Bowling Best Figures Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1972

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	1.93	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	2.55	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	2.14	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	30.0	8	66	6	2.20	Australia	3	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	1.78	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
DK Lillee	24.2	7	58	5	2.38	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
JA Snow	31.0	8	92	5	2.96	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
AA Mallett	52.0	20	114	5	2.19	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	32.2	8	123	5	3.80	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
DK Lillee	29.0	15	35	4	1.20	Australia	2	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
JA Snow	20.0	7	41	4	2.05	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
RAL Massie	30.0	10	43	4	1.43	Australia	2	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
AW Greig	19.2	7	53	4	2.74	England	4	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GG Arnold	25.0	4	62	4	2.48	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
JA Snow	27.0	2	87	4	3.22	England	4	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DL Underwood	38.0	16	90	4	2.36	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
RJ Inverarity	33.0	19	26	3	0.78	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
AA Mallett	23.0	4	80	3	3.47	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
DJ Colley	33.0	3	83	3	2.51	Australia	1	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GG Arnold	35.0	11	87	3	2.48	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
JA Snow	24.0	1	94	3	3.91	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
JA Snow	13.0	5	11	2	0.84	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GG Arnold	6.0	1	17	2	2.83	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GG Arnold	9.5	2	28	2	2.84	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
R Illingworth	19.1	5	32	2	1.66	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
R Illingworth	21.0	11	32	2	1.52	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	26.1	10	39	2	1.49	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	29.0	14	40	2	1.37	Australia	1	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DK Lillee	25.0	10	40	2	1.60	Australia	4	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
JW Gleeson	24.4	10	45	2	1.82	Australia	1	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AW Greig	25.3	10	49	2	1.92	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
DK Lillee	21.0	6	50	2	2.38	Australia	3	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
AA Mallett	23.0	7	66	2	2.86	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
DJ Colley	23.3	5	68	2	2.89	Australia	2	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
RAL Massie	32.0	10	77	2	2.40	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
JSE Price	26.1	5	87	2	3.32	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
AW Greig	38.4	9	88	2	2.27	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DK Lillee	28.0	3	90	2	3.21	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
DL Underwood	35.0	11	94	2	2.68	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
DK Lillee	5.0	2	7	1	1.40	Australia	4	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
BL D'Oliveira	6.0	1	13	1	2.16	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
R Illingworth	7.0	2	13	1	1.85	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
BL D'Oliveira	8.0	3	14	1	1.75	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
JW Gleeson	7.0	3	16	1	2.28	Australia	3	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
N Gifford	5.0	1	18	1	3.60	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
RJ Inverarity	4.0	-	19	1	4.75	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
AW Greig	7.0	1	21	1	3.00	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
BL D'Oliveira	16.0	4	23	1	1.43	England	4	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GD Watson	12.0	4	23	1	1.91	Australia	1	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
IM Chappell	12.0	5	26	1	2.16	Australia	4	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
GG Arnold	15.0	5	26	1	1.73	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
GS Chappell	16.0	6	28	1	1.75	Australia	1	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
JSE Price	7.0	-	28	1	4.00	England	4	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
GD Watson	5.0	-	29	1	5.80	Australia	3	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GD Watson	19.0	8	32	1	1.68	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
BL D'Oliveira	18.0	5	41	1	2.27	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
R Illingworth	15.0	4	41	1	2.73	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
GS Chappell	21.2	6	42	1	1.96	Australia	3	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
BL D'Oliveira	17.0	5	48	1	2.82	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
RAL Massie	36.0	13	49	1	1.36	Australia	4	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
R Illingworth	17.0	4	53	1	3.11	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
GG Arnold	20.0	2	59	1	2.95	England	4	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
P Lever	26.0	8	61	1	2.34	England	1	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DJ Colley	23.0	3	68	1	2.95	Australia	3	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AW Greig	29.0	6	74	1	2.55	England	2	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
JA Snow	34.5	5	111	1	3.18	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702

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