SOUTH AFRICA IN ENGLAND TEST SERIES

Bowling Stats

S1951
South Africa in England Test Series
07 Jun 1951 – 16 Aug 1951
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SERIES WINNEREngland3-1 (5)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
category leaders

Bowling in South Africa in England Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Roy Tattersall5 mat · avg 20.90
21#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSSir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 17.23
30#1 · wkts
Geoff Chubb5 mat · avg 27.48
21#3 · wkts
  1. 4Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 34.3918
  2. 5Jim Laker2 mat · avg 14.8614
  3. 6Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 26.4010
  4. 7Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 41.3010
  5. 8Freddie Brown3 mat · avg 36.867
  6. 9Johnny Wardle2 mat · avg 34.205
  7. 10Michael Melle1 mat · avg 4.254
  8. 11Brian Statham2 mat · avg 19.504
  9. 12Malcolm Hilton1 mat · avg 64.333
  10. 13Derek Shackleton1 mat · avg 39.001
  11. 14Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 83.001

Best figures

Test
Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 17.23
7/58#2
BEST FIGURESRoy Tattersall5 mat · avg 20.90
7/52#1
Geoff Chubb5 mat · avg 27.48
6/51#3
  1. 4Jim Laker2 mat · avg 14.866/55
  2. 5Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 34.395/68
  3. 6Michael Melle1 mat · avg 4.254/9
  4. 7Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 26.404/24
  5. 8Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 41.304/76
  6. 9Johnny Wardle2 mat · avg 34.203/46
  7. 10Freddie Brown3 mat · avg 36.863/107
  8. 11Malcolm Hilton1 mat · avg 64.333/176
  9. 12Brian Statham2 mat · avg 19.502/33
  10. 13Derek Shackleton1 mat · avg 39.001/20
  11. 14Clive van Ryneveld4 mat · avg 83.001/26

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Derek Shackleton1 mat · avg 39.00
1.56#2 · econ
BEST ECONMichael Melle1 mat · avg 4.25
1.31#1 · econ
Brian Statham2 mat · avg 19.50
1.63#3 · econ
  1. 4Roy Tattersall5 mat · avg 20.901.68
  2. 5Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 26.401.70
  3. 6Johnny Wardle2 mat · avg 34.201.78
  4. 7Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 17.231.87
  5. 8Jim Laker2 mat · avg 14.861.87
  6. 9Freddie Brown3 mat · avg 36.862.22
  7. 10Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 41.302.33
  8. 11Geoff Chubb5 mat · avg 27.482.43
  9. 12Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 34.392.56
  10. 13Trevor Bailey2 mat · avg 0.002.58
  11. 14Malcolm Hilton1 mat · avg 64.332.70
  12. 15Denis Compton4 mat · avg 0.003.46

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 17.23
17.23#2 · avg
BEST AVGJim Laker2 mat · avg 14.86
14.86#1 · avg
Roy Tattersall5 mat · avg 20.90
20.90#3 · avg
  1. 4Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 26.4026.40
  2. 5Geoff Chubb5 mat · avg 27.4827.48
  3. 6Johnny Wardle2 mat · avg 34.2034.20
  4. 7Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 34.3934.39
  5. 8Freddie Brown3 mat · avg 36.8636.86
  6. 9Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 41.3041.30

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 17.23
55.17#2 · SR
BEST SRJim Laker2 mat · avg 14.86
47.57#1 · SR
Geoff Chubb5 mat · avg 27.48
67.86#3 · SR
  1. 4Roy Tattersall5 mat · avg 20.9074.67
  2. 5Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 34.3980.50
  3. 6Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 26.4093.20
  4. 7Freddie Brown3 mat · avg 36.8699.43
  5. 8Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 41.30106.20
  6. 9Johnny Wardle2 mat · avg 34.20115.00

Most maidens

Test
Sir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 17.23
84#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSRoy Tattersall5 mat · avg 20.90
99#1 · mdns
Geoff Chubb5 mat · avg 27.48
63#3 · mdns
  1. 4Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 26.4062
  2. 5Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 34.3948
  3. 6Johnny Wardle2 mat · avg 34.2039
  4. 7Freddie Brown3 mat · avg 36.8638
  5. 8Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 41.3031
  6. 9Jim Laker2 mat · avg 14.8630
  7. 10Malcolm Hilton1 mat · avg 64.3323
  8. 11Trevor Bailey2 mat · avg 0.0017
  9. 12Brian Statham2 mat · avg 19.5014
  10. 13Derek Shackleton1 mat · avg 39.007
  11. 14Michael Melle1 mat · avg 4.256
  12. 15Denis Compton4 mat · avg 0.001

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Geoff Chubb5 mat · avg 27.48
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wSir Alec Bedser5 mat · avg 17.23
5#1 · 3w
Roy Tattersall5 mat · avg 20.90
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 34.393
  2. 5Jim Laker2 mat · avg 14.863
  3. 6Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 26.402
  4. 7Cuan McCarthy5 mat · avg 41.302
  5. 8Freddie Brown3 mat · avg 36.861
  6. 9Johnny Wardle2 mat · avg 34.201
  7. 10Michael Melle1 mat · avg 4.251
  8. 11Malcolm Hilton1 mat · avg 64.331
bowling battle

South Africa vs England

The series totalled up, side against side.

South AfricavsEngland
64Wickets85
2.35Economy1.95
0Dot balls0
210Maidens352
123-wkt hauls14

Best bowling figures

1Roy TattersallENG · match 2 · Lord's7/52
2Sir Alec BedserENG · match 3 · Manchester7/58
3Sir Alec BedserENG · match 1 · Nottingham6/37
4Geoff ChubbSA · match 3 · Manchester6/51
5Jim LakerENG · match 5 · The Oval6/55
6Roy TattersallENG · match 2 · Lord's5/49
7Sir Alec BedserENG · match 3 · Manchester5/54
8Athol RowanSA · match 1 · Nottingham5/68
9Geoff ChubbSA · match 2 · Lord's5/77
10Athol RowanSA · match 4 · Leeds5/174
RECENT RESULTS 1 match