Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
35.4 | 7 | 86 | 9 | 1.81 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
49.4 | 16 | 95 | 9 | 1.91 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 1971 | Test # 683 | |
18.5 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 1.53 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 04 Mar 1977 | Test # 799 | |
20.5 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 1.63 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 15 Jun 1978 | Test # 826 | |
34.5 | 17 | 51 | 8 | 1.46 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 08 Aug 1974 | Test # 743 | |
27.2 | 9 | 53 | 8 | 1.93 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 22 Jun 1972 | Test # 699 | |
23.6 | 6 | 59 | 8 | 1.86 | Australia | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1972 | Test # 704 | |
21.0 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 3.28 | Pakistan | v India | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 | Test # 863 | |
23.0 | 5 | 76 | 8 | 2.47 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
41.5 | 18 | 79 | 8 | 1.88 | India | v England | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 | Test # 703 | |
32.5 | 7 | 84 | 8 | 2.55 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 22 Jun 1972 | Test # 699 | |
36.1 | 10 | 86 | 8 | 2.37 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 | Test # 738 | |
33.0 | 9 | 92 | 8 | 2.78 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 | |
42.2 | 7 | 143 | 8 | 2.53 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 08 Feb 1975 | Test # 755 | |
8.3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 2.05 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 13 Feb 1976 | Test # 772 | |
17.5 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 1.70 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 | Test # 676 | |
23.0 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 2.00 | England | v India | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 | Test # 788 | |
22.4 | 6 | 50 | 7 | 2.20 | England | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 01 Jun 1978 | Test # 825 | |
21.0 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 1.85 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 | Test # 712 | |
14.0 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 2.89 | West Indies | v Australia | Perth | 12 Dec 1975 | Test # 765 | |
20.5 | 5 | 64 | 7 | 3.07 | West Indies | v India | Chennai | 11 Jan 1975 | Test # 752 | |
33.0 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 1.50 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
28.4 | 5 | 67 | 7 | 2.33 | Australia | v India | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
20.3 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 3.60 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1972 | Test # 695 | |
30.1 | 7 | 78 | 7 | 2.58 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 16 Jun 1977 | Test # 804 | |
59.0 | 20 | 98 | 7 | 1.66 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 23 Jan 1975 | Test # 753 | |
29.0 | 3 | 113 | 7 | 2.92 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1975 | Test # 754 | |
41.3 | 12 | 143 | 7 | 3.44 | Australia | v India | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
11.6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.76 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 | Test # 681 | |
16.0 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0.70 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sydney | 06 Jan 1973 | Test # 707 | |
13.3 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 1.45 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 12 Mar 1977 | Test # 800 | |
13.3 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 1.45 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
13.0 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 2.15 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 15 Apr 1978 | Test # 823 | |
21.0 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 1.61 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
17.2 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 1.96 | Australia | v England | Perth | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
20.5 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 1.77 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
18.1 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 2.09 | India | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 | Test # 692 | |
11.0 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 2.59 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 08 Feb 1975 | Test # 755 | |
20.1 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 1.93 | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 23 Jan 1975 | Test # 753 | |
28.5 | 14 | 40 | 6 | 1.38 | Pakistan | v India | Wankhede | 16 Dec 1979 | Test # 865 | |
24.0 | 8 | 44 | 6 | 1.37 | Pakistan | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
21.0 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 2.14 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 | Test # 701 | |
23.4 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 1.90 | England | v India | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 | Test # 703 | |
17.5 | 3 | 46 | 6 | 1.95 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1974 | Test # 746 | |
28.2 | 9 | 47 | 6 | 1.65 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
15.0 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 2.50 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 03 Jan 1976 | Test # 767 | |
14.1 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 2.76 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
20.0 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 1.95 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
17.0 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 3.11 | England | v India | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 | Test # 794 | |
30.0 | 11 | 54 | 6 | 1.35 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
