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1966 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	DA Allen	19.0	15	8	1	0.42	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
🥈 2	K Higgs	13.0	7	12	2	0.92	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
🥉 3	K Higgs	28.0	11	27	3	0.96	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
4	WW Hall	10.0	3	10	-	1.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
5	IJ Jones	25.0	9	28	3	1.12	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
6	BR Knight	18.0	9	21	1	1.16	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
7	LR Gibbs	30.4	8	36	2	1.17	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
7	K Higgs	28.0	13	33	2	1.17	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
9	K Higgs	15.0	6	18	1	1.20	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
10	LR Gibbs	37.3	18	48	2	1.28	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
10	BR Knight	32.0	14	41	2	1.28	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
12	FJ Titmus	23.0	8	40	-	1.30	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
13	LR Gibbs	28.1	13	37	5	1.31	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
14	LR Gibbs	37.0	17	51	5	1.37	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
15	TR Veivers	13.0	3	24	1	1.38	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
16	DA Allen	33.0	17	46	4	1.39	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
17	DA Allen	23.3	7	34	1	1.44	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
18	K Higgs	20.0	6	29	3	1.45	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
18	GS Sobers	28.5	16	42	3	1.45	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
20	R Illingworth	15.0	9	22	2	1.46	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
21	TL Goddard	26.0	11	39	2	1.50	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
22	FJ Titmus	42.0	12	86	1	1.53	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
23	FJ Titmus	19.0	3	30	-	1.57	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
24	TL Goddard	32.5	14	53	6	1.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
25	CH Lloyd	14.0	5	23	2	1.64	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
25	GD McKenzie	21.7	4	48	6	1.64	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
27	DA Allen	19.0	5	42	2	1.65	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
28	BL D'Oliveira	21.0	7	35	1	1.66	England	v West Indies	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
28	BR Taylor	12.0	4	20	2	1.66	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
30	LR Gibbs	41.0	16	69	5	1.68	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
31	GD McKenzie	39.3	11	67	3	1.69	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
32	K Higgs	30.0	6	51	3	1.70	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
32	BL D'Oliveira	30.0	14	51	2	1.70	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
34	BL D'Oliveira	14.0	5	24	1	1.71	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
35	FJ Titmus	17.3	4	40	4	1.72	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
35	LR Gibbs	48.0	16	83	3	1.72	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
37	LR Gibbs	23.0	9	40	-	1.73	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
38	RS Cunis	25.5	8	45	1	1.74	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
39	RS Cunis	28.0	7	49	2	1.75	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
40	DA Allen	20.0	8	47	4	1.76	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
40	PH Parfitt	17.0	6	30	1	1.76	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
40	KR Stackpole	14.0	3	33	2	1.76	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
40	IJ Jones	26.0	11	46	3	1.76	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
44	DJ Brown	18.0	6	32	1	1.77	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
45	IM Chappell	22.0	4	53	-	1.80	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
46	IM Chappell	39.0	17	71	1	1.82	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
47	RS Cunis	18.0	5	33	1	1.83	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
47	PM Pollock	18.0	3	33	-	1.83	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
47	GS Sobers	49.0	12	90	4	1.83	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
50	BL D'Oliveira	25.0	7	46	1	1.84	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
50	GS Sobers	25.0	9	46	3	1.84	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
52	TL Goddard	42.0	15	79	1	1.88	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
53	GA Bartlett	33.2	6	63	3	1.89	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
54	RC Motz	20.0	6	38	1	1.90	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
55	IJ Jones	20.0	6	51	2	1.91	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
56	GS Sobers	54.0	23	104	3	1.92	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
56	NJN Hawke	21.0	6	54	5	1.92	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
58	GS Sobers	20.1	5	39	3	1.93	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
59	GD McKenzie	33.0	10	65	5	1.96	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
60	DL Underwood	43.0	15	86	-	2.00	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
60	DA Allen	40.0	14	80	-	2.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
60	RC Motz	16.0	1	32	-	2.00	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
63	RS Cunis	31.0	9	63	2	2.03	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966	Test # 602
64	LR Gibbs	19.0	6	39	6	2.05	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
64	HR Lance	17.0	6	35	1	2.05	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
66	GS Sobers	42.0	11	87	3	2.07	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
67	KD Walters	19.0	3	53	4	2.09	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
68	RM Cowper	10.0	2	21	1	2.10	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
68	GS Sobers	19.3	4	41	5	2.10	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
68	GD McKenzie	21.5	6	46	5	2.10	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
71	AH McKinnon	30.0	14	64	1	2.13	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
71	IJ Jones	15.0	4	32	2	2.13	England	v New Zealand	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
73	V Pollard	14.0	3	30	-	2.14	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
74	BR Knight	36.2	4	105	2	2.17	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
75	DJ Brown	11.0	2	32	1	2.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
75	K Higgs	43.0	11	94	4	2.18	England	v West Indies	Leeds	04 Aug 1966	Test # 608
77	BR Taylor	21.0	6	46	3	2.19	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
78	GD McKenzie	18.0	4	53	1	2.20	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
79	NJN Hawke	23.0	2	69	1	2.25	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
79	N Puna	12.0	4	27	1	2.25	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	11 Mar 1966	Test # 604
81	BL D'Oliveira	34.0	8	77	2	2.26	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
81	DAJ Holford	15.0	4	34	3	2.26	West Indies	v England	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
83	GS Sobers	39.0	12	89	1	2.28	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
84	GS Sobers	31.0	6	71	1	2.29	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966	Test # 607
84	EJ Barlow	17.0	3	39	3	2.29	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
84	TL Goddard	29.1	10	67	2	2.29	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
87	PI Philpott	28.0	3	86	2	2.30	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
87	S Venkataraghavan	52.0	17	120	2	2.30	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
89	NJN Hawke	33.7	6	105	7	2.32	Australia	v England	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
89	BS Chandrasekhar	46.0	11	107	3	2.32	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
91	NJN Hawke	35.0	5	109	1	2.33	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
92	FJ Titmus	37.0	6	116	3	2.35	England	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966	Test # 600
93	FJ Titmus	35.0	10	83	5	2.37	England	v West Indies	Manchester	02 Jun 1966	Test # 605
93	RC Motz	32.0	7	76	2	2.37	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
95	LR Gibbs	25.0	8	60	-	2.40	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
96	DAJ Holford	39.0	7	94	3	2.41	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
96	K Higgs	34.0	5	82	2	2.41	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1966	Test # 606
96	GA Bartlett	29.0	4	70	2	2.41	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	04 Mar 1966	Test # 603
99	CC Griffith	32.0	7	78	1	2.43	West Indies	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966	Test # 609
100	AH McKinnon	38.0	16	93	1	2.44	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613

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