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
N Kapil Dev	30.3	6	83	9	2.72	India	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
ND Hirwani	18.3	3	61	8	3.29	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	4.89	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
MG Hughes	37.0	9	87	8	2.35	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1110
IT Botham	27.4	6	103	8	3.72	England	v West Indies	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
GF Lawson	40.0	7	112	8	2.80	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
AR Border	26.0	10	46	7	1.76	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	26 Jan 1989	Test # 1113
Imran Khan	22.4	2	80	7	3.52	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	02 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
DK Lillee	26.3	3	83	7	3.13	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
MR Whitney	30.0	6	89	7	2.96	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	03 Feb 1989	Test # 1114
B Yardley	31.4	6	98	7	3.09	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	02 Jan 1982	Test # 917
Abdul Qadir	9.3	1	16	6	1.68	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
Imran Khan	22.3	2	46	6	2.04	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
Sir RJ Hadlee	12.3	2	50	6	4.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
RG Holland	22.0	7	54	6	2.45	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	30 Dec 1984	Test # 1006
PJW Allott	26.5	7	61	6	2.27	England	v West Indies	Leeds	12 Jul 1984	Test # 991
Sir RJ Hadlee	36.0	13	68	6	1.88	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980	Test # 873
EJ Chatfield	22.0	4	73	6	3.31	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
N Kapil Dev	31.0	2	77	6	2.48	India	v West Indies	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
RM Hogg	32.4	4	77	6	2.35	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
N Kapil Dev	33.0	7	84	6	2.54	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1989	Test # 1120
BL Cairns	32.0	8	85	6	2.65	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	22 Feb 1980	Test # 875
Iqbal Qasim	32.2	5	89	6	2.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	08 Dec 1980	Test # 888
Wasim Akram	25.0	3	91	6	3.64	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
GB Troup	29.1	5	95	6	3.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	29 Feb 1980	Test # 877
Sir RJ Hadlee	41.4	7	105	6	2.52	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
TM Alderman	39.0	12	128	6	3.28	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	09 Nov 1984	Test # 997
Sir RJ Hadlee	20.0	9	34	5	1.70	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980	Test # 873
Mohammad Nazir	22.0	7	44	5	2.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	08 Dec 1980	Test # 888
C Sharma	13.1	2	55	5	4.17	India	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
GR Dilley	23.0	6	55	5	2.39	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
N Kapil Dev	25.0	5	58	5	2.32	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1989	Test # 1119
Imran Khan	30.5	4	59	5	1.91	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	07 Nov 1986	Test # 1056
Imran Khan	22.0	6	62	5	2.81	Pakistan	v West Indies	Multan	30 Dec 1980	Test # 892
NA Foster	16.0	2	64	5	4.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	04 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
RGD Willis	26.0	4	65	5	2.50	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	05 Jun 1980	Test # 880
MC Snedden	18.3	2	68	5	3.67	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
IT Botham	24.1	3	71	5	2.93	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
IT Botham	23.0	8	72	5	3.13	England	v West Indies	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
DK Lillee	24.0	3	78	5	3.25	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	Test # 870
RM Ellison	33.0	12	78	5	2.36	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
JE Emburey	27.0	5	78	5	2.88	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
SR Waugh	24.0	5	92	5	3.83	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	24 Dec 1988	Test # 1112
DR Pringle	27.0	7	95	5	3.51	England	v West Indies	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
G Dymock	33.5	7	104	5	3.07	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	Test # 870
Arshad Ayub	31.0	4	104	5	3.35	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	25 Mar 1989	Test # 1117
DR Pringle	31.0	5	108	5	3.48	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
Imran Khan	45.0	9	115	5	2.55	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
GF Lawson	30.4	8	116	5	3.78	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984	Test # 999
Arshad Ayub	52.0	11	117	5	2.25	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1989	Test # 1119
