Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1985	2	3	562	93.4	21	233	12	5/56	19.41	2.48	46.83	-	2	1
VB John (SL)	1983-1984	5	8	1046	174.2	41	516	24	5/60	21.50	2.95	43.58	-	2	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1980-1982	6	10	1110	185.0	50	428	23	6/53	18.60	2.31	48.26	-	2	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1983-1988	6	10	1196	199.2	55	441	24	6/38	18.37	2.21	49.83	2	2	-
NGB Cook (ENG)	1983-1984	3	6	1349	224.5	93	471	21	5/35	22.42	2.09	64.23	1	2	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1984-1989	7	11	1822	303.4	75	828	22	6/160	37.63	2.72	82.81	-	2	-
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	9	16	2013	335.3	87	742	36	6/56	20.61	2.21	55.91	2	2	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1987	1	2	291	48.3	14	106	7	6/58	15.14	2.18	41.57	-	1	-
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1989-1989	2	4	462	77.0	19	196	9	5/40	21.77	2.54	51.33	-	1	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1987	4	8	872	145.2	33	381	16	5/73	23.81	2.62	54.50	-	1	-
RG Holland (AUS)	1985-1985	3	5	948	158.0	51	370	13	6/106	28.46	2.34	72.92	1	1	1
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1988	3	6	1008	168.0	47	390	20	6/59	19.50	2.32	50.40	1	1	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1983-1987	5	7	1033	172.1	50	447	14	5/42	31.92	2.59	73.78	-	1	-
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1988-1988	3	6	1180	196.4	75	287	21	5/50	13.66	1.45	56.19	3	1	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1988	6	11	1233	205.3	65	414	20	5/125	20.70	2.01	61.65	1	1	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1984-1985	4	7	1343	223.5	59	521	22	5/78	23.68	2.32	61.04	3	1	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1983-1984	7	13	1432	238.4	66	579	32	5/35	18.09	2.42	44.75	3	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1983-1986	8	14	1491	248.3	56	776	20	5/59	38.80	3.12	74.55	2	1	-
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1984-1985	6	10	1594	265.4	69	756	22	5/127	34.36	2.84	72.45	1	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1987	7	12	1666	277.4	55	794	23	5/97	34.52	2.85	72.43	2	1	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1985-1987	7	12	1735	289.1	51	775	36	7/80	21.52	2.68	48.19	5	1	1
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1980-1982	6	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-
KBJ Azad (IND)	1981-1981	1	1	6	1.0	-	5	-	-	0.00	5.00	0.00	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG)	1983-1986	10	2	6	1.0	-	5	-	-	0.00	5.00	0.00	-	-	-
AL Logie (WI)	1985-1987	7	1	6	1.0	1	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-
KC Wessels (AUS)	1985-1985	1	1	6	1.0	-	7	-	-	0.00	7.00	0.00	-	-	-
DW Hookes (AUS)	1985-1985	2	1	6	1.0	-	2	-	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1981-1988	6	1	12	2.0	1	3	-	-	0.00	1.50	0.00	-	-	-
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1984-1984	1	1	12	2.0	1	2	-	-	0.00	1.00	0.00	-	-	-
MD Moxon (ENG)	1986-1988	5	1	12	2.0	-	3	-	-	0.00	1.50	0.00	-	-	-
NH Fairbrother (ENG)	1988-1988	2	1	12	2.0	-	9	-	-	0.00	4.50	0.00	-	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1981	3	1	18	3.0	1	11	-	-	0.00	3.66	0.00	-	-	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1983-1987	6	2	18	3.0	1	6	-	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1984-1989	8	1	18	3.0	1	7	-	-	0.00	2.33	0.00	-	-	-
RL Dias (SL)	1984-1987	3	1	24	4.0	-	17	-	-	0.00	4.25	0.00	-	-	-
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1984-1989	4	3	24	4.0	1	10	-	-	0.00	2.50	0.00	-	-	-
K Srikkanth (IND)	1988-1988	3	2	24	4.0	2	7	-	-	0.00	1.75	0.00	-	-	-
Aamer Malik (PAK)	1989-1989	2	1	24	4.0	1	9	-	-	0.00	2.25	0.00	-	-	-
LG Rowe (WI)	1980-1980	3	1	30	5.0	2	4	-	-	0.00	0.80	0.00	-	-	-
KD Walters (AUS)	1980-1980	3	3	30	5.0	1	14	-	-	0.00	2.80	0.00	-	-	-
S Jeganathan (SL)	1983-1983	2	1	30	5.0	2	12	-	-	0.00	2.40	0.00	-	-	-
RB Richardson (WI)	1985-1987	7	3	36	6.0	3	4	-	-	0.00	0.66	0.00	-	-	-
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1981-1981	3	2	42	7.0	1	16	1	1/4	16.00	2.28	42.00	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1984-1989	8	1	50	8.2	3	34	-	-	0.00	4.08	0.00	-	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1987	1	1	54	9.0	1	17	-	-	0.00	1.88	0.00	-	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1981-1981	1	1	60	10.0	4	33	1	1/33	33.00	3.30	60.00	-	-	-
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1980-1980	3	2	64	10.4	5	16	3	2/16	5.33	1.50	21.33	-	-	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1985	1	2	66	11.0	6	17	-	-	0.00	1.54	0.00	-	-	-
CL King (WI)	1980-1980	3	3	72	12.0	1	74	-	-	0.00	6.16	0.00	-	-	-
RGM Patel (IND)	1988-1988	1	2	84	14.0	-	51	-	-	0.00	3.64	0.00	-	-	-
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1984-1985	5	3	86	14.2	1	39	2	2/21	19.50	2.72	43.00	-	-	-
B Yograj Singh (IND)	1981-1981	1	1	90	15.0	3	63	1	1/63	63.00	4.20	90.00	-	-	-
