Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 1930s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
H Verity	22.3	8	43	8	1.91	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1934	Test # 234
H Ironmonger	20.0	7	23	7	1.15	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931	Test # 205
CV Grimmett	19.5	9	40	7	2.01	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
H Verity	23.5	10	49	7	2.05	England	v India	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
WE Hollies	26.0	7	50	7	1.92	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	14 Feb 1935	Test # 240
WJ O'Reilly	41.4	24	54	7	1.29	Australia	v England	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
James Langridge	17.0	4	56	7	3.29	England	v West Indies	Manchester	22 Jul 1933	Test # 228
H Verity	36.0	15	61	7	1.69	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1934	Test # 234
W Voce	37.2	15	70	7	1.87	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930	Test # 189
FE Woolley	28.3	5	76	7	2.66	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Jan 1930	Test # 188
GOB Allen	20.0	3	80	7	4.00	England	v India	The Oval	15 Aug 1936	Test # 254
CV Grimmett	49.2	17	83	7	1.68	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
L Amar Singh	44.4	13	86	7	1.92	India	v England	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
CV Grimmett	48.0	19	87	7	1.81	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	12 Dec 1930	Test # 199
PM Hornibrook	31.2	9	92	7	2.93	Australia	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
CV Grimmett	45.0	18	100	7	2.22	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
CV Grimmett	47.0	11	116	7	2.46	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
WJ O'Reilly	59.0	9	189	7	3.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jul 1934	Test # 235
H Ironmonger	15.3	7	18	6	1.16	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
TWJ Goddard	14.4	5	29	6	1.97	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1937	Test # 261
RWV Robins	11.5	1	32	6	2.70	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1933	Test # 227
WE Bowes	17.4	4	33	6	1.41	England	v West Indies	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
WE Bowes	19.0	5	34	6	1.78	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	31 Mar 1933	Test # 226
MS Nichols	23.5	9	35	6	1.46	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	15 Jun 1935	Test # 242
L Amar Singh	25.1	11	35	6	1.39	India	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1936	Test # 252
W Voce	20.6	5	41	6	1.48	England	v Australia	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255
EP Nupen	16.1	1	46	6	2.84	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
CL Vincent	31.2	9	51	6	1.62	South Africa	v England	Durban	21 Feb 1931	Test # 207
CS Marriott	29.2	6	59	6	2.01	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1933	Test # 229
IAR Peebles	38.5	10	63	6	1.62	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
J Cowie	23.5	6	67	6	2.81	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1937	Test # 261
CV Grimmett	48.0	23	73	6	1.52	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
EP Nupen	25.3	3	87	6	3.41	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
CV Grimmett	46.0	14	92	6	2.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
K Farnes	28.5	5	96	6	2.51	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
FA Ward	46.0	16	102	6	1.66	Australia	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255
LO Fleetwood-Smith	30.0	1	110	6	2.75	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
WE Bowes	50.0	13	142	6	2.84	England	v Australia	Leeds	20 Jul 1934	Test # 236
CV Grimmett	53.0	13	167	6	3.15	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
IAR Peebles	71.0	8	204	6	2.87	England	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
H Ironmonger	7.2	5	6	5	0.81	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
GOB Allen	13.0	7	14	5	1.07	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	29 Jul 1931	Test # 210
TW Wall	15.1	7	14	5	0.92	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
CIJ Smith	8.0	4	16	5	2.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	08 Jan 1935	Test # 238
WJ O'Reilly	21.0	11	20	5	0.95	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
MW Sievers	11.2	5	21	5	1.40	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937	Test # 257
EA Martindale	8.3	1	22	5	2.58	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	08 Jan 1935	Test # 238
H Larwood	18.0	4	28	5	1.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Dec 1932	Test # 220
CV Grimmett	17.0	4	32	5	1.88	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1936	Test # 249
H Verity	19.0	9	33	5	1.73	England	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
