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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	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Ray IllingworthENG	1958-1973	61	100	11934b	715	3807	122	6/29	7/29	31.20	1.91	97.82	5	3	0
Mahendra NagamootooWI	2000-2002	5	8	249	68	637	12	3/119	3/92	53.08	1.92	166.00	0	0	0
Gopal SharmaIND	1985-1990	5	8	217.5	57	418	10	4/88	4/88	41.80	1.92	130.70	1	0	0
Geoff CopeENG	1977-1978	3	5	108	29	277	8	3/102	4/91	34.63	1.92	108.00	0	0	0
Charlie TurnerAUS	1887-1895	17	30	5179b	457	1670	101	7/43	12/87	16.53	1.93	51.28	3	11	2
Maurice TateENG	1924-1935	39	68	12523b	581	4055	155	6/42	11/228	26.16	1.94	80.79	7	7	1
Maurice AllomENG	1930-1931	5	8	136.1	28	265	14	5/38	8/55	18.93	1.95	58.36	1	1	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
Hugh TayfieldSA	1949-1960	37	61	13568b	602	4405	170	9/113	13/165	25.91	1.95	79.81	5	14	2
Alf ValentineWI	1950-1962	36	63	12953b	789	4215	139	8/104	11/204	30.32	1.95	93.19	7	8	2
Basil D'OliveiraENG	1966-1972	44	66	5706b	318	1859	47	3/46	5/62	39.55	1.95	121.40	0	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
Fred TitmusENG	1955-1975	53	90	15118b	777	4931	153	7/79	9/162	32.23	1.96	98.81	9	7	0
Lindsay KlineAUS	1957-1961	13	22	2373b	113	776	34	7/75	8/90	22.82	1.96	69.79	2	1	0
Tom VeiversAUS	1963-1966	21	31	4191b	195	1375	33	4/68	6/150	41.67	1.97	127.00	1	0	0
Sonny RamadhinWI	1950-1961	43	76	13939b	813	4579	158	7/49	11/152	28.98	1.97	88.22	6	10	1
Bobby PeelENG	1884-1896	20	35	5216b	444	1715	101	7/31	11/68	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
J.J. FerrisENG/AUS	1887-1892	9	16	2356b	251	775	61	7/37	13/91	12.70	1.97	38.62	4	6	1
Cyril FrancoisSA	1922-1923	5	9	114	36	225	6	3/23	4/75	37.50	1.97	114.00	0	0	0
Jack WhiteENG	1921-1931	15	27	800.1	253	1581	49	8/126	13/256	32.27	1.98	97.98	1	3	1
Alan DavidsonAUS	1953-1963	44	82	11587b	431	3819	186	7/93	12/124	20.53	1.98	62.30	6	14	2
Peter LoaderENG	1954-1958	13	26	2662b	115	878	39	6/36	9/86	22.51	1.98	68.26	2	1	0
Shaun PollockSA	1995-2008	107	200	29219b	1214	9647	418	7/87	10/147	23.08	1.98	69.90	23	16	1
Harry BromfieldSA	1961-1965	9	16	301.4	101	599	17	5/88	5/88	35.24	1.99	106.47	0	1	0
Tufty MannSA	1947-1951	19	33	5796b	260	1920	58	6/59	7/72	33.10	1.99	99.93	5	1	0
John ShepherdWI	1969-1971	5	8	240.5	70	479	19	5/104	5/104	25.21	1.99	76.05	0	1	0
Lance GibbsWI	1958-1976	79	148	27115b	1313	8989	309	8/38	11/157	29.09	1.99	87.75	11	18	2
Norman GiffordENG	1964-1973	15	21	514	174	1026	33	5/55	8/127	31.09	2.00	93.45	2	1	0
Jeremy ConeyNZ	1974-1987	52	53	2903b	135	966	27	3/28	4/51	35.78	2.00	107.52	0	0	0
Vaman KumarIND	1961	2	3	100.5	46	202	7	5/64	7/132	28.86	2.00	86.43	0	1	0
David AllenENG	1960-1966	39	65	11297b	685	3779	122	5/30	9/162	30.98	2.01	92.60	8	4	0
Gavin LarsenNZ	1994-1996	8	14	2055b	109	689	24	3/57	5/88	28.71	2.01	85.63	0	0	0
Colin MillerAUS	1998-2001	18	34	5373b	163	1805	69	5/32	10/113	26.16	2.02	77.87	2	3	1
Sanath JayasuriyaSL	1991-2007	109	140	10018b	319	3366	98	5/34	9/74	34.35	2.02	102.22	6	2	0
Cameron CuffyWI	1994-2002	15	26	4316b	145	1455	43	4/82	5/102	33.84	2.02	100.37	1	0	0
Sanjay BangarIND	2001-2002	12	14	127	35	343	7	2/23	2/23	49.00	2.03	145.14	0	0	0
Tom CartwrightENG	1964-1965	5	7	268.3	97	544	15	6/94	6/94	36.27	2.03	107.40	0	1	0
Bob AppleyardENG	1954-1956	9	17	1640b	70	554	31	5/51	7/45	17.87	2.03	52.90	1	1	0
Maurice FosterWI	1969-1978	14	23	296	106	600	9	2/41	3/75	66.67	2.03	197.33	0	0	0
Jim LakerENG	1948-1959	46	86	12137b	674	4101	193	10/53	19/90	21.25	2.03	62.89	13	9	3
Tony LockENG	1952-1968	49	88	13147b	819	4451	174	7/35	11/48	25.58	2.03	75.56	11	9	3
John MortimoreENG	1959-1964	9	15	2162b	133	733	13	3/36	3/60	56.38	2.03	166.31	0	0	0
Robert CroftENG	1996-2001	21	31	5375b	195	1825	49	5/95	7/143	37.24	2.04	109.69	1	1	0
Pervez SajjadPAK	1964-1973	19	35	4145b	217	1410	59	7/74	9/112	23.90	2.04	70.25	4	3	0
Bill JohnstonAUS	1947-1955	40	75	11216b	372	3826	160	6/44	9/183	23.91	2.05	70.10	8	7	0
Stephen PeallZIM	1993-1994	4	6	148	45	303	4	2/89	2/78	75.75	2.05	222.00	0	0	0
Tim MurtaghIRE	2018-2019	3	6	624b	23	213	13	5/13	6/65	16.38	2.05	48.00	1	1	0
Bryan StrangZIM	1995-2001	26	44	6451b	306	2203	56	5/101	5/50	39.34	2.05	115.20	1	1	0
Clyde WalcottWI	1948-1960	44	22	199	72	408	11	3/50	3/50	37.09	2.05	108.55	0	0	0
Russel ArnoldSL	1997-2004	44	28	1748b	45	598	11	3/76	3/76	54.36	2.05	158.91	0	0	0

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