Bowling records (Men's First-class)
Alastair Cook has played the most matches in men's first-class cricket: 247.
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair CookENG/ESS | 2008-2022 | 247 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 20.00 | 4.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James AndersonENG/LAN | 2003-2026 | 240 | 440 | 8215.5 | 2147 | 22423 | 903 | 7/19 | 11/71 | 24.83 | 2.73 | 54.59 | 39 | 40 | 4 |
| Stuart BroadENG/NOT | 2007-2023 | 204 | 374 | 6635 | 1508 | 19616 | 728 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 26.95 | 2.96 | 54.68 | 32 | 22 | 3 |
| Sachin TendulkarIND | 1989-2013 | 199 | 145 | 706.4 | 83 | 2492 | 46 | 3/10 | 3/14 | 54.17 | 3.53 | 92.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe RootENG/YOR | 2012-2026 | 198 | 205 | 1336.2 | 211 | 4405 | 97 | 5/8 | 5/33 | 45.41 | 3.30 | 82.66 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Shivnarine ChanderpaulWI | 1994-2011 | 189 | 43 | 290 | 50 | 883 | 9 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 98.11 | 3.04 | 193.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS/WOR/LAN | 2011-2026 | 186 | 340 | 7529.1 | 1408 | 21692 | 710 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 30.55 | 2.88 | 63.63 | 31 | 29 | 6 |
| Rory BurnsSUR | 2015-2026 | 183 | 19 | 44.2 | 7 | 136 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | - | 3.07 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam LythENG/YOR | 2014-2026 | 170 | 98 | 465.3 | 73 | 1469 | 39 | 4/56 | 5/61 | 37.67 | 3.16 | 71.62 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian BellENG/WAR | 2005-2016 | 170 | 8 | 26.1 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 1/33 | 1/33 | 93.00 | 3.55 | 157.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve WaughAUS | 1985-2004 | 168 | 150 | 1300.5 | 329 | 3445 | 92 | 5/28 | 8/169 | 37.45 | 2.65 | 84.84 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky PontingAUS | 1995-2012 | 168 | 36 | 97.5 | 24 | 276 | 5 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 55.20 | 2.82 | 117.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques KallisSA/IWX | 1996-2013 | 166 | 272 | 3372 | 837 | 9535 | 292 | 6/54 | 9/92 | 32.65 | 2.83 | 69.29 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex LeesYOR/DUR | 2015-2020 | 166 | 5 | 9.1 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 2/51 | 2/51 | 27.33 | 8.95 | 18.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom WestleyENG/ESS | 2014-2026 | 165 | 79 | 366.4 | 54 | 1091 | 22 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 49.59 | 2.98 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John SimpsonMID | 2017-2019 | 165 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | - | 7.67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul DravidIND | 1997-2002 | 164 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 39.00 | 1.95 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar SangakkaraSL | 2004-2014 | 164 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 | - | 3.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben BrownSUS/HAM | 2014-2025 | 163 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 82 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | - | 3.90 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton JenningsENG/DUR/LAN | 2014-2020 | 162 | 42 | 216.1 | 32 | 716 | 21 | 3/37 | 4/48 | 34.10 | 3.31 | 61.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam RobsonMID | 2014-2026 | 162 | 41 | 157.3 | 12 | 669 | 20 | 4/46 | 4/69 | 33.45 | 4.25 | 47.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hashim AmlaSA/SUR | 2006-2014 | 162 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | - | 3.90 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny BairstowYOR | 2025 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/6 | - | 6.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter SiddleAUS/SOM/DUR | 2008-2025 | 156 | 286 | 5177.4 | 1317 | 14336 | 553 | 6/38 | 9/104 | 25.92 | 2.77 | 56.18 | 25 | 17 | 0 |
