Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 1930s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WJ O'Reilly	78.4	40	129	11	1.63	Australia	v England	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
EP Nupen	51.4	4	150	11	2.90	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
WJ O'Reilly	56.0	25	122	10	2.17	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
WJ O'Reilly	58.3	22	129	10	2.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
J Cowie	55.5	12	140	10	2.50	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1937	Test # 261
CV Grimmett	62.0	10	201	10	3.24	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
LO Fleetwood-Smith	71.4x8	11	239	10	2.50	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
XC Balaskas	59.0	16	103	9	1.74	South Africa	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
LN Constantine	56.3	23	122	9	2.15	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	21 Feb 1930	Test # 192
EP Nupen	67.1	8	194	9	2.88	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
OC Scott	105.2	13	374	9	3.55	West Indies	v England	Kingston	03 Apr 1930	Test # 193
EA Martindale	17.3	1	61	8	3.48	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	08 Jan 1935	Test # 238
WJ O'Reilly	42.0x8	13	109	8	1.94	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
CV Grimmett	105.3	52	120	8	1.13	Australia	v England	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934	Test # 233
L Amar Singh	67.4	19	141	8	2.08	India	v England	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
CL Vincent	55.3	15	149	8	2.68	South Africa	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1935	Test # 244
HC Griffith	60.0	12	162	8	2.70	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930	Test # 189
CV Grimmett	76.0	23	167	8	2.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
FA Ward	82.0x8	19	240	8	2.19	Australia	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255
CV Grimmett	86.0	17	272	8	3.16	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
EA Martindale	33.0	6	84	7	2.54	West Indies	v England	Kingston	14 Mar 1935	Test # 241
LO Fleetwood-Smith	41.0	11	107	7	2.60	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
CV Grimmett	87.3	35	129	7	1.47	Australia	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934	Test # 236
PM Hornibrook	46.2	10	146	7	3.15	Australia	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
N Gordon	47.4x8	3	162	7	2.55	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EL McCormick	51.0	6	173	7	3.39	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
WJ O'Reilly	72.0	13	214	7	2.97	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jul 1934	Test # 235
CL Vincent	31.2	9	51	6	1.62	South Africa	v England	Durban	21 Feb 1931	Test # 207
MW Sievers	23.2x8	7	60	6	1.93	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937	Test # 257
LN Constantine	32.2	7	68	6	2.10	West Indies	v England	Kingston	14 Mar 1935	Test # 241
L Amar Singh	41.4	17	71	6	1.70	India	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1936	Test # 252
ACB Langton	32.3	6	89	6	2.73	South Africa	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
WJ O'Reilly	33.0x8	11	93	6	2.11	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937	Test # 257
GN Francis	47.5	16	109	6	2.27	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	21 Feb 1930	Test # 192
M Nissar	44.0	8	135	6	3.06	India	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
AG Fairfax	43.4	8	138	6	3.16	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1930	Test # 195
RJ Crisp	37.1	1	142	6	3.82	South Africa	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1935	Test # 245
WJ O'Reilly	66.0	16	146	6	2.21	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
TW Wall	63.1	16	147	6	2.32	Australia	v England	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
M Nissar	33.0	2	156	6	4.72	India	v England	The Oval	15 Aug 1936	Test # 254
EL Dalton	40.0x8	4	159	6	2.98	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WJ O'Reilly	100.3	40	161	6	1.60	Australia	v England	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
J Cowie	56.0	12	167	6	2.98	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1937	Test # 260
CV Grimmett	73.2	19	168	6	2.29	Australia	v England	Leeds	11 Jul 1930	Test # 196
LN Constantine	37.3x8	5	172	6	3.45	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
AW Roberts	57.3	14	174	6	3.02	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1937	Test # 260
LN Constantine	56.1	7	207	6	3.68	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930	Test # 189
RC Blunt	18.1	5	34	5	1.87	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930	Test # 186
LN Constantine	33.5	14	52	5	1.53	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	24 Jan 1935	Test # 239
EA Martindale	23.4	4	73	5	3.08	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1933	Test # 228
