Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Abdul Qadir	37.0	13	56	9	1.51	Pakistan	1	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
ND Hirwani	18.3	3	61	8	3.29	India	2	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	4.89	India	4	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
Imran Khan	22.4	2	80	7	3.52	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
GR Dilley	24.5	9	38	6	1.53	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
AIC Dodemaide	28.3	10	58	6	2.03	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
BP Patterson	8.5	1	24	5	2.71	West Indies	1	v India	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
CA Walsh	29.3	9	54	5	1.83	West Indies	3	v India	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
CA Walsh	17.4	2	54	5	3.05	West Indies	1	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
C Sharma	13.1	2	55	5	4.17	India	2	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
GR Dilley	28.0	9	60	5	2.14	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
MD Marshall	23.0	3	65	5	2.82	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
Sir RJ Hadlee	31.0	9	67	5	2.16	New Zealand	4	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
MG Hughes	21.0	7	67	5	3.19	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
Sir RJ Hadlee	42.0	16	68	5	1.61	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
BP Patterson	16.0	1	68	5	4.25	West Indies	3	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
DK Morrison	21.1	3	69	5	3.25	New Zealand	1	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
Iqbal Qasim	35.2	7	83	5	2.34	Pakistan	1	v England	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
PAJ DeFreitas	23.5	3	86	5	3.60	England	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
Abdul Qadir	49.4	15	88	5	1.77	Pakistan	1	v England	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
CJ McDermott	35.0	8	97	5	2.77	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Abdul Qadir	55.0	16	98	5	1.78	Pakistan	3	v England	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
Sir RJ Hadlee	44.0	11	109	5	2.47	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Imran Khan	45.0	9	115	5	2.55	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
SR Waugh	20.0	7	33	4	1.65	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
EJ Chatfield	30.0	13	36	4	1.20	New Zealand	3	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
EJ Chatfield	31.1	15	37	4	1.18	New Zealand	2	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
Imran Khan	16.3	2	38	4	2.30	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
CA Walsh	14.0	2	40	4	2.85	West Indies	3	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
Imran Khan	14.4	0	41	4	2.79	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
NA Foster	18.0	4	42	4	2.33	England	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
CJ McDermott	22.2	6	43	4	1.92	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
Abdul Qadir	36.0	14	45	4	1.25	Pakistan	3	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
MC Snedden	23.0	8	45	4	1.95	New Zealand	3	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
BA Reid	25.0	6	53	4	2.12	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
CA Walsh	16.0	5	55	4	3.43	West Indies	3	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
MD Marshall	20.0	4	55	4	2.75	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
AIC Dodemaide	19.1	7	58	4	3.02	Australia	3	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
RJ Shastri	28.3	9	71	4	2.49	India	2	v West Indies	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
Arshad Ayub	25.0	4	72	4	2.88	India	4	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
Wasim Akram	31.0	7	73	4	2.35	Pakistan	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
WW Davis	18.1	0	76	4	4.18	West Indies	1	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
MD Marshall	18.4	3	79	4	4.23	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
Abdul Qadir	19.0	2	83	4	4.36	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
PL Taylor	34.0	10	84	4	2.47	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
DK Morrison	28.0	7	86	4	3.07	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
EJ Chatfield	42.0	13	87	4	2.07	New Zealand	1	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
MR Whitney	33.3	6	92	4	2.74	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
KN Amalean	22.2	1	97	4	4.34	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
JR Ratnayeke	40.0	6	98	4	2.45	Sri Lanka	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
Abdul Qadir	42.0	7	105	4	2.50	Pakistan	1	v England	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
CJ McDermott	45.5	10	135	4	2.94	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
CA Walsh	29.0	3	136	4	4.68	West Indies	2	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1088
Abdul Qadir	47.4	6	148	4	3.10	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
WW Davis	11.0	2	20	3	1.81	West Indies	1	v India	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
Tauseef Ahmed	20.2	7	28	3	1.37	Pakistan	3	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
WKM Benjamin	8.0	0	32	3	4.00	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
Iqbal Qasim	20.0	10	39	3	1.95	Pakistan	3	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
MG Hughes	18.0	5	40	3	2.22	Australia	1	v New Zealand	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
AIC Dodemaide	22.3	6	40	3	1.77	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
N Kapil Dev	18.0	8	41	3	2.27	India	2	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
Abdul Qadir	15.0	3	45	3	3.00	Pakistan	3	v England	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
JE Emburey	21.0	8	49	3	2.33	England	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
CJ McDermott	20.0	3	50	3	2.50	Australia	2	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
SR Waugh	22.5	5	51	3	2.23	Australia	1	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
WKM Benjamin	14.0	3	52	3	3.71	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
EE Hemmings	22.0	3	53	3	2.40	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
GR Dilley	19.1	4	54	3	2.81	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
PR Sleep	32.0	14	61	3	1.90	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
C Sharma	13.0	1	64	3	4.92	India	2	v West Indies	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
Abdul Qadir	25.0	5	66	3	2.64	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
TBA May	30.0	10	68	3	2.26	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
WKM Benjamin	32.0	9	73	3	2.28	West Indies	4	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
CJ McDermott	21.0	2	79	3	3.76	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
Saleem Jaffar	42.0	9	79	3	1.88	Pakistan	3	v England	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
CA Walsh	27.0	4	80	3	2.96	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Georgetown	2 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
BP Patterson	24.0	1	82	3	3.41	West Indies	2	v Pakistan	Georgetown	2 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
WW Davis	27.0	3	84	3	3.11	West Indies	2	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1088
CA Walsh	27.0	3	85	3	3.14	West Indies	1	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
NGB Cook	31.0	10	87	3	2.80	England	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
JG Bracewell	39.0	8	88	3	2.25	New Zealand	2	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
Wasim Akram	27.0	1	88	3	3.25	Pakistan	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
Sir RJ Hadlee	31.0	5	95	3	3.06	New Zealand	2	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
BP Patterson	29.0	6	100	3	3.44	West Indies	3	v India	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
PR Sleep	26.0	5	107	3	4.11	Australia	3	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Imran Khan	25.0	3	108	3	4.32	Pakistan	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
JE Emburey	48.0	16	109	3	2.27	England	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
Shoaib Mohammad	2.0	0	8	2	4.00	Pakistan	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
RJ Shastri	10.0	3	13	2	1.30	India	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1088
DJ Capel	6.0	3	13	2	2.16	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
BP Patterson	9.0	2	17	2	1.88	West Indies	3	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
IVA Richards	4.0	1	17	2	4.25	West Indies	4	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
Mudassar Nazar	10.0	4	24	2	2.40	Pakistan	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
NA Foster	19.0	6	27	2	1.42	England	2	v Australia	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
Iqbal Qasim	10.0	2	29	2	2.90	Pakistan	3	v England	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
GR Dilley	18.0	5	32	2	1.77	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
Wasim Akram	14.0	4	35	2	2.50	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
NGB Cook	20.3	10	37	2	1.80	England	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
WKM Benjamin	15.0	1	37	2	2.46	West Indies	3	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
PAJ DeFreitas	22.0	6	39	2	1.77	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091

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