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
DL Underwood	48.5	25	71	13	1.45	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
DK Lillee	37.0x8	5	135	10	2.73	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
CEH Croft	43.5	10	95	9	2.16	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	04 Mar 1977	Test # 799
AA Mallett	35.6x8	9	111	9	2.32	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
N Kapil Dev	46.4	14	121	9	2.59	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
AG Hurst	47.7x8	6	155	9	2.42	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
AME Roberts	49.0x8	9	187	9	2.86	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Feb 1975	Test # 756
IT Botham	25.5	10	51	8	1.97	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
CM Old	47.4	18	88	8	1.84	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
Sir RJ Hadlee	51.0x8	6	145	8	2.13	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
J Garner	55.0	12	148	8	2.69	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977	Test # 801
PH Edmonds	33.0x8	7	66	7	1.50	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
RGD Willis	23.0	3	73	7	3.17	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
MHN Walker	32.0x8	10	80	7	1.87	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
RM Hogg	36.0x8	6	124	7	2.58	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
CEH Croft	46.4	9	132	7	2.82	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
CEH Croft	33.3	6	135	7	4.02	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
N Gifford	75.0	21	154	7	2.05	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
N Kapil Dev	28.0	5	63	6	2.25	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
DR Doshi	46.0	12	94	6	2.04	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
GG Arnold	55.0	19	103	6	1.87	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
AW Greig	35.2	5	114	6	3.22	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
CM Old	38.0	4	119	6	3.13	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
J Birkenshaw	49.3	10	146	6	2.94	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
BR Taylor	51.0x8	14	152	6	2.23	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
AG Hurst	39.5x8	5	170	6	3.21	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
J Garner	54.0	11	190	6	3.51	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
KJ O'Keeffe	72.0x8	17	208	6	2.16	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
DK Lillee	66.7x8	11	267	6	2.99	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
NS Yadav	14.4	4	47	5	3.20	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
GS Chappell	18.6x8	5	61	5	2.44	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
BL D'Oliveira	51.0	25	62	5	1.21	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
KJ O'Keeffe	39.1x8	9	101	5	1.93	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
DK Lillee	35.3x8	10	102	5	2.16	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
DAJ Holford	34.0	6	109	5	3.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
Sir RJ Hadlee	27.6x8	3	112	5	3.02	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
N Gifford	87.4	40	120	5	1.36	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
PJ Petherick	22.7x8	3	129	5	4.22	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	09 Oct 1976	Test # 782
M Hendrick	44.0	10	130	5	2.95	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
CEH Croft	43.5	10	135	5	3.07	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
LR Gibbs	63.1x8	23	138	5	1.63	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	01 Mar 1975	Test # 759
DK Lillee	26.3x8	0	138	5	3.92	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
MHN Walker	38.0x8	4	151	5	2.98	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
Sir RJ Hadlee	24.0x8	0	157	5	4.90	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	09 Oct 1976	Test # 782
Sir RJ Hadlee	39.0x8	4	157	5	3.01	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Inshan Ali	52.0	11	159	5	3.05	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
PI Pocock	52.0	9	169	5	3.25	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
BR Taylor	35.4x8	3	173	5	3.65	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	02 Feb 1973	Test # 710
CEH Croft	50.0	10	179	5	3.58	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977	Test # 801
HJ Howarth	63.0x8	16	185	5	2.20	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
AME Roberts	61.3	9	223	5	3.62	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977	Test # 801
PH Edmonds	20.0	10	27	4	1.35	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
CM Old	41.4	22	41	4	0.98	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
PH Edmonds	30.0	12	46	4	1.53	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
IT Botham	18.0	2	59	4	3.27	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
RGD Willis	27.0x8	4	66	4	1.83	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
P Lever	34.3	10	75	4	2.17	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
AW Greig	27.5	10	78	4	2.80	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
KD Ghavri	25.0	6	80	4	3.20	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
RMH Binny	27.0	6	88	4	3.25	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
RO Collinge	31.0x8	4	91	4	2.20	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
GA Cope	38.0x8	15	91	4	1.79	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
BE Congdon	27.5x8	3	92	4	2.49	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
J Garner	36.1	7	95	4	2.62	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	04 Mar 1977	Test # 799
RAL Massie	33.0x8	6	96	4	2.18	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
DK Lillee	33.0x8	7	102	4	2.31	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
RGD Willis	39.4	5	112	4	2.82	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
MHN Walker	32.2x8	5	118	4	2.74	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
AME Roberts	43.0	6	119	4	2.76	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	04 Mar 1977	Test # 799
DR Doshi	64.3	23	128	4	1.98	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
J Garner	27.2	1	129	4	4.71	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
G Dymock	44.6x8	9	137	4	2.29	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
AME Roberts	45.0	4	138	4	3.06	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
RAL Massie	35.0x8	10	142	4	3.04	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
HJ Howarth	56.0x8	13	172	4	2.30	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	02 Feb 1973	Test # 710
BS Chandrasekhar	50.0	7	179	4	3.58	India	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
N Kapil Dev	51.0	4	179	4	3.50	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
AA Mallett	55.5x8	7	180	4	2.42	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
AME Roberts	55.0	8	190	4	3.45	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
Sir RJ Hadlee	32.2x8	1	213	4	4.95	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	30 Oct 1976	Test # 784
DR O'Sullivan	52.0x8	6	227	4	3.27	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	30 Oct 1976	Test # 784
JSE Price	11.4	5	29	3	2.48	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
RMH Binny	14.0	2	55	3	3.92	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
JK Lever	19.0x8	1	60	3	2.36	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
R Illingworth	26.0	5	72	3	2.76	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
MLC Foster	35.0	15	75	3	2.14	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
GJ Gilmour	16.0x8	1	81	3	3.79	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
R Illingworth	54.0	25	89	3	1.64	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
RA Hutton	47.0	8	90	3	1.91	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
BL Cairns	28.0x8	5	94	3	2.51	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
DL Underwood	48.0	20	96	3	2.00	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
GJ Gilmour	19.1x8	2	97	3	3.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
BS Chandrasekhar	25.0	4	97	3	3.88	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
KD Boyce	29.0x8	5	102	3	2.63	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Feb 1975	Test # 756
VA Holder	32.6x8	9	102	3	2.33	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Feb 1975	Test # 756
GA Cope	42.0x8	6	109	3	1.94	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
BL Cairns	30.0x8	3	109	3	2.72	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
N Gifford	52.0	16	111	3	2.13	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
RO Collinge	33.0x8	2	113	3	2.56	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	02 Feb 1973	Test # 710
KD Ghavri	38.0	8	117	3	3.07	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863

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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]