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1973 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	AW Greig	10.0	7	6	1	0.60	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
🥈 2	MHN Walker	16.0	8	15	6	0.70	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
🥉 3	BS Bedi	43.0	24	38	4	0.88	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
4	LR Gibbs	35.4	21	32	1	0.89	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
5	Pervez Sajjad	11.0	5	11	-	1.00	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
6	GS Chappell	14.0	8	16	1	1.14	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
7	R Illingworth	32.0	19	37	1	1.15	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
8	ET Willett	28.0	15	33	3	1.17	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
9	GS Sobers	22.1	13	27	3	1.21	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
10	GG Arnold	22.0	11	27	5	1.22	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
11	GG Arnold	18.0	8	23	2	1.27	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
12	KJ O'Keeffe	29.6	12	51	2	1.28	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
12	VA Holder	14.0	4	18	-	1.28	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
14	AW Greig	29.0	11	40	1	1.37	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
15	MHN Walker	17.0	8	24	1	1.41	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
16	AW Greig	13.0	7	19	1	1.46	England	v India	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
16	GG Arnold	23.1	12	34	3	1.46	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
18	R Illingworth	21.0	7	31	-	1.47	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
19	KD Walters	13.0	4	26	3	1.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
20	V Pollard	39.0	11	61	2	1.56	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
21	Majid Khan	9.0	2	19	1	1.58	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	02 Feb 1973	Test # 710
21	CH Lloyd	12.0	6	19	-	1.58	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
23	SA Durani	15.0	5	24	1	1.60	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
23	EAS Prasanna	10.0	5	16	4	1.60	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
23	ET Willett	28.0	15	45	-	1.60	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
23	Pervez Sajjad	23.0	9	37	-	1.60	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
23	LR Gibbs	23.0	8	37	-	1.60	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
28	JA Snow	13.0	5	21	3	1.61	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
29	DL Underwood	24.3	10	40	3	1.63	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
30	Sarfraz Nawaz	31.0	14	51	1	1.64	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
31	DL Underwood	35.0	15	58	3	1.65	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
32	JR Hammond	15.0	8	25	1	1.66	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
33	HJ Howarth	25.0	6	42	3	1.68	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
33	GS Chappell	22.0	11	37	-	1.68	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
33	BE Congdon	32.0	10	54	2	1.68	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
36	JR Hammond	10.0	4	17	1	1.70	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
36	KJ O'Keeffe	10.0	5	17	-	1.70	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
38	MHN Walker	25.0	6	43	3	1.72	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
39	JA Snow	19.3	4	34	3	1.74	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
40	DL Underwood	51.0	20	90	3	1.76	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
40	Pervez Sajjad	17.0	5	40	-	1.76	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973	Test # 712
40	DL Underwood	26.0	11	46	2	1.76	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
40	KD Walters	13.0	3	23	2	1.76	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
44	RR Jumadeen	18.0	5	32	-	1.77	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
44	BD Julien	18.0	3	32	-	1.77	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
46	VA Holder	19.0	5	34	1	1.78	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
47	RO Collinge	24.0	7	43	2	1.79	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
48	GS Chappell	10.0	4	18	2	1.80	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
48	KJ O'Keeffe	10.0	3	18	-	1.80	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
50	BR Taylor	29.0	7	53	4	1.82	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
50	VA Holder	35.0	6	64	1	1.82	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
52	MHN Walker	30.0	8	55	1	1.83	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
53	AR Dell	22.0	7	54	1	1.84	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
53	DL Underwood	38.0	16	70	2	1.84	England	v India	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
53	LR Gibbs	33.0	9	61	3	1.84	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
56	Intikhab Alam	21.0	3	52	7	1.85	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973	Test # 712
57	LR Gibbs	36.0	15	67	3	1.86	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
58	MHN Walker	51.4	20	97	5	1.87	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
59	N Gifford	34.0	15	64	3	1.88	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
59	VA Holder	44.0	16	83	3	1.88	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
61	N Gifford	29.0	9	55	5	1.89	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
62	MLC Foster	44.0	18	84	1	1.90	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
63	MHN Walker	23.3	4	45	4	1.91	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
64	LR Gibbs	13.3	3	26	3	1.92	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
65	Intikhab Alam	32.0	14	62	-	1.93	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
66	TJ Jenner	17.0	7	33	1	1.94	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
66	BS Bedi	68.5	15	134	3	1.94	India	v England	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
68	Asif Masood	21.0	4	41	2	1.95	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
69	AA Mallett	24.0	4	63	4	1.96	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
70	BS Chandrasekhar	35.0	9	69	1	1.97	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
71	BS Bedi	69.0	20	138	3	2.00	India	v England	Brabourne	06 Feb 1973	Test # 711
71	GG Arnold	37.0	13	74	3	2.00	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
71	Sarfraz Nawaz	21.0	7	56	4	2.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
71	GS Sobers	11.0	3	22	-	2.00	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
75	BR Taylor	32.0	9	86	4	2.01	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
75	HJ Howarth	32.0	5	86	2	2.01	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
77	MHN Walker	38.0	11	77	1	2.02	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1973	Test # 720
77	MHN Walker	37.0	10	75	5	2.02	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
79	GS Chappell	32.0	10	65	1	2.03	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
80	Mushtaq Mohammad	18.0	2	49	5	2.04	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973	Test # 712
80	AA Mallett	16.7	2	46	2	2.04	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
82	HJ Howarth	70.0	24	144	4	2.05	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
82	GG Arnold	35.0	10	72	1	2.05	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
82	N Gifford	17.0	7	35	-	2.05	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
82	BD Julien	17.0	4	35	-	2.05	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
86	LR Gibbs	32.0	12	66	4	2.06	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
86	DL Underwood	32.0	9	66	2	2.06	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
86	BE Congdon	16.0	3	44	2	2.06	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
86	GS Sobers	30.0	6	62	3	2.06	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
90	LR Gibbs	41.0	14	85	4	2.07	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
90	LR Gibbs	38.0	11	79	3	2.07	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
92	R Illingworth	24.0	8	50	3	2.08	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
92	KD Walters	9.0	3	25	-	2.08	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
94	Sarfraz Nawaz	19.0	3	53	4	2.09	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1973	Test # 707
94	BS Chandrasekhar	41.0	12	86	4	2.09	India	v England	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
96	J Birkenshaw	20.0	6	42	1	2.10	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
96	Mushtaq Mohammad	20.0	5	42	1	2.10	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
96	KD Boyce	10.0	3	21	-	2.10	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
96	Intikhab Alam	65.0	17	137	4	2.10	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
100	VA Holder	26.0	5	55	-	2.11	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714

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