Bowling Best Figures Match - vs England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches - vs England

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RAL Massie	60.1	16	137	16	2.27	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
MA Holding	53.4	15	149	14	2.77	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
KD Boyce	43.1	8	147	11	3.40	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
DK Lillee	47.7x8	9	165	11	2.58	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
RM Hogg	34.0x8	12	66	10	1.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Sir RJ Hadlee	41.3x8	9	100	10	1.81	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
RM Hogg	47.5x8	11	122	10	1.92	Australia	v England	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AME Roberts	52.5	16	123	10	2.32	West Indies	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
DK Lillee	56.4	15	181	10	3.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
AME Roberts	32.5	12	59	9	1.79	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
G Dymock	46.3	18	86	9	1.84	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
JR Thomson	38.5x8	8	105	9	2.03	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
BS Chandrasekhar	55.2	19	107	9	1.93	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
RS Cunis	45.7x8	9	128	9	2.09	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
BS Chandrasekhar	46.2	10	131	9	2.82	India	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
BS Chandrasekhar	65.5	25	149	9	2.26	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
GJ Gilmour	51.2	15	157	9	3.05	Australia	v England	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
Asif Masood	57.5	13	160	9	2.76	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
KD Boyce	36.0	12	99	8	2.75	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
DK Lillee	59.0	22	106	8	1.79	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
BS Chandrasekhar	42.1	9	114	8	2.70	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
DK Lillee	26.5x8	5	118	8	3.32	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
JR Thomson	45.3	8	127	8	2.79	Australia	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
JR Thomson	39.4x8	5	143	8	2.71	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
MHN Walker	42.2x8	7	143	8	2.53	Australia	v England	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
JD Higgs	77.6x8	19	190	8	1.83	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
MA Holding	37.5	22	41	7	1.08	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
DK Lillee	35.0	16	60	7	1.71	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
RM Hogg	38.2x8	8	85	7	1.66	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
MHN Walker	41.3	14	95	7	2.28	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
BS Bedi	44.3	15	100	7	2.24	India	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
Sarfraz Nawaz	58.0	18	107	7	1.84	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
RM Hogg	40.5x8	10	109	7	2.01	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
LR Gibbs	60.2	16	113	7	1.87	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
Sir RJ Hadlee	45.5	11	115	7	2.50	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
BS Bedi	66.0	19	122	7	1.84	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
JR Thomson	40.0x8	10	138	7	2.58	Australia	v England	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
BS Chandrasekhar	73.5	18	159	7	2.15	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
AG Hurst	51.0x8	10	162	7	2.38	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Intikhab Alam	84.0	22	181	7	2.15	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
HJ Howarth	95.0	30	186	7	1.95	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
EAS Prasanna	25.0	8	63	6	2.52	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
DK Lillee	54.0	25	75	6	1.38	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
MF Malone	57.0	24	77	6	1.35	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
RO Collinge	31.0x8	10	77	6	1.86	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
RO Collinge	37.6x8	11	92	6	1.82	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
S Venkataraghavan	58.5	19	96	6	1.63	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
AA Mallett	39.0x8	9	97	6	1.86	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
EAS Prasanna	49.0	16	100	6	2.04	India	v England	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
RM Hogg	39.0x8	13	103	6	1.98	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
BS Bedi	73.0	33	104	6	1.42	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
BS Bedi	69.3	31	111	6	1.59	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
Abdul Qadir	51.0x8	13	116	6	1.70	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
AA Mallett	35.7x8	6	125	6	2.61	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
DK Lillee	71.0	25	135	6	1.90	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
Intikhab Alam	63.1	22	142	6	2.24	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
AME Roberts	53.0	15	143	6	2.69	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
KJ O'Keeffe	50.0x8	16	144	6	2.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
DK Lillee	51.0	16	147	6	2.88	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
JR Thomson	42.0x8	10	148	6	2.64	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
BS Chandrasekhar	55.1	9	161	6	2.91	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
AG Barrett	93.0	40	173	6	1.86	West Indies	v England	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
BS Bedi	64.2	8	226	6	3.51	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
Sarfraz Nawaz	20.0	6	39	5	1.95	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
AA Mallett	34.0x8	14	50	5	1.10	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
Saleem Altaf	34.4	13	57	5	1.64	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
JR Thomson	28.0	11	59	5	2.10	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
KD Ghavri	27.0	8	64	5	2.37	India	v England	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
LR Gibbs	31.3	6	65	5	2.06	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
BD Julien	43.0	15	66	5	1.53	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
SL Boock	28.3x8	4	67	5	1.77	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
AG Hurst	29.6x8	5	71	5	1.78	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RO Collinge	34.0	7	74	5	2.17	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
G Dymock	33.6x8	8	75	5	1.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
BD Julien	37.0	13	78	5	2.10	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
JD Higgs	35.0x8	9	81	5	1.73	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
VA Holder	37.4	9	85	5	2.25	West Indies	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
Mushtaq Mohammad	24.3	3	87	5	3.55	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
GS Sobers	48.0	18	91	5	1.89	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
RAL Massie	66.0	23	92	5	1.39	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DR Hadlee	32.0	8	93	5	2.90	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
AR Dell	42.7x8	11	97	5	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
Abdul Qadir	48.1x8	11	107	5	1.66	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
Iqbal Qasim	69.0x8	31	107	5	1.16	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
BS Bedi	86.0	43	109	5	1.26	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
EAS Prasanna	82.0	32	109	5	1.32	India	v England	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
JR Thomson	28.2	4	109	5	3.84	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
JR Thomson	52.1	16	113	5	2.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
BS Chandrasekhar	45.5	8	113	5	2.46	India	v England	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
Intikhab Alam	51.4	14	116	5	2.24	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
BS Bedi	65.4	25	116	5	1.76	India	v England	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1977	Test # 791
RO Collinge	35.5x8	8	118	5	2.48	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
MHN Walker	63.2	20	119	5	1.87	Australia	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
MHN Walker	65.0	19	122	5	1.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
AA Mallett	57.0	21	123	5	2.15	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	35.3x8	0	124	5	2.62	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
Mushtaq Mohammad	55.0	15	135	5	2.45	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
MHN Walker	37.0x8	7	137	5	2.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
KD Ghavri	60.0	19	137	5	2.28	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
BR Taylor	52.0	10	140	5	2.69	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722

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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]