Bowling Best Figures Match - South Africa

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches - South Africa

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	66.5x8	22	165	13	1.85	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
HJ Tayfield	74.0x8	26	192	13	1.94	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
HJ Tayfield	61.7x8	31	90	9	1.09	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
HJ Tayfield	62.1x8	29	97	9	1.17	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
HJ Tayfield	78.1	29	164	9	2.09	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
MG Melle	46.5x8	2	166	9	2.67	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	57.4x8	6	167	9	2.17	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
HJ Tayfield	43.0x8	19	61	8	1.06	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	6	87	8	1.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
DEJ Ironside	39.5x8	14	88	8	1.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
HJ Tayfield	72.4	36	99	8	1.36	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
ERH Fuller	49.2x8	8	140	8	2.13	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
PS Heine	56.0	12	157	8	2.80	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	7	69	7	1.56	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	3	77	7	1.75	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
TL Goddard	87.0	49	108	7	1.24	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
TL Goddard	76.2	31	155	7	2.03	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
TL Goddard	41.4	19	60	6	1.44	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
NAT Adcock	37.3x8	9	72	6	1.44	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
PS Heine	22.2x8	5	75	6	2.52	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
JC Watkins	50.0x8	21	88	6	1.32	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
PS Heine	37.5x8	6	96	6	1.91	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
NAT Adcock	56.0	17	100	6	1.78	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
HJ Tayfield	46.3x8	14	121	6	1.95	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
GWA Chubb	49.3	13	123	6	2.48	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
NAT Adcock	38.0x8	2	131	6	2.58	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
NBF Mann	61.6x8	14	132	6	1.60	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
PS Heine	54.0	12	147	6	2.72	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
HJ Tayfield	65.0x8	25	163	6	1.88	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
AMB Rowan	73.2	14	169	6	2.30	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
MG Melle	45.0x8	3	171	6	2.85	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
HJ Tayfield	67.4x8	12	202	6	2.24	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
NAT Adcock	18.3x8	6	30	5	1.22	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
PS Heine	26.0x8	9	44	5	1.26	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
ARA Murray	51.0	31	49	5	0.96	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JC Watkins	50.5	31	51	5	1.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JC Watkins	30.0x8	12	55	5	1.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
HJ Tayfield	48.5	19	67	5	1.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
GWA Chubb	34.4	9	77	5	2.22	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
HJ Tayfield	38.5	12	80	5	2.06	South Africa	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
HJ Tayfield	70.0	27	95	5	1.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
CN McCarthy	56.0	11	112	5	2.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
HJ Tayfield	51.0x8	18	120	5	1.76	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
GWA Chubb	58.0	15	123	5	2.12	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
PS Heine	50.0x8	12	130	5	1.95	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
AMB Rowan	68.0	17	174	5	2.55	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
MG Melle	13.0	6	17	4	1.30	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
TL Goddard	29.0x8	16	25	4	0.64	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
TL Goddard	42.5x8	16	65	4	1.14	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
ERH Fuller	46.4	15	72	4	1.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
NBF Mann	44.0	21	75	4	1.70	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
CN McCarthy	23.0	2	76	4	3.30	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
NAT Adcock	36.3x8	11	78	4	1.60	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
CB van Ryneveld	27.6x8	2	82	4	2.21	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
PS Heine	43.5	13	103	4	2.34	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
HJ Tayfield	34.3x8	13	106	4	2.31	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
CB van Ryneveld	49.6x8	15	111	4	1.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
DEJ Ironside	46.3x8	16	117	4	1.89	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
AMB Rowan	51.1	11	121	4	2.36	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
TL Goddard	55.5x8	13	136	4	1.83	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
GWA Chubb	52.2	14	155	4	2.96	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
ARA Murray	51.2x8	11	169	4	2.47	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
HJ Tayfield	62.0x8	21	171	4	2.06	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
HJ Tayfield	48.3x8	8	175	4	2.71	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
HJ Tayfield	58.0x8	7	207	4	2.67	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
JC Watkins	29.0x8	12	44	3	1.13	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
ERH Fuller	29.0	5	59	3	2.03	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
NAT Adcock	25.2x8	2	62	3	1.84	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JC Watkins	46.0	23	63	3	1.36	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
ERH Fuller	47.0	14	67	3	1.42	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
DEJ Ironside	37.2x8	11	70	3	1.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
HJ Tayfield	37.6x8	9	70	3	1.39	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
PS Heine	33.0x8	3	80	3	1.81	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
PS Heine	46.0	9	87	3	1.89	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
CB van Ryneveld	28.0x8	6	87	3	2.33	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TL Goddard	65.0x8	30	87	3	1.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	7	90	3	2.04	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
AMB Rowan	36.0	5	92	3	2.55	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
HJ Tayfield	38.0x8	9	94	3	1.85	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
NBF Mann	60.5	23	96	3	1.57	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
NAT Adcock	28.0x8	1	99	3	2.65	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
PS Heine	38.0x8	5	123	3	2.42	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PNF Mansell	33.0x8	5	127	3	2.88	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
HJ Tayfield	80.0x8	31	135	3	1.26	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
PNF Mansell	30.0x8	3	143	3	3.57	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
TL Goddard	74.0	31	144	3	1.94	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
PS Heine	40.0x8	1	145	3	2.71	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
PNF Mansell	39.0x8	1	153	3	2.94	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
CN McCarthy	44.0x8	5	169	3	2.88	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950	Test # 321
JC Watkins	19.0x8	5	30	2	1.18	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
NAT Adcock	17.0x8	3	37	2	1.63	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
ARA Murray	20.0x8	6	40	2	1.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
NBF Mann	18.3	6	42	2	2.27	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
CB van Ryneveld	20.0x8	1	54	2	2.02	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
VI Smith	25.0x8	10	55	2	1.65	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
TL Goddard	24.0x8	9	56	2	1.75	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
TL Goddard	36.4	18	61	2	1.66	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	66	2	1.78	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
PS Heine	31.4x8	5	70	2	1.66	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
NAT Adcock	36.0	9	74	2	2.05	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407

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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]