Best bowling figures in an innings in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs West Indies
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
36.1 | 10 | 86 | 8 | 2.37 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 | Test # 738 | |
20.3 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 3.60 | New Zealand | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1972 | Test # 695 | |
15.0 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 2.50 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Sydney | 03 Jan 1976 | Test # 767 | |
13.0 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 5.92 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Mar 1978 | Test # 821 | |
27.0 | 1 | 89 | 6 | 2.47 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Lahore | 15 Feb 1975 | Test # 756 | |
18.0 | 2 | 90 | 6 | 5.00 | Pakistan | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 15 Apr 1977 | Test # 803 | |
39.0 | 10 | 114 | 6 | 2.92 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1973 | Test # 714 | |
32.2 | 8 | 120 | 6 | 3.71 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
46.0 | 2 | 164 | 6 | 3.56 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 | Test # 734 | |
10.5 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 2.58 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
10.0 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2.55 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 | Test # 770 | |
18.4 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 2.08 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Lord's | 17 Jun 1976 | Test # 778 | |
24.0 | 8 | 41 | 5 | 1.70 | New Zealand | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
15.3 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 2.70 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 | Test # 780 | |
12.0 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 4.00 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Lord's | 21 Jun 1975 | ODI # 33 | |
24.0 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 2.12 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Bengaluru | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 837 | |
11.0 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 4.22 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1975 | Test # 766 | |
11.3 | - | 63 | 5 | 4.15 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 | Test # 770 | |
18.2 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 3.60 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 06 Apr 1973 | Test # 720 | |
33.0 | 7 | 70 | 5 | 2.12 | England | 4 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 | Test # 738 | |
23.0 | 6 | 70 | 5 | 3.04 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
37.0 | 10 | 75 | 5 | 2.02 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Apr 1973 | Test # 721 | |
34.0 | 11 | 82 | 5 | 2.41 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Mar 1976 | Test # 774 | |
32.2 | 9 | 90 | 5 | 2.78 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 Apr 1973 | Test # 721 | |
36.0 | 11 | 95 | 5 | 2.63 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 1971 | Test # 683 | |
51.4 | 20 | 97 | 5 | 1.87 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 09 Mar 1973 | Test # 716 | |
25.4 | 4 | 101 | 5 | 3.93 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Apr 1978 | Test # 824 | |
43.0 | 12 | 110 | 5 | 2.55 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 02 Feb 1974 | Test # 731 | |
39.0 | 10 | 113 | 5 | 2.89 | England | 1 | v West Indies | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 | Test # 725 | |
43.0 | 7 | 116 | 5 | 2.69 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 835 | |
42.0 | 7 | 153 | 5 | 3.64 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 21 Apr 1976 | Test # 776 | |
6.6 | - | 19 | 4 | 2.11 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 20 Dec 1975 | ODI # 34 | |
16.1 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1.36 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 27 Dec 1974 | Test # 750 | |
8.5 | - | 28 | 4 | 3.16 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 21 Dec 1979 | ODI # 80 | |
9.3 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3.05 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 27 Nov 1979 | ODI # 75 | |
29.0 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 1.20 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Apr 1978 | Test # 824 | |
16.0 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 2.37 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 06 Apr 1973 | Test # 720 | |
14.0 | - | 38 | 4 | 2.71 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Chennai | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
30.2 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 1.31 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 15 Apr 1978 | Test # 823 | |
20.1 | 9 | 41 | 4 | 2.03 | New Zealand | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 09 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
24.0 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 1.70 | India | 4 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
17.0 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 2.41 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
12.0 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 2.62 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1975 | Test # 764 | |
20.0 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 2.15 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 09 Aug 1973 | Test # 726 | |
16.5 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 2.55 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Chennai | 12 Jan 1979 | Test # 841 | |
12.0 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 3.66 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 11 Jun 1975 | ODI # 26 | |
10.0 | - | 44 | 4 | 4.40 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Sydney | 28 Nov 1979 | ODI # 76 | |
23.3 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 1.91 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 06 Apr 1973 | Test # 720 | |
