Best Bowling Fig in 1972: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

This page shows players with the best bowling fig during the 1972 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS197278 entries
18/53Bob MassieAUSBest return on the list
28/59Ashley MallettAUS
38/79Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND
● LEADS
Bob MassieAUS
8/53 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
3
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/63
The mark at number ten — 68 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
13 of the top 50 · 6 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

78 entries, ranked
1Bob MassieAUS8/53
2Ashley MallettAUS8/59
3Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND8/79
4Bruce TaylorNZ7/74
5Derek UnderwoodENG6/45
5Geoff ArnoldENG6/45
6Dennis LilleeAUS6/66
7Tony GreigENG5/24
8John SnowENG5/57
9Inshan AliWI5/59
10Bishan BediIND5/63
11Vanburn HolderWI4/41
12Chris OldENG4/43
13David HolfordWI4/55
14Sir Garry SobersWI4/64
15John InverarityAUS3/26
16Erapalli PrasannaIND3/33
16Bob WoolmerENG3/33
17Max WalkerAUS3/39
18Bob CottamENG3/45
19Bev CongdonNZ3/56
20Grayson ShillingfordWI3/63
21Mushtaq MohammadPAK3/67
22Hedley HowarthNZ3/70
23Pat PocockENG3/72
24Uton DoweWI3/75
25David ColleyAUS3/83
26Asif MasoodPAK3/110
27Barry WoodENG2/20
28Doug WaltersAUS2/24
29Graeme WatsonAUS2/28
30Ray IllingworthENG2/32
31John GleesonAUS2/45
32Saleem AltafPAK2/50
33John PriceENG2/87
34Majid KhanPAK2/88
35Lance GibbsWI2/94
36Sarfraz NawazPAK2/99
37Intikhab AlamPAK2/101
38Tony HowardWI2/140
39Jack AlabasterNZ1/5
40Clive LloydWI1/10
40Kerry O'KeeffeAUS1/10
41Syed Abid AliIND1/12
41Maurice FosterWI1/12
42Basil D'OliveiraENG1/13
43Norman GiffordENG1/18
43Raphick JumadeenWI1/18
44Greg ChappellAUS1/20
45Bob CunisNZ1/21
46Ian ChappellAUS1/26
47Ross MorganNZ1/38
48Jeff HammondAUS1/41
49Peter LeverENG1/61
50Terry JarvisNZ0/0
50Eknath SolkarIND0/0
50Alvin KallicharranWI0/0
51Sunil GavaskarIND0/1
52Charlie DavisWI0/2
52Roy FredericksWI0/2
52Geoff GreenidgeWI0/2
53Glenn TurnerNZ0/5
53Brian LuckhurstENG0/5
54Joey CarewWI0/6
55Graham VivianNZ0/10
55Ian RedpathAUS0/10
55Jeff ThomsonAUS0/10
55Peter ParfittENG0/10
56Dilip SardesaiIND0/12
56Mark BurgessNZ0/12
57Salim DuraniIND0/14
57Keith StackpoleAUS0/14
58Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND0/17
59Brian CloseENG0/21
60Saeed AhmedPAK0/28
60Lawrence RoweWI0/28
61Murray WebbNZ0/34
62Asif IqbalPAK0/76
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