Bowling Best Figures Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches - 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
AW Greig	36.1	10	86	8	2.37	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
JA Snow	17.5	5	40	7	1.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
JK Lever	23.0	6	46	7	2.00	England	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
CM Old	22.4	6	50	7	2.20	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	33.0	7	66	7	1.50	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
RGD Willis	30.1	7	78	7	2.58	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
DL Underwood	29.0	3	113	7	2.92	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
DL Underwood	11.6	7	12	6	0.76	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
IT Botham	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
P Lever	11.0	2	38	6	2.59	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	2.14	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	1.90	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
RGD Willis	17.0	2	53	6	3.11	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
CM Old	30.0	11	54	6	1.35	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
DL Underwood	32.5	13	66	6	2.01	England	v Australia	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
IT Botham	35.0	9	78	6	2.22	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
DL Underwood	32.3	7	85	6	1.96	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
IT Botham	38.0	13	101	6	2.65	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
JA Snow	32.3	6	114	6	2.64	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
AW Greig	46.0	2	164	6	3.56	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
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
AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	1.21	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
GG Arnold	22.0	11	27	5	1.22	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
RGD Willis	20.0	3	27	5	1.35	England	v India	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1977	Test # 791
PH Edmonds	20.0	7	28	5	1.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
RGD Willis	15.0	2	32	5	1.60	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
IT Botham	19.0	9	35	5	1.84	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
DL Underwood	18.4	7	39	5	2.08	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
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	18.5	5	44	5	1.77	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	27.1	6	44	5	1.21	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
K Shuttleworth	17.5	2	47	5	2.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
RGD Willis	13.0	1	47	5	3.61	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
AW Greig	15.0	3	51	5	2.55	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
N Gifford	29.0	9	55	5	1.89	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	1.78	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
J Birkenshaw	18.3	5	57	5	3.08	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
JK Lever	19.5	2	59	5	2.97	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
RGD Willis	21.7	4	61	5	2.09	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
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
AW Greig	33.0	7	70	5	2.12	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
IT Botham	29.0	8	70	5	2.41	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	24.7	6	73	5	2.20	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
IT Botham	20.0	5	74	5	3.70	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
DL Underwood	33.0	10	84	5	2.54	England	v India	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
GG Arnold	29.0	7	86	5	2.22	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
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
AW Greig	26.0	4	98	5	2.82	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
IT Botham	45.5	14	98	5	2.13	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
RGD Willis	29.3	5	102	5	3.45	England	v Australia	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
DL Underwood	38.0	12	108	5	2.13	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
IT Botham	34.0	4	109	5	2.40	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
PI Pocock	43.0	12	110	5	2.55	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
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
GG Arnold	53.0	15	131	5	2.47	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
PI Pocock	52.0	9	169	5	3.25	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
PH Edmonds	8.0	6	6	4	0.75	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
RGD Willis	7.0	2	14	4	1.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
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
PI Pocock	13.0	3	28	4	2.15	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
M Hendrick	14.2	1	28	4	1.95	England	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974	Test # 741
DL Underwood	14.0	7	28	4	2.00	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
JK Lever	8.1	2	28	4	2.58	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AW Greig	10.4	0	33	4	3.09	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
PH Edmonds	34.0	11	38	4	0.83	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
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
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
IT Botham	11.4	0	42	4	2.73	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
N Gifford	19.0	4	43	4	2.26	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
CM Old	21.0	6	43	4	2.04	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
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
RGD Willis	14.0	2	44	4	2.35	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
M Hendrick	20.4	8	45	4	2.17	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
JE Emburey	17.2	7	46	4	2.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
P Lever	17.1	2	49	4	2.14	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
JE Emburey	24.0	4	52	4	1.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
AW Greig	19.2	7	53	4	2.74	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
JA Snow	11.0	2	53	4	4.81	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
M Hendrick	22.5	6	54	4	2.36	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
DL Underwood	30.0	13	56	4	1.86	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
RGD Willis	21.5	3	56	4	1.94	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
AW Greig	18.0	2	56	4	2.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
IT Botham	9.7	1	57	4	4.32	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846

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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]