Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DE Malcolm	16.3	2	57	9	3.45	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
AR Caddick	16.0	5	46	7	2.87	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
SK Warne	27.0	8	56	7	2.07	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
FA Rose	28.0	6	84	7	3.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	1.77	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
CEL Ambrose	24.4	7	34	6	1.37	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992	Test # 1188
SK Warne	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
D Gough	23.0	6	42	6	1.82	England	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
CEL Ambrose	19.0	4	51	6	2.68	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
A Kumble	44.0	22	53	6	1.20	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
Mushtaq Ahmed	37.0	13	78	6	2.10	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Waqar Younis	23.0	6	78	6	3.39	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
CA Walsh	24.5	6	80	6	3.22	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	2.11	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
BKV Prasad	35.0	6	104	6	2.97	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
DG Cork	31.1	5	119	6	3.81	England	v South Africa	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
SR Waugh	22.3	9	28	5	1.24	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
ARC Fraser	25.0	9	42	5	1.68	England	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
Shoaib Akhtar	12.0	1	43	5	3.58	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
JN Gillespie	23.0	10	54	5	2.34	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	3.15	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
ARC Fraser	26.0	7	60	5	2.30	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
ARC Fraser	28.3	6	62	5	2.17	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
M Muralidaran	30.0	8	63	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
D Gough	30.0	8	70	5	2.33	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
SK Warne	42.0	17	72	5	1.71	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
SB Doull	29.5	9	73	5	2.44	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
SK Warne	32.1	8	75	5	2.33	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
MN Hart	32.4	7	77	5	2.35	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
DG Cork	32.0	7	84	5	2.62	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3.72	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
DG Cork	32.3	7	93	5	2.86	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
M Muralidaran	54.0	17	101	5	1.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
BC Strang	32.0	4	101	5	3.15	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
M Muralidaran	39.0	8	104	5	2.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	4.13	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
Saqlain Mushtaq	62.0	13	129	5	2.08	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
SR Waugh	18.0	7	26	4	1.44	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
CA Walsh	22.0	10	31	4	1.40	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992	Test # 1188
SK Warne	30.5	15	31	4	1.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
MG Bevan	15.0	3	32	4	2.13	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
J Srinath	27.0	10	33	4	1.22	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
CJ McDermott	19.0	8	33	4	1.73	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
SB Doull	15.0	5	33	4	2.20	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
JE Benjamin	17.0	2	42	4	2.47	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
Wasim Akram	16.0	6	42	4	2.62	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
JC Adams	21.5	5	43	4	1.96	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992	Test # 1188
SB Joshi	24.0	4	43	4	1.79	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SK Warne	28.0	15	43	4	1.53	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
D Gough	19.3	5	46	4	2.35	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
ST Jayasuriya	33.0	7	53	4	1.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Waqar Younis	17.4	4	55	4	3.11	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Mushtaq Ahmed	22.0	6	57	4	2.59	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
PJ Martin	27.0	9	60	4	2.22	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
DG Cork	20.0	4	60	4	3.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
CJ McDermott	28.0	9	62	4	2.21	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
DE Malcolm	22.0	5	62	4	2.81	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
M Muralidaran	35.1	8	64	4	1.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
CA Walsh	25.0	5	66	4	2.64	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
DK Morrison	25.0	4	70	4	2.80	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
A Kumble	27.0	2	71	4	2.62	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
DJ Nash	27.0	13	72	4	2.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
D Gough	28.0	6	76	4	2.71	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
GD McGrath	26.0	8	77	4	2.96	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
DG Cork	31.3	6	78	4	2.47	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
SK Warne	44.5	14	86	4	1.91	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
CA Walsh	23.4	0	87	4	3.67	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
PAJ DeFreitas	29.1	6	89	4	3.05	England	v South Africa	Leeds	04 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
M Prabhakar	29.0	3	90	4	3.10	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
SK Warne	55.0	20	92	4	1.67	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
PAJ DeFreitas	26.2	5	93	4	3.53	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
HK Olonga	33.1	7	93	4	2.80	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999	Test # 1466
ARC Fraser	34.0	6	103	4	3.02	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
M Muralidaran	41.0	10	108	4	2.63	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
DG Cork	43.2	12	113	4	2.60	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
D Gough	30.2	4	116	4	3.82	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
Mushtaq Ahmed	38.0	12	122	4	3.21	Pakistan	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
PCR Tufnell	42.0	9	124	4	2.95	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	09 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
M Muralidaran	45.0	8	135	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
DL Vettori	54.0	16	153	4	2.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
PR Reiffel	12.0	3	14	3	1.16	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
MG Bevan	13.0	3	18	3	1.38	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SCG MacGill	7.0	1	22	3	3.14	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
MS Kasprowicz	13.5	3	28	3	2.02	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
A Kumble	12.0	2	34	3	2.83	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
Saqlain Mushtaq	15.0	6	36	3	2.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
RK Illingworth	29.0	12	37	3	1.27	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
PJ Martin	24.0	9	37	3	1.54	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
SK Warne	30.0	13	38	3	1.26	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
J Srinath	19.1	6	38	3	1.98	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
PA de Silva	13.0	1	39	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PJ Martin	17.0	8	39	3	2.29	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
SR Waugh	27.2	12	40	3	1.46	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
A Kumble	23.0	7	40	3	1.73	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	16.0	7	42	3	2.62	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
N Kapil Dev	22.0	6	43	3	1.95	India	v South Africa	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
RK Illingworth	22.0	7	45	3	2.04	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
CA Walsh	21.0	9	45	3	2.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
MC Ilott	15.0	3	48	3	3.20	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
CJ McDermott	27.0	9	49	3	1.81	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246

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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:

South Africa v England at Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]