Best Bowling Fig in 1961: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best bowling fig in 1961 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS196175 entries
18/53Goofy LawrenceSABest return on the list
26/30Fred TruemanENG
36/38Peter PollockSA
● LEADS
Goofy LawrenceSA
8/53 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/64
The mark at number ten — 65 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
14 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

75 entries, ranked
1Goofy LawrenceSA8/53
2Fred TruemanENG6/30
3Peter PollockSA6/38
4Richie BenaudAUS6/70
5Haseeb AhsanPAK6/202
6Graham McKenzieAUS5/37
7Alan DavidsonAUS5/42
8Salim DuraniIND5/47
9Brian StathamENG5/53
10Vaman KumarIND5/64
11Lance GibbsWI5/66
12David AllenENG5/67
13Frank CameronNZ5/83
14Subhash GupteIND5/90
15Sir Garry SobersWI5/120
16Ken MackayAUS5/121
17Bob SimpsonAUS4/23
18Mohammad MunafPAK4/42
19Bapu NadkarniIND4/43
20Frank MissonAUS4/58
21Jack AlabasterNZ4/59
22Kenneth WalterSA4/63
23Chandu BordeIND4/65
24Ramakant DesaiIND4/66
25Alf ValentineWI4/67
26Dick MotzNZ4/68
27Tony LockENG4/74
28Vasant RanjaneIND4/76
29Ted DexterENG3/16
30Alan BrownENG3/27
30Frank WorrellWI3/27
31Harry BromfieldSA3/37
32Ron GauntAUS3/53
33Bob BarberENG3/54
34Butch WhiteENG3/65
35Fazal MahmoodPAK3/86
36Mahmood HussainPAK3/115
37Peter RichardsonENG2/10
38Barry KnightENG2/18
39Les JacksonENG2/26
40Intikhab AlamPAK2/37
41Polly UmrigarIND2/46
42Sir Wes HallWI2/53
43David SmithENG2/60
44Jack FlavellENG2/65
45Des HoareAUS2/68
46Gary BartlettNZ2/82
47Mohammad FarooqPAK2/101
48Ray IllingworthENG2/110
49Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK2/123
50Mike SmithENG1/10
51Saeed AhmedPAK1/19
52AG Kripal SinghIND1/27
53Johnny MartinAUS1/29
54Afaq HussainPAK1/40
55Ian MeckiffAUS1/74
56SurendranathIND1/99
57Neil HarveyAUS0/0
57John SparlingNZ0/0
58Nari ContractorIND0/1
58Joe SolomonWI0/1
59AG Milkha SinghIND0/2
60Dilip SardesaiIND0/3
61Eddie BarlowSA0/5
62Vijay ManjrekarIND0/6
63Motganhalli JaisimhaIND0/8
64Norm O'NeillAUS0/13
65Ken BarringtonENG0/18
66Baloo GupteIND0/19
66Eric RussellENG0/19
67Kim ElgieSA0/28
68John ReidNZ0/33
68Brian CloseENG0/33
69Rusi SurtiIND0/34
70Lindsay KlineAUS0/48
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