Cricket Records in 1920s in Test matches
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
47.0 | 8 | 121 | 9 | 2.57 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 | Test # 138 | |
64.5 | 21 | 126 | 8 | 1.94 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 01 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
19.0 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 1.52 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 04 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 | |
37.3 | 12 | 63 | 7 | 1.68 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
20.0 | 1 | 69 | 7 | 3.45 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1920 | Test # 136 | |
27.3 | 7 | 70 | 7 | 2.54 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
32.0 | 12 | 71 | 7 | 2.21 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 Jul 1929 | Test # 184 | |
32.3 | 6 | 115 | 7 | 3.53 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 | |
6.3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.07 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
14.4 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 2.18 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 | |
19.4 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 1.42 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 27 Feb 1925 | Test # 162 | |
17.0 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2.47 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 12 Jul 1924 | Test # 155 | |
19.0 | 5 | 58 | 6 | 3.05 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 28 May 1921 | Test # 140 | |
22.5 | 5 | 76 | 6 | 3.32 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 | |
25.1 | 4 | 77 | 6 | 3.05 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 05 Nov 1921 | Test # 145 | |
36.4 | 11 | 82 | 6 | 2.23 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 09 Feb 1923 | Test # 151 | |
29.5 | 4 | 91 | 6 | 3.05 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 | |
29.5 | 5 | 92 | 6 | 3.08 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 | |
44.0 | 13 | 94 | 6 | 2.13 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 | |
33.3 | 8 | 99 | 6 | 2.22 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 | Test # 159 | |
30.4 | 7 | 99 | 6 | 3.22 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 29 Jun 1929 | Test # 182 | |
42.4 | 9 | 100 | 6 | 2.34 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 28 Jan 1928 | Test # 171 | |
25.5 | 4 | 103 | 6 | 3.98 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1928 | Test # 175 | |
55.1 | 11 | 130 | 6 | 1.76 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 | |
45.0 | 10 | 131 | 6 | 2.91 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1928 | Test # 170 | |
44.1 | 9 | 131 | 6 | 2.96 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 | |
33.5 | 3 | 138 | 6 | 4.07 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 | Test # 167 | |
37.0 | 2 | 152 | 6 | 4.10 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
22.4 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 1.41 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 28 May 1921 | Test # 140 | |
18.0 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 1.94 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Dec 1928 | Test # 177 | |
21.2 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 1.68 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
17.0 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 2.17 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
29.4 | 12 | 38 | 5 | 1.28 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 23 Jul 1921 | Test # 143 | |
18.0 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 2.16 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 21 Jul 1928 | Test # 174 | |
24.3 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 1.79 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 26 Nov 1921 | Test # 147 | |
11.7 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 2.84 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 27 Feb 1925 | Test # 162 | |
30.0 | 11 | 53 | 5 | 1.76 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 | |
33.4 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 1.60 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 21 Jul 1928 | Test # 174 | |
42.4 | 17 | 57 | 5 | 1.33 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 15 Jun 1929 | Test # 181 | |
37.0 | 14 | 58 | 5 | 1.56 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
20.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 3.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 | Test # 137 | |
27.0 | 9 | 60 | 5 | 2.22 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
24.1 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 2.52 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
37.0 | 11 | 64 | 5 | 1.72 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
26.0 | 5 | 66 | 5 | 2.53 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 | |
25.5 | 6 | 75 | 5 | 2.19 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1925 | Test # 161 | |
49.1 | 19 | 76 | 5 | 1.54 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 | Test # 152 | |
24.4 | 6 | 78 | 5 | 3.16 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 05 Nov 1921 | Test # 145 | |
28.0 | 6 | 83 | 5 | 2.96 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
33.5 | 9 | 83 | 5 | 2.45 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 04 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 | |
39.0 | 14 | 88 | 5 | 2.25 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 18 Jan 1923 | Test # 150 | |
39.0 | 11 | 88 | 5 | 2.25 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 10 Jul 1926 | Test # 165 | |
