1980s Test matches Bowling Best Figures Innings

1980s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best bowling figures in an innings

RankPlayerOversMdnsRuns concededWickets takenEconTeamInnings in matchOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
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Sir RJ Hadlee23.445292.19New Zealand1v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985Test # 1029
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Abdul Qadir37.0135691.51Pakistan1v EnglandLahore25 Nov 1987Test # 1081
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N Kapil Dev30.368392.72India3v West IndiesAhmedabad12 Nov 1983Test # 967
4
RGD Willis15.134382.83England4v AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981Test # 905
4
Imran Khan29.385881.96Pakistan1v Sri LankaLahore22 Mar 1982Test # 927
4
Imran Khan20.146082.97Pakistan3v IndiaKarachi23 Dec 1982Test # 942
4
ND Hirwani18.336183.29India2v West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988Test # 1089
4
ND Hirwani15.237584.89India4v West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988Test # 1089
4
JR Ratnayeke23.258383.55Sri Lanka2v PakistanSialkot27 Oct 1985Test # 1027
4
N Kapil Dev30.578582.75India1v PakistanLahore23 Jan 1983Test # 947
4
MG Hughes37.098782.35Australia3v West IndiesW.A.C.A02 Dec 1988Test # 1110
4
IT Botham27.4610383.72England2v West IndiesLord's28 Jun 1984Test # 990
4
N Kapil Dev38.0610682.78India1v AustraliaAdelaide13 Dec 1985Test # 1032
4
NA Foster46.21510782.30England2v PakistanLeeds02 Jul 1987Test # 1077
4
GF Lawson40.0711282.80Australia1v West IndiesAdelaide07 Dec 1984Test # 1002
4
CJ McDermott36.0314183.91Australia2v EnglandManchester01 Aug 1985Test # 1020
17
MD Marshall15.452271.40West Indies3v EnglandManchester30 Jun 1988Test # 1100
17
Maninder Singh18.282771.47India1v PakistanBengaluru13 Mar 1987Test # 1073
17
Imran Khan19.154072.08Pakistan3v EnglandLeeds02 Jul 1987Test # 1077
17
AR Border26.0104671.76Australia1v West IndiesSydney26 Jan 1989Test # 1113
17
IT Botham26.074871.84England3v IndiaWankhede15 Feb 1980Test # 874
17
Iqbal Qasim42.0224971.16Pakistan3v AustraliaKarachi27 Feb 1980Test # 876
17
Maninder Singh17.445172.88India3v Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986Test # 1063
17
Imran Khan25.3115272.03Pakistan1v EnglandBirmingham29 Jul 1982Test # 931
17
MD Marshall26.095372.03West Indies3v EnglandLeeds12 Jul 1984Test # 991
17
N Kapil Dev23.475672.36India3v PakistanChennai15 Jan 1980Test # 869
17
BL Cairns33.2147472.22New Zealand1v EnglandLeeds28 Jul 1983Test # 958
17
JE Emburey46.0157871.69England3v AustraliaSydney10 Jan 1987Test # 1065
17
MD Marshall25.368073.13West Indies3v New ZealandBridgetown26 Apr 1985Test # 1015
17
Imran Khan22.428073.52Pakistan1v West IndiesGeorgetown02 Apr 1988Test # 1095
17
GF Lawson43.1148171.87Australia1v EnglandLord's02 Jul 1981Test # 904
17
DK Lillee26.338373.13Australia2v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1981Test # 915
17
RJ Bright46.5178771.85Australia2v PakistanKarachi27 Feb 1980Test # 876
17
SL Boock37.0138772.35New Zealand2v PakistanHyderabad (Sind)25 Nov 1984Test # 1000
17
DK Lillee31.448972.81Australia2v EnglandThe Oval27 Aug 1981Test # 908
17
MR Whitney30.068972.96Australia2v West IndiesAdelaide03 Feb 1989Test # 1114
17
Abdul Qadir44.4159672.14Pakistan2v EnglandThe Oval06 Aug 1987Test # 1079
17
B Yardley31.469873.09Australia3v West IndiesSydney02 Jan 1982Test # 917
17
Sir RJ Hadlee44.4811672.59New Zealand1v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986Test # 1038
17
Abdul Qadir50.51214272.79Pakistan3v AustraliaFaisalabad30 Sep 1982Test # 936
17
BL Cairns45.01014373.17New Zealand2v EnglandWellington20 Jan 1984Test # 975
17
B Yardley66.01618772.83Australia1v PakistanMelbourne11 Dec 1981Test # 913
17
N Kapil Dev38.4322075.68India2v PakistanFaisalabad03 Jan 1983Test # 945
44
Abdul Qadir9.311661.68Pakistan4v West IndiesFaisalabad24 Oct 1986Test # 1055
44
MA Holding9.232162.25West Indies2v AustraliaW.A.C.A09 Nov 1984Test # 997
44
Mudassar Nazar19.073261.68Pakistan3v EnglandLord's12 Aug 1982Test # 932
44
JG Bracewell22.083261.45New Zealand3v AustraliaAuckland13 Mar 1986Test # 1040
44
MD Marshall18.053261.77West Indies2v EnglandLord's16 Jun 1988Test # 1099
44
JE Emburey25.093361.32England3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
44
Imran Khan17.233562.01Pakistan2v IndiaHyderabad (Sind)14 Jan 1983Test # 946
44
MD Marshall15.043762.46West Indies3v IndiaEden Gardens10 Dec 1983Test # 971
44
GR Dilley24.593861.53England2v New ZealandChristchurch12 Feb 1988Test # 1091
44
Tauseef Ahmed15.074563.00Pakistan3v Sri LankaKandy23 Feb 1986Test # 1037
44
Azeem Hafeez23.074662.00Pakistan2v IndiaLahore17 Oct 1984Test # 995
44
Imran Khan22.324662.04Pakistan3v West IndiesKarachi20 Nov 1986Test # 1058
44
GF Lawson18.344762.54Australia1v EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1982Test # 939
44
Sir RJ Hadlee20.584962.35New Zealand2v IndiaWankhede24 Nov 1988Test # 1109
44
Sir RJ Hadlee12.325064.00New Zealand1v West IndiesChristchurch12 Mar 1987Test # 1072
44
Sir RJ Hadlee24.055162.12New Zealand1v PakistanDunedin09 Feb 1985Test # 1012
44
JG Bracewell17.435162.88New Zealand4v IndiaWankhede24 Nov 1988Test # 1109
44
DK Lillee15.015363.53Australia3v New ZealandBrisbane28 Nov 1980Test # 887
44
Sir RJ Hadlee23.465362.23New Zealand1v EnglandThe Oval14 Jul 1983Test # 957
44
RG Holland22.075462.45Australia2v West IndiesSydney30 Dec 1984Test # 1006
44
MD Marshall19.525562.77West Indies4v IndiaPort of Spain15 Apr 1989Test # 1119
44
J Garner36.2155661.54West Indies2v New ZealandAuckland29 Feb 1980Test # 877
44
RMH Binny25.185662.22India2v PakistanEden Gardens11 Feb 1987Test # 1067
44
Sir RJ Hadlee27.275762.08New Zealand3v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1980Test # 891
44
RA Harper28.4125761.98West Indies3v EnglandManchester26 Jul 1984Test # 992
44
IT Botham22.575862.54England1v IndiaWankhede15 Feb 1980Test # 874
44
Imran Khan22.535862.54Pakistan3v Sri LankaLahore22 Mar 1982Test # 927
44
C Sharma24.045862.41India3v EnglandBirmingham03 Jul 1986Test # 1048
44
AIC Dodemaide28.3105862.03Australia3v New ZealandMelbourne26 Dec 1987Test # 1087
44
ND Hirwani30.0105961.96India4v New ZealandBengaluru12 Nov 1988Test # 1107
44
DK Lillee33.196061.80Australia1v EnglandMelbourne01 Feb 1980Test # 872
44
J Garner28.196062.13West Indies1v AustraliaPort of Spain16 Mar 1984Test # 983
44
PJW Allott26.576162.27England2v West IndiesLeeds12 Jul 1984Test # 991
44
MA Holding21.356262.88West Indies3v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1981Test # 915
44
CA Walsh29.086262.13West Indies1v IndiaKingston28 Apr 1989Test # 1120
44
L Sivaramakrishnan31.2106462.04India1v EnglandWankhede28 Nov 1984Test # 1001
44
NGB Cook30.0126562.16England2v PakistanKarachi02 Mar 1984Test # 978
44
RJ Ratnayake19.426663.35Sri Lanka1v AustraliaHobart16 Dec 1989Test # 1133
44
MA Holding28.0116762.39West Indies1v EnglandLord's19 Jun 1980Test # 881
44
Sir RJ Hadlee36.0136861.88New Zealand3v West IndiesDunedin08 Feb 1980Test # 873
44
MD Marshall30.046962.30West Indies1v EnglandNottingham02 Jun 1988Test # 1098
44
CJ McDermott29.257062.38Australia1v EnglandLord's27 Jun 1985Test # 1018
44
Sir RJ Hadlee28.597162.46New Zealand3v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985Test # 1029
44
GF Lawson33.0117262.18Australia1v EnglandManchester27 Jul 1989Test # 1124
44
EJ Chatfield22.047363.31New Zealand3v West IndiesPort of Spain29 Mar 1985Test # 1013
44
CEH Croft25.057462.96West Indies1v EnglandSt John's27 Mar 1981Test # 901
44
J Garner27.2107562.74West Indies1v AustraliaGeorgetown02 Mar 1984Test # 979
44
NG Cowans26.067762.96England4v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1982Test # 943
44
N Kapil Dev31.027762.48India2v West IndiesDelhi29 Oct 1983Test # 965
44
RM Hogg32.447762.35Australia2v West IndiesBridgetown30 Mar 1984Test # 986
44
RM Ellison31.597762.41England1v AustraliaBirmingham15 Aug 1985Test # 1021
44
PL Taylor26.077863.00Australia2v EnglandSydney10 Jan 1987Test # 1065
44
Sir RJ Hadlee37.5118062.11New Zealand1v EnglandLord's24 Jul 1986Test # 1049
44
Sir RJ Hadlee32.078062.50New Zealand1v EnglandNottingham07 Aug 1986Test # 1050
44
B Yardley25.558463.25Australia4v PakistanW.A.C.A13 Nov 1981Test # 909
44
N Kapil Dev33.078462.54India2v West IndiesKingston28 Apr 1989Test # 1120
44
BL Cairns32.088562.65New Zealand1v West IndiesChristchurch22 Feb 1980Test # 875

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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