Best Bowling Fig in 1979: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best bowling fig in 1979, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1979111 entries
19/22Sarfraz NawazPAKBest return on the list
28/14Sikander BakhtPAK
37/5Geoff DymockAUS
● LEADS
Sarfraz NawazPAK
9/22 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 9 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/2
The mark at number ten — 101 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
10 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

111 entries, ranked
1Sarfraz NawazPAK9/22
2Sikander BakhtPAK8/14
3Geoff DymockAUS7/5
4Jim HiggsAUS7/9
5Kapil DevIND6/1
6Iqbal QasimPAK6/7
7Dilip DoshiIND6/11
8Sir Ian BothamENG6/12
9Geoff MillerENG5/1
10Imran KhanBHR5/2
11Alan HurstAUS5/7
12Sir Richard HadleeNZ5/8
13Joel GarnerWI5/26
14Mushtaq MohammadPAK5/35
15EhteshamuddinPAK5/40
16Mike HendrickENG4/0
17Asif IqbalPAK4/1
18Wasim RajaPAK4/2
19Dennis LilleeAUS4/3
20Chris OldENG4/5
21Bob WillisENG4/8
22Karsan GhavriIND4/9
23Shivlal YadavIND4/11
23Rodney HoggAUS4/11
24Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND4/13
24John EmbureyENG4/13
25Michael HoldingWI4/16
26Bruce YardleyAUS4/21
27Len PascoeAUS4/28
28Derek UnderwoodENG4/29
29Norbert PhillipWI4/37
30Sylvester ClarkeWI4/46
31Peter WilleyENG3/1
31Mohinder AmarnathIND3/1
31Roger BinnyIND3/1
32Jeff ThomsonAUS3/3
32Allan BorderAUS3/3
33John LeverENG3/7
33Mudassar NazarPAK3/7
34Majid KhanPAK3/8
35Gary CosierAUS3/17
36Lance CairnsNZ3/23
37Brian McKechnieNZ3/24
38Andy RobertsNZ3/26
39Colin CroftWI3/27
40Somachandra De SilvaSL3/29
41Tony OpathaSL3/31
42Sir Viv RichardsWI3/35
43Warren StottNZ3/48
44Raphick JumadeenWI3/137
45Geoff BoycottENG2/0
46Graham GoochENG2/1
46Phil EdmondsENG2/1
47Greg ChappellAUS2/3
48Jeremy ConeyNZ2/10
49Collis KingWI2/13
49Trevor LaughlinAUS2/13
49Graeme PorterAUS2/13
50Stanley De SilvaSL2/18
51Graham DilleyENG2/21
51Phil CarlsonAUS2/21
52Stephen BoockNZ2/22
52Vanburn HolderWI2/22
53Bobjee Narasimha RaoIND2/24
54Gary TroupNZ2/25
55Bishan BediIND2/26
55Cornelius HenryCAN2/26
56Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND2/32
57Derick ParryWI2/35
58Graham YallopAUS1/0
59Derek RandallENG1/2
59Larry GomesWI1/2
60Ray BrightAUS1/6
60Gundappa ViswanathIND1/6
61Dhiraj ParsanaIND1/7
62Javed MiandadPAK1/8
63Chetan ChauhanIND1/11
64Robert CallenderCAN1/12
65Peter SleepAUS1/16
65Abdul QadirPAK1/16
66John ValentineCAN1/18
67Bandula WarnapuraSL1/30
68Ajit de SilvaSL1/39
69Ewen ChatfieldNZ1/45
70Wayne ClarkAUS1/47
71Brendon BracewellNZ1/50
72Malcolm MarshallWI1/123
73Geoff HowarthNZ0/0
73Kim HughesAUS0/0
74Clive LloydWI0/2
75Dilip VengsarkarIND0/3
76Yajurvindra SinghIND0/4
76Peter TooheyAUS0/4
77Martin SteadCAN0/6
78Sew ShivnarineWI0/8
78Sunil GavaskarIND0/8
79Alan ButcherENG0/9
80David HookesAUS0/10
80Alvin KallicharranWI0/10
81Dav WhatmoreAUS0/11
82Doug WaltersAUS0/12
82John MorrisonNZ0/12
82Anwar KhanPAK0/12
83John VaughanCAN0/15
84Julien WienerAUS0/16
85Jitendra PatelCAN0/20
85Sudath PasqualSL0/20
86Glenroy SealyCAN0/21
86Wayne LarkinsENG0/21
87Max WalkerAUS0/30
88Ranjan GunatillekeSL0/34
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