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
RJ Shastri	45.0	8	101	9	2.24	Bombay	2	v Rest of Ind	Indore	16 Oct 1981	First-class
LS Pascoe	22.1	10	41	8	1.84	NSW	4	v Tasmania	Hobart	15 Jan 1982	First-class
Imran Khan	29.3	8	58	8	1.96	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
TM Alderman	17.0	5	28	7	1.64	West Aust	3	v NSW	W.A.C.A	30 Oct 1981	First-class
A Jabaar	23.1	9	38	7	1.64	WPR (SACB)	3	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	21 Mar 1982	First-class
DD Parsana	26.0	9	46	7	1.76	West Zone	1	v Central Zone	Nagpur	30 Oct 1981	First-class
A Manack	16.3	2	46	7	2.78	TVL (SACB)	3	v EPR (SACB)	Benoni	01 Jan 1982	First-class
TM Alderman	24.2	5	49	7	2.01	West Aust	2	v South Aust	W.A.C.A	16 Oct 1981	First-class
S Madan Lal	21.2	6	49	7	2.29	North Zone	1	v South Zone	Thiruvananthapuram	23 Oct 1981	First-class
TM Alderman	18.4	4	59	7	3.16	West Aust	1	v NSW	W.A.C.A	30 Oct 1981	First-class
KBJ Azad	23.0	7	63	7	2.73	Ind Pres XI	2	v England XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
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	02 Jan 1982	Test # 917
B Yardley	66.0	16	187	7	2.83	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
D Govindjee	19.0	13	10	6	0.52	EPR (SACB)	1	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	20 Mar 1982	First-class
FD Stephenson	15.0	7	19	6	1.26	Tasmania	4	v Victoria	Melbourne	30 Oct 1981	First-class
S Draai	10.0	1	29	6	2.90	EPR (SACB)	4	v WPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	23 Jan 1982	First-class
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
A Jaiprakasham	23.5	7	38	6	1.59	East Zone	4	v South Zone	Cuttack	30 Oct 1981	First-class
A Manack	24.0	5	45	6	1.87	TVL (SACB)	4	v Natal (SACB)	Durban	21 Nov 1981	First-class
S Draai	27.0	10	48	6	1.77	EPR (SACB)	2	v TVL (SACB)	Benoni	01 Jan 1982	First-class
Imran Khan	22.5	3	58	6	2.54	Pakistan	3	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
S Gabriels	43.5	13	59	6	1.34	WPR (SACB)	4	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	20 Feb 1982	First-class
MM Khan	22.2	6	62	6	2.77	Natal (SACB)	1	v TVL (SACB)	Durban	21 Nov 1981	First-class
MA Holding	21.3	5	62	6	2.88	West Indies	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DL Underwood	21.1	7	64	6	3.02	England XI	1	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
RG Holland	32.0	13	64	6	2.00	NSW	2	v South Aust	Sydney	10 Dec 1981	First-class
GF Lawson	22.0	6	70	6	3.18	NSW	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	30 Oct 1981	First-class
DR Doshi	44.5	9	78	6	1.73	East Zone	2	v South Zone	Cuttack	30 Oct 1981	First-class
B Yardley	25.5	5	84	6	3.25	Australia	4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
JK Lever	37.0	1	86	6	2.32	SAB Eng XI	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1982	First-class
N Kapil Dev	31.0	6	91	6	2.93	India	1	v England	Eden Gardens	01 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
TM Alderman	10.0	2	17	5	1.70	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 1982	ODI # 148
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
VAP van der Bijl	22.0	8	25	5	1.13	South Africa	2	v SAB Eng XI	Johannesburg	12 Mar 1982	First-class
G Dymock	8.4	1	27	5	3.11	Queensland	2	v NSW	Sydney	07 Mar 1982	List A
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
A Manack	19.0	8	29	5	1.52	TVL (SACB)	1	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	20 Feb 1982	First-class
MD Marshall	18.0	8	31	5	1.72	West Indians	2	v Queensland	Brisbane	11 Dec 1981	First-class
Iqbal Qasim	21.4	8	31	5	1.43	Pakistanis	1	v Tasmania	Launceston	01 Jan 1982	First-class
M Gokal	26.0	11	34	5	1.30	TVL (SACB)	1	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	20 Feb 1982	First-class
S Magiet	20.0	5	37	5	1.85	WPR (SACB)	1	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	23 Jan 1982	First-class
D Govindjee	19.0	8	38	5	2.00	EPR (SACB)	4	v Natal (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	19 Feb 1982	First-class
DR Doshi	29.1	12	39	5	1.33	India	2	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
RJ Inverarity	12.3	2	40	5	3.20	South Aust	1	v NSW	Sydney	10 Dec 1981	First-class
A Manack	20.0	7	43	5	2.15	TVL (SACB)	1	v WPR (SACB)	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1981	First-class
MA Holding	17.0	3	45	5	2.64	West Indies	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
M Gokal	16.3	4	50	5	3.03	TVL (SACB)	2	v Natal (SACB)	Vereeniging	23 Jan 1982	First-class
