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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 2,634 of the 2,671 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
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| Player | Year | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny BriggsENG | 1889 | 1889 | 2 | 4 | 97.3 | 51 | 101 | 21 | 8/11 | 15/28 | 4.81 | 1.55 | 18.62 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| George LohmannENG | 1896 | 1896 | 4 | 8 | 787b | 50 | 255 | 38 | 9/28 | 15/45 | 6.71 | 1.94 | 20.71 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Bobby PeelENG | 1888 | 1888 | 4 | 8 | 162.1 | 71 | 239 | 33 | 7/31 | 11/68 | 7.24 | 2.21 | 19.67 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Ollie RobinsonENG | 2026 | 2026 | 4 | 8 | 113.5 | 35 | 261 | 28 | 5/39 | 8/35 | 9.32 | 2.29 | 24.39 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | 1913 | 1913 | 2 | 4 | 110.1 | 28 | 264 | 27 | 9/103 | 17/159 | 9.78 | 2.40 | 24.48 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| George LohmannENG | 1888 | 1888 | 4 | 8 | 145.3 | 81 | 196 | 20 | 5/17 | 9/52 | 9.80 | 2.02 | 29.15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim LakerENG | 1956 | 1956 | 6 | 12 | 1887b | 138 | 480 | 48 | 10/53 | 19/90 | 10.00 | 1.53 | 39.31 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Charlie TurnerAUS | 1888 | 1888 | 4 | 6 | 252 | 112 | 348 | 33 | 7/43 | 12/87 | 10.55 | 2.07 | 30.55 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Tony LockENG | 1958 | 1958 | 7 | 14 | 1416b | 105 | 373 | 35 | 7/35 | 11/65 | 10.66 | 1.58 | 40.46 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 7 | 140.5 | 56 | 249 | 23 | 5/21 | 8/76 | 10.83 | 1.77 | 36.74 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt HenryNZ | 2025 | 2025 | 3 | 6 | 91.3 | 25 | 218 | 20 | 6/39 | 9/90 | 10.90 | 2.38 | 27.45 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rodney HoggAUS | 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 6 | 122.2 | 33 | 297 | 27 | 6/74 | 10/66 | 11.00 | 1.82 | 36.22 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Allan DonaldSA | 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 7 | 124.3 | 41 | 290 | 26 | 5/40 | 9/54 | 11.15 | 2.33 | 28.73 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | 1936 | 1936 | 3 | 6 | 193.1 | 77 | 371 | 33 | 7/40 | 13/173 | 11.24 | 1.92 | 35.12 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Frank WoolleyENG | 1912 | 1912 | 9 | 12 | 95.5 | 22 | 248 | 22 | 5/20 | 10/49 | 11.27 | 2.59 | 26.14 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Axar PatelIND | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 10 | 201.5 | 50 | 427 | 36 | 6/38 | 11/70 | 11.86 | 2.12 | 33.64 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Shoaib AkhtarPAK | 2003 | 2003 | 4 | 8 | 1099b | 29 | 367 | 30 | 6/30 | 11/78 | 12.23 | 2.00 | 36.63 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Dominic CorkENG | 2000 | 2000 | 4 | 8 | 109.5 | 31 | 245 | 20 | 4/23 | 7/52 | 12.25 | 1.68 | 43.85 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | 1914 | 1914 | 2 | 4 | 115.5 | 28 | 272 | 22 | 7/56 | 14/144 | 12.36 | 2.35 | 31.59 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2011 | 2011 | 3 | 6 | 87.1 | 16 | 297 | 24 | 5/15 | 10/102 | 12.38 | 3.41 | 21.79 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jason HolderWI | 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 12 | 150.1 | 38 | 409 | 33 | 6/59 | 11/103 | 12.39 | 2.72 | 27.30 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill JohnstonAUS | 1950 | 1950 | 5 | 9 | 132.3 | 23 | 323 | 25 | 5/35 | 8/114 | 12.92 | 1.83 | 42.36 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | 1984 | 1984 | 6 | 10 | 227.4 | 81 | 462 | 35 | 5/28 | 10/102 | 13.20 | 2.03 | 39.03 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Colin BlytheENG | 1907 | 1907 | 4 | 8 | 131.3 | 32 | 358 | 27 | 8/59 | 15/99 | 13.26 | 2.72 | 29.22 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Imran KhanPAK | 1982 | 1982 | 9 | 17 | 393.1 | 112 | 824 | 62 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 13.29 | 2.10 | 38.05 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Fred TruemanENG | 1952 | 1952 | 4 | 7 | 119.4 | 25 | 386 | 29 | 8/31 | 9/40 | 13.31 | 3.23 | 24.76 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim LakerENG | 1958 | 1958 | 6 | 12 | 1131b | 75 | 281 | 21 | 5/17 | 8/44 | 13.38 | 1.49 | 53.86 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike ProcterSA | 1970 | 1970 | 4 | 8 | 143 | 50 | 353 | 26 | 6/73 | 9/103 | 13.58 | 2.47 | 33.