Bowling Best Figures Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches - England

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RGD Willis	15.1	3	43	8	2.83	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IT Botham	27.4	6	103	8	3.72	England	v West Indies	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
NA Foster	46.2	15	107	8	2.30	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	02 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
IT Botham	26.0	7	48	7	1.84	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
JE Emburey	46.0	15	78	7	1.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
GR Dilley	24.5	9	38	6	1.53	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
IT Botham	22.5	7	58	6	2.54	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
PJW Allott	26.5	7	61	6	2.27	England	v West Indies	Leeds	12 Jul 1984	Test # 991
NGB Cook	30.0	12	65	6	2.16	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Mar 1984	Test # 978
NG Cowans	26.0	6	77	6	2.96	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
RM Ellison	31.5	9	77	6	2.41	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
IT Botham	27.0	6	90	6	3.33	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
IT Botham	39.2	11	95	6	2.41	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
RGD Willis	28.0	3	101	6	3.60	England	v India	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
NA Foster	23.0	2	104	6	4.52	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
IT Botham	47.0	13	125	6	2.65	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GR Dilley	47.3	10	154	6	3.24	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	06 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
IT Botham	14.0	9	11	5	0.78	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
NGB Cook	14.0	8	18	5	1.28	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Mar 1984	Test # 978
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RGD Willis	14.0	5	35	5	2.50	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
NGB Cook	26.0	11	35	5	1.34	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
IT Botham	16.0	4	41	5	2.56	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
NG Cowans	14.0	2	42	5	3.00	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
IT Botham	19.4	3	46	5	2.33	England	v India	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
RM Ellison	17.0	3	46	5	2.70	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
GC Small	22.4	7	48	5	2.11	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
GR Dilley	23.0	6	55	5	2.39	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
IT Botham	27.4	8	59	5	2.13	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
NA Foster	28.0	8	59	5	2.10	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
GR Dilley	28.0	9	60	5	2.14	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
IT Botham	22.3	3	61	5	2.71	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
NGB Cook	32.0	14	63	5	1.96	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
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
RGD Willis	29.4	3	66	5	2.22	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
NA Foster	32.0	8	67	5	2.09	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
GR Dilley	25.4	7	68	5	2.64	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
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
IT Botham	30.0	8	74	5	2.46	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
GC Small	33.0	11	75	5	2.27	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
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
JE Emburey	42.5	14	80	5	1.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
JE Emburey	43.4	14	82	5	1.87	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
PAJ DeFreitas	23.5	3	86	5	3.60	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
GR Dilley	35.0	6	92	5	2.62	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
DR Pringle	27.0	7	95	5	3.51	England	v West Indies	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	England	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DR Pringle	31.0	5	108	5	3.48	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
IT Botham	24.0	2	109	5	4.54	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
JE Emburey	52.0	16	124	5	2.38	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
GR Dilley	11.1	4	24	4	2.14	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RM Ellison	9.0	3	27	4	3.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
IT Botham	17.0	7	29	4	1.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
PH Edmonds	28.0	11	31	4	1.10	England	v India	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
PH Edmonds	15.1	4	40	4	2.63	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
NA Foster	18.0	4	42	4	2.33	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	07 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
JE Emburey	26.5	12	43	4	1.60	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RGD Willis	20.0	8	43	4	2.15	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
GR Dilley	13.0	1	47	4	3.61	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IT Botham	20.4	6	50	4	2.41	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
RGD Willis	22.1	5	51	4	2.30	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	03 Feb 1984	Test # 976
IA Greig	14.2	3	53	4	3.69	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
GR Dilley	23.0	6	57	4	2.47	England	v West Indies	The Oval	24 Jul 1980	Test # 883
RGD Willis	23.3	6	57	4	2.42	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
NA Foster	27.0	7	59	4	2.18	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
PH Edmonds	44.0	24	60	4	1.36	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
IT Botham	16.0	2	62	4	3.87	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
RGD Willis	14.0	0	63	4	4.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
ARC Fraser	33.0	8	63	4	1.90	England	v Australia	Birmingham	06 Jul 1989	Test # 1123
JK Lever	23.0	5	64	4	2.78	England	v India	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
GC Small	18.5	5	64	4	3.39	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
RM Ellison	26.0	6	66	4	2.53	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
IT Botham	21.0	7	70	4	3.33	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
IT Botham	24.5	9	70	4	2.81	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
G Miller	33.0	11	70	4	2.12	England	v Australia	Perth	12 Nov 1982	Test # 938
JG Thomas	16.1	2	70	4	4.32	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
DR Pringle	24.3	6	70	4	2.85	England	v Australia	The Oval	24 Aug 1989	Test # 1126
IT Botham	28.0	6	72	4	2.57	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DR Pringle	22.3	6	73	4	3.24	England	v India	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
GR Dilley	27.0	6	73	4	2.70	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
IT Botham	30.0	8	75	4	2.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1983	Test # 944
IT Botham	25.1	5	77	4	3.05	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
GR Dilley	23.0	6	79	4	3.43	England	v West Indies	Leeds	07 Aug 1980	Test # 884
IT Botham	23.0	4	79	4	3.43	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
GR Dilley	24.4	4	79	4	3.20	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
RGD Willis	20.1	5	82	4	4.06	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	05 Jun 1980	Test # 880
M Hendrick	29.2	6	82	4	2.79	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GR Dilley	35.1	9	82	4	2.33	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
NGB Cook	50.0	22	87	4	1.74	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
PJ Newport	26.3	7	87	4	3.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
JE Emburey	42.0	12	88	4	2.09	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
RGD Willis	31.0	6	91	4	2.93	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GR Dilley	28.2	4	92	4	3.24	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
PI Pocock	38.4	9	93	4	2.40	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
PH Edmonds	42.0	10	97	4	2.30	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
JE Emburey	51.0	17	99	4	1.94	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020

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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]