Bowling Best Figures Match - England

Players - England

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Underwood	50.5	14	136	11	2.67	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
IT Botham	50.3	9	133	9	2.63	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DL Underwood	55.5	21	95	8	1.70	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JE Emburey	44.0	12	88	6	2.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JE Emburey	38.0	6	119	6	3.13	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
RGD Willis	22.0	6	66	5	3.00	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
JE Emburey	28.1	6	79	5	2.80	England XI	v North Zone	Jammu	16 Dec 1981	First-class
PJW Allott	32.5	9	84	5	2.55	England XI	v East Zone	Jamshedpur	8 Jan 1982	First-class
PJW Allott	33.5	12	95	5	2.80	England XI	v North Zone	Jammu	16 Dec 1981	First-class
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2.77	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
GR Dilley	31.0	6	108	5	3.48	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
JE Emburey	39.0	11	109	5	2.79	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
JE Emburey	34.0	7	92	4	2.70	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
JE Emburey	54.0	22	106	4	1.96	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
JK Lever	31.0	8	116	4	3.74	England XI	v North Zone	Jammu	16 Dec 1981	First-class
IT Botham	23.0	6	56	3	2.43	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
IT Botham	24.5	2	65	3	2.61	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RGD Willis	28.0	10	70	3	2.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RGD Willis	23.0	5	75	3	3.26	England	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
DL Underwood	60.0	31	83	3	1.38	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
DL Underwood	43.0	21	88	3	2.04	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
RGD Willis	35.1	9	94	3	2.67	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
JE Emburey	21.0	5	94	3	4.47	England XI	v Central Zone	Indore	22 Jan 1982	First-class
GR Dilley	34.0	5	99	3	2.91	England XI	v East Zone	Jamshedpur	8 Jan 1982	First-class
JE Emburey	40.0	10	118	3	2.95	England XI	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
GA Gooch	8.1	1	12	2	1.46	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
G Cook	3.5	-	18	2	4.69	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
DL Underwood	12.0	2	29	2	2.41	England XI	v Central Zone	Indore	22 Jan 1982	First-class
JE Emburey	13.0	2	35	2	2.69	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
DL Underwood	17.5	5	41	2	2.29	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
RGD Willis	17.0	4	44	2	2.58	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
JK Lever	14.0	2	46	2	3.28	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
RGD Willis	20.0	3	49	2	2.45	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
RGD Willis	25.0	9	64	2	2.56	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IT Botham	38.0	11	89	2	2.34	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
DL Underwood	48.0	18	97	2	2.02	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
RGD Willis	26.0	3	99	2	3.80	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
GR Dilley	19.0	1	101	2	5.31	England XI	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
JK Lever	37.0	7	104	2	2.81	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
JK Lever	24.0	2	107	2	4.45	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
IT Botham	41.0	6	122	2	2.97	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
IT Botham	47.0	9	137	2	2.91	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DI Gower	1.0	-	1	1	1.00	England	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
KWR Fletcher	3.0	1	6	1	2.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
MW Gatting	6.0	1	16	1	2.66	England XI	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
DL Underwood	15.0	6	26	1	1.73	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
GR Dilley	6.0	-	31	1	5.16	England XI	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
IT Botham	9.0	2	39	1	4.33	England XI	v Central Zone	Indore	22 Jan 1982	First-class
RGD Willis	31.0	12	43	1	1.38	England XI	v North Zone	Jammu	16 Dec 1981	First-class
JK Lever	23.0	5	56	1	2.43	England XI	v East Zone	Jamshedpur	8 Jan 1982	First-class
PJW Allott	19.0	4	57	1	3.00	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
GR Dilley	13.2	4	57	1	4.27	England XI	v Central Zone	Indore	22 Jan 1982	First-class
GR Dilley	14.0	2	67	1	4.78	England	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
IT Botham	25.0	6	67	1	2.68	England	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
JK Lever	24.0	6	73	1	3.04	England XI	v Central Zone	Indore	22 Jan 1982	First-class
IT Botham	14.0	2	81	1	5.78	England XI	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
KWR Fletcher	20.0	-	82	1	4.10	England XI	v South Zone	Hyderabad (Deccan)	4 Dec 1981	First-class
RGD Willis	15.0	1	83	1	5.53	England XI	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
GR Dilley	19.0	-	85	1	4.47	England XI	v West Zone	Vadodara	21 Nov 1981	First-class
DL Underwood	37.0	15	89	1	2.40	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
PJW Allott	26.0	3	92	1	3.53	England XI	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
GR Dilley	36.0	5	100	1	2.77	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
IT Botham	39.0	11	112	1	2.87	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918

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