20.4 | 6 | 57 | 6 | 2.75 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 | |
16.6 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 2.82 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 05 Feb 1976 | Test # 771 | |
19.7 | 3 | 63 | 6 | 2.37 | Pakistan | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 792 | |
28.0 | 5 | 63 | 6 | 2.25 | India | v Pakistan | Kanpur | 25 Dec 1979 | Test # 866 | |
26.4 | 3 | 65 | 6 | 2.43 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 07 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
30.0 | 8 | 66 | 6 | 2.20 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 08 Jun 1972 | Test # 698 | |
32.5 | 13 | 66 | 6 | 2.01 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 07 Jul 1977 | Test # 805 | |
21.3 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 3.30 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 | Test # 794 | |
15.7 | 2 | 72 | 6 | 3.40 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Feb 1977 | Test # 798 | |
24.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 3.04 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
28.0 | 8 | 74 | 6 | 1.98 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
24.0 | 4 | 76 | 6 | 2.37 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 05 Mar 1971 | Test # 682 | |
40.5 | 17 | 76 | 6 | 1.86 | West Indies | v India | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 | Test # 747 | |
31.2 | 7 | 76 | 6 | 2.42 | India | v England | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 | Test # 794 | |
21.1 | 4 | 77 | 6 | 3.63 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 | Test # 725 | |
13.0 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 5.92 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Mar 1978 | Test # 821 | |
35.0 | 9 | 78 | 6 | 2.22 | England | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
23.0 | 4 | 82 | 6 | 2.67 | Australia | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1977 | Test # 790 | |
32.3 | 7 | 85 | 6 | 1.96 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 | Test # 681 | |
31.2 | 10 | 85 | 6 | 2.71 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 14 Aug 1975 | Test # 762 | |
27.0 | 1 | 89 | 6 | 2.47 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Lahore | 15 Feb 1975 | Test # 756 | |
38.5 | 9 | 90 | 6 | 2.31 | India | v England | Chennai | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
18.0 | 2 | 90 | 6 | 5.00 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Kingston | 15 Apr 1977 | Test # 803 | |
30.0 | 6 | 94 | 6 | 2.35 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
38.0 | 13 | 101 | 6 | 2.65 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
26.0 | 6 | 102 | 6 | 2.94 | Pakistan | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 792 | |
43.0 | 10 | 103 | 6 | 2.39 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 | Test # 855 | |
57.2 | 15 | 108 | 6 | 1.88 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 02 Feb 1974 | Test # 731 | |
32.3 | 6 | 114 | 6 | 2.64 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 | Test # 674 | |
39.0 | 10 | 114 | 6 | 2.92 | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1973 | Test # 714 | |
32.2 | 8 | 120 | 6 | 3.71 | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Apr 1976 | Test # 775 | |
30.0 | 4 | 127 | 6 | 3.17 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Feb 1973 | Test # 713 | |
46.0 | 2 | 164 | 6 | 3.56 | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 | Test # 734 | |
64.2 | 8 | 226 | 6 | 3.51 | India | v England | Lord's | 20 Jun 1974 | Test # 740 | |
15.0 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1.00 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 10 Jul 1975 | Test # 760 | |
10.4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1.40 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 15 Apr 1978 | Test # 823 | |
14.5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1.14 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
14.0 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1.42 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 08 Aug 1974 | Test # 743 | |
8.0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 2.62 | England | v India | Lord's | 20 Jun 1974 | Test # 740 | |
11.0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 1.90 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 11 Aug 1977 | Test # 807 | |
8.1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2.81 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 | |
19.5 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1.21 | England | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1972 | Test # 706 | |
22.0 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 1.22 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 05 Jul 1973 | Test # 724 | |
33.0 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 0.81 | India | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 10 Nov 1976 | Test # 785 | |
20.0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 1.35 | England | v India | Eden Gardens | 01 Jan 1977 | Test # 791 | |
20.0 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 1.40 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 14 Aug 1975 | Test # 762 | |
10.5 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 2.58 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
10.6 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 1.95 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 06 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
17.0 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 1.32 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
15.0 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 1.60 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 |
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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 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]
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