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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleem JaffarPAK | 1986-1992 | 14 | 23 | 421.5 | 93 | 1139 | 36 | 5/40 | 8/134 | 31.64 | 2.70 | 70.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick MotzNZ | 1961-1969 | 32 | 55 | 7034b | 279 | 3148 | 100 | 6/63 | 8/113 | 31.48 | 2.69 | 70.34 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| George FrancisWI | 1928-1933 | 10 | 13 | 269.5 | 54 | 763 | 23 | 4/40 | 6/109 | 33.17 | 2.83 | 70.39 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Asanka GurusinhaSL | 1986-1996 | 41 | 39 | 234.4 | 47 | 681 | 20 | 2/7 | 4/68 | 34.05 | 2.90 | 70.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert RelfENG | 1903-1914 | 13 | 21 | 294 | 91 | 624 | 25 | 5/85 | 6/94 | 24.96 | 2.12 | 70.56 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abey KuruvillaIND | 1997 | 10 | 15 | 294.1 | 59 | 892 | 25 | 5/68 | 6/117 | 35.68 | 3.03 | 70.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce YardleyAUS | 1978-1983 | 33 | 58 | 8909b | 379 | 3986 | 126 | 7/98 | 10/185 | 31.63 | 2.68 | 70.71 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Fazal MahmoodPAK | 1952-1962 | 34 | 53 | 1639 | 560 | 3434 | 139 | 7/42 | 13/114 | 24.71 | 2.10 | 70.75 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Douglas HondoZIM | 2001-2005 | 9 | 13 | 247.4 | 50 | 774 | 21 | 6/59 | 6/96 | 36.86 | 3.13 | 70.76 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George MacaulayENG | 1923-1933 | 8 | 13 | 283.3 | 79 | 662 | 24 | 5/64 | 7/83 | 27.58 | 2.34 | 70.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan HurstAUS | 1974-1979 | 12 | 21 | 3054b | 74 | 1200 | 43 | 5/28 | 9/155 | 27.91 | 2.36 | 71.02 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom GoddardENG | 1930-1939 | 8 | 13 | 1563b | 62 | 588 | 22 | 6/29 | 6/77 | 26.73 | 2.26 | 71.05 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff DymockAUS | 1974-1980 | 21 | 35 | 5545b | 179 | 2116 | 78 | 7/67 | 12/166 | 27.13 | 2.29 | 71.09 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Neil FosterENG | 1983-1993 | 29 | 47 | 1043.3 | 239 | 2891 | 88 | 8/107 | 11/163 | 32.85 | 2.77 | 71.15 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Mitchell SantnerNZ | 2015-2026 | 33 | 56 | 949.3 | 189 | 2716 | 80 | 7/53 | 13/157 | 33.95 | 2.86 | 71.21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike HendrickENG | 1974-1981 | 30 | 54 | 6208b | 249 | 2248 | 87 | 4/28 | 8/95 | 25.84 | 2.17 | 71.36 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gladstone SmallENG | 1986-1991 | 17 | 31 | 654.3 | 154 | 1871 | 55 | 5/48 | 8/183 | 34.02 | 2.86 | 71.40 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob CrispSA | 1935-1936 | 9 | 14 | 238 | 30 | 747 | 20 | 5/99 | 6/142 | 37.35 | 3.14 | 71.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xen BalaskasSA | 1930-1938 | 9 | 11 | 1572b | 28 | 806 | 22 | 5/49 | 9/103 | 36.64 | 3.08 | 71.45 | 3 | 1 | 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 |
| Graham McKenzieAUS | 1961-1971 | 60 | 113 | 17681b | 547 | 7328 | 246 | 8/71 | 10/91 | 29.79 | 2.49 | 71.87 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| Billy MidwinterENG/AUS | 1877-1887 | 12 | 17 | 431.1 | 183 | 605 | 24 | 5/78 | 6/101 | 25.21 | 2.10 | 71.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim HiggsAUS | 1978-1981 | 22 | 36 | 4752b | 176 | 2057 | 66 | 7/143 | 8/190 | 31.17 | 2.60 | 72.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dick BarlowENG | 1881-1887 | 17 | 26 | 614 | 325 | 767 | 34 | 7/40 | 8/63 | 22.56 | 1.87 | 72.24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan FairfaxAUS | 1929-1931 | 10 | 18 | 253.2 | 54 | 645 | 21 | 4/31 | 6/138 | 30.71 | 2.55 | 72.