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.
TEST196175 entries
18/40Goofy LawrenceSABest return on the list
26/15Richie BenaudAUS
36/18Peter PollockSA
● LEADS
Goofy LawrenceSA
8/40 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/17
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 LawrenceSA8/40
2Richie BenaudAUS6/15
3Peter PollockSA6/18
4Fred TruemanENG6/30
5Haseeb AhsanPAK6/42
6Ken MackayAUS5/1
7David AllenENG5/12
8Sir Garry SobersWI5/14
9Graham McKenzieAUS5/15
10Alan DavidsonAUS5/17
11Salim DuraniIND5/28
12Brian StathamENG5/31
13Frank CameronNZ5/32
14Lance GibbsWI5/44
15Vaman KumarIND5/64
16Subhash GupteIND5/78
17Chandu BordeIND4/2
18Bob SimpsonAUS4/6
19Ramakant DesaiIND4/14
20Bapu NadkarniIND4/24
21Vasant RanjaneIND4/31
22Tony LockENG4/32
23Kenneth WalterSA4/34
24Jack AlabasterNZ4/36
25Alf ValentineWI4/40
26Mohammad MunafPAK4/42
27Frank MissonAUS4/47
28Dick MotzNZ4/51
29Mahmood HussainPAK3/7
29Frank WorrellWI3/7
30Bob BarberENG3/9
31Ted DexterENG3/10
32Alan BrownENG3/15
33Harry BromfieldSA3/23
34Ron GauntAUS3/33
35Butch WhiteENG3/42
36Fazal MahmoodPAK3/66
37Polly UmrigarIND2/3
38Mohammad FarooqPAK2/8
39Peter RichardsonENG2/10
40Gary BartlettNZ2/11
41David SmithENG2/15
42Ray IllingworthENG2/16
43Barry KnightENG2/18
44Les JacksonENG2/26
45Sir Wes HallWI2/35
46Intikhab AlamPAK2/37
47Jack FlavellENG2/61
48Des HoareAUS2/68
49Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK2/123
50AG Kripal SinghIND1/5
51SurendranathIND1/8
52Saeed AhmedPAK1/9
53Mike SmithENG1/10
54Ian MeckiffAUS1/12
55Afaq HussainPAK1/21
56Johnny MartinAUS1/29
57Neil HarveyAUS0/0
57John SparlingNZ0/0
58Joe SolomonWI0/1
58Nari ContractorIND0/1
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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