Bowling Best Figures Match - Australia

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches - Australia

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RAL Massie	60.1	16	137	16	2.27	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
G Dymock	63.4	12	166	12	2.60	Australia	v India	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
DK Lillee	33.2x8	6	123	11	2.77	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
DK Lillee	47.7x8	9	165	11	2.58	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
RM Hogg	34.0x8	12	66	10	1.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RM Hogg	47.5x8	11	122	10	1.92	Australia	v England	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DK Lillee	37.0x8	5	135	10	2.73	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
DK Lillee	56.4	15	181	10	3.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
G Dymock	46.3	18	86	9	1.84	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
JR Thomson	38.5x8	8	105	9	2.03	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
AA Mallett	35.6x8	9	111	9	2.32	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
AG Hurst	47.7x8	6	155	9	2.42	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
GJ Gilmour	51.2	15	157	9	3.05	Australia	v England	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
JR Thomson	40.0x8	9	167	9	3.13	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
DK Lillee	59.0	22	106	8	1.79	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DK Lillee	26.5x8	5	118	8	3.32	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
JR Thomson	45.3	8	127	8	2.79	Australia	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
JR Thomson	39.4x8	5	143	8	2.71	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
MHN Walker	42.2x8	7	143	8	2.53	Australia	v England	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
WM Clark	44.0x8	6	147	8	2.50	Australia	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
WM Clark	48.2x8	5	169	8	2.62	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
DK Lillee	29.3x8	1	175	8	4.46	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
JW Gleeson	66.4	17	186	8	2.79	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
WM Clark	58.4	10	189	8	3.22	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
JD Higgs	77.6x8	19	190	8	1.83	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DK Lillee	35.0	16	60	7	1.71	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
MHN Walker	32.0x8	10	80	7	1.87	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
RM Hogg	38.2x8	8	85	7	1.66	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
KD Walters	31.2	4	89	7	2.84	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
MHN Walker	41.3	14	95	7	2.28	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
G Dymock	46.0x8	12	102	7	1.66	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	Test # 730
AN Connolly	55.0	22	109	7	1.98	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
RM Hogg	40.5x8	10	109	7	2.01	Australia	v England	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GJ Gilmour	31.0x8	3	116	7	2.80	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
RM Hogg	36.0x8	6	124	7	2.58	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
DK Lillee	29.0x8	3	126	7	3.25	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
JR Thomson	35.7x8	2	130	7	2.71	Australia	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
MHN Walker	51.0x8	11	131	7	1.92	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
JR Thomson	40.0x8	10	138	7	2.58	Australia	v England	Perth	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
JD Higgs	41.3	12	143	7	3.44	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
JR Hammond	49.0	10	148	7	3.02	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
JB Gannon	34.6x8	3	161	7	3.47	Australia	v India	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
AG Hurst	51.0x8	10	162	7	2.38	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
AN Connolly	64.2	12	177	7	2.75	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
GJ Gilmour	23.0x8	5	68	6	2.21	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
AA Mallett	18.2x8	6	73	6	3.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
DK Lillee	54.0	25	75	6	1.38	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
MF Malone	57.0	24	77	6	1.35	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
AA Mallett	39.0x8	9	97	6	1.86	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
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
RM Hogg	39.0x8	13	103	6	1.98	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KJ O'Keeffe	52.3x8	21	106	6	1.51	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	Test # 730
AA Mallett	40.7x8	6	109	6	2.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
MHN Walker	47.6x8	15	110	6	1.72	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974	Test # 735
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
G Dymock	51.4	15	119	6	2.30	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
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
AA Mallett	35.7x8	6	125	6	2.61	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
JR Thomson	24.0x8	2	134	6	4.18	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
DK Lillee	71.0	25	135	6	1.90	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
WM Clark	49.7x8	12	141	6	2.12	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
KJ O'Keeffe	50.0x8	16	144	6	2.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
DK Lillee	51.0	16	147	6	2.88	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
JR Thomson	42.0x8	10	148	6	2.64	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
DK Lillee	27.0x8	3	156	6	4.33	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
KJ O'Keeffe	48.0x8	9	157	6	2.45	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977	Test # 796
JR Thomson	45.5x8	4	166	6	2.72	Australia	v India	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
AG Hurst	39.5x8	5	170	6	3.21	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
IW Callen	55.0x8	5	191	6	2.60	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
AA Mallett	87.1	26	205	6	2.35	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
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
MHN Walker	29.0x8	12	50	5	1.29	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
AA Mallett	34.0x8	14	50	5	1.10	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
JR Thomson	28.0	11	59	5	2.10	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
GJ Gilmour	17.0x8	4	60	5	2.64	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
GS Chappell	18.6x8	5	61	5	2.44	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
AG Hurst	29.6x8	5	71	5	1.78	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Dymock	33.6x8	8	75	5	1.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GJ Gilmour	18.6x8	2	81	5	3.24	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
JD Higgs	35.0x8	9	81	5	1.73	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
B Yardley	48.2	20	88	5	1.82	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
RAL Massie	66.0	23	92	5	1.39	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
KD Walters	22.0x8	0	93	5	3.17	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	05 Jan 1974	Test # 729
JR Hammond	38.5	9	96	5	2.47	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
AR Dell	42.7x8	11	97	5	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
MHN Walker	55.4	23	98	5	1.76	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
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
JR Thomson	28.2	4	109	5	3.84	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
JR Thomson	52.1	16	113	5	2.16	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
JD Higgs	47.4	13	114	5	2.39	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
RM Hogg	45.0	7	115	5	2.55	Australia	v India	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
MHN Walker	63.2	20	119	5	1.87	Australia	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
MHN Walker	61.3	15	122	5	1.98	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
MHN Walker	65.0	19	122	5	1.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804

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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]