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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.
Qualification: Minimum 600 balls bowled.
| Player | Opposition | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly AmbroseWI | Zimbabwe | 2000 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 36 | 100 | 8 | 4/42 | 7/50 | 12.50 | 0.97 | 77.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor GoddardSA | New Zealand | 1964 | 3 | 6 | 140 | 81 | 142 | 7 | 4/18 | 4/50 | 20.29 | 1.01 | 120.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul KardarPAK | New Zealand | 1955 | 3 | 5 | 138 | 62 | 151 | 10 | 3/35 | 5/73 | 15.10 | 1.09 | 82.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bapu NadkarniIND | Pakistan | 1960-1961 | 4 | 8 | 191.2 | 119 | 220 | 9 | 4/43 | 5/67 | 24.44 | 1.15 | 127.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilip DoshiIND | New Zealand | 1981 | 2 | 3 | 137 | 66 | 164 | 5 | 2/18 | 4/97 | 32.80 | 1.20 | 164.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John WatkinsSA | New Zealand | 1953-1954 | 5 | 10 | 1205b | 83 | 243 | 18 | 4/22 | 5/51 | 13.50 | 1.21 | 66.94 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinanath RamnarineWI | England | 1998 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 37 | 148 | 9 | 4/29 | 6/99 | 16.44 | 1.22 | 80.89 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken HiggsENG | New Zealand | 1966 | 3 | 6 | 128 | 50 | 157 | 17 | 4/5 | 7/56 | 9.24 | 1.23 | 45.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny WardleENG | Pakistan | 1954 | 4 | 7 | 142.5 | 82 | 176 | 20 | 7/56 | 7/56 | 8.80 | 1.23 | 42.85 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | Zimbabwe | 2000 | 2 | 4 | 80.1 | 29 | 134 | 9 | 3/21 | 5/67 | 14.89 | 1.25 | 71.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl HooperWI | New Zealand | 2002 | 2 | 4 | 89 | 26 | 150 | 6 | 2/44 | 4/110 | 25.00 | 1.26 | 118.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William AttewellENG | Australia | 1884-1892 | 10 | 18 | 2850b | 326 | 626 | 28 | 4/42 | 6/107 | 22.36 | 1.32 | 101.79 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil JoshiIND | New Zealand | 1999 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 33 | 150 | 5 | 2/38 | 3/60 | 30.00 | 1.32 | 136.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert IronmongerAUS | South Africa | 1931-1932 | 4 | 8 | 221.5 | 112 | 296 | 31 | 6/18 | 11/24 | 9.55 | 1.33 | 42.94 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Heath StreakZIM | Bangladesh | 2001-2004 | 6 | 9 | 180.2 | 69 | 324 | 20 | 4/38 | 6/85 | 16.20 | 1.35 | 72.10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Geff NobletAUS | South Africa | 1950-1953 | 2 | 4 | 80.1 | 24 | 146 | 5 | 3/21 | 3/37 | 29.20 | 1.37 | 128.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion NashNZ | Zimbabwe | 1992-2000 | 4 | 8 | 899b | 54 | 206 | 10 | 3/41 | 5/54 | 20.60 | 1.37 | 89.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alf ValentineWI | New Zealand | 1952-1956 | 6 | 11 | 315.2 | 154 | 436 | 23 | 5/32 | 7/80 | 18.96 | 1.38 | 82.26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance KlusenerSA | West Indies | 2001 | 5 | 10 | 118 | 49 | 219 | 8 | 3/15 | 4/45 | 27.38 | 1.39 | 118.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton MurraySA | New Zealand | 1953-1954 | 6 | 10 | 1340b | 81 | 311 | 12 | 3/30 | 5/49 | 25.92 | 1.39 | 111.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm JarvisZIM | Sri Lanka | 1994 | 3 | 5 | 137 | 67 | 195 | 7 | 3/30 | 4/54 | 27.86 | 1.42 | 117.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh TayfieldSA | New Zealand | 1953-1954 | 7 | 12 | 2255b | 126 | 539 | 31 | 6/13 | 9/97 | 17.39 | 1.43 | 72.74 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan MossENG | India | 1959 | 3 | 6 | 101 | 47 | 147 | 7 | 2/30 | 3/40 | 21.00 | 1.46 | 86.