Best bowling in a match in Tests

Up to 24 Oct 2026

#	Player	Figures	Overs
1	Jim LakerEngland v Australia · Manchester · 26 Jul 1956	19/90	68.0
2	Sydney BarnesEngland v South Africa · Johannesburg · 26 Dec 1913	17/159	65.3
3	Narendra HirwaniIndia v West Indies · Chennai · 11 Jan 1988	16/136	33.5
4	Bob MassieAustralia v England · Lord's · 22 Jun 1972	16/137	60.1
5	Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka v England · The Oval · 27 Aug 1998	16/220	113.5
6	Johnny BriggsEngland v South Africa · Cape Town · 25 Mar 1889	15/28	33.3
7	George LohmannEngland v South Africa · Gqeberha · 13 Feb 1896	15/45	25.3
8	Colin BlytheEngland v South Africa · Leeds · 29 Jul 1907	15/99	38.3
9	Hedley VerityEngland v Australia · Lord's · 22 Jun 1934	15/104	58.3
10	Richard HadleeNew Zealand v Australia · Brisbane · 8 Nov 1985	15/123	52.3
11	Wilfred RhodesEngland v Australia · Melbourne · 1 Jan 1904	15/124	30.2
12	Harbhajan SinghIndia v Australia · Chennai · 18 Mar 2001	15/217	80.1
13	Frederick SpofforthAustralia v England · The Oval · 28 Aug 1882	14/90	64.3
14	Alec BedserEngland v Australia · Nottingham · 11 Jun 1953	14/99	55.5
15	Billy BatesEngland v Australia · Melbourne · 19 Jan 1883	14/102	59.2
16	Imran KhanPakistan v Sri Lanka · Lahore · 22 Mar 1982	14/116	52.2
17	Jasubhai PatelIndia v Australia · Kanpur · 19 Dec 1959	14/124	61.3
18	Sydney BarnesEngland v South Africa · Durban · 14 Feb 1914	14/144	61.5
19	Michael HoldingWest Indies v England · The Oval · 12 Aug 1976	14/149	53.4
=19	Anil KumbleIndia v Pakistan · Delhi · 4 Feb 1999	14/149	51.0
21	Rangana HerathSri Lanka v Pakistan · Colombo (SSC) · 14 Aug 2014	14/184	55.2
=21	Yasir ShahPakistan v New Zealand · Dubai (DICS) · 24 Nov 2018	14/184	57.2
23	Chaminda VaasSri Lanka v West Indies · Colombo (SSC) · 29 Nov 2001	14/191	57.2
24	Clarrie GrimmettAustralia v South Africa · Adelaide · 29 Jan 1932	14/199	96.2
25	Ajaz PatelNew Zealand v India · Wankhede · 3 Dec 2021	14/225	73.5

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