Best bowling figures in a match in 1970s in Tests - vs New Zealand
Best bowling figures in a match
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 44.1x8 | 14 | 97 | 12 | 1.64 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 | Test # 681 | |
| 33.2x8 | 6 | 123 | 11 | 2.77 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Feb 1977 | Test # 798 | |
| 39.4x8 | 5 | 130 | 11 | 2.46 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Feb 1973 | Test # 712 | |
| 47.0x8 | 10 | 140 | 11 | 2.23 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
| 56.1 | 17 | 140 | 11 | 2.49 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 41.0x8 | 7 | 149 | 10 | 2.72 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 20 Feb 1975 | Test # 757 | |
| 38.4 | 16 | 70 | 9 | 1.81 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
| 45.0 | 16 | 93 | 9 | 2.06 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 47.0x8 | 9 | 119 | 9 | 1.89 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 2 Feb 1979 | Test # 844 | |
| 49.0 | 19 | 89 | 8 | 1.81 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 5 Jul 1973 | Test # 724 | |
| 31.7x8 | 7 | 111 | 8 | 2.61 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 52.2x8 | 8 | 179 | 8 | 2.56 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
| 21.5x8 | 3 | 64 | 7 | 2.21 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Feb 1973 | Test # 712 | |
| 39.0x8 | 13 | 86 | 7 | 1.65 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
| 40.0x8 | 9 | 97 | 7 | 1.81 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
| 83.3 | 40 | 98 | 7 | 1.17 | India | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 10 Nov 1976 | Test # 785 | |
| 46.0x8 | 12 | 102 | 7 | 1.66 | Australia | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1974 | Test # 730 | |
| 31.0x8 | 3 | 116 | 7 | 2.80 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 | |
| 43.2x8 | 12 | 117 | 7 | 2.02 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 23 Feb 1979 | Test # 848 | |
| 51.0x8 | 11 | 131 | 7 | 1.92 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 796 | |
| 55.5 | 10 | 134 | 7 | 2.40 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
| 71.0 | 23 | 154 | 7 | 2.16 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
| 77.4 | 24 | 158 | 7 | 2.03 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
| 40.0x8 | 13 | 60 | 6 | 1.12 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 48.5 | 20 | 65 | 6 | 1.33 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
| 18.2x8 | 6 | 73 | 6 | 3.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 | |
| 33.2 | 11 | 81 | 6 | 2.43 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 30.4x8 | 8 | 86 | 6 | 2.11 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 2 Feb 1979 | Test # 844 | |
| 36.0 | 8 | 92 | 6 | 2.55 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
| 40.0x8 | 14 | 95 | 6 | 1.78 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Sind) | 23 Oct 1976 | Test # 783 | |
| 52.3x8 | 21 | 106 | 6 | 1.51 | Australia | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1974 | Test # 730 | |
| 40.7x8 | 6 | 109 | 6 | 2.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1973 | Test # 728 | |
| 47.6x8 | 15 | 110 | 6 | 1.72 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Mar 1974 | Test # 735 | |
| 34.0 | 5 | 112 | 6 | 3.29 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 5 Jul 1973 | Test # 724 | |
| 36.0x8 | 5 | 116 | 6 | 2.41 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 9 Oct 1976 | Test # 782 | |
| 77.0 | 30 | 119 | 6 | 1.54 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 | |
| 81.0 | 35 | 122 | 6 | 1.50 | India | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 18 Nov 1976 | Test # 786 | |
| 30.0x8 | 4 | 127 | 6 | 3.17 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Feb 1973 | Test # 713 | |
| 63.2 | 18 | 136 | 6 | 2.14 | India | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 10 Nov 1976 | Test # 785 | |
| 48.0x8 | 9 | 157 | 6 | 2.45 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 796 | |
| 20.0x8 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 1.53 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 | Test # 681 | |
| 29.0x8 | 12 | 50 | 5 | 1.29 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 | |
| 27.0x8 | 7 | 59 | 5 | 1.63 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
| 42.0 | 13 | 78 | 5 | 1.85 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
| 22.4x8 | 4 | 85 | 5 | 2.83 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 Feb 1973 | Test # 710 | |
| 41.0x8 | 15 | 85 | 5 | 1.55 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 20 Feb 1975 | Test # 757 | |
| 41.1 | 8 | 86 | 5 | 2.08 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 5 Jul 1973 | Test # 724 | |
| 22.0x8 | - | 93 | 5 | 3.17 | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 5 Jan 1974 | Test # 729 | |
| 27.0x8 | 3 | 94 | 5 | 2.61 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Sind) | 23 Oct 1976 | Test # 783 | |
| 45.0 | 17 | 95 | 5 | 2.11 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
| 28.3x8 | 6 | 98 | 5 | 2.59 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Sind) | 23 Oct 1976 | Test # 783 | |
| 31.0x8 | 6 | 102 | 5 | 2.46 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 9 Oct 1976 | Test # 782 | |
| 33.0x8 | 6 | 106 | 5 | 2.40 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Napier | 16 Feb 1979 | Test # 847 | |
| 40.0x8 | 14 | 108 | 5 | 2.02 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 5 Mar 1971 | Test # 682 | |
