Best bowling figures in an innings in 1970s in FC IN Australia
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 16.5 | - | 77 | 9 | 3.47 | NSW | 1 | v Victoria | Sydney | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 35.4 | 7 | 86 | 9 | 1.81 | Pakistan | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
| 19.5 | 3 | 42 | 8 | 1.60 | Victoria | 3 | v Queensland | Melbourne | 18 Feb 1977 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 6 | 55 | 8 | 1.96 | Queensland | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1970 | First-class | |
| 23.6 | 6 | 59 | 8 | 1.86 | Australia | 3 | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1972 | Test # 704 | |
| 18.5 | 2 | 64 | 8 | 2.57 | South Aust | 4 | v NSW | Adelaide | 26 Feb 1971 | First-class | |
| 21.5 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 2.28 | Victoria | 1 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 1 Nov 1974 | First-class | |
| 32.0 | 5 | 84 | 8 | 1.96 | Victoria | 3 | v Queensland | Melbourne | 17 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 34.6 | 5 | 133 | 8 | 2.87 | South Aust | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 26 Jan 1979 | First-class | |
| 42.2 | 7 | 143 | 8 | 2.53 | Australia | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 8 Feb 1975 | Test # 755 | |
| 9.7 | - | 33 | 7 | 2.50 | Queensland | 2 | v NSW | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 12.2 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 2.20 | Victoria | 1 | v South Aust | Melbourne | 3 Mar 1972 | First-class | |
| 17.5 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 1.70 | England | 4 | v Australia | Sydney | 9 Jan 1971 | Test # 676 | |
| 9.3 | - | 41 | 7 | 3.28 | West Aust | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 27.5 | 9 | 42 | 7 | 1.50 | Queensland | 4 | v West Aust | Brisbane | 2 Nov 1979 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 9 | 44 | 7 | 1.57 | West Aust | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 31 Dec 1977 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 2.82 | West Aust | 3 | v Queensland | W.A.C.A | 17 Feb 1973 | First-class | |
| 39.0 | 18 | 49 | 7 | 1.25 | Victoria | 3 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 30 Nov 1979 | First-class | |
| 25.6 | 12 | 52 | 7 | 1.51 | NSW | 4 | v Queensland | Sydney | 31 Dec 1971 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 2.89 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Dec 1975 | Test # 765 | |
| 31.2 | 9 | 58 | 7 | 1.39 | South Aust | 4 | v West Aust | Adelaide | 31 Dec 1971 | First-class | |
| 25.0 | 10 | 58 | 7 | 2.32 | Queensland | 3 | v Victoria | Brisbane | 26 Oct 1979 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 5 | 59 | 7 | 2.10 | Tasmania | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 15 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 4 | 71 | 7 | 1.97 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 30.2 | 11 | 71 | 7 | 1.76 | NSW | 1 | v South Aust | Sydney | 25 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.3 | 3 | 76 | 7 | 3.10 | Pakistanis | 2 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 1 Dec 1972 | First-class | |
| 20.5 | 1 | 80 | 7 | 2.90 | NSW | 2 | v Tasmania | Devonport | 4 Mar 1978 | First-class | |
| 13.6 | 1 | 85 | 7 | 4.63 | NSW | 1 | v South Aust | Sydney | 23 Nov 1973 | First-class | |
| 20.5 | 4 | 85 | 7 | 3.09 | NSW | 2 | v Queensland | Sydney | 8 Feb 1974 | First-class | |
| 23.3 | 3 | 90 | 7 | 2.88 | South Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 9 Dec 1977 | First-class | |
| 29.0 | 3 | 113 | 7 | 2.92 | England | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1975 | Test # 754 | |
| 34.7 | 7 | 115 | 7 | 2.47 | Victoria | 1 | v South Aust | Melbourne | 13 Nov 1970 | First-class | |
| 36.2 | 4 | 127 | 7 | 2.62 | South Aust | 4 | v West Aust | Adelaide | 12 Jan 1974 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0.70 | Australia | 4 | v Pakistan | Sydney | 6 Jan 1973 | Test # 707 | |
| 8.4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1.50 | Queensland | 3 | v West Aust | Brisbane | 24 Nov 1972 | First-class | |
| 12.6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1.00 | Queensland | 3 | v Victoria | Brisbane | 7 Mar 1975 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 1.63 | West Aust | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 24 Dec 1971 | First-class | |
| 13.3 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 1.45 | Australia | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 12 Mar 1977 | Test # 800 | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 1.45 | West Aust | 4 | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 7.7 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 2.85 | West Aust | 3 | v Pakistanis | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1972 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 1.73 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Sydney | 20 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 1.71 | Queensland | 4 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 21 Jan 1972 | First-class | |
| 12.3 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 1.93 | Queensland | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 26 Jan 1973 | First-class | |
| 16.7 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 1.46 | West Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 28 Jan 1977 | First-class | |
| 17.2 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 1.96 | Australia | 4 | v England | W.A.C.A | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
| 15.3 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 1.70 | Queensland | 1 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 17 Feb 1979 | First-class | |
| 15.7 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 1.70 | West Indians | 3 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 21 Nov 1975 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 2.59 | England | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 8 Feb 1975 | Test # 755 | |
| 16.7 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 1.73 | West Aust | 2 | v Queensland | W.A.C.A | 17 Feb 1979 | First-class | |
| 15.2 | 3 | 41 | 6 | 2.01 | NSW | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 5 Nov 1977 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 2.10 | Queensland | 2 | v Victoria | Brisbane | 30 Jan 1970 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 2.25 | England XI | 1 | v Tasmania | Hobart | 19 Jan 1979 | First-class | |
