Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Imran Khan	29.3	8	58	8	1.96	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
DK Lillee	26.3	3	83	7	3.13	Australia	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
B Yardley	31.4	6	98	7	3.09	Australia	3	v West Indies	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
B Yardley	66.0	16	187	7	2.83	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
Imran Khan	22.5	3	58	6	2.54	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
MA Holding	21.3	5	62	6	2.88	West Indies	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
B Yardley	25.5	5	84	6	3.25	Australia	4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
N Kapil Dev	31.0	6	91	6	2.93	India	1	v England	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.5	5	100	6	3.46	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
Iqbal Qasim	65.0	18	141	6	2.16	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
DK Lillee	9.0	3	18	5	2.00	Australia	2	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
S Madan Lal	12.0	6	23	5	1.91	India	4	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DR Doshi	29.1	12	39	5	1.33	India	2	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
MA Holding	17.0	3	45	5	2.64	West Indies	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
J Garner	35.0	15	56	5	1.60	West Indies	3	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
DS de Silva	18.0	2	59	5	3.27	Sri Lanka	4	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
IT Botham	22.3	3	61	5	2.71	England	3	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.0	9	63	5	2.25	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
MA Holding	29.0	9	64	5	2.20	West Indies	2	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
N Kapil Dev	13.2	0	70	5	5.25	India	4	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
MA Holding	25.0	5	72	5	2.88	West Indies	1	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
DK Lillee	20.0	3	81	5	4.05	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
S Madan Lal	32.0	4	85	5	2.65	India	1	v England	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	England	2	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
B Yardley	40.5	10	132	5	3.23	Australia	2	v West Indies	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
Iqbal Qasim	15.1	8	27	4	1.78	Pakistan	4	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
TM Alderman	10.2	2	36	4	3.48	Australia	2	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
B Yardley	21.0	7	38	4	1.80	Australia	4	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
AME Roberts	19.0	7	43	4	2.26	West Indies	1	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
Iqbal Qasim	24.0	11	44	4	1.83	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
GR Dilley	13.0	1	47	4	3.61	England	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DK Lillee	19.0	4	51	4	2.68	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
JR Thomson	21.0	5	51	4	2.42	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
Tauseef Ahmed	25.0	7	58	4	2.32	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
Imran Khan	31.4	8	66	4	2.08	Pakistan	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
DR Doshi	57.0	31	69	4	1.21	India	2	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
ALF de Mel	17.0	2	70	4	4.11	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
IT Botham	28.0	6	72	4	2.57	England	1	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
B Yardley	24.0	4	77	4	3.20	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
B Yardley	27.0	7	80	4	2.96	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
DR Doshi	34.2	8	81	4	2.35	India	1	v England	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
GB Troup	18.3	3	82	4	4.43	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
RJ Shastri	43.0	14	83	4	1.93	India	1	v England	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
Imran Khan	40.0	6	92	4	2.30	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
DS de Silva	38.0	8	102	4	2.68	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
DS de Silva	32.0	3	103	4	3.21	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
JR Thomson	29.0	1	112	4	3.86	Australia	2	v West Indies	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
DK Lillee	39.0	6	119	4	3.05	Australia	1	v West Indies	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
B Yardley	56.0	22	142	4	2.53	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
Sarfraz Nawaz	15.0	10	11	3	0.73	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
DK Lillee	12.0	6	13	3	1.08	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
Tauseef Ahmed	14.0	4	18	3	1.28	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
AR Border	10.3	4	20	3	1.90	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
Rizwan-uz-Zaman	12.0	3	26	3	2.16	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
IT Botham	12.5	1	28	3	2.18	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
J Garner	18.0	5	37	3	2.05	West Indies	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
Imran Khan	24.1	7	41	3	1.69	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
DK Lillee	27.1	8	44	3	1.61	Australia	4	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DL Underwood	29.0	13	45	3	1.55	England	2	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
B Yardley	23.0	10	49	3	2.13	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Feb 1982	Test # 922
DS de Silva	27.5	11	54	3	1.94	Sri Lanka	2	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DL Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	1.77	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
MA Holding	29.0	9	70	3	2.41	West Indies	3	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
RGD Willis	23.0	5	75	3	3.26	England	2	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
Tahir Naqqash	32.0	11	83	3	2.59	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
LS Pascoe	22.0	3	84	3	3.81	Australia	4	v West Indies	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
BL Cairns	44.0	10	85	3	1.93	New Zealand	3	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
B Yardley	26.2	3	87	3	3.30	Australia	1	v West Indies	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
DL Underwood	43.0	21	88	3	2.04	England	2	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
N Kapil Dev	25.5	7	88	3	3.40	India	2	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
Imran Khan	39.0	12	90	3	2.30	Pakistan	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
JR Thomson	20.0	1	93	3	4.65	Australia	1	v West Indies	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
DS de Silva	26.0	3	99	3	3.80	Sri Lanka	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
Iqbal Qasim	55.0	17	104	3	1.89	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
RJ Shastri	63.0	23	104	3	1.65	India	2	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
DK Lillee	39.0	7	106	3	2.71	Australia	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
ALF de Mel	28.0	3	120	3	4.28	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
JR Ratnayeke	28.0	3	121	3	4.32	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
ALF de Mel	28.0	2	124	3	4.42	Sri Lanka	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
N Kapil Dev	40.0	3	136	3	3.40	India	1	v England	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
Wasim Raja	3.0	2	1	2	0.33	Pakistan	4	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
GA Gooch	8.1	1	12	2	1.46	England	2	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
HA Gomes	15.0	7	20	2	1.33	West Indies	4	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
Imran Khan	14.1	5	21	2	1.48	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
TM Alderman	9.0	3	23	2	2.55	Australia	4	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DR Doshi	19.2	8	28	2	1.44	India	1	v England	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
RGD Willis	14.0	3	28	2	2.00	England	2	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
Tahir Naqqash	9.0	1	34	2	3.77	Pakistan	4	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
JE Emburey	13.0	2	35	2	2.69	England	3	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
JR Thomson	26.0	13	35	2	1.34	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Feb 1982	Test # 922
Sir RJ Hadlee	20.0	7	38	2	1.90	New Zealand	1	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
GRA de Silva	24.0	10	38	2	1.58	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
CEH Croft	16.1	3	39	2	2.41	West Indies	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
B Yardley	7.4	2	40	2	5.21	Australia	4	v New Zealand	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
TM Alderman	16.0	4	43	2	2.68	Australia	4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
Sarfraz Nawaz	27.0	10	43	2	1.59	Pakistan	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
JR Thomson	15.0	3	43	2	2.86	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
Sarfraz Nawaz	14.0	3	43	2	3.07	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913

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