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
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	-	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	-	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	-	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	-	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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