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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khan MohammadPAK | 1952-1958 | 13 | 22 | 526.1 | 153 | 1292 | 54 | 6/21 | 8/41 | 23.93 | 2.46 | 58.46 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Colin BlytheENG | 1901-1910 | 19 | 37 | 757.4 | 231 | 1863 | 100 | 8/59 | 15/99 | 18.63 | 2.46 | 45.46 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Andrew McDonaldAUS | 2009 | 4 | 7 | 122 | 39 | 300 | 9 | 3/25 | 3/72 | 33.33 | 2.46 | 81.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman GordonSA | 1938-1939 | 5 | 8 | 245.6 | 28 | 807 | 20 | 5/103 | 7/162 | 40.35 | 2.46 | 98.30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sanath JayasuriyaSL | 1991-2007 | 109 | 140 | 1364.4 | 319 | 3366 | 98 | 5/34 | 9/74 | 34.35 | 2.47 | 83.55 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Bernard JulienWI | 1973-1977 | 24 | 45 | 4542b | 192 | 1868 | 50 | 5/57 | 5/66 | 37.36 | 2.47 | 90.84 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie HemmingsENG | 1982-1991 | 16 | 28 | 739.3 | 207 | 1825 | 43 | 6/58 | 7/101 | 42.44 | 2.47 | 103.19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Albert TrottENG/AUS | 1895-1899 | 5 | 8 | 948b | 54 | 390 | 26 | 8/43 | 9/110 | 15.00 | 2.47 | 36.46 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard DumbrillSA | 1965-1966 | 5 | 9 | 136 | 40 | 336 | 9 | 4/30 | 7/61 | 37.33 | 2.47 | 90.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Puss AchongWI | 1930-1935 | 6 | 8 | 153 | 34 | 378 | 8 | 2/64 | 2/76 | 47.25 | 2.47 | 114.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil SimmonsWI | 1991-1997 | 26 | 16 | 104 | 27 | 257 | 4 | 2/34 | 2/57 | 64.25 | 2.47 | 156.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan McCabeAUS | 1930-1938 | 39 | 62 | 3746b | 127 | 1543 | 36 | 4/13 | 4/38 | 42.86 | 2.47 | 104.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Salim DuraniIND | 1960-1973 | 29 | 46 | 1074.2 | 317 | 2657 | 75 | 6/73 | 10/177 | 35.43 | 2.47 | 85.95 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Joel GarnerWI | 1977-1987 | 58 | 111 | 2194.5 | 576 | 5433 | 259 | 6/56 | 9/108 | 20.98 | 2.48 | 50.85 | 18 | 7 | 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 |
| Eldine BaptisteWI | 1983-1990 | 10 | 19 | 227 | 60 | 563 | 16 | 3/31 | 4/56 | 35.19 | 2.48 | 85.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick HoworthENG | 1947-1948 | 5 | 10 | 256 | 61 | 635 | 19 | 6/124 | 7/192 | 33.42 | 2.48 | 80.84 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry KnightENG | 1961-1969 | 29 | 54 | 5377b | 204 | 2223 | 70 | 4/38 | 6/110 | 31.76 | 2.48 | 76.81 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Frederick SpofforthAUS | 1877-1887 | 18 | 30 | 1046.1 | 416 | 1731 | 94 | 7/44 | 14/90 | 18.41 | 2.48 | 44.52 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Meyrick PringleSA | 1992-1995 | 4 | 5 | 108.4 | 21 | 270 | 5 | 2/62 | 2/98 | 54.00 | 2.48 | 130.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard IllingworthENG | 1991-1995 | 9 | 13 | 247.3 | 77 | 615 | 19 | 4/96 | 6/150 | 32.37 | 2.48 | 78.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham McKenzieAUS | 1961-1971 | 60 | 113 | 17681b | 547 | 7328 | 246 | 8/71 | 10/91 | 29.79 | 2.49 | 71.87 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| Bill BowesENG | 1932-1946 | 15 | 29 | 3655b | 131 | 1519 | 68 | 6/33 | 9/219 | 22.34 | 2.49 | 53.75 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Sarfraz NawazPAK | 1969-1984 | 55 | 95 | 13951b | 486 | 5798 | 177 | 9/86 | 11/125 | 32.76 | 2.49 | 78.82 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| Robin JackmanENG | 1981-1982 | 4 | 7 | 178.2 | 45 | 445 | 14 | 4/110 | 5/141 | 31.79 | 2.50 | 76.43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilfred RhodesENG | 1899-1930 | 58 | 90 | 8225b | 365 | 3425 | 127 | 8/68 | 15/124 | 26.97 | 2.50 | 64.76 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | 1993-2007 | 124 | 243 | 4874.4 | 1460 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 21.64 | 2.50 | 51.95 | 28 | 29 | 3 |
