Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BS Chandrasekhar	34.1x8	5	104	12	2.28	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
Imran Khan	45.7x8	9	165	12	2.69	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
Sarfraz Nawaz	57.2x8	13	125	11	1.63	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
IT Botham	80.5	23	176	11	2.17	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
DL Underwood	55.0x8	8	215	11	2.93	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
DL Underwood	52.0	22	82	10	1.57	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
BS Bedi	61.2x8	12	194	10	2.37	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
MJ Procter	49.1	22	103	9	2.09	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
P Lever	27.0x8	3	103	9	2.86	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
RGD Willis	40.1	8	118	9	2.93	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
AME Roberts	27.0x8	4	119	9	3.30	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
RO Collinge	34.4x8	4	166	9	3.60	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
JA Snow	31.5x8	11	63	8	1.49	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
M Hendrick	38.2	8	95	8	2.47	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
DR Doshi	44.5	10	103	8	2.29	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
Sarfraz Nawaz	40.0x8	10	109	8	2.04	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
J Garner	31.1	5	121	8	3.88	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
JA Snow	47.0	9	128	8	2.72	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
JA Snow	52.3x8	9	162	8	2.31	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
DR Doshi	85.0	25	167	8	1.96	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
LR Gibbs	83.0	25	181	8	2.18	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
JA Snow	55.0	9	186	8	3.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
VA Holder	44.0x8	3	223	8	3.80	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
VA Holder	24.0	7	44	7	1.83	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
NS Yadav	38.3	10	81	7	2.10	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
AME Roberts	28.2	7	82	7	2.89	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
RGD Willis	36.5x8	6	101	7	2.06	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
RGD Willis	41.6x8	5	113	7	2.02	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DL Underwood	53.1	20	119	7	2.23	England	v Australia	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
Sir RJ Hadlee	32.4x8	5	130	7	3.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974	Test # 735
N Kapil Dev	52.0	14	130	7	2.50	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
Saleem Altaf	41.5x8	8	131	7	2.36	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
KD Ghavri	32.5x8	4	138	7	3.17	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
CM Old	39.6x8	6	143	7	2.69	England	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
LR Gibbs	84.0	27	180	7	2.14	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
Iqbal Qasim	46.0x8	7	230	7	3.75	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
Sir RJ Hadlee	13.7x8	2	49	6	2.64	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1974	Test # 729
G Miller	36.1x8	9	57	6	1.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
MJ Procter	35.0	13	72	6	2.05	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
MJ Procter	29.0	8	77	6	2.65	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
RGD Willis	30.5x8	6	80	6	1.95	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
EJ Barlow	41.0	13	87	6	2.12	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
CEH Croft	35.3	6	88	6	2.47	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
PH Edmonds	37.0	11	92	6	2.48	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
DR Parry	40.4	9	92	6	2.26	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
S Madan Lal	29.0x8	5	99	6	2.56	India	v Australia	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
JE Emburey	42.0x8	7	100	6	1.78	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
NS Yadav	37.0	3	100	6	2.70	India	v Australia	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
MA Holding	37.0	10	101	6	2.72	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
N Kapil Dev	43.0	12	107	6	2.48	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
N Kapil Dev	43.2	10	108	6	2.49	India	v Australia	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
IT Botham	35.1x8	8	109	6	2.32	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
BS Chandrasekhar	39.0x8	6	115	6	2.21	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
RGD Willis	35.7x8	6	117	6	2.44	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
AW Greig	42.0x8	4	119	6	2.12	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
Sarfraz Nawaz	31.0x8	7	119	6	2.87	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
BS Bedi	31.1x8	7	129	6	3.10	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
J Garner	63.0	18	130	6	2.06	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
IT Botham	38.0x8	6	135	6	2.66	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
N Phillip	37.0	2	140	6	3.78	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
ST Clarke	49.0	8	141	6	2.87	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
DR Doshi	65.0	16	142	6	2.18	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
RGD Willis	41.0	6	146	6	3.56	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
LR Gibbs	58.0x8	15	150	6	1.93	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
JA Snow	42.5x8	7	160	6	2.81	England	v Australia	Perth	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
RR Jumadeen	61.4	8	162	6	2.62	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
GG Arnold	51.0x8	10	164	6	2.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
DL Underwood	73.0	27	184	6	2.52	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
JK Lever	15.1x8	2	48	5	2.38	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
M Hendrick	33.0x8	7	64	5	1.45	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
EAS Prasanna	36.4x8	13	65	5	1.33	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
IT Botham	28.0	6	68	5	2.42	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
JA Snow	40.0	15	72	5	1.80	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
AW Greig	26.2	8	74	5	2.81	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
J Garner	31.0	11	74	5	2.38	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
G Miller	33.0x8	11	74	5	1.68	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
IT Botham	25.4x8	4	79	5	2.32	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
BD Julien	22.1x8	1	83	5	2.81	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
NS Yadav	43.0	16	88	5	2.04	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
J Garner	35.4	9	89	5	2.49	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
PM Pollock	38.2	14	95	5	2.47	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
GA Chevalier	42.1	11	100	5	2.37	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
CEH Croft	33.0	7	100	5	3.03	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
MJ Procter	29.5	7	101	5	3.38	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
RGD Willis	29.3	5	102	5	3.45	England	v Australia	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
JE Emburey	46.2x8	17	103	5	1.67	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RO Collinge	30.0x8	4	107	5	2.67	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974	Test # 735
BS Bedi	41.0x8	11	111	5	2.03	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
BE Congdon	29.2x8	1	112	5	2.87	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
DR Hadlee	32.2x8	4	117	5	2.72	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974	Test # 735
RR Jumadeen	39.0	7	117	5	3.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
GG Arnold	45.0	6	121	5	2.68	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AW Greig	40.6x8	8	123	5	2.26	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
LR Gibbs	56.0	18	125	5	2.23	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
BS Bedi	32.4x8	5	126	5	2.90	India	v Australia	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
K Shuttleworth	44.5x8	8	128	5	2.15	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
AME Roberts	36.0	7	129	5	3.58	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
IT Botham	45.0	10	134	5	2.97	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
AME Roberts	35.0x8	2	145	5	3.10	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
DR O'Sullivan	35.5x8	4	148	5	3.11	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	Test # 730

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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]