Nicknamed the 'Rawalpindi Express', Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar's remarkable bowling analysis of 6 for 11 in 8.2 overs against New Zealand in the recent Test was 12th most outstanding in Test Cricket to-date.

Below is the list of most outstanding bowling analyses in Test Cricket to date.

Outstanding Bowling Analyses

Bowler        O    M   R   W   For  Against, Venue, Season
JC Laker      51.2 23  53  10  Eng  Aus, Manchester, 1956
A Kumble      26.3  9  74  10  Ind  Pak, Delhi, 1998-99
GA Lohmann    14.2  6  28   9  Eng  SA, Johannesburg, 1895-96 
JC Laker      16.4  4  37   9  Eng  Aus, Manchester, 1956
GA Lohmann     9.4  5   7   8  Eng  SA, Port Elizabeth, 1895-96
J Briggs      14.2  5  11   8  Eng  SA, Cape Town, 1888-89
J Briggs      19.1 11  17   7  Eng  SA, Cape Town, 1888-89
MA Noble       7.4  2  17   7  Aus  Eng, Melbourne, 1901-02
W Rhodes      11    3  17   7  Eng  Aus, Birmingham, 1902
AER Gilligan   6.3  4   7   6  Eng  SA, Birmingham, 1924
S Haigh       11.4  6  11   6  Eng  SA, Cape Town, 1898-99
Shoaib Akhtar  8.2  4  11   6  Pak  NZ, Lahore, 2002
DL Underwood  11.6  7  12   6  Eng  NZ, Christchurch, 1970-71
SLV Raju      17.5 13  12   6  Ind  SL, Chandigarh, 1990-91
HJ Tayfield   14    7  13   6  SA   NZ, Johannesburg, 1953-54
CTB Turner    18   11  15   6  Aus  Eng, Sydney, 1886-87
MHN Walker    16    8  15   6  Aus  Pak, Sydney, 1972-73
ERH Toshack    2.3  1   2   5  Aus  Ind, Brisbane, 1947-48
H Ironmonger   7.2  5   6   5  Aus  SA, Melbourne, 1931-32
TBA May        6.5  3   9   5  Aus  WI, Adelaide, 1992-93
Pervez Sajjad 12    8   5   4  Pak  NZ, Rawalpindi, 1964-65
K Higgs        9    7   5   4  Eng  NZ, Christchurch, 1965-66
PH Edmonds     8    6   6   4  Eng  Pak, Lord's, 1978
JC White       6.3  2   7   4  Eng  Aus, Brisbane, 1928-29
JH Wardle      5    2   7   4  Eng  Aus, Manchester, 1953
R Appleyard    6    3   7   4  Eng  NZ, Auckland, 1954-55
R Benaud       3.4  3   0   3  Aus  Ind, Delhi, 1959-60

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