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.
ODI197974 entries
15/21Alan HurstAUSBest return on the list
25/38Joel GarnerWI
34/8Chris OldENG
● LEADS
Alan HurstAUS
5/21 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 5 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
4/46
The mark at number ten — 64 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
13 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

74 entries, ranked
1Alan HurstAUS5/21
2Joel GarnerWI5/38
3Chris OldENG4/8
4Bob WillisENG4/11
5Mike HendrickENG4/15
6Dennis LilleeAUS4/28
7Len PascoeAUS4/29
8Michael HoldingWI4/33
9Derek UnderwoodENG4/44
10Rodney HoggAUS4/46
11Asif IqbalPAK4/56
12Sir Ian BothamENG3/16
13Gary CosierAUS3/22
14Brian McKechnieNZ3/24
15Sir Andy RobertsNZ3/26
15Sarfraz NawazPAK3/26
16Majid KhanPAK3/27
17Somachandra De SilvaSL3/29
17Colin CroftWI3/29
18Tony OpathaSL3/31
19Sikander BakhtPAK3/32
20Peter WilleyENG3/33
21Allan BorderAUS3/36
21Lance CairnsNZ3/36
22Mohinder AmarnathIND3/40
23Warren StottNZ3/48
24John LeverENG3/51
25Sir Viv RichardsWI3/52
26Graeme PorterAUS2/13
27Geoff BoycottENG2/14
27Greg ChappellAUS2/14
28Trevor LaughlinAUS2/17
29Sir Richard HadleeNZ2/20
30Geoff DymockAUS2/21
31Cornelius HenryCAN2/27
32Imran NiaziBHR2/29
33Graham DilleyENG2/30
34Graham GoochENG2/32
35Derick ParryWI2/35
36Gary TroupNZ2/36
36Stanley De SilvaSL2/36
37Jeremy ConeyNZ2/40
37Collis KingWI2/40
37Phil EdmondsENG2/40
38Derek RandallENG1/2
39Robert CallenderCAN1/14
40John ValentineCAN1/18
41Phil CarlsonAUS1/21
42Mudassar NazarPAK1/31
43Geoff MillerENG1/33
44Ajit de SilvaSL1/39
45Ray BrightAUS1/40
46Jeff ThomsonAUS1/43
47Ewen ChatfieldNZ1/45
48Kapil DevIND1/46
49Bandula WarnapuraSL1/47
50Clive LloydWI0/2
51Martin SteadCAN0/6
52Alvin KallicharranWI0/10
52David HookesAUS0/10
53Doug WaltersAUS0/12
53John MorrisonNZ0/12
54John VaughanCAN0/15
55Julien WienerAUS0/16
56Jitendra PatelCAN0/20
56Sudath PasqualSL0/20
57Glenroy SealyCAN0/21
57Wayne LarkinsENG0/21
58Karsan GhavriIND0/25
59Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND0/30
59Max WalkerAUS0/30
60Bishan BediIND0/32
61Ranjan GunatillekeSL0/34
62Graham YallopAUS0/56
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