1970s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

RankPlayerOversMdnsRuns concededWickets takenEconTeamInnings in matchOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
Sarfraz Nawaz35.478691.81Pakistan4v AustraliaMelbourne10 Mar 1979Test # 849
🥇 1
JM Noreiga49.4169591.91West Indies2v IndiaPort of Spain06 Mar 1971Test # 683
🥉 3
CEH Croft18.572981.53West Indies1v PakistanPort of Spain04 Mar 1977Test # 799
🥉 3
IT Botham20.583481.63England3v PakistanLord's15 Jun 1978Test # 826
🥉 3
DL Underwood34.5175181.46England3v PakistanLord's08 Aug 1974Test # 743
🥉 3
RAL Massie27.295381.93Australia3v EnglandLord's22 Jun 1972Test # 699
🥉 3
AA Mallett23.665981.86Australia3v PakistanAdelaide22 Dec 1972Test # 704
🥉 3
Sikander Bakht21.036983.28Pakistan2v IndiaDelhi04 Dec 1979Test # 863
🥉 3
EAS Prasanna23.057682.47India3v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976Test # 769
🥉 3
BS Chandrasekhar41.5187981.88India2v EnglandDelhi20 Dec 1972Test # 703
🥉 3
RAL Massie32.578482.55Australia1v EnglandLord's22 Jun 1972Test # 699
🥉 3
AW Greig36.1108682.37England2v West IndiesPort of Spain30 Mar 1974Test # 738
🥉 3
MA Holding33.099282.78West Indies2v EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1976Test # 781
🥉 3
MHN Walker42.2714382.53Australia2v EnglandMelbourne08 Feb 1975Test # 755
15
Sir RJ Hadlee8.3-2372.05New Zealand3v IndiaWellington13 Feb 1976Test # 772
15
JA Snow17.554071.70England4v AustraliaSydney09 Jan 1971Test # 676
15
JK Lever23.064672.00England2v IndiaDelhi17 Dec 1976Test # 788
15
CM Old22.465072.20England1v PakistanBirmingham01 Jun 1978Test # 825
15
Intikhab Alam21.035271.85Pakistan2v New ZealandDunedin07 Feb 1973Test # 712
15
AME Roberts14.035472.89West Indies3v AustraliaW.A.C.A12 Dec 1975Test # 765
15
AME Roberts20.556473.07West Indies1v IndiaChennai11 Jan 1975Test # 752
15
PH Edmonds33.076671.50England2v PakistanKarachi18 Jan 1978Test # 815
15
G Dymock28.456772.33Australia3v IndiaKanpur02 Oct 1979Test # 857
15
BR Taylor20.367473.60New Zealand1v West IndiesBridgetown23 Mar 1972Test # 695
15
RGD Willis30.177872.58England2v AustraliaLord's16 Jun 1977Test # 804
15
LR Gibbs59.0209871.66West Indies2v IndiaWankhede23 Jan 1975Test # 753
15
DL Underwood29.0311372.92England1v AustraliaAdelaide25 Jan 1975Test # 754
15
JD Higgs41.31214373.44Australia2v IndiaChennai11 Sep 1979Test # 855
29
DL Underwood11.671260.76England1v New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 1971Test # 681
29
MHN Walker16.081560.70Australia4v PakistanSydney06 Jan 1973Test # 707
29
DK Lillee13.322661.45Australia2v EnglandMelbourne12 Mar 1977Test # 800
29
Sir RJ Hadlee13.342661.45New Zealand4v EnglandWellington10 Feb 1978Test # 817
29
VA Holder13.042862.15West Indies2v AustraliaPort of Spain15 Apr 1978Test # 823
29
IT Botham21.093461.61England2v New ZealandNottingham10 Aug 1978Test # 829
29
G Dymock17.243461.96Australia4v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 1979Test # 864
29
AME Roberts20.583761.77West Indies4v EnglandManchester08 Jul 1976Test # 779
29
BS Chandrasekhar18.133862.09India3v EnglandThe Oval19 Aug 1971Test # 692
29
P Lever11.023862.59England1v AustraliaMelbourne08 Feb 1975Test # 755
29
VA Holder20.163961.93West Indies4v IndiaWankhede23 Jan 1975Test # 753
29
Iqbal Qasim28.5144061.38Pakistan3v IndiaWankhede16 Dec 1979Test # 865
29
Abdul Qadir24.084461.37Pakistan2v EnglandHyderabad (Sind)02 Jan 1978Test # 813
29
DL Underwood21.064562.14England3v AustraliaLeeds27 Jul 1972Test # 701
29
GG Arnold23.474561.90England1v IndiaDelhi20 Dec 1972Test # 703
29
JR Thomson17.534661.95Australia4v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1974Test # 746
29
AN Connolly28.294761.65Australia1v South AfricaGqeberha05 Mar 1970Test # 673
29
JR Thomson15.045062.50Australia3v West IndiesSydney03 Jan 1976Test # 767
29
BS Chandrasekhar14.125262.76India2v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1977Test # 812
29
BS Chandrasekhar20.035261.95India4v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1977Test # 812
29
RGD Willis17.025363.11England1v IndiaBengaluru28 Jan 1977Test # 794
29
