Bowling records (Men's Tests)
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold LarwoodENG | 1926-1933 | 21 | 36 | 828.1 | 167 | 2212 | 78 | 6/32 | 10/124 | 28.36 | 2.67 | 63.71 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| William BruceAUS | 1885-1895 | 14 | 15 | 988b | 72 | 440 | 12 | 3/88 | 3/92 | 36.67 | 2.67 | 82.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy WhittallZIM | 1993-2002 | 46 | 52 | 781 | 208 | 2088 | 51 | 4/18 | 5/61 | 40.94 | 2.67 | 91.88 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce ReidAUS | 1985-1992 | 27 | 42 | 1040.4 | 244 | 2784 | 113 | 7/51 | 13/148 | 24.64 | 2.68 | 55.26 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| David O'SullivanNZ | 1973-1976 | 11 | 15 | 2744b | 75 | 1224 | 18 | 5/148 | 5/148 | 68.00 | 2.68 | 152.44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Winston BenjaminWI | 1987-1995 | 21 | 35 | 615.4 | 136 | 1648 | 61 | 4/46 | 6/105 | 27.02 | 2.68 | 60.56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie DawsonSA | 1947-1949 | 9 | 15 | 1294b | 41 | 578 | 10 | 2/57 | 3/92 | 57.80 | 2.68 | 129.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie RobinsonENG | 2021-2026 | 24 | 45 | 746.3 | 194 | 2003 | 104 | 5/39 | 8/35 | 19.26 | 2.68 | 43.07 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| George PaineENG | 1935 | 4 | 7 | 174 | 39 | 467 | 17 | 5/168 | 5/168 | 27.47 | 2.68 | 61.41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic MarksENG | 1982-1984 | 6 | 10 | 180.2 | 54 | 484 | 11 | 3/78 | 3/78 | 44.00 | 2.68 | 98.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wasim RajaPAK | 1973-1985 | 57 | 69 | 4082b | 134 | 1826 | 51 | 4/50 | 6/86 | 35.80 | 2.68 | 80.04 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce YardleyAUS | 1978-1983 | 33 | 58 | 8909b | 379 | 3986 | 126 | 7/98 | 10/185 | 31.63 | 2.68 | 70.71 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Pat PocockENG | 1968-1985 | 25 | 43 | 1108.2 | 281 | 2976 | 67 | 6/79 | 8/142 | 44.42 | 2.69 | 99.25 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick MotzNZ | 1961-1969 | 32 | 55 | 7034b | 279 | 3148 | 100 | 6/63 | 8/113 | 31.48 | 2.69 | 70.34 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill LockwoodENG | 1893-1902 | 12 | 18 | 1973b | 100 | 883 | 43 | 7/71 | 11/76 | 20.53 | 2.69 | 45.88 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | 1978-1991 | 81 | 151 | 2930.4 | 614 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 11/89 | 20.95 | 2.69 | 46.77 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
| Gary BartlettNZ | 1961-1968 | 10 | 18 | 294.4 | 64 | 792 | 24 | 6/38 | 6/90 | 33.00 | 2.69 | 73.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | 1994-2009 | 111 | 194 | 3906.2 | 889 | 10501 | 355 | 7/71 | 14/191 | 29.58 | 2.69 | 66.02 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| Pragyan OjhaIND | 2009-2013 | 24 | 48 | 1272.1 | 295 | 3420 | 113 | 6/47 | 10/89 | 30.27 | 2.69 | 67.55 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| John SnowENG | 1965-1976 | 49 | 93 | 12021b | 415 | 5387 | 202 | 7/40 | 10/142 | 26.67 | 2.69 | 59.51 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| Russel ArnoldSL | 1997-2004 | 44 | 28 | 222.2 | 45 | 598 | 11 | 3/76 | 3/76 | 54.36 | 2.69 | 121.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath StreakZIM | 1993-2005 | 65 | 102 | 2259.4 | 593 | 6079 | 216 | 6/73 | 9/72 | 28.14 | 2.69 | 62.77 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| Cyril AllcottNZ | 1930-1932 | 6 | 8 | 201 | 41 | 541 | 6 | 2/102 | 2/102 | 90.17 | 2.69 | 201.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalal-ud-DinPAK | 1982-1985 | 6 | 9 | 199.3 | 51 | 537 | 11 | 3/77 | 5/92 | 48.82 | 2.69 | 108.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan NicholsENG | 1930-1939 | 14 | 24 | 2565b | 97 | 1152 | 41 | 6/35 | 8/108 | 28.10 | 2.69 | 62.56 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fen CresswellNZ | 1949-1951 | 3 | 4 | 108.2 | 30 | 292 | 13 | 6/168 | 6/168 | 22.46 | 2.70 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 1990-2008 | 131 | 236 | 6808.2 | 1555 | 18353 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.70 | 65.99 | 31 | 35 | 8 |
