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.
ODI197976 entries
15/7Alan HurstAUSBest return on the list
25/26Joel GarnerWI
34/0Mike HendrickENG
● LEADS
Alan HurstAUS
5/7 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 5 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
4/29
The mark at number ten — 66 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
13 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

76 entries, ranked
1Alan HurstAUS5/7
2Joel GarnerWI5/26
3Mike HendrickENG4/0
4Chris OldENG4/5
5Dennis LilleeAUS4/10
6Bob WillisENG4/11
7Michael HoldingWI4/16
8Rodney HoggAUS4/20
9Len PascoeAUS4/28
9Asif IqbalPAK4/28
10Derek UnderwoodENG4/29
11John LeverENG3/7
12Allan BorderAUS3/9
13Majid KhanPAK3/11
14Sir Ian BothamENG3/12
15Gary CosierAUS3/17
16Peter WilleyENG3/18
16Sikander BakhtPAK3/18
17Brian McKechnieNZ3/24
18Sir Andy RobertsNZ3/26
18Sarfraz NawazPAK3/26
18Andy RobertsNZ3/26
19Somachandra De SilvaSL3/29
19Colin CroftWI3/29
20Tony OpathaSL3/31
21Sir Viv RichardsWI3/35
21Mohinder AmarnathIND3/35
22Lance CairnsNZ3/36
23Warren StottNZ3/48
24Graham GoochENG2/1
25Geoff BoycottENG2/3
26Phil EdmondsENG2/8
27Graeme PorterAUS2/13
27Trevor LaughlinAUS2/13
27Collis KingWI2/13
28Greg ChappellAUS2/14
29Geoff DymockAUS2/16
30Stanley De SilvaSL2/18
31Sir Richard HadleeNZ2/20
32Graham DilleyENG2/21
33Imran NiaziBHR2/24
33Imran KhanBHR2/24
34Cornelius HenryCAN2/26
35Gary TroupNZ2/30
36Jeremy ConeyNZ2/33
37Derick ParryWI2/35
38Geoff MillerENG1/1
39Derek RandallENG1/2
40Mudassar NazarPAK1/11
41Robert CallenderCAN1/12
42John ValentineCAN1/18
43Phil CarlsonAUS1/21
44Ray BrightAUS1/26
45Bandula WarnapuraSL1/30
46Kapil DevIND1/38
47Ajit de SilvaSL1/39
48Jeff ThomsonAUS1/43
49Ewen ChatfieldNZ1/45
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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