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The best match figures in men's cricket are 9/37 & 10/53 by Jim Laker (ENG) v AUS at Manchester, 26 Jul 1956 (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.

Player	Wkts	Runs	Figures	Overs	Mdns	Econ	Opposition	Ground	Date
Jim LakerENG	19	90	9/37 & 10/53	68	27	1.32	v AUS	Manchester	26 Jul 1956
Kyle AbbottHAM	17	86	9/40 & 8/46	36.2	12	2.37	v SOM	Southampton	16 Sept 2019
Sydney BarnesENG	17	159	8/56 & 9/103	65.3	16	2.43	v SA	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913
Narendra HirwaniIND	16	136	8/61 & 8/75	33.5	6	4.02	v WI	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
Bob MassieAUS	16	137	8/84 & 8/53	60.1	16	2.28	v ENG	London	22 Jun 1972
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	16	220	7/155 & 9/65	113.5	41	1.93	v ENG	London	27 Aug 1998
Johnny BriggsENG	15	28	7/17 & 8/11	33.3	16	1.24	v SA	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
George LohmannENG	15	45	7/38 & 8/7	25.2	11	1.78	v SA	Port Elizabeth	13 Feb 1896
Qais AhmadBL	15	54	5/18 & 5/18 & 5/18	12	0	4.50	v KZ	Sharjah	21 Oct 2018
Chris RushworthDUR	15	95	9/52 & 6/43	20	3	4.75	v NOR	Chester-le-Street	15 Sept 2014
Colin BlytheENG	15	99	8/59 & 7/40	38.3	10	2.57	v SA	Leeds	29 Jul 1907
Hedley VerityENG	15	104	7/61 & 8/43	58.3	23	1.78	v AUS	London	22 Jun 1934
Richard HadleeNZ	15	123	9/52 & 6/71	52.3	13	2.34	v AUS	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985
Wilfred RhodesENG	15	124	7/56 & 8/68	30.2	3	4.09	v AUS	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904
Hardus ViljoenDER	15	170	7/80 & 8/90	42.5	5	3.97	v SUS	Brighton	12 Sept 2017
Simon HarmerESS	15	207	8/46 & 7/161	46.5	8	4.42	v HAM	Chelmsford	26 Jun 2022
Harbhajan SinghIND	15	217	7/133 & 8/84	80.1	26	2.71	v AUS	Chennai	18 Mar 2001
Frederick SpofforthAUS	14	90	7/46 & 7/44	64.3	33	2.08	v ENG	London	28 Aug 1882
Alec BedserENG	14	99	7/55 & 7/44	55.5	23	1.77	v AUS	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953
Billy BatesENG	14	102	7/28 & 7/74	59.2	28	2.57	v AUS	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883
Imran KhanPAK	14	116	8/58 & 6/58	52.2	11	2.22	v SL	Lahore	22 Mar 1982
Ollie RobinsonSUS	14	117	7/59 & 7/58	45.4	10	2.56	v WOR	Worcester	4 May 2023
Jasubhai PatelIND	14	124	9/69 & 5/55	61.3	23	2.02	v AUS	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
Simon HarmerESS	14	128	6/92 & 8/36	66	24	1.94	v WAR	Chelmsford	19 Jun 2017
Simon HarmerESS	14	131	6/67 & 8/64	65.4	26	1.99	v SUR	Chelmsford	8 Aug 2020
Ollie RobinsonSUS	14	135	8/34 & 6/101	46	8	2.93	v MID	Brighton	18 Aug 2019
Amar VirdiSUR	14	139	8/61 & 6/78	46.5	11	2.97	v NOT	Nottingham	13 Jul 2019
Sydney BarnesENG	14	144	7/56 & 7/88	61.5	17	2.33	v SA	Cape Town	14 Feb 1914
Michael HoldingWI	14	149	8/92 & 6/57	53.4	15	2.78	v ENG	London	12 Aug 1976
Anil KumbleIND	14	149	4/75 & 10/74	51	13	2.92	v PAK	Delhi	4 Feb 1999
Simon HarmerESS	14	172	5/77 & 9/95	66.4	19	2.58	v MID	Chelmsford	26 Jun 2017
HMRKB HerathSL	14	184	9/127 & 5/57	55.2	5	3.33	v PAK	Colombo	14 Aug 2014
Yasir ShahPAK	14	184	8/41 & 6/143	57.2	10	3.21	v NZ	Dubai	24 Nov 2018
WPUJC VaasSL	14	191	7/120 & 7/71	57.2	8	3.33	v WI	Colombo	29 Nov 2001
Clarrie GrimmettAUS	14	199	7/116 & 7/83	96.2	28	2.07	v SA	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932
Ajaz PatelNZ	14	225	10/119 & 4/106	73.5	15	3.05	v IND	Mumbai	3 Dec 2021
Todd AstleCAN	14	234	8/148 & 6/86	86.4	16	2.70	v CS	Napier	23 Feb 2014
Sam RainbirdTAS	13	42	8/21 & 5/21	27.1	12	1.55	v QUE	Hobart	23 Mar 2022
Courtney WalshWI	13	55	7/37 & 6/18	36	15	1.53	v NZ	Wellington	10 Feb 1995
Sydney BarnesENG	13	57	5/28 & 8/29	37.4	14	1.51	v SA	London	12 Aug 1912
Derek UnderwoodENG	13	71	5/20 & 8/51	48.5	25	1.45	v PAK	London	8 Aug 1974
Monty NobleAUS	13	77	7/17 & 6/60	33.4	7	2.29	v ENG	Melbourne	1 Jan 1902
Lahiru SamarakoonTUCA	13	82	7/38 & 6/44	34.3	9	2.38	v NSWC	Kurunegala	5 Feb 2026
Thomas O'ConnorOV	13	85	7/58 & 6/27	30.5	8	2.76	v AA	Auckland	9 Mar 2026
Craig OvertonSOM	13	87	7/57 & 6/30	38	9	2.29	v ESS	Taunton	14 Apr 2022
J.J. FerrisENG	13	91	6/54 & 7/37	54.2	27	1.67	v SA	Cape Town	19 Mar 1892
Saeed AjmalWOR	13	94	6/75 & 7/19	40.1	11	2.34	v ESS	Worcester	18 May 2014
Sudeera ThilakaratnePSC	13	97	5/47 & 8/50	35	8	2.77	v BSC	Maggona	10 Jan 2025
Rory KleinveldtNOR	13	98	9/65 & 4/33	39.2	9	2.49	v NOT	Northampton	19 Sept 2017
Malinda PushpakumaraBRC	13	98	7/35 & 6/63	38.3	6	2.55	v SSC	Colombo	24 Jan 2025

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