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
AW Greig	69.1	17	156	13	2.25	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
EAS Prasanna	47.0	14	111	9	2.36	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
JR Thomson	40.0x8	9	167	9	3.13	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
BR Taylor	53.3	9	182	9	3.40	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
Mushtaq Mohammad	41.5	12	97	8	2.31	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
RGD Willis	35.3	8	113	8	3.18	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
BR Taylor	43.4	9	115	8	2.63	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
BS Bedi	70.0	29	126	8	1.80	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976	Test # 774
GG Arnold	57.1	17	162	8	2.83	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
Imran Khan	45.2	5	168	8	3.70	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
DK Lillee	29.3x8	1	175	8	4.46	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
WM Clark	58.4	10	189	8	3.22	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
BS Chandrasekhar	59.2	13	208	8	3.50	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976	Test # 775
BR Taylor	32.1	11	67	7	2.08	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
N Kapil Dev	28.0	3	84	7	3.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
KD Walters	31.2	4	89	7	2.84	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
S Venkataraghavan	63.0	28	102	7	1.61	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
S Venkataraghavan	37.4	10	103	7	2.73	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
DL Underwood	43.1	15	112	7	2.59	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
GG Arnold	57.0	14	117	7	2.05	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
KD Ghavri	52.0	13	120	7	2.30	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
DK Lillee	29.0x8	3	126	7	3.25	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
KD Ghavri	40.0	9	128	7	3.20	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
JR Hammond	49.0	10	148	7	3.02	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
Sarfraz Nawaz	47.0x8	4	160	7	2.55	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	15 Feb 1975	Test # 756
Sarfraz Nawaz	63.0	13	204	7	3.23	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
GJ Gilmour	23.0x8	5	68	6	2.21	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
BS Bedi	38.0	15	69	6	1.81	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
MHN Walker	54.0	18	99	6	1.83	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
JR Thomson	19.0	2	99	6	5.21	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
MHN Walker	30.3x8	11	101	6	2.49	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
S Venkataraghavan	42.3	7	111	6	2.61	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
JR Thomson	20.0x8	1	113	6	4.23	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
KJ O'Keeffe	52.1	15	119	6	2.28	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
BS Bedi	51.2	21	120	6	2.33	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
MHN Walker	45.0	13	122	6	2.71	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
TJ Jenner	49.2	16	123	6	2.49	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
S Venkataraghavan	49.0	11	130	6	2.65	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
JR Thomson	24.0x8	2	134	6	4.18	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
MWW Selvey	43.0	7	152	6	3.53	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
S Venkataraghavan	51.0	12	154	6	3.01	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
DK Lillee	27.0x8	3	156	6	4.33	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
JA Snow	38.4	4	157	6	4.06	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
PI Pocock	59.0	18	159	6	2.69	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
AW Greig	46.0	2	164	6	3.56	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
BS Chandrasekhar	51.0	8	214	6	4.19	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
KD Ghavri	52.0	9	232	6	4.46	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975	Test # 753
S Madan Lal	22.1	6	45	5	2.03	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
GJ Gilmour	17.0x8	4	60	5	2.64	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
GJ Gilmour	18.6x8	2	81	5	3.24	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
B Yardley	48.2	20	88	5	1.82	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
BS Bedi	45.5	16	96	5	2.09	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
JR Hammond	38.5	9	96	5	2.47	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
MHN Walker	55.4	23	98	5	1.76	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
Saleem Altaf	42.0	10	103	5	2.45	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
DL Underwood	56.3	19	106	5	1.87	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
Imran Khan	45.0	13	109	5	2.42	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Mar 1977	Test # 799
JD Higgs	47.4	13	114	5	2.39	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
BS Chandrasekhar	43.0	7	116	5	2.69	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978	Test # 835
MHN Walker	61.3	15	122	5	1.98	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
Sikander Bakht	28.0	3	126	5	4.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
WM Clark	45.0	10	127	5	2.82	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
TJ Laughlin	35.4	5	135	5	3.78	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Thomson	36.2	3	139	5	3.82	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
BS Bedi	55.0	14	149	5	2.70	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976	Test # 775
BS Chandrasekhar	42.0	7	153	5	3.64	India	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Apr 1976	Test # 776
JA Snow	42.0	7	176	5	4.19	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
HJ Howarth	80.0	25	179	5	2.23	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
S Abid Ali	52.0	4	197	5	3.78	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 Apr 1971	Test # 685
Imran Khan	60.0	19	205	5	3.41	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
Majid Khan	27.0	9	56	4	2.07	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977	Test # 801
B Yardley	43.0	21	62	4	1.44	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
BS Chandrasekhar	31.0	10	65	4	2.09	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
Mushtaq Mohammad	29.0	8	77	4	2.65	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Mar 1977	Test # 799
JA Snow	26.0	5	90	4	3.46	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
DL Underwood	34.0	11	91	4	2.67	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
JD Higgs	24.5	3	91	4	3.66	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
BE Congdon	47.0	10	92	4	1.95	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
KD Ghavri	29.0	8	93	4	3.20	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
JR Thomson	27.0	6	93	4	3.44	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
MHN Walker	55.0	14	98	4	1.78	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
JD Higgs	37.5	9	99	4	2.61	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
EAS Prasanna	35.5	8	101	4	2.81	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
DK Lillee	31.1	8	107	4	3.43	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
Imran Khan	42.0	11	110	4	2.61	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
G Dymock	34.0	2	111	4	3.26	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
RGD Willis	35.0	3	118	4	3.37	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	3.80	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	02 Feb 1979	Test # 845
A Ward	24.0	2	128	4	5.33	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
S Abid Ali	46.0	8	131	4	2.84	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
JR Thomson	21.5x8	0	131	4	4.54	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
BS Bedi	48.0	15	131	4	2.72	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
DK Lillee	24.0x8	0	132	4	4.12	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
BS Chandrasekhar	61.0	18	132	4	2.16	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976	Test # 774
EAS Prasanna	54.0	17	137	4	2.53	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
HJ Howarth	73.0	25	138	4	1.89	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
S Venkataraghavan	55.0	13	140	4	2.54	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
BS Bedi	81.0	27	140	4	1.72	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
TJ Jenner	53.3	9	144	4	2.69	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
CM Old	44.3	7	144	4	3.23	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777

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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]