| 12.2 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 2.63 | West Aust | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 1 Dec 1972 | First-class | |
| 17.5 | 3 | 46 | 6 | 1.95 | Australia | 4 | v England | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1974 | Test # 746 | |
| 16.0 | 6 | 47 | 6 | 2.20 | Queensland | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 8 Nov 1975 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 2.35 | West Aust | 4 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 16.4 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 2.18 | West Aust | 1 | v Queensland | W.A.C.A | 8 Nov 1975 | First-class | |
| 23.2 | 10 | 49 | 6 | 1.58 | NSW | 2 | v Victoria | Sydney | 24 Jan 1970 | First-class | |
| 16.3 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 2.24 | NSW | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 7 Feb 1970 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 2.62 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 20 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 18.1 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 2.02 | Victoria | 1 | v NSW | Melbourne | 23 Dec 1977 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 2.67 | Victoria | 2 | v NSW | Melbourne | 23 Dec 1973 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 2.50 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Sydney | 3 Jan 1976 | Test # 767 | |
| 12.6 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 3.00 | NSW | 4 | v Victoria | Sydney | 29 Dec 1972 | First-class | |
| 15.1 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 3.36 | Queensland | 2 | v West Aust | Brisbane | 2 Nov 1979 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 1.95 | India | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
| 14.1 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 2.76 | India | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
| 12.3 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 3.27 | South Aust | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1970 | First-class | |
| 20.7 | 4 | 54 | 6 | 1.94 | NSW | 3 | v Victoria | Sydney | 6 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 18.4 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 2.27 | England XI | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 17 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 21.2 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 1.97 | Queensland | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 27 Jan 1979 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 58 | 6 | 1.89 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 21 Feb 1975 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 58 | 6 | 3.62 | South Aust | 3 | v NSW | Adelaide | 7 Mar 1975 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 61 | 6 | 2.54 | Victoria | 1 | v South Aust | Melbourne | 2 Nov 1973 | First-class | |
| 21.3 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 2.17 | Queensland | 4 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 18 Jan 1974 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 2.73 | West Aust | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 13 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 15.2 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 3.04 | Queensland | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 17 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 4 | 63 | 6 | 2.14 | Queensland | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 2 Feb 1973 | First-class | |
| 19.7 | 3 | 63 | 6 | 2.37 | Pakistan | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 792 | |
| 12.3 | - | 63 | 6 | 3.81 | West Aust | 3 | v South Aust | W.A.C.A | 3 Mar 1979 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 64 | 6 | 2.40 | South Aust | 2 | v West Aust | Adelaide | 31 Dec 1971 | First-class | |
| 26.0 | 7 | 65 | 6 | 1.87 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1973 | First-class | |
| 34.0 | 10 | 65 | 6 | 1.43 | Queensland | 2 | v West Aust | Brisbane | 5 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 1 | 67 | 6 | 2.64 | NSW | 2 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 13 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 28.3 | 7 | 69 | 6 | 1.82 | NSW | 2 | v M.C.C. | Sydney | 13 Nov 1970 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 1 | 70 | 6 | 3.08 | Queensland | 3 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1970 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 8 | 74 | 6 | 1.98 | Australia | 2 | v England | Brisbane | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
| 21.0 | 5 | 75 | 6 | 2.67 | South Aust | 1 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1979 | First-class | |
| 11.6 | - | 76 | 6 | 4.85 | Queensland | 3 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1971 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | - | 77 | 6 | 3.20 | Victoria | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1973 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 78 | 6 | 2.92 | West Aust | 1 | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 35.0 | 9 | 78 | 6 | 2.22 | England | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 79 | 6 | 2.57 | Queensland | 4 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 3 Mar 1978 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 2.50 | Victoria | 1 | v M.C.C. | Melbourne | 6 Nov 1970 | First-class | |
| 16.2 | - | 80 | 6 | 3.69 | South Aust | 3 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 3 Mar 1978 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 82 | 6 | 2.67 | Australia | 2 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1977 | Test # 790 | |
| 32.7 | 6 | 85 | 6 | 1.93 | Victoria | 2 | v NSW | Melbourne | 15 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 2 | 89 | 6 | 3.17 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 9 Nov 1973 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 3 | 90 | 6 | 3.06 | South Aust | 1 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 22 Nov 1974 | First-class | |
| 17.3 | 1 | 94 | 6 | 4.05 | West Aust | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 25 Oct 1974 | First-class |
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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:
New South Wales vs Tasmania at Launceston, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [First-class]
Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]
South Australia vs Western Australia at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 28-31, 1979 [First-class]