Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings in 1978 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
IT Botham	20.5	8	34	8	1.63	England	3	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
CM Old	22.4	6	50	7	2.20	England	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	33.0	7	66	7	1.50	England	2	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
VA Holder	13.0	4	28	6	2.15	West Indies	2	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
IT Botham	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
CM Old	30.0	11	54	6	1.35	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
IT Botham	38.0	13	101	6	2.65	England	1	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
DR Parry	10.4	4	15	5	1.40	West Indies	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
RGD Willis	15.0	2	32	5	1.60	England	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
IT Botham	18.1	4	39	5	2.14	England	3	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
RGD Willis	20.2	9	42	5	2.06	England	1	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
RGD Willis	18.5	5	44	5	1.77	England	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RGD Willis	13.0	1	47	5	3.61	England	2	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
AME Roberts	16.2	3	56	5	3.42	West Indies	3	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
IT Botham	24.7	6	73	5	2.20	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
IT Botham	34.0	4	109	5	2.40	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
ST Clarke	34.2	3	126	5	3.66	West Indies	2	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
PH Edmonds	8.0	6	6	4	0.75	England	2	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
RGD Willis	7.0	2	14	4	1.50	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
CEH Croft	9.1	5	15	4	1.63	West Indies	1	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
RGD Willis	16.0	8	16	4	1.00	England	3	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
PH Edmonds	34.1	23	20	4	0.58	England	3	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
JK Lever	8.1	2	28	4	2.58	England	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
PH Edmonds	34.0	11	38	4	0.83	England	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
CM Old	41.4	22	41	4	0.98	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
PH Edmonds	26.0	10	44	4	1.69	England	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	33.1	15	44	4	1.32	England	3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
RGD Willis	14.0	2	44	4	2.35	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
CEH Croft	18.0	3	47	4	2.61	West Indies	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
AME Roberts	18.0	5	50	4	2.77	West Indies	3	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
J Garner	15.0	3	56	4	3.73	West Indies	3	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
IT Botham	18.0	2	59	4	3.27	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
N Phillip	22.0	6	64	4	2.90	West Indies	1	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
J Garner	16.1	2	65	4	4.02	West Indies	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
RR Jumadeen	38.4	6	72	4	1.86	West Indies	1	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
N Phillip	18.0	-	75	4	4.16	West Indies	2	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
VA Holder	27.0	3	94	4	3.48	West Indies	1	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
ST Clarke	42.0	9	98	4	2.33	West Indies	1	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
G Miller	7.0	4	21	3	2.25	England	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JE Emburey	21.2	12	30	3	1.05	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RR Jumadeen	15.0	3	34	3	2.26	West Indies	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
J Garner	14.0	6	35	3	2.50	West Indies	1	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
G Miller	19.0	6	35	3	1.38	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
IT Botham	7.0	1	38	3	4.07	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
IT Botham	12.0	1	40	3	2.50	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
IT Botham	15.0	4	41	3	2.05	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
IT Botham	19.0	2	46	3	2.42	England	3	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
M Hendrick	23.0	3	50	3	1.63	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DR Parry	20.3	7	51	3	2.48	West Indies	1	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
ST Clarke	22.0	3	58	3	2.63	West Indies	2	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
IT Botham	24.0	7	59	3	2.45	England	3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
VA Holder	31.0	8	68	3	2.19	West Indies	1	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
IT Botham	20.1	4	68	3	2.53	England	1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RGD Willis	27.6	3	69	3	1.86	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
PH Edmonds	24.0	2	75	3	2.34	England	1	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
ST Clarke	27.0	5	83	3	3.07	West Indies	4	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
N Phillip	25.0	6	86	3	3.44	West Indies	2	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
IT Botham	26.0	5	95	3	2.74	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
JK Lever	34.0	5	96	3	2.11	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
G Miller	30.0	10	99	3	2.47	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
PH Edmonds	45.0	15	107	3	1.78	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
M Hendrick	8.0	3	11	2	1.03	England	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	9.3	3	13	2	1.04	England	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
M Hendrick	10.0	2	16	2	1.20	England	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
G Miller	12.0	4	19	2	1.58	England	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	15.4	5	21	2	1.34	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
PH Edmonds	6.0	2	22	2	2.75	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
CM Old	9.7	1	24	2	1.82	England	1	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	11.0	2	26	2	1.77	England	3	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
AME Roberts	12.0	4	26	2	2.16	West Indies	1	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
RGD Willis	10.0	2	26	2	2.60	England	3	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
IT Botham	12.6	2	27	2	1.58	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
G Miller	25.0	10	31	2	1.24	England	1	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
G Miller	34.0	19	35	2	1.02	England	3	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
J Garner	17.0	5	39	2	2.29	West Indies	3	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
JE Emburey	26.1	12	39	2	1.49	England	1	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
M Hendrick	14.0	1	39	2	2.08	England	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	14.0	5	39	2	2.08	England	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RGD Willis	16.0	2	40	2	1.87	England	1	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
GA Cope	24.0	9	42	2	1.31	England	3	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
RGD Willis	16.0	2	42	2	2.62	England	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
RGD Willis	26.0	8	48	2	1.84	England	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
GA Cope	14.0	6	49	2	2.62	England	1	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
DR Parry	17.0	1	49	2	2.88	West Indies	3	v Australia	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
G Miller	34.0	12	52	2	1.14	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	26.6	8	57	2	1.59	England	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
JK Lever	17.0	4	59	2	2.60	England	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
CM Old	17.0	1	60	2	2.64	England	3	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	25.0	7	65	2	1.95	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
N Phillip	19.0	2	65	2	3.42	West Indies	4	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
RGD Willis	23.4	3	70	2	2.95	England	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	1 Jun 1978	Test # 825
RR Jumadeen	24.0	4	83	2	3.45	West Indies	2	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
RR Jumadeen	23.0	2	90	2	3.91	West Indies	3	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
CM Old	7.0	4	9	1	0.96	England	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
S Shivnarine	9.0	2	13	1	1.44	West Indies	1	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
VA Holder	11.0	3	16	1	1.45	West Indies	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
M Hendrick	15.0	9	18	1	1.20	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
JK Lever	7.0	-	20	1	2.14	England	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RGD Willis	12.0	5	22	1	1.83	England	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
DR Parry	12.0	6	22	1	1.83	West Indies	2	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, England tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 838]

India vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, West Indies tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 839]

England vs Australia at W.A.C.A, England tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 15-20, 1978 [Test # 836]