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Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Neil AdcockSA	1953-1962	26	46	6391b	218	2195	104	6/43	8/87	21.11	2.06	61.45	5	5	0
Bill WhittyAUS	1909-1912	14	25	559.3	163	1373	65	6/17	9/98	21.12	2.45	51.65	7	3	0
Jim LakerENG	1948-1959	46	86	12027b	674	4101	193	10/53	19/90	21.25	2.05	62.32	13	9	3
Joey PalmerAUS	1880-1886	17	30	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	11/165	21.51	2.23	57.91	5	6	2
Jack CowieNZ	1937-1949	9	13	338	65	969	45	6/40	10/140	21.53	2.87	45.07	3	4	1
Fred TruemanENG	1952-1965	67	127	15178b	522	6625	307	8/31	12/119	21.58	2.62	49.44	19	17	3
Glenn McGrathAUS	1993-2007	124	243	4874.4	1460	12186	563	8/24	10/27	21.64	2.50	51.95	28	29	3
Manny MartindaleWI	1933-1939	10	17	1605b	40	804	37	5/22	8/61	21.73	3.01	43.38	2	3	0
Hugh TrumbleAUS	1890-1904	32	57	8099b	452	3072	141	8/65	12/89	21.79	2.28	57.44	8	9	3
Vinothen JohnSL	1983-1984	6	9	213.3	53	614	28	5/60	8/159	21.93	2.88	45.75	1	2	0
Kagiso RabadaSA	2015-2026	74	136	2274.2	445	7599	346	7/112	13/144	21.96	3.34	39.44	16	17	4
Jasubhai PatelIND	1955-1960	7	11	287.3	94	637	29	9/69	14/124	21.97	2.22	59.48	0	2	1
Vallance JuppENG	1921-1928	8	14	216.5	55	616	28	4/37	7/103	22.00	2.84	46.46	2	0	0
Ted PeateENG	1881-1886	9	15	524	250	683	31	6/85	8/58	22.03	1.96	67.61	2	2	0
Jack HearneENG	1892-1899	12	20	2984b	211	1082	49	6/41	10/60	22.08	2.18	60.90	4	4	1
Shane Edward BondNZ	2001-2009	18	32	562	114	1922	87	6/51	10/99	22.09	3.42	38.76	7	5	1
Alf HallSA	1923-1931	7	14	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	11/112	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
Matthew KuhnemannAUS	2023-2025	5	9	171	30	555	25	5/16	9/149	22.20	3.25	41.04	2	2	0
Pat CumminsAUS	2011-2026	76	140	2500.3	543	7240	326	6/23	10/62	22.21	2.90	46.02	17	14	2
Allan DonaldSA	1992-2002	72	129	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	12/139	22.25	2.84	47.03	11	20	3
Richard HadleeNZ	1973-1990	86	150	21918b	809	9611	431	9/52	15/123	22.30	2.63	50.85	25	36	9
Vernon PhilanderSA	2011-2020	64	119	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	10/102	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
Bill BowesENG	1932-1946	15	29	3655b	131	1519	68	6/33	9/219	22.34	2.49	53.75	2	6	0
William AttewellENG	1884-1892	10	18	2850b	326	626	28	4/42	6/107	22.36	1.32	101.79	2	0	0
Peter LoaderENG	1954-1958	13	26	2662b	115	878	39	6/36	9/86	22.51	1.98	68.26	2	1	0
Dick BarlowENG	1881-1887	17	26	614	325	767	34	7/40	8/63	22.56	1.87	72.24	0	3	0
Bill O'ReillyAUS	1932-1946	27	48	10024b	585	3254	144	7/54	11/129	22.60	1.95	69.61	8	11	3
Mohammad AbbasPAK	2017-2026	33	59	1152.3	313	2971	131	6/54	10/95	22.68	2.58	52.79	7	8	1
Kyle AbbottSA	2013-2017	11	21	346.5	95	886	39	7/29	9/68	22.72	2.55	53.36	0	3	0
Muttiah MuralitharanSL/IWX	1992-2010	133	230	7340	1772	18178	800	9/51	16/220	22.72	2.48	55.05	45	67	22
Jack SaundersAUS	1902-1908	14	27	594.1	116	1796	79	7/34	9/66	22.73	3.02	45.13	6	6	0
Bert VoglerSA	1906-1911	15	28	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	12/181	22.73	3.16	43.19	3	5	1
Imran KhanPAK	1971-1991	88	142	19458b	727	8258	362	8/58	14/116	22.81	2.55	53.75	17	23	6
Lindsay KlineAUS	1957-1961	13	22	2373b	113	776	34	7/75	8/90	22.82	1.96	69.79	2	1	0
Dale SteynSA	2004-2019	93	171	3101.3	658	10073	439	7/51	11/60	22.95	3.25	42.39	27	26	5
Keith MillerAUS	1946-1956	55	95	10461b	337	3906	170	7/60	10/152	22.98	2.24	61.54	8	7	1
Ray LindwallAUS	1946-1960	61	113	13650b	419	5251	228	7/38	9/70	23.03	2.31	59.87	8	12	0
Shabbir AhmedPAK	2003-2005	10	19	429.2	97	1175	51	5/48	8/109	23.04	2.74	50.51	5	2	0
Shaun PollockSA	1995-2008	108	202	4058.5	1221	9726	421	7/87	10/147	23.10	2.40	57.85	23	16	1
Colin CroftWI	1977-1982	27	52	1027.3	211	2913	125	8/29	9/95	23.30	2.84	49.32	7	3	0
Kuldeep YadavIND	2017-2026	19	36	525	65	1869	80	5/40	8/113	23.36	3.56	39.38	4	5	0
Ranji HordernAUS	1911-1912	7	13	358	49	1075	46	7/90	12/175	23.37	3.00	46.70	2	5	2
Lungi NgidiSA	2018-2025	20	35	429.4	100	1356	58	6/39	8/102	23.38	3.16	44.45	1	3	0
Ryan HarrisAUS	2010-2015	27	52	956.1	253	2658	113	7/117	9/106	23.52	2.78	50.77	4	5	0
Eric AtkinsonWI	1958-1959	8	15	272.2	77	589	25	5/42	8/78	23.56	2.16	65.36	1	1	0
Waqar YounisPAK	1989-2003	87	154	2704	516	8788	373	7/76	13/135	23.56	3.25	43.50	28	22	5
Wasim AkramPAK	1985-2002	104	181	3771.1	871	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	2.59	54.65	20	25	5
Michael HoldingWI	1975-1987	60	113	12680b	459	5898	249	8/92	14/149	23.69	2.79	50.92	11	13	2
Stuart ClarkAUS	2006-2009	24	48	857.3	212	2239	94	5/32	9/89	23.82	2.61	54.73	6	2	0
Josh HazlewoodAUS	2014-2026	80	150	2666.2	669	7418	311	6/49	9/79	23.85	2.78	51.44	11	15	0

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