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie BrownENG | 1931-1953 | 22 | 31 | 3260b | 117 | 1398 | 45 | 5/49 | 6/81 | 31.07 | 2.57 | 72.44 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nuwan PradeepSL | 2011-2017 | 28 | 53 | 846.1 | 129 | 2995 | 70 | 6/132 | 7/180 | 42.79 | 3.54 | 72.53 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaqib JavedPAK | 1989-1998 | 22 | 37 | 653 | 136 | 1874 | 54 | 5/84 | 8/118 | 34.70 | 2.87 | 72.56 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Upul ChandanaSL | 1999-2005 | 16 | 29 | 447.3 | 62 | 1535 | 37 | 6/179 | 10/210 | 41.49 | 3.43 | 72.57 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Abdul QadirPAK | 1977-1990 | 67 | 111 | 17126b | 608 | 7742 | 236 | 9/56 | 13/101 | 32.81 | 2.71 | 72.57 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| Sikander BakhtPAK | 1976-1983 | 26 | 45 | 4870b | 147 | 2412 | 67 | 8/69 | 11/190 | 36.00 | 2.97 | 72.69 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Suranga LakmalSL | 2010-2022 | 70 | 122 | 2073.5 | 439 | 6232 | 171 | 5/47 | 7/80 | 36.44 | 3.01 | 72.77 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris JordanENG | 2014-2015 | 8 | 16 | 255 | 74 | 752 | 21 | 4/18 | 7/50 | 35.81 | 2.95 | 72.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahat AliPAK | 2013-2018 | 21 | 39 | 704.3 | 127 | 2260 | 58 | 6/127 | 7/100 | 38.97 | 3.21 | 72.88 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Roy TattersallENG | 1951-1954 | 16 | 29 | 4228b | 212 | 1513 | 58 | 7/52 | 12/101 | 26.09 | 2.15 | 72.90 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Asif IqbalPAK | 1964-1979 | 57 | 54 | 3864b | 181 | 1502 | 53 | 5/48 | 6/75 | 28.34 | 2.33 | 72.91 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jayananda WarnaweeraSL | 1986-1994 | 10 | 15 | 388.5 | 90 | 1021 | 32 | 4/25 | 8/188 | 31.91 | 2.63 | 72.91 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Max WalkerAUS | 1972-1977 | 34 | 63 | 10094b | 380 | 3792 | 138 | 8/143 | 8/143 | 27.48 | 2.25 | 73.14 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Suraj RandivSL | 2010-2012 | 12 | 21 | 524.2 | 70 | 1613 | 43 | 5/82 | 9/162 | 37.51 | 3.08 | 73.16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel CumminsWI | 2016-2019 | 14 | 23 | 329.2 | 60 | 1084 | 27 | 6/48 | 9/102 | 40.15 | 3.29 | 73.19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane WatsonAUS | 2005-2015 | 59 | 93 | 915.5 | 231 | 2526 | 75 | 6/33 | 6/51 | 33.68 | 2.76 | 73.27 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Venkatesh PrasadIND | 1996-2001 | 33 | 58 | 1173.3 | 275 | 3360 | 96 | 6/33 | 10/153 | 35.00 | 2.86 | 73.34 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Mark CraigNZ | 2014-2016 | 15 | 29 | 611.3 | 100 | 2326 | 50 | 7/94 | 10/203 | 46.52 | 3.80 | 73.38 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor NyauchiZIM | 2020-2025 | 11 | 18 | 281.2 | 42 | 960 | 23 | 5/56 | 6/64 | 41.74 | 3.41 | 73.39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor BaileyENG | 1949-1959 | 61 | 95 | 9712b | 379 | 3856 | 132 | 7/34 | 11/98 | 29.21 | 2.38 | 73.58 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | 1966-1982 | 86 | 151 | 21862b | 1239 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 13/71 | 25.84 | 2.11 | 73.61 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| Chuck Fleetwood-SmithAUS | 1935-1938 | 10 | 18 | 3093b | 78 | 1570 | 42 | 6/110 | 10/239 | 37.38 | 3.05 | 73.64 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary BartlettNZ | 1961-1968 | 10 | 18 | 294.4 | 64 | 792 | 24 | 6/38 | 6/90 | 33.00 | 2.69 | 73.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris LewisENG | 1990-1996 | 32 | 55 | 1142 | 220 | 3490 | 93 | 6/111 | 7/114 | 37.53 | 3.06 | 73.68 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Prior JonesWI | 1948-1951 | 9 | 17 | 1842b | 64 | 751 | 25 | 5/85 | 6/58 | 30.04 | 2.45 | 73.68 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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