| Allan BorderAUS | 1978-1994 | 156 | 98 | 4009b | 197 | 1525 | 39 | 7/46 | 11/96 | 39.10 | 2.28 | 102.79 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne MadsenDER | 2014-2025 | 156 | 71 | 411 | 73 | 1317 | 26 | 2/8 | 2/8 | 50.65 | 3.20 | 94.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben DuckettNOR/NOT | 2016-2022 | 156 | 10 | 24.5 | 0 | 99 | 2 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 49.50 | 3.99 | 74.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam NortheastKEN/GLA | 2014-2025 | 156 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | - | 4.69 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben FoakesSUR | 2026 | 154 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0/7 | 0/7 | - | 3.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic SibleyENG/WAR/SUR | 2016-2026 | 153 | 13 | 55.5 | 6 | 262 | 3 | 2/103 | 2/117 | 87.33 | 4.69 | 111.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark StonemanMID/DUR/SUR | 2014-2024 | 153 | 18 | 50.5 | 1 | 257 | 1 | 1/34 | 1/53 | 257.00 | 5.06 | 305.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan PatelNZ/WF/WAR | 2006-2019 | 152 | 266 | 5668.3 | 1481 | 16009 | 541 | 8/36 | 12/89 | 29.59 | 2.82 | 62.87 | 24 | 25 | 6 |
| Tom LathamKEN | 2016 | 152 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/5 | - | 2.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil WagnerNZ/OV/ND | 2012-2025 | 150 | 273 | 5247 | 1069 | 16487 | 582 | 7/39 | 11/111 | 28.33 | 3.14 | 54.09 | 30 | 25 | 1 |
| Jack LeachENG/SOM | 2014-2026 | 149 | 242 | 5022.2 | 1196 | 13565 | 510 | 8/85 | 12/102 | 26.60 | 2.70 | 59.09 | 27 | 30 | 5 |
| Ben StokesENG/DUR | 2013-2026 | 149 | 226 | 3065.4 | 521 | 10269 | 353 | 7/67 | 10/121 | 29.09 | 3.35 | 52.11 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| Daniel Bell-DrummondKEN | 2017-2023 | 149 | 39 | 209.3 | 30 | 680 | 23 | 3/37 | 3/37 | 29.57 | 3.25 | 54.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahela JayawardeneSL | 1997-2014 | 149 | 22 | 98.1 | 20 | 310 | 6 | 2/32 | 2/32 | 51.67 | 3.16 | 98.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke WellsSUS/LAN | 2014-2026 | 148 | 150 | 1174 | 130 | 4109 | 114 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 36.04 | 3.50 | 61.79 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe ClarkeWOR/NOT | 2016-2026 | 148 | 3 | 8.3 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/5 | - | 6.24 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark BoucherSA | 2005 | 147 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 4.50 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris CookeGLA | 2021-2023 | 147 | 3 | 7.3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 | - | 5.07 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel LawrenceENG/ESS/SUR | 2016-2026 | 146 | 93 | 864.4 | 103 | 3034 | 62 | 4/91 | 4/68 | 48.94 | 3.51 | 83.68 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 1992-2007 | 145 | 273 | 6784.2 | 1742 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.42 | 2.65 | 57.49 | 48 | 37 | 10 |
| Jamie PorterESS | 2014-2026 | 145 | 258 | 4026.4 | 869 | 12620 | 551 | 7/41 | 12/95 | 22.90 | 3.13 | 43.85 | 30 | 23 | 3 |
| Marcus TrescothickENG | 2000-2005 | 145 | 10 | 50 | 6 | 155 | 1 | 1/34 | 1/34 | 155.00 | 3.10 | 300.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar PujaraIND/SUS/YOR | 2014-2023 | 145 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | - | 3.90 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben RaineDUR/LEI | 2014-2026 | 144 | 254 | 4598.3 | 1084 | 13139 | 510 | 6/27 | 9/96 | 25.76 | 2.86 | 54.10 | 22 | 19 | 0 |
| Dean ElgarSA/SOM/ESS | 2012-2026 | 144 | 51 | 190.2 | 14 | 735 | 18 | 4/22 | 4/56 | 40.83 | 3.86 | 63.44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben SlaterDER/NOT | 2016-2026 | 144 | 17 | 78 | 15 | 221 | 3 | 1/1 | 1/7 | 73.67 | 2.83 | 156.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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