JE Emburey	52.0	16	124	5	2.38	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
MG Hughes	36.1	7	130	5	3.59	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1110
NS Yadav	44.1	8	131	5	2.96	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	24 Nov 1983	Test # 968
B Yardley	40.5	10	132	5	3.23	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
CG Rackemann	42.4	7	161	5	3.77	Australia	v West Indies	St John's	07 Apr 1984	Test # 987
Imran Khan	13.0	5	30	4	2.30	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
EJ Chatfield	18.0	8	30	4	1.66	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
B Yardley	21.0	7	38	4	1.80	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
Imran Khan	16.3	2	38	4	2.30	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
Imran Khan	14.4	0	41	4	2.79	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	02 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
RJ Shastri	24.0	8	43	4	1.79	India	v West Indies	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
N Kapil Dev	25.3	6	45	4	1.76	India	v West Indies	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
Iqbal Qasim	34.1	11	48	4	1.40	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	22 Dec 1980	Test # 890
AR Border	18.4	3	50	4	2.67	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	26 Jan 1989	Test # 1113
EJ Chatfield	28.0	11	51	4	1.82	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.4	11	53	4	1.84	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	04 May 1985	Test # 1016
TG Hogan	25.0	9	56	4	2.24	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	02 Mar 1984	Test # 979
GR Dilley	23.0	6	57	4	2.47	England	v West Indies	The Oval	24 Jul 1980	Test # 883
JN Maguire	16.4	2	57	4	3.42	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1984	Test # 988
GC Small	18.5	5	64	4	3.39	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
Imran Khan	29.0	5	66	4	2.27	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	22 Dec 1980	Test # 890
TM Alderman	32.1	9	68	4	2.11	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	24 Dec 1988	Test # 1112
JG Thomas	16.1	2	70	4	4.32	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
GB Troup	31.2	11	71	4	2.26	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	29 Feb 1980	Test # 877
RJ Shastri	28.3	9	71	4	2.49	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
Arshad Ayub	25.0	4	72	4	2.88	India	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
N Kapil Dev	13.0	0	73	4	5.61	India	v West Indies	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
Wasim Akram	31.0	7	73	4	2.35	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
GR Dilley	27.0	6	73	4	2.70	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
Sir RJ Hadlee	31.0	8	75	4	2.41	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	29 Feb 1980	Test # 877
IT Botham	25.1	5	77	4	3.05	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
RJ Shastri	28.0	7	78	4	2.78	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Apr 1989	Test # 1118
GR Dilley	23.0	6	79	4	3.43	England	v West Indies	Leeds	07 Aug 1980	Test # 884
RGD Willis	20.1	5	82	4	4.06	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	05 Jun 1980	Test # 880
Sir RJ Hadlee	24.3	6	82	4	3.34	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
Abdul Qadir	19.0	2	83	4	4.36	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
Maninder Singh	34.0	6	85	4	2.50	India	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
RG Holland	33.0	8	90	4	2.72	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	30 Dec 1984	Test # 1006
N Kapil Dev	35.0	5	91	4	2.60	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983	Test # 971
Abdul Qadir	32.0	5	96	4	3.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	07 Nov 1986	Test # 1056
N Kapil Dev	24.2	3	99	4	4.06	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
GR Dilley	28.1	4	99	4	3.51	England	v West Indies	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
RM Hogg	32.0	6	101	4	3.15	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	09 Nov 1984	Test # 997
EJ Chatfield	39.0	14	102	4	2.61	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
Abdul Qadir	31.5	3	107	4	3.36	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
PW Jarvis	26.0	3	107	4	4.11	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
JR Thomson	29.0	1	112	4	3.86	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
GR Dilley	28.4	6	116	4	4.04	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
DK Lillee	39.0	6	119	4	3.05	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	02 Jan 1982	Test # 917
PI Pocock	45.3	14	121	4	2.65	England	v West Indies	Manchester	26 Jul 1984	Test # 992

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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]