Bowling Best Figures Match

Best bowling figures in a match in 1979 in Tests

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	80.5	23	176	11	2.17	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
N Phillip	37.0	13	85	7	2.29	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
IT Botham	55.0	12	156	7	2.83	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	57.0	12	162	7	2.84	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Miller	36.1x8	9	57	6	1.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
M Hendrick	44.5	17	81	6	1.80	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
CEH Croft	35.3	6	88	6	2.47	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
JE Emburey	42.0x8	7	100	6	1.78	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
MA Holding	37.0	10	101	6	2.72	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
IT Botham	54.0	22	115	6	2.12	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
ST Clarke	50.3	6	121	6	2.39	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
J Garner	63.0	18	130	6	2.06	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
M Hendrick	33.0x8	7	64	5	1.45	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	25.4x8	4	79	5	2.32	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
J Garner	35.4	9	89	5	2.49	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
JE Emburey	46.2x8	17	103	5	1.67	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	4.32	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
M Hendrick	34.0x8	7	67	4	1.47	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	33.0x8	9	75	4	1.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RGD Willis	23.0x8	4	96	4	3.13	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RGD Willis	38.0	12	114	4	3.00	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DL Underwood	54.0	18	115	4	2.12	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
RGD Willis	46.0	6	142	4	3.08	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
CEH Croft	53.0	9	186	4	3.50	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
VA Holder	21.0	5	50	3	2.38	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
M Hendrick	30.3	9	53	3	1.73	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
GR Dilley	36.0	4	97	3	2.69	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
AME Roberts	35.0	2	103	3	2.94	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
AME Roberts	45.1	10	120	3	2.65	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
RR Jumadeen	45.4	4	137	3	3.00	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
ST Clarke	36.0	7	139	3	3.86	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
N Phillip	38.2	3	159	3	4.14	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
JE Emburey	21.0x8	12	29	2	1.03	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Miller	18.0x8	3	36	2	1.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RGD Willis	11.0x8	2	41	2	2.79	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RGD Willis	18.0	5	42	2	2.33	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
M Hendrick	19.0x8	5	43	2	1.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
G Miller	32.0	13	52	2	1.62	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
PH Edmonds	47.0	19	63	2	1.34	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
M Hendrick	40.0	19	71	2	1.77	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	28.0x8	3	87	2	2.33	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
PH Edmonds	43.0	17	97	2	2.25	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
JK Lever	33.5	10	98	2	2.89	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
P Willey	47.5	16	106	2	2.21	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
DR Parry	39.0	6	127	2	3.25	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
MA Holding	46.0	7	147	2	3.19	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
M Hendrick	14.0	6	13	1	0.92	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
GA Gooch	12.0	5	24	1	2.00	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
DR Parry	15.0	2	43	1	2.86	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
HA Gomes	9.0	-	54	1	6.00	West Indies	v India	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
PH Edmonds	28.0	8	59	1	2.10	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
RGD Willis	14.0x8	4	63	1	3.37	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
CL King	27.0	7	63	1	2.33	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
N Phillip	27.0	4	89	1	3.29	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
RGD Willis	49.0	14	99	1	2.02	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
PH Edmonds	43.0	12	104	1	2.41	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
MD Marshall	34.0	3	123	1	3.61	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845

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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 West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India vs Pakistan at Kanpur, Pakistan tour of India 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India vs Pakistan at Wankhede, Pakistan tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]