Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sarfraz Nawaz	57.2x8	13	125	11	1.63	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
RM Hogg	34.0x8	12	66	10	1.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RM Hogg	47.5x8	11	122	10	1.92	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Mushtaq Mohammad	47.0x8	9	119	9	1.89	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
AG Hurst	47.7x8	6	155	9	2.42	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Sarfraz Nawaz	55.2	9	159	9	2.87	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
Sir RJ Hadlee	51.0x8	6	145	8	2.13	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
JD Higgs	77.6x8	19	190	8	1.83	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
N Kapil Dev	28.0	3	84	7	3.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
N Phillip	37.0	13	85	7	2.29	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RM Hogg	38.2x8	8	85	7	1.66	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
S Venkataraghavan	63.0	28	102	7	1.61	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
S Venkataraghavan	37.4	10	103	7	2.73	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RM Hogg	40.5x8	10	109	7	2.01	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	41.6x8	5	113	7	2.02	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Sarfraz Nawaz	43.2x8	12	117	7	2.02	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
KD Ghavri	52.0	13	120	7	2.30	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
RM Hogg	36.0x8	6	124	7	2.58	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
KD Ghavri	40.0	9	128	7	3.20	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
AG Hurst	51.0x8	10	162	7	2.38	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Imran Khan	61.2	14	164	7	2.67	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
G Miller	36.1x8	9	57	6	1.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RGD Willis	30.5x8	6	80	6	1.95	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Wasim Raja	30.4x8	8	86	6	2.11	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
JE Emburey	42.0x8	7	100	6	1.78	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RM Hogg	39.0x8	13	103	6	1.98	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	35.1x8	8	109	6	2.32	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
ST Clarke	50.3	6	121	6	2.39	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
IT Botham	38.0x8	6	135	6	2.66	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Imran Khan	60.0	19	151	6	2.51	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
Sarfraz Nawaz	54.0	11	158	6	2.92	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
AG Hurst	39.5x8	5	170	6	3.21	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
JK Lever	15.1x8	2	48	5	2.38	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
M Hendrick	33.0x8	7	64	5	1.45	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
AG Hurst	29.6x8	5	71	5	1.78	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	33.0x8	11	74	5	1.68	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Dymock	33.6x8	8	75	5	1.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
IT Botham	25.4x8	4	79	5	2.32	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JD Higgs	35.0x8	9	81	5	1.73	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JE Emburey	46.2x8	17	103	5	1.67	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Imran Khan	33.0x8	6	106	5	2.40	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Sir RJ Hadlee	27.6x8	3	112	5	3.02	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
BS Chandrasekhar	43.0	7	116	5	2.69	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
ST Clarke	34.2	3	126	5	3.66	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
Imran Khan	49.7x8	11	149	5	2.24	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
ST Clarke	58.0	11	151	5	2.60	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
Sir RJ Hadlee	39.0x8	4	157	5	3.01	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
M Hendrick	22.0x8	4	50	4	1.70	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	23.0x8	10	52	4	1.69	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Mushtaq Mohammad	27.0	10	55	4	2.03	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	4.32	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
BS Chandrasekhar	31.0	10	65	4	2.09	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
M Hendrick	34.0x8	7	67	4	1.47	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Sikander Bakht	17.0x8	2	67	4	2.95	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
M Hendrick	37.0x8	7	75	4	1.52	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	33.0x8	9	75	4	1.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
CM Old	26.7x8	2	84	4	2.34	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
KD Ghavri	29.0	8	93	4	3.20	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RGD Willis	23.0x8	4	96	4	3.13	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Imran Khan	45.0x8	17	99	4	1.65	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Sikander Bakht	27.0x8	4	102	4	2.83	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
B Yardley	39.0x8	2	103	4	1.98	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
VA Holder	34.0	5	109	4	3.20	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
AG Hurst	37.4x8	10	110	4	2.20	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	43.0x8	12	113	4	1.97	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	3.80	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
BS Bedi	48.0	15	131	4	2.72	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
Sikander Bakht	34.0x8	6	132	4	2.91	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
G Dymock	44.6x8	9	137	4	2.29	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
N Phillip	38.0	6	145	4	3.81	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
BS Chandrasekhar	50.0	7	179	4	3.58	India	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
N Kapil Dev	51.0	4	179	4	3.50	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
Mudassar Nazar	7.0	3	9	3	1.28	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
S Venkataraghavan	24.4	13	40	3	1.62	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
VA Holder	21.0	5	50	3	2.38	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
AG Hurst	20.0x8	4	58	3	2.17	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JD Higgs	35.0x8	11	61	3	1.30	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JE Emburey	35.2x8	13	74	3	1.57	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Mudassar Nazar	26.1x8	4	83	3	2.38	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
JD Higgs	31.0x8	5	84	3	2.03	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
N Phillip	25.0	6	86	3	3.44	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
N Kapil Dev	24.0	6	91	3	3.79	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
BL Cairns	28.0x8	5	94	3	2.51	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
BS Chandrasekhar	25.0	4	97	3	3.88	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
DR Parry	33.3	10	101	3	3.01	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
KD Ghavri	27.0	5	104	3	3.85	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
N Kapil Dev	31.0	6	109	3	3.51	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
BL Cairns	30.0x8	3	109	3	2.72	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Sikander Bakht	32.0	8	118	3	3.68	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
RM Hogg	39.0x8	7	133	3	2.55	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
RR Jumadeen	45.4	4	137	3	3.00	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
ST Clarke	36.0	7	139	3	3.86	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
BL Cairns	54.0x8	12	142	3	1.97	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
N Phillip	38.2	3	159	3	4.14	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
BS Bedi	61.0	13	164	3	2.68	India	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
Imran Khan	49.0x8	6	186	3	2.84	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
JE Emburey	21.0x8	12	29	2	1.03	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Wasim Raja	8.0x8	-	34	2	3.18	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
AR Border	14.0x8	5	35	2	1.87	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
G Miller	18.0x8	3	36	2	1.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843

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