Test matches

1979 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	Sikander Bakht	21.0	3	69	8	15.75	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
🥈 2	AG Hurst	10.6x8	2	28	5	17.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
🥉 3	G Dymock	17.2	4	34	6	17.33	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
4	NS Yadav	12.0	-	35	4	18.00	India	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
5	IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	19.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
6	N Kapil Dev	14.0	-	38	4	21.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
6	RM Hogg	10.4x8	1	26	4	21.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
6	MA Holding	14.0	3	40	4	21.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
9	N Kapil Dev	14.1	5	39	4	21.25	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
10	IT Botham	19.0	9	35	5	22.80	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
11	IT Botham	11.4x8	-	42	4	23.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
12	DR Doshi	19.5	4	43	5	23.80	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
13	N Kapil Dev	16.2	5	30	4	24.50	India	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
14	G Dymock	28.4	5	67	7	24.57	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
15	S Venkataraghavan	16.5	5	43	4	25.25	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
16	Sikander Bakht	22.1	5	55	5	26.60	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
17	KD Ghavri	18.0	4	63	4	27.00	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
18	N Kapil Dev	28.0	5	63	6	28.00	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
19	N Kapil Dev	23.5	8	58	5	28.60	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
20	Sikander Bakht	24.0	9	56	5	28.80	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
21	Iqbal Qasim	28.5	14	40	6	28.83	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
22	M Hendrick	20.4	8	45	4	31.00	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
23	NS Yadav	21.0	7	40	4	31.50	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
24	Sarfraz Nawaz	35.4x8	7	86	9	31.55	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
25	Ehteshamuddin	26.4	11	47	5	32.00	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
26	N Phillip	22.0	8	48	4	33.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
26	J Garner	22.0	5	55	4	33.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
28	Sikander Bakht	17.0x8	2	67	4	34.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
28	RM Hogg	17.0x8	4	49	4	34.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
30	NS Yadav	22.5	6	49	4	34.25	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
30	N Kapil Dev	22.5	6	63	4	34.25	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
32	JE Emburey	17.2x8	7	46	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
33	IT Botham	29.0	8	70	5	34.80	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
34	IT Botham	35.0	9	78	6	35.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
35	Mushtaq Mohammad	22.0x8	5	59	5	35.20	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
36	JD Higgs	41.3	12	143	7	35.57	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
37	Imran Khan	18.0x8	8	26	4	36.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
38	G Dymock	25.0	7	63	4	37.50	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
39	N Kapil Dev	32.0	7	82	5	38.40	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
39	N Kapil Dev	32.0	9	74	5	38.40	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
41	RM Hogg	26.0	3	66	4	39.00	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
42	AG Hurst	24.7x8	2	94	5	39.80	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
43	Sir RJ Hadlee	25.0x8	2	62	5	40.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
43	Wasim Raja	20.0x8	3	68	4	40.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
45	G Dymock	35.0	7	99	5	42.00	Australia	v India	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
45	IT Botham	28.0	7	65	4	42.00	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
45	DK Lillee	28.0	11	73	4	42.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
48	DR Doshi	43.0	10	103	6	43.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
48	Imran Khan	28.4	12	53	4	43.00	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
50	Sir RJ Hadlee	27.0x8	3	104	5	43.20	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
51	G Miller	27.1x8	6	44	5	43.40	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
52	ST Clarke	29.1	3	75	4	43.75	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
52	DK Lillee	29.1	8	104	4	43.75	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
54	AG Hurst	23.0x8	4	61	4	46.00	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
55	KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	46.50	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
55	G Dymock	31.0	2	106	4	46.50	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
57	JE Emburey	24.0x8	4	52	4	48.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
58	Mushtaq Mohammad	25.0x8	4	60	4	50.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
58	Sir RJ Hadlee	25.0x8	3	101	4	50.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
60	Imran Khan	33.0x8	6	106	5	52.80	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
61	IT Botham	45.5	14	98	5	55.00	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
62	RM Hogg	28.0x8	10	67	4	56.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
63	Sarfraz Nawaz	28.2x8	9	61	4	56.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
64	N Kapil Dev	48.0	15	146	5	57.60	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
65	JD Higgs	30.0x8	8	69	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
66	B Yardley	42.0	11	91	4	63.00	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
67	G Dymock	42.2	8	135	4	63.50	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
68	DR Doshi	43.0	10	92	4	64.50	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
69	B Yardley	44.0	16	107	4	66.00	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
69	Iqbal Qasim	44.0	15	135	4	66.00	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
71	AG Hurst	37.0x8	9	97	4	74.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
72	JD Higgs	59.6x8	15	148	5	95.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840

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