Test matches

1953 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	AV Bedser	55.5	23	99	14	1.77	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
🥈 2	HJ Tayfield	62.1x8	29	97	9	1.17	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
🥈 2	AL Valentine	94.5	31	213	9	2.24	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
4	NAT Adcock	33.0x8	6	87	8	1.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
4	DEJ Ironside	39.5x8	14	88	8	1.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
4	RR Lindwall	34.2x8	4	112	8	2.45	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
4	ERH Fuller	49.2x8	8	140	8	2.13	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
4	RR Lindwall	89.0	29	158	8	1.77	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
4	AV Bedser	74.3	16	182	8	2.44	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
4	AL Valentine	87.5	34	198	8	2.25	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
11	JH Wardle	33.3	12	77	7	2.29	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
11	S Ramadhin	54.5	24	85	7	1.55	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
11	DG Phadkar	41.1	6	88	7	2.13	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
11	RR Lindwall	42.0	7	92	7	2.19	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
11	AR MacGibbon	42.0x8	7	123	7	2.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
11	AV Bedser	49.0	11	129	7	2.63	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
11	AV Bedser	45.5	3	160	7	3.49	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
11	SP Gupte	68.0	16	164	7	2.41	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
11	WA Johnston	73.3x8	21	177	7	1.80	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
11	WA Johnston	84.0x8	15	266	7	2.37	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
21	GAR Lock	30.0	11	64	6	2.13	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
21	JR Reid	34.0x8	8	97	6	2.13	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
21	KR Miller	75.0	32	102	6	1.36	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
21	FM King	53.0	18	103	6	1.94	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
21	AL Valentine	76.0	37	111	6	1.46	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
21	SP Gupte	55.0	14	126	6	2.29	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
21	HJ Tayfield	67.4x8	12	202	6	2.24	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
21	MH Mankad	104.0	28	254	6	2.44	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
29	ARA Murray	51.0	31	49	5	0.96	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
29	JC Watkins	50.5	31	51	5	1.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
29	HJ Tayfield	48.5	19	67	5	1.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
29	KR Miller	35.0x8	7	81	5	1.73	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
29	RR Lindwall	36.4	6	94	5	2.56	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
29	HJ Tayfield	70.0	27	95	5	1.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
29	JC Laker	21.5	2	109	5	4.99	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
29	GE Gomez	75.0	38	112	5	1.49	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
29	R Benaud	58.0x8	14	146	5	1.88	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
29	MH Mankad	65.0	18	179	5	2.75	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
29	SP Gupte	77.0	22	181	5	2.35	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
29	JH Wardle	75.0	26	188	5	2.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
29	SP Gupte	73.1	16	196	5	2.67	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
42	JC Hill	31.0	11	61	4	1.96	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
42	MB Poore	27.0	9	71	4	2.62	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
42	ERH Fuller	46.4	15	72	4	1.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
42	TE Bailey	28.0	5	80	4	2.85	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
42	FS Trueman	26.3	4	90	4	3.39	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
42	RW Blair	36.0	4	98	4	2.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
42	GWF Overton	32.1x8	5	101	4	2.35	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
42	GO Rabone	41.0	8	108	4	2.63	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
42	FMM Worrell	57.0	16	109	4	1.91	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
42	CB van Ryneveld	49.6x8	15	111	4	1.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
42	RR Lindwall	53.0	12	116	4	2.18	Australia	v England	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
42	SP Gupte	56.2	19	122	4	2.16	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
42	FR Brown	52.0	11	135	4	2.59	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
42	FM King	60.0	19	147	4	2.45	West Indies	v India	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	Test # 371
42	WA Johnston	64.0	21	161	4	2.51	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
42	S Ramadhin	61.5	20	165	4	2.66	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
42	ARA Murray	51.2x8	11	169	4	2.47	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
42	HJ Tayfield	58.0x8	7	207	4	2.67	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
60	JC Watkins	29.0x8	12	44	3	1.13	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
60	JC Laker	26.0	8	53	3	2.03	England	v Australia	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
60	AK Davidson	50.1	22	59	3	1.17	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
60	JC Watkins	46.0	23	63	3	1.36	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
60	AR MacGibbon	27.0x8	4	73	3	2.02	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
60	R Tattersall	28.0	5	81	3	2.89	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
60	FM King	37.0	10	84	3	2.27	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
60	NAT Adcock	33.0x8	7	90	3	2.04	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
60	HJ Tayfield	38.0x8	9	94	3	1.85	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
60	JC Hill	35.0	7	97	3	2.77	Australia	v England	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
60	FM King	65.1	22	110	3	1.68	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
60	AV Bedser	40.0	5	112	3	2.80	England	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
60	GE Gomez	60.0	17	135	3	2.25	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
60	AL Valentine	84.0	41	139	3	1.65	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
60	PNF Mansell	30.0x8	3	143	3	3.57	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
60	WA Johnston	74.0	30	146	3	1.97	Australia	v England	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
60	PNF Mansell	39.0x8	1	153	3	2.94	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
60	MH Mankad	68.0	23	155	3	2.27	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
78	CL Walcott	16.0	10	12	2	0.75	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
78	VS Hazare	11.0	3	14	2	1.27	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953	Test # 366
78	R Benaud	5.0x8	1	21	2	3.15	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
78	AK Davidson	20.0	8	29	2	1.45	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
78	RR Lindwall	20.0	8	30	2	1.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
78	FMM Worrell	20.0	4	32	2	1.60	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
78	ARA Murray	20.0x8	6	40	2	1.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
78	GS Ramchand	17.0	4	48	2	2.82	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	11 Mar 1953	Test # 369
78	RG Archer	43.0	16	58	2	1.34	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
78	AK Davidson	20.0	4	60	2	3.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
78	RW Blair	22.0x8	4	64	2	2.18	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
78	GE Gomez	62.1	25	68	2	1.09	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
78	JR Reid	35.0	8	76	2	2.17	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
78	JB Statham	43.0	10	88	2	2.04	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
78	KR Miller	45.0	15	89	2	1.97	Australia	v England	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
78	RW Blair	41.0	9	90	2	2.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
78	DG Phadkar	50.0	19	92	2	1.84	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953	Test # 367
78	GWF Overton	27.0x8	8	92	2	2.55	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
78	WA Johnston	32.6x8	5	97	2	2.22	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
78	GAR Lock	31.0	10	101	2	3.25	England	v Australia	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
78	JB Stollmeyer	27.0	3	103	2	3.81	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	21 Jan 1953	Test # 363
78	TE Bailey	49.0	15	103	2	2.10	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
78	RW Blair	22.0x8	2	104	2	3.54	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures