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1970s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	Sir RJ Hadlee	8.3x8	-	23	7	9.57	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	13 Feb 1976	Test # 772
🥈 2	CM Old	8.0	3	21	5	9.60	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
🥉 3	DAJ Holford	8.1	1	23	5	9.80	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	10 Mar 1976	Test # 773
4	AA Mallett	5.2x8	-	22	4	10.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
5	GG Arnold	8.0	1	19	4	12.00	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
5	PH Edmonds	8.0	6	6	4	12.00	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
7	DR Parry	10.4	4	15	5	12.80	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
8	JR Thomson	13.0	1	77	6	13.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
8	VA Holder	13.0	4	28	6	13.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
8	Mushtaq Mohammad	10.5	3	28	5	13.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977	Test # 802
11	IT Botham	11.0	3	21	5	13.20	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
12	CEH Croft	9.1	5	15	4	13.75	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
13	RGD Willis	7.0x8	2	14	4	14.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
14	CEH Croft	18.5	7	29	8	14.12	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	04 Mar 1977	Test # 799
15	P Lever	11.0x8	2	38	6	14.66	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
16	EAS Prasanna	10.0	5	16	4	15.00	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
17	RGD Willis	13.0	1	47	5	15.60	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
18	IT Botham	20.5	8	34	8	15.62	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
19	DL Underwood	11.6x8	7	12	6	15.66	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
20	Sikander Bakht	21.0	3	69	8	15.75	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
21	AME Roberts	14.0x8	3	54	7	16.00	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
21	GJ Gilmour	10.0x8	3	34	5	16.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
21	AW Greig	10.4	-	33	4	16.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
24	KD Walters	10.5	3	34	4	16.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
24	JK Lever	8.1x8	2	28	4	16.25	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
26	JA Snow	11.0	2	53	4	16.50	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
27	DL Underwood	14.0	8	20	5	16.80	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
28	RGD Willis	17.0	2	53	6	17.00	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
29	AG Hurst	10.6x8	2	28	5	17.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
30	G Dymock	17.2	4	34	6	17.33	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
31	BR Taylor	20.3	6	74	7	17.57	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
32	JR Thomson	11.0x8	1	62	5	17.60	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
33	MA Holding	14.5	7	17	5	17.80	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
34	DK Lillee	13.3x8	2	26	6	17.83	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
34	Sir RJ Hadlee	13.3x8	4	26	6	17.83	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
36	AME Roberts	20.5	5	64	7	17.85	West Indies	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
37	Imran Khan	18.0	2	90	6	18.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
37	DK Lillee	15.0	8	15	5	18.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
37	KD Ghavri	15.0	6	33	5	18.00	India	v England	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
37	PM Pollock	12.0	4	20	4	18.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
37	NS Yadav	12.0	-	35	4	18.00	India	v Australia	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
42	BS Chandrasekhar	18.1	3	38	6	18.16	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
43	DK Lillee	11.3x8	-	63	5	18.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
44	RGD Willis	15.3	6	42	5	18.60	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
45	BS Chandrasekhar	14.1x8	2	52	6	18.83	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
46	Sir RJ Hadlee	9.4x8	2	33	4	19.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1974	Test # 729
47	CM Old	22.4	6	50	7	19.42	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
48	PI Pocock	13.0	3	28	4	19.50	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
49	AME Roberts	16.2	3	56	5	19.60	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	03 Mar 1978	Test # 819
50	JK Lever	23.0	6	46	7	19.71	England	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
51	IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	19.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
52	JR Thomson	15.0x8	4	50	6	20.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
52	BS Bedi	16.4	4	48	5	20.00	India	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976	Test # 787
54	JA Snow	17.5x8	5	40	7	20.14	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
55	VA Holder	20.1	6	39	6	20.16	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975	Test # 753
56	CEH Croft	13.3	1	49	4	20.25	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
57	RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	20.50	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
57	BE Congdon	10.2x8	-	46	4	20.50	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
59	MA Holding	20.4	6	57	6	20.66	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
60	AME Roberts	20.5	8	37	6	20.83	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
61	DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	21.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
61	IT Botham	21.0	9	34	6	21.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
61	MHN Walker	17.3	5	48	5	21.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
61	DL Underwood	14.0	7	28	4	21.00	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
61	N Kapil Dev	14.0	-	38	4	21.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
61	RM Hogg	10.4x8	1	26	4	21.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
61	MA Holding	14.0	3	40	4	21.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
68	KD Boyce	21.1	4	77	6	21.16	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
68	DK Lillee	15.7x8	2	72	6	21.16	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
70	KD Ghavri	10.5x8	2	45	4	21.25	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
70	N Kapil Dev	14.1	5	39	4	21.25	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
72	MHN Walker	16.0x8	8	15	6	21.33	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
73	BS Bedi	21.3	4	71	6	21.50	India	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
73	M Hendrick	14.2	1	28	4	21.50	England	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974	Test # 741
75	JR Thomson	18.0	8	38	5	21.60	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
76	Saleem Altaf	14.3	9	11	4	21.75	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
77	IT Botham	18.1	4	39	5	21.80	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
78	KD Walters	18.2	1	66	5	22.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
78	KD Walters	11.0x8	-	39	4	22.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	05 Jan 1974	Test # 729
78	JR Thomson	11.0x8	-	68	4	22.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
81	J Birkenshaw	18.3	5	57	5	22.20	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
81	BS Bedi	13.7x8	3	55	5	22.20	India	v Australia	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
83	RO Collinge	16.6x8	-	63	6	22.33	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	05 Feb 1976	Test # 771
84	DL Underwood	18.4	7	39	5	22.40	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
85	VA Holder	15.0	3	56	4	22.50	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
85	CEH Croft	15.0	3	47	4	22.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
85	J Garner	15.0	3	56	4	22.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
88	IT Botham	19.0	9	35	5	22.80	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
89	EAS Prasanna	23.0x8	5	76	8	23.00	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1976	Test # 769
89	IT Botham	11.4x8	-	42	4	23.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
91	M Hendrick	15.3	2	41	4	23.25	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
92	AME Roberts	19.3	6	50	5	23.40	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
93	JR Thomson	17.5x8	3	46	6	23.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
94	GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	23.66	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
95	AA Mallett	23.6x8	6	59	8	23.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
96	AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	23.80	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
96	JK Lever	19.5	2	59	5	23.80	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
96	DR Doshi	19.5	4	43	5	23.80	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
99	Intikhab Alam	21.0x8	3	52	7	24.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973	Test # 712
99	MJ Procter	24.0	11	73	6	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673

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