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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir NaqqashPAK | 1982-1985 | 15 | 27 | 466.4 | 108 | 1398 | 34 | 5/40 | 6/86 | 41.12 | 3.00 | 82.35 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
| Peter TaylorAUS | 1987-1991 | 13 | 21 | 371.1 | 101 | 1068 | 27 | 6/78 | 8/154 | 39.56 | 2.88 | 82.48 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad AshrafulBAN | 2001-2013 | 61 | 67 | 288.5 | 13 | 1271 | 21 | 2/42 | 3/75 | 60.52 | 4.40 | 82.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob OramNZ | 2002-2009 | 33 | 55 | 827.2 | 240 | 1983 | 60 | 4/41 | 6/63 | 33.05 | 2.40 | 82.73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin de GrandhommeNZ | 2016-2022 | 29 | 53 | 675.4 | 163 | 1615 | 49 | 6/41 | 7/64 | 32.96 | 2.39 | 82.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George GearyENG | 1924-1934 | 14 | 22 | 635 | 181 | 1353 | 46 | 7/70 | 12/130 | 29.41 | 2.13 | 82.83 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Sohag GaziBAN | 2012-2014 | 10 | 18 | 525.1 | 66 | 1599 | 38 | 6/74 | 9/219 | 42.08 | 3.04 | 82.92 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zulfiqar BabarPAK | 2013-2016 | 15 | 28 | 746.2 | 143 | 2129 | 54 | 5/74 | 8/233 | 39.43 | 2.85 | 82.93 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian MeckiffAUS | 1957-1963 | 18 | 34 | 3734b | 120 | 1423 | 45 | 6/38 | 9/107 | 31.62 | 2.29 | 82.98 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Derick ParryWI | 1978-1980 | 12 | 17 | 318.1 | 65 | 936 | 23 | 5/15 | 6/92 | 40.70 | 2.94 | 83.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Champaka RamanayakeSL | 1988-1993 | 18 | 29 | 609 | 109 | 1880 | 44 | 5/82 | 8/157 | 42.73 | 3.09 | 83.05 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ghulam AhmedIND | 1948-1958 | 22 | 36 | 941.4 | 254 | 2052 | 68 | 7/49 | 10/130 | 30.18 | 2.18 | 83.09 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Buster NupenSA | 1921-1936 | 17 | 31 | 693.1 | 133 | 1788 | 50 | 6/46 | 11/150 | 35.76 | 2.58 | 83.18 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Daren PowellWI | 2002-2009 | 37 | 66 | 1179.2 | 215 | 4068 | 85 | 5/25 | 7/114 | 47.86 | 3.45 | 83.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roston ChaseWI | 2016-2026 | 61 | 89 | 1332.3 | 142 | 4724 | 96 | 8/60 | 8/60 | 49.21 | 3.55 | 83.28 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob CunisNZ | 1964-1972 | 20 | 38 | 4250b | 140 | 1887 | 51 | 6/76 | 9/128 | 37.00 | 2.66 | 83.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sikandar RazaZIM | 2014-2025 | 22 | 31 | 555.4 | 62 | 1782 | 40 | 7/113 | 8/176 | 44.55 | 3.21 | 83.35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vanburn HolderWI | 1969-1979 | 40 | 72 | 9095b | 367 | 3627 | 109 | 6/28 | 8/223 | 33.28 | 2.39 | 83.44 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob CowperAUS | 1964-1968 | 27 | 36 | 3005b | 138 | 1139 | 36 | 4/48 | 7/135 | 31.64 | 2.27 | 83.47 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville QuinnSA | 1929-1932 | 12 | 19 | 487 | 103 | 1145 | 35 | 6/92 | 6/88 | 32.71 | 2.35 | 83.49 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sanath JayasuriyaSL | 1991-2007 | 109 | 140 | 1364.4 | 319 | 3366 | 98 | 5/34 | 9/74 | 34.35 | 2.47 | 83.55 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Tauseef AhmedPAK | 1980-1993 | 34 | 58 | 1296.2 | 359 | 2950 | 93 | 6/45 | 9/77 | 31.72 | 2.28 | 83.63 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe PartridgeSA | 1963-1965 | 11 | 20 | 3684b | 136 | 1373 | 44 | 7/91 | 9/176 | 31.20 | 2.24 | 83.73 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ajit AgarkarIND | 1998-2006 | 26 | 46 | 809.3 | 168 | 2745 | 58 | 6/41 | 8/160 | 47.33 | 3.39 | 83.74 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Intikhab AlamPAK | 1959-1977 | 47 | 78 | 10474b | 383 | 4494 | 125 | 7/52 | 11/130 | 35.95 | 2.57 | 83.79 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Charles KellewayAUS | 1910-1928 | 26 | 44 | 4363b | 146 | 1683 | 52 | 5/33 | 6/56 | 32.37 | 2.31 | 83.90 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sulieman BennWI | 2008-2015 | 26 | 42 | 1220 | 221 | 3402 | 87 | 6/81 | 8/108 | 39.10 | 2.79 | 84.14 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Sunil JoshiIND | 1996-2000 | 15 | 26 | 575.1 | 146 | 1470 | 41 | 5/142 | 8/169 | 35.85 | 2.56 | 84.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ewen ChatfieldNZ | 1975-1989 | 43 | 73 | 10360b | 489 | 3958 | 123 | 6/73 | 10/124 | 32.18 | 2.29 | 84.23 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Peter SuchENG | 1993-1999 | 11 | 20 | 520.4 | 135 | 1242 | 37 | 6/67 | 8/145 | 33.57 | 2.39 | 84.43 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Madan LalIND | 1974-1986 | 39 | 63 | 5997b | 188 | 2846 | 71 | 5/23 | 6/47 | 40.08 | 2.85 | 84.46 | 1 | 4 | 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 |
| Shoaib MalikPAK | 2001-2015 | 35 | 43 | 452 | 58 | 1519 | 32 | 4/33 | 7/59 | 47.47 | 3.36 | 84.75 | 2 | 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 |
| Bob HollandAUS | 1984-1986 | 11 | 17 | 481.3 | 124 | 1352 | 34 | 6/54 | 10/144 | 39.76 | 2.81 | 84.97 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ashley GilesENG | 1998-2006 | 54 | 88 | 2030 | 382 | 5806 | 143 | 5/57 | 9/122 | 40.60 | 2.86 | 85.17 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Bryan YuileNZ | 1963-1969 | 17 | 26 | 2897b | 168 | 1213 | 34 | 4/43 | 6/112 | 35.68 | 2.51 | 85.21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pramodya WickramasingheSL | 1991-2001 | 40 | 63 | 1210 | 248 | 3559 | 85 | 6/60 | 6/80 | 41.87 | 2.94 | 85.41 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
| Joe RootENG | 2012-2026 | 169 | 170 | 1055.2 | 165 | 3559 | 74 | 5/8 | 5/33 | 48.09 | 3.37 | 85.57 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul AllottENG | 1981-1985 | 13 | 22 | 370.5 | 76 | 1084 | 26 | 6/61 | 6/85 | 41.69 | 2.92 | 85.58 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Omari BanksWI | 2003-2005 | 10 | 20 | 400.1 | 62 | 1367 | 28 | 4/87 | 6/127 | 48.82 | 3.42 | 85.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff MillerENG | 1976-1984 | 34 | 50 | 5149b | 219 | 1859 | 60 | 5/44 | 6/57 | 30.98 | 2.17 | 85.82 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher MpofuZIM | 2005-2017 | 15 | 23 | 414.5 | 86 | 1392 | 29 | 4/92 | 5/123 | 48.00 | 3.36 | 85.83 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim WallAUS | 1929-1934 | 18 | 33 | 802 | 154 | 2010 | 56 | 5/14 | 8/189 | 35.89 | 2.51 | 85.93 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Salim DuraniIND | 1960-1973 | 29 | 46 | 1074.2 | 317 | 2657 | 75 | 6/73 | 10/177 | 35.43 | 2.47 | 85.95 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Elton ChigumburaZIM | 2004-2014 | 14 | 22 | 301 | 61 | 966 | 21 | 5/54 | 6/133 | 46.00 | 3.21 | 86.00 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| Nicky BojeSA | 2000-2006 | 43 | 72 | 1436.4 | 291 | 4264 | 100 | 5/62 | 8/133 | 42.64 | 2.97 | 86.20 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
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