Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records in 1979 in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
G Dymock	63.4	12	166	12	2.60	Australia	v India	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
Sarfraz Nawaz	57.2x8	13	125	11	1.63	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
IT Botham	80.5	23	176	11	2.17	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
Sikander Bakht	59.0	10	190	11	3.22	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
Iqbal Qasim	72.5	29	175	10	2.40	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
G Dymock	46.3	18	86	9	1.84	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
Mushtaq Mohammad	47.0x8	9	119	9	1.89	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
N Kapil Dev	46.4	14	121	9	2.59	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
AG Hurst	47.7x8	6	155	9	2.42	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
DR Doshi	44.5	10	103	8	2.29	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
Sir RJ Hadlee	51.0x8	6	145	8	2.13	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
DR Doshi	85.0	25	167	8	1.96	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
JD Higgs	77.6x8	19	190	8	1.83	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
NS Yadav	38.3	10	81	7	2.10	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
N Kapil Dev	28.0	3	84	7	3.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
N Phillip	37.0	13	85	7	2.29	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RM Hogg	38.2x8	8	85	7	1.66	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Sikander Bakht	39.1	11	85	7	2.17	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
S Venkataraghavan	37.4	10	103	7	2.73	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
Sarfraz Nawaz	43.2x8	12	117	7	2.02	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
RM Hogg	36.0x8	6	124	7	2.58	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
N Kapil Dev	52.0	14	130	7	2.50	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
JD Higgs	41.3	12	143	7	3.44	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
IT Botham	55.0	12	156	7	2.83	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
AG Hurst	51.0x8	10	162	7	2.38	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	57.0	12	162	7	2.84	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Miller	36.1x8	9	57	6	1.18	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
N Kapil Dev	28.0	5	63	6	2.25	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
M Hendrick	44.5	17	81	6	1.80	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
Wasim Raja	30.4x8	8	86	6	2.11	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Ehteshamuddin	52.4	20	87	6	1.65	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
CEH Croft	35.3	6	88	6	2.47	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
DR Doshi	46.0	12	94	6	2.04	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
JE Emburey	42.0x8	7	100	6	1.78	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
NS Yadav	37.0	3	100	6	2.70	India	v Australia	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
MA Holding	37.0	10	101	6	2.72	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
RM Hogg	39.0x8	13	103	6	1.98	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
N Kapil Dev	43.0	12	107	6	2.48	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
N Kapil Dev	43.2	10	108	6	2.49	India	v Australia	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
IT Botham	54.0	22	115	6	2.12	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
G Dymock	51.4	15	119	6	2.30	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
ST Clarke	50.3	6	121	6	2.39	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
J Garner	63.0	18	130	6	2.06	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DR Doshi	65.0	16	142	6	2.18	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
DK Lillee	51.0	16	147	6	2.88	Australia	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
AG Hurst	39.5x8	5	170	6	3.21	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
NS Yadav	14.4	4	47	5	3.20	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
M Hendrick	33.0x8	7	64	5	1.45	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
AG Hurst	29.6x8	5	71	5	1.78	Australia	v England	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	25.4x8	4	79	5	2.32	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JD Higgs	35.0x8	9	81	5	1.73	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
NS Yadav	43.0	16	88	5	2.04	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
J Garner	35.4	9	89	5	2.49	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
JE Emburey	46.2x8	17	103	5	1.67	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Imran Khan	33.0x8	6	106	5	2.40	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
Sir RJ Hadlee	27.6x8	3	112	5	3.02	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
RM Hogg	45.0	7	115	5	2.55	Australia	v India	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
Sikander Bakht	47.2	14	119	5	2.51	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
KD Ghavri	60.0	19	137	5	2.28	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
N Kapil Dev	48.0	15	146	5	3.04	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
Imran Khan	49.7x8	11	149	5	2.24	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
Sir RJ Hadlee	39.0x8	4	157	5	3.01	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
N Kapil Dev	60.5	16	172	5	2.82	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
Imran Khan	28.4	12	53	4	1.84	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	4.32	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
BS Chandrasekhar	31.0	10	65	4	2.09	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
N Kapil Dev	22.1	5	65	4	2.93	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
M Hendrick	34.0x8	7	67	4	1.47	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Sikander Bakht	17.0x8	2	67	4	2.95	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
G Miller	33.0x8	9	75	4	1.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KD Ghavri	25.0	6	80	4	3.20	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
RMH Binny	27.0	6	88	4	3.25	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979	Test # 863
KD Ghavri	29.0	8	93	4	3.20	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
KD Ghavri	34.3	5	93	4	2.69	India	v Australia	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
JR Thomson	27.0	6	93	4	3.44	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
RGD Willis	23.0x8	4	96	4	3.13	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Imran Khan	45.0x8	17	99	4	1.65	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Sikander Bakht	27.0x8	4	102	4	2.83	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979	Test # 844
B Yardley	44.0	16	107	4	2.43	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
DK Lillee	31.1	8	107	4	3.43	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
G Dymock	34.0	2	111	4	3.26	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
RGD Willis	38.0	12	114	4	3.00	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DL Underwood	54.0	18	115	4	2.12	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	3.80	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	02 Feb 1979	Test # 845
DR Doshi	64.3	23	128	4	1.98	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
Sikander Bakht	34.0x8	6	132	4	2.91	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
S Venkataraghavan	55.0	13	134	4	2.43	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Dymock	42.2	8	135	4	3.18	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
G Dymock	44.6x8	9	137	4	2.29	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
B Yardley	55.0	12	138	4	2.50	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
RGD Willis	46.0	6	142	4	3.08	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
S Venkataraghavan	91.0	26	178	4	1.95	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
CEH Croft	53.0	9	186	4	3.50	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
S Venkataraghavan	24.4	13	40	3	1.62	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
VA Holder	21.0	5	50	3	2.38	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
M Hendrick	30.3	9	53	3	1.73	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
Majid Khan	28.0	9	55	3	1.96	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
RMH Binny	14.0	2	55	3	3.92	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
AG Hurst	20.0x8	4	58	3	2.17	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
Mudassar Nazar	26.1x8	4	83	3	2.38	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850

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Performances in matches that overlap years 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 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]