Best figures in an innings For test cricket

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Best figures in an innings

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
10–53	Jim Laker	v Australia (2nd innings)	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
10–74	Anil Kumble	v Pakistan	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1998–99
9–28	George Lohmann	v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1895–96
9–37	Jim Laker	v Australia (1st innings)	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
9–51	Muttiah Muralitharan	v Zimbabwe	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	2001–02
Last updated: 9 August 2009

Best figures in an innings – progression of record

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
7–55	Tom Kendall (in the inaugural Test Match)	v England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1876–77
7–44	Fred Spofforth	v England	The Oval, London	1882
7–28	Billy Bates	v Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1882–83
8–35	George Lohmann	v Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1886–87
8–11	Johnny Briggs	v South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	1888–89
8–7	George Lohmann	v South Africa	St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1895–96
9–28	George Lohmann	v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1895–96
10–53	Jim Laker	v Australia	Old Trafford, Manchester	1956
Calculated at the conclusion of each Test Last updated: 9 August 2009

Match records

Best figures in a match

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
19–90	Jim Laker	v Australia	Manchester, England,	1956
17–159	Sydney Barnes	v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1913–14
16–136	Narendra Hirwani	v West Indies	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	1987–88
16–137	Bob Massie	v England	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	1972
16–220	Muttiah Muralitharan	v England	The Oval, London	1998
15–123	Richard Hadlee	v Australia	The Gabba, Brisbane	1985-6
Last updated: 9 August 2009