| David HolfordWI | 1966-1977 | 24 | 35 | 4816b | 164 | 2009 | 51 | 5/23 | 6/75 | 39.39 | 2.50 | 94.43 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim WallAUS | 1929-1934 | 18 | 33 | 802 | 154 | 2010 | 56 | 5/14 | 8/189 | 35.89 | 2.51 | 85.93 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter WilleyENG | 1976-1986 | 26 | 20 | 181.5 | 49 | 456 | 7 | 2/73 | 2/73 | 65.14 | 2.51 | 155.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl RackemannAUS | 1982-1991 | 12 | 20 | 453.1 | 131 | 1137 | 39 | 6/86 | 11/118 | 29.15 | 2.51 | 69.72 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryan YuileNZ | 1963-1969 | 17 | 26 | 2897b | 168 | 1213 | 34 | 4/43 | 6/112 | 35.68 | 2.51 | 85.21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic PollardNZ | 1965-1973 | 32 | 49 | 4421b | 207 | 1853 | 40 | 3/3 | 5/57 | 46.33 | 2.51 | 110.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McMillanSA | 1992-1998 | 38 | 64 | 1008 | 255 | 2537 | 75 | 4/65 | 7/117 | 33.83 | 2.52 | 80.64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton MasakadzaZIM | 2001-2018 | 38 | 24 | 194 | 47 | 489 | 16 | 3/24 | 3/24 | 30.56 | 2.52 | 72.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy HornibrookAUS | 1929-1930 | 6 | 11 | 263.1 | 63 | 664 | 17 | 7/92 | 7/146 | 39.06 | 2.52 | 92.88 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahangir KhanIND | 1932-1936 | 4 | 6 | 101 | 28 | 255 | 4 | 4/60 | 4/86 | 63.75 | 2.52 | 151.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar DharmasenaSL | 1993-2004 | 31 | 53 | 1156.3 | 265 | 2920 | 69 | 6/72 | 8/183 | 42.32 | 2.52 | 100.57 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Axar PatelIND | 2021-2025 | 15 | 29 | 443.2 | 98 | 1121 | 57 | 6/38 | 11/70 | 19.67 | 2.53 | 46.67 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike GattingENG | 1978-1988 | 79 | 32 | 752b | 29 | 317 | 4 | 1/14 | 1/14 | 79.25 | 2.53 | 188.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayantha SilvaSL | 1995-1998 | 7 | 11 | 255.3 | 72 | 647 | 20 | 4/16 | 7/35 | 32.35 | 2.53 | 76.65 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdur RehmanPAK | 2007-2014 | 22 | 43 | 1149 | 233 | 2910 | 99 | 6/25 | 8/92 | 29.39 | 2.53 | 69.64 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Monty NobleAUS | 1898-1909 | 42 | 71 | 7159b | 361 | 3025 | 121 | 7/17 | 13/77 | 25.00 | 2.54 | 59.17 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Peter LeverENG | 1970-1975 | 17 | 31 | 3571b | 92 | 1509 | 41 | 6/38 | 9/103 | 36.80 | 2.54 | 87.10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim SmithENG | 1935-1937 | 5 | 9 | 155 | 40 | 393 | 15 | 5/16 | 6/173 | 26.20 | 2.54 | 62.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George RoweSA | 1896-1902 | 5 | 8 | 1079b | 50 | 456 | 15 | 5/115 | 5/115 | 30.40 | 2.54 | 71.93 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | 1984-2001 | 132 | 242 | 5003.1 | 1144 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 24.45 | 2.54 | 57.84 | 32 | 22 | 3 |
| Darren LehmannAUS | 1998-2004 | 27 | 25 | 162.2 | 36 | 412 | 15 | 3/42 | 6/92 | 27.47 | 2.54 | 64.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mudassar NazarPAK | 1978-1989 | 76 | 96 | 5967b | 217 | 2532 | 66 | 6/32 | 6/38 | 38.36 | 2.55 | 90.41 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan FairfaxAUS | 1929-1931 | 10 | 18 | 253.2 | 54 | 645 | 21 | 4/31 | 6/138 | 30.71 | 2.55 | 72.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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