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | 2024 | 2024 | 7 | 13 | 188 | 55 | 476 | 35 | 5/31 | 9/79 | 13.60 | 2.53 | 32.23 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Umesh YadavIND | 2019 | 2019 | 4 | 8 | 88.4 | 14 | 314 | 23 | 5/53 | 8/82 | 13.65 | 3.54 | 23.13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott BolandAUS | 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 10 | 138.1 | 45 | 287 | 21 | 4/36 | 7/66 | 13.67 | 2.08 | 39.48 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad AbbasPAK | 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 13 | 230.1 | 82 | 523 | 38 | 5/33 | 10/95 | 13.76 | 2.27 | 36.34 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | 1969 | 1969 | 8 | 13 | 309 | 139 | 525 | 38 | 7/32 | 12/101 | 13.82 | 1.70 | 48.79 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Nauman AliPAK | 2024 | 2024 | 2 | 4 | 90.5 | 10 | 277 | 20 | 8/46 | 11/147 | 13.85 | 3.05 | 27.25 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Alec BedserENG | 1952 | 1952 | 4 | 7 | 163.5 | 57 | 279 | 20 | 5/27 | 7/46 | 13.95 | 1.70 | 49.15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray IllingworthENG | 1967 | 1967 | 4 | 8 | 200.3 | 93 | 324 | 23 | 6/29 | 7/29 | 14.09 | 1.62 | 52.30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | 1912 | 1912 | 9 | 15 | 366.5 | 99 | 863 | 61 | 8/29 | 13/57 | 14.15 | 2.35 | 36.08 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | 1902 | 1902 | 3 | 5 | 119.1 | 35 | 283 | 20 | 7/121 | 13/163 | 14.15 | 2.37 | 35.75 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bert IronmongerAUS | 1931 | 1931 | 7 | 14 | 352 | 161 | 595 | 42 | 7/23 | 11/79 | 14.17 | 1.69 | 50.29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Imran KhanPAK | 1986 | 1986 | 6 | 11 | 222.2 | 50 | 469 | 33 | 6/46 | 8/78 | 14.21 | 2.11 | 40.42 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 9 | 203.6 | 53 | 398 | 28 | 6/64 | 9/82 | 14.21 | 1.47 | 58.21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny WardleENG | 1957 | 1957 | 4 | 7 | 1066b | 38 | 342 | 24 | 7/36 | 12/89 | 14.25 | 1.92 | 44.42 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Simon HarmerSA | 2025 | 2025 | 4 | 8 | 171.3 | 36 | 429 | 30 | 6/37 | 9/101 | 14.30 | 2.50 | 34.30 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle JamiesonNZ | 2020 | 2020 | 5 | 10 | 159.2 | 56 | 361 | 25 | 5/34 | 7/77 | 14.44 | 2.27 | 38.24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Narendra HirwaniIND | 1988 | 1988 | 4 | 8 | 201.5 | 53 | 526 | 36 | 8/61 | 16/136 | 14.61 | 2.61 | 33.64 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Daryl TuffeyNZ | 2002 | 2002 | 5 | 9 | 132 | 43 | 382 | 26 | 6/54 | 9/116 | 14.69 | 2.17 | 40.62 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilfred RhodesENG | 1904 | 1904 | 4 | 8 | 114.2 | 23 | 353 | 24 | 8/68 | 15/124 | 14.71 | 3.09 | 28.58 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2020 | 2020 | 8 | 15 | 242.5 | 77 | 561 | 38 | 6/31 | 10/67 | 14.76 | 2.31 | 38.34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | 2024 | 2024 | 13 | 26 | 357 | 85 | 1060 | 71 | 6/45 | 9/91 | 14.93 | 2.97 | 30.17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Shamar JosephWI | 2025 | 2025 | 3 | 6 | 103.2 | 19 | 329 | 22 | 5/87 | 9/133 | 14.95 | 3.18 | 28.18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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