Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AW Greig	36.1	10	86	8	2.37	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
BR Taylor	20.3	6	74	7	3.60	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
JR Thomson	15.0	4	50	6	2.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
JR Thomson	13.0	1	77	6	5.92	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
Sarfraz Nawaz	27.0	1	89	6	2.47	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	15 Feb 1975	Test # 756
Imran Khan	18.0	2	90	6	5.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
MHN Walker	39.0	10	114	6	2.92	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
BS Chandrasekhar	32.2	8	120	6	3.71	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976	Test # 775
AW Greig	46.0	2	164	6	3.56	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
Mushtaq Mohammad	10.5	3	28	5	2.58	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
GJ Gilmour	10.0	3	34	5	2.55	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
DL Underwood	18.4	7	39	5	2.08	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
BR Taylor	24.0	8	41	5	1.70	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
RGD Willis	15.3	6	42	5	2.70	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
KD Ghavri	24.0	8	51	5	2.12	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
JR Thomson	11.0	1	62	5	4.22	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
DK Lillee	11.3	0	63	5	4.15	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
KD Walters	18.2	1	66	5	3.60	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
AW Greig	33.0	7	70	5	2.12	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
EAS Prasanna	23.0	6	70	5	3.04	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
MHN Walker	37.0	10	75	5	2.02	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
BS Bedi	34.0	11	82	5	2.41	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976	Test # 774
TJ Jenner	32.2	9	90	5	2.78	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
S Venkataraghavan	36.0	11	95	5	2.63	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
MHN Walker	51.4	20	97	5	1.87	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
TJ Laughlin	25.4	4	101	5	3.93	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
PI Pocock	43.0	12	110	5	2.55	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
GG Arnold	39.0	10	113	5	2.89	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
BS Chandrasekhar	43.0	7	116	5	2.69	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
BS Chandrasekhar	42.0	7	153	5	3.64	India	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Apr 1976	Test # 776
S Madan Lal	16.1	5	22	4	1.36	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
B Yardley	29.0	17	35	4	1.20	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Hammond	16.0	4	38	4	2.37	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
N Kapil Dev	14.0	0	38	4	2.71	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
B Yardley	30.2	15	40	4	1.31	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
BR Taylor	20.1	9	41	4	2.03	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
EAS Prasanna	24.0	8	41	4	1.70	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
MWW Selvey	17.0	4	41	4	2.41	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
GJ Gilmour	12.0	1	42	4	2.62	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
GG Arnold	20.0	1	43	4	2.15	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
S Venkataraghavan	16.5	5	43	4	2.55	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
MHN Walker	23.3	4	45	4	1.91	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
Majid Khan	24.0	9	45	4	1.87	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977	Test # 801
KD Ghavri	23.0	8	46	4	2.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
Mushtaq Mohammad	20.0	7	50	4	2.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Mar 1977	Test # 799
BS Bedi	26.2	13	52	4	1.97	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
JA Snow	11.0	2	53	4	4.81	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
EAS Prasanna	19.5	3	54	4	2.72	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
S Venkataraghavan	33.0	15	55	4	1.66	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
DK Lillee	14.0	2	56	4	3.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
JR Thomson	16.2	1	56	4	3.42	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
KJ O'Keeffe	24.1	5	57	4	2.35	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
Imran Khan	21.0	6	64	4	3.04	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
EAS Prasanna	33.0	12	65	4	1.96	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
WM Clark	24.0	6	65	4	2.70	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
JR Thomson	11.0	0	68	4	4.63	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
JA Snow	19.0	3	68	4	3.57	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
MHN Walker	21.0	8	70	4	2.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
BS Bedi	30.0	11	73	4	2.43	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976	Test # 775
S Venkataraghavan	30.0	8	75	4	2.50	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
JA Snow	18.4	3	77	4	4.12	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
JR Hammond	28.5	5	79	4	2.73	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
Sarfraz Nawaz	34.0	10	79	4	2.32	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
JR Thomson	12.5	0	80	4	4.75	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
DL Underwood	27.0	8	82	4	3.03	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
JD Higgs	24.5	3	91	4	3.66	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
TJ Jenner	38.3	7	98	4	2.54	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
S Venkataraghavan	37.3	6	100	4	2.66	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
DK Lillee	29.1	8	104	4	3.56	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
G Dymock	31.0	2	106	4	3.41	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
BS Chandrasekhar	28.0	5	112	4	4.00	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
RGD Willis	35.0	3	118	4	3.37	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	3.80	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	02 Feb 1979	Test # 845
WM Clark	34.4	4	124	4	3.57	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
KD Ghavri	35.0	8	140	4	4.00	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975	Test # 753
EAS Prasanna	34.0	7	147	4	4.32	India	v West Indies	Delhi	11 Dec 1974	Test # 747
BS Chandrasekhar	39.0	5	163	4	4.17	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	10 Mar 1976	Test # 773
Sarfraz Nawaz	19.0	10	21	3	1.10	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
Wasim Raja	3.5	1	22	3	5.73	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
BR Taylor	12.0	2	26	3	2.16	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
BS Bedi	19.0	8	29	3	1.52	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
Saleem Altaf	21.0	7	33	3	1.57	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
DL Underwood	24.3	10	40	3	1.63	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
BS Bedi	19.0	7	40	3	2.10	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
MHN Walker	25.0	6	43	3	1.72	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
GJ Gilmour	10.4	1	44	3	3.14	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
BS Bedi	36.0	18	44	3	1.22	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976	Test # 774
RB Simpson	14.0	2	45	3	3.21	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
S Venkataraghavan	18.0	5	46	3	2.55	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
BS Bedi	16.0	5	46	3	2.87	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
N Kapil Dev	14.0	3	46	3	3.28	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
S Venkataraghavan	30.0	13	47	3	1.56	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
GG Arnold	18.1	7	49	3	2.69	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
R Illingworth	24.0	8	50	3	2.08	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
KD Ghavri	13.0	3	52	3	4.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
JD Higgs	16.5	2	53	3	3.14	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
KD Ghavri	15.0	3	54	3	3.60	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
DL Underwood	24.0	5	55	3	2.29	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
Sikander Bakht	16.0	3	55	3	3.43	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
BE Congdon	39.0	19	56	3	1.43	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694

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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]