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1950s 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	JC Laker	51.2	23	53	10	1.03	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
🥈 2	JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	2.22	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	26 Jul 1956	Test # 428
🥈 2	JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	1.92	India	2	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
🥈 2	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	2.95	India	1	v West Indies	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
🥈 2	HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	2.29	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
6	FS Trueman	8.4	2	31	8	3.57	England	2	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
6	MH Mankad	47.0	27	52	8	1.10	India	2	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952	Test # 355
6	MH Mankad	38.5	15	55	8	1.41	India	1	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
6	HJ Tayfield	37.7	14	69	8	1.36	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
6	AL Valentine	50.0	14	104	8	2.08	West Indies	1	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1950	Test # 323
11	HJ Tayfield	8.4	1	23	7	2.02	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
11	FH Tyson	12.3	1	27	7	1.63	England	4	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
11	TE Bailey	16.0	7	34	7	2.12	England	1	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954	Test # 386
11	GAR Lock	24.0	11	35	7	1.45	England	3	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1958	Test # 457
11	JH Wardle	19.0	3	36	7	1.42	England	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
11	JB Statham	29.0	12	39	7	1.34	England	4	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
11	Fazal Mahmood	27.3	11	42	7	1.52	Pakistan	3	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
11	RR Lindwall	22.5	9	43	7	1.88	Australia	3	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
11	AV Bedser	17.2	7	44	7	2.53	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
11	IWG Johnson	22.2	10	44	7	1.97	Australia	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	26 Apr 1955	Test # 405
11	TE Bailey	21.0	8	44	7	2.09	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
11	Ghulam Ahmed	20.3	6	49	7	2.39	India	1	v Australia	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
11	S Ramadhin	31.0	16	49	7	1.58	West Indies	1	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
11	GAR Lock	35.2	20	51	7	1.44	England	3	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
11	R Tattersall	28.0	10	52	7	1.85	England	2	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
11	DS Atkinson	40.0	21	53	7	1.32	West Indies	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	09 Mar 1956	Test # 424
11	GE Gomez	18.0	3	55	7	2.29	West Indies	1	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
11	AV Bedser	38.3	16	55	7	1.42	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
11	JH Wardle	35.0	16	56	7	1.60	England	3	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
11	JB Statham	28.0	6	57	7	1.52	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
11	AV Bedser	32.3	10	58	7	1.78	England	1	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
11	FMM Worrell	38.2	9	70	7	1.82	West Indies	2	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
11	R Benaud	29.3	10	72	7	2.44	Australia	1	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
11	LF Kline	44.0	21	75	7	1.70	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
11	Fazal Mahmood	48.0	17	80	7	1.66	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
11	HJ Tayfield	37.1	13	81	7	1.63	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
11	AK Davidson	57.3	23	93	7	1.61	Australia	3	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
11	SP Gupte	76.4	35	128	7	1.66	India	2	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	19 Nov 1955	Test # 416
11	SP Gupte	66.0	15	162	7	2.45	India	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
40	HJ Tayfield	14.0	7	13	6	0.69	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
40	GAR Lock	16.0	7	20	6	1.25	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
40	Khan Mohammad	16.2	6	21	6	1.28	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Dhaka	07 Nov 1955	Test # 415
40	S Ramadhin	21.2	13	23	6	1.07	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	03 Feb 1956	Test # 421
40	JB Iverson	19.4	8	27	6	1.03	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
40	FH Tyson	21.3	7	28	6	1.30	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
40	Fazal Mahmood	27.0	11	34	6	1.25	Pakistan	1	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
40	AK Davidson	17.4	4	34	6	1.45	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
40	Fazal Mahmood	18.3	9	34	6	1.83	Pakistan	2	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
40	PJ Loader	20.3	9	36	6	1.75	England	1	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
