Best Bowling Fig in 1978: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best bowling fig in 1978, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS197888 entries
18/13Sir Ian BothamENGBest return on the list
27/0Phil EdmondsENG
37/6Chris OldENG
● LEADS
Sir Ian BothamENG
8/13 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/6
The mark at number ten — 78 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
11 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

88 entries, ranked
1Sir Ian BothamENG8/13
2Phil EdmondsENG7/0
3Chris OldENG7/6
4Jeff ThomsonAUS6/12
5Vanburn HolderWI6/15
6Sir Richard HadleeNZ6/17
7Abdul QadirPAK6/26
8Rodney HoggAUS6/30
9Sarfraz NawazPAK5/3
10Trevor LaughlinAUS5/6
11Stephen BoockNZ5/11
12Bob WillisENG5/14
13Derick ParryWI5/15
13Sylvester ClarkeWI5/15
14Karsan GhavriIND5/18
15Lance CairnsNZ5/21
16Andy RobertsNZ5/26
17Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND5/30
18Mushtaq MohammadPAK4/6
19Jim HiggsAUS4/9
20Sikander BakhtPAK4/11
21Bruce YardleyAUS4/12
21Bishan BediIND4/12
22Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND4/14
22Erapalli PrasannaIND4/14
23Imran KhanBHR4/15
23Colin CroftWI4/15
24Alan HurstAUS4/17
24John LeverENG4/17
25Norbert PhillipWI4/19
26Wayne ClarkAUS4/22
27Richard CollingeNZ4/26
28Joel GarnerWI4/29
29Raphick JumadeenWI4/32
30Geoff MillerENG3/0
30Iqbal QasimPAK3/0
31John EmbureyENG3/1
32Wasim RajaPAK3/2
33Mike HendrickENG3/11
34Liaqat AliPAK3/14
35Hasan JamilPAK3/18
36Kapil DevIND3/21
37Ian CallenAUS3/24
38Brendon BracewellNZ3/26
39Bob SimpsonAUS3/30
40Geoff DymockAUS3/37
41Gary CosierAUS2/1
41Graham GoochENG2/1
41Mudassar NazarPAK2/1
42Barry WoodENG2/2
43Mohinder AmarnathIND2/4
44Bev CongdonNZ2/5
45Saleem AltafPAK2/7
46Geoff CopeENG2/16
47Sew ShivnarineWI1/0
48David LloydENG1/3
49Javed MiandadPAK1/4
50Surinder AmarnathIND1/5
51Sunil GavaskarIND1/10
52Maurice FosterWI1/22
52Ewen ChatfieldNZ1/22
53Bobjee Narasimha RaoIND1/33
54Wayne DanielWI1/35
55Malcolm MarshallWI1/44
55Asif IqbalPAK1/44
56Dayle HadleeNZ0/0
56Larry GomesWI0/0
57Mike GattingENG0/1
57Derek RandallENG0/1
57Shafiq AhmedPAK0/1
58Wasim BariPAK0/2
58Chetan ChauhanIND0/2
58Graham RoopeENG0/2
59Haroon RasheedPAK0/3
59Alvin KallicharranWI0/3
59Mohsin KhanHK0/3
60Richard AustinWI0/5
60Majid KhanPAK0/5
61Aamer HameedPAK0/6
62Gundappa ViswanathIND0/7
63Graham YallopAUS0/8
64Sir Viv RichardsWI0/12
65Allan BorderAUS0/14
66Geoff HowarthNZ0/15
67Sadiq MohammadPAK0/16
68Naeem AhmedPAK0/43
69Sam GannonAUS0/65
70Tony MannAUS0/101
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