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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.
| Player | Format | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL/IWX | Tests | 1992-2010 | 133 | 230 | 51164b | 1772 | 18178 | 800 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 22.72 | 2.13 | 63.95 | 45 | 67 | 22 |
| Shane WarneAUS | Tests | 1992-2007 | 145 | 273 | 46422b | 1742 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.42 | 2.33 | 65.57 | 48 | 37 | 10 |
| James AndersonENG | Tests | 2003-2024 | 188 | 350 | 40313b | 1705 | 18627 | 704 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 26.46 | 2.77 | 57.26 | 32 | 32 | 3 |
| Anil KumbleIND | Tests | 1990-2008 | 131 | 236 | 46068b | 1555 | 18353 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.39 | 74.42 | 31 | 35 | 8 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | Tests | 1993-2007 | 124 | 243 | 34582b | 1460 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 21.64 | 2.11 | 61.42 | 28 | 29 | 3 |
| Lance GibbsWI | Tests | 1958-1976 | 79 | 148 | 27115b | 1313 | 8989 | 309 | 8/38 | 11/157 | 29.09 | 1.99 | 87.75 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| Stuart BroadENG | Tests | 2007-2023 | 167 | 309 | 5616 | 1282 | 16713 | 604 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 27.67 | 2.98 | 55.79 | 28 | 20 | 3 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | Tests | 1966-1982 | 86 | 151 | 21862b | 1239 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 13/71 | 25.84 | 2.11 | 73.61 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| Shaun PollockSA | Tests | 1995-2008 | 107 | 200 | 29219b | 1214 | 9647 | 418 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 23.08 | 1.98 | 69.90 | 23 | 16 | 1 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ/IWX | Tests | 1997-2014 | 113 | 187 | 32739b | 1155 | 12441 | 362 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 34.37 | 2.28 | 90.44 | 19 | 20 | 3 |
| Courtney WalshWI | Tests | 1984-2001 | 131 | 240 | 32965b | 1134 | 12602 | 513 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 24.57 | 2.29 | 64.26 | 32 | 21 | 3 |
| Bishan BediIND | Tests | 1966-1979 | 67 | 118 | 21364b | 1096 | 7637 | 266 | 7/98 | 10/194 | 28.71 | 2.14 | 80.32 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | Tests | 2011-2026 | 144 | 267 | 5895 | 1092 | 17339 | 573 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 30.26 | 2.94 | 61.73 | 26 | 24 | 5 |
| Kapil DevIND | Tests | 1978-1994 | 131 | 227 | 4623.2 | 1060 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 29.65 | 2.78 | 63.92 | 17 | 23 | 2 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | Tests | 1988-2000 | 98 | 179 | 23943b | 1001 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 20.99 | 2.13 | 59.12 | 21 | 22 | 3 |
| Garry SobersWI | Tests | 1954-1974 | 93 | 159 | 21599b | 974 | 7999 | 235 | 6/73 | 8/80 | 34.04 | 2.22 | 91.91 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | Tests | 2011-2024 | 106 | 200 | 27283b | 897 | 12891 | 537 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 24.01 | 2.83 | 50.81 | 25 | 37 | 8 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | Tests | 1994-2009 | 111 | 194 | 27952b | 889 | 10501 | 355 | 7/71 | 14/191 | 29.58 | 2.25 | 78.74 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | Tests | 2008-2024 | 107 | 203 | 3915 | 876 | 11832 | 391 | 7/64 | 10/108 | 30.26 | 3.02 | 60.08 | 19 | 15 | 1 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | Tests | 1985-2002 | 104 | 181 | 24381b | 871 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 23.62 | 2.41 | 58.89 | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | Tests | 1998-2015 | 103 | 190 | 32205b | 863 | 13537 | 417 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 32.46 | 2.52 | 77.23 | 16 | 25 | 5 |
