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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank WoolleyENG | 1909-1930 | 63 | 87 | 6495b | 251 | 2815 | 83 | 7/76 | 10/49 | 33.92 | 2.60 | 78.25 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Ted DexterENG | 1958-1968 | 62 | 80 | 5317b | 186 | 2306 | 66 | 4/10 | 6/77 | 34.94 | 2.60 | 80.56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George TribeAUS | 1946-1947 | 3 | 6 | 95 | 9 | 330 | 2 | 2/48 | 2/67 | 165.00 | 2.61 | 380.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saliya AhangamaSL | 1985 | 3 | 6 | 133.3 | 32 | 348 | 18 | 5/52 | 8/124 | 19.33 | 2.61 | 44.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John BracewellNZ | 1980-1990 | 41 | 67 | 1400.3 | 360 | 3653 | 102 | 6/32 | 10/106 | 35.81 | 2.61 | 82.38 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Jack RobertsonSA | 1935-1936 | 3 | 5 | 123 | 26 | 321 | 6 | 3/143 | 3/167 | 53.50 | 2.61 | 123.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chud LangtonSA | 1935-1939 | 15 | 23 | 4199b | 104 | 1827 | 40 | 5/58 | 6/89 | 45.67 | 2.61 | 104.97 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Arthur GilliganENG | 1922-1925 | 11 | 20 | 2404b | 73 | 1046 | 36 | 6/7 | 11/90 | 29.06 | 2.61 | 66.78 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stuart ClarkAUS | 2006-2009 | 24 | 48 | 857.3 | 212 | 2239 | 94 | 5/32 | 9/89 | 23.82 | 2.61 | 54.73 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason HolderWI | 2014-2024 | 69 | 122 | 1884.1 | 483 | 4920 | 162 | 6/42 | 11/103 | 30.37 | 2.61 | 69.78 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Inshan AliWI | 1971-1977 | 12 | 23 | 3718b | 137 | 1621 | 34 | 5/59 | 7/158 | 47.68 | 2.62 | 109.35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob SimpsonAUS | 1960-1978 | 62 | 84 | 6881b | 253 | 3001 | 71 | 5/57 | 8/97 | 42.27 | 2.62 | 96.92 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony DodemaideAUS | 1987-1992 | 10 | 17 | 364 | 92 | 953 | 34 | 6/58 | 7/98 | 28.03 | 2.62 | 64.24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred TruemanENG | 1952-1965 | 67 | 127 | 15178b | 522 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 12/119 | 21.58 | 2.62 | 49.44 | 19 | 17 | 3 |
| Nigel HaigENG | 1921-1930 | 5 | 10 | 171 | 54 | 448 | 13 | 3/73 | 4/122 | 34.46 | 2.62 | 78.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George GiffenAUS | 1881-1896 | 31 | 43 | 6391b | 434 | 2791 | 103 | 7/117 | 10/160 | 27.10 | 2.62 | 62.05 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Ken FarnesENG | 1934-1939 | 15 | 27 | 3932b | 103 | 1719 | 60 | 6/96 | 10/179 | 28.65 | 2.62 | 65.53 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Jayananda WarnaweeraSL | 1986-1994 | 10 | 15 | 388.5 | 90 | 1021 | 32 | 4/25 | 8/188 | 31.91 | 2.63 | 72.91 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul ReiffelAUS | 1992-1998 | 35 | 67 | 1067.1 | 279 | 2804 | 104 | 6/71 | 8/152 | 26.96 | 2.63 | 61.57 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Arjuna RanatungaSL | 1982-2000 | 93 | 56 | 395.3 | 114 | 1040 | 16 | 2/17 | 2/20 | 65.00 | 2.63 | 148.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | 1973-1990 | 86 | 150 | 21918b | 809 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 22.30 | 2.63 | 50.85 | 25 | 36 | 9 |
| David BrownENG | 1965-1969 | 26 | 46 | 5098b | 182 | 2237 | 79 | 5/42 | 7/98 | 28.32 | 2.63 | 64.53 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris GayleWI | 2000-2014 | 103 | 104 | 1184.5 | 219 | 3120 | 73 | 5/34 | 6/81 | 42.74 | 2.63 | 97.38 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2011-2020 | 64 | 119 | 1898.3 | 507 | 5000 | 224 | 6/21 | 10/102 | 22.32 | 2.63 | 50.85 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Brian CloseENG | 1949-1967 | 22 | 23 | 1212b | 56 | 532 | 18 | 4/35 | 5/53 | 29.56 | 2.63 | 67.33 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mushtaq MohammadPAK | 1959-1979 | 57 | 70 | 5260b | 177 | 2309 | 79 | 5/28 | 9/119 | 29.23 | 2.63 | 66.58 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Alf GoverENG | 1936-1946 | 4 | 7 | 136 | 26 | 359 | 8 | 3/85 | 4/127 | 44.88 | 2.64 | 102.