Bowling Best Figures Match - England

Best bowling figures in a match in 1980s in Tests - England

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	48.5	14	106	13	2.17	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
NGB Cook	44.0	20	83	11	1.88	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	2 Mar 1984	Test # 978
NA Foster	51.0	10	163	11	3.19	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
RM Ellison	40.5	12	104	10	2.54	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
IT Botham	89.0	22	253	10	2.84	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RGD Willis	37.3	11	92	9	2.45	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
GR Dilley	50.0	12	128	9	2.56	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
IT Botham	50.3	9	133	9	2.63	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
RGD Willis	44.0	5	142	9	3.22	England	v India	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
IT Botham	54.5	17	144	9	2.62	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
RGD Willis	46.1	9	147	9	3.18	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	5 Jun 1980	Test # 880
NGB Cook	82.0	36	150	9	1.82	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
GR Dilley	42.5	14	70	8	1.63	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
DL Underwood	55.5	21	95	8	1.70	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
NA Foster	46.2	15	107	8	2.30	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
RGD Willis	45.1	11	115	8	2.54	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
NGB Cook	53.2	20	125	8	2.34	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
NG Cowans	42.0	6	146	8	3.47	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
IT Botham	45.3	10	175	8	3.84	England	v West Indies	The Oval	9 Aug 1984	Test # 993
IT Botham	47.5	8	220	8	4.59	England	v West Indies	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
GR Dilley	31.1	11	62	7	1.98	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RM Ellison	35.0	8	81	7	2.31	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
GC Small	37.4	10	88	7	2.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
GR Dilley	51.0	18	104	7	2.03	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
JE Emburey	49.4	15	105	7	2.11	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
IT Botham	46.2	14	109	7	2.35	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
JE Emburey	37.0	6	114	7	3.08	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
DR Pringle	49.3	12	120	7	2.42	England	v India	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
NG Cowans	43.0	7	131	7	3.04	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
JE Emburey	76.0	19	140	7	1.84	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
GR Dilley	53.0	9	145	7	2.73	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
IT Botham	39.0	2	158	7	4.05	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RGD Willis	44.5	2	159	7	3.54	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
PI Pocock	71.4	17	163	7	2.27	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
PJ Newport	47.3	11	164	7	3.45	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
IT Botham	54.1	10	179	7	3.30	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
IT Botham	62.1	15	193	7	3.10	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
IT Botham	56.0	12	204	7	3.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
RGD Willis	32.0	11	69	6	2.15	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
IT Botham	34.0	10	75	6	2.20	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
JE Emburey	48.5	22	83	6	1.69	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
PJW Allott	33.5	9	85	6	2.51	England	v West Indies	Leeds	12 Jul 1984	Test # 991
JE Emburey	44.0	12	88	6	2.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
IT Botham	37.0	6	108	6	2.91	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
GR Dilley	44.4	13	115	6	2.57	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
NA Foster	34.0	5	116	6	3.41	England	v West Indies	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
RGD Willis	45.0	9	131	6	2.91	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
CM Old	55.0	15	138	6	2.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	28 Aug 1980	Test # 885
JE Emburey	75.0	24	140	6	1.86	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
PH Edmonds	88.2	40	143	6	1.61	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
IT Botham	51.3	10	149	6	2.89	England	v India	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
GR Dilley	47.3	10	154	6	3.24	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
IT Botham	45.0	8	156	6	3.46	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
JK Lever	53.0	9	166	6	3.13	England	v India	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
NA Foster	64.0	15	166	6	2.59	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
NA Foster	63.0	10	168	6	2.66	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
NG Cowans	42.0	10	169	6	4.02	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
GR Dilley	44.0	10	174	6	3.95	England	v India	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
EE Hemmings	74.0	26	184	6	2.48	England	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1983	Test # 944
IT Botham	63.4	14	196	6	3.07	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
IT Botham	23.0	5	60	5	2.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
IT Botham	27.4	8	70	5	2.53	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
RM Ellison	33.0	12	78	5	2.36	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
PH Edmonds	52.0	18	86	5	1.65	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
PAJ DeFreitas	23.5	3	86	5	3.60	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
GR Dilley	41.1	12	87	5	2.11	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
RGD Willis	33.4	4	90	5	2.67	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
GC Small	41.0	13	92	5	2.24	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
RM Ellison	44.0	10	94	5	2.13	England	v West Indies	The Oval	9 Aug 1984	Test # 993
PAJ DeFreitas	33.0	7	94	5	2.84	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
IT Botham	27.1	3	95	5	3.49	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
DR Pringle	27.0	7	95	5	3.51	England	v West Indies	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
GR Dilley	31.0	6	108	5	3.48	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DR Pringle	31.0	5	108	5	3.48	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
DL Underwood	39.2	9	110	5	2.79	England	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 1980	Test # 868
IT Botham	40.0	8	110	5	2.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1983	Test # 944
NA Foster	47.0	12	111	5	2.36	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
IT Botham	42.2	17	114	5	2.69	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
RGD Willis	37.5	5	118	5	3.11	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Nov 1982	Test # 938
PJW Allott	43.0	8	121	5	2.81	England	v West Indies	The Oval	9 Aug 1984	Test # 993
JE Emburey	52.0	16	124	5	2.38	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1981	Test # 896
GR Dilley	37.5	9	124	5	3.27	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GR Dilley	39.4	5	132	5	3.32	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
RGD Willis	56.0	15	139	5	2.48	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
RD Jackman	47.0	9	141	5	3.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
GR Dilley	37.0	6	142	5	3.83	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984	Test # 981
JE Emburey	76.5	25	146	5	1.90	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
NA Foster	54.0	15	149	5	2.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
IT Botham	46.5	7	157	5	3.35	England	v Australia	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982	Test # 940
PH Edmonds	77.0	21	158	5	2.05	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
PH Edmonds	69.1	16	162	5	2.34	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
NA Foster	21.0	4	46	4	2.19	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
RGD Willis	22.1	5	51	4	2.30	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
RGD Willis	25.0	11	52	4	2.08	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
GR Dilley	23.0	6	57	4	2.47	England	v West Indies	The Oval	24 Jul 1980	Test # 883
CM Old	32.0	12	63	4	1.96	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
JG Thomas	16.1	2	70	4	4.32	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
IT Botham	40.3	19	72	4	1.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 1980	Test # 868
IA Greig	18.2	4	72	4	3.92	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Hobart, Sri Lanka tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

India vs Pakistan at Sialkot, India tour of Pakistan 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Sri Lanka tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]