Bowling records (All cricket)
P Thongsa has the best bowling average in men's cricket: 9.11 with 27 wickets (minimum 20 wickets) (from the 23,340 of 23,347 matches with full scorecards).
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 23,340 of the 23,347 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P ThongsaTHA | 2025-2026 | 32 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 246 | 27 | 4/2 | 4/2 | 9.11 | 5.72 | 9.56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B Ito-DavisJPN | 2024-2026 | 28 | 24 | 68.4 | 4 | 303 | 33 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 9.18 | 4.41 | 12.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevon FublerBER | 2024-2026 | 19 | 16 | 52.5 | 3 | 236 | 24 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 9.83 | 4.47 | 13.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian de OliveiraPOR | 2026 | 10 | 10 | 33.2 | 3 | 198 | 20 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 9.90 | 5.94 | 10.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Waqar AliCYP | 2021-2026 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 0 | 338 | 33 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 10.24 | 5.28 | 11.64 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaurya SanandiaSAU | 2016-2018 | 10 | 10 | 35.2 | 1 | 219 | 21 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 10.43 | 6.20 | 10.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jandre CoetzeeKNI/THA | 2012-2026 | 35 | 34 | 115.1 | 6 | 604 | 57 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 10.60 | 5.24 | 12.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George LohmannENG | 1886-1896 | 18 | 36 | 3932b | 364 | 1205 | 112 | 9/28 | 15/45 | 10.76 | 1.84 | 35.11 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Abdul SamadJPN | 2024-2026 | 19 | 19 | 54.4 | 7 | 216 | 20 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 10.80 | 3.95 | 16.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C RumistrzewiczSPA | 2021-2026 | 32 | 30 | 109 | 4 | 531 | 49 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 10.84 | 4.87 | 13.35 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh LawrensonJER | 2024-2025 | 33 | 9 | 67 | 11 | 240 | 22 | 5/29 | 5/29 | 10.91 | 3.58 | 18.27 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Imran ArifKSA | 2017-2021 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 3 | 264 | 24 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 11.00 | 5.18 | 12.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas RossiARG | 2023-2026 | 20 | 17 | 58 | 2 | 288 | 26 | 5/3 | 5/3 | 11.08 | 4.97 | 13.38 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua AsiaNGR | 2022-2025 | 26 | 23 | 71 | 3 | 335 | 30 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 11.17 | 4.72 | 14.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib RafiqMEX | 2023-2026 | 19 | 19 | 60.5 | 3 | 283 | 25 | 5/12 | 5/12 | 11.32 | 4.65 | 14.60 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MA BaigMAA | 2018-2025 | 41 | 40 | 132.3 | 3 | 663 | 58 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 11.43 | 5.00 | 13.71 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| XSD SmithSUR | 2024-2026 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 230 | 20 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 11.50 | 4.79 | 14.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J MartinsPOR | 2026 | 21 | 13 | 39.4 | 0 | 266 | 23 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 11.57 | 6.71 | 10.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S RavichandranJPN | 2022-2026 | 52 | 48 | 150.5 | 5 | 732 | 63 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 11.62 | 4.85 | 14.37 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| ML CastilloBEA | 2021-2026 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 3 | 258 | 22 | 6/16 | 6/16 | 11.73 | 5.73 | 12.27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas KaberWAR/MCT | 2019-2026 | 15 | 13 | 39.2 | 0 | 270 | 23 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 11.74 | 6.86 | 10.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AR RamjaniUGA/CR | 2022-2026 | 83 | 81 | 330 | 20 | 1446 | 123 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 11.76 | 4.38 | 16.10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Aamir LalSOU | 2022-2026 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 294 | 25 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 11.76 | 5.76 | 12.24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Khan RafahFRA | 2026 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 236 | 20 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 11.80 | 6.94 | 10.