Best Bowling Fig in 1981: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

This page shows players with the best bowling fig during the 1981 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS198186 entries
18/43Bob WillisENGBest return on the list
27/81Geoff LawsonAUS
37/83Dennis LilleeAUS
● LEADS
Bob WillisENG
8/43 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/23
The mark at number ten — 76 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
12 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

86 entries, ranked
1Bob WillisENG8/43
2Geoff LawsonAUS7/81
3Dennis LilleeAUS7/83
4Bruce YardleyAUS7/187
5Colin CroftWI6/15
6Michael HoldingWI6/62
7Sir Ian BothamENG6/95
8Terry AldermanAUS6/135
9Greg ChappellAUS5/15
10Madan LalIND5/23
11Sir Richard HadleeNZ5/26
12Kapil DevIND5/28
13Lance CairnsNZ5/33
14Dilip DoshiIND5/39
15Ray BrightAUS5/68
16John BracewellNZ5/75
17John LeverENG5/100
18Karsan GhavriIND5/107
19John EmbureyENG5/124
20Ravi ShastriIND5/125
21Graham DilleyENG4/24
22Wasim RajaPAK4/25
23Rodney HoggAUS4/29
24Sikander BakhtPAK4/34
25Sarfraz NawazPAK4/37
26Iqbal QasimPAK4/44
27Jim HiggsAUS4/45
28Len PascoeAUS4/61
29Imran NiaziBHR4/66
30Mike HendrickENG4/82
31Shivlal YadavIND4/143
32Gary TroupNZ3/18
33Mudassar NazarPAK3/20
34Joel GarnerWI3/23
34Brian McKechnieNZ3/23
35Martin SneddenNZ3/27
36Jeremy ConeyNZ3/28
37Larry GomesWI3/30
38Malcolm MarshallWI3/31
38Trevor ChappellAUS3/31
39Roger BinnyIND3/35
40Sir Andy RobertsNZ3/41
41Chris OldENG3/44
42Sir Viv RichardsWI3/52
43Jeff ThomsonAUS3/55
44Robin JackmanENG3/65
45Derek UnderwoodENG3/88
46Graham StevensonENG3/111
47Graham GoochENG2/12
48Paul AllottENG2/17
49Graeme BeardAUS2/20
50Sandeep PatilIND2/28
51Paul McEwanNZ2/29
51Gary RobertsonNZ2/29
52Ewen ChatfieldNZ2/36
53Shaun GrafAUS2/40
54Mike WhitneyAUS2/50
55Chetan ChauhanIND1/4
56Allan BorderAUS1/9
57Geoff HowarthNZ1/13
58Ijaz FaqihPAK1/20
59Tahir NaqqashPAK1/25
59Alvin KallicharranWI1/25
59Max WalkerAUS1/25
60Kirti AzadIND1/26
61Peter WilleyENG1/29
62Yograj SinghIND1/37
63Geoff MillerENG1/42
64Javed MiandadPAK0/1
64Kim HughesAUS0/1
65Geoff BoycottENG0/2
66Dilip VengsarkarIND0/3
67Everton MattisWI0/4
67Desmond HaynesWI0/4
68David GowerENG0/5
68Majid KhanPAK0/5
69Mark BurgessNZ0/8
70Bruce LairdAUS0/9
71Kris SrikkanthIND0/10
72Sunil GavaskarIND0/11
73Yashpal SharmaIND0/12
73Doug WaltersAUS0/12
74Mike GattingENG0/13
75Graham YallopAUS0/17
76Randhir SinghIND0/18
77Suru NayakIND0/25
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