Best bowling figures in an innings in 1997 in FC
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 1.85 | Australia | 1 | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1997 | Test # 1370 | |
| 31.5 | 7 | 71 | 8 | 2.23 | Mumbai | 4 | v Rest of Ind | Wankhede | 1 Oct 1997 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 1.94 | Rest of Ind | 3 | v Mumbai | Wankhede | 1 Oct 1997 | First-class | |
| 14.5 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 2.29 | Australians | 1 | v Border | East London | 7 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 15.5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 2.27 | Australia | 3 | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 13.4 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 2.70 | Australia | 1 | v England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 | |
| 17.3 | 6 | 39 | 7 | 2.22 | West Aust | 1 | v NSW | Sydney | 20 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 20.1 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 2.03 | West Aust | 3 | v Tasmania | Hobart | 24 Jan 1997 | First-class | |
| 22.4 | 5 | 48 | 7 | 2.11 | West Aust | 3 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 13 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 34.3 | 16 | 66 | 7 | 1.91 | England | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 21.0 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 3.61 | Australia | 1 | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 25.5 | 8 | 76 | 7 | 2.94 | NSW | 2 | v West Aust | Sydney | 20 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 103 | 7 | 4.47 | Australians | 4 | v Derbyshire | Derby | 31 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 1.72 | Queensland | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 21 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 23.5 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 1.63 | Victoria | 3 | v N Zealanders | Melbourne | 14 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 19.5 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 2.16 | NSW | 1 | v Queensland | Newcastle | 14 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 19.4 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 2.28 | West Aust | 3 | v South Aust | W.A.C.A | 23 Oct 1997 | First-class | |
| 30.0 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 1.60 | Australia | 2 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 54 | 6 | 2.70 | Leics | 1 | v Australians | Leicester | 14 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 27.0 | 8 | 59 | 6 | 2.18 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 | Test # 1392 | |
| 32.3 | 11 | 64 | 6 | 1.96 | South Aust | 2 | v Queensland | Adelaide | 10 Jan 1997 | First-class | |
| 23.3 | 5 | 65 | 6 | 2.76 | West Aust | 3 | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 7 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 4 | 66 | 6 | 2.75 | NSW | 2 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 7 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 26.1 | 3 | 77 | 6 | 2.94 | Tasmania | 2 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 15 Oct 1997 | First-class | |
| 22.4 | 3 | 82 | 6 | 3.61 | Australia | 3 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1997 | Test # 1352 | |
| 40.4 | 15 | 86 | 6 | 2.11 | Australia | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 | Test # 1362 | |
| 21.3 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 4.09 | Tasmania | 2 | v West Aust | Hobart | 24 Jan 1997 | First-class | |
| 53.0 | 19 | 98 | 6 | 1.84 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 33.0 | 7 | 100 | 6 | 3.03 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Kingston | 6 Mar 1997 | Test # 1357 | |
| 40.4 | 10 | 109 | 6 | 2.68 | Zimbabwe | 2 | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 | |
| 37.4 | 4 | 143 | 6 | 3.79 | Bangladesh | 1 | v Northern Con | Hamilton | 17 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.33 | West Aust | 1 | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 7 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1.46 | NSW | 3 | v South Aust | Sydney | 23 Jan 1997 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1.53 | West Aust | 2 | v South Aust | W.A.C.A | 23 Oct 1997 | First-class | |
| 14.2 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 1.60 | Northern Con | 3 | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 17 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 1.66 | Northern Con | 3 | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 17 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 19.5 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1.31 | Tasmania | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 1 Feb 1997 | First-class | |
| 13.4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1.90 | West Indies | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 2.00 | NSW | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 30 Jan 1997 | First-class | |
| 15.3 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 2.00 | Queensland | 1 | v N Zealanders | Cairns | 22 Oct 1997 | First-class | |
| 20.3 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 1.56 | Queensland | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 5 Feb 1997 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 1.88 | Australia | 4 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 7 Nov 1997 | Test # 1383 | |
| 13.0 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 2.53 | Australians | 3 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 28 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 23.4 | 13 | 34 | 5 | 1.43 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 14.0 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 2.42 | - | 1 | v Bangladesh | Lincoln | 9 Dec 1997 | First-class | |
| 18.3 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 1.89 | Pakistan | 1 | v West Indies | Peshawar | 17 Nov 1997 | Test # 1384 | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 2.00 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 | Test # 1362 | |
| 13.1 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 2.81 | West Indies | 1 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 11.0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 3.36 | South Africa | 4 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 | Test # 1382 | |
| 32.0 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 1.15 | NSW | 3 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 19 Dec 1997 | First-class | |
