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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran KhanPAK | 1971-1991 | 88 | 142 | 19458b | 727 | 8258 | 362 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 22.81 | 2.55 | 53.75 | 17 | 23 | 6 |
| Chandu BordeIND | 1958-1965 | 55 | 54 | 949.1 | 236 | 2417 | 52 | 5/88 | 6/132 | 46.48 | 2.55 | 109.52 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Murali KartikIND | 2000-2004 | 8 | 15 | 322 | 73 | 820 | 24 | 4/44 | 7/76 | 34.17 | 2.55 | 80.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony GrayWI | 1986-1987 | 5 | 10 | 148 | 37 | 377 | 22 | 4/39 | 6/121 | 17.14 | 2.55 | 40.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff ArnoldENG | 1967-1975 | 34 | 61 | 7650b | 284 | 3254 | 115 | 6/45 | 9/91 | 28.30 | 2.55 | 66.52 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Norman YardleyENG | 1946-1950 | 20 | 20 | 1662b | 41 | 707 | 21 | 3/67 | 5/117 | 33.67 | 2.55 | 79.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MartinNZ | 2013 | 5 | 9 | 253 | 77 | 646 | 12 | 4/43 | 5/133 | 53.83 | 2.55 | 126.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle AbbottSA | 2013-2017 | 11 | 21 | 346.5 | 95 | 886 | 39 | 7/29 | 9/68 | 22.72 | 2.55 | 53.36 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sunil JoshiIND | 1996-2000 | 15 | 26 | 575.1 | 146 | 1470 | 41 | 5/142 | 8/169 | 35.85 | 2.56 | 84.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mahendra NagamootooWI | 2000-2002 | 5 | 8 | 249 | 68 | 637 | 12 | 3/119 | 3/92 | 53.08 | 2.56 | 124.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan GrayNZ | 1983-1988 | 10 | 16 | 346 | 87 | 886 | 17 | 3/73 | 4/64 | 52.12 | 2.56 | 122.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme HickENG | 1991-2001 | 65 | 58 | 509.3 | 128 | 1306 | 23 | 4/126 | 5/28 | 56.78 | 2.56 | 132.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saleem AltafPAK | 1967-1978 | 21 | 39 | 4001b | 122 | 1710 | 46 | 4/11 | 7/131 | 37.17 | 2.56 | 86.98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion NashNZ | 1992-2001 | 32 | 53 | 1032.4 | 311 | 2649 | 93 | 6/27 | 11/169 | 28.48 | 2.57 | 66.62 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim PothecarySA | 1960 | 3 | 6 | 138 | 32 | 354 | 9 | 4/58 | 5/146 | 39.33 | 2.57 | 92.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew SymondsAUS | 2004-2008 | 26 | 41 | 349 | 68 | 896 | 24 | 3/50 | 5/56 | 37.33 | 2.57 | 87.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David ColleyAUS | 1972 | 3 | 6 | 121.3 | 20 | 312 | 6 | 3/83 | 4/151 | 52.00 | 2.57 | 121.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg PerksENG | 1939 | 2 | 3 | 103.5 | 17 | 355 | 11 | 5/100 | 6/199 | 32.27 | 2.57 | 75.36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shivlal YadavIND | 1979-1987 | 35 | 61 | 1393.2 | 339 | 3580 | 102 | 5/76 | 8/118 | 35.10 | 2.57 | 81.96 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Freddie BrownENG | 1931-1953 | 22 | 31 | 3260b | 117 | 1398 | 45 | 5/49 | 6/81 | 31.07 | 2.57 | 72.44 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Intikhab AlamPAK | 1959-1977 | 47 | 78 | 10474b | 383 | 4494 | 125 | 7/52 | 11/130 | 35.95 | 2.57 | 83.79 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Fanie de VilliersSA | 1993-1998 | 18 | 34 | 800.5 | 221 | 2063 | 85 | 6/23 | 10/108 | 24.27 | 2.58 | 56.53 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Vijay HazareIND | 1946-1953 | 30 | 43 | 2840b | 99 | 1220 | 20 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 61.00 | 2.58 | 142.