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Worst Bowling Fig in 1956: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the worst bowling fig in 1956, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS
1956
60 entries
1
7/80
Fazal Mahmood
PAK
Best return on the list
2
5/66
Denis Atkinson
WI
3
5/90
Fred Trueman
ENG
● LEADS
Fazal Mahmood
PAK
7/80 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 7 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
4/151
The mark at number ten — 50 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
11 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented
Worst Bowling Fig — full list
60 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Fazal Mahmood
PAK
7/80
2
Denis Atkinson
WI
5/66
3
Fred Trueman
ENG
5/90
4
Neil Adcock
SA
4/36
5
Jim Burke
AUS
4/37
6
Collie Smith
WI
4/75
7
Jim Laker
ENG
4/80
8
Bob Blair
NZ
4/90
9
Keith Miller
AUS
4/91
10
Ian Johnson
AUS
4/151
11
Pat Crawford
AUS
3/32
12
Hugh Tayfield
SA
3/40
13
Trevor Goddard
SA
3/51
14
Johnny Wardle
ENG
3/52
15
Ray Lindwall
AUS
3/67
16
Khan Mohammad
PAK
3/69
17
Brian Statham
ENG
3/71
18
Ghulam Ahmed
IND
3/81
19
John Reid
NZ
3/85
20
Subhash Gupte
IND
3/115
21
Alf Valentine
WI
2/51
22
Tom Dewdney
WI
2/54
23
Sonny Ramadhin
WI
2/63
24
Trevor Bailey
ENG
2/72
25
Allen Lissette
NZ
2/73
26
Peter Heine
SA
2/89
27
Harry Cave
NZ
2/96
28
Jasubhai Patel
IND
2/111
29
Richie Benaud
AUS
2/123
30
Jack Rutherford
AUS
1/11
31
Frank King
WI
1/18
32
Clive van Ryneveld
SA
1/23
33
Alan Davidson
AUS
1/24
34
Frank Tyson
ENG
1/34
35
Ron Archer
AUS
1/73
36
Gulabrai Ramchand
IND
1/78
37
Ian Sinclair
NZ
1/79
38
Don Beard
NZ
1/90
39
Matt Poore
NZ
1/95
40
Tony MacGibbon
NZ
1/97
41
Alex Moir
NZ
1/114
42
Vinoo Mankad
IND
1/118
43
Neil Harvey
AUS
0/0
44
Alan Moss
ENG
0/1
45
Jack Alabaster
NZ
0/6
45
Tom Graveney
ENG
0/6
47
Clairmonte Depeiaza
WI
0/12
47
Abdul Kardar
IND
0/12
49
Bert Sutcliffe
NZ
0/16
50
Zulfiqar Ahmed
PAK
0/18
51
Alan Oakman
ENG
0/21
52
John Watkins
SA
0/23
53
Ken Mackay
AUS
0/29
54
Polly Umrigar
IND
0/30
55
Bob Appleyard
ENG
0/32
56
Sir Garry Sobers
WI
0/35
57
Jack Wilson
AUS
0/39
58
Tony Lock
ENG
0/69
59
Dattu Phadkar
IND
0/92
60
Johnny Hayes
NZ
0/94
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