Bowling innings by innings (All cricket)

The best bowling in an innings in men's cricket is 10/53 by Jim Laker (ENG) v AUS at Manchester, 26 Jul 1956 (from the 23,340 of 23,347 matches with full scorecards).

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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 23,340 of the 23,347 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
Jim LakerENG	51.2	23	53	10	1.03	3	v AUS	Manchester	26 Jul 1956
Anil KumbleIND	26.3	9	74	10	2.79	4	v PAK	Delhi	4 Feb 1999
Ajaz PatelNZ	47.5	12	119	10	2.49	1	v IND	Mumbai	3 Dec 2021
George LohmannENG	14.2	6	28	9	1.95	2	v SA	Johannesburg	2 Mar 1896
James HarrisMID	12.1	2	34	9	2.79	4	v DUR	London	2 May 2015
Chris WoakesWAR	20.4	6	36	9	1.74	2	v DUR	Birmingham	22 May 2016
Jim LakerENG	16.4	4	37	9	2.22	2	v AUS	Manchester	26 Jul 1956
Kyle AbbottHAM	18.4	9	40	9	2.14	2	v SOM	Southampton	16 Sept 2019
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	40	19	51	9	1.27	1	v ZIM	Kandy	4 Jan 2002
Richard HadleeNZ	23.4	4	52	9	2.20	1	v AUS	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985
Chris RushworthDUR	12	2	52	9	4.33	2	v NOR	Chester-le-Street	15 Sept 2014
Rob KeoghNOR	18.5	3	52	9	2.76	2	v GLA	Northampton	31 Aug 2016
Abdul QadirPAK	37	13	56	9	1.51	1	v ENG	Lahore	25 Nov 1987
Devon MalcolmENG	16.3	2	57	9	3.45	3	v SA	London	18 Aug 1994
Liam NorwellWAR	18.5	3	62	9	3.29	4	v HAM	Birmingham	26 Sept 2022
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	54.2	27	65	9	1.20	3	v ENG	London	27 Aug 1998
Rory KleinveldtNOR	24.2	6	65	9	2.67	2	v NOT	Northampton	19 Sept 2017
Tharindu RatnayakeTUCA	29.3	4	65	9	2.20	2	v BRC	Colombo	31 Jan 2025
Matthew PottsDUR	24.2	5	68	9	2.79	3	v LAN	Chester-le-Street	9 Sept 2024
Jasubhai PatelIND	35.5	16	69	9	1.93	2	v AUS	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
Ollie RobinsonSUS	30.1	10	78	9	2.59	3	v GLA	Cardiff	15 Apr 2021
Simon HarmerESS	25.5	9	80	9	3.10	2	v DER	Chelmsford	13 May 2021
Kapil DevIND	30.3	6	83	9	2.72	3	v WI	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
Sarfraz NawazPAK	35.4	7	86	9	1.82	4	v AUS	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979
Jack NoreigaWI	49.4	16	95	9	1.91	2	v IND	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971
Simon HarmerESS	46.4	15	95	9	2.04	3	v MID	Chelmsford	26 Jun 2017
Subhash GupteIND	34.3	11	102	9	2.96	1	v WI	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
Sydney BarnesENG	38.4	7	103	9	2.66	3	v SA	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913
Hugh TayfieldSA	37	11	113	9	2.29	4	v ENG	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
Arthur MaileyAUS	47	8	121	9	2.57	3	v ENG	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
HMRKB HerathSL	33.1	3	127	9	3.83	2	v PAK	Colombo	14 Aug 2014
Keshav MaharajSA	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	1	v SL	Colombo	20 Jul 2018
George LohmannENG	9.4	5	7	8	0.72	4	v SA	Port Elizabeth	13 Feb 1896
S YeshiBHU	4	1	7	8	1.75	2	v MYA	Gelephu	26 Dec 2025
Johnny BriggsENG	14.2	5	11	8	1.14	3	v SA	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
Stuart BroadENG	9.3	5	15	8	1.58	1	v AUS	Nottingham	6 Aug 2015
WPUJC VaasSL	8	3	19	8	2.38	1	v ZIM	Colombo	8 Dec 2001
Sam RainbirdTAS	14.5	8	21	8	1.42	1	v QUE	Hobart	23 Mar 2022
Glenn McGrathAUS	16	8	24	8	1.50	4	v PAK	Perth	16 Dec 2004
Tom PriceGLO	13.5	5	27	8	1.95	3	v WAR	Bristol	20 Sept 2022
Sydney BarnesENG	16.4	4	29	8	1.74	3	v SA	London	12 Aug 1912
Colin CroftWI	18.5	7	29	8	1.54	1	v PAK	Port of Spain	4 Mar 1977
Frank LaverAUS	18.2	7	31	8	1.69	2	v ENG	Manchester	26 Jul 1909
Fred TruemanENG	8.4	2	31	8	3.58	2	v IND	Manchester	17 Jul 1952
Ian BothamENG	20.5	8	34	8	1.63	3	v PAK	London	15 Jun 1978
Ollie RobinsonSUS	11	2	34	8	3.09	1	v MID	Brighton	18 Aug 2019
Tharindu RatnayakeTUCA	13.5	1	34	8	2.46	1	v KCCC	Colombo	25 Jan 2025
George LohmannENG	27.1	12	35	8	1.93	2	v AUS	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
Simon HarmerESS	20.2	7	36	8	1.77	3	v WAR	Chelmsford	19 Jun 2017
Jeetan PatelWAR	31	18	36	8	1.16	4	v SUR	Birmingham	27 May 2019

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