Best bowling figures in an innings in 1976 in FC+LA+T20s
Best bowling figures in an innings
| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | 
| 23.0 | 5 | 76 | 8 | 2.47 | India | 3 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
| 33.0 | 9 | 92 | 8 | 2.78 | West Indies | 2 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 | |
| 8.3 | - | 23 | 7 | 2.05 | New Zealand | 3 | v India | Wellington | 13 Feb 1976 | Test # 772 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 2.41 | West Zone | 3 | v East Zone | Ahmedabad | 22 Oct 1976 | First-class | |
| 9.7 | - | 33 | 7 | 2.50 | Queensland | 2 | v NSW | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 9.3 | - | 41 | 7 | 3.28 | West Aust | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 18.3 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 2.27 | Yorkshire | 1 | v West Indians | Sheffield | 30 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 2.00 | England | 2 | v India | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 | Test # 788 | |
| 29.0 | 7 | 78 | 7 | 2.68 | West Indians | 2 | v Sussex | Hove | 29 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 17.3 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 1.20 | West Indians | 4 | v Yorkshire | Sheffield | 30 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 1.73 | NSW | 2 | v South Aust | Sydney | 20 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 3.55 | E. Province | 2 | v W Province | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1976 | List A | |
| 16.4 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 1.98 | Oxford Uni | 3 | v Sussex | Pagham | 23 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 19.1 | 4 | 37 | 6 | 1.93 | EPR (SACBOC) | 1 | v NTL (SACBOC) | Ladysmith | 21 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 20.5 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 1.77 | West Indies | 4 | v England | Manchester | 8 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
| 15.4 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 2.55 | West Indians | 3 | v Notts | Nottingham | 1 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 30.5 | 13 | 44 | 6 | 1.42 | - | 3 | v WPR (SACBOC) | Stellenbosch | 27 Mar 1976 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 2.62 | Victoria | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 20 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 2.50 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Sydney | 3 Jan 1976 | Test # 767 | |
| 30.0 | 11 | 50 | 6 | 1.66 | TVL (SACBOC) | 1 | v EPR (SACBOC) | Johannesburg | 13 Mar 1976 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 3.17 | West Indians | 3 | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 7 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 20.7 | 4 | 54 | 6 | 1.94 | NSW | 3 | v Victoria | Sydney | 6 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 17.3 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 3.14 | Warwickshire | 1 | v West Indians | Birmingham | 17 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 10 | 55 | 6 | 2.89 | West Indians | 2 | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 17 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 20.4 | 6 | 57 | 6 | 2.75 | West Indies | 4 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 2.73 | West Aust | 2 | v NSW | Sydney | 13 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 16.6 | - | 63 | 6 | 2.82 | New Zealand | 1 | v India | Christchurch | 5 Feb 1976 | Test # 771 | |
| 26.4 | 3 | 65 | 6 | 2.43 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Port of Spain | 7 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
| 34.0 | 10 | 65 | 6 | 1.43 | Queensland | 2 | v West Aust | Brisbane | 5 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 2.44 | Oxford Uni | 1 | v Sussex | Pagham | 23 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 16.1 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 4.14 | Pearce's XI | 1 | v West Indians | Scarborough | 4 Sep 1976 | First-class | |
| 29.0 | 9 | 69 | 6 | 2.37 | West Indians | 2 | v Middlesex | Lord's | 31 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 78 | 6 | 2.92 | West Aust | 1 | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 3.14 | Bombay | 3 | v Rest of Ind | Delhi | 15 Oct 1976 | First-class | |
| 30.0 | 6 | 94 | 6 | 2.35 | India | 1 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
| 38.0 | 12 | 101 | 6 | 2.65 | West Indians | 3 | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 3 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 32.2 | 8 | 120 | 6 | 3.71 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 7 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
| 47.3 | 7 | 153 | 6 | 3.22 | South Zone | 2 | v West Zone | Vadodara | 30 Oct 1976 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1.09 | Lancashire | 2 | v Derbyshire | Southport | 15 May 1976 | List A | |
| 20.4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0.72 | WPR (SACBOC) | 3 | v NTL (SACBOC) | Cape Town | 3 Jan 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1.60 | Essex | 1 | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 22 May 1976 | List A | |
| 14.5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1.14 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Manchester | 8 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1.66 | Herts | 1 | v Berkshire | Hitchin | 26 Jun 1976 | List A | |
| 11.5 | - | 23 | 5 | 1.94 | E. Province | 2 | v Rhodesia | Gqeberha | 31 Jan 1976 | List A | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2.46 | New Zealand | 1 | v India | Christchurch | 21 Feb 1976 | ODI # 35 | |
| 8.1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2.81 | West Indies | 1 | v India | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 2.09 | West Indians | 4 | v M.C.C. | Lord's | 22 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 14.1 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 1.27 | Queensland | 1 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 12 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 11.3 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2.17 | Natal | 1 | v W Province | Cape Town | 31 Jan 1976 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2.45 | Warwickshire | 1 | v Lancashire | Birmingham | 9 Jun 1976 | List A | |
| 33.0 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 0.81 | India | 4 | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 10 Nov 1976 | Test # 785 | |