TW Wall	29.0	6	75	5	2.58	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
LN Constantine	18.0x8	3	78	5	3.25	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
LG Hylton	37.0	10	80	5	2.16	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	24 Jan 1935	Test # 239
CL Vincent	38.0	9	93	5	2.44	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
EA Martindale	24.5	2	93	5	3.74	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1933	Test # 229
FT Badcock	53.0	14	102	5	1.92	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	24 Jan 1930	Test # 188
LJ Nash	24.5x8	2	104	5	3.16	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
N Gordon	37.0x8	5	105	5	2.12	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
WJ O'Reilly	56.0x8	20	106	5	1.41	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
ACB Langton	31.2x8	2	107	5	2.56	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
M Nissar	37.5	4	115	5	3.03	India	v England	Mumbai	15 Dec 1933	Test # 230
H Ironmonger	78.0	32	116	5	1.48	Australia	v England	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	Test # 223
WJ O'Reilly	86.0	41	134	5	1.55	Australia	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934	Test # 236
LO Fleetwood-Smith	28.6x8	3	137	5	3.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937	Test # 257
IB Cromb	62.0	12	157	5	2.53	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1931	Test # 209
N Gordon	40.0x8	3	157	5	2.94	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
WJ O'Reilly	75.6x8	28	161	5	1.59	Australia	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	Test # 255
CL Vincent	54.0	10	163	5	3.01	South Africa	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1935	Test # 245
Q McMillan	65.0	13	175	5	2.69	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1931	Test # 202
WJ O'Reilly	97.4	38	185	5	1.89	Australia	v England	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	Test # 223
CV Grimmett	109.2	30	225	5	2.05	Australia	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
SJ McCabe	17.0	3	41	4	2.41	Australia	v England	Manchester	25 Jul 1930	Test # 197
LG Hylton	21.2	7	45	4	2.10	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	14 Feb 1935	Test # 240
H Ironmonger	33.1	12	54	4	1.62	Australia	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
LG Hylton	15.3	3	56	4	3.61	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	08 Jan 1935	Test # 238
M Nissar	23.0	8	62	4	2.69	India	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1936	Test # 252
CL Vincent	34.4	10	66	4	1.90	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1931	Test # 202
AG Fairfax	41.0	12	73	4	1.78	Australia	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
LN Constantine	48.0	15	77	4	1.60	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	14 Feb 1935	Test # 240
S Nazir Ali	23.0	1	83	4	3.60	India	v England	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
EA Martindale	24.0	3	85	4	3.54	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1933	Test # 227
M Jahangir Khan	47.0	19	86	4	1.82	India	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
RS Grant	40.0	11	86	4	2.15	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	24 Jan 1935	Test # 239
LO Fleetwood-Smith	31.2x8	6	87	4	2.08	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
GR Dickinson	27.5	3	90	4	3.23	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	24 Jan 1930	Test # 188
L Amarnath	42.5	17	101	4	2.35	India	v England	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
WE Merritt	24.0	2	106	4	4.41	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1931	Test # 209
L Amar Singh	56.5	14	107	4	1.88	India	v England	Eden Gardens	05 Jan 1934	Test # 231
TW Wall	49.0	7	108	4	2.20	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1934	Test # 234
AJ Bell	56.0	17	111	4	1.98	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1931	Test # 202
TW Wall	43.0	8	114	4	2.65	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
EL McCormick	34.0x8	3	124	4	2.73	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
H Ironmonger	77.0	27	137	4	1.77	Australia	v England	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
HC Griffith	51.0	15	139	4	2.72	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930	Test # 187
HG Vivian	45.0	12	139	4	3.08	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1937	Test # 261
WJ O'Reilly	59.0	19	151	4	2.55	Australia	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
AE Hall	46.0	7	152	4	3.30	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
LO Fleetwood-Smith	49.0	9	153	4	3.12	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
ACB Langton	57.0	13	154	4	2.70	South Africa	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1935	Test # 244
L Amar Singh	72.1	23	159	4	2.20	India	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219

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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]