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1970s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	Majid Khan	10.0	8	3	-	0.30	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
🥈 2	GS Chappell	11.0	6	5	1	0.45	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
🥉 3	EAS Prasanna	8.0	4	5	-	0.46	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
4	Majid Khan	9.0	4	6	-	0.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976	Test # 784
5	BE Congdon	18.0	11	14	-	0.58	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
5	PH Edmonds	34.1	23	20	4	0.58	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
7	BE Congdon	17.4	11	14	2	0.60	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
7	AW Greig	10.0	7	6	1	0.60	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
9	MHN Walker	16.0	8	15	6	0.70	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
10	MLC Foster	14.0	7	10	-	0.71	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	01 Apr 1971	Test # 685
11	R Illingworth	9.0	5	9	-	0.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
11	Mushtaq Mohammad	9.0	4	9	1	0.75	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	23 Oct 1976	Test # 783
11	Saleem Altaf	14.3	9	11	4	0.75	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
14	DL Underwood	11.6	7	12	6	0.76	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
15	RJ Inverarity	33.0	19	26	3	0.78	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
16	R Illingworth	18.0	11	19	1	0.79	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
17	JE Emburey	12.0	7	13	2	0.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
17	BS Bedi	33.0	18	27	5	0.81	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	10 Nov 1976	Test # 785
19	MHN Walker	10.0	4	11	1	0.82	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
20	MLC Foster	12.0	4	10	1	0.83	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
20	KJ O'Keeffe	9.0	4	10	1	0.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
20	PH Edmonds	34.0	11	38	4	0.83	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
23	JA Snow	13.0	5	11	2	0.84	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
24	DL Underwood	20.0	10	23	1	0.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
25	Wasim Raja	12.0	5	14	1	0.87	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
26	BS Bedi	43.0	24	38	4	0.88	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
27	LR Gibbs	35.4	21	32	1	0.89	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
28	M Hendrick	14.0	6	13	1	0.92	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
29	DL Underwood	17.0	9	16	2	0.94	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
29	AA Mallett	16.5	9	21	4	0.94	Australia	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
29	RR Jumadeen	19.0	9	18	1	0.94	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
32	CM Old	41.4	22	41	4	0.98	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
32	LR Gibbs	37.1	19	49	2	0.98	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	01 Mar 1975	Test # 759
34	BS Bedi	22.0	12	22	4	1.00	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976	Test # 787
34	RGD Willis	16.0	8	16	4	1.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
34	DK Lillee	15.0	8	15	5	1.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
34	M Hendrick	15.0	7	15	2	1.00	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
34	VA Holder	12.0	6	12	1	1.00	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
34	Pervez Sajjad	11.0	5	11	-	1.00	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
34	IVA Richards	11.0	6	11	1	1.00	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
34	Iqbal Qasim	11.0	8	11	-	1.00	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
42	AR Border	23.0	11	31	1	1.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
42	M Hendrick	14.0	6	19	3	1.01	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
44	DL Underwood	11.6	2	16	3	1.02	England	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
44	RR Jumadeen	45.0	22	46	-	1.02	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
44	G Miller	34.0	19	35	2	1.02	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
47	M Hendrick	8.0	3	11	2	1.03	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
47	SL Boock	28.0	18	29	2	1.03	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
49	IT Botham	9.3	3	13	2	1.04	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
49	MA Holding	23.0	15	24	2	1.04	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
51	Iqbal Qasim	40.0	20	56	3	1.05	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
51	BS Bedi	40.0	23	42	3	1.05	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	18 Nov 1976	Test # 786
51	PM Pollock	18.0	12	19	-	1.05	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
51	JE Emburey	21.2	12	30	3	1.05	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
55	GS Sobers	15.0	5	16	-	1.06	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
55	BL D'Oliveira	15.0	7	16	2	1.06	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
57	AA Mallett	25.0	10	36	2	1.08	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
57	Imran Khan	18.0	8	26	4	1.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
57	N Gifford	12.0	6	13	1	1.08	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
57	CH Lloyd	12.0	4	13	2	1.08	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
57	G Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
57	TL Goddard	24.5	16	27	3	1.08	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
63	R Illingworth	11.0	3	16	1	1.09	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
64	Sarfraz Nawaz	19.0	10	21	3	1.10	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
64	R Illingworth	28.0	14	31	-	1.10	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
66	R Illingworth	36.0	15	40	-	1.11	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
66	SL Boock	14.6	5	22	2	1.11	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
68	MHN Walker	24.0	10	36	1	1.12	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
69	VA Holder	15.0	5	17	-	1.13	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
69	PH Carlson	27.0	8	41	2	1.13	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
71	JV Coney	25.0	9	38	1	1.14	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
71	GS Chappell	14.0	8	16	1	1.14	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
71	MA Holding	14.5	7	17	5	1.14	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
71	G Miller	34.0	12	52	2	1.14	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
75	R Illingworth	32.0	19	37	1	1.15	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
75	DL Underwood	19.0	12	22	1	1.15	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
77	BD Julien	12.0	5	14	2	1.16	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
77	AA Mallett	9.0	4	14	3	1.16	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
77	DR Doshi	12.0	5	14	1	1.16	India	v Australia	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
77	JA Snow	18.5	7	22	3	1.16	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
81	GB Troup	16.0	3	25	-	1.17	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
81	ET Willett	28.0	15	33	3	1.17	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
83	BD Julien	16.0	8	19	-	1.18	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
84	Iqbal Qasim	34.0	11	54	2	1.19	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978	Test # 813
84	MJ Procter	25.1	11	30	3	1.19	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
84	DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
84	Liaqat Ali	27.0	11	43	1	1.19	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
88	EAS Prasanna	30.0	12	36	1	1.20	India	v England	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
88	GS Chappell	15.0	5	24	1	1.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
88	DL Underwood	15.0	10	18	1	1.20	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
88	M Hendrick	15.0	9	18	1	1.20	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
88	M Hendrick	10.0	2	16	2	1.20	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
88	CA Davis	10.0	2	12	-	1.20	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
88	DK Lillee	29.0	15	35	4	1.20	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
88	B Yardley	29.0	17	35	4	1.20	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
96	AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	1.21	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
96	GJ Cosier	13.0	6	21	-	1.21	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
96	G Miller	27.1	6	44	5	1.21	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
96	GS Sobers	22.1	13	27	3	1.21	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
100	BS Bedi	36.0	18	44	3	1.22	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976	Test # 774

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