Bowling Best Figures Innings - England

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1970s in FC - England

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	20.5	8	34	8	1.63	England	3	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
DL Underwood	34.5	17	51	8	1.46	England	3	v Pakistan	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
AW Greig	36.1	10	86	8	2.37	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
JA Snow	17.5	5	40	7	1.70	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
JK Lever	23.0	6	46	7	2.00	England	2	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
CM Old	22.4	6	50	7	2.20	England	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	33.0	7	66	7	1.50	England	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
RGD Willis	30.1	7	78	7	2.58	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
P Lever	32.5	9	83	7	2.52	England	2	v ROW XI	The Oval	13 Aug 1970	First-class
DL Underwood	29.0	3	113	7	2.92	England	1	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
DL Underwood	11.6	7	12	6	0.76	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
IT Botham	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
P Lever	11.0	2	38	6	2.59	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1975	Test # 755
CM Old	14.0	3	42	6	2.25	England XI	1	v Tasmania	Hobart	19 Jan 1979	First-class
DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	2.14	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	1.90	England	1	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
RGD Willis	17.0	2	53	6	3.11	England	1	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
CM Old	30.0	11	54	6	1.35	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
G Miller	18.4	3	56	6	2.27	England XI	2	v NSW	Sydney	17 Nov 1978	First-class
DL Underwood	32.5	13	66	6	2.01	England	3	v Australia	Manchester	7 Jul 1977	Test # 805
IT Botham	35.0	9	78	6	2.22	England	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
DL Underwood	32.3	7	85	6	1.96	England	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
IT Botham	38.0	13	101	6	2.65	England	1	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
JA Snow	32.3	6	114	6	2.64	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
AW Greig	46.0	2	164	6	3.56	England	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Mar 1974	Test # 734
M Hendrick	5.4	2	11	5	1.50	England XI	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1978	First-class
DL Underwood	14.0	8	20	5	1.42	England	1	v Pakistan	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
CM Old	8.0	3	21	5	2.62	England	3	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
IT Botham	11.0	3	21	5	1.90	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	1.21	England	3	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
GG Arnold	22.0	11	27	5	1.22	England	3	v New Zealand	Leeds	5 Jul 1973	Test # 724
RGD Willis	20.0	3	27	5	1.35	England	1	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1977	Test # 791
PH Edmonds	20.0	7	28	5	1.40	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
RGD Willis	15.0	2	32	5	1.60	England	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
IT Botham	19.0	9	35	5	1.84	England	1	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
DL Underwood	18.4	7	39	5	2.08	England	2	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
IT Botham	18.1	4	39	5	2.14	England	3	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
RGD Willis	15.3	6	42	5	2.70	England	3	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
RGD Willis	20.2	9	42	5	2.06	England	1	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
RGD Willis	18.5	5	44	5	1.77	England	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	27.1	6	44	5	1.21	England	3	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
K Shuttleworth	17.5	2	47	5	2.00	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
RGD Willis	13.0	1	47	5	3.61	England	2	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
AW Greig	15.0	3	51	5	2.55	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
IT Botham	17.2	6	51	5	2.21	England XI	3	v NSW	Sydney	17 Nov 1978	First-class
PH Edmonds	21.0	3	52	5	1.85	England XI	3	v South Aust	Adelaide	3 Nov 1978	First-class
N Gifford	29.0	9	55	5	1.89	England	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	1.78	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
J Birkenshaw	18.3	5	57	5	3.08	England	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
JK Lever	19.5	2	59	5	2.97	England	2	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
RGD Willis	21.7	4	61	5	2.09	England	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
JE Emburey	26.0	3	67	5	1.93	England XI	3	v South Aust	Adelaide	22 Dec 1978	First-class
P Lever	26.0	4	70	5	2.69	England	2	v India	Manchester	5 Aug 1971	Test # 691
R Illingworth	34.3	12	70	5	2.02	England	2	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
AW Greig	33.0	7	70	5	2.12	England	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
IT Botham	20.0	3	70	5	2.62	England XI	3	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Nov 1978	First-class
IT Botham	29.0	8	70	5	2.41	England	3	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	24.7	6	73	5	2.20	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
IT Botham	20.0	5	74	5	3.70	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
DL Underwood	33.0	10	84	5	2.54	England	3	v India	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
GG Arnold	29.0	7	86	5	2.22	England	1	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 1975	Test # 751
RGD Willis	26.0	6	88	5	3.38	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
JA Snow	31.0	8	92	5	2.96	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
AW Greig	26.0	4	98	5	2.82	England	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
IT Botham	45.5	14	98	5	2.13	England	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
RGD Willis	29.3	5	102	5	3.45	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
DL Underwood	38.0	12	108	5	2.13	England	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	5 Mar 1971	Test # 682
IT Botham	34.0	4	109	5	2.40	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
PI Pocock	43.0	12	110	5	2.55	England	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2 Feb 1974	Test # 731
CM Old	41.5	7	113	5	2.70	England	2	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
GG Arnold	39.0	10	113	5	2.89	England	1	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GG Arnold	53.0	15	131	5	2.47	England	4	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
PI Pocock	52.0	9	169	5	3.25	England	2	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
PH Edmonds	8.0	6	6	4	0.75	England	2	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
RGD Willis	7.0	2	14	4	1.50	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
RGD Willis	16.0	8	16	4	1.00	England	3	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
IT Botham	9.0	3	16	4	1.33	England XI	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1978	First-class
GG Arnold	8.0	1	19	4	2.37	England	3	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
CM Old	16.0	7	20	4	1.25	England	4	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
PH Edmonds	34.1	23	20	4	0.58	England	3	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
PI Pocock	13.0	3	28	4	2.15	England	4	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
M Hendrick	14.2	1	28	4	1.95	England	1	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
DL Underwood	14.0	7	28	4	2.00	England	4	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
JK Lever	8.1	2	28	4	2.58	England	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AW Greig	10.4	-	33	4	3.09	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
CM Old	14.7	4	33	4	1.66	England XI	1	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Nov 1978	First-class
DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
IT Botham	13.5	4	37	4	2.03	England XI	4	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1978	First-class
PH Edmonds	34.0	11	38	4	0.83	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
JA Snow	20.0	7	41	4	2.05	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
MWW Selvey	17.0	4	41	4	2.41	England	1	v West Indies	Manchester	8 Jul 1976	Test # 779
M Hendrick	15.3	2	41	4	2.64	England	2	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
CM Old	41.4	22	41	4	0.98	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
IT Botham	11.4	-	42	4	2.73	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
BL D'Oliveira	17.4	3	43	4	2.43	England	1	v ROW XI	Nottingham	2 Jul 1970	First-class
N Gifford	19.0	4	43	4	2.26	England	4	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
CM Old	21.0	6	43	4	2.04	England	3	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
GG Arnold	20.0	1	43	4	2.15	England	3	v West Indies	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
PH Edmonds	26.0	10	44	4	1.69	England	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	33.1	15	44	4	1.32	England	3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829

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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]