Bowling Best Figures Match

Best bowling figures in a match in 1972 in Tests

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RAL Massie	60.1	16	137	16	2.27	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
DL Underwood	52.0	22	82	10	1.57	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	56.4	15	181	10	3.19	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
GG Arnold	44.2	13	91	9	2.05	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
BS Chandrasekhar	55.2	19	107	9	1.93	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
AA Mallett	35.6x8	9	111	9	2.32	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
BS Chandrasekhar	65.5	25	149	9	2.26	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
BR Taylor	53.3	9	182	9	3.40	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
DK Lillee	59.0	22	106	8	1.79	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
BR Taylor	43.4	9	115	8	2.63	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
JA Snow	47.0	9	128	8	2.72	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
JA Snow	55.0	9	186	8	3.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
BR Taylor	32.1	11	67	7	2.08	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
BS Bedi	66.0	19	122	7	1.84	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
Inshan Ali	77.4	24	158	7	2.03	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
AW Greig	28.5	10	37	6	1.28	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
DK Lillee	54.0	25	75	6	1.38	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
CM Old	47.0	13	115	6	2.44	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
DAJ Holford	77.0	30	119	6	1.54	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
DL Underwood	73.0	27	184	6	2.52	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
JA Snow	40.0	15	72	5	1.80	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
AW Greig	26.2	8	74	5	2.81	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
VA Holder	42.0	13	78	5	1.85	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
RAL Massie	66.0	23	92	5	1.39	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DK Lillee	35.3x8	10	102	5	2.16	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
BS Bedi	86.0	43	109	5	1.26	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
GG Arnold	45.0	6	121	5	2.68	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AA Mallett	57.0	21	123	5	2.15	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
AA Mallett	46.0	11	146	5	3.17	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
MHN Walker	38.0x8	4	151	5	2.98	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
HJ Howarth	80.0	25	179	5	2.23	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
GG Arnold	15.5	3	45	4	2.84	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GS Sobers	29.0	6	64	4	2.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
R Illingworth	40.1	16	64	4	1.59	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DL Underwood	39.0	14	72	4	1.84	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
VA Holder	47.0	18	77	4	1.63	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
BE Congdon	47.0	10	92	4	1.95	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
RAL Massie	33.0x8	6	96	4	2.18	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
GG Arnold	50.0	16	113	4	2.26	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
UG Dowe	42.0	8	121	4	2.88	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
HJ Howarth	73.0	25	138	4	1.89	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
DK Lillee	49.0	9	140	4	2.85	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
DJ Colley	56.0	6	151	4	2.69	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AA Mallett	55.5x8	7	180	4	2.42	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
Sarfraz Nawaz	44.5x8	6	199	4	3.34	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
RJ Inverarity	33.0	19	26	3	0.78	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	31.1	12	46	3	1.47	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
EAS Prasanna	25.0	4	52	3	2.08	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
BE Congdon	40.0	20	56	3	1.40	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
JW Gleeson	31.4	13	61	3	1.92	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GS Sobers	40.0	17	62	3	1.55	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
RMH Cottam	28.0	6	63	3	2.25	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
Mushtaq Mohammad	11.2x8	-	67	3	4.46	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
DL Underwood	34.4	15	79	3	2.27	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
PI Pocock	39.0	8	85	3	2.17	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
VA Holder	40.0	13	91	3	2.27	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
GS Sobers	46.0	10	94	3	2.04	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
GC Shillingford	37.5	10	95	3	2.51	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
BE Congdon	34.0	4	100	3	2.94	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
Asif Masood	19.0x8	1	110	3	4.34	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
BR Taylor	43.0	10	114	3	2.65	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
JSE Price	33.1	5	115	3	3.46	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
DK Lillee	27.6x8	2	149	3	4.02	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
HJ Howarth	61.0	12	151	3	2.47	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
Inshan Ali	79.5	18	152	3	1.90	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
Intikhab Alam	31.6x8	3	171	3	4.03	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
BL D'Oliveira	22.0	5	36	2	1.63	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
JA Snow	23.0	7	37	2	1.60	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
AW Greig	29.0	9	48	2	1.65	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
GD Watson	31.0	12	55	2	1.77	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
BL D'Oliveira	25.0	8	62	2	2.48	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
GC Shillingford	24.2	7	65	2	2.67	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
GS Chappell	37.2	12	70	2	1.87	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AW Greig	43.3	19	74	2	1.70	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
RS Cunis	24.2	5	82	2	3.36	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
Saleem Altaf	25.0x8	1	83	2	2.49	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
RMH Cottam	30.0	6	84	2	2.80	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
BE Congdon	33.0	7	86	2	2.60	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
Majid Khan	20.0x8	1	88	2	3.30	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
Saleem Altaf	23.0x8	-	99	2	3.22	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
KJ O'Keeffe	32.0x8	5	104	2	2.43	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
DJ Colley	42.3	11	111	2	2.61	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
AW Greig	50.4	10	134	2	2.64	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
LR Gibbs	66.0	17	136	2	2.06	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
AB Howard	62.0	16	140	2	2.25	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
HJ Howarth	77.0	25	144	2	1.87	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
RAL Massie	59.0	15	146	2	2.47	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
RS Cunis	48.0	11	156	2	3.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
Asif Masood	29.0x8	-	197	2	5.09	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
CH Lloyd	3.0	-	10	1	3.33	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
R Illingworth	7.0	2	13	1	1.85	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
S Abid Ali	12.0	3	16	1	1.33	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
MLC Foster	16.0	7	21	1	1.31	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
IM Chappell	12.0	5	26	1	2.16	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
GD Watson	9.0	2	37	1	4.11	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
R Illingworth	15.0	4	41	1	2.73	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
RW Morgan	9.0	1	42	1	4.66	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
RJ Inverarity	19.0	4	51	1	2.68	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
BL D'Oliveira	25.0	5	53	1	2.12	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
JC Alabaster	25.0	9	54	1	2.16	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694

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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]