40	AV Bedser	22.4	8	37	6	1.63	England	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
40	FMM Worrell	12.7	3	38	6	2.21	West Indies	1	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
40	I Meckiff	15.2	3	38	6	1.86	Australia	3	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
40	AL Valentine	26.3	10	39	6	1.47	West Indies	3	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
40	FH Tyson	23.0	7	40	6	1.30	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
40	Zulfiqar Ahmed	46.3	21	42	6	0.90	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Karachi	13 Oct 1955	Test # 413
40	KD Mackay	45.0	27	42	6	0.93	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
40	NAT Adcock	18.0	2	43	6	1.79	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
40	R Tattersall	21.0	6	44	6	2.09	England	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
40	Fazal Mahmood	30.0	11	46	6	1.53	Pakistan	4	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
40	R Tattersall	21.0	3	48	6	2.28	England	1	v India	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
40	GS Ramchand	28.0	10	49	6	1.75	India	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Feb 1955	Test # 400
40	WW Hall	28.4	4	50	6	1.74	West Indies	2	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
40	GWA Chubb	26.3	7	51	6	1.92	South Africa	2	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
40	R Benaud	29.0	10	52	6	1.79	Australia	2	v India	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956	Test # 433
40	Fazal Mahmood	30.0	16	53	6	1.76	Pakistan	2	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954	Test # 390
40	GAR Lock	28.2	13	53	6	1.87	England	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
40	JC Laker	28.0	8	55	6	1.96	England	3	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
40	JC Laker	41.3	21	55	6	1.32	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
40	R Gilchrist	21.0	7	55	6	2.61	West Indies	3	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1958	Test # 463
40	PS Heine	14.2	3	58	6	3.05	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
40	WA Johnston	12.0	-	62	6	3.87	Australia	2	v West Indies	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
40	HJ Tayfield	36.0	17	62	6	1.29	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
40	AK Davidson	25.5	7	64	6	1.87	Australia	1	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
40	Fazal Mahmood	27.0	10	66	6	2.44	Pakistan	4	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
40	Mahmood Hussain	27.0	6	67	6	2.48	Pakistan	2	v India	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
40	Nasim-ul-Ghani	30.5	9	67	6	2.17	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
40	GO Rabone	38.7	10	68	6	1.31	New Zealand	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
40	MG Melle	20.5	-	71	6	2.58	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
40	DT Ring	21.0	2	72	6	2.57	Australia	2	v South Africa	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
40	PR Umrigar	58.0	25	74	6	1.27	India	2	v Pakistan	Bahawalpur	15 Jan 1955	Test # 395
40	HJ Tayfield	24.3	6	78	6	2.40	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
40	DT Ring	16.0	2	80	6	3.75	Australia	3	v West Indies	Brisbane	09 Nov 1951	Test # 340
40	Fazal Mahmood	32.0	10	83	6	2.59	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958	Test # 453
40	HJ Tayfield	29.4	9	84	6	2.13	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
40	FH Tyson	18.4	1	85	6	3.44	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
40	S Ramadhin	72.0	43	86	6	1.19	West Indies	4	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
40	SP Gupte	33.5	7	90	6	2.66	India	2	v New Zealand	Eden Gardens	28 Dec 1955	Test # 419
40	SG Shinde	35.3	9	91	6	2.56	India	1	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
40	AV Bedser	28.5	2	95	6	3.29	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
40	RR Lindwall	24.5	3	95	6	3.82	Australia	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Apr 1955	Test # 404
40	PS Heine	37.5	6	96	6	1.91	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
40	AL Valentine	27.5	6	102	6	2.76	West Indies	3	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
40	KR Miller	25.2	3	107	6	4.22	Australia	1	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955	Test # 408
40	S Ramadhin	67.0	34	113	6	1.68	West Indies	1	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
40	WA Johnston	46.0	8	152	6	2.47	Australia	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
40	AM Moir	56.3	16	155	6	2.74	New Zealand	2	v England	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951	Test # 332
97	GAR Lock	11.3	7	17	5	1.47	England	2	v New Zealand	Lord's	19 Jun 1958	Test # 455
97	JC Laker	22.0	11	17	5	0.77	England	1	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jul 1958	Test # 456
97	SP Gupte	6.0	-	18	5	3.00	India	3	v Pakistan	Dhaka	01 Jan 1955	Test # 394
97	TE Bailey	15.4	6	20	5	0.96	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434

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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