Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sarfraz Nawaz	35.4	7	86	9	1.81	Pakistan	4	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
RM Hogg	28.0	8	74	6	1.98	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	10.6	2	28	5	1.95	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RM Hogg	17.0	7	30	5	1.32	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RM Hogg	17.0	5	36	5	1.58	Australia	4	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
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
KD Ghavri	24.0	8	51	5	2.12	India	3	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
RM Hogg	17.0	2	57	5	2.51	Australia	3	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Mushtaq Mohammad	22.0	5	59	5	2.01	Pakistan	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Sir RJ Hadlee	25.0	2	62	5	1.86	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
RM Hogg	30.5	9	65	5	1.59	Australia	1	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Sarfraz Nawaz	24.0	5	70	5	2.91	Pakistan	3	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
AG Hurst	24.7	2	94	5	2.83	Australia	3	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Sir RJ Hadlee	27.0	3	104	5	2.88	New Zealand	2	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
Imran Khan	33.0	6	106	5	2.40	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
BS Chandrasekhar	43.0	7	116	5	2.69	India	2	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
ST Clarke	34.2	3	126	5	3.66	West Indies	2	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
JD Higgs	59.6	15	148	5	1.85	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RM Hogg	10.4	1	26	4	1.85	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Imran Khan	18.0	8	26	4	1.08	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
JK Lever	8.1	2	28	4	2.58	England	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
N Kapil Dev	14.0	0	38	4	2.71	India	1	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
IT Botham	11.4	0	42	4	2.73	England	2	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
S Venkataraghavan	16.5	5	43	4	2.55	India	3	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RGD Willis	14.0	2	44	4	2.35	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Sarfraz Nawaz	16.0	4	46	4	2.87	Pakistan	1	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
KD Ghavri	23.0	8	46	4	2.00	India	4	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
JE Emburey	17.2	7	46	4	2.00	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
N Phillip	22.0	8	48	4	2.18	West Indies	2	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RM Hogg	17.0	4	49	4	2.16	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
JE Emburey	24.0	4	52	4	1.62	England	3	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
Imran Khan	18.5	2	54	4	2.86	Pakistan	1	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
Mushtaq Mohammad	27.0	10	55	4	2.03	Pakistan	2	v India	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
S Venkataraghavan	33.0	15	55	4	1.66	India	2	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
IT Botham	9.7	1	57	4	4.32	England	1	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
Mushtaq Mohammad	25.0	4	60	4	1.80	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Sarfraz Nawaz	28.2	9	61	4	1.61	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
AG Hurst	23.0	4	61	4	1.98	Australia	1	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
N Phillip	22.0	6	64	4	2.90	West Indies	1	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
RM Hogg	28.0	10	67	4	1.79	Australia	3	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Sikander Bakht	17.0	2	67	4	2.95	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Wasim Raja	20.0	3	68	4	2.55	Pakistan	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
JD Higgs	30.0	8	69	4	1.72	Australia	2	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
ST Clarke	29.1	3	75	4	2.57	West Indies	2	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
Sarfraz Nawaz	31.2	4	89	4	2.84	Pakistan	1	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
AG Hurst	27.4	6	93	4	2.53	Australia	2	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
VA Holder	27.0	3	94	4	3.48	West Indies	1	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
AG Hurst	37.0	9	97	4	1.96	Australia	3	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
ST Clarke	42.0	9	98	4	2.33	West Indies	1	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
Sir RJ Hadlee	25.0	3	101	4	3.03	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	3.80	India	2	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
BS Chandrasekhar	38.0	6	130	4	3.42	India	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
M Hendrick	14.0	6	19	3	1.01	England	4	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Miller	7.0	4	21	3	2.25	England	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JE Emburey	21.2	12	30	3	1.05	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	19.0	6	35	3	1.38	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
N Phillip	15.0	5	37	3	2.46	West Indies	4	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
G Dymock	15.6	4	38	3	1.80	Australia	2	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	20.0	7	38	3	1.42	England	4	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	12.0	1	40	3	2.50	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
B Yardley	16.0	1	41	3	1.92	Australia	3	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	15.0	4	41	3	2.05	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RGD Willis	12.0	3	41	3	2.56	England	4	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JD Higgs	18.0	4	42	3	1.75	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
N Kapil Dev	14.0	3	46	3	3.28	India	3	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
S Venkataraghavan	30.0	13	47	3	1.56	India	4	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
Mudassar Nazar	16.0	2	48	3	2.25	Pakistan	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
M Hendrick	23.0	3	50	3	1.63	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DR Parry	20.3	7	51	3	2.48	West Indies	1	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
KD Ghavri	13.0	3	52	3	4.00	India	3	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
KD Ghavri	15.0	3	54	3	3.60	India	2	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
AG Hurst	20.0	4	55	3	2.06	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Sarfraz Nawaz	15.0	3	56	3	2.80	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
AG Hurst	20.0	4	58	3	2.17	Australia	2	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
N Kapil Dev	15.0	2	59	3	3.93	India	2	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
RM Hogg	27.6	7	59	3	1.59	Australia	3	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
S Venkataraghavan	20.5	5	60	3	2.88	India	1	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
AG Hurst	14.0	1	65	3	3.48	Australia	1	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Dymock	21.6	4	65	3	2.24	Australia	1	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
IT Botham	20.1	4	68	3	2.53	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Sikander Bakht	16.0	4	68	3	3.18	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
RGD Willis	27.6	3	69	3	1.86	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	26.0	7	70	3	2.01	Australia	1	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
KD Ghavri	29.0	5	74	3	2.55	India	2	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
Imran Khan	32.0	12	75	3	2.34	Pakistan	1	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
RM Hogg	19.0	2	75	3	2.96	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Imran Khan	28.0	7	76	3	2.71	Pakistan	3	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
Imran Khan	17.7	2	77	3	3.23	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
Sir RJ Hadlee	26.0	4	83	3	2.39	New Zealand	3	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
N Phillip	25.0	6	86	3	3.44	West Indies	2	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
BL Cairns	19.0	1	86	3	3.39	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Sikander Bakht	21.0	4	88	3	3.14	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
BL Cairns	28.0	5	94	3	2.51	New Zealand	2	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
IT Botham	26.0	5	95	3	2.74	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
BS Chandrasekhar	25.0	4	97	3	3.88	India	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
BS Bedi	29.0	7	98	3	3.37	India	1	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
Imran Khan	32.0	5	105	3	2.46	Pakistan	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Imran Khan	42.3	12	110	3	2.58	Pakistan	3	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
AG Hurst	19.5	1	115	3	4.39	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849

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