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1957 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	HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	2.29	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
🥈 2	HJ Tayfield	37.7	14	69	8	1.36	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
🥉 3	JH Wardle	19.0	3	36	7	1.42	England	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
🥉 3	TE Bailey	21.0	8	44	7	2.09	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
🥉 3	S Ramadhin	31.0	16	49	7	1.58	West Indies	1	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
🥉 3	FMM Worrell	38.2	9	70	7	1.82	West Indies	2	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
7	GAR Lock	16.0	7	20	6	1.25	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
7	AK Davidson	17.4	4	34	6	1.45	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
7	PJ Loader	20.3	9	36	6	1.75	England	1	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
7	FH Tyson	23.0	7	40	6	1.30	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
7	PS Heine	14.2	3	58	6	3.05	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
7	HJ Tayfield	24.3	6	78	6	2.40	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
13	GAR Lock	21.4	12	28	5	1.29	England	2	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
13	R Benaud	21.0	6	49	5	1.75	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
13	JH Wardle	23.6	9	53	5	1.67	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
13	JH Wardle	20.2	6	61	5	2.25	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
13	FS Trueman	30.0	8	63	5	2.10	England	2	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
13	JB Statham	41.2	12	118	5	2.85	England	3	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
13	HJ Tayfield	51.0	18	120	5	1.76	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
13	I Meckiff	31.0	3	125	5	3.02	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
13	HJ Tayfield	53.0	21	130	5	1.83	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
22	NAT Adcock	11.3	4	20	4	1.31	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
22	PS Heine	15.0	6	22	4	1.10	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
22	NAT Adcock	15.3	3	39	4	1.90	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
22	TE Bailey	22.0	6	54	4	2.45	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
22	HJ Tayfield	37.0	15	79	4	1.60	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
22	FS Trueman	35.0	5	80	4	2.28	England	3	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
22	R Benaud	35.0	6	95	4	2.03	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
22	S Ramadhin	53.3	12	107	4	2.00	West Indies	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
22	R Gilchrist	36.3	7	115	4	3.15	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
22	JC Laker	54.0	17	119	4	2.20	England	2	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
32	LF Kline	10.4	2	18	3	1.28	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
32	TE Bailey	25.0	12	23	3	0.69	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
32	LF Kline	19.1	5	29	3	1.13	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
32	GAR Lock	27.0	19	31	3	1.14	England	4	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
32	PJ Loader	20.0	3	35	3	1.31	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
32	JB Statham	13.0	1	37	3	2.13	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
32	JC Laker	23.0	12	39	3	1.69	England	2	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
32	PJ Loader	14.0	2	50	3	3.57	England	3	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
32	I Meckiff	26.0	3	52	3	1.50	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
32	NAT Adcock	22.2	2	54	3	1.82	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
32	TE Bailey	21.0	3	54	3	1.92	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
32	TL Goddard	17.5	1	62	3	2.63	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
32	JB Statham	29.1	9	71	3	2.43	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
32	JC Laker	62.0	27	101	3	1.62	England	2	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
32	JB Statham	39.0	4	114	3	2.92	England	2	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
47	JC Laker	14.1	9	7	2	0.37	England	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
47	FS Trueman	5.0	3	7	2	1.40	England	4	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
47	TE Bailey	13.0	4	12	2	0.69	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
47	TL Goddard	16.0	8	12	2	0.56	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
47	TL Goddard	13.0	8	13	2	0.75	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
47	JC Laker	24.0	20	13	2	0.54	England	4	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
47	AK Davidson	15.0	6	18	2	0.90	Australia	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
47	JC Laker	17.0	4	24	2	1.41	England	1	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
47	GS Sobers	7.0	-	28	2	4.00	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
47	JC Laker	18.0	7	29	2	1.20	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
47	JH Wardle	14.0	4	29	2	1.55	England	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
47	FS Trueman	12.3	2	30	2	2.40	England	1	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
47	AK Davidson	18.0	5	31	2	1.29	Australia	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
47	PJ Loader	21.0	5	33	2	1.17	England	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
47	FS Trueman	17.0	4	33	2	1.94	England	1	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
47	CB van Ryneveld	14.0	4	38	2	2.03	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
47	FH Tyson	17.0	6	38	2	1.67	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
47	JC Laker	17.0	4	38	2	2.23	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
47	TE Bailey	24.7	5	39	2	1.17	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
47	JH Wardle	20.0	7	42	2	1.57	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
47	FS Trueman	11.0	-	42	2	3.81	England	3	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
47	NAT Adcock	21.0	5	52	2	1.85	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
47	PS Heine	23.0	6	54	2	1.76	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
47	KD Mackay	20.6	3	54	2	1.95	Australia	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
47	JB Statham	22.0	4	56	2	1.90	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
47	OG Smith	25.0	5	61	2	2.44	West Indies	1	v England	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
47	PS Heine	16.0	2	65	2	3.04	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
47	PS Heine	21.0	1	67	2	2.39	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
47	JH Wardle	19.6	4	68	2	2.58	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
47	HJ Tayfield	33.0	12	70	2	1.59	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
47	R Gilchrist	27.0	3	71	2	2.62	West Indies	2	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
47	FS Trueman	23.0	5	73	2	3.17	England	3	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
47	OG Smith	30.0	4	73	2	2.43	West Indies	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
47	R Gilchrist	27.0	4	74	2	2.74	West Indies	1	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
47	PJ Loader	25.0	6	79	2	2.37	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
47	JB Statham	23.0	5	81	2	2.64	England	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
47	FS Trueman	30.0	4	99	2	3.30	England	2	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
47	HJ Tayfield	29.0	9	101	2	2.61	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
47	FMM Worrell	42.0	7	114	2	2.71	West Indies	2	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1957	Test # 440
47	ERH Fuller	34.2	3	125	2	2.73	South Africa	1	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
47	S Ramadhin	98.0	35	179	2	1.82	West Indies	3	v England	Birmingham	30 May 1957	Test # 439
88	GAR Lock	1.0	-	6	1	6.00	England	3	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
88	NAT Adcock	7.0	2	10	1	1.07	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
88	DV Smith	4.0	1	12	1	3.00	England	3	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
88	PJ Loader	7.0	4	12	1	1.71	England	2	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
88	JC Laker	6.2	1	16	1	2.52	England	3	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	Test # 442
88	GAR Lock	15.0	6	17	1	0.85	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
88	FS Trueman	5.0	2	19	1	3.80	England	3	v West Indies	The Oval	22 Aug 1957	Test # 443
88	PJ Loader	8.0	2	21	1	1.96	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
88	HJ Tayfield	24.0	17	21	1	0.65	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
88	GAR Lock	11.0	5	21	1	1.43	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
88	R Gilchrist	7.0	-	21	1	3.00	West Indies	4	v England	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957	Test # 441
88	TL Goddard	25.2	15	22	1	0.65	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
88	PS Heine	11.0	3	22	1	1.50	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438

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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