Bowling records (Men's Tests)
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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.
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akash DeepIND | 2024-2025 | 10 | 18 | 256 | 40 | 1002 | 28 | 6/99 | 10/187 | 35.79 | 3.91 | 54.86 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Trent BoultNZ | 2011-2022 | 78 | 149 | 2902.5 | 654 | 8713 | 317 | 6/30 | 10/80 | 27.49 | 3.00 | 54.94 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| Andy RobertsWI | 1974-1983 | 46 | 88 | 10949b | 373 | 5103 | 199 | 7/54 | 12/121 | 25.64 | 2.80 | 55.02 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Rashid KhanAFG | 2018-2025 | 6 | 11 | 309.4 | 53 | 920 | 45 | 7/66 | 11/104 | 20.44 | 2.23 | 55.02 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Ajaz PatelNZ | 2018-2025 | 22 | 39 | 836.4 | 160 | 2623 | 91 | 10/119 | 14/225 | 28.82 | 3.14 | 55.16 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Vishwa FernandoSL | 2016-2025 | 28 | 49 | 4473b | 101 | 2595 | 81 | 5/101 | 8/133 | 32.04 | 3.48 | 55.22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark WoodENG | 2015-2025 | 38 | 71 | 1101.4 | 194 | 3665 | 119 | 6/37 | 9/100 | 30.80 | 3.33 | 55.55 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Allan DonaldSA | 1992-2002 | 71 | 127 | 18009b | 657 | 7287 | 324 | 8/71 | 12/139 | 22.49 | 2.43 | 55.58 | 11 | 19 | 3 |
| PADLR SandakanSL | 2016-2018 | 11 | 20 | 343.5 | 37 | 1274 | 37 | 5/95 | 7/107 | 34.43 | 3.71 | 55.76 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2007-2023 | 167 | 309 | 5616 | 1282 | 16713 | 604 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 27.67 | 2.98 | 55.79 | 28 | 20 | 3 |
| Bruce ReidAUS | 1985-1992 | 27 | 42 | 6306b | 244 | 2784 | 113 | 7/51 | 13/148 | 24.64 | 2.65 | 55.81 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2013-2026 | 122 | 182 | 2347.3 | 394 | 7808 | 252 | 6/22 | 8/161 | 30.98 | 3.33 | 55.89 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob MassieAUS | 1972-1973 | 6 | 11 | 1739b | 74 | 647 | 31 | 8/53 | 16/137 | 20.87 | 2.23 | 56.10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Quintin McMillanSA | 1929-1932 | 13 | 22 | 336.5 | 38 | 1243 | 36 | 5/66 | 9/127 | 34.53 | 3.69 | 56.14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohsin KamalPAK | 1984-1994 | 9 | 12 | 224.4 | 28 | 822 | 24 | 4/116 | 4/41 | 34.25 | 3.66 | 56.17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasith MalingaSL | 2004-2010 | 30 | 59 | 5678b | 112 | 3343 | 101 | 5/50 | 9/210 | 33.10 | 3.53 | 56.22 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter PollockSA | 1961-1970 | 28 | 52 | 6522b | 270 | 2806 | 116 | 6/38 | 10/87 | 24.19 | 2.58 | 56.22 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Claude BuckenhamENG | 1910 | 4 | 8 | 197 | 25 | 593 | 21 | 5/115 | 7/187 | 28.24 | 3.01 | 56.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Imran KhanPAK | 2014-2019 | 10 | 18 | 272.4 | 50 | 917 | 29 | 5/58 | 6/128 | 31.62 | 3.36 | 56.41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoaib AkhtarPAK | 1997-2007 | 46 | 82 | 10047b | 237 | 4570 | 178 | 6/11 | 11/78 | 25.67 | 2.73 | 56.44 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| CBRLS KumaraSL | 2016-2026 | 37 | 61 | 1007.2 | 141 | 3925 | 107 | 6/122 | 7/135 | 36.68 | 3.90 | 56.49 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack CrawfordENG | 1906-1908 | 12 | 23 | 367.1 | 61 | 1150 | 39 | 5/48 | 8/120 | 29.49 | 3.13 | 56.49 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Shannon GabrielWI | 2012-2023 | 59 | 104 | 1563.1 | 267 | 5342 | 166 | 8/62 | 13/121 | 32.18 | 3.42 | 56.50 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Sajid MahmoodENG | 2006-2007 | 8 | 14 | 188.2 | 25 | 762 | 20 | 4/22 | 6/130 | 38.10 | 4.05 | 56.