Cheapest 12 wicket hauls in first-class cricket

12-17 W Clarke for Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Nottingham, 1843
12-18 AP Bennett for Nelson v Wellington at Nelson, 1885/86
12-19 GH Hirst for Yorkshire v Northamptonshire at Northampton, 1908
12-20 T Richardson for Surrey v Leicestershire at Leicester, 1897
12-23 G Freeman for Yorkshire v Lancashire at Holbeck, 1868
12-28 E Willsher for Kent v Yorkshire at Sheffield, 1865
12-29 GA Lohmann for Surrey v Hampshire at The Oval, 1885
12-29 GH Hirst for Yorkshire v Essex at Leyton, 1901
12-30 TB Mitchell for Derbyshire v Sussex at Chesterfield, 1931
12-31 SJ Magoffin for Sussex v Somerset at Horsham, 2013
12-32 A Gqamane for Border v Griqualand West at East London, 2010/11

Three consecutive scores over 175

WG Grace
344 Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club v Kent at Canterbury, 1876
177 Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire at Clifton, 1876
318* Gloucestershire v Yorkshire at Cheltenham, 1876

C Hill
176 South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 1909
205 South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, 1909
185 South Australia v Victoria at Melbourne, 1910

CA Pujara
302* Saurashtra v Orissa at Rajkot, 2008
189 Saurashtra v Punjab at Rajkot, 2008
176 Saurashtra v Mumbai at Rajkot, 2008

JE Root
182 Yorkshire v Durham at Chester-le-Street, 2013
236 Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, 2013
179 England Lions v New Zealanders at Leicester, 2013

Fifty wickets in a first-class season at an average under 10

The following players have taken 50 wickets in a first-class season in one country at an average below 10 since 1900. Note that it was quite common in the lower scoring days of the 19thh century.

Name	Ctry	M	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	BB	5I	Season
ST Callaway	NZ	5	1349	474	54	8.77	8-33	8	1903/04
RK Oxenham	Ind	11	1821	555	75	7.40	7-13	8	1935/36
VAP van der Bijl	SA	8	1746	513	54	9.50	6-30	3	1980/81
NO Miller	WI	7	1465	419	52	8.05	7-13	6	2012/13

Highest totals made by a team losing a f-c match by an innings

527: Nottinghamshire (527 & 157) v Northamptonshire (781-7*) at Northampton, 1995
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 97 runs
488: Worcestershire (488 & 95) v Somerset (591-9*) at Worcester, 2011
Somerset won by an innings and 8 runs
475: Derbyshire (475 & 163) v Yorkshire (677-7*) at Leeds, 2013
Yorkshire won by an innings and 39 runs
466: Jamaica (466 & 95) v Barbados (664) at Georgetown, 1961/62
Barbados won by an innings and 103 runs
463: West Indies (153 & 463) v India (631-7*) at Kolkata, 2011/12
India won by an innings and 15 runs
461: Trinidad and Tobago (131 & 461) v Barbados (623-5*) at Bridgetown, 1919/20
Barbados won by an innings and 31 runs
459: India (136 & 459) v South Africa (620-4*) at Centurion, 2010/11
South Africa won by an innings and 25 runs
449: Warwickshire (449 & 187) v Lancashire (781) at Birmingham, 2003
Lancashire won by an innings and 145 runs
439: Sussex (439 & 131) v Gloucestershire (586) at Eastbourne, 1936
Gloucestershire won by an innings and 16 runs
437: Middlesex (163 & 437) v Warwickshire (608-7*) at Lord's, 2004
Warwickshire won by an innings and 8 runs

Lowest f-c total for a team batting first and winning by an innings

Kent (187) beat Worcestershire (25 & 61) at Tunbridge Wells, 1960
Kent won by an innings and 101 runs
Europeans (192) beat Parsees (37 & 84) at Pune, 1909/10
Europeans won by an innings and 71 runs
Lancashire (197) beat Hampshire (39 & 148) at Blackpool, 1967
Lancashire won by an innings and 10 runs
Yorkshire (202) beat Gloucestershire (41 & 108) at Middlesbrough, 1969
Yorkshire won by an innings and 53 runs
Yorkshire (204) beat Nottinghamshire (13 & 173) at Nottingham, 1901
Yorkshire won by an innings and 18 runs
Eastern Province (209) beat Orange Free State (57 & 121) at Port Elizabeth, 1912/13
Eastern Province won by an innings and 31 runs
Colombo Cricket Club (210) beat Sebastianites C & AC (50 & 60) at Colombo-CCC, 1999/00
Colombo Cricket Club won by an innings and 100 runs
Surrey (211) beat Northamptonshire (55 & 32) at The Oval, 1905
Surrey won by an innings and 124 runs
Barbados (212) beat Windward Islands (44 & 67) at Roseau, 2012/13
Barbados won by an innings and 101 runs

Since 1900 (when the 150 run follow-on law came in).

Highest f-c scores for a team that lost by an innings

309 VS Hazare for The Rest v Hindus at Bombay, 1943/44.
Hindus won by an innings and 61 runs.
270* CF Hughes for Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Leeds, 2013.
Yorkshire won by an innings and 39 runs.
231 JA Jameson for Warwickshire v Indians at Birmingham, 1971.
Indians won by an innings and 3 runs.
224 PJ Prichard for Essex v Kent at Canterbury, 1997.
Kent won by an innings and 8 runs.
219 CJ Poole for Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire at Ilkeston, 1952.
Derbyshire won by an innings and 93 runs.
209 RT Robinson for Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire at Northampton, 1995.
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 97 runs.
203 TW Hayward for Players v Gentlemen at The Oval, 1904.
Gentlemen won by an innings and 39 runs.
202* L Hutton for England v West Indies at The Oval, 1950.
West Indies won by an innings and 56 runs.
200* CP Mead for Hampshire v Essex at Southampton, 1927.
Essex won by an innings and 26 runs.

Highest scores for a losing team in a first-class match

343* PA Perrin for Essex v Derbyshire at Chesterfield, 1904
338* RC Blunt for Otago v Canterbury at Christchurch, 1931/32
319 RR Rossouw for Eagles v Titans at Centurion, 2009/10
312 JER Gallian for Lancashire v Derbyshire at Manchester, 1996
309 VS Hazare for The Rest v Hindus at Bombay, 1943/44
301* PG Fulton for Canterbury v Auckland at Christchurch-HO, 2002/03
280* CP Mead for Hampshire v Nottinghamshire at Southampton, 1921
273* CG Greenidge for DH Robins XI v Pakistanis at Eastbourne, 1974
271 CE Pellew for South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 1919/20
270* CF Hughes for Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Leeds, 2013
270 FE Woolley for Kent v Middlesex at Canterbury, 1923
Hughes is the joint 4th highest in the County Championship behind Perrin, Gallian and Mead.