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1870s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Best bowling figures in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	TK Kendall	33.1	12	55	7	2.48	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
🥇 1	FR Spofforth	35.0	16	62	7	2.65	Australia	3	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
🥇 1	T Emmett	59.0	31	68	7	1.72	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
4	FR Spofforth	25.0	9	48	6	2.88	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
5	A Shaw	34.0	16	38	5	1.67	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
5	WE Midwinter	54.0	23	78	5	2.16	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
7	A Hill	27.0	12	27	4	1.50	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
7	J Southerton	28.3	13	46	4	2.40	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
7	James Lillywhite	41.0	15	70	4	2.56	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
7	TK Kendall	52.2	21	82	4	2.34	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
11	G Ulyett	19.0	7	39	3	3.07	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
11	A Shaw	55.3	34	51	3	1.37	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
11	J Southerton	37.0	17	61	3	2.47	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
11	FR Spofforth	29.0	6	67	3	3.46	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
15	JR Hodges	7.0	5	7	2	1.50	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
15	JR Hodges	6.0	2	13	2	3.25	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
15	G Ulyett	14.1	6	15	2	1.57	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
15	TW Garrett	18.1	10	22	2	1.80	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
15	TK Kendall	17.0	7	24	2	2.11	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
15	FE Allan	17.0	4	30	2	2.64	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
15	James Lillywhite	29.0	17	36	2	1.86	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
15	FE Allan	28.0	11	50	2	2.67	Australia	3	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
23	AN Hornby	7.0	7	-	1	-	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
23	James Lillywhite	1.0	-	1	1	1.50	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
23	HF Boyle	7.0	1	11	1	2.35	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
23	NFD Thomson	17.0	10	14	1	1.23	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
23	HF Boyle	10.0	4	16	1	2.40	Australia	3	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
23	SS Schultz	6.3	3	16	1	3.55	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
23	A Hill	14.0	6	18	1	1.92	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
23	TW Garrett	5.0	-	18	1	5.40	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
23	James Lillywhite	14.0	5	19	1	2.03	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
23	WE Midwinter	19.0	7	23	1	1.81	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
23	WE Midwinter	13.1	6	25	1	2.83	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
23	JR Hodges	9.0	-	27	1	4.50	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
23	WE Midwinter	21.0	8	30	1	2.14	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
23	G Ulyett	19.0	9	33	1	2.60	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
23	JR Hodges	12.0	2	37	1	4.62	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
23	A Hill	23.0	10	42	1	2.73	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
23	A Hill	21.0	9	43	1	3.07	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
23	FR Spofforth	15.0	3	44	1	4.40	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
23	TK Kendall	38.0	16	54	1	2.13	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
23	G Ulyett	62.0	24	93	1	2.25	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3

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Additional Information

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