CL Smith (ENG)	1983-1984	4	2	90	15.0	3	37	2	2/31	18.50	2.46	45.00	-	-	-
ACS Pigott (ENG)	1984-1984	1	1	102	17.0	7	75	2	2/75	37.50	4.41	51.00	-	-	-
DM Jones (AUS)	1987-1989	4	4	102	17.0	8	35	1	1/5	35.00	2.05	102.00	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1986-1986	3	3	114	19.0	9	38	1	1/23	38.00	2.00	114.00	-	-	-
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1988	1	2	114	19.0	8	31	1	1/26	31.00	1.63	114.00	-	-	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1987-1987	1	1	120	20.0	3	64	1	1/64	64.00	3.20	120.00	-	-	-
SK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	1	2	126	21.0	4	50	3	3/37	16.66	2.38	42.00	-	-	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1989-1989	1	2	126	21.0	7	29	1	1/23	29.00	1.38	126.00	-	-	-
DR Parry (WI)	1980-1980	1	1	132	22.0	6	63	2	2/63	31.50	2.86	66.00	-	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1986-1986	1	2	132	22.0	1	74	-	-	0.00	3.36	0.00	-	-	-
SP Davis (AUS)	1986-1986	1	1	150	25.0	4	70	-	-	0.00	2.80	0.00	-	-	-
SMS Kaluperuma (SL)	1984-1984	3	5	162	27.0	8	62	2	2/17	31.00	2.29	81.00	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1989	16	9	190	31.4	12	64	4	3/20	16.00	2.02	47.50	-	-	-
Rashid Khan (PAK)	1985-1985	1	2	192	32.0	9	97	2	2/64	48.50	3.03	96.00	-	-	-
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1985-1985	1	2	200	33.2	5	81	3	2/23	27.00	2.43	66.66	-	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1981-1981	1	2	204	34.0	8	93	3	2/26	31.00	2.73	68.00	-	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1984-1985	3	3	216	36.0	8	110	1	1/97	110.00	3.05	216.00	-	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1985-1985	1	2	216	36.0	18	52	2	2/33	26.00	1.44	108.00	-	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1987	1	1	216	36.0	13	67	1	1/67	67.00	1.86	216.00	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1983-1988	10	6	240	40.0	12	102	3	1/14	34.00	2.55	80.00	-	-	-
JG Thomas (ENG)	1986-1986	1	2	258	43.0	5	140	2	2/124	70.00	3.25	129.00	-	-	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1981-1981	1	2	264	44.0	12	111	1	1/91	111.00	2.52	264.00	-	-	-
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1988-1988	1	1	270	45.0	15	107	-	-	0.00	2.37	0.00	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1989-1989	1	2	282	47.0	6	160	-	-	0.00	3.40	0.00	-	-	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1985-1987	7	9	288	48.0	11	107	2	1/9	53.50	2.22	144.00	-	-	-
AH Gray (WI)	1987-1987	2	4	294	49.0	10	150	8	3/45	18.75	3.06	36.75	-	-	-
AMJG Amerasinghe (SL)	1984-1984	2	3	300	50.0	9	150	3	2/73	50.00	3.00	100.00	-	-	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1989-1989	1	2	306	51.0	25	62	3	2/39	20.66	1.21	102.00	-	-	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1987-1987	1	2	321	53.3	11	137	4	4/92	34.25	2.56	80.25	1	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1980-1982	6	8	324	54.0	18	93	3	2/7	31.00	1.72	108.00	-	-	-
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1981	3	5	330	55.0	21	76	5	2/40	15.20	1.38	66.00	-	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1980-1980	2	4	362	60.2	17	128	10	4/60	12.80	2.12	36.20	1	-	-
WW Davis (WI)	1985-1985	2	4	381	63.3	11	188	10	4/19	18.80	2.96	38.10	1	-	-
GC Small (ENG)	1986-1986	2	3	384	64.0	20	134	4	3/88	33.50	2.09	96.00	-	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1980-1980	2	3	432	72.0	14	196	3	2/82	65.33	2.72	144.00	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1984-1987	4	6	444	74.0	26	132	4	2/17	33.00	1.78	111.00	-	-	-
NV Radford (ENG)	1986-1988	2	3	450	75.0	12	203	2	1/53	101.50	2.70	225.00	-	-	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1980-1980	3	6	451	75.1	17	227	11	4/25	20.63	3.01	41.00	2	-	-
VJ Marks (ENG)	1983-1984	2	2	500	83.2	29	193	6	3/78	32.16	2.31	83.33	-	-	-
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1987	1	2	504	84.0	23	202	4	3/68	50.50	2.40	126.00	-	-	-
CG Butts (WI)	1985-1987	2	3	510	85.0	22	195	2	2/21	97.50	2.29	255.00	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1984-1989	2	4	522	87.0	32	155	1	1/106	155.00	1.78	522.00	-	-	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1982-1982	3	4	534	89.0	31	192	6	4/51	32.00	2.15	89.00	1	-	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1987-1989	2	4	546	91.0	27	240	12	4/51	20.00	2.63	45.50	1	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1988-1988	2	3	547	91.1	33	175	4	2/39	43.75	1.91	136.75	-	-	-
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1988-1988	2	4	588	98.0	31	201	6	2/43	33.50	2.05	98.00	-	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1980-1980	3	6	595	99.1	17	272	12	3/41	22.66	2.74	49.58	-	-	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1980-1980	3	5	618	103.0	17	265	10	4/64	26.50	2.57	61.80	1	-	-

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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]