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tich FreemanENG | 1924-1929 | 12 | 22 | 3732b | 142 | 1707 | 66 | 7/71 | 12/171 | 25.86 | 2.74 | 56.55 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Milan PriyanathSL | 2024-2026 | 7 | 12 | 188.4 | 29 | 606 | 20 | 5/124 | 5/124 | 30.30 | 3.21 | 56.60 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy GilchristWI | 1957-1959 | 13 | 23 | 537.5 | 124 | 1521 | 57 | 6/55 | 9/73 | 26.68 | 2.83 | 56.61 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | 2016-2026 | 63 | 108 | 2080.2 | 377 | 6501 | 220 | 9/129 | 12/283 | 29.55 | 3.12 | 56.74 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Washington SundarIND | 2021-2026 | 18 | 31 | 2328b | 46 | 1244 | 41 | 7/59 | 11/115 | 30.34 | 3.21 | 56.78 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Naseem ShahPAK | 2019-2024 | 20 | 33 | 568.3 | 85 | 2108 | 60 | 5/31 | 6/85 | 35.13 | 3.71 | 56.85 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson BirdAUS | 2012-2017 | 9 | 17 | 322.2 | 80 | 1042 | 34 | 5/59 | 7/117 | 30.65 | 3.23 | 56.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chetan SharmaIND | 1984-1989 | 23 | 39 | 578.2 | 61 | 2163 | 61 | 6/58 | 10/188 | 35.46 | 3.74 | 56.89 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Bruce TaylorNZ | 1965-1973 | 30 | 53 | 6334b | 206 | 2953 | 111 | 7/74 | 9/182 | 26.60 | 2.80 | 57.06 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenny BenjaminWI | 1992-1998 | 26 | 48 | 5258b | 158 | 2785 | 92 | 6/66 | 10/174 | 30.27 | 3.18 | 57.15 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Ian BothamENG | 1977-1992 | 101 | 166 | 21490b | 778 | 10699 | 376 | 8/34 | 13/106 | 28.45 | 2.99 | 57.15 | 16 | 27 | 4 |
| Abrar AhmedPAK | 2022-2025 | 10 | 19 | 438.3 | 57 | 1580 | 46 | 7/114 | 11/234 | 34.35 | 3.60 | 57.20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| James AndersonENG | 2003-2024 | 188 | 350 | 40313b | 1705 | 18627 | 704 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 26.46 | 2.77 | 57.26 | 32 | 32 | 3 |
| Arthur FielderENG | 1904-1908 | 6 | 10 | 248.3 | 42 | 711 | 26 | 6/82 | 9/170 | 27.35 | 2.86 | 57.35 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh TrumbleAUS | 1890-1904 | 32 | 57 | 8099b | 452 | 3072 | 141 | 8/65 | 12/89 | 21.79 | 2.28 | 57.44 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| Joey PalmerAUS | 1880-1886 | 17 | 30 | 1129.1 | 452 | 1678 | 78 | 7/65 | 11/165 | 21.51 | 2.23 | 57.91 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Ken HiggsENG | 1965-1968 | 15 | 27 | 4112b | 194 | 1473 | 71 | 6/91 | 8/119 | 20.75 | 2.15 | 57.92 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Kasun RajithaSL | 2018-2026 | 19 | 30 | 3192b | 105 | 1729 | 55 | 5/56 | 8/112 | 31.44 | 3.25 | 58.04 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jermaine LawsonWI | 2002-2005 | 13 | 25 | 2962b | 55 | 1512 | 51 | 7/78 | 8/102 | 29.65 | 3.06 | 58.08 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Merv HughesAUS | 1985-1994 | 53 | 97 | 12335b | 499 | 6017 | 212 | 8/87 | 13/217 | 28.38 | 2.93 | 58.18 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Jimmy SinclairSA | 1896-1911 | 25 | 41 | 3676b | 110 | 1996 | 63 | 6/26 | 9/89 | 31.68 | 3.26 | 58.35 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith BoyceWI | 1971-1976 | 21 | 39 | 3501b | 99 | 1801 | 60 | 6/77 | 11/147 | 30.02 | 3.09 | 58.35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig McDermottAUS | 1984-1996 | 71 | 124 | 16984b | 579 | 8332 | 291 | 8/97 | 11/157 | 28.63 | 2.94 | 58.36 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | 2014-2022 | 48 | 89 | 2375.5 | 359 | 7657 | 244 | 8/41 | 14/184 | 31.38 | 3.22 | 58.42 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| Chris WoakesENG | 2013-2025 | 62 | 118 | 1869.5 | 415 | 5686 | 192 | 6/17 | 11/102 | 29.61 | 3.04 | 58.43 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Khan MohammadPAK | 1952-1958 | 13 | 22 | 526.1 | 153 | 1292 | 54 | 6/21 | 8/41 | 23.93 | 2.46 | 58.46 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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