| Cyril VincentSA | 1927-1935 | 25 | 40 | 975.1 | 194 | 2631 | 84 | 6/51 | 8/149 | 31.32 | 2.70 | 69.65 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Nilesh KulkarniIND | 1997-2001 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 28 | 332 | 2 | 1/70 | 1/137 | 166.00 | 2.70 | 369.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.K.NayuduIND | 1932-1936 | 7 | 10 | 143 | 24 | 386 | 9 | 3/40 | 3/40 | 42.89 | 2.70 | 95.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saleem JaffarPAK | 1986-1992 | 14 | 23 | 421.5 | 93 | 1139 | 36 | 5/40 | 8/134 | 31.64 | 2.70 | 70.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sanjay BangarIND | 2001-2002 | 12 | 14 | 127 | 35 | 343 | 7 | 2/23 | 2/23 | 49.00 | 2.70 | 108.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat SymcoxSA | 1993-1998 | 20 | 34 | 593.3 | 135 | 1603 | 37 | 4/69 | 5/159 | 43.32 | 2.70 | 96.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack HillAUS | 1953-1955 | 3 | 5 | 101 | 29 | 273 | 8 | 3/35 | 4/61 | 34.13 | 2.70 | 75.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny MartinAUS | 1960-1967 | 8 | 16 | 1846b | 57 | 832 | 17 | 3/56 | 4/127 | 48.94 | 2.70 | 108.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie BarlowSA | 1961-1970 | 30 | 46 | 3021b | 115 | 1362 | 40 | 5/85 | 6/87 | 34.05 | 2.71 | 75.53 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | 1964-1979 | 58 | 97 | 15963b | 584 | 7199 | 242 | 8/79 | 12/104 | 29.75 | 2.71 | 65.96 | 12 | 16 | 2 |
| Tom BurttNZ | 1947-1953 | 10 | 14 | 432.1 | 119 | 1170 | 33 | 6/162 | 7/106 | 35.45 | 2.71 | 78.58 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Angelo MathewsSL | 2009-2024 | 119 | 86 | 663 | 161 | 1798 | 33 | 4/44 | 4/60 | 54.48 | 2.71 | 120.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul QadirPAK | 1977-1990 | 67 | 111 | 17126b | 608 | 7742 | 236 | 9/56 | 13/101 | 32.81 | 2.71 | 72.57 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| Frank WardAUS | 1936-1938 | 4 | 5 | 1268b | 30 | 574 | 11 | 6/102 | 8/240 | 52.18 | 2.72 | 115.27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne ClarkAUS | 1977-1979 | 10 | 18 | 2793b | 63 | 1265 | 44 | 4/46 | 8/147 | 28.75 | 2.72 | 63.48 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry AldermanAUS | 1981-1991 | 41 | 73 | 1696.5 | 432 | 4616 | 170 | 6/47 | 10/151 | 27.15 | 2.72 | 59.89 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| Wilf FergusonWI | 1948-1954 | 8 | 15 | 428 | 83 | 1165 | 34 | 6/92 | 11/229 | 34.26 | 2.72 | 75.53 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Chris OldENG | 1972-1981 | 46 | 81 | 8858b | 311 | 4020 | 143 | 7/50 | 9/88 | 28.11 | 2.72 | 61.94 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Grayson ShillingfordWI | 1969-1972 | 7 | 12 | 196.5 | 38 | 537 | 15 | 3/63 | 4/83 | 35.80 | 2.73 | 78.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny HayesNZ | 1951-1958 | 15 | 19 | 445.5 | 86 | 1217 | 30 | 4/36 | 4/36 | 40.57 | 2.73 | 89.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan BrackenAUS | 2003-2005 | 5 | 10 | 185 | 53 | 505 | 12 | 4/48 | 4/71 | 42.08 | 2.73 | 92.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asif MujtabaPAK | 1986-1997 | 25 | 16 | 111 | 26 | 303 | 4 | 1/0 | 1/1 | 75.75 | 2.73 | 166.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant FlowerZIM | 1992-2003 | 67 | 60 | 563 | 122 | 1537 | 25 | 4/41 | 8/104 | 61.48 | 2.73 | 135.12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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