Best bowling figures in an innings in 1997 in Tests - vs Sri Lanka
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 13.4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1.90 | West Indies | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 13.1 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 2.81 | West Indies | 1 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 21.2 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 2.71 | New Zealand | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 20.2 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 3.09 | New Zealand | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1359 | |
| 29.2 | 8 | 84 | 5 | 2.86 | New Zealand | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1359 | |
| 44.2 | 10 | 89 | 5 | 2.00 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 24.0 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 1.91 | New Zealand | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1359 | |
| 34.0 | 13 | 48 | 4 | 1.41 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 24.0 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 3.04 | West Indies | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 20.4 | 5 | 78 | 4 | 3.77 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 27.0 | 7 | 88 | 4 | 3.25 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 27.2 | 4 | 92 | 4 | 3.36 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 45.0 | 12 | 115 | 4 | 2.55 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| 63.0 | 13 | 137 | 4 | 2.17 | Pakistan | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 19.0 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 1.78 | New Zealand | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 2.26 | New Zealand | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1359 | |
| 9.0 | - | 41 | 3 | 4.55 | West Indies | 3 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 4.77 | West Indies | 3 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 28.0 | 13 | 56 | 3 | 2.00 | India | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 26.0 | 9 | 59 | 3 | 2.26 | India | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 22.0 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 3.40 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 20.3 | 5 | 82 | 3 | 4.00 | New Zealand | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 39.1 | 9 | 94 | 3 | 2.40 | Pakistan | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 34.0 | 2 | 123 | 3 | 3.61 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 38.4 | 2 | 156 | 3 | 4.03 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 7.0 | - | 29 | 2 | 4.14 | West Indies | 3 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 15.1 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1.91 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 2.93 | West Indies | 1 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 3.66 | West Indies | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 3.40 | New Zealand | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 3.40 | West Indies | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 3.53 | New Zealand | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 9.0 | - | 53 | 2 | 5.88 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| 22.0 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 2.81 | West Indies | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 3.26 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 22.0 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 3.04 | New Zealand | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 3.40 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 34.0 | 9 | 81 | 2 | 2.38 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 32.0 | 6 | 90 | 2 | 2.81 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| 24.0 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 3.75 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 26.0 | 5 | 104 | 2 | 4.00 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 33.0 | 4 | 113 | 2 | 3.42 | Pakistan | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| 13.0 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1.46 | New Zealand | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1359 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1.53 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| 4.0 | - | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 18.0 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1.27 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2.77 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1.66 | India | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 18.0 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 1.66 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3.77 | West Indies | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 2.05 | New Zealand | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1359 | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 3.60 | New Zealand | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 10.0 | - | 37 | 1 | 3.70 | West Indies | 3 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 2.58 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 3.66 | Pakistan | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 2.57 | West Indies | 1 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 25.0 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 2.04 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 12.0 | - | 61 | 1 | 5.08 | Pakistan | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 4.35 | West Indies | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 41.0 | 19 | 76 | 1 | 1.85 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 22.0 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 3.59 | New Zealand | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 | |
| 28.2 | 4 | 107 | 1 | 3.77 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 | |
| 42.5 | 4 | 171 | 1 | 3.99 | Pakistan | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 | |
| 70.0 | 12 | 195 | 1 | 2.78 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| 72.0 | 7 | 223 | 1 | 3.09 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| 78.0 | 8 | 276 | 1 | 3.53 | India | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 |
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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]
West Indies vs Pakistan at Karachi, West Indies tour of Pakistan 3rd Test, Dec 6-9, 1997 [Test # 1391]
India vs Sri Lanka at Wankhede, Sri Lanka tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 3-7, 1997 [Test # 1390]