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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	AA Mailey	47.0	8	121	9	2.57	Australia	3	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
🥈 2	JC White	64.5	21	126	8	1.94	England	4	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
🥉 3	GF Bissett	19.0	5	29	7	1.52	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
🥉 3	AE Hall	37.3	12	63	7	1.68	South Africa	4	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
🥉 3	JM Gregory	20.0	1	69	7	3.45	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920	Test # 136
🥉 3	G Geary	27.3	7	70	7	2.54	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
🥉 3	AP Freeman	32.0	12	71	7	2.21	England	2	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
🥉 3	AP Freeman	32.3	6	115	7	3.53	England	1	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
9	AER Gilligan	6.3	4	7	6	1.07	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
9	H Larwood	14.4	4	32	6	2.18	England	2	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
9	CV Grimmett	19.4	3	37	6	1.42	Australia	4	v England	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
9	MW Tate	17.0	4	42	6	2.47	England	2	v South Africa	Leeds	12 Jul 1924	Test # 155
9	JM Gregory	19.0	5	58	6	3.05	Australia	1	v England	Nottingham	28 May 1921	Test # 140
9	JM Blanckenberg	22.5	5	76	6	3.32	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
9	JM Gregory	25.1	4	77	6	3.05	Australia	2	v South Africa	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
9	AE Hall	36.4	11	82	6	2.23	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
9	CP Carter	29.5	4	91	6	3.05	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
9	NA Quinn	29.5	5	92	6	3.08	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
9	DD Blackie	44.0	13	94	6	2.13	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
9	MW Tate	33.3	8	99	6	2.22	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
9	AJ Bell	30.4	7	99	6	3.22	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
9	AE Hall	42.4	9	100	6	2.34	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
9	HC Griffith	25.5	4	103	6	3.98	West Indies	2	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1928	Test # 175
9	MW Tate	55.1	11	130	6	1.76	England	1	v Australia	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	Test # 158
9	CL Vincent	45.0	10	131	6	2.91	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
9	CV Grimmett	44.1	9	131	6	2.96	Australia	3	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
9	AA Mailey	33.5	3	138	6	4.07	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
9	GM Parker	37.0	2	152	6	4.10	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
29	EA McDonald	22.4	10	32	5	1.41	Australia	3	v England	Nottingham	28 May 1921	Test # 140
29	G Geary	18.0	5	35	5	1.94	England	1	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
29	WR Hammond	21.2	9	36	5	1.68	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
29	GF Bissett	17.0	5	37	5	2.17	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
29	CH Parkin	29.4	12	38	5	1.28	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1921	Test # 143
29	AP Freeman	18.0	5	39	5	2.16	England	3	v West Indies	Manchester	21 Jul 1928	Test # 174
29	CG Macartney	24.3	10	44	5	1.79	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
29	CV Grimmett	11.7	2	45	5	2.84	Australia	2	v England	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
29	EP Nupen	30.0	11	53	5	1.76	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
29	AP Freeman	33.4	18	54	5	1.60	England	1	v West Indies	Manchester	21 Jul 1928	Test # 174
29	H Larwood	42.4	17	57	5	1.33	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
29	HLE Promnitz	37.0	14	58	5	1.56	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
29	CH Parkin	20.0	2	60	5	3.00	England	1	v Australia	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921	Test # 137
29	G Geary	27.0	9	60	5	2.22	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
29	JM Blanckenberg	24.1	5	61	5	2.52	South Africa	2	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
29	GG Macaulay	37.0	11	64	5	1.72	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
29	TW Wall	26.0	5	66	5	2.53	Australia	3	v England	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
29	MW Tate	25.5	6	75	5	2.19	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1925	Test # 161
29	AS Kennedy	49.1	19	76	5	1.54	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
29	JM Blanckenberg	24.4	6	78	5	3.16	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
29	AER Gilligan	28.0	6	83	5	2.96	England	3	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
29	EP Nupen	33.5	9	83	5	2.45	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
29	AS Kennedy	39.0	14	88	5	2.25	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	18 Jan 1923	Test # 150