| 9.1 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 2.30 | West Aust | 1 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 5 Mar 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | - | 28 | 5 | 2.80 | Kent | 2 | v Comb Univ | Oxford | 1 May 1976 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 2.72 | Derbyshire | 1 | v Lancashire | Southport | 15 May 1976 | List A | |
| 16.4 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 1.36 | NSW | 1 | v West Aust | Sydney | 13 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 9.3 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 2.56 | Queensland | 3 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 12 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 2.35 | West Indians | 4 | v Kent | Canterbury | 19 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2.55 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 | Test # 770 | |
| 15.1 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 2.30 | NTL (SACBOC) | 2 | v WPR (SACBOC) | Durban | 13 Mar 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.2 | - | 35 | 5 | 3.38 | Kent | 2 | v Surrey | The Oval | 23 Jun 1976 | List A | |
| 16.0 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 2.18 | West Indians | 1 | v Minor C | Torquay | 4 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 1.58 | Victoria | 4 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 1.60 | WPR (SACBOC) | 1 | v NTL (SACBOC) | Cape Town | 3 Jan 1976 | First-class | |
| 33.0 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 1.12 | WPR (SACBOC) | 2 | v TVL (SACBOC) | Cape Town | 21 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 9 | 39 | 5 | 1.95 | EPR (SACBOC) | 3 | v NTL (SACBOC) | Ladysmith | 21 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 18.4 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 2.08 | England | 2 | v West Indies | Lord's | 17 Jun 1976 | Test # 778 | |
| 12.4 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 3.15 | Essex | 1 | v West Indians | Chelmsford | 28 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 11.3 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 3.56 | Middlesex | 1 | v West Indians | Lord's | 31 Jul 1976 | First-class | |
| 15.3 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 2.70 | England | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 | Test # 780 | |
| 11.1 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 2.96 | South Aust | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 16 Jan 1976 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 2.44 | West Indians | 1 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 15 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 36.0 | 18 | 47 | 5 | 1.30 | TVL (SACBOC) | 3 | v EPR (SACBOC) | Johannesburg | 13 Mar 1976 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 5 | 47 | 5 | 2.47 | West Indians | 2 | v Northants | Northampton | 23 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 16.4 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 2.88 | India | 2 | v New Zealand | Chennai | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 2.45 | West Indians | 3 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 15 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 3.06 | Sussex | 2 | v Oxford Uni | Pagham | 23 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 13.2 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 2.83 | Victoria | 2 | v West Aust | Melbourne | 5 Mar 1976 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | - | 50 | 5 | 5.00 | West Indies | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 30 Aug 1976 | ODI # 39 | |
| 33.1 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 1.65 | New Zealand | 1 | v India | Chennai | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
| 25.1 | 8 | 60 | 5 | 1.79 | NSW | 4 | v Victoria | Sydney | 13 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 60 | 5 | 2.60 | West Indies | 1 | v England | Lord's | 17 Jun 1976 | Test # 778 | |
| 11.3 | - | 63 | 5 | 4.15 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 | Test # 770 | |
| 29.5 | 10 | 63 | 5 | 2.11 | West Indies | 3 | v England | Lord's | 17 Jun 1976 | Test # 778 | |
| 26.7 | 3 | 65 | 5 | 1.81 | New Zealand | 2 | v India | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 3.75 | South Aust | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 27 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 8 | 68 | 5 | 1.88 | South Aust | 2 | v West Aust | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 4.25 | West Aust | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 30 Oct 1976 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 3.40 | West Aust | 1 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 30 Oct 1976 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 3.57 | West Zone | 1 | v South Zone | Vadodara | 30 Oct 1976 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 4 | 72 | 5 | 2.25 | West Aust | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 14 Feb 1976 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 77 | 5 | 3.85 | West Indians | 2 | v Somerset | Taunton | 26 May 1976 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 2.82 | Queensland | 3 | v NSW | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 34.0 | 11 | 82 | 5 | 2.41 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Mar 1976 | Test # 774 | |
| 20.4 | 6 | 84 | 5 | 4.06 | West Indians | 1 | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 7 Aug 1976 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 2 | 92 | 5 | 3.45 | South Aust | 2 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 12 Nov 1976 | First-class | |
| 37.0 | 11 | 97 | 5 | 2.62 | West Indians | 2 | v Oxford-Camb | Cambridge | 9 Jun 1976 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 1 | 108 | 5 | 3.85 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1976 | Test # 768 | |
| 46.2 | 11 | 118 | 5 | 2.54 | West Zone | 1 | v East Zone | Ahmedabad | 22 Oct 1976 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | - | 121 | 5 | 4.77 | New Zealand | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 9 Oct 1976 | Test # 782 | |
| 27.6 | 5 | 124 | 5 | 3.35 | Victoria | 2 | v Queensland | Brisbane | 29 Oct 1976 | First-class | 
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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:
Pakistan vs Australia at Adelaide, Pakistan tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 24-29, 1976 [Test # 789]
England vs India at Delhi, England tour of India 1st Test, Dec 17-22, 1976 [Test # 788]
Western Australia vs Queensland at W.A.C.A, Gillette Cup (Australia) , Dec 12, 1976 [List A]