Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MD Marshall	40.3	9	120	11	2.96	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985	Test # 1015
Wasim Akram	59.0	17	128	10	2.16	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985	Test # 1012
RG Holland	88.0	35	174	10	1.97	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
RGD Willis	37.3	11	92	9	2.45	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
NGB Cook	82.0	36	150	9	1.82	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
GR Dilley	42.5	14	70	8	1.63	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
DK Lillee	33.0	8	89	8	2.69	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887
Arshad Ayub	83.4	33	104	8	1.24	India	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
Iqbal Qasim	52.4	20	106	8	2.01	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
ND Hirwani	61.0	22	121	8	1.98	India	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
NGB Cook	53.2	20	125	8	2.34	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
Saleem Jaffar	51.0	9	134	8	2.62	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1989	Test # 1115
VB John	47.0	8	159	8	3.38	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Abdul Qadir	58.3	14	167	8	2.85	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	25 Nov 1984	Test # 1000
J Garner	45.2	16	73	7	1.61	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	29 Feb 1980	Test # 877
DK Lillee	39.0	12	77	7	1.97	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	12 Dec 1980	Test # 889
Arshad Ayub	55.0	21	91	7	1.65	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1111
GR Dilley	51.0	18	104	7	2.03	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
AIC Dodemaide	48.3	14	106	7	2.18	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
CJ McDermott	43.2	8	122	7	2.81	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	04 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
J Garner	57.0	14	123	7	2.15	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
MG Hughes	56.0	15	143	7	2.55	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
N Kapil Dev	54.0	13	146	7	2.70	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
RJ Shastri	74.0	21	149	7	2.01	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
ND Hirwani	69.0	13	175	7	2.53	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
Abdul Qadir	74.1	25	187	7	2.52	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Feb 1989	Test # 1116
RJ Shastri	31.0	9	63	6	2.03	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
RGD Willis	32.0	11	69	6	2.15	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
RM Hogg	34.2	10	74	6	2.15	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1980	Test # 891
CEH Croft	36.0	5	89	6	2.47	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980	Test # 873
Arshad Ayub	58.0	21	92	6	1.58	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
BA Reid	50.0	16	93	6	1.86	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	04 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
WW Davis	28.4	5	94	6	3.27	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985	Test # 1015
VB John	33.2	11	98	6	2.94	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
CA Walsh	44.2	11	107	6	2.41	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
Imran Khan	63.4	26	109	6	1.71	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1989	Test # 1115
MD Marshall	45.4	11	113	6	2.47	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	04 May 1985	Test # 1016
MD Marshall	50.0	10	114	6	2.28	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
MD Marshall	51.0	7	143	6	2.80	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
Iqbal Qasim	57.1	13	158	6	2.76	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	25 Nov 1984	Test # 1000
NG Cowans	42.0	10	169	6	4.02	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
Azeem Hafeez	63.0	15	178	6	2.82	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Jan 1985	Test # 1009
B Yardley	63.4	24	182	6	2.85	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
IT Botham	63.4	14	196	6	3.07	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
JR Ratnayeke	42.0	19	59	5	1.40	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
IT Botham	27.4	8	70	5	2.53	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
LS Pascoe	32.1	6	71	5	2.20	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887
MA Holding	38.0	12	74	5	1.94	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980	Test # 873
J Garner	20.0	2	82	5	4.10	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
J Garner	48.5	14	87	5	1.78	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980	Test # 873
GR Dilley	41.1	12	87	5	2.11	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
AH Gray	28.0	5	89	5	3.17	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
ND Hirwani	38.0	12	94	5	2.47	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1111
MG Hughes	35.0	12	97	5	2.77	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	04 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
GRJ Matthews	65.0	33	107	5	1.64	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
VB John	45.0	12	115	5	2.55	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
MA Holding	46.0	14	115	5	2.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
RJ Bright	51.5	15	126	5	2.43	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
RJ Ratnayake	39.0	5	127	5	3.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
RGD Willis	56.0	15	139	5	2.48	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
CJ McDermott	45.0	11	140	5	3.11	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
CJ McDermott	55.5	13	164	5	2.93	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
JD Higgs	13.0	3	38	4	2.92	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	12 Dec 1980	Test # 889
RGD Willis	22.1	5	51	4	2.30	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	03 Feb 1984	Test # 976
RGD Willis	25.0	11	52	4	2.08	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
RM Hogg	26.0	7	54	4	2.07	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	12 Dec 1980	Test # 889
SR Waugh	23.0	6	56	4	2.43	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
Azeem Hafeez	31.0	14	77	4	2.48	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
JD Higgs	21.1	4	78	4	3.68	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887
J Garner	35.0	8	78	4	2.22	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	04 May 1985	Test # 1016
IT Botham	20.0	2	79	4	3.95	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
B Yardley	27.0	7	80	4	2.96	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
RJ Shastri	28.0	2	80	4	2.85	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
LS Pascoe	30.0	4	91	4	3.03	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	12 Dec 1980	Test # 889
GR Dilley	28.2	4	92	4	3.24	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
N Kapil Dev	36.0	9	92	4	2.55	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1111
WW Davis	34.5	6	94	4	2.69	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	04 May 1985	Test # 1016
CA Walsh	30.0	3	94	4	3.13	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
DR Doshi	88.0	43	97	4	1.10	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1981	Test # 899
BA Reid	38.3	8	97	4	2.51	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
GC Small	46.0	15	98	4	2.13	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
JR Thomson	40.0	10	105	4	2.62	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
MD Marshall	33.0	3	110	4	3.33	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	06 Apr 1985	Test # 1014
GF Lawson	68.0	19	114	4	1.67	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
PH Edmonds	47.0	10	115	4	2.44	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
DR Gilbert	54.0	14	123	4	2.27	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
Iqbal Qasim	57.0	13	124	4	2.17	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Jan 1985	Test # 1009
DS de Silva	50.0	8	128	4	2.56	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
TM Alderman	42.2	8	129	4	3.04	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
Azeem Hafeez	46.4	9	132	4	2.82	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Dec 1984	Test # 1003
TM Alderman	57.4	21	132	4	2.28	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	24 Nov 1989	Test # 1129
Iqbal Qasim	57.0	13	133	4	2.33	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Dec 1984	Test # 1003
MR Whitney	53.3	11	137	4	2.56	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
DK Lillee	52.0	12	138	4	2.65	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
Abdul Qadir	47.0	10	140	4	2.97	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
PR Sleep	66.0	19	170	4	2.57	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
NGB Cook	89.3	37	196	4	2.18	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
TBA May	84.0	23	202	4	2.40	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
DK Lillee	12.0	6	13	3	1.08	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
AR Border	10.3	4	20	3	1.90	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]