Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BS Chandrasekhar	34.1x8	5	104	12	2.28	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
Sir RJ Hadlee	41.3x8	9	100	10	1.81	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
BS Bedi	61.2x8	12	194	10	2.37	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
IT Botham	31.7x8	7	111	8	2.61	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
J Garner	31.1	5	121	8	3.88	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
WM Clark	44.0x8	6	147	8	2.50	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
WM Clark	48.2x8	5	169	8	2.62	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
WM Clark	58.4	10	189	8	3.22	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
VA Holder	24.0	7	44	7	1.83	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
PH Edmonds	33.0x8	7	66	7	1.50	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
AME Roberts	28.2	7	82	7	2.89	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
CM Old	39.0x8	13	86	7	1.65	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
RGD Willis	40.0x8	9	97	7	1.81	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
JR Thomson	35.7x8	2	130	7	2.71	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
KD Ghavri	32.5x8	4	138	7	3.17	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JB Gannon	34.6x8	3	161	7	3.47	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
PH Edmonds	40.0x8	13	60	6	1.12	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
RO Collinge	31.0x8	10	77	6	1.86	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
DR Parry	40.4	9	92	6	2.26	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
S Madan Lal	29.0x8	5	99	6	2.56	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
JR Thomson	19.0	2	99	6	5.21	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
BS Chandrasekhar	39.0x8	6	115	6	2.21	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
Abdul Qadir	51.0x8	13	116	6	1.70	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
BS Bedi	31.1x8	7	129	6	3.10	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
N Phillip	37.0	2	140	6	3.78	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
WM Clark	49.7x8	12	141	6	2.12	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
ST Clarke	49.0	8	141	6	2.87	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
RR Jumadeen	61.4	8	162	6	2.62	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Thomson	45.5x8	4	166	6	2.72	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
IW Callen	55.0x8	5	191	6	2.60	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
RGD Willis	27.0x8	7	59	5	1.63	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
EAS Prasanna	36.4x8	13	65	5	1.33	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
SL Boock	28.3x8	4	67	5	1.77	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
J Garner	31.0	11	74	5	2.38	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
B Yardley	48.2	20	88	5	1.82	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
CEH Croft	33.0	7	100	5	3.03	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
Abdul Qadir	48.1x8	11	107	5	1.66	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
Iqbal Qasim	69.0x8	31	107	5	1.16	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
BS Bedi	41.0x8	11	111	5	2.03	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
JD Higgs	47.4	13	114	5	2.39	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
RR Jumadeen	39.0	7	117	5	3.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
RO Collinge	35.5x8	8	118	5	2.48	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
BS Bedi	32.4x8	5	126	5	2.90	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
WM Clark	45.0	10	127	5	2.82	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
AME Roberts	36.0	7	129	5	3.58	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
TJ Laughlin	35.4	5	135	5	3.78	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Thomson	36.2	3	139	5	3.82	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
JK Lever	51.0x8	9	155	5	2.27	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
IT Botham	47.0x8	5	160	5	2.55	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
BS Bedi	54.0x8	4	180	5	2.50	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
BS Chandrasekhar	43.4x8	-	188	5	3.24	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
IT Botham	22.1x8	5	40	4	1.35	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
B Yardley	43.0	21	62	4	1.44	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
RGD Willis	27.0x8	4	66	4	1.83	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
M Amarnath	21.0x8	5	67	4	2.39	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
Sarfraz Nawaz	34.0x8	11	68	4	1.50	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
CEH Croft	22.1	6	70	4	3.15	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
JR Thomson	27.0x8	8	83	4	2.30	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
GA Cope	38.0x8	15	91	4	1.79	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
JD Higgs	24.5	3	91	4	3.66	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
RO Collinge	38.0x8	9	98	4	1.93	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
JD Higgs	37.5	9	99	4	2.61	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
BS Chandrasekhar	32.0x8	7	116	4	2.71	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
JB Gannon	36.0x8	6	135	4	2.81	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
Sir RJ Hadlee	49.0x8	11	164	4	2.51	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
WM Clark	35.0x8	1	178	4	3.81	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
B Yardley	66.0x8	12	196	4	2.22	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
Iqbal Qasim	32.0x8	12	57	3	1.33	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
JK Lever	19.0x8	1	60	3	2.36	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
AL Mann	21.0x8	3	64	3	2.28	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
B Yardley	19.0	1	64	3	3.36	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
Sikander Bakht	32.0x8	8	79	3	1.85	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
JR Thomson	21.0	6	84	3	4.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
RB Simpson	29.0	6	85	3	2.93	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
B Yardley	30.0	6	96	3	3.20	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
S Madan Lal	26.0x8	1	98	3	2.82	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
G Miller	31.0x8	11	99	3	2.39	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
GA Cope	42.0x8	6	109	3	1.94	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
VA Holder	49.0	10	109	3	2.22	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Thomson	37.0	5	114	3	3.08	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Thomson	34.0x8	6	125	3	2.75	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
G Miller	47.0x8	14	126	3	2.01	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
PH Edmonds	55.0x8	17	130	3	1.77	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
JR Thomson	38.0	9	140	3	3.68	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
PH Edmonds	54.0x8	8	170	3	2.36	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
JR Thomson	3.3x8	1	12	2	2.66	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
BE Congdon	17.4x8	11	14	2	0.60	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
Wasim Raja	13.6x8	5	16	2	0.87	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
GJ Cosier	9.0x8	1	26	2	2.16	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
DR Parry	17.0	1	49	2	2.88	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
M Hendrick	27.0x8	4	62	2	1.72	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
KD Ghavri	13.0x8	-	66	2	3.80	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
WM Clark	21.0x8	3	66	2	2.35	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
KD Ghavri	19.7x8	4	67	2	2.52	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
JD Higgs	29.0	8	80	2	2.75	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
AG Hurst	22.0x8	3	81	2	2.76	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
GJ Cosier	24.7x8	5	83	2	2.50	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
RB Simpson	19.0x8	2	91	2	3.59	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
Iqbal Qasim	58.4x8	17	96	2	1.23	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
N Phillip	24.0	-	97	2	4.04	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

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