CM Old30.0115461.35England1v New ZealandWellington10 Feb 1978Test # 817
29
MA Holding20.465762.75West Indies4v EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1976Test # 781
29
RO Collinge16.6-6362.82New Zealand1v IndiaChristchurch05 Feb 1976Test # 771
29
Imran Khan19.736362.37Pakistan3v AustraliaSydney14 Jan 1977Test # 792
29
N Kapil Dev28.056362.25India2v PakistanKanpur25 Dec 1979Test # 866
29
MA Holding26.436562.43West Indies2v IndiaPort of Spain07 Apr 1976Test # 775
29
DK Lillee30.086662.20Australia3v EnglandManchester08 Jun 1972Test # 698
29
DL Underwood32.5136662.01England3v AustraliaManchester07 Jul 1977Test # 805
29
BS Bedi21.347163.30India4v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977Test # 794
29
DK Lillee15.727263.40Australia3v New ZealandAuckland25 Feb 1977Test # 798
29
MJ Procter24.0117363.04South Africa4v AustraliaGqeberha05 Mar 1970Test # 673
29
RM Hogg28.087461.98Australia2v EnglandBrisbane01 Dec 1978Test # 834
29
RS Cunis24.047662.37New Zealand1v EnglandAuckland05 Mar 1971Test # 682
29
LR Gibbs40.5177661.86West Indies3v IndiaDelhi11 Dec 1974Test # 747
29
BS Chandrasekhar31.277662.42India2v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977Test # 794
29
KD Boyce21.147763.63West Indies4v EnglandThe Oval26 Jul 1973Test # 725
29
JR Thomson13.017765.92Australia2v West IndiesBridgetown17 Mar 1978Test # 821
29
IT Botham35.097862.22England1v AustraliaW.A.C.A14 Dec 1979Test # 864
29
DK Lillee23.048262.67Australia2v PakistanMelbourne01 Jan 1977Test # 790
29
DL Underwood32.378561.96England3v New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 1971Test # 681
29
GJ Gilmour31.2108562.71Australia1v EnglandLeeds14 Aug 1975Test # 762
29
Sarfraz Nawaz27.018962.47Pakistan2v West IndiesLahore15 Feb 1975Test # 756
29
BS Chandrasekhar38.599062.31India1v EnglandChennai12 Jan 1973Test # 708
29
Imran Khan18.029065.00Pakistan1v West IndiesKingston15 Apr 1977Test # 803
29
BS Chandrasekhar30.069462.35India1v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976Test # 769
29
IT Botham38.01310162.65England1v New ZealandLord's24 Aug 1978Test # 830
29
Imran Khan26.0610262.94Pakistan1v AustraliaSydney14 Jan 1977Test # 792
29
DR Doshi43.01010362.39India1v AustraliaChennai11 Sep 1979Test # 855
29
LR Gibbs57.21510861.88West Indies3v EnglandPort of Spain02 Feb 1974Test # 731
29
JA Snow32.3611462.64England1v AustraliaBrisbane27 Nov 1970Test # 674
29
MHN Walker39.01011462.92Australia2v West IndiesKingston16 Feb 1973Test # 714
29
BS Chandrasekhar32.2812063.71India1v West IndiesPort of Spain07 Apr 1976Test # 775
29
Intikhab Alam30.0412763.17Pakistan2v New ZealandAuckland16 Feb 1973Test # 713
29
AW Greig46.0216463.56England2v West IndiesBridgetown06 Mar 1974Test # 734
29
BS Bedi64.2822663.51India1v EnglandLord's20 Jun 1974Test # 740
85
DK Lillee15.081551.00Australia2v EnglandBirmingham10 Jul 1975Test # 760
85
DR Parry10.441551.40West Indies4v AustraliaPort of Spain15 Apr 1978Test # 823
85
MA Holding14.571751.14West Indies2v EnglandManchester08 Jul 1976Test # 779
85
DL Underwood14.082051.42England1v PakistanLord's08 Aug 1974Test # 743
85
CM Old8.032152.62England3v IndiaLord's20 Jun 1974Test # 740
85
IT Botham11.032151.90England2v AustraliaLeeds11 Aug 1977Test # 807
85
DAJ Holford8.112352.81West Indies1v IndiaBridgetown10 Mar 1976Test # 773
85
AW Greig19.592451.21England3v IndiaEden Gardens30 Dec 1972Test # 706
85
GG Arnold22.0112751.22England3v New ZealandLeeds05 Jul 1973Test # 724
85
BS Bedi33.0182750.81India4v New ZealandWankhede10 Nov 1976Test # 785
85
RGD Willis20.032751.35England1v IndiaEden Gardens01 Jan 1977Test # 791
85
PH Edmonds20.072851.40England2v AustraliaLeeds14 Aug 1975Test # 762
85
Mushtaq Mohammad10.532852.58Pakistan2v West IndiesPort of Spain01 Apr 1977Test # 802
85
AG Hurst10.622851.95Australia1v EnglandSydney06 Jan 1979Test # 840
85
RM Hogg17.073051.32Australia2v EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1978Test # 838
85
RGD Willis15.023251.60England3v New ZealandWellington10 Feb 1978Test # 817

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Additional Information

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures