]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Feb 7-12, 1958 [Test # 449]

South Africa v Australia at Durban, 3rd Test, Jan 24-29, 1958 [Test # 447]