Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	2.81	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
SJ Harmison	12.3	8	12	7	0.96	England	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Mar 2004	Test # 1687
M Ntini	19.5	7	37	7	1.86	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
Harbhajan Singh	28.3	12	48	7	1.68	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	2.84	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
SCG MacGill	37.0	11	104	7	2.81	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1527
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	3.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
GD McGrath	20.0	12	17	6	0.85	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	1.46	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
A Nel	16.2	3	32	6	1.95	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	1.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
JN Gillespie	17.0	5	40	6	2.35	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
SJ Harmison	13.0	1	46	6	3.53	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
DL Vettori	25.0	7	56	6	2.24	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1897
Wasim Akram	26.2	7	61	6	2.31	Pakistan	v West Indies	St John's	25 May 2000	Test # 1497
SJ Harmison	20.1	5	61	6	3.02	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2004	Test # 1690
JH Kallis	36.0	17	67	6	1.86	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
DW Steyn	21.5	6	72	6	3.29	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
RW Price	37.2	13	73	6	1.95	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
IE O'Brien	26.0	6	75	6	2.88	New Zealand	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
A Kumble	22.4	3	78	6	3.44	India	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006	Test # 1808
SK Warne	33.0	9	80	6	2.42	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Nov 2005	Test # 1773
M Muralidaran	35.5	16	81	6	2.26	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
M Ntini	28.0	3	95	6	3.39	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
M Muralidaran	53.4	11	126	6	2.34	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
MS Panesar	36.1	3	129	6	3.56	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 May 2007	Test # 1831
MS Panesar	51.5	13	137	6	2.64	England	v West Indies	Manchester	07 Jun 2007	Test # 1835
Harbhajan Singh	4.3	0	13	5	2.88	India	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006	Test # 1808
AR Caddick	11.2	5	14	5	1.23	England	v West Indies	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
AR Caddick	13.0	8	16	5	1.23	England	v West Indies	Lord's	29 Jun 2000	Test # 1503
Shoaib Akhtar	16.0	7	24	5	1.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
HH Streak	17.0	8	27	5	1.58	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	1.04	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
A Kumble	23.3	10	30	5	1.27	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
B Lee	14.0	4	30	5	2.14	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005	Test # 1769
C White	11.5	1	32	5	2.70	England	v West Indies	The Oval	31 Aug 2000	Test # 1509
CR Miller	17.0	6	32	5	1.88	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
SR Clark	20.0	8	32	5	1.60	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
G Onions	9.3	1	38	5	4.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	06 May 2009	Test # 1919
JN Gillespie	20.2	5	39	5	1.91	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
M Muralidaran	31.3	10	44	5	1.39	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
Danish Kaneria	20.0	8	46	5	2.30	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
MS Panesar	16.0	2	46	5	2.87	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	15 Jun 2007	Test # 1836
SK Warne	28.0	9	48	5	1.71	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005	Test # 1769
Wasim Akram	30.0	12	49	5	1.63	Pakistan	v West Indies	St John's	25 May 2000	Test # 1497
M Ntini	20.0	7	49	5	2.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
Mahmudullah	15.0	4	51	5	3.40	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009	Test # 1923
JEC Franklin	20.0	7	53	5	2.65	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	17 Mar 2006	Test # 1790
C White	14.4	4	57	5	3.88	England	v West Indies	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
SP Jones	15.0	2	57	5	3.80	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2004	Test # 1690
AF Giles	21.0	9	57	5	2.71	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
GP Swann	24.0	7	57	5	2.37	England	v West Indies	St John's	15 Feb 2009	Test # 1908
A Flintoff	16.2	2	58	5	3.55	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 Apr 2004	Test # 1694
B Lee	21.0	7	59	5	2.80	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
AJ Bichel	13.3	2	60	5	4.44	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
B Lee	15.0	2	61	5	4.06	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	01 Dec 2000	Test # 1520
WPUJC Vaas	22.2	7	61	5	2.73	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
RAP Nissanka	12.3	0	64	5	5.12	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
Umar Gul	15.1	2	65	5	4.28	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	11 Nov 2006	Test # 1815
M Ntini	25.5	8	66	5	2.55	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
SE Bond	27.3	7	69	5	2.50	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1787
Shakib Al Hasan	24.5	3	70	5	2.81	Bangladesh	v West Indies	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
DE Bollinger	20.0	3	70	5	3.50	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
SCG MacGill	36.0	11	75	5	2.08	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2003	Test # 1643
SE Bond	21.0	7	78	5	3.71	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2002	Test # 1607
M Muralidaran	29.2	4	79	5	2.69	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
CR Miller	35.5	13	81	5	2.26	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
AF Giles	35.0	9	81	5	2.31	England	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
SCJ Broad	29.0	7	85	5	2.93	England	v West Indies	Kingston	04 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
A Nel	28.1	8	87	5	3.08	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JM Anderson	26.3	5	87	5	3.28	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	14 May 2009	Test # 1920
RJ Sidebottom	29.0	10	88	5	3.03	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	15 Jun 2007	Test # 1836
JN Gillespie	32.0	9	89	5	2.78	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
M Ntini	32.0	9	94	5	2.93	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
MG Johnson	22.0	1	103	5	4.68	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	04 Dec 2009	Test # 1939
SE Bond	30.1	7	104	5	3.44	New Zealand	v West Indies	St George's	28 Jun 2002	Test # 1608
D Gough	36.5	6	109	5	2.95	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	15 Jun 2000	Test # 1500
JS Patel	46.0	16	110	5	2.39	New Zealand	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
Harbhajan Singh	57.3	15	115	5	2.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
Saqlain Mushtaq	51.0	10	121	5	2.37	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 May 2000	Test # 1496
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	3	138	5	3.63	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 May 2002	Test # 1604
M Muralidaran	50.0	10	138	5	2.76	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Gros Islet	20 Jun 2003	Test # 1648
Harbhajan Singh	44.0	6	147	5	3.34	India	v West Indies	Basseterre	22 Jun 2006	Test # 1807
GP Swann	50.4	8	165	5	3.25	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1911
Danish Kaneria	46.0	7	181	5	3.93	Pakistan	v West Indies	Multan	19 Nov 2006	Test # 1816
RW Price	43.0	1	199	5	4.62	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
GD McGrath	13.0	9	10	4	0.76	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	9	15	4	0.83	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
N Boje	16.4	10	17	4	1.02	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
DG Cork	17.1	8	23	4	1.33	England	v West Indies	Manchester	03 Aug 2000	Test # 1506
Abdul Razzaq	7.5	1	25	4	3.19	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
DL Vettori	12.1	2	27	4	2.21	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2002	Test # 1607
D Gough	10.0	3	30	4	3.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	1.82	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
GD McGrath	23.0	9	31	4	1.34	Australia	v West Indies	Hobart	17 Nov 2005	Test # 1771
MJ Hoggard	14.0	4	35	4	2.50	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 Apr 2004	Test # 1694
PL Harris	15.4	5	35	4	2.23	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SM Pollock	11.0	2	35	4	3.18	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
RW Price	21.0	7	36	4	1.71	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
JM Anderson	16.0	5	38	4	2.37	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	14 May 2009	Test # 1920

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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, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]