Cricket

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1979	4	7	1074	179.0	49	472	20	5/35	23.60	2.63	53.70	1	2
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1979	4	5	1043	173.5	49	495	16	5/146	30.93	2.84	65.18	0	1
M Hendrick (ENG)	1979-1979	4	7	776	129.2	51	218	12	4/45	18.16	1.68	64.66	1	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1979-1979	3	5	612	102.0	23	298	10	3/53	29.80	2.92	61.20	0	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1979-1979	4	5	882	147.0	30	448	8	3/76	56.00	3.04	110.25	0	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1979-1979	3	4	621	103.3	23	249	7	2/26	35.57	2.40	88.71	0	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1979-1979	4	7	966	161.0	56	323	6	2/60	53.83	2.00	161.00	0	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1979-1979	4	5	690	115.0	21	345	6	3/59	57.50	3.00	115.00	0	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1979-1979	1	2	203	33.5	10	98	2	1/29	49.00	2.89	101.50	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1979-1979	2	2	200	33.2	9	100	2	2/53	50.00	3.00	100.00	0	0
P Willey (ENG)	1979-1979	1	2	287	47.5	16	106	2	2/96	53.00	2.21	143.50	0	0
G Miller (ENG)	1979-1979	3	4	414	69.0	23	134	2	2/52	67.00	1.94	207.00	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1979-1979	4	6	150	25.0	9	49	1	1/16	49.00	1.96	150.00	0	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v India at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 30-Sep 4, 1979 [Test # 854]

England v India at Leeds, 3rd Test, Aug 16-21, 1979 [Test # 853]

England v India at Lord's, 2nd Test, Aug 2-7, 1979 [Test # 852]