Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	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	-	38	4	2.71	India	1	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
IT Botham	11.4	-	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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