Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	19.0	9	35	5	1.84	England	1	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	29.0	8	70	5	2.41	England	3	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
N Kapil Dev	48.0	15	146	5	3.04	India	1	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
M Hendrick	20.4	8	45	4	2.17	England	3	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	28.0	7	65	4	2.32	England	2	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
M Hendrick	22.3	7	38	3	1.68	England	2	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
RGD Willis	18.0	2	53	3	2.94	England	2	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
S Venkataraghavan	29.0	9	59	3	2.03	India	1	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
RGD Willis	24.0	9	69	3	2.87	England	2	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
KD Ghavri	34.0	11	76	3	2.23	India	3	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
N Kapil Dev	32.0	12	83	3	2.59	India	1	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
N Kapil Dev	27.0	7	84	3	3.11	India	1	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
N Kapil Dev	38.0	11	93	3	2.44	India	2	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	29.0	5	97	3	3.34	England	4	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
M Hendrick	15.0	7	15	2	1.00	England	1	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
BS Bedi	8.5	2	26	2	2.94	India	1	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
M Hendrick	24.1	9	36	2	1.48	England	2	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
RGD Willis	18.0	5	42	2	2.33	England	2	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
G Miller	32.0	13	52	2	1.62	England	2	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
M Amarnath	20.0	7	53	2	2.65	India	1	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
PH Edmonds	26.0	11	60	2	2.30	England	2	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
KD Ghavri	26.0	8	61	2	2.34	India	1	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
PH Edmonds	45.0	18	62	2	1.37	England	3	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
BS Bedi	29.5	4	69	2	2.31	India	1	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
IT Botham	26.0	4	86	2	3.30	England	2	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
BS Bedi	38.5	13	87	2	2.24	India	2	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
N Kapil Dev	28.5	4	89	2	3.08	India	3	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
P Willey	43.5	15	96	2	2.19	England	4	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
KD Ghavri	31.0	2	122	2	3.93	India	2	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
M Hendrick	14.0	6	13	1	0.92	England	2	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
GA Gooch	10.0	5	16	1	1.60	England	1	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
S Venkataraghavan	7.0	2	25	1	3.57	India	1	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
JK Lever	9.5	3	29	1	2.94	England	1	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
RGD Willis	14.0	3	45	1	3.21	England	3	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
PH Edmonds	28.0	8	59	1	2.10	England	2	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
KD Ghavri	18.0	4	60	1	3.33	India	1	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
BS Bedi	26.0	4	67	1	2.57	India	3	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
JK Lever	24.0	7	69	1	2.87	England	3	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
S Venkataraghavan	26.0	4	75	1	2.88	India	3	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
S Venkataraghavan	22.0	2	79	1	3.59	India	2	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	35.0	13	80	1	2.28	England	3	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
PH Edmonds	38.0	11	87	1	2.28	England	4	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
RGD Willis	28.0	4	89	1	3.17	England	4	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854

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