29	CV Grimmett	39.0	11	88	5	2.25	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1926	Test # 165
29	PGH Fender	20.0	1	90	5	4.50	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
29	AA Mailey	24.0	2	92	5	2.87	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
29	MW Tate	33.7	8	98	5	2.16	England	3	v Australia	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	Test # 158
29	AP Freeman	39.4	13	100	5	2.52	England	3	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
29	CV Grimmett	52.1	12	102	5	1.95	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
29	G Geary	81.0	36	105	5	1.29	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
29	CL Vincent	45.0	10	105	5	2.33	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
29	JC White	56.5	20	107	5	1.88	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
29	JM Gregory	28.7	2	111	5	2.88	Australia	2	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	Test # 158
29	MW Tate	39.3	6	115	5	2.19	England	3	v Australia	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
29	AA Mailey	36.2	5	119	5	3.27	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
29	PGH Fender	32.0	3	122	5	3.81	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
29	JC White	60.0	16	130	5	2.16	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
29	AA Mailey	29.2	3	142	5	4.84	Australia	4	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921	Test # 137
29	EA McDonald	47.0	9	143	5	3.04	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1921	Test # 144
29	AA Mailey	32.1	3	160	5	4.97	Australia	2	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921	Test # 137
69	JC White	6.3	2	7	4	1.07	England	4	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
69	MW Tate	6.0	1	12	4	2.00	England	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
69	CL Vincent	15.1	4	22	4	1.45	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
69	WW Armstrong	15.2	5	26	4	1.69	Australia	3	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920	Test # 136
69	C Kelleway	20.0	6	27	4	1.35	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
69	PGH Fender	14.0	4	29	4	2.07	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
69	AS Kennedy	20.4	5	37	4	1.79	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
69	AP Freeman	21.1	10	37	4	1.74	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Jun 1928	Test # 173
69	VWC Jupp	23.0	9	37	4	1.60	England	2	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Jun 1928	Test # 173
69	AA Mailey	14.0	1	40	4	2.85	Australia	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
69	GF Bissett	23.0	5	43	4	1.86	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
69	W Rhodes	20.0	9	44	4	2.20	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
69	AP Freeman	21.4	4	47	4	2.16	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	11 Aug 1928	Test # 175
69	AE Hall	25.0	8	49	4	1.96	South Africa	2	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
69	R Kilner	22.1	7	51	4	1.72	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
69	AA Mailey	14.2	1	55	4	3.83	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	11 Jun 1921	Test # 141
69	EA McDonald	20.0	2	58	4	2.90	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	11 Jun 1921	Test # 141
69	AS Kennedy	35.2	13	58	4	1.64	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
69	AP Freeman	29.0	12	58	4	2.00	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
69	VWC Jupp	21.0	6	59	4	2.80	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
69	MW Tate	21.0	4	59	4	2.80	England	1	v West Indies	The Oval	11 Aug 1928	Test # 175
69	RK Oxenham	47.4	21	67	4	1.40	Australia	3	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
69	R Kilner	34.5	11	70	4	2.00	England	1	v Australia	Lord's	26 Jun 1926	Test # 164
69	GF Bissett	17.0	1	70	4	4.11	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
69	JM Gregory	19.3	1	71	4	3.64	Australia	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
69	JM Gregory	26.2	4	76	4	2.88	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	11 Jun 1921	Test # 141
69	FE Woolley	19.0	1	77	4	3.03	England	3	v Australia	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
69	MW Tate	42.0	10	77	4	1.83	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
69	AL Ochse	25.1	2	79	4	3.13	South Africa	1	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
69	JM Blanckenberg	31.0	5	82	4	2.64	South Africa	2	v Australia	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
69	LN Constantine	26.4	9	82	4	3.07	West Indies	1	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1928	Test # 173
69	JW Hearne	29.0	5	84	4	2.17	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159

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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