24.0 | 9 | 45 | 4 | 1.87 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 18 Mar 1977 | Test # 801 | |
23.0 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 2.00 | India | 4 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 839 | |
20.0 | 7 | 50 | 4 | 2.50 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 04 Mar 1977 | Test # 799 | |
26.2 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 1.97 | India | 4 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 27 Dec 1974 | Test # 750 | |
11.0 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 4.81 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
19.5 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 2.72 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 1971 | Test # 683 | |
33.0 | 15 | 55 | 4 | 1.66 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 839 | |
14.0 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 3.00 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1975 | Test # 766 | |
16.2 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 3.42 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 | Test # 822 | |
11.0 | - | 56 | 4 | 5.09 | Pakistan | 1 | v West Indies | The Oval | 20 Jun 1979 | ODI # 73 | |
24.1 | 5 | 57 | 4 | 2.35 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 23 Mar 1973 | Test # 718 | |
21.0 | 6 | 64 | 4 | 3.04 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
33.0 | 12 | 65 | 4 | 1.96 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 18 Feb 1971 | Test # 680 | |
24.0 | 6 | 65 | 4 | 2.70 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 | Test # 822 | |
10.0 | - | 67 | 4 | 6.70 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | St John's | 22 Feb 1978 | ODI # 48 | |
11.0 | - | 68 | 4 | 4.63 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1976 | Test # 768 | |
19.0 | 3 | 68 | 4 | 3.57 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Lord's | 17 Jun 1976 | Test # 778 | |
21.0 | 8 | 70 | 4 | 2.50 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 03 Jan 1976 | Test # 767 | |
30.0 | 11 | 73 | 4 | 2.43 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
30.0 | 8 | 75 | 4 | 2.50 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 | Test # 745 | |
18.4 | 3 | 77 | 4 | 4.12 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 | Test # 780 | |
28.5 | 5 | 79 | 4 | 2.73 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1973 | Test # 714 | |
34.0 | 10 | 79 | 4 | 2.32 | Pakistan | 4 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 797 | |
12.5 | - | 80 | 4 | 4.75 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 | Test # 770 | |
27.0 | 8 | 82 | 4 | 3.03 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
24.5 | 3 | 91 | 4 | 3.66 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 03 Mar 1978 | Test # 819 | |
38.3 | 7 | 98 | 4 | 2.54 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 23 Mar 1973 | Test # 718 | |
37.3 | 6 | 100 | 4 | 2.66 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 | |
29.1 | 8 | 104 | 4 | 3.56 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
31.0 | 2 | 106 | 4 | 3.41 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
28.0 | 5 | 112 | 4 | 4.00 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 | Test # 745 | |
35.0 | 3 | 118 | 4 | 3.37 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Lord's | 23 Aug 1973 | Test # 727 | |
31.0 | 4 | 118 | 4 | 3.80 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Kanpur | 02 Feb 1979 | Test # 845 | |
34.4 | 4 | 124 | 4 | 3.57 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 | Test # 822 | |
35.0 | 8 | 140 | 4 | 4.00 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 23 Jan 1975 | Test # 753 | |
34.0 | 7 | 147 | 4 | 4.32 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 | Test # 747 | |
39.0 | 5 | 163 | 4 | 4.17 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 | |
19.0 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1.10 | Pakistan | 4 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
3.5 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 5.73 | Pakistan | 4 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
7.0 | - | 24 | 3 | 3.42 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Castries | 12 Apr 1978 | ODI # 49 | |
12.0 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2.16 | New Zealand | 4 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 09 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
10.0 | - | 27 | 3 | 2.70 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Lord's | 28 Aug 1976 | ODI # 38 | |
12.0 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 2.33 | New Zealand | 2 | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Jun 1975 | ODI # 32 | |
19.0 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 1.52 | India | 4 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
11.0 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2.72 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Leeds | 05 Sep 1973 | ODI # 8 | |
21.0 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 1.57 | Pakistan | 4 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 797 | |
10.0 | - | 36 | 3 | 3.60 | Australia | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 27 Nov 1979 | ODI # 75 | |
24.3 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 1.63 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 09 Aug 1973 | Test # 726 | |
19.0 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 2.10 | India | 2 | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
9.0 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4.66 | Pakistan | 2 | v West Indies | Albion | 16 Mar 1977 | ODI # 41 | |
25.0 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 1.72 | Australia | 4 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 23 Mar 1973 | Test # 718 | |
11.0 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 3.90 | England | 1 | v West Indies | Leeds | 05 Sep 1973 | ODI # 8 |
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