Diff bowlers with best match & inns figures in a Test

Diff bowlers with best match & inns figures in a Test

Post by Aslam Siddiqu » Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:36:32

This was brought up at Ask Steven's discussion site. I don't believe
anyone came up with a definitive answer.

Here is a list of Test matches in which two different bowlers from one
side had best match and innings figures. The bowlers sides are listed
first. The bowlers with best match figures are given first.
(Qualification both bowlers took at least 8 wickets in the match)

Aus v Eng  Sydney(1)        1886-87
JJ Ferris       9/103 (4/27 & 5/76)
CTB Turner      8/68  (6/16 & 2/54)

Aus v Eng  Lords           1888
CTB Turner     10/63  (5/27 & 5/36)
JJ Ferris       8/45  (3/19 & 5/26)

Eng v Aus  The Oval         1896
JT Hearne     10/60  (6/41 & 4/19)
R Peel          8/53  (2/30 & 6/23)

Aus v SAf  Sydney(1)        1910-11
WJ Whitty       8/108 (4/33 & 4/75)
A Cotter        8/142 (6/69 & 2/73)

Aus v Eng  Nottingham       1921
EA McDonald     8/74  (3/42 & 5/32)
JM Gregory      8/103 (6/58 & 2/45)

Eng v Ind  Kanpur           1951-52
MJ Hilton       8/93  (4/32 & 5/61)
R Tattersall    8/125 (6/48 & 2/77)

Pak v WI   Port-of-Spain(5) 1957-58
Fazal Mahmood   8/118 (6/83 & 2/35)
Nasim-ul-Ghani  8/120 (2/53 & 6/67)

Aus v Eng  Melbourne(2)     1958-59
AK Davidson     9/105 (6/64 & 3/41)
I Meckiff       9/107 (3/69 & 6/38)

Eng v Pak  Lords           1962
LJ Coldwell     9/110 (3/25 & 6/86)
FS Trueman      9/116 (6/31 & 3/85)

Pak v WI   Faisalabad       1980-81
Mohammad Nazir  8/120 (5/44 & 3/76)
Iqbal Qasim     8/143 (2/54 & 6/89)

Aus v Eng  Nottingham       1981
TM Alderman     9/130 (4/68 & 5/62)
DK Lillee       8/80  (3/34 & 5/46)

Ind v SL   Madras           1982-83
Kapil Dev       8/207 (3/97 & 5/110)
DR Doshi        8/232 (5/85 & 3/147)

Ind v NZ   Bangalore        1988-89
Arshad Ayub     8/104 (4/51 & 4/53)
ND Hirwani      8/121 (2/26 & 6/59)

Pak v NZ   Auckland         2000-01
Saqlain Mushtaq 8/72  (4/48 & 4/24)
Mohammad Sami   8/106 (3/70 & 5/36)

Eng v NZ   Christchurch     2001-02
AR Caddick      9/172 (3/50 & 6/122)
MJ Hoggard      8/205 (7/63 & 1/142)

SL  v Zim  Harare           2003-04
DNT Zoysa       8/73  (3/53 & 5/20)
M Muralitharan  8/82  (6/45 & 2/37)

Bonus bowlers from opposite sides with best match and innings
figures (home sides listed first; at least 10 wickets in the match):

Ind v Aus  Calcutta    1956-57
R Benaud (Aus)      11/105 (6/52  & 5/53)
Ghulam Ahmed (Ind)  10/130 (7/49  & 3/81)

Ind v WI   Kanpur      1958-59
WW Hall (WI)        11/126 (6/50  & 5/76)
SP Gupte (Ind)      10/223 (9/102 & 1/121)

Ind v Aus  Madras      1969-70
AA Mallett (Aus)    10/144 (5/91  & 5/53)
EAS Prasanna (Ind)  10/174 (4/100 & 6/74)

Aus v WI   Melbourne   1981-82
MA Holding (WI)     11/107 (5/45  & 6/62)
DK Lillee (Aus)     10/127 (7/83  & 3/44)

Pak v NZ   Faisalabad  1990-91
Waqar Younis (Pak)  12/130 (7/76  & 5/54)
C Pringle (NZ)      11/152 (7/52  & 4/100)

NZ  v SL   Wellington  2006-07
M Muralitharan (SL) 10/118 (4/31  & 6/87)
DL Vettori (NZ)     10/183 (3/53  & 7/130)

aslam
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