Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1972 in Tests

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
AA Mallett	23.6	6	59	8	1.86	Australia	3	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	1.88	India	2	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
RAL Massie	32.5	7	84	8	2.55	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
BR Taylor	20.3	6	74	7	3.60	New Zealand	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	2.14	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	1.90	England	1	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
DK Lillee	30.0	8	66	6	2.20	Australia	3	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	1.21	England	3	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
BR Taylor	24.0	8	41	5	1.70	New Zealand	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
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
Inshan Ali	26.4	8	59	5	2.21	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	1.57	India	4	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
BS Chandrasekhar	26.2	5	65	5	2.46	India	2	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
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
BR Taylor	20.1	9	41	4	2.03	New Zealand	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
VA Holder	26.0	12	41	4	1.57	West Indies	4	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
JA Snow	20.0	7	41	4	2.05	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
BS Chandrasekhar	29.0	14	42	4	1.44	India	4	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
RAL Massie	30.0	10	43	4	1.43	Australia	2	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
CM Old	21.0	6	43	4	2.04	England	3	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
DK Lillee	20.3	7	49	4	1.80	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
AW Greig	19.2	7	53	4	2.74	England	4	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DAJ Holford	33.0	12	55	4	1.66	West Indies	4	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
DL Underwood	30.0	13	56	4	1.86	England	3	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
VA Holder	32.0	13	60	4	1.87	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
GG Arnold	25.0	4	62	4	2.48	England	2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GS Sobers	29.0	6	64	4	2.20	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
RAL Massie	24.0	3	70	4	2.18	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
JA Snow	27.0	2	87	4	3.22	England	4	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DL Underwood	38.0	16	90	4	2.36	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
BR Taylor	12.0	2	26	3	2.16	New Zealand	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
RJ Inverarity	33.0	19	26	3	0.78	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
EAS Prasanna	16.0	4	33	3	2.06	India	2	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
MHN Walker	14.0	3	39	3	2.08	Australia	4	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
RMH Cottam	23.0	6	45	3	1.95	England	1	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
GG Arnold	20.4	6	46	3	2.22	England	3	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
BS Bedi	39.0	20	50	3	1.28	India	4	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
BE Congdon	39.0	19	56	3	1.43	New Zealand	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
GC Shillingford	26.5	8	63	3	2.34	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
Mushtaq Mohammad	11.2	-	67	3	4.46	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
HJ Howarth	29.0	8	70	3	2.41	New Zealand	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
PI Pocock	33.0	7	72	3	2.18	England	3	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
BR Taylor	19.4	1	74	3	3.76	New Zealand	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
UG Dowe	29.0	5	75	3	2.58	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
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	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GG Arnold	35.0	11	87	3	2.48	England	2	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
VA Holder	40.0	13	91	3	2.27	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
JA Snow	24.0	1	94	3	3.91	England	3	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
HJ Howarth	53.0	17	102	3	1.92	New Zealand	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
BR Taylor	37.0	7	105	3	2.83	New Zealand	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
Asif Masood	19.0	1	110	3	4.34	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
AA Mallett	38.0	4	124	3	2.44	Australia	2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
JA Snow	13.0	5	11	2	0.84	England	1	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GS Sobers	11.0	5	17	2	1.54	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
GG Arnold	6.0	1	17	2	2.83	England	3	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
BE Congdon	16.0	3	26	2	1.62	New Zealand	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
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
AW Greig	23.0	8	32	2	1.39	England	1	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
DK Lillee	26.1	10	39	2	1.49	Australia	2	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GS Sobers	26.0	7	40	2	1.53	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
DK Lillee	29.0	14	40	2	1.37	Australia	1	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DK Lillee	25.0	10	40	2	1.60	Australia	4	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DL Underwood	20.4	11	43	2	2.08	England	1	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
BE Congdon	11.0	2	45	2	4.09	New Zealand	3	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
JW Gleeson	24.4	10	45	2	1.82	Australia	1	v England	Manchester	8 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
Saleem Altaf	14.0	-	50	2	2.67	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
BS Bedi	47.0	23	59	2	1.25	India	2	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
DK Lillee	11.0	1	59	2	4.02	Australia	4	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
BS Bedi	26.0	7	59	2	2.26	India	2	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
DAJ Holford	44.0	18	64	2	1.45	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
GC Shillingford	24.2	7	65	2	2.67	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
BE Congdon	31.0	7	66	2	2.12	New Zealand	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
AA Mallett	23.0	7	66	2	2.86	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
RMH Cottam	23.0	5	66	2	2.86	England	1	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
DJ Colley	23.3	5	68	2	2.89	Australia	2	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
CM Old	26.0	7	72	2	2.76	England	1	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
RAL Massie	32.0	10	77	2	2.40	Australia	3	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
Saleem Altaf	25.0	1	83	2	2.49	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
BE Congdon	33.0	7	86	2	2.60	New Zealand	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
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
Majid Khan	20.0	1	88	2	3.30	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
DK Lillee	28.0	3	90	2	3.21	Australia	1	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
Inshan Ali	46.5	10	92	2	1.96	West Indies	1	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
LR Gibbs	45.0	9	94	2	2.08	West Indies	2	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
DL Underwood	35.0	11	94	2	2.68	England	4	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
Inshan Ali	51.0	16	99	2	1.94	West Indies	4	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
Sarfraz Nawaz	22.0	2	99	2	3.37	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
Asif Masood	12.0	-	100	2	6.25	Pakistan	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at Eden Gardens, England tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 30, 1972 - Jan 4, 1973 [Test # 706]

Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne, Pakistan tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1972 - Jan 3, 1973 [Test # 705]

Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide, Pakistan tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 22-27, 1972 [Test # 704]