Bowling innings by innings (Men's First-class)

The best bowling in an innings in men's first-class cricket is 10/53 by Jim Laker (ENG) v AUS at Manchester, 26 Jul 1956.

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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
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
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
Chanaka RuwansiriBSC	11.1	2	37	8	3.31	1	v RCC	Maggona	17 Jan 2025
Lance GibbsWI	53.3	37	38	8	0.71	3	v IND	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962

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