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhruv MaisuriaBOT | 2015-2026 | 61 | 56 | 207.3 | 7 | 1187 | 100 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 11.87 | 5.72 | 12.45 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| S DaviziCZE | 2019-2026 | 43 | 16 | 37.2 | 0 | 262 | 22 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 11.91 | 7.02 | 10.18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tashi PhuntshoBHU | 2023-2026 | 24 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 299 | 25 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 11.96 | 5.54 | 12.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheepurapalli StephenAND | 2016-2023 | 22 | 22 | 81.1 | 2 | 504 | 42 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 12.00 | 6.21 | 11.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rakibul HasanITA | 2017-2026 | 23 | 21 | 126.1 | 8 | 468 | 39 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 12.00 | 3.71 | 19.41 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Irfan RingkuROM | 2026 | 18 | 17 | 57.5 | 0 | 384 | 32 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 12.00 | 6.64 | 10.84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D SabirBER | 2021-2026 | 46 | 29 | 80.5 | 2 | 472 | 39 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 12.10 | 5.84 | 12.44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R EdwardsCAY | 2025-2026 | 14 | 14 | 40.2 | 0 | 243 | 20 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 12.15 | 6.02 | 12.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salman NazarCAN | 2021-2022 | 12 | 11 | 51.5 | 5 | 244 | 20 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 12.20 | 4.71 | 15.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nabil MasterBOT | 2015-2026 | 18 | 15 | 65.4 | 5 | 293 | 24 | 6/2 | 6/2 | 12.21 | 4.46 | 16.42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OE TaylorCOO | 2024-2026 | 17 | 15 | 47 | 2 | 323 | 26 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 12.42 | 6.87 | 10.85 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J BagumaUGA | 2022-2026 | 36 | 35 | 136.3 | 6 | 749 | 60 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 12.48 | 5.49 | 13.65 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| P KumbhareJPN | 2022-2024 | 19 | 19 | 65.1 | 6 | 289 | 23 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 12.57 | 4.43 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaker TaqawiSWE | 2022-2024 | 14 | 14 | 47.3 | 2 | 315 | 25 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 12.60 | 6.63 | 11.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hernán FennellARG | 2019-2026 | 38 | 37 | 124 | 1 | 746 | 59 | 6/18 | 6/18 | 12.64 | 6.02 | 12.61 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J.J. FerrisENG/AUS | 1887-1892 | 9 | 16 | 2356b | 251 | 775 | 61 | 7/37 | 13/91 | 12.70 | 1.97 | 38.62 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Mohammad KamranSPA | 2022-2026 | 26 | 24 | 90.1 | 2 | 472 | 37 | 6/20 | 6/20 | 12.76 | 5.23 | 14.62 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| YM NkanyaTAN | 2022-2026 | 51 | 50 | 168.3 | 8 | 842 | 66 | 5/2 | 5/2 | 12.76 | 5.00 | 15.32 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| LA BurnsSPA | 2022-2026 | 37 | 37 | 131.4 | 2 | 728 | 57 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 12.77 | 5.53 | 13.86 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M TaniyamaJPN | 2012-2026 | 53 | 50 | 138.5 | 8 | 743 | 58 | 5/55 | 5/55 | 12.81 | 5.35 | 14.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derrick BrangmanBER | 2013-2026 | 47 | 46 | 151.3 | 7 | 850 | 66 | 5/19 | 5/19 | 12.88 | 5.61 | 13.77 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R AbdulkareemNGR | 2021-2026 | 60 | 54 | 140.2 | 6 | 857 | 66 | 6/22 | 6/22 | 12.98 | 6.11 | 12.76 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac AboagyeGHA | 2012-2026 | 19 | 19 | 111.5 | 16 | 407 | 31 | 4/39 | 4/39 | 13.13 | 3.64 | 21.65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed IrfanUGA | 2016-2018 | 17 | 17 | 109.1 | 16 | 415 | 31 | 6/23 | 6/23 | 13.39 | 3.80 | 21.13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yasir AliSPA | 2018-2026 | 47 | 43 | 131.2 | 2 | 777 | 58 | 6/28 | 6/28 | 13.40 | 5.92 | 13.59 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Khalid AhmadiBEL | 2020-2026 | 35 | 34 | 121.5 | 1 | 778 | 58 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 13.41 | 6.39 | 12.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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