Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 1938 in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WJ O'Reilly	56.0	25	122	10	2.17	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
WE Bowes	29.0	6	74	7	2.55	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
LO Fleetwood-Smith	41.0	11	107	7	2.60	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
N Gordon	47.4x8	3	162	7	2.55	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EL McCormick	51.0	6	173	7	3.39	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
H Verity	48.4	14	132	6	2.71	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
WJ O'Reilly	66.0	16	146	6	2.21	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
DVP Wright	20.0	4	64	5	3.20	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
H Verity	46.6x8	18	83	5	1.33	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
K Farnes	37.3	7	94	5	2.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
K Farnes	25.1	3	117	5	4.64	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
N Gordon	40.0x8	3	157	5	2.94	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
DVP Wright	76.0	14	238	5	3.13	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
H Verity	60.1x8	24	78	4	0.97	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
TWJ Goddard	49.0x8	16	132	4	2.02	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
H Verity	69.3	27	138	4	1.98	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
LO Fleetwood-Smith	49.0	9	153	4	3.12	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
K Farnes	61.0	13	184	4	3.01	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
EL Dalton	16.5x8	1	71	3	3.20	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
TWJ Goddard	38.0x8	8	85	3	1.67	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
WE Bowes	46.4	6	114	3	2.44	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
ACB Langton	30.7x8	3	117	3	2.84	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
AW Wellard	32.0	3	126	3	3.93	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
B Mitchell	33.0x8	3	133	3	3.02	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
WJ O'Reilly	56.0	11	164	3	2.92	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
WJ O'Reilly	85.0	26	178	3	2.09	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
K Farnes	56.0	9	186	3	3.32	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
H Verity	12.0	4	30	2	2.50	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
WJ Edrich	9.2	2	32	2	3.42	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
H Verity	24.0	8	54	2	2.25	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
EL McCormick	31.0	10	64	2	2.06	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
LL Wilkinson	30.0x8	3	111	2	2.77	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
RA Sinfield	63.0	16	123	2	1.95	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
DVP Wright	24.0	2	124	2	5.16	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
SJ McCabe	43.0	5	144	2	3.34	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
DVP Wright	38.0x8	3	145	2	2.86	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
LO Fleetwood-Smith	40.5	3	169	2	4.13	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
M Leyland	8.1	0	30	1	3.67	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
WJ Edrich	13.0	2	39	1	3.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
WR Hammond	16.0x8	6	40	1	1.87	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
WJ Edrich	10.0	2	55	1	5.50	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
K Farnes	21.0x8	4	60	1	2.14	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EQ Davies	16.0x8	1	77	1	3.60	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
SG Barnes	38.0	3	84	1	2.21	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
K Farnes	30.0x8	4	104	1	2.60	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EL McCormick	32.0	4	108	1	3.37	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
MG Waite	72.0	16	150	1	2.08	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
EQ Davies	33.0x8	2	169	1	3.84	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
LO Fleetwood-Smith	87.0	11	298	1	3.42	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266

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Performances in matches that overlap years 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 Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1938 - Jan 4, 1939 [Test # 268]

South Africa v England at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1938 [Test # 267]

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 20-24, 1938 [Test # 266]