5 cricketers with most number of maiden overs in a Test innings

#4 William Attewell 47 maidens: England vs Australia, Feb 1885

William Attewell

William Attewell bowled 71 overs in a timeless test match against the Aussies and picked up 4 wickets. He had the tendency to bowl wide of the off stump with a packed off-side field. This was known as the "off theory" and was meant to frustrate the batters into submission. He was quite a stalwart in English cricket and was known for his disciplined bowling and obdurate batting.

In a test match against Australia in 1885, Attewell bowled an astonishing 47 maidens! William Attewell represented England for 10 test matches and played 429 first class games for his county Nottinghamshire. He picked up a whopping 1951 first class wickets and took to umpiring after he retired from the game.