| 21.1 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 1.79 | Southern Con | 3 | v Northern Con | Christchurch | 24 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 10.2 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 3.77 | Australia | 3 | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1997 | Test # 1386 | |
| 16.0 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 2.50 | England | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Feb 1997 | Test # 1354 | |
| 12.4 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 3.23 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 16.4 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2.52 | Australians | 4 | v Leics | Leicester | 14 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 3.50 | England | 4 | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 23.0 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 1.82 | Central Conf | 3 | v Bangladesh | Wellington | 24 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 2.15 | Queensland | 2 | v West Aust | Brisbane | 30 Jan 1997 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 2.38 | West Indies | 1 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 Feb 1997 | Test # 1353 | |
| 13.0 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 3.30 | South Aust | 2 | v Tasmania | Hobart | 11 Feb 1997 | First-class | |
| 21.1 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 2.12 | Victoria | 1 | v Queensland | Melbourne | 5 Feb 1997 | First-class | |
| 19.3 | 6 | 47 | 5 | 2.41 | N Zealanders | 2 | v Victoria | Melbourne | 14 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 21.1 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 2.31 | Australia | 3 | v England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 | |
| 11.5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 4.22 | England | 1 | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| 28.1 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 1.77 | New Zealand | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 18 Sep 1997 | Test # 1378 | |
| 23.0 | 10 | 54 | 5 | 2.34 | Australia | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1360 | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 3.37 | Somerset | 2 | v Australians | Taunton | 1 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 2.34 | NSW | 3 | v Queensland | Newcastle | 14 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 2.25 | Pakistan | 1 | v West Indies | Karachi | 6 Dec 1997 | Test # 1391 | |
| 18.3 | 7 | 57 | 5 | 3.08 | Australians | 1 | v Somerset | Taunton | 1 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 12.4 | - | 57 | 5 | 4.50 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v India | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 21.2 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 2.71 | New Zealand | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 18.3 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 3.29 | Australians | 2 | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 16 Jul 1997 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 2 | 62 | 5 | 2.81 | Australians | 4 | v W Province | Cape Town | 15 Feb 1997 | First-class | |
| 20.2 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 3.09 | New Zealand | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1359 | |
| 20.2 | 6 | 64 | 5 | 3.14 | Queensland | 2 | v South Aust | Brisbane | 13 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 65 | 5 | 3.61 | Central Conf | 2 | v Southern Con | Wanganui | 17 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 3.23 | India | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 27 Mar 1997 | Test # 1363 | |
| 23.0 | 5 | 71 | 5 | 3.08 | Pakistan | 3 | v West Indies | Peshawar | 17 Nov 1997 | Test # 1384 | |
| 26.0 | 6 | 73 | 5 | 2.80 | Australia | 2 | v West Indies | W.A.C.A | 1 Feb 1997 | Test # 1353 | |
| 22.0 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 3.31 | Queensland | 1 | v Tasmania | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 4 | 74 | 5 | 3.70 | West Indies | 3 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 Feb 1997 | Test # 1353 | |
| 20.0 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 3.75 | NSW | 2 | v West Aust | Sydney | 9 Jan 1997 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 10 | 75 | 5 | 2.67 | New Zealand | 2 | v England | Wellington | 6 Feb 1997 | Test # 1354 | |
| 21.1 | 4 | 76 | 5 | 3.59 | Queensland | 1 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 14 Feb 1997 | First-class | |
| 32.0 | 9 | 78 | 5 | 2.43 | West Indies | 2 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 17 Nov 1997 | Test # 1384 | |
| 31.4 | 9 | 82 | 5 | 2.58 | India | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 27 Mar 1997 | Test # 1363 | |
| 41.3 | 14 | 83 | 5 | 2.00 | Queensland | 4 | v West Aust | W.A.C.A | 21 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 29.2 | 8 | 84 | 5 | 2.86 | New Zealand | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1359 | |
| 19.0 | 1 | 84 | 5 | 4.42 | Sth Africans | 2 | v Australia A | Brisbane | 19 Dec 1997 | First-class | |
| 33.0 | 7 | 85 | 5 | 2.57 | Queensland | 3 | v Tasmania | Hobart | 7 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 24.2 | 5 | 85 | 5 | 3.49 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| 41.4 | 10 | 87 | 5 | 2.08 | West Indies | 2 | v India | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1361 | |
| 24.0 | 9 | 87 | 5 | 3.62 | NSW | 4 | v West Aust | Sydney | 20 Nov 1997 | First-class | |
| 35.1 | 15 | 88 | 5 | 2.50 | South Aust | 4 | v Victoria | Adelaide | 7 Mar 1997 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 6 | 88 | 5 | 3.14 | Australia | 4 | v New Zealand | Hobart | 27 Nov 1997 | Test # 1388 | |
| 21.0 | 4 | 89 | 5 | 4.23 | NSW | 4 | v South Aust | Adelaide | 3 Jan 1997 | First-class | |
| 44.2 | 10 | 89 | 5 | 2.00 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 39.1 | 5 | 95 | 5 | 2.42 | England | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 | Test # 1355 | |
| 49.0 | 13 | 97 | 5 | 1.97 | Mumbai | 2 | v Rest of Ind | Wankhede | 1 Oct 1997 | 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:
Australia vs South Africa at Melbourne, South Africa tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 1997 [Test # 1392]
Victoria vs Tasmania at Hobart, Sheffield Shield , Dec 19-22, 1997 [First-class]
South Africa vs Australia A at Brisbane, South Africa tour of Australia , Dec 19-22, 1997 [First-class]