GOB Allen	17.0	7	35	5	2.05	England	v India	Lord's	27 Jun 1936	Test # 252
GOB Allen	6.0	0	36	5	4.50	England	v Australia	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255
CS Marriott	11.5	2	37	5	3.12	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1933	Test # 229
MJC Allom	19.0	4	38	5	2.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930	Test # 186
H Ironmonger	47.0	29	42	5	0.89	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
GOB Allen	18.0	1	43	5	2.38	England	v India	Lord's	27 Jun 1936	Test # 252
CV Grimmett	14.3	4	49	5	3.37	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931	Test # 203
XC Balaskas	32.0	8	49	5	1.53	South Africa	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
WJ O'Reilly	17.0	5	49	5	2.88	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
WE Bowes	19.0	3	49	5	2.57	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
WJ O'Reilly	23.0	7	51	5	1.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
MS Nichols	23.5	7	55	5	2.30	England	v India	Mumbai	15 Dec 1933	Test # 230
WE Bowes	11.3	3	55	5	4.78	England	v Australia	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
CV Grimmett	36.4	17	56	5	1.52	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1936	Test # 249
WJ O'Reilly	21.5	8	56	5	2.56	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
WR Hammond	15.2	1	57	5	2.80	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
W Voce	29.2	3	58	5	1.97	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Jan 1931	Test # 204
ACB Langton	19.2	1	58	5	2.25	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
HC Griffith	22.0	4	63	5	2.86	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930	Test # 189
EP Nupen	26.1	1	63	5	2.40	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
WJ O'Reilly	34.3	17	63	5	1.82	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
James Langridge	24.0	5	63	5	2.62	England	v India	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
CV Grimmett	26.3	10	64	5	2.41	Australia	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
Q McMillan	20.5	4	66	5	3.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
WJ O'Reilly	24.0	5	66	5	2.75	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
WJ O'Reilly	34.1	17	66	5	1.93	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
AJ Bell	26.1	9	69	5	2.63	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
H Verity	36.6	13	70	5	1.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
TW Wall	34.1	10	72	5	2.10	Australia	v England	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
EA Martindale	23.4	4	73	5	3.08	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1933	Test # 228
JM Sims	18.5	1	73	5	3.87	England	v India	The Oval	15 Aug 1936	Test # 254
LN Constantine	17.3	2	75	5	3.23	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
IAR Peebles	26.0	3	77	5	2.96	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	27 Jun 1931	Test # 209
K Farnes	25.0	3	77	5	3.08	England	v Australia	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
CV Grimmett	58.3	24	81	5	1.38	Australia	v England	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
WH Copson	24.0	2	85	5	2.65	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
LN Constantine	40.0	17	87	5	2.17	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	21 Feb 1930	Test # 192
B Mitchell	25.5	2	87	5	3.36	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
GTS Stevens	26.4	1	90	5	3.37	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930	Test # 187
M Nissar	33.5	3	90	5	2.66	India	v England	Mumbai	15 Dec 1933	Test # 230
M Nissar	26.0	3	93	5	3.57	India	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
EA Martindale	24.5	2	93	5	3.74	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1933	Test # 229
CV Grimmett	30.0	4	94	5	3.13	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
H Larwood	31.0	5	96	5	3.09	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Dec 1932	Test # 220
EW Clark	20.0	1	98	5	4.90	England	v Australia	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
RJ Crisp	26.1	1	99	5	3.78	South Africa	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1935	Test # 245
WE Bowes	36.0	7	100	5	2.77	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1935	Test # 245
RTD Perks	41.0	5	100	5	1.82	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
K Farnes	40.2	10	102	5	2.52	England	v Australia	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
WJ O'Reilly	40.6	13	102	5	1.87	Australia	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v West Indies at The Oval, 3rd Test, Aug 19-22, 1939 [Test # 274]

England v West Indies at Manchester, 2nd Test, Jul 22-25, 1939 [Test # 273]

England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jun 24-27, 1939 [Test # 272]