| 56.0 | 20 | 108 | 5 | 1.92 | India | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 10 Nov 1976 | Test # 785 | |
| 41.5 | 7 | 113 | 5 | 2.70 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 21 Jun 1973 | Test # 723 | |
| 42.4x8 | 10 | 120 | 5 | 2.11 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 9 Oct 1976 | Test # 782 | |
| 56.0 | 15 | 125 | 5 | 2.23 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1973 | Test # 722 | |
| 35.0x8 | 5 | 130 | 5 | 2.78 | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 5 Jan 1974 | Test # 729 | |
| 41.0x8 | 10 | 130 | 5 | 2.37 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Feb 1977 | Test # 798 | |
| 43.0x8 | 9 | 134 | 5 | 2.33 | India | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 5 Feb 1976 | Test # 771 | |
| 49.7x8 | 11 | 149 | 5 | 2.24 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 23 Feb 1979 | Test # 848 | |
| 51.0x8 | 9 | 155 | 5 | 2.27 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 47.0x8 | 5 | 160 | 5 | 2.55 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 | |
| 69.5 | 21 | 163 | 5 | 2.33 | India | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 18 Nov 1976 | Test # 786 | |
| 82.0 | 29 | 166 | 5 | 2.02 | India | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 18 Nov 1976 | Test # 786 | |
| 46.4x8 | 5 | 211 | 5 | 3.40 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 30 Oct 1976 | Test # 784 | |
| 22.1x8 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 1.35 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
| 9.6x8 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 3.15 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Feb 1973 | Test # 713 | |
| 51.1 | 25 | 61 | 4 | 1.19 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 25.1x8 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 1.88 | India | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 5 Feb 1976 | Test # 771 | |
| 29.0 | 6 | 64 | 4 | 2.20 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1972 | Test # 695 | |
| 59.0 | 29 | 66 | 4 | 1.11 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 17.0x8 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 2.95 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Napier | 16 Feb 1979 | Test # 847 | |
| 47.0 | 18 | 77 | 4 | 1.63 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 9 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
| 25.0x8 | 4 | 91 | 4 | 2.73 | Australia | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1973 | Test # 728 | |
| 43.6x8 | 16 | 91 | 4 | 1.56 | Australia | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1973 | Test # 728 | |
| 44.5x8 | 15 | 93 | 4 | 1.56 | Australia | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1974 | Test # 730 | |
| 27.0x8 | 4 | 102 | 4 | 2.83 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 2 Feb 1979 | Test # 844 | |
| 41.0 | 9 | 104 | 4 | 2.53 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
| 37.7x8 | 10 | 118 | 4 | 2.33 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 30 Oct 1976 | Test # 784 | |
| 42.0 | 8 | 121 | 4 | 2.88 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 | |
| 34.0x8 | 6 | 132 | 4 | 2.91 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 23 Feb 1979 | Test # 848 | |
| 40.0x8 | 4 | 140 | 4 | 2.62 | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 5 Jan 1974 | Test # 729 | |
| 34.0x8 | 6 | 141 | 4 | 3.11 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Wellington | 2 Feb 1973 | Test # 710 | |
| 49.2x8 | 7 | 189 | 4 | 2.87 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 796 | |
| 13.0x8 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 1.50 | Australia | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1973 | Test # 728 | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 2.19 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
| 22.5x8 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 1.82 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 13 Feb 1976 | Test # 772 | |
| 40.0 | 17 | 62 | 3 | 1.55 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
| 16.0x8 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 2.90 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 9 Oct 1976 | Test # 782 | |
| 27.0x8 | 6 | 63 | 3 | 1.75 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 13 Feb 1976 | Test # 772 | |
| 35.0x8 | 7 | 77 | 3 | 1.65 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 1 Mar 1974 | Test # 733 | |
| 25.0x8 | 5 | 80 | 3 | 2.40 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 28 Feb 1975 | Test # 758 | |
| 20.0x8 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 3.15 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 30 Oct 1976 | Test # 784 | |
| 40.0 | 13 | 91 | 3 | 2.27 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1972 | Test # 695 | |
| 46.0 | 10 | 94 | 3 | 2.04 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 9 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
| 31.0x8 | 5 | 94 | 3 | 2.27 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Sind) | 23 Oct 1976 | Test # 783 | |
| 37.5 | 10 | 95 | 3 | 2.51 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 | |
| 31.0x8 | 11 | 99 | 3 | 2.39 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 |
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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 vs West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]
India vs Pakistan at Kanpur, Pakistan tour of India 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]
India vs Pakistan at Wankhede, Pakistan tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]