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John LeverENG | 1976-1986 | 21 | 38 | 4433b | 140 | 1951 | 73 | 7/46 | 10/70 | 26.73 | 2.64 | 60.73 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Aamer SohailPAK | 1992-2000 | 47 | 46 | 397.1 | 80 | 1049 | 25 | 4/54 | 4/44 | 41.96 | 2.64 | 95.32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance KlusenerSA | 1996-2004 | 49 | 84 | 1147.5 | 318 | 3033 | 80 | 8/64 | 8/139 | 37.91 | 2.64 | 86.09 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul StrangZIM | 1994-2001 | 24 | 38 | 953.2 | 211 | 2522 | 70 | 8/109 | 10/158 | 36.03 | 2.65 | 81.71 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Saqlain MushtaqPAK | 1995-2004 | 49 | 86 | 2345 | 541 | 6206 | 208 | 8/164 | 10/155 | 29.84 | 2.65 | 67.64 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| Colin MillerAUS | 1998-2001 | 18 | 34 | 681.5 | 163 | 1805 | 69 | 5/32 | 10/113 | 26.16 | 2.65 | 59.29 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Richard CollingeNZ | 1965-1978 | 35 | 62 | 7689b | 228 | 3393 | 116 | 6/63 | 9/166 | 29.25 | 2.65 | 66.28 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Geoff HowarthNZ | 1975-1985 | 47 | 20 | 614b | 20 | 271 | 3 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 90.33 | 2.65 | 204.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve WaughAUS | 1985-2004 | 168 | 150 | 1300.5 | 329 | 3445 | 92 | 5/28 | 8/169 | 37.45 | 2.65 | 84.84 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| George HirstENG | 1897-1909 | 24 | 44 | 4010b | 146 | 1770 | 59 | 5/48 | 9/86 | 30.00 | 2.65 | 67.97 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 1992-2007 | 145 | 273 | 6784.2 | 1742 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.42 | 2.65 | 57.49 | 48 | 37 | 10 |
| Peter PhilpottAUS | 1965-1966 | 8 | 13 | 2262b | 67 | 1000 | 26 | 5/90 | 6/152 | 38.46 | 2.65 | 87.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul HarrisSA | 2007-2011 | 37 | 63 | 1468.1 | 334 | 3901 | 103 | 6/127 | 9/161 | 37.87 | 2.66 | 85.52 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Asoka de SilvaSL | 1985-1991 | 10 | 15 | 388 | 87 | 1032 | 8 | 2/67 | 2/124 | 129.00 | 2.66 | 291.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad MunafPAK | 1959-1962 | 4 | 7 | 128.1 | 31 | 341 | 11 | 4/42 | 5/96 | 31.00 | 2.66 | 69.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob CunisNZ | 1964-1972 | 20 | 38 | 4250b | 140 | 1887 | 51 | 6/76 | 9/128 | 37.00 | 2.66 | 83.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Liaqat AliPAK | 1975-1978 | 5 | 6 | 808b | 23 | 359 | 6 | 3/80 | 3/80 | 59.83 | 2.67 | 134.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somachandra De SilvaSL | 1982-1984 | 12 | 19 | 505.1 | 108 | 1347 | 37 | 5/59 | 9/162 | 36.41 | 2.67 | 81.92 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad HafeezPAK | 2003-2018 | 55 | 77 | 677.5 | 111 | 1808 | 53 | 4/16 | 4/48 | 34.11 | 2.67 | 76.74 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK | 1958-1967 | 29 | 40 | 4406b | 204 | 1959 | 52 | 6/67 | 8/120 | 37.67 | 2.67 | 84.73 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Angus FraserENG | 1989-1998 | 46 | 79 | 1812.4 | 439 | 4836 | 177 | 8/53 | 11/110 | 27.32 | 2.67 | 61.45 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Mahmood HussainPAK | 1952-1962 | 27 | 42 | 985 | 225 | 2628 | 68 | 6/67 | 6/88 | 38.65 | 2.67 | 86.91 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Allan SteelENG | 1880-1888 | 13 | 20 | 340 | 108 | 605 | 29 | 3/27 | 6/83 | 20.86 | 2.67 | 46.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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