PJW Allott	16.0	4	54	5	3.37	England XI	1	v North Zone	Jammu	16 Dec 1981	First-class
J Garner	35.0	15	56	5	1.60	West Indies	3	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
AT Sincock	25.4	8	56	5	2.18	South Aust	3	v West Aust	Adelaide	19 Feb 1982	First-class
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
VA Barnes	29.0	11	61	5	2.10	WPR (SACB)	4	v Natal (SACB)	Durban	01 Jan 1982	First-class
LB Taylor	25.3	5	61	5	2.39	SAB Eng XI	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Mar 1982	First-class
MM Khan	27.0	6	62	5	2.29	Natal (SACB)	1	v WPR (SACB)	Durban	01 Jan 1982	First-class
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	02 Jan 1982	Test # 917
GJ Winter	36.4	10	67	5	1.82	South Aust	1	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	16 Oct 1981	First-class
GR Beard	24.0	5	67	5	2.79	NSW	2	v Queensland	Newcastle	22 Oct 1981	First-class
JD Higgs	18.2	4	68	5	3.70	Victoria	3	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	29 Jan 1982	First-class
N Kapil Dev	13.2	-	70	5	5.25	India	4	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DL Underwood	29.4	7	72	5	2.42	England XI	3	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
MA Holding	25.0	5	72	5	2.88	West Indies	1	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
MM Khan	28.0	6	76	5	2.71	Natal (SACB)	1	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	19 Feb 1982	First-class
PJW Allott	26.5	6	77	5	2.86	England XI	1	v East Zone	Jamshedpur	08 Jan 1982	First-class
VAP van der Bijl	32.0	10	79	5	2.46	South Africa	3	v SAB Eng XI	Johannesburg	12 Mar 1982	First-class
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
IVA Richards	22.5	4	88	5	3.85	West Indians	3	v Queensland	Brisbane	11 Dec 1981	First-class
Imran Khan	28.0	5	89	5	3.17	Pakistanis	1	v Victoria	Melbourne	06 Nov 1981	First-class
FD Stephenson	32.0	9	97	5	3.03	Tasmania	2	v South Aust	Launceston	12 Feb 1982	First-class
VAP van der Bijl	40.0	14	97	5	2.42	South Africa	2	v SAB Eng XI	Durban	26 Mar 1982	First-class
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	England	2	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
Paramjit Singh	35.0	9	108	5	3.08	East Zone	2	v England XI	Jamshedpur	08 Jan 1982	First-class
PR Sleep	39.0	11	117	5	3.00	South Aust	3	v Queensland	Brisbane	17 Dec 1981	First-class
B Yardley	40.5	10	132	5	3.23	Australia	2	v West Indies	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
Iqbal Qasim	44.0	5	136	5	3.09	Pakistanis	2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	23 Oct 1981	First-class
A Kolia	5.0	3	3	4	0.60	TVL (SACB)	4	v Natal (SACB)	Vereeniging	23 Jan 1982	First-class
S Gabriels	7.0	-	9	4	1.28	WPR (SACB)	2	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	20 Feb 1982	First-class
TM Chappell	8.0	5	12	4	1.50	NSW	3	v Victoria	Melbourne	19 Feb 1982	First-class
C van Schalkwyk	17.0	9	15	4	0.88	WPR (SACB)	4	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	21 Nov 1981	First-class
PR Sleep	8.0	3	19	4	2.37	South Aust	3	v Queensland	Adelaide	08 Jan 1982	First-class
E Govender	13.4	7	21	4	1.53	Natal (SACB)	3	v WPR (SACB)	Durban	01 Jan 1982	First-class
A Manack	17.0	8	21	4	1.23	TVL (SACB)	2	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	20 Mar 1982	First-class
S Magiet	13.0	3	23	4	1.76	WPR (SACB)	2	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	21 Mar 1982	First-class
JD Higgs	14.0	7	24	4	1.71	Victoria	2	v West Aust	Melbourne	27 Nov 1981	First-class
S Magiet	17.0	6	24	4	1.41	WPR (SACB)	3	v EPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	23 Jan 1982	First-class
D Govindjee	18.2	5	24	4	1.30	EPR (SACB)	3	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	20 Mar 1982	First-class
Wasim Raja	7.0	-	25	4	3.57	Pakistan	2	v West Indies	Adelaide	05 Dec 1981	ODI # 126
FD Stephenson	18.0	9	27	4	1.50	Tasmania	2	v Victoria	Melbourne	30 Oct 1981	First-class
Iqbal Qasim	15.1	8	27	4	1.78	Pakistan	4	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	05 Mar 1982	Test # 923
SL Saunders	9.0	-	29	4	3.22	Tasmania	4	v South Aust	Launceston	12 Feb 1982	First-class
MM Khan	20.1	8	30	4	1.48	Natal (SACB)	2	v EPR (SACB)	Pietermaritzburg	26 Dec 1981	First-class
E Govender	16.0	5	30	4	1.87	Natal (SACB)	3	v TVL (SACB)	Vereeniging	23 Jan 1982	First-class
MM Khan	17.2	6	31	4	1.78	Natal (SACB)	3	v TVL (SACB)	Durban	21 Nov 1981	First-class
MM Khan	8.0	2	31	4	3.87	Natal (SACB)	3	v TVL (SACB)	Vereeniging	23 Jan 1982	First-class

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