Bowling records (Men's Tests)
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 896 of the 2,568 matches in this selection (from 2001). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James AndersonENG | 2003-2024 | 182 | 339 | 6500.1 | 1665 | 18015 | 682 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 26.41 | 2.77 | 57.19 | 30 | 31 | 3 |
| Joe RootENG | 2012-2026 | 169 | 170 | 1055.2 | 165 | 3559 | 74 | 5/8 | 5/33 | 48.09 | 3.37 | 85.57 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2007-2023 | 167 | 309 | 5616 | 1282 | 16713 | 604 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 27.67 | 2.98 | 55.79 | 28 | 20 | 3 |
| Alastair CookENG | 2008-2014 | 161 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 7.00 | 2.33 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2011-2026 | 144 | 267 | 5895 | 1092 | 17339 | 573 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 30.26 | 2.94 | 61.73 | 26 | 24 | 5 |
| Steve SmithAUS | 2010-2023 | 126 | 62 | 245 | 28 | 1008 | 19 | 3/18 | 4/83 | 53.05 | 4.11 | 77.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virat KohliIND | 2011-2020 | 123 | 11 | 29.1 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | - | 2.88 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2013-2026 | 122 | 182 | 2347.3 | 394 | 7808 | 252 | 6/22 | 8/161 | 30.98 | 3.33 | 55.89 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Hashim AmlaSA | 2006-2012 | 122 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 | - | 4.11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo MathewsSL | 2009-2024 | 118 | 86 | 663 | 161 | 1798 | 33 | 4/44 | 4/60 | 54.48 | 2.71 | 120.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian BellENG | 2005-2006 | 114 | 5 | 16.1 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1/33 | 1/33 | 67.00 | 4.14 | 97.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David WarnerAUS | 2011-2016 | 112 | 19 | 57 | 1 | 269 | 4 | 2/45 | 2/45 | 67.25 | 4.72 | 85.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kane WilliamsonNZ | 2010-2021 | 110 | 67 | 358.3 | 48 | 1207 | 30 | 4/44 | 4/44 | 40.23 | 3.37 | 71.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross TaylorNZ | 2007-2022 | 109 | 8 | 16.3 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 16.00 | 2.91 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2011-2026 | 108 | 208 | 3418.3 | 626 | 11714 | 448 | 7/58 | 11/94 | 26.15 | 3.43 | 45.78 | 21 | 19 | 4 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2008-2024 | 107 | 203 | 3915 | 876 | 11832 | 391 | 7/64 | 10/108 | 30.26 | 3.02 | 60.08 | 19 | 15 | 1 |
| Michael ClarkeAUS | 2004-2015 | 107 | 62 | 399.5 | 59 | 1155 | 31 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 37.26 | 2.89 | 77.39 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AB de VilliersSA | 2005-2013 | 106 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 104 | 2 | 2/49 | 2/49 | 52.00 | 3.06 | 102.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2011-2024 | 105 | 198 | 4521.1 | 893 | 12832 | 532 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 24.12 | 2.84 | 50.99 | 24 | 37 | 8 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | 2007-2021 | 104 | 186 | 3181.2 | 636 | 10029 | 307 | 7/74 | 10/108 | 32.67 | 3.15 | 62.18 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| Cheteshwar PujaraIND | 2015-2023 | 102 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | - | 1.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin PietersenENG | 2006-2014 | 101 | 58 | 218.2 | 15 | 886 | 10 | 3/52 | 4/78 | 88.60 | 4.06 | 131.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kraigg BrathwaiteWI | 2011-2025 | 99 | 76 | 468.1 | 35 | 1558 | 29 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 53.72 | 3.33 | 96.86 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dimuth KarunaratneSL | 2014-2025 | 99 | 15 | 52 | 5 | 202 | 2 | 1/12 | 1/12 | 101.00 | 3.88 | 156.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azhar AliPAK | 2010-2022 | 97 | 37 | 144.3 | 8 | 621 | 8 | 2/35 | 2/49 | 77.63 | 4.30 | 108.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme SmithSA | 2003-2013 | 94 | 23 | 151.4 | 14 | 616 | 5 | 2/145 | 2/145 | 123.20 | 4.06 | 182.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2006-2019 | 90 | 165 | 3001.1 | 642 | 9657 | 431 | 7/51 | 11/60 | 22.41 | 3.22 | 41.78 | 27 | 26 | 5 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2012-2026 | 90 | 169 | 3463.1 | 774 | 8973 | 350 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 25.64 | 2.59 | 59.37 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