20.0 | 1 | 90 | 5 | 4.50 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1921 | Test # 139 | |
24.0 | 2 | 92 | 5 | 2.87 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 | Test # 159 | |
33.7 | 8 | 98 | 5 | 2.16 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 | |
39.4 | 13 | 100 | 5 | 2.52 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 Jul 1929 | Test # 184 | |
52.1 | 12 | 102 | 5 | 1.95 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 01 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
81.0 | 36 | 105 | 5 | 1.29 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 | |
45.0 | 10 | 105 | 5 | 2.33 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 | Test # 185 | |
56.5 | 20 | 107 | 5 | 1.88 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 | |
28.7 | 2 | 111 | 5 | 2.88 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 | |
39.3 | 6 | 115 | 5 | 2.19 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 27 Feb 1925 | Test # 162 | |
36.2 | 5 | 119 | 5 | 3.27 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1921 | Test # 139 | |
32.0 | 3 | 122 | 5 | 3.81 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 | Test # 138 | |
60.0 | 16 | 130 | 5 | 2.16 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 01 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
29.2 | 3 | 142 | 5 | 4.84 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 | Test # 137 | |
47.0 | 9 | 143 | 5 | 3.04 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1921 | Test # 144 | |
32.1 | 3 | 160 | 5 | 4.97 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 | Test # 137 | |
6.3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.07 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 | |
6.0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2.00 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
15.1 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1.45 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
15.2 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 1.69 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1920 | Test # 136 | |
20.0 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 1.35 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1921 | Test # 139 | |
14.0 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2.07 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
20.4 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 1.79 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 | |
21.1 | 10 | 37 | 4 | 1.74 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 23 Jun 1928 | Test # 173 | |
23.0 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 1.60 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 23 Jun 1928 | Test # 173 | |
14.0 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 2.85 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 26 Nov 1921 | Test # 147 | |
23.0 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 1.86 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 28 Jan 1928 | Test # 171 | |
20.0 | 9 | 44 | 4 | 2.20 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 | Test # 167 | |
21.4 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 2.16 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 11 Aug 1928 | Test # 175 | |
25.0 | 8 | 49 | 4 | 1.96 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
22.1 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 1.72 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 | Test # 160 | |
14.2 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 3.83 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 11 Jun 1921 | Test # 141 | |
20.0 | 2 | 58 | 4 | 2.90 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 11 Jun 1921 | Test # 141 | |
35.2 | 13 | 58 | 4 | 1.64 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
29.0 | 12 | 58 | 4 | 2.00 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1927 | Test # 169 | |
21.0 | 6 | 59 | 4 | 2.80 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 | |
21.0 | 4 | 59 | 4 | 2.80 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 11 Aug 1928 | Test # 175 | |
47.4 | 21 | 67 | 4 | 1.40 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 01 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
34.5 | 11 | 70 | 4 | 2.00 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 26 Jun 1926 | Test # 164 | |
17.0 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 4.11 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 28 Jan 1928 | Test # 171 | |
19.3 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 3.64 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 | |
26.2 | 4 | 76 | 4 | 2.88 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 11 Jun 1921 | Test # 141 | |
19.0 | 1 | 77 | 4 | 3.03 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 | Test # 160 | |
42.0 | 10 | 77 | 4 | 1.83 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 01 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
25.1 | 2 | 79 | 4 | 3.13 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 15 Jun 1929 | Test # 181 | |
31.0 | 5 | 82 | 4 | 2.64 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 26 Nov 1921 | Test # 147 | |
26.4 | 9 | 82 | 4 | 3.07 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 23 Jun 1928 | Test # 173 | |
29.0 | 5 | 84 | 4 | 2.17 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 | Test # 159 |
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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:
England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 17-20, 1929 [Test # 185]
England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 27-30, 1929 [Test # 184]
England v South Africa at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 13-16, 1929 [Test # 183]
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