Bowling Best Figures Innings IN England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches IN England

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	20.5	8	34	8	1.63	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
DL Underwood	34.5	17	51	8	1.46	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	1.93	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	2.55	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
MA Holding	33.0	9	92	8	2.78	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
CM Old	22.4	6	50	7	2.20	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
RGD Willis	30.1	7	78	7	2.58	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
IT Botham	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
AME Roberts	20.5	8	37	6	1.77	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
BS Chandrasekhar	18.1	3	38	6	2.09	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	2.14	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
MA Holding	20.4	6	57	6	2.75	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
DK Lillee	30.0	8	66	6	2.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DL Underwood	32.5	13	66	6	2.01	England	v Australia	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
KD Boyce	21.1	4	77	6	3.63	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GJ Gilmour	31.2	10	85	6	2.71	Australia	v England	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
IT Botham	38.0	13	101	6	2.65	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
BS Bedi	64.2	8	226	6	3.51	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
DK Lillee	15.0	8	15	5	1.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
MA Holding	14.5	7	17	5	1.14	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
DL Underwood	14.0	8	20	5	1.42	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
CM Old	8.0	3	21	5	2.62	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
IT Botham	11.0	3	21	5	1.90	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
GG Arnold	22.0	11	27	5	1.22	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
PH Edmonds	20.0	7	28	5	1.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
IT Botham	19.0	9	35	5	1.84	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
JR Thomson	18.0	8	38	5	2.11	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
DL Underwood	18.4	7	39	5	2.08	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
Sarfraz Nawaz	20.0	6	39	5	1.95	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
IT Botham	18.1	4	39	5	2.14	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
RGD Willis	15.3	6	42	5	2.70	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
RGD Willis	20.2	9	42	5	2.06	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
RGD Willis	13.0	1	47	5	3.61	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
MHN Walker	17.3	5	48	5	2.74	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	1.78	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
DK Lillee	24.2	7	58	5	2.38	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
AME Roberts	23.0	6	60	5	2.60	West Indies	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
AME Roberts	29.5	10	63	5	2.11	West Indies	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
MF Malone	47.0	20	63	5	1.34	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
P Lever	26.0	4	70	5	2.69	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
R Illingworth	34.3	12	70	5	2.02	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
KD Boyce	22.0	4	70	5	3.18	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
IT Botham	29.0	8	70	5	2.41	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
RO Collinge	34.0	7	74	5	2.17	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
IT Botham	20.0	5	74	5	3.70	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
Sir RJ Hadlee	32.0	9	84	5	2.62	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
RGD Willis	26.0	6	88	5	3.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
JA Snow	31.0	8	92	5	2.96	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
RGD Willis	29.3	5	102	5	3.45	England	v Australia	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
Asif Masood	34.0	6	111	5	3.26	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
CM Old	41.5	7	113	5	2.70	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
GG Arnold	39.0	10	113	5	2.89	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
AA Mallett	52.0	20	114	5	2.19	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
Intikhab Alam	51.4	14	116	5	2.24	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
DK Lillee	32.2	8	123	5	3.80	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
GG Arnold	53.0	15	131	5	2.47	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
N Kapil Dev	48.0	15	146	5	3.04	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
PH Edmonds	8.0	6	6	4	0.75	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
Saleem Altaf	14.3	9	11	4	0.75	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
RGD Willis	16.0	8	16	4	1.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
GG Arnold	8.0	1	19	4	2.37	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
CM Old	16.0	7	20	4	1.25	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
PH Edmonds	34.1	23	20	4	0.58	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
M Hendrick	14.2	1	28	4	1.95	England	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974	Test # 741
AW Greig	10.4	0	33	4	3.09	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
KD Walters	10.5	3	34	4	3.13	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
DK Lillee	29.0	15	35	4	1.20	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
JA Snow	20.0	7	41	4	2.05	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
MWW Selvey	17.0	4	41	4	2.41	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
JR Thomson	20.5	5	41	4	1.96	Australia	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
M Hendrick	15.3	2	41	4	2.64	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
CM Old	41.4	22	41	4	0.98	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
DR Hadlee	19.0	6	42	4	2.21	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
N Gifford	19.0	4	43	4	2.26	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
RAL Massie	30.0	10	43	4	1.43	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
GG Arnold	20.0	1	43	4	2.15	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
PH Edmonds	26.0	10	44	4	1.69	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	33.1	15	44	4	1.32	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
M Hendrick	20.4	8	45	4	2.17	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
Asif Masood	23.5	7	49	4	2.05	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
KD Boyce	16.0	5	49	4	3.06	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
KD Boyce	20.0	7	50	4	2.50	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
JR Thomson	22.1	7	50	4	2.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
S Venkataraghavan	30.5	11	52	4	1.68	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
AW Greig	19.2	7	53	4	2.74	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
BR Taylor	29.0	7	53	4	1.82	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
JA Snow	11.0	2	53	4	4.81	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
WW Daniel	23.0	8	53	4	2.30	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
M Hendrick	22.5	6	54	4	2.36	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
VA Holder	15.0	3	56	4	3.73	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
Sarfraz Nawaz	36.0	14	56	4	1.55	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
IT Botham	18.0	2	59	4	3.27	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
GG Arnold	25.0	4	62	4	2.48	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
MHN Walker	25.0	7	63	4	2.52	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
S Abid Ali	32.4	5	64	4	1.95	India	v England	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
RGD Willis	24.0	3	64	4	2.66	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
IT Botham	28.0	7	65	4	2.32	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
JA Snow	21.0	4	66	4	3.14	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
CM Old	21.0	6	67	4	3.19	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]