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad AbbasPAK | 2017-2026 | 33 | 59 | 1152.3 | 313 | 2971 | 131 | 6/54 | 10/95 | 22.68 | 2.58 | 52.79 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Bill VoceENG | 1930-1947 | 27 | 51 | 6360b | 211 | 2733 | 98 | 7/70 | 11/149 | 27.89 | 2.58 | 64.90 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob BlairNZ | 1953-1964 | 19 | 28 | 3525b | 114 | 1515 | 43 | 4/85 | 7/142 | 35.23 | 2.58 | 81.98 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster NupenSA | 1921-1936 | 17 | 31 | 693.1 | 133 | 1788 | 50 | 6/46 | 11/150 | 35.76 | 2.58 | 83.18 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Peter PollockSA | 1961-1970 | 28 | 52 | 6522b | 270 | 2806 | 116 | 6/38 | 10/87 | 24.19 | 2.58 | 56.22 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Tinashe PanyangaraZIM | 2004-2014 | 9 | 16 | 314.5 | 87 | 813 | 31 | 5/59 | 7/89 | 26.23 | 2.58 | 60.94 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan ThomsonAUS | 1970-1971 | 4 | 8 | 189.7 | 33 | 654 | 12 | 3/79 | 5/173 | 54.50 | 2.58 | 126.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith StackpoleAUS | 1966-1973 | 43 | 40 | 2321b | 86 | 1001 | 15 | 2/33 | 2/57 | 66.73 | 2.59 | 154.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug RingAUS | 1948-1953 | 13 | 23 | 3024b | 69 | 1305 | 35 | 6/72 | 8/132 | 37.29 | 2.59 | 86.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthySA | 1948-1951 | 15 | 25 | 3499b | 64 | 1510 | 36 | 6/43 | 7/164 | 41.94 | 2.59 | 97.19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | 2009-2014 | 35 | 67 | 1932 | 354 | 5003 | 178 | 7/55 | 11/111 | 28.11 | 2.59 | 65.12 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ/IWX | 1997-2014 | 113 | 187 | 4802.1 | 1155 | 12441 | 362 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 34.37 | 2.59 | 79.59 | 19 | 20 | 3 |
| Clive van RyneveldSA | 1951-1958 | 19 | 20 | 1554b | 27 | 671 | 17 | 4/67 | 4/82 | 39.47 | 2.59 | 91.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2012-2026 | 91 | 171 | 3476 | 778 | 9008 | 356 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 25.30 | 2.59 | 58.58 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | 1985-2002 | 104 | 181 | 3771.1 | 871 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 23.62 | 2.59 | 54.65 | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| Brett SchultzSA | 1992-1997 | 9 | 14 | 288.5 | 82 | 749 | 37 | 5/48 | 9/106 | 20.24 | 2.59 | 46.84 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron CuffyWI | 1994-2002 | 15 | 26 | 561 | 145 | 1455 | 43 | 4/82 | 5/102 | 33.84 | 2.59 | 78.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arif ButtPAK | 1964-1965 | 3 | 6 | 666b | 26 | 288 | 14 | 6/89 | 7/118 | 20.57 | 2.59 | 47.57 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug WaltersAUS | 1965-1981 | 74 | 72 | 3295b | 79 | 1425 | 49 | 5/66 | 7/89 | 29.08 | 2.59 | 67.24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Praveen KumarIND | 2011 | 6 | 11 | 268.3 | 68 | 697 | 27 | 5/106 | 7/169 | 25.81 | 2.60 | 59.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin VaughanNZ | 1992-1997 | 6 | 8 | 173.2 | 41 | 450 | 11 | 4/27 | 5/75 | 40.91 | 2.60 | 94.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim HiggsAUS | 1978-1981 | 22 | 36 | 4752b | 176 | 2057 | 66 | 7/143 | 8/190 | 31.17 | 2.60 | 72.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter ParfittENG | 1962-1972 | 37 | 22 | 221 | 68 | 574 | 12 | 2/5 | 2/19 | 47.83 | 2.60 | 110.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron GauntAUS | 1958-1964 | 3 | 5 | 716b | 14 | 310 | 7 | 3/53 | 3/86 | 44.29 | 2.60 | 102.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leslie HyltonWI | 1935-1939 | 6 | 12 | 965b | 31 | 418 | 16 | 4/27 | 5/80 | 26.13 | 2.60 | 60.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David LarterENG | 1962-1965 | 10 | 20 | 362 | 87 | 941 | 37 | 5/57 | 9/145 | 25.43 | 2.60 | 58.70 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tip SnookeSA | 1906-1923 | 26 | 29 | 270 | 62 | 702 | 35 | 8/70 | 12/127 | 20.06 | 2.60 | 46.29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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