| Jacques KallisSA/IWX | Tests | 1996-2013 | 165 | 270 | 23287b | 831 | 9497 | 289 | 6/54 | 9/92 | 32.86 | 2.45 | 80.58 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony LockENG | Tests | 1952-1968 | 49 | 88 | 13147b | 819 | 4451 | 174 | 7/35 | 11/48 | 25.58 | 2.03 | 75.56 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| Sonny RamadhinWI | Tests | 1950-1961 | 43 | 76 | 13939b | 813 | 4579 | 158 | 7/49 | 11/152 | 28.98 | 1.97 | 88.22 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Tests | 1999-2018 | 93 | 170 | 26805b | 809 | 12157 | 433 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 28.08 | 2.72 | 61.91 | 20 | 34 | 9 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | Tests | 1973-1990 | 86 | 150 | 22150b | 809 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 22.30 | 2.60 | 51.39 | 25 | 36 | 9 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | Tests | 1952-1964 | 63 | 116 | 19108b | 805 | 6704 | 248 | 7/72 | 11/105 | 27.03 | 2.11 | 77.05 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| Alf ValentineWI | Tests | 1950-1962 | 36 | 63 | 12953b | 789 | 4215 | 139 | 8/104 | 11/204 | 30.32 | 1.95 | 93.19 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Ian BothamENG | Tests | 1977-1992 | 101 | 166 | 21490b | 778 | 10699 | 376 | 8/34 | 13/106 | 28.45 | 2.99 | 57.15 | 16 | 27 | 4 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | Tests | 2012-2026 | 91 | 171 | 20880b | 778 | 9008 | 356 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 25.30 | 2.59 | 58.65 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| Vinoo MankadIND | Tests | 1946-1959 | 44 | 70 | 14686b | 777 | 5236 | 162 | 8/52 | 13/131 | 32.32 | 2.14 | 90.65 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Fred TitmusENG | Tests | 1955-1975 | 53 | 90 | 15118b | 777 | 4931 | 153 | 7/79 | 9/162 | 32.23 | 1.96 | 98.81 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | Tests | 1998-2009 | 101 | 190 | 23652b | 753 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 13/132 | 28.83 | 2.85 | 60.65 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | Tests | 1925-1936 | 37 | 67 | 14513b | 736 | 5231 | 216 | 7/40 | 14/199 | 24.22 | 2.16 | 67.19 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
| John EmbureyENG | Tests | 1978-1995 | 63 | 101 | 15139b | 730 | 5544 | 147 | 7/78 | 7/105 | 37.71 | 2.20 | 102.99 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray IllingworthENG | Tests | 1958-1973 | 61 | 100 | 11934b | 715 | 3807 | 122 | 6/29 | 7/29 | 31.20 | 1.91 | 97.82 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Imran KhanPAK | Tests | 1971-1991 | 87 | 140 | 19034b | 707 | 8102 | 355 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 22.82 | 2.55 | 53.62 | 16 | 23 | 6 |
| Trevor GoddardSA | Tests | 1955-1970 | 41 | 75 | 11736b | 706 | 3226 | 123 | 6/53 | 8/92 | 26.23 | 1.65 | 95.41 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| David AllenENG | Tests | 1960-1966 | 39 | 65 | 11297b | 685 | 3779 | 122 | 5/30 | 9/162 | 30.98 | 2.01 | 92.60 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanIND | Tests | 1965-1983 | 56 | 94 | 14533b | 684 | 5543 | 155 | 8/72 | 12/152 | 35.76 | 2.29 | 93.76 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim LakerENG | Tests | 1948-1959 | 46 | 86 | 12137b | 674 | 4101 | 193 | 10/53 | 19/90 | 21.25 | 2.03 | 62.89 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | Tests | 2014-2026 | 80 | 150 | 2657.2 | 669 | 7378 | 311 | 6/49 | 9/79 | 23.72 | 2.78 | 51.27 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Bapu NadkarniIND | Tests | 1955-1968 | 41 | 65 | 9165b | 665 | 2559 | 88 | 6/43 | 11/122 | 29.08 | 1.68 | 104.15 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | Tests | 2004-2019 | 93 | 171 | 18747b | 658 | 10073 | 439 | 7/51 | 11/60 | 22.95 | 3.22 | 42.70 | 27 | 26 | 5 |
| Allan DonaldSA | Tests | 1992-2002 | 71 | 127 | 18009b | 657 | 7287 | 324 | 8/71 | 12/139 | 22.49 | 2.43 | 55.58 | 11 | 19 | 3 |
| Ravi ShastriIND | Tests | 1981-1992 | 80 | 125 | 2625.1 | 657 | 6185 | 151 | 5/75 | 8/179 | 40.96 | 2.36 | 104.31 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Trent BoultNZ | Tests | 2011-2022 | 78 | 149 | 2902.5 | 654 | 8713 | 317 | 6/30 | 10/80 | 27.49 | 3.00 | 54.94 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | Tests | 1971-1984 | 69 | 130 | 18293b | 646 | 8397 | 349 | 7/83 | 11/123 | 24.06 | 2.75 | 52.42 | 23 | 22 | 7 |
| Iqbal QasimPAK | Tests | 1976-1988 | 49 | 84 | 12845b | 644 | 4720 | 168 | 7/49 | 11/118 | 28.10 | 2.20 | 76.46 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | Tests | 2007-2021 | 105 | 188 | 19184b | 638 | 10074 | 311 | 7/74 | 10/108 | 32.39 | 3.15 | 61.68 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
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