Best Bowling Figures in Test

In 1956, James Laker played for England in the TEST and delivered an exceptional performance against Australia. He achieved the best bowling figures in TEST history by taking a 10 wickets and conceding only 53 runs. Anil Kumble, who played for India in the TEST, showcased his remarkable bowling skills by taking 10 wickets in an innings while only conceding 74 runs in 26.3 overs. This outstanding performance puts him right after James Laker as one of the best bowlers in the history of TEST.

Best Bowling Figures in Test History

Here is the list of all Best Bowling Figures in Test history:

#PlayerWicOversMaidenRunsEcoAgainstDate
1James Laker
England
1051.223531.03Australia26-Jul-1956
2Anil Kumble
India
1026.39742.79Pakistan04-Feb-1999
3AY Patel
New Zealand
1047.5121192.48India03-Dec-2021
4George Lohmann
England
914.26282.33South Africa02-Mar-1896
5James Laker
England
916.44372.22Australia26-Jul-1956
6Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
94019511.27Zimbabwe04-Jan-2002
7Sir RJ Hadlee
New Zealand
923.44522.19Australia08-Nov-1985
8Abdul Qadir
Pakistan
93713561.51England25-Nov-1987
9Devon Malcolm
England
916.32573.45South Africa18-Aug-1994
10Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
954.227651.19England27-Aug-1998
11JM Patel
India
935.516691.92Australia19-Dec-1959
12Kapil Dev
India
930.36832.72West Indies12-Nov-1983
13Sarfraz Nawaz
Pakistan
935.47861.81Australia10-Mar-1979
14Jack Noreiga
West Indies
949.416951.91India06-Mar-1971
15Subhash Gupte
India
934.3111022.95West Indies12-Dec-1958
16SF Barnes
England
938.471032.66South Africa26-Dec-1913
17Hugh Tayfield
South Africa
937111132.29England15-Feb-1957
18Arthur Mailey
Australia
94781212.57England11-Feb-1921
19Rangana Herath
Sri Lanka
933.131273.82Pakistan14-Aug-2014
20Keshav Maharaj
South Africa
941.1101293.13Sri Lanka20-Jul-2018
21George Lohmann
England
89.4570.85South Africa13-Feb-1896
22John Briggs
England
814.25111.13South Africa25-Mar-1889
23Stuart Broad
England
89.35151.57Australia06-Aug-2015
24Glenn McGrath
Australia
8168241.50Pakistan16-Dec-2004
25SF Barnes
England
816.44291.74South Africa12-Aug-1912
26CEH Croft
West Indies
818.57291.53Pakistan04-Mar-1977
27Frank Laver
Australia
818.27311.69England26-Jul-1909
28Fred Trueman
England
88.42313.57India17-Jul-1952
29IT Botham
England
820.58341.63Pakistan15-Jun-1978
30George Lohmann
England
827.112351.92Australia25-Feb-1887
31Lance Gibbs
West Indies
853.337380.71India23-Mar-1962
32Glenn McGrath
Australia
820.38381.85England19-Jun-1997
33Taijul Islam
Bangladesh
816.57392.31Zimbabwe25-Oct-2014
34Yasir Shah
Pakistan
812.31413.28New Zealand24-Nov-2018
35Sajid Khan
Pakistan
8154422.80Bangladesh04-Dec-2021
36Albert Trott
Australia
82710431.59England11-Jan-1895
37Hedley Verity
England
822.38431.91Australia22-Jun-1934
38RGD Willis
England
815.13432.83Australia16-Jul-1981
39Curtly Ambrose
West Indies
822.410451.98England05-Apr-1990
40Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
816.24462.81West Indies22-Jul-2005
41Noman Ali
Pakistan
816.31462.78England15-Oct-2024
42Devendra Bishoo
West Indies
813.51493.54Pakistan13-Oct-2016
43Nathan Lyon
Australia
822.24502.23India04-Mar-2017
44Derek Underwood
England
834.517511.46Pakistan08-Aug-1974
45Mulvantrai Mankad
India
84727521.10Pakistan16-Oct-1952
46Goofy Lawrence
South Africa
830.312531.73New Zealand26-Dec-1961
47Robert Massie
Australia
827.29531.93England22-Jun-1972
48Angus Fraser
England
816.12533.27West Indies05-Feb-1998
49Mulvantrai Mankad
India
838.515551.41England06-Feb-1952
50SF Barnes
England
826.59562.08South Africa26-Dec-1913
51George Lohmann
England
843.218581.33Australia29-Jan-1892
52Imran Khan
Pakistan
829.38581.96Sri Lanka22-Mar-1982
53Colin Blythe
England
815.51593.72South Africa29-Jul-1907
54Ashley Mallett
Australia
823.66591.86Pakistan22-Dec-1972
55Imran Khan
Pakistan
820.14602.97India23-Dec-1982
56Roston Chase
West Indies
821.42602.76England23-Jan-2019
57Narendra Hirwani
India
818.33613.29West Indies11-Jan-1988
58MG Johnson
Australia
8244612.54South Africa17-Dec-2008
59Shannon Gabriel
West Indies
820.46623.00Sri Lanka14-Jun-2018
60Rangana Herath
Sri Lanka
8236632.73Zimbabwe06-Nov-2016
61Lance Klusener
South Africa
821.34642.97India27-Nov-1996
62Nathan Lyon
Australia
823.31642.72India01-Mar-2023
63Hugh Trumble
Australia
83113652.09England11-Aug-1902
64W Rhodes
England
815684.53Australia01-Jan-1904
65Hugh Tayfield
South Africa
837.714691.36England25-Jan-1957
66Sikander Bakht
Pakistan
8213693.28India04-Dec-1979
67SJ Snooke
South Africa
831.48702.21England10-Mar-1906
68Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
83010702.33England02-Jun-2006
69Graham McKenzie
Australia
8285711.90West Indies26-Dec-1968
70Shane Warne
Australia
850.222711.41England25-Nov-1994
71AA Donald
South Africa
83312712.15Zimbabwe13-Oct-1995
72Srinivas Venkataraghavan
India
851.126721.40New Zealand19-Mar-1965
73Narendra Hirwani
India
815.23754.89West Indies11-Jan-1988
74Angus Fraser
England
828.57752.60West Indies08-Apr-1994
75Erapally Prasanna
India
8235762.47New Zealand24-Jan-1976

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