Best bowling figures in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
AA Mailey 47.0 8 121 9 2.57 v England Melbourne 11 Feb 1921 Test # 138
GD McGrath 16.0 8 24 8 1.5 v Pakistan W.A.C.A 16 Dec 2004 Test # 1726
FJ Laver 18.2 7 31 8 1.69 v England Manchester 26 Jul 1909 Test # 104
GD McGrath 20.3 8 38 8 1.85 v England Lord's 19 Jun 1997 Test # 1370
AE Trott 27.0 10 43 8 1.59 v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895 Test # 44
NM Lyon 22.2 4 50 8 2.23 v India Bengaluru 4 Mar 2017 Test # 2251
RAL Massie 27.2 9 53 8 1.93 v England Lord's 22 Jun 1972 Test # 699
AA Mallett 23.6x8 6 59 8 1.86 v Pakistan Adelaide 22 Dec 1972 Test # 704
MG Johnson 24.0 4 61 8 2.54 v South Africa W.A.C.A 17 Dec 2008 Test # 1899
NM Lyon 23.3 1 64 8 2.72 v India Indore 1 Mar 2023 Test # 2496
H Trumble 31.0 13 65 8 2.09 v England The Oval 11 Aug 1902 Test # 74
GD McKenzie 28.0x8 5 71 8 1.9 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1968 Test # 643
SK Warne 50.2 22 71 8 1.41 v England Brisbane 25 Nov 1994 Test # 1275
RAL Massie 32.5 7 84 8 2.55 v England Lord's 22 Jun 1972 Test # 699
MG Hughes 37.0 9 87 8 2.35 v West Indies W.A.C.A 2 Dec 1988 Test # 1110
CJ McDermott 24.4 2 97 8 3.93 v England W.A.C.A 1 Feb 1991 Test # 1163
SCG MacGill 33.3 2 108 8 3.22 v Bangladesh Fatullah 9 Apr 2006 Test # 1797
GF Lawson 40.0 7 112 8 2.8 v West Indies Adelaide 7 Dec 1984 Test # 1002
CJ McDermott 36.0 3 141 8 3.91 v England Manchester 1 Aug 1985 Test # 1020
MHN Walker 42.2x8 7 143 8 2.53 v England Melbourne 8 Feb 1975 Test # 755
JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 4.9 v India Nagpur 6 Nov 2008 Test # 1892
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
West Indies v Australia at St George's, 2nd Test, Jul 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2592]
West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, 1st Test, Jun 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2589]
Australia v South Africa at Lord's, final, Jun 11-14, 2025 [Test # 2585]