Test matches

1870s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	FR Spofforth	60.0x4	25	110	13	2.75	Australia	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
🥈 2	A Shaw	89.3x4	50	89	8	1.48	England	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
🥈 2	TK Kendall	71.1x4	28	109	8	2.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
4	T Emmett	59.0x4	31	68	7	1.72	England	v Australia	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
5	WE Midwinter	73.0x4	30	101	6	2.07	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
5	TK Kendall	69.2x4	28	106	6	2.28	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
5	James Lillywhite	70.0x4	32	106	6	2.27	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
8	A Hill	48.0x4	21	70	5	2.18	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
9	J Southerton	28.3x4	13	46	4	2.40	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
9	FE Allan	45.0x4	15	80	4	2.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
9	FR Spofforth	44.0x4	9	111	4	3.78	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
12	JR Hodges	16.0x4	5	34	3	3.18	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
12	G Ulyett	33.1x4	15	48	3	2.16	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
12	JR Hodges	18.0x4	4	50	3	4.16	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
12	J Southerton	37.0x4	17	61	3	2.47	England	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
12	G Ulyett	44.0x4	19	75	3	2.55	England	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
17	James Lillywhite	15.0x4	5	20	2	2.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
17	HF Boyle	17.0x4	5	27	2	2.38	Australia	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
17	TW Garrett	20.1x4	10	31	2	2.29	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
17	WE Midwinter	34.1x4	14	55	2	2.40	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
17	A Hill	37.0x4	16	60	2	2.43	England	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
22	AN Hornby	7.0x4	7	-	1	-	England	v Australia	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
22	NFD Thomson	17.0x4	10	14	1	1.23	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
22	SS Schultz	8.2x4	3	26	1	4.58	England	v Australia	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
22	TW Garrett	15.0x4	6	36	1	3.60	Australia	v England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	Test # 3
22	G Ulyett	63.0x4	24	102	1	2.42	England	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