Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sir RJ Hadlee	52.3	13	123	15	2.34	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
Sir RJ Hadlee	65.5	17	155	11	2.35	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
JG Bracewell	65.3	27	106	10	1.61	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
RG Holland	88.0	35	174	10	1.97	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
Tauseef Ahmed	28.0	11	77	9	2.75	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
Imran Khan	37.3	8	95	9	2.53	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
Sir RJ Hadlee	69.4	12	163	9	2.33	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
JR Ratnayeke	31.0	6	108	8	3.48	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
N Kapil Dev	41.0	7	109	8	2.65	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
NS Yadav	95.3	43	118	8	1.23	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
MD Marshall	47.2	12	132	8	2.78	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
RJ Shastri	84.0	26	179	8	2.13	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
J Garner	27.0	6	58	7	2.14	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
JR Ratnayeke	34.4	11	66	7	1.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
BP Patterson	21.5	4	74	7	3.38	West Indies	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
AK Kuruppuarachchi	25.2	3	85	7	3.35	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
JE Emburey	37.0	6	114	7	3.08	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
Sir RJ Hadlee	51.1	12	123	7	2.40	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
BP Patterson	23.4	7	82	6	3.46	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
Tauseef Ahmed	45.2	18	104	6	2.29	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
J Garner	38.4	7	105	6	2.71	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
ALF de Mel	32.0	7	118	6	3.68	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
BA Reid	46.2	12	123	6	2.65	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
Imran Khan	57.0	15	125	6	2.19	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
ALF de Mel	25.0	1	137	6	5.48	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
RJ Shastri	82.0	33	137	6	1.67	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
Abdul Qadir	46.4	9	146	6	3.12	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
NS Yadav	66.4	25	148	6	2.22	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
Imran Khan	25.0	5	49	5	1.96	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
MD Marshall	22.0	5	59	5	2.68	West Indies	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
Imran Khan	34.1	14	64	5	1.87	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
EJ Chatfield	47.0	19	73	5	1.55	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
RM Ellison	33.0	12	78	5	2.36	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
J Garner	23.3	2	80	5	3.40	West Indies	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
MA Holding	23.0	5	84	5	3.65	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
MD Marshall	40.1	11	89	5	2.21	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
IT Botham	27.1	3	95	5	3.49	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
MA Holding	24.4	4	97	5	3.93	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
CA Walsh	33.0	6	103	5	3.12	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
J Garner	31.0	6	104	5	3.35	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
GRJ Matthews	65.0	33	107	5	1.64	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
MD Marshall	33.0	6	113	5	3.42	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
JG Bracewell	60.0	21	123	5	2.05	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
RJ Bright	51.5	15	126	5	2.43	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
JG Bracewell	55.0	16	142	5	2.58	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
RA Harper	38.0	15	55	4	1.44	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
SR Waugh	23.0	6	56	4	2.43	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
Wasim Akram	33.3	10	65	4	1.94	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
JG Thomas	16.1	2	70	4	4.32	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
EJ Chatfield	46.0	15	80	4	1.73	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
Mohsin Kamal	29.0	5	88	4	3.03	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
J Garner	36.0	9	89	4	2.47	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
MD Marshall	27.0	2	89	4	3.29	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
Imran Khan	34.0	7	96	4	2.82	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
BA Reid	38.3	8	97	4	2.51	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
Sir RJ Hadlee	51.0	19	108	4	2.11	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
Wasim Akram	33.2	8	112	4	3.36	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
BA Reid	53.0	22	113	4	2.13	Australia	v India	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
GF Lawson	68.0	19	114	4	1.67	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
JR Ratnayeke	30.0	4	116	4	3.86	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
DR Gilbert	54.0	14	123	4	2.27	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
Mudassar Nazar	17.5	2	34	3	1.90	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
Wasim Akram	28.0	11	41	3	1.46	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
JV Coney	18.0	7	47	3	2.61	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
Abdul Qadir	19.4	4	48	3	2.44	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
ALF de Mel	16.2	5	50	3	3.06	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
JV Coney	29.0	16	52	3	1.79	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
RJ Ratnayake	23.0	2	57	3	2.47	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
KN Amalean	18.2	1	59	3	3.21	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
JE Emburey	27.0	10	62	3	2.29	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
BP Patterson	19.0	3	67	3	3.52	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
NA Foster	19.0	-	76	3	4.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Mar 1986	Test # 1042
MA Holding	19.0	2	88	3	4.63	West Indies	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
RG Holland	48.0	13	90	3	1.87	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
N Kapil Dev	45.0	13	91	3	2.02	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
L Sivaramakrishnan	26.0	3	94	3	3.61	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
SL Boock	51.5	18	102	3	1.96	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
EJ Chatfield	50.0	15	104	3	2.08	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
BA Reid	31.0	6	104	3	3.35	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
GRJ Matthews	31.0	5	110	3	3.54	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
Imran Khan	49.0	15	112	3	2.28	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985	Test # 1026
Sir RJ Hadlee	37.1	5	116	3	3.12	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
MA Holding	36.0	6	116	3	3.22	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
PH Edmonds	42.3	8	122	3	2.87	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
CJ McDermott	48.0	14	131	3	2.72	Australia	v India	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
Abdul Qadir	54.3	17	132	3	2.42	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985	Test # 1026
Zakir Khan	45.0	10	150	3	3.33	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
JE Emburey	51.0	11	176	3	3.45	England	v West Indies	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
Wasim Akram	13.0	6	26	2	2.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
SR Waugh	11.0	5	36	2	3.27	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
Mohsin Kamal	15.0	-	52	2	3.46	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
JG Bracewell	34.5	11	53	2	1.52	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
DR Gilbert	29.3	8	63	2	2.13	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
IT Botham	19.0	4	67	2	3.52	England	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
CJ McDermott	31.0	5	76	2	2.45	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
RJ Ratnayake	19.0	2	81	2	4.26	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
GRJ Matthews	31.0	7	81	2	2.61	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
NA Foster	26.5	3	83	2	3.09	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
EJ Chatfield	53.0	19	85	2	1.60	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
GB Troup	28.0	6	86	2	3.07	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]