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedley VerityENG | South Africa | 1935-1939 | 9 | 16 | 3298b | 167 | 802 | 31 | 5/70 | 6/117 | 25.87 | 1.46 | 106.39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arshad AyubIND | New Zealand | 1988 | 3 | 6 | 196.4 | 75 | 287 | 21 | 5/50 | 8/104 | 13.67 | 1.46 | 56.19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony LockENG | New Zealand | 1958-1959 | 7 | 13 | 250.5 | 133 | 367 | 47 | 7/35 | 11/65 | 7.81 | 1.46 | 32.02 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Ken MackayAUS | Pakistan | 1959 | 3 | 5 | 129.4 | 59 | 190 | 10 | 6/42 | 7/58 | 19.00 | 1.47 | 77.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob OramNZ | Bangladesh | 2004-2008 | 5 | 10 | 785b | 47 | 195 | 10 | 3/23 | 4/44 | 19.50 | 1.49 | 78.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris CairnsNZ | West Indies | 1999 | 2 | 4 | 84.6 | 30 | 169 | 17 | 7/27 | 10/100 | 9.94 | 1.50 | 39.88 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Joe PartridgeSA | New Zealand | 1964 | 3 | 6 | 162 | 69 | 247 | 13 | 6/86 | 7/133 | 19.00 | 1.52 | 74.77 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Khan MohammadPAK | New Zealand | 1955 | 3 | 6 | 134.2 | 53 | 205 | 13 | 6/21 | 8/41 | 15.77 | 1.53 | 62.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred TitmusENG | New Zealand | 1963-1965 | 6 | 12 | 302 | 138 | 461 | 28 | 5/19 | 6/103 | 16.46 | 1.53 | 64.71 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bapu NadkarniIND | New Zealand | 1955-1968 | 9 | 16 | 367.3 | 169 | 561 | 18 | 6/43 | 7/65 | 31.17 | 1.53 | 122.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff GladwinENG | South Africa | 1947-1949 | 7 | 14 | 1961b | 84 | 504 | 14 | 3/21 | 3/36 | 36.00 | 1.54 | 140.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken MackayAUS | South Africa | 1957-1958 | 5 | 6 | 93.6 | 20 | 193 | 3 | 2/54 | 2/83 | 64.33 | 1.54 | 250.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl HooperWI | South Africa | 1998-2001 | 9 | 15 | 247 | 65 | 511 | 9 | 2/49 | 3/112 | 56.78 | 1.55 | 219.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken MackayAUS | India | 1956-1960 | 8 | 11 | 113.2 | 47 | 176 | 7 | 3/27 | 3/49 | 25.14 | 1.55 | 97.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg ScarlettWI | England | 1960 | 3 | 6 | 134 | 53 | 209 | 2 | 1/46 | 1/58 | 104.50 | 1.56 | 402.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred ShawENG | Australia | 1877-1882 | 7 | 10 | 274 | 155 | 285 | 12 | 5/38 | 8/89 | 23.75 | 1.56 | 91.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saqlain MushtaqPAK | England | 2000-2001 | 4 | 8 | 280.2 | 79 | 585 | 24 | 8/164 | 9/178 | 24.38 | 1.57 | 93.42 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Zimbabwe | 1994-2004 | 14 | 26 | 5621b | 259 | 1467 | 87 | 9/51 | 13/115 | 16.86 | 1.57 | 64.61 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Jeremy ConeyNZ | Pakistan | 1979-1985 | 9 | 11 | 770b | 30 | 202 | 4 | 2/33 | 2/43 | 50.50 | 1.57 | 192.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polly UmrigarIND | Pakistan | 1952-1961 | 15 | 14 | 269 | 102 | 425 | 14 | 6/74 | 6/74 | 30.36 | 1.58 | 115.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lala AmarnathIND | Pakistan | 1952 | 5 | 8 | 127.5 | 60 | 202 | 9 | 4/40 | 4/65 | 22.44 | 1.58 | 85.22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | South Africa | 1957-1958 | 5 | 9 | 201.5 | 47 | 425 | 25 | 6/34 | 9/82 | 17.00 | 1.58 | 64.52 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Enamul HaqueBAN | Zimbabwe | 2001 | 3 | 5 | 147 | 40 | 311 | 8 | 3/74 | 3/74 | 38.88 | 1.59 | 147.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niroshan BandaratillekeSL | New Zealand | 1998 | 3 | 6 | 160 | 45 | 339 | 16 | 5/36 | 9/83 | 21.19 | 1.59 | 80.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zulfiqar AhmedPAK | New Zealand | 1955 | 3 | 6 | 181.1 | 72 | 288 | 19 | 6/42 | 11/79 | 15.16 | 1.59 | 57.21 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mohammad RafiqueBAN | Zimbabwe | 2004-2005 | 4 | 7 | 215.4 | 69 | 457 | 12 | 5/65 | 6/183 | 38.08 | 1.59 | 143.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky BojeSA | India | 2000-2001 | 4 | 6 | 81 | 27 | 172 | 7 | 5/83 | 7/93 | 24.57 | 1.59 | 92.57 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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