| Kemar RoachWI | 2009-2026 | 90 | 163 | 2617.1 | 555 | 8154 | 304 | 6/48 | 10/146 | 26.82 | 3.12 | 51.65 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| Jacques KallisSA/IWX | 2002-2013 | 89 | 147 | 1646.3 | 357 | 4798 | 141 | 6/54 | 9/92 | 34.03 | 2.91 | 70.06 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ricky PontingAUS | 2003-2012 | 89 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 91.00 | 3.50 | 156.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon McCullumNZ | 2010-2016 | 89 | 8 | 29.1 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/13 | 88.00 | 3.02 | 175.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usman KhawajaAUS | 2017-2022 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | - | 2.67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | 2006-2018 | 86 | 160 | 2749.5 | 603 | 8544 | 309 | 6/23 | 9/110 | 27.65 | 3.11 | 53.39 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| Dean ElgarSA | 2012-2022 | 86 | 45 | 172.4 | 12 | 673 | 15 | 4/22 | 4/56 | 44.87 | 3.90 | 69.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MS DhoniIND | 2006-2014 | 86 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | - | 4.19 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar SangakkaraSL | 2009-2014 | 85 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 | - | 3.46 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2005-2018 | 82 | 151 | 3924.4 | 731 | 10933 | 404 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 27.06 | 2.79 | 58.29 | 17 | 34 | 9 |
| Sachin TendulkarIND | 2001-2013 | 82 | 52 | 217.4 | 12 | 845 | 11 | 2/35 | 2/35 | 76.82 | 3.88 | 118.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Younis KhanPAK | 2003-2013 | 81 | 25 | 98 | 11 | 351 | 7 | 2/23 | 4/50 | 50.14 | 3.58 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | 2014-2026 | 79 | 149 | 2652.2 | 667 | 7375 | 311 | 6/49 | 9/79 | 23.71 | 2.78 | 51.17 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Mahela JayawardeneSL | 2005-2014 | 79 | 7 | 27.5 | 6 | 96 | 2 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 48.00 | 3.45 | 83.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent BoultNZ | 2011-2022 | 78 | 149 | 2902.5 | 654 | 8713 | 317 | 6/30 | 10/80 | 27.49 | 3.00 | 54.94 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| Mominul HaqueBAN | 2013-2026 | 78 | 50 | 149.1 | 6 | 588 | 11 | 3/4 | 3/9 | 53.45 | 3.94 | 81.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asad ShafiqPAK | 2015-2020 | 77 | 15 | 56.4 | 1 | 196 | 3 | 1/7 | 1/18 | 65.33 | 3.46 | 113.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender SehwagIND | 2001-2012 | 76 | 66 | 538.5 | 57 | 1589 | 37 | 5/104 | 5/118 | 42.95 | 2.95 | 87.38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VVS LaxmanIND | 2007-2008 | 76 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 26.00 | 2.17 | 72.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark BoucherSA | 2005 | 76 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 4.50 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shivnarine ChanderpaulWI | 2006-2011 | 76 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 107 | 1 | 1/38 | 1/38 | 107.00 | 3.82 | 168.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | 2011-2026 | 75 | 139 | 2474.3 | 540 | 7144 | 326 | 6/23 | 10/62 | 21.91 | 2.89 | 45.54 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
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