Bowling Best Figures Innings - Australia

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches - Australia

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	1.93	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
AA Mallett	23.6	6	59	8	1.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	2.55	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
MHN Walker	42.2	7	143	8	2.53	Australia	v England	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
G Dymock	28.4	5	67	7	2.33	Australia	v India	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
JD Higgs	41.3	12	143	7	3.44	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
MHN Walker	16.0	8	15	6	0.70	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
DK Lillee	13.3	2	26	6	1.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
G Dymock	17.2	4	34	6	1.96	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
JR Thomson	17.5	3	46	6	1.95	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
AN Connolly	28.2	9	47	6	1.65	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
JR Thomson	15.0	4	50	6	2.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
DK Lillee	30.0	8	66	6	2.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DK Lillee	15.7	2	72	6	3.40	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
RM Hogg	28.0	8	74	6	1.98	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
JR Thomson	13.0	1	77	6	5.92	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
DK Lillee	23.0	4	82	6	2.67	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
GJ Gilmour	31.2	10	85	6	2.71	Australia	v England	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
MHN Walker	39.0	10	114	6	2.92	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
DK Lillee	15.0	8	15	5	1.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
AG Hurst	10.6	2	28	5	1.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RM Hogg	17.0	7	30	5	1.32	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GJ Gilmour	10.0	3	34	5	2.55	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
RM Hogg	17.0	5	36	5	1.58	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JR Thomson	18.0	8	38	5	2.11	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
AN Connolly	26.0	10	47	5	1.80	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
MHN Walker	17.3	5	48	5	2.74	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
DK Lillee	17.3	4	51	5	2.20	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
RM Hogg	17.0	2	57	5	2.51	Australia	v England	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DK Lillee	24.2	7	58	5	2.38	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
G Dymock	27.0	7	58	5	1.61	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	Test # 730
GS Chappell	18.6	5	61	5	2.44	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
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
MF Malone	47.0	20	63	5	1.34	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
GJ Gilmour	15.0	3	64	5	3.20	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
RM Hogg	30.5	9	65	5	1.59	Australia	v England	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
KD Walters	18.2	1	66	5	3.60	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
MHN Walker	37.0	10	75	5	2.02	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
DK Lillee	28.3	0	84	5	2.22	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
TJ Jenner	32.2	9	90	5	2.78	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
JR Thomson	25.0	4	93	5	2.79	Australia	v England	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
AG Hurst	24.7	2	94	5	2.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
MHN Walker	51.4	20	97	5	1.87	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
G Dymock	35.0	7	99	5	2.82	Australia	v India	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
KJ O'Keeffe	28.0	5	101	5	2.70	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
TJ Laughlin	25.4	4	101	5	3.93	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
AA Mallett	52.0	20	114	5	2.19	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	32.2	8	123	5	3.80	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
JW Gleeson	45.0	15	125	5	2.77	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
AA Mallett	55.1	16	126	5	2.28	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
DK Lillee	34.4	7	139	5	3.02	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
JD Higgs	59.6	15	148	5	1.85	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DK Lillee	47.7	10	163	5	2.55	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
AA Mallett	16.5	9	21	4	0.94	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
AA Mallett	5.2	0	22	4	3.14	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
RM Hogg	10.4	1	26	4	1.85	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
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
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
KJ O'Keeffe	18.1	5	38	4	1.57	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
KD Walters	11.0	0	39	4	2.65	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	05 Jan 1974	Test # 729
MHN Walker	19.0	8	39	4	1.53	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
AA Mallett	16.7	5	40	4	1.77	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
B Yardley	30.2	15	40	4	1.31	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
JR Thomson	20.5	5	41	4	1.96	Australia	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
GJ Gilmour	12.0	1	42	4	2.62	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
RAL Massie	30.0	10	43	4	1.43	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
MHN Walker	23.3	4	45	4	1.91	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
WM Clark	18.0	5	46	4	1.91	Australia	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
DK Lillee	20.3	7	49	4	1.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
DK Lillee	12.5	2	49	4	2.91	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
RM Hogg	17.0	4	49	4	2.16	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
JR Thomson	22.1	7	50	4	2.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
DK Lillee	14.0	1	53	4	2.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
MHN Walker	15.0	3	54	4	2.70	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
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
MHN Walker	19.6	5	60	4	2.27	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974	Test # 735
AA Mallett	24.0	6	60	4	1.87	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
AG Hurst	23.0	4	61	4	1.98	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
WM Clark	20.7	6	62	4	2.22	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
AA Mallett	24.0	4	63	4	1.96	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
MHN Walker	25.0	7	63	4	2.52	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
G Dymock	25.0	7	63	4	2.52	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
MHN Walker	25.0	4	65	4	1.95	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
WM Clark	24.0	6	65	4	2.70	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
GD McKenzie	31.4	4	66	4	1.57	Australia	v England	Perth	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
RM Hogg	26.0	3	66	4	2.53	Australia	v India	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
RM Hogg	28.0	10	67	4	1.79	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JR Thomson	11.0	0	68	4	4.63	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
DK Lillee	14.0	3	69	4	3.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
JD Higgs	30.0	8	69	4	1.72	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JW Gleeson	30.0	11	70	4	2.33	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
RAL Massie	24.0	3	70	4	2.18	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
MHN Walker	21.0	8	70	4	2.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
JR Thomson	17.0	1	71	4	3.13	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
JR Thomson	22.4	4	72	4	2.40	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749

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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]