Bowling Best Figures Match - England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Underwood	48.5	25	71	13	1.45	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
AW Greig	69.1	17	156	13	2.25	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
DL Underwood	44.1x8	14	97	12	1.64	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
IT Botham	56.1	17	140	11	2.49	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
IT Botham	80.5	23	176	11	2.17	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
DL Underwood	55.0x8	8	215	11	2.93	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
JK Lever	36.4	12	70	10	1.90	England	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
DL Underwood	52.0	22	82	10	1.57	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
AW Greig	41.0x8	7	149	10	2.72	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
CM Old	29.0	9	88	9	3.03	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
GG Arnold	44.2	13	91	9	2.05	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
IT Botham	45.0	16	93	9	2.06	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
P Lever	27.0x8	3	103	9	2.86	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
RGD Willis	40.1	8	118	9	2.93	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
DL Underwood	71.0	23	173	9	2.43	England	v India	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
IT Botham	25.5	10	51	8	1.97	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
JA Snow	31.5x8	11	63	8	1.49	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
CM Old	47.4	18	88	8	1.84	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
GG Arnold	49.0	19	89	8	1.81	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
M Hendrick	38.2	8	95	8	2.47	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
RGD Willis	35.0	4	100	8	2.85	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
IT Botham	31.7x8	7	111	8	2.61	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
RGD Willis	35.3	8	113	8	3.18	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
N Gifford	64.3	18	127	8	1.96	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
JA Snow	47.0	9	128	8	2.72	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
PI Pocock	59.0	18	142	8	2.40	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
JA Snow	52.3x8	9	162	8	2.31	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
GG Arnold	57.1	17	162	8	2.83	England	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
JA Snow	55.0	9	186	8	3.38	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
RGD Willis	33.0	4	59	7	1.78	England	v India	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1977	Test # 791
PH Edmonds	33.0x8	7	66	7	1.50	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
M Hendrick	29.0	5	71	7	2.44	England	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974	Test # 741
RGD Willis	23.0	3	73	7	3.17	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
JK Lever	26.4	2	77	7	2.88	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
CM Old	39.0x8	13	86	7	1.65	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
RGD Willis	40.0x8	9	97	7	1.81	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
RGD Willis	36.5x8	6	101	7	2.06	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
DL Underwood	43.1	15	112	7	2.59	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
RGD Willis	41.6x8	5	113	7	2.02	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GG Arnold	57.0	14	117	7	2.05	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
DL Underwood	53.1	20	119	7	2.23	England	v Australia	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
AW Greig	55.5	10	134	7	2.40	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
CM Old	39.6x8	6	143	7	2.69	England	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
N Gifford	75.0	21	154	7	2.05	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
GG Arnold	71.0	23	154	7	2.16	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
IT Botham	55.0	12	156	7	2.83	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	57.0	12	162	7	2.84	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
AW Greig	28.5	10	37	6	1.28	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
DL Underwood	31.0	16	44	6	1.41	England	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
G Miller	36.1x8	9	57	6	1.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
PH Edmonds	40.0x8	13	60	6	1.12	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
PH Edmonds	48.5	20	65	6	1.33	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
RGD Willis	30.5x8	6	80	6	1.95	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RGD Willis	33.2	11	81	6	2.43	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
M Hendrick	44.5	17	81	6	1.80	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
PH Edmonds	37.0	11	92	6	2.48	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
JE Emburey	42.0x8	7	100	6	1.78	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
GG Arnold	55.0	19	103	6	1.87	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
IT Botham	35.1x8	8	109	6	2.32	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
CM Old	34.0	5	112	6	3.29	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
AW Greig	35.2	5	114	6	3.22	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973	Test # 715
CM Old	47.0	13	115	6	2.44	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
IT Botham	54.0	22	115	6	2.12	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
RGD Willis	35.7x8	6	117	6	2.44	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
CM Old	38.0	4	119	6	3.13	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
AW Greig	42.0x8	4	119	6	2.12	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
IT Botham	38.0x8	6	135	6	2.66	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
J Birkenshaw	49.3	10	146	6	2.94	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
RGD Willis	41.0	6	146	6	3.56	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
MWW Selvey	43.0	7	152	6	3.53	England	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
JA Snow	38.4	4	157	6	4.06	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
PI Pocock	59.0	18	159	6	2.69	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
JA Snow	42.5x8	7	160	6	2.81	England	v Australia	Perth	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
AW Greig	46.0	2	164	6	3.56	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974	Test # 734
GG Arnold	51.0x8	10	164	6	2.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
DL Underwood	73.0	27	184	6	2.52	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
K Shuttleworth	20.0x8	2	41	5	1.53	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
JK Lever	15.1x8	2	48	5	2.38	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RGD Willis	27.0x8	7	59	5	1.63	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
BL D'Oliveira	51.0	25	62	5	1.21	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
M Hendrick	33.0x8	7	64	5	1.45	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
CM Old	32.0	7	66	5	2.06	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
IT Botham	28.0	6	68	5	2.42	England	v Australia	Leeds	11 Aug 1977	Test # 807
JA Snow	40.0	15	72	5	1.80	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
AW Greig	26.2	8	74	5	2.81	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
G Miller	33.0x8	11	74	5	1.68	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
CM Old	32.0	9	75	5	2.34	England	v India	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1977	Test # 791
IT Botham	25.4x8	4	79	5	2.32	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
P Lever	33.0	7	84	5	2.54	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
DL Underwood	41.0x8	15	85	5	1.55	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	20 Feb 1975	Test # 757
JA Snow	41.1	8	86	5	2.08	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
JK Lever	35.2	10	88	5	2.49	England	v India	Wankhede	11 Feb 1977	Test # 795
RGD Willis	45.0	17	95	5	2.11	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
RGD Willis	36.0	8	97	5	2.69	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
DL Underwood	53.0	18	97	5	1.83	England	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
GG Arnold	32.5	7	100	5	3.04	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
RGD Willis	29.3	5	102	5	3.45	England	v Australia	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
JE Emburey	46.2x8	17	103	5	1.67	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GG Arnold	33.0	6	104	5	3.15	England	v India	Birmingham	04 Jul 1974	Test # 741
DL Underwood	56.3	19	106	5	1.87	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]