Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Abdul Qadir	37.0	13	56	9	1.51	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
CJ McDermott	36.0	3	141	8	3.91	Australia	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
MD Marshall	15.4	5	22	7	1.40	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
Imran Khan	19.1	5	40	7	2.08	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
Imran Khan	25.3	11	52	7	2.03	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
MD Marshall	26.0	9	53	7	2.03	West Indies	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1984	Test # 991
BL Cairns	33.2	14	74	7	2.22	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
GF Lawson	43.1	14	81	7	1.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DK Lillee	31.4	4	89	7	2.81	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
Abdul Qadir	44.4	15	96	7	2.14	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
BL Cairns	45.0	10	143	7	3.17	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
Mudassar Nazar	19.0	7	32	6	1.68	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 1982	Test # 932
MD Marshall	18.0	5	32	6	1.77	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
GF Lawson	18.3	4	47	6	2.54	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
Sir RJ Hadlee	23.4	6	53	6	2.23	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
RA Harper	28.4	12	57	6	1.98	West Indies	v England	Manchester	26 Jul 1984	Test # 992
C Sharma	24.0	4	58	6	2.41	India	v England	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
DK Lillee	33.1	9	60	6	1.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
L Sivaramakrishnan	31.2	10	64	6	2.04	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
MA Holding	28.0	11	67	6	2.39	West Indies	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1980	Test # 881
MD Marshall	30.0	4	69	6	2.30	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
CJ McDermott	29.2	5	70	6	2.38	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
GF Lawson	33.0	11	72	6	2.18	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1989	Test # 1124
CEH Croft	25.0	5	74	6	2.96	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
PL Taylor	26.0	7	78	6	3.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
Sir RJ Hadlee	37.5	11	80	6	2.11	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
Sir RJ Hadlee	32.0	7	80	6	2.50	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
MD Marshall	36.5	10	85	6	2.30	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
N Kapil Dev	31.0	6	91	6	2.93	India	v England	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1982	Test # 916
L Sivaramakrishnan	49.1	17	99	6	2.01	India	v England	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
DR Doshi	47.1	17	102	6	2.16	India	v England	Manchester	24 Jun 1982	Test # 929
L Sivaramakrishnan	46.0	10	117	6	2.54	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
TM Alderman	38.0	6	128	6	3.36	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
Imran Khan	41.5	8	129	6	3.08	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
TM Alderman	35.3	6	135	6	3.80	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
S Madan Lal	12.0	6	23	5	1.91	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
Sir RJ Hadlee	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	03 Feb 1984	Test # 976
MD Marshall	17.5	5	35	5	1.96	West Indies	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
DR Doshi	29.1	12	39	5	1.33	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
CEH Croft	22.0	6	40	5	1.81	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
Tahir Naqqash	18.0	7	40	5	2.22	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
RMH Binny	13.0	1	40	5	3.07	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
TM Alderman	23.1	8	42	5	1.81	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
MA Holding	13.0	2	43	5	3.30	West Indies	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
TM Alderman	20.0	7	44	5	2.20	Australia	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
DK Lillee	16.4	2	46	5	2.76	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
Imran Khan	25.2	7	49	5	1.93	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
JR Thomson	14.5	2	50	5	3.37	Australia	v England	Sydney	02 Jan 1983	Test # 944
KD Ghavri	20.1	5	52	5	2.57	India	v England	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
J Garner	23.5	7	55	5	2.30	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
MA Holding	18.0	3	56	5	3.11	West Indies	v England	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
LS Pascoe	18.0	5	59	5	3.27	Australia	v England	Lord's	28 Aug 1980	Test # 885
TM Alderman	19.0	3	62	5	3.26	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
C Sharma	32.0	10	64	5	2.00	India	v England	Lord's	05 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
GF Lawson	24.0	6	66	5	2.75	Australia	v England	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982	Test # 940
TM Alderman	27.0	7	66	5	2.44	Australia	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1989	Test # 1124
TM Alderman	27.0	7	66	5	2.44	Australia	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1989	Test # 1126
RJ Bright	34.0	17	68	5	2.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RG Holland	32.0	12	68	5	2.12	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
SR Waugh	21.3	4	69	5	3.20	Australia	v England	Perth	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DK Morrison	21.1	3	69	5	3.25	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
TM Alderman	19.0	2	69	5	3.63	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989	Test # 1125
N Kapil Dev	13.2	0	70	5	5.25	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
AME Roberts	25.0	7	72	5	2.88	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	05 Jun 1980	Test # 880
PR Sleep	35.0	14	72	5	2.05	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
JR Thomson	31.0	6	73	5	2.35	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
Abdul Qadir	31.0	12	74	5	2.38	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	02 Mar 1984	Test # 978
DK Lillee	33.0	6	78	5	2.36	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
Iqbal Qasim	35.2	7	83	5	2.34	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	07 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
Abdul Qadir	30.0	7	84	5	2.80	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
S Madan Lal	32.0	4	85	5	2.65	India	v England	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
GF Lawson	35.3	11	87	5	2.45	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
Abdul Qadir	49.4	15	88	5	1.77	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
Sir RJ Hadlee	40.0	15	93	5	2.32	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
EJ Chatfield	29.0	5	95	5	3.27	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
Abdul Qadir	55.0	16	98	5	1.78	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
GF Lawson	39.4	10	103	5	2.59	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
B Yardley	42.4	15	107	5	2.50	Australia	v England	Perth	12 Nov 1982	Test # 938
TM Alderman	37.0	7	107	5	2.89	Australia	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
GF Lawson	32.0	5	108	5	3.37	Australia	v England	Perth	12 Nov 1982	Test # 938
TM Alderman	52.0	19	109	5	2.09	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
Abdul Qadir	42.0	5	110	5	2.61	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
N Kapil Dev	43.0	8	125	5	2.90	India	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
Maninder Singh	16.3	6	26	4	1.57	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
J Garner	34.1	20	30	4	0.87	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	05 Jun 1980	Test # 880
BP Patterson	11.0	4	30	4	2.72	West Indies	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
J Garner	24.3	8	36	4	1.46	West Indies	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1980	Test # 881
EJ Chatfield	30.0	13	36	4	1.20	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
EJ Chatfield	31.1	15	37	4	1.18	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
C Sharma	12.3	0	38	4	3.04	India	v England	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984	Test # 1007
MD Marshall	15.0	3	38	4	2.53	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
CEH Croft	13.5	2	39	4	2.81	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
Abdul Qadir	24.0	9	39	4	1.62	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 1982	Test # 932
DK Lillee	13.3	4	40	4	2.96	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
G Dymock	17.0	6	42	4	2.47	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
Sarfraz Nawaz	25.5	8	42	4	1.62	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	02 Mar 1984	Test # 978
MD Marshall	14.0	1	42	4	3.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
DK Lillee	15.0	4	43	4	2.86	Australia	v England	Lord's	28 Aug 1980	Test # 885
J Garner	18.0	3	43	4	2.38	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	03 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
Abdul Qadir